Prabhaav

Prabhaav

Prabhaav | प्रभाव – Innovation Grand Challenge

Prabhaav is an innovation-driven platform hosted by TECHIN, IIT Palakkad, designed to address critical societal challenges through entrepreneurship. The initiative brings together startups, innovators, and ecosystem partners to develop scalable solutions in sectors such as Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WaSH), healthcare, and sustainability.

Through focused cohorts, workshops, and interactive events, Prabhaav enables knowledge sharing, collaboration, and mentorship, helping innovators translate impactful ideas into real-world applications. The program nurtures entrepreneurs with technical and business support, creating pathways for inclusive and sustainable development.

Valedictory function and Interactive workshop on 13th May 2023

 

 

Themes:

  • Pathogen free Resource recovery from Sludge/septage/sewage
  • Compact odour free on site greywater treatment/ safe disposal techniques/devices
  • Improved modular septic tanks/ in-situ sewage treatment systems with lower footprints
  • Innovative toilet designs for water use reduction to minimum 30%
  • Comprehensive toilet cum treatment systems (zero liquid discharge type etc.)
  • Safe, sustainable and Cost-effective toilet cleaning solutions (solid, liquid or gas)
  • Toilet Cleaning/disinfection devices – semi-automated or automated cleaning
  • Nature based technologies for sewage and greywater management
  • Leak detection and plugging techniques in sewers.
  • Sewer based Community Health monitoring equipment/ systems.
  • Innovative sewer replacement techniques
  • Modular Automated sewer pumping systems.
  • In line sewage treatment systems – Modular units installed in sewer lines
  • Improved sewer construction techniques/ devices/ components
  • Improved sewage pumping systems for household collection/ maintenance
  • Improved Appliances for Sewer jetting/ cleaning and O&M of sewers
  • Comfortable and usable personal protective equipment for sanitary workers
  • Treatment plants for high water table areas, hilly regions, other terrains
  • Maintenance and monitoring of hygiene and disinfection in toilets
  • Toilet solutions for disabled individuals/ patients
  • Retrofitting treatment solutions for septic tanks for zero solid and water waste
  • Menstrual hygiene solutions which are biodegradable or provide treatment options
  • Energy neutral/ efficient treatment technologies for municipal sewage treatment