examples of problems
and solutions to the
same.
Agriculture has a
large contribution
to Indian economy.
Farmers face problem
of getting good quality
fertilisers, insecticides
and pesticides which
are efficient as well as
less harmful. Barrix
is a start-up which
aims in developing
eco-friendly pest
control measures and
also gives nutritional
management solutions
to farmers. They
have developed a
variety of products
like pheromone traps,
chromatic traps, fly
traps and many more.
Waste management is
another big problem
that India is facing
today. About one
lakh metric tonnes
of solid waste is
generated across the
country everyday (1
metric tonne= 1000
kilograms). This
number is huge and
way higher than many
countries’ total waste
generated. Also there
is no proper waste
segregation, which
leads to inefficient
waste management.
Plastic waste is a
humongous problem
that whole world
is facing. To give
an example on how
new start-ups are
making their mark,
the Envigreen is an
extremely innovative
start-up which has
cracked this problem
by coming up with a
revolutionary product-
Envigreen bags which
are made up of natural
starch and vegetable
oil derivatives. They
look like plastic bag,
but there is zero
proportion of plastic
in it. These bags are
thus edible and cause
no harm if ingested,
especially by animals.
This can be solution to
menace caused due to
plastic waste.
Thousands of such
start-ups have
emerged in our
country which has
provided elegant
solutions to some of
the problems. They are
the excellent examples
of how innovative
thinking can lead to
wonders.
Ministry of commerce
and industry,
government of India
have started a very
attractive start-
up scheme called
#startupindia- If you
have an innovative
solution to a problem,
your company
would be provided
necessary funds and
infrastructure. So if
you think that you
have a solution to a
problem, you can pitch
your idea to get the
funds. One just has to
think slightly out of the
box. I think innovative
biotech start-ups are
the need of the day
and more biotech
people should see
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