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  • [Round One Winner: 7/8] Sharad Ashani— Prevent Suicide in Rs.100: Safety down rod for ceiling fan

    [Round One Winner: 7/8] Sharad Ashani— Prevent Suicide in Rs.100: Safety down rod for ceiling fan

     Living Rise | January 11, 2012

    Sharad Ashani devised a simple solution to prevent suicide—with only Rs. 100.

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  • [Round One Winner: 8/8] Vishisht Bhatia – Rural BPO

    [Round One Winner: 8/8] Vishisht Bhatia – Rural BPO

     Living Rise | January 13, 2012

    Vishisht is defying the notion that if you migrate to a big city your life is just set—by providing BPO employment in rural India.

  • [Round One Winner: 5/8] Vijay Kedia – Solution to Water Crisis of a Village

    [Round One Winner: 5/8] Vijay Kedia – Solution to Water Crisis of a Village

     Living Rise | January 6, 2012

    After losing all his investments in land due to water scarcity problems, Vijay Kedia devised a water conservation mechanism that could solve India’s water crisis.

  • Spark the Rise Round 2 Winners

    Spark the Rise Round 2 Winners

     News & Updates | January 16, 2012

    A student from Chandigarh, a businessman from Delhi, and an...

  • New Year, New Winners!

    New Year, New Winners!

     News & Updates | January 9, 2012

    Dear Spark the Rise folks, First of all, we would...

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  • [Round One Winner: 6/8] Abhishek Sidhu—Hydraulic Wheel Lock

    [Round One Winner: 6/8] Abhishek Sidhu—Hydraulic Wheel Lock

     Living Rise | January 10, 2012

    Tell us who you are. Hi, my name is Abhishek...

  • [Round One Winner: 4/8] Aninda Sircar – High Efficiency Green Air Conditioning and Refrigeration System in Vehicles

    [Round One Winner: 4/8] Aninda Sircar – High Efficiency Green Air Conditioning and Refrigeration System in Vehicles

     Living Rise | January 4, 2012

    Aninda Sircar developed a green air conditioning and refrigeration system for vehicles that doesn’t tax the environment— or your wallet. His project has been validated by IIT Kanpur.