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VYRA - Every Heart beat counts 

VYRA is a sophisticated, fashion-forward health ring that tracks your essential health metrics like blood pressure, trend of blood sugar, and pulse rate continuously.

Small but powerful, VYRA employs the latest sensors and real-time warnings to keep you updated on your health status.

Seamlessly connected with your mobile device, VYRA provides instant alerts regarding out-of-range readings, enabling you or your caregiver to respond instantly in the event of possible health complications.

Product Uses / Benefits

Remote Health Monitoring: Suits parents who are away from their children; family members can be updated and notified real-time of their parents' health status.

Early Detection of Issues: Assists in detection of sudden BP, sugar level, or pulse changes, allowing timely response and doctor consultation.

Peace of Mind for Family Members: Eliminates the fear of children being at a distance, knowing they will be immediately notified if their parent's health indicates unusual symptoms.

24/7 Monitoring: Ongoing monitoring without clunky devices; simple to wear on a daily basis like an ordinary ring.

The Problem:
College campuses generate tons of recyclable waste every day — plastic bottles, cans, and paper usually end up in regular bins. Students rarely feel motivated to segregate or recycle because there’s no direct benefit for them. Existing solutions (dustbins, awareness posters, occasional drives) don’t solve the problem — they lack incentives and consistency.

The Solution:
Introduce smart Waste-to-Wallet machines across campus where students can drop recyclable items.
• Each deposit is scanned and verified.
• Students instantly earn digital credits linked to their student ID.
• Credits can be redeemed for canteen discounts, free coffee, free printing pages, or event tickets (making it useful in daily student life).

Who Benefits:
• Students → Get rewards and perks for recycling.
• Campus → Becomes cleaner, greener, and more sustainable.
• Community → Learns sustainable habits that extend beyond the campus.

Why This Matters to Me:
I see so much waste around campus every day. It’s not that students don’t care, but they don’t see the value of recycling. By turning waste into a currency (credits), I want to make sustainability practical, rewarding, and fun — instead of just a lecture.

Technical Details :
• Machines equipped with barcode/shape recognition for bottles/cans.
• Integration with a campus wallet app or student ID card.
• Real-time tracking dashboard for admin to monitor waste collected and rewards given.
• Gamification: leaderboards and eco-challenges between hostels or student groups.

Impact:
This idea creates a loop: Recycle → Earn → Redeem. It’s a direct motivation system that closes the gap between good intentions and real actions. Over time, it builds a habit of responsible waste disposal and shows students how their small actions have tangible rewards.

The Problem :

Everyone misplaces things from time to time—keys, wallets, ID cards, bottles, or even bags. It’s a small problem, but when it happens, it causes stress and wastes time. Current solutions don’t fully solve this issue. Devices like AirTags or Tile trackers are expensive and work best only within their ecosystems. On the other hand, QR code stickers are cheaper, but they only work if someone notices and scans them. Neither option feels complete or accessible for everyday people.

 The Solution: TraceIt

TraceIt is a lost-and-found system that combines Bluetooth tracking with QR fallback. Each item has a small, affordable sticker that works with the TraceIt app. If you lose something nearby, the app guides you using “hot-cold” style directions. If the item is farther away, TraceIt uses other users’ phones to anonymously update the location. And if someone who doesn’t have the app finds your item, they can still scan the QR code to contact you securely.

 Who Benefits :

This approach makes TraceIt useful for almost everyone. Students can keep track of their ID cards and bottles, parents can stop worrying about kids’ things, professionals can safeguard their laptops, and travelers can protect luggage and passports. The more people use it, the stronger the community becomes, since everyone’s phone helps build the network.

 Why It Matters :

I think this problem matters because it’s something we all face. Losing things is a universal frustration, and the current solutions are either too costly or not reliable enough. With TraceIt, the focus is on being simple, affordable, and privacy-friendly. It can save people time, reduce replacement costs, and even help cut down on waste from lost items.

AquaCover: The Water-Soluble Solution to Plastic Waste

In a world drowning in plastic waste, a simple yet groundbreaking solution lies in a material we already use every day: Polyvinyl Alcohol, or PVA. This synthetic polymer is the core of "AquaCover," a new approach to common plastic products that offers a complete, clean, and harmless way to eliminate waste. Instead of being discarded and lingering for centuries, AquaCover products are designed to dissolve on demand when exposed to water, vanishing without a trace.

This technology isn't a silver bullet for all plastics, but it has the potential to transform specific markets where single-use plastics are a major problem. Its primary value is in applications where a product’s life cycle ends with washing or watering, making it a perfect fit for a variety of industries.

One of the most powerful applications is in the healthcare and hospitality sectors. AquaCover can be used to create water-soluble laundry bags for soiled clothes, linens, and even contaminated medical waste. Staff can simply toss the entire bag into a washing machine or autoclave, and the bag dissolves, releasing its contents for cleaning while eliminating the need for anyone to handle dirty or biohazardous materials. This not only streamlines operations but also significantly enhances hygiene and safety.

For everyday life, AquaCover is set to revolutionize gardening. Imagine small, pre-packaged pouches containing seeds and fertilizer. A gardener can simply plant the entire pouch in the soil. When watered, the pouch dissolves, nourishing the soil with the encapsulated fertilizer and allowing the seeds to sprout, leaving behind zero plastic waste. This makes gardening more convenient and sustainable for everyone from hobbyists to commercial farmers.

AquaCover provides a clear path forward for a cleaner, safer, and more sustainable future. By targeting specific plastic applications, it offers a practical and powerful way to reduce our plastic footprint, proving that some of the most effective environmental solutions are also the most simple.

This type of plastic bags have already been in the market and are in a growing trend and nowadays everyone cares about the environment so the day that this buisness thrives is not long from now

As I look at it, the biggest challenge for renewables today is reliability. Solar farms only generate power when it's sunny, and wind farms only generate power when it's windy. That puts populations and energy suppliers with sole sources of supply subject to downtime. To top it off, the overwhelming majority of renewable installations build separate wind and solar installations. That redundancy is more expensive, space-hungry, and creates inefficiencies that slow the transition to clean energy. I see real potential to design those technologies to complement each other in a smarter, integrated manner.

My idea is to design Hybrid Wind–Solar Energy Towers: wind turbines with solar panels built directly into the towers and blades. Instead of separating the two technologies, I want to merge them into a single structure that can generate energy in both sun and wind conditions. The towers themselves can be fitted with durable vertical solar panels, while the blades can be covered with lightweight, flexible solar films that continue producing power as they spin. A hybrid inverter system would combine solar and wind inputs into one stable stream of electricity, reducing downtime and ensuring more consistent output.

This strategy is of benefit to many. Power generators can deliver additional power from the same footprint less expensively and more efficiently. Citizens enjoy cleaner, more dependable electricity with less production gaps. States and cities can proceed at higher speeds toward sustainability goals with less land use or dedicated infrastructure. Remote and off-grid consumers may even enjoy compact hybrid sets rather than environmentally harmful diesel generators.

For me, it's important personally because the climate emergency is now, and I want to see renewable energy not only outperform fossil fuel sources in sustainability, but in reliability and cost. Using vibration- and weather-resistant thin-film or bifacial solar panels, designing composite blades to balance the increased solar weight, and incorporating AI-based forecasting to offset production, I can see how I can be part of developing a next generation of renewable infrastructure. I envision hybrid towers becoming beacons of efficiency and innovation, generating more power with less land, less expense, and less downtime, and helping to drive the world to clean power more quickly.

I also think a nice place to setup these would be deserts because deserts are windy most of the time and a place where it's not cloudy for the most of the time.

Part of the greatest issues in healthcare right now is that we're constantly responding rather than preventing. We don't go see a doctor until something goes wrong, and honestly, today's health apps don't really do much to alter that. They provide us with information, but they don't provide us with the one thing we truly need: motivation. That's a massive gap within the market, and that's why I started Svasth (Sanskrit for "Health").
Svasth is more than a pedometer. It's a health platform turned gamified that makes preventative care a pleasure, not a chore. By converting healthy behaviors into quests and challenges, we can revolutionize how people view their wellness. This is important to me because I've witnessed how quickly friends and family fall into bad habits, not because they're not smart about it, but because it's difficult to remain engaged.
Svasth is my answer. Picture an app that pays you back for each healthy decision you make—taking your medication as prescribed to taking a daily morning walk. Our backend would sync up with smartwatches and fitness trackers to provide you with customized "quests" according to your current data. On the front end, you'd have a colorful, friendly interface with progress bars, animated badges for your triumphs, and even a leaderboard where you can challenge friends.

So, what sets Svasth apart from the rest? Simple: we're not just another app on your phone. All of those health apps that exist out there are kind of like a hodgepodge of different tools stacked together—a step tracker, a calorie counter, a meditation timer. You've got to switch between them all, and it's a drag.

Svasth is unique because we've constructed a single, cohesive "Health Quest" that makes your path to wellness feel like an epic journey, not a task list.
Picture this: your whole health journey is a narrative, and you're the hero. Your initial challenge, perhaps titled "The Foundation," is not simply about reaching a number. It's a several-day adventure to get you off to the right start—curring a few meals, experiencing some mindful moments, and taking a few walks. When you finish it, it feels like an actual accomplishment, because you've made progress in a significant story.
And this journey is all yours. We're not sending you a standard, uniform regimen. Our AI is your intelligent health companion, adapting to your information in real-time. If it sees that you've been sitting for too long or your sleep hasn't been great, it won't simply send a dull alert. It will actively design a new "quest" for you, such as "The Energy Recharge," to get you back in balance.

The best of all? The benefits are all interlinked. You can earn "Health Gems" from your meditation practice and use them to buy a new, hip avatar for your running "adventure." This gets you interested in delving into every facet of your health, not only the one that you already excel at.

And it doesn't stop at the virtual one. The points you collect in the app can convert into real-life rewards, such as discounts on your medical insurance, gift cards to purchase healthy foods, or even a spot in an invitation-only local wellness class. It's a strong connection that really pays off your effort.

Finally, when other apps are simply monitoring your information, Svasth is an extremely personalized tale in which you are the hero of your health story. It's a different way of looking at wellness, and it's based on a very simple concept: that a little bit of play can make a big impact on our lives.

 INTRODUCTION :

Urban areas today are expanding at a rapid pace, but most of the development is unplanned and incomplete in terms of both design and functionality. Roads are often constructed without proper footpaths or drainage, water bodies are not maintained with public-friendly access, and neighborhoods lack basic urban features such as seating areas, lighting, or greenery. While civil engineers focus on the strength and execution of structures, architects focus on design and aesthetics. However, in real life, both fields must come together to create spaces that are safe, functional, and visually appealing.

This internship program aims to bridge the gap by providing Civil Engineering and Architecture students an opportunity to work collaboratively on small-scale urban redevelopment projects that directly address real issues in society

OBJECTIVES :

The main objectives of this internship are:

To give students practical exposure in solving real-time urban development problems.

To encourage interdisciplinary collaboration between Civil Engineering and Architecture students.

To enable students to design and propose innovative, cost-effective, and sustainable solutions for community development.

To create impactful urban micro-projects that improve the quality of life in neighborhoods.

PROBLEM STATEMENT :

Urban spaces in many developing areas lack proper planning and design integration. For example:

Roads are built but lack footpaths, fencing, and drainage systems.

Public spaces like lakesides or colony parks are underutilized due to absence of seating, lighting, or greenery.

Infrastructure projects are executed without considering user comfort and aesthetics.

This creates environments that are either structurally strong but unattractive, or beautifully designed but impractical to execute.

 PROPOSED SOLUTION :

The Urban Micro-Development Internship will assign small urban areas (such as a 200m road stretch, lake-view road, park corner, or junction) to student groups consisting of both Civil and Architecture students.

Civil Engineering Students Will:

Plan and design roads, drainage, and footpath structures.

Estimate materials, costs, and durability.

Ensure functionality, safety, and traffic management.

Architecture Students Will:

Create designs for lamp posts, benches, dustbins, and other street furniture.

Plan color schemes, greenery, and landscaping.

Provide artistic and user-friendly designs with 3D visualizations.

Together, the team will redevelop the assigned zone into a safe, functional, and aesthetically pleasing space.

Example: A lakeside road can be redeveloped with a proper pathway, fencing, and drainage by civil students, while architecture students enhance it with designed benches, lamp posts, greenery, and creative lighting.

EXPECTED OUTCOMES :

Students gain practical problem-solving skills through real projects.

Improved understanding of collaboration between technical execution and design aesthetics.

Creation of a portfolio-worthy project for students to showcase in future careers.

Local communities benefit from innovative, low-cost redevelopment ideas.

A sustainable model for annual internships that can cover different city/locality areas each year.

CONCLUSION :

This internship model not only enhances the learning experience of Civil and Architecture students but also contributes positively to society. By working together on real-world problems, students will develop a holistic approach to urban development—balancing structural strength, cost efficiency, sustainability, and aesthetics.

This initiative can become a flagship program for the institution, demonstrating how education and community development can go hand in hand.

Take a moment to reflect upon how you experience the world. Your eyes are not photographing every moment just like a camera is. Your eyes notice when something is out of the ordinary — when that shadow has shifted, when someone is moving, when that light has switched on. Far more often than not, you don’t even notice the things that stay the same. That’s how it is that you can see through the crowded street, see the approaching vehicle, and react instantly, without becoming lost in detail.

Compare that to how the vast majority of machines “see.” Cameras provide them with frame after frame, dozens per second, whether anything changed or not. Then vast neural networks consume all that data. It's potent, yes, but it's cumbersome and inefficient too. It's never necessary for a robot arm or pair of smart glasses to replay an entire scene when only something was moving. Much worse, those systems need bulky hardware and bulky batteries to accommodate. For devices that need to be wearable, light, or fast-moving, that's a big problem.

That's when it gets exciting. There's a new breed of camera — an event-based camera — that acts just like eyes. Instead of shooting every frame, its pixels only emit a signal when they detect change. Imagine every pixel as a small sentinel that only reveals itself when it detects activity. The byproduct is a stream of only what really matters, all at incredible speeds. Now machines don't have to sift through oceans of data. They can just look at the activity. It's natural to love seeing change, of course, but to be able to understand it is something else. That's where spiking neural networks fit in. These don't take large blocks of data like regular AIs. No, they use little spurts — spikes — that only fire up when something happens, just like neurons in the human brain. That makes them not only much faster, but much more powerful, too. Coupled with little, low-power chips, it enables the possibility of vision systems that can run directly on wearable devices or little 'bots without something gargantuan having to be running in the background.

But what does that all mean in day-to-day existence? Imagine a prosthetic limb that can detect that a glass is falling and change its grip before it does. Blind people can imagine smart glasses that notify them silently of a step in front of them or of a bike flying by. Imagine drones that can soar through forests or bob through wreckage after disaster, with the kind of reflexes that otherwise only come in nature.

The notion is, it's not necessarily that AI has to be made smarter. It's that it has to be made more natural, more alive. Robots that don't just record the world, but react to it — immediately, gracefully, without dead batteries. If that can be done, robotics and wearable AI won't be seen as mechanical anymore. It'll be like wearing partners that automatically react to the world that it's in just like all of us do every day.

Many resources on campus are not being utilized because students don’t know they exist.

For instance:

Empty classrooms that a group of students could be using instead.

Sporting equipment that sits. unused in the storage.

Lab instruments that are free during specific hours.

Even students might have textbooks, calculators, or other devices that students need, but no one knows who has what.

In the end, we are wasting resources while students complain that there are not enough resources to support what they want to do on campus.

Idea / Solution

Campus Resource Sharing Map (Hidden Resource Finder)

A real-time live, digital map + app that provides all free resources that are available on campus at that time.

Example Features:

    -Provide what classrooms/labs (like group study spaces) that are currently marked free and available to reserve/book.

    -Let students submit items that they’re willing to share (like textbooks, calculators, sports kits, etc.), and provide an opportunity for other students to use those resources.

    -Display the number of seats currently available in the library or study halls.

    -Show the laundry machine availability in hostels, (if integrated for on campus).

    - Use IoT sensors (or even just a combination of a timetable + student or the app reporting) to show that resources are free.

Impact

   -Students are spending less time finding free spaces/resources, and instead are able to access them directly.

   -Reduces unnecessary duplication (for example. students decide to buy new textbooks because they didn’t know that a senior had one).

   -Increases a culture of sharing on campus.

   -Makes campus feel SMARTER and more efficient.

One of the biggest challenges in today’s world is the rising demand for electricity. Much of this demand is still met by burning fossil fuels, which pollute the air and accelerate climate change. At the same time, millions of footsteps go unnoticed every single day in places like train stations, airports, schools, and shopping malls. This everyday movement is an untapped source of energy. What if we could capture this wasted energy and put it to use? This is where the idea of Kinetic Energy Floor Tiles comes into the picture.

The idea is to design special floor tiles that can generate electricity when people walk on them. These tiles use piezoelectric or similar pressure-sensitive materials that convert the force of footsteps into electrical energy. For instance, a crowded metro station with thousands of daily commuters could generate enough power to light up its hallways or charge mobile devices, simply from the steps of people walking through.

This innovation benefits multiple groups. Consumers and commuters enjoy safer, energy-efficient public spaces. Governments and communities reduce their reliance on fossil fuels and lower their electricity bills. Businesses and organizations adopting this technology can brand themselves as sustainable and forward-thinking, attracting positive attention. Schools and universities can also use kinetic tiles in campuses as a living example of renewable energy, inspiring students to think creatively about sustainability.

This issue matters to me because I often see crowded spaces like campuses and metro stations where so much human movement is wasted. Instead of relying solely on polluting power sources, why not turn everyday steps into clean, renewable energy? With advancements in materials science and technology, kinetic flooring is no longer a fantasy but a practical reality.

By walking, we already move forward. With kinetic energy tiles, every step we take can also light the way to a cleaner tomorrow.

Idea: Smart Wearable Bracelet with AI-Powered Safety Alerts 

Women’s safety remains a pressing real-life issue, particularly in cities where harassment and sexual assault take place regardless of the availability of safety apps and emergency helplines. Existing options, such as panic buttons and GPS tracking apps, rely on internet connectivity, require the victim to manually activate them, or involve police response that is not immediate — creating gaps when they are most needed.

                My idea is to create a Smart Wearable Bracelet that uses AI and biometric sensors to automatically recognize signs of distress. The wristband would track sudden changes in heart rate, abnormal body movements (such as being dragged forcibly), or significant pulling forces. The device would be if such trends are noticed:

• Raise a loud alarm to get attention.
• Share live GPS location and an audio recording with emergency contacts and local law enforcement in real-time.
• Enable a subtle vibration-based SOS confirmation option, allowing the user to cancel false alarms.

The beneficiaries of this idea are:

Women and girls who travel late at night, alone, or reside in high-risk neighborhoods.
Families who find comfort in knowing their loved ones are safe. Authorities and communities that can respond more quickly and stop crimes. This is a cause that is close to my heart because I believe that real empowerment can only be achieved when women feel safe in every space — be it public or private. Unlike other solutions, this concept integrates AI-powered automatic detection with wearable convenience, reducing reliance on manual intervention in emergencies.

Combining IoT, AI, and safety design into one wearable device, this innovation not only fills a gap in the market but also brings us closer to the vision of making safety a right and not a privilege.

In today’s world, sunglasses are more than just eye protection. they’re a fashion statement. However, most branded sunglasses are expensive, and affordable alternatives often lack variety or durability. People usually stick to one or two pairs because of cost, but these don’t always match every outfit or occasion. This creates a gap between fashion flexibility and affordability.

My idea is to create sunglasses made from recycled plastic, designed to be affordable, stylish, and eco friendly. Instead of spending a large amount on a single pair, customers can buy multiple pairs at a low cost, choosing colors and styles that complement their outfits. This allows sunglasses to be treated like accessories much like bags or shoes something you can switch depending on the look you’re going for.

The use of recycled plastic not only lowers production costs but also contributes to reducing plastic waste, addressing an environmental issue. Fashion conscious students, young professionals, and budget buyers would especially benefit, as they could own a collection of sunglasses without spending much. At the same time, environmentally aware consumers would feel good supporting a sustainable product.

What makes this idea meaningful to me is the balance of sustainability and style. I’ve often noticed that people hesitate to buy more than one pair of sunglasses because of the price, even when they want to experiment with different looks. On the other hand, I’ve also seen how much plastic waste is generated daily. This idea merges both problems into one solution: stylish, recycled, and affordable sunglasses.

In the long run, this could create a market shift where fashion accessories not only enhance personal style but also encourage sustainable consumer choices.

Whenever we think of traveling — whether it’s a weekend trip, a work assignment, or a solo adventure — we picture comfort, exploration, and peace of mind. Yet, for many people, booking a stay through platforms like Airbnb often comes with hidden worries. Is this place really safe? Are the reviews genuine? What if something goes wrong at night? Hosts, on the other side, also share their fears: Will my property be respected? Is this guest trustworthy? These questions show that while short-term rentals have made traveling easier, they haven’t solved the most basic need: trust.

My idea is to create a home rental platform where safety and security are non-negotiable. Unlike current solutions, this wouldn’t just be about convenience — it would be about confidence. Every guest and host would go through real verification, not just an email or phone number, but proper identity checks with AI-powered matching. Properties would carry a “SafeStay Badge,” only earned after passing safety checks like fire exits, smart locks, and first-aid availability.

To make guests feel secure, stays would come with temporary digital keys, 24/7 support, and even an emergency button linked to local help. Hosts would benefit from an escrow system that releases payment only when the guest checks in, ensuring fairness on both sides. On top of that, built-in insurance would mean fewer sleepless nights for everyone.

This matters to me because I’ve seen how the joy of travel can be overshadowed by fear. A trip should never begin with doubt. With the right mix of technology and care — AI for verification, IoT for safety, human support for emergencies — we can build a platform where every journey feels safe, every host feels respected, and trust becomes the heart of travel.

The Problem

Almost everyone has faced the frustration of misplacing small but important items—keys, wallets, ID cards, earphones, or even a TV remote. In daily life, searching for these can waste a lot of time, cause stress, or even make you late for something important.

The Solution: A Tiny Bluetooth Tracker

This is a small, lightweight device (about the size of a coin) that you can attach to your belongings—like clipping it onto your keychain, slipping it into your wallet, or sticking it to your laptop bag.

Phone App Control: The tracker connects to your phone via Bluetooth. If you misplace the item, you simply open the app and tap “Find.” The tracker will ring loudly until you locate it.

Last Known Location: If the item is out of Bluetooth range, the app shows you the last place it was connected (e.g., “You last had your keys in the library”).

Reverse Search: If you can’t find your phone, pressing the button on the tracker makes your phone ring—even if it’s on silent.

Community Find: Some advanced versions let nearby users’ trackers (like in a hostel or campus) detect your lost item and update its location anonymously on your app.

BENEFITS

• Saves time and reduces stress in daily life.

• Prevents important losses like ID cards or wallets.

• Affordable, portable, and easy to use.

• Can be a lifesaver in emergencies (like when you need to leave quickly but can’t find your keys).

AI can make it even smarter:

Learn your daily patterns (e.g., you always carry your wallet to class). If you forget it, the app alerts you: “You usually take your wallet at this time—did you forget?”

Detect unusual behavior (like if you leave your bag behind somewhere you normally wouldn’t).

Problem with current apps:

Limited Range: Most trackers work only within a small Bluetooth radius. Once you’re out of range, the device becomes less useful.

No Smart Alerts: Current trackers usually don’t warn you when you forget to carry something important—AI-based reminders are missing.

Dependency on Loud Environments: If you’re in a noisy place, the sound-based “ring to find” feature may not be effective.

Community Feature Gaps: Many trackers don’t support campus/hostel-level community networks for wider coverage.

Battery Issues: Some existing trackers have short battery lives or require frequent charging, reducing practicality.

Why This Matters to Me?

As someone who constantly juggles between classes, projects, and daily activities, I know the frustration of losing small but important things like keys or ID cards at the last moment. It’s not just about the time wasted searching—it’s the stress and panic that come with it, especially when you’re in a hurry. Having a reliable, smart tracker gives peace of mind and ensures I stay on schedule without unnecessary setbacks.

Technical Implementation:

Bluetooth Technology: Low-energy Bluetooth ensures longer battery life and reliable short-range connection.

Mobile App Integration: User-friendly interface for location tracking, alerts, and community-based updates.

Compact Design: Small, lightweight, coin-sized device that attaches easily to belongings.

Conclusion:

Tiny Bluetooth trackers provide a simple, affordable, and effective solution to a common daily problem. By combining smart AI features, community support, and portable design, this innovation helps reduce stress, saves time, and ensures that important belongings are never out of reach.

Career decision-making is perhaps one of the most important but confusing decisions for students. Many students are confused due to shifting interests, lack of adequate counseling time, and not enough information about new career patterns in the future. Traditional career advice is typically one-size-fits-all and does not consider strengths, interests, or the evolving job market.
This deficit can be bridged by an AI-driven career guidance portal, which can offer personalized recommendations. Depending on academic performance, psychometric tests, and co-curricular activities, the portal can suggest apt professions, skill acquisition, and even internships. Conventional methods cannot learn as regularly as AI does from a student's advancement and update tips later on when their interests evolve.
The platform benefits students through giving them direction and clarity, parents through eradicating uncertainty on the child's future, and employers through giving graduates the relevant skills. It also benefits education institutions through aligning students with the right programs.
This idea resonates with me because I also experienced challenges in choosing my career. I changed interests several times before deciding on engineering, and the uncertainty often resulted in anxiety. A smart AI system would have given me clarity much earlier, saving time and leading me firmly in the right direction.

Problem Statement:

Misinformation spreads rapidly through social media, forwarded messages and the internet.

Unknowingly, people read and share such content without verifying it, which leads to confusion, panic or spreading of false rhetorics.

Highlight gaps in the current solutions/market:

1.  Limited reach in messaging apps
2.  Lack of accessibility and ease of use 

Solution:

A browser extension for young adults seamlessly integrated with a whatsapp chatbot, primarily aimed for the older generation, which flags content as verified, partially verified, false, unverified.

Key Features:

1. For the browser extension: As users browse posts, tweets, and news articles, the extension checks the content on your screen against trusted fact-checking databases and government run portals.
2. For the whatsapp chatbot: All the user has to do is forward the messages or links to the bot. The bot then scans this content and gives its verdict.
3. Gives a credibility score to each article, post, message etc. ,so other users are also benefited.
4. Instantly provides the user with the option to flag and report the message which battles misinformation.

Beneficiaries:

1. General Public/Social media users: Reduces the risk of sharing fake news online drastically. 
2. Whatsapp users: This helps protect friends, family and your local community from false information.

Impact:

1. It reduces the spread of misinformation.
2. Also, educates users on how to properly evaluate credibility of sources.
3. It contributes to the long term goal of responsible sharing and building a culture of critical thinking.

Why this matters to me:

In today’s world, information is currency. A lot of us spend a lot of time online on social media or texting. Everyday, I see people around me and even myself occasionally share information without knowing if it’s completely true. FactMate is important to me because it helps us in making informed decisions and avoid falling for such false claims. It’s a way to protect truth and promote critical thinking in the information we consume and share daily.

Introducing VitalLink—a smart, AI-powered solution designed exclusively for the elderly. We focus on keeping seniors safe, healthy, and independent, while giving families peace of mind every moment of the day

Elderly people are highly vulnerable to sudden medical emergencies such as heart attacks, strokes, or accidental falls. Many live alone and cannot always call for help when every second counts. Families often live far away, and by the time emergency services are contacted, it may be too late. These delays lead to avoidable hospitalizations, long-term complications, or even fatalities. The lack of timely monitoring creates constant stress for both seniors and their families, reducing the sense of independence and safety for older adults.

Solution:

A comprehensive AI-powered wearable device with a connected mobile app provides proactive protection and peace of mind. The wearable continuously monitors vital signs such as heart rate, oxygen levels, and movement patterns. Using machine learning, it can not only detect emergencies in real time but also predict potential risks in advance by analyzing health trends. When danger is detected, the system immediately alerts family members, nearby doctors, and ambulance services with the senior’s live location. Additional features include medicine reminders, voice-based AI assistance in local languages, and health logs for medical professionals, making care more accessible and actionable.

Target Audience:

Elderly individuals, their families, and healthcare providers.

Why it Matters to Me:

Because leveraging AI can save precious minutes during emergencies, reduce health risks, and provide seniors with independence, safety, and dignity, while offering families peace of mind.

Air pollution in cities remains a major challenge due to vehicle emissions, construction dust, and industrial activity. Current solutions—like masks or indoor purifiers—protect individuals but fail to address pollution at a community scale. My proposal is to design IoT & AI-integrated Smart Air-Purification Poles that combine air filtration, data analytics, and smart-city integration.
Each pole would run on solar panels with Li-ion battery storage for 24/7 uptime. The purification unit would include:
Cyclone separator + pre-filter for coarse dust,
HEPA H14 filter for PM2.5/PM10,
Activated carbon layer for SO₂, NOx, and VOCs,
Electrostatic precipitator for fine aerosols.
Pollution data is captured using sensors like SDS011 (PM2.5/PM10), MQ-135 (gases), CCS811 (VOC/CO₂), and DHT22 (temperature/humidity for calibration). These feed into a Raspberry Pi / ESP32-based microcontroller that preprocesses data before pushing it via LoRaWAN or 5G to a central cloud server (AWS IoT Core / Azure IoT Hub).
A real-time dashboard displays pollution heatmaps, while an AI model (LSTM or Prophet) predicts pollution spikes based on historical data + weather APIs. Citizens access this through a mobile/web app, which can issue alerts (e.g., “High PM2.5 tomorrow morning”).
Additional modules can be added: edge computing for local decision-making, public Wi-Fi hotspot, or CCTV integration.
Beneficiaries include residents (especially vulnerable groups), local authorities (better planning), and health agencies (data-driven policies). Unlike existing fragmented solutions, this system offers scalable, self-sustaining, and data-driven pollution control at the community level.
This matters to me because I’ve seen how poor air quality disrupts lives. By fusing IoT hardware, AI forecasting, and clean-tech engineering, we can build cities where clean air isn’t a luxury, but a standard.

Daily, students, tourists, and office workers are exposed to the possibility of theft or loss of their possessions. Bags are commonly picked in public areas such as buses, metros, airports, and bazaars. I wondered—what if the backpack itself would be able to shield the wearer, rather than just holding items? It was the point at which the thought of SafeSleeve occurred to me.

SafeSleeve is just a regular fashionable backpack, but it contains intelligent security features inside. It further features a fingerprint lock at the zipper, so only the owner has access to it. When someone tries to slash or break into the bag, it itself triggers an in-built alarm and sends a location alert to the owner's phone. The bag is also equipped with a GPS tracker, so even stolen or lost, it can be located in real-time.

Technically, SafeSleeve may incorporate a biometric lock, a tiny GPS module, and a Bluetooth connection for phone signals. The exterior layer is made of slash-resistant material (such as Kevlar fabric) in order to avoid slashing attempts. The system is powered by a lightweight rechargeable battery for several days.

The advantages are enormous. Students can protect laptops from damage, travelers can safekeep passports and valuable belongings, and regular commuters can eliminate concern for theft. Families also get comfort with the security of their children's safety when transporting costly gadgets.

Stakeholders are:
• Users – to gain safety and reassurance.
• Families – reduced concern for misplaced belongings.
• Travelers and students – who possess valuable items on a daily basis.
• Startups and businesses – who can produce and scale it.
•Law enforcement & governments – because theft prevention keeps crime rates down.

Theft isn't just a personal loss—it's a societal issue that erodes trust and security. With SafeSleeve, people don't just carry stuff, they carry security and peace of mind. Of course, there are concerns like expense, longevity, and charging—but the tech is already out there to make it possible.