Innovation Expo 2026

About the Expo

Dream Start Rise Innovation Expo ’26 is a transformative national platform designed to unlock rural India’s untapped potential and turn it into impactful, world changing solutions. Rooted in India’s indigenous knowledge systems and powered by modern technology, the Expo promotes frugal, sustainable innovation routed with India’s heritage ensuring that geography is no barrier to global impact. In the last 9 months, we identified grassroots challenges and convert them into scalable innovation opportunities. Engaged with 20+ Schools, 200+ Teachers Empowered, 1800+ Students Impacted, 90+ Opportunities Created.Empowering rural innovators to learn, build, pitch, and grow into national entrepreneurs. It catalyzes funding , strategic partnerships, and scalable opportunities ensuring ideas move beyond prototypes to real impact.

Dream Start Rise Innovation Expo ’26 is a transformative national platform designed to unlock rural India’s untapped potential and turn it into impactful, world changing solutions. Rooted in India’s indigenous knowledge systems and powered by modern technology, the Expo promotes frugal, sustainable innovation routed with India’s heritage ensuring that geography is no barrier to global impact. In the last 9 months, we identified grassroots challenges and convert them into scalable innovation opportunities. Engaged with 20+ Schools, 200+ Teachers Empowered, 1800+ Students Impacted, 90+ Opportunities Created.Empowering rural innovators to learn, build, pitch, and grow into national entrepreneurs. It catalyzes funding , strategic partnerships, and scalable opportunities ensuring ideas move beyond prototypes to real impact.

Guest list

Chief Guest

Sri D. Sridhar Babu

Honourable Minister for Information Technology, Electronics & Communications, Industries & Commerce, and Legislative Affairs, Government of Telangana.

Mindset of a Maker

Sri D. Sridhar Babu

Honourable Minister for Information Technology, Electronics & Communications, Industries & Commerce, and Legislative Affairs, Government of Telangana.

Chief Guest

Sri D. Sridhar Babu

Honourable Minister for Information Technology, Electronics & Communications, Industries & Commerce, and Legislative Affairs, Government of Telangana.

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Guest of Honour

Sri Koya Sree
Harsha I.A.S.

District Collector & District Magistrate of Peddapalli district, Telangana.

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Guest of Honour

Sri Koya Sree
Harsha I.A.S.

District Collector & District Magistrate of Peddapalli district, Telangana.

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Guest of Honour

Dr. Zelalem
Birhanu Tafesse

Chief of Field Office for Andra Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana, UNICEF India

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Guest of Honour

Dr. Zelalem
Birhanu Tafesse

Chief of Field Office for Andra Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana, UNICEF India

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Distinguished Guest

Mr. Chandan
Kumar Samanta

Executive Director (R&T), NTPC

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Distinguished Guest

Mr. Chandan
Kumar Samanta

Executive Director (R&T), NTPC

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Distinguished Guest

Mr. Balakumar
Thangavelu

Director – CSR | India Head - Employee Volunteering & ESG, Cognizant

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Distinguished Guest

Mr. Balakumar
Thangavelu

Director – CSR | India Head - Employee Volunteering & ESG, Cognizant

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Distinguished Guest

Mr. Venkatesh
Challawar

Executive VP & Regional Head, HDFC Bank

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Distinguished Guest

Mr. Venkatesh
Challawar

Executive VP & Regional Head, HDFC Bank

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Distinguished Guest

Ms. Vidhya Bhojan

Founder, Right Dots

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Distinguished Guest

Ms. Vidhya Bhojan

Founder, Right Dots

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Distinguished Guest

Dr. Ajay Kaushal

Scientist Centre For Materials For Electronics Technology MeitY, Govt. of India

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Distinguished Guest

Dr. Ajay Kaushal

Scientist Centre For Materials For Electronics Technology MeitY, Govt. of India

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Distinguished Guest

Ms. Poonam Aggarwal

Chair – Young Indians

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Distinguished Guest

Ms. Poonam Aggarwal

Chair – Young Indians

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Distinguished Guest

Mr. Praneeth Kotagiri

Program Manager, Bosch

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Distinguished Guest

Mr. Praneeth Kotagiri

Program Manager, Bosch

Startup Showcase

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Neerovel Innovations Pvt Ltd

AI-enabled portable IoT platform that monitors real-time water quality, detects anomalies, and provides predictive purification recommendations with short-term water-quality forecasting.

Urban Water Management

Real Tech GPS Pvt. Ltd.

Itank- Water supply auotomation, smart flood management systems, water audits

Water Management

Loo café

Urban sanitation, Self sustaining public toilets

Sanitation

Marut Dronetech

Builds agricultural spraying drones that improve precision farming while reducing chemical use and farmer exposure, using a pay-per-use rural entrepreneurship model.

Agricultural Drones

Ecoamigos

Converts agricultural waste into biodegradable paper and packaging through low-chemical, decentralized manufacturing that prevents stubble burning.

Circular Economy Sustainability

Ralla Water Purifiers

Smart water purifiers with live TDS, automatic mineral control, and AIoT monitoring, optimized for diverse Indian water conditions.

Water Tech Sustainability

Imaginate XR

A configurable AI avatar platform offering structured, multilingual innovation mentorship for schools, labs, and public institutions.

Deep Tech

BlueDrop Enviro

BlueDrop Enviro deploys nature-based constructed and aerated wetland systems to treat grey and black water for reuse in irrigation or flushing, with minimal operating cost.

Wastewater Treatment & Reuse (Constructed Wetlands)

Nanokriti Nanobubble Technology

Nanokriti Nanobubble Technology, developed at IIT Ropar, offers advanced Nanobubble Generators for wastewater treatment, lake/pond aeration, and agriculture. Ultra-fine stable nanobubbles enhance oxygen transfer/oxidation efficiency more energy-efficient than conventional aeration/other systems—reducing BOD/COD, controlling odor/algae, boosting crop yield, while scalable, cost-effective, and sustainable.

Smart Water Systems

Eunoia Innovations Private Limited

They have developed Aqua Skimmer, a water robot that has great potential in cleaning water bodies. It skims on the surface of the water to clean floating trash and makes the water bodies free from waste consisting of plastic, organic waste etc. Aqua Skimmer is made on a Catamaran Hull form and operates on two different platforms, i.e. Radio Controlled & Artificial Intelligence Operated.

Fresh Water Systems

FluxGen Sustainable Technologies

Offers AquaGen, a patented IoT-based platform that monitors water consumption in real time and provides predictive insights to reduce losses and optimise usage across urban facilities.

Urban Water Management / Smart Water Systems

Students Project Showcase

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K.Shiva Sai K.Vishwak Harsha Vardhan Ch.Bhavya Sri S.Rishitha

Portable water filtration bottle for field workers

Aqua Field Bottle

O.Karthika Anunya A.Pranavi S.Srivalli G.Varun D.Rishikethan

Safe secondary-use solution for waste engine oil

Eco Oil Reuse Kit

K.Vaishnavi K.Sai Vallika M.Bhagya Laxmi E.Srivalli K.Akshara

Electricity-free compact rural washing solution

Spin Clean

K.Mayuri P.Renasri U.Sahasra P.Akshaya P.Vyshali

Obstacle detection wearable for the visually impaired

Navi Sense

P.Sai Harshini B.Charanya P.Laxmi V.Sudishka C.Sruthi Keerthana

Sustainable post-Nimarjanam Vinayaka statue recycling

Vedic Clay Back

K Ravithreni T Pragna D Charishma R Aishwarya G Ashritha

School waste segregation and reuse system

Waste Wise School

Sowmyasree Avanthi Sai priya Sahasra Ayan

School RO wastewater repurposing solution

Pure Flow RO Reuse

Sana Anjum N Keerthana B Shourya M Pallavi S Anyahrita

Eggshell waste-to-resource conversion kit.

Shell Craft

G Manoja M Sriveditha R Nandika B Akshaya M Sathwika

Waste paper to biodegradable product converter

Paper Revive

M Prerana Umme Ayeman MD Madiha Agepe Nissy Harshiya

Paddy straw waste-to-resource system for farmers

Straw2Sustain

B Rithwika G Rakshitha MD Ayesha S Sriharshini T Keerthana

Low-cost ballpoint pen refill solution

Repen Struss STEM Kits

P Sanjive G Kirthana Priya R Akshaya N Jyosna Sree K Sai Vishnavi

Portable pop-up bathing canopy offering dignity and safety in public water spaces

Ghat Drape

M. Varalaxmi Alifisha Hifram Sameena Begum M. Mahalaxmi N. Harshitha

On-demand laser-designed box solutions for organizers, accessories, and Arduino enclosures

Flexi Box Studio

A Varshini M Gayatri Nandhana R Sharanya P Nakshatra K Sri Varshitha

Low-cost sanitary pad production for all income groups

Pad Shakti

Nurain fathima Arva Fathima Sri Chekra Sankeerthana Chaithra

Flex banner upcycling into utility products

Flex Future

A.Abhishna A. Saicharan G. Raviteja G.venkateswarlu B. Abhishek

Space-efficient vertical farming for modern lives

Future Fresh Harvest

G. Ganesh E. Sriram M. Akil G. Venu J. Prabhuram

GPS, activity, and step tracking system for real-time cattle monitoring and health insights

GauTrack

M. Manusri M. Meghana G. Sahasra D. Rasagnya G. Chandana

Energy-efficient lunch warmer designed for students and workers on the go

Warm Mate

Laxmi Divija Sanjana Varshitha Sreeja Sruthi

Clip-on personal cooling fan that attaches to any jacket for hands-free heat relief in extreme duty conditions

Cool Clip Pro

B Manohar B Shashivardhan D Shiva Charan tej D Sushanth G Rishi varma

Temple Coconut Waste to Eco-Friendly Cleaning Solutions

Holycoco

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We identify real rural challenges, convert them into structured opportunities, and support innovators to learn, build, pitch, and scale.


The Expo catalyzes partnerships, funding, and market access to ensure ideas move beyond prototypes into measurable impact at India’s First Grassroots to Global Innovation Expo.