NIRAL THIRUVIZHA – Problem Statements
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How might we design a system to monitor the overall operations
Med Tech/ Bio of a government hospital to monitor and provide real-time data
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Tech/ Health Tech on all aspects of patients admitted into the hospital and
outpatients
How might we develop a system to monitor the availability,
Med Tech/ Bio utilization, and weekly requirements of medicines in
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Tech/ Health Tech dispensaries, hospitals, clinician centers, and polyclinics to
ensure efficient supply and management?
How might we design an automated drug dispenser to streamline
Med Tech/ Bio the distribution of medications in hospitals, reducing patient
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Tech/ Health Tech waiting times, minimizing congestion, and optimizing
pharmacist workloads during peak outpatient hours?
How might we develop an app to efficiently maintain and access
Med Tech/ Bio medico-legal records, reducing search time and manpower
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Tech/ Health Tech required for record management while ensuring easy retrieval
and organization of data?
How might we develop an automatic self-cleaning toilet system
Med Tech/ Bio with UV disinfection, hot air drying, water-saving features, and
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Tech/ Health Tech real-time tracking of nearby available toilets for enhanced
hygiene and convenience?
How might we develop a solution using techno-scientific tools to
Med Tech/ Bio reduce the particulate matter (SPM) emissions from cement
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Tech/ Health Tech plants in Ariyalur district, ensuring improved public health and
environmental safety?
How might we develop a solution to reduce pesticide and
Agriculture/ Food fertilizer usage by integrating Soil Health Card data, weather
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Tech data, and the Leaf Color Chart method? This app should provide
farmers with precise, location-specific recommendations to
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optimize input usage, enhance crop health, and promote
sustainable agricultural practices.
How might we design an affordable device to automatically
Agriculture/ Food regulate the temperature in poultry farms, maintaining an
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Tech optimal 35°C to prevent heat stress, reduce manual water
spraying, and ensure the health and productivity of the birds?
How might we develop energy-efficient hybrid interfaces for
Agriculture/ Food conventional machines in tea industries, reducing power
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Tech consumption while maintaining productivity and optimizing
overall energy use?
How might we develop an innovative, economical, and user-
friendly solution to help farmers prevent bird menace in crops
Agriculture/ Food
4 such as sunflower, maize, and jowar? This solution should be
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practical and scalable, offering an effective method to safeguard
these crops while being accessible to farmers.
How can we design a cost-effective, user-friendly automatic
Agriculture/ Food mini tilling and leveling machine optimized for heavy clayey
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Tech soil, reducing operator fatigue and skill requirements, and
making it more accessible for small and marginal farmers?
How might we design a cost-effective combined harvester with
Agriculture/ Food an integrated precision drying system to efficiently harvest,
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Tech thresh, and dry paddy grains directly in the field, particularly
during the samba season?
How can we innovate a single compact device that can test all
Agriculture/ Food necessary qualities of milk, such as FAT, SNF, protein, and
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Tech adulteration, while also serving as an attractive, modular
structure for selling milk and milk products?
How can we design a device to efficiently remove moisture from
Agriculture/ Food
8 coir also to prevent groundwater seepage and minimize
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environmental impact?
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How might we develop an efficient shrimp peeling machine that
removes shells without compromising yield, accommodates
Agriculture/ Food
9 various shrimp sizes, maintains hygienic standards, minimizes
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processing time, and reduces operational costs to meet growing
market demands?
How might we develop advanced infrastructure and
mechanization for jaggery production units to improve hygiene
Agriculture/ Food
10 and manufacturing processes, while creating a dedicated
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platform for efficient sourcing and management of jaggery
product procurement?
Transportation/ How can we develop a solution to address frequent accidents in
1 Logistics/ Smart high-risk areas of ghat roads, where sharp turning radii and steep
Vehicles slope angles contribute to the hazards?
How might we create an effective and sustainable solution to
Clean, Green & reuse or recycle worn-out solar panels and E-Vehicle batteries,
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Renewable Energy minimizing waste and maximizing the recovery of valuable
materials for future use?
How might we develop a system where the temperature and
Clean, Green & humidity of perishable goods be monitored during transportation
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Renewable Energy and storage to ensure product quality and minimize spoilage in
the food processing industry?
"How might we develop a cost-effective and innovative solution
to retrofit efficient drainage systems within existing cramped
Climate Change/
infrastructure, addressing the challenges of poor urban planning,
1 Disaster
inadequate drainage, and unfavorable geographical conditions,
management
while mitigating the impacts of rapid urbanization and recurring
flooding?"
How might we design alternative biodegradable, non-reactive,
Climate Change/
and non-leachable food containers for packing liquid food items
2 Disaster
in hotels and restaurants, ensuring sustainability, safety, and
management
consumer health while reducing environmental impact?
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How might we develop a life detector that accurately identifies
Climate Change/
human presence under soil during landslides, minimizing false
3 Disaster
positives and improving rescue efficiency by distinguishing
management
humans from other living creatures?
How might we develop and compact cooling technologies for
Climate Change/
small buildings and industries to reduce the environmental
4 Disaster
impact of air-conditioning systems, particularly in heat-prone
management
coastal areas?
Smart Education/ How can we develop an accessible platform for visually and
1 Edu-Tech/ Skill hearing-impaired students, integrating sign language and visual
Development aids to enhance accessibility and comprehension?
Smart Education/ How might we develop an easy-to-use tool that combines
2 Edu-Tech/ Skill psychometric analysis and activity-based assessments to provide
Development personalized career guidance for school children?
How might we develop a GIS-based solution for automating the
approximate assessment of property tax? This system would
Robotics/ Drone/
1 streamline the process and enhance accuracy in property
Industry 4.0
valuation for tax purposes, ensuring more efficient and
transparent tax management.
How can we design an economical device, such as robotic boats,
Robotics/ Drone/ to efficiently collect plastic waste in marine ecosystems and
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Industry 4.0 integrate anti-pollutant technologies to protect and sustain the
marine environment?
How can we develop an effective device combining drone
Robotics/ Drone/
3 surveys and a modernized aquatic weed harvester to efficiently
Industry 4.0
remove water hyacinth from water bodies?
How might we design a cost-effective, compact, and user-
Solid Waste/ Bio- friendly device to help households easily segregate wet and dry
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waste/ E-waste waste, improving source segregation, recycling efficiency, and
reducing environmental impact at the ward level?
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How might we develop a technology to manage and reduce the
Solid Waste/ Bio- accumulation of poultry litter, preventing the emission of
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waste/ E-waste greenhouse gases like ammonia and H2S, while mitigating foul
smells and fly infestations?
How might we implement an automated solid waste management
system to detect when drainage in a street remains uncleaned
beyond a threshold period and promptly alert the district
Solid Waste/ Bio-
3 administration? This solution could utilize IoT sensors, AI-
waste/ E-waste
driven monitoring, or real-time data analytics to ensure timely
intervention, prevent blockages, and maintain hygiene standards
in the community.
How might we develop a solution for industrial effluent and
Solid Waste/ Bio- heavy metal reclamation using bio-agents and bio-products like
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waste/ E-waste Effective Microorganisms (EM Solution), incorporating natural
beneficial organisms to restore soil and water quality?
How might we design a self-sustaining, autonomous device that
Solid Waste/ Bio- efficiently converts food waste and bio-waste into valuable end
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waste/ E-waste products while minimizing human intervention and maximizing
resource recovery?
How might we design a system to monitor and track the illegal
disposal of meat waste, particularly incidents of cross-border
Solid Waste/ Bio- dumping? The solution should help prevent these activities,
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waste/ E-waste enable tracking of waste disposal post-seizure by local
authorities, and ensure prompt action to address these
environmental risks, protecting public health and the ecosystem.
How might we develop a sustainable solution to reuse or recycle
Solid Waste/ Bio- scrap generated in the rubber industry (such as from
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waste/ E-waste manufacturers of caskets, bushes, and other rubber components)
to minimize waste and promote resource efficiency?
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How might we develop a solution for manufacturing companies
Solid Waste/ Bio-
8 minimize industrial waste, improve recycling processes, and
waste/ E-waste
ensure compliance with environmental standards?