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Young Indian Innovators Drive Sustainable Agriculture and Clean Energy
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News18•19-10-2026, 18:30
Young Indian Innovators Drive Sustainable Agriculture and Clean Energy
- •Organic Theo, a family-run venture in Delhi, combines organic farming with food processing to create value-added products like jams and ice cream while minimizing post-harvest waste.
- •The venture actively educates the public on natural farming techniques through informative social media videos and provides local employment opportunities.
- •Researchers at IIT Jodhpur, including Anant Prakash Pandey and his team at Anant IKP Technologies, are exploring cost-effective solid-state hydrogen storage systems.
- •The research team has developed an extremely lightweight carbon structure with significantly improved mechanical stability to support clean-energy ambitions.
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Organic Theo combines organic farming with food processing to reduce post-harvest waste by creating value-added items such as jams, ketchup, ice cream, and paneer.
Researchers at IIT Jodhpur, including Anant Prakash Pandey and his team at Anant IKP Technologies, are exploring solid-state hydrogen storage to avoid the high costs and energy requirements associated with gaseous or liquid storage.
Organic Theo was founded by Eesha Anand along with her parents, Rakesh and Roopika, and brother Anshul, after leaving corporate careers to practice natural farming and prevent fresh fruits from going to waste.
