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Smart toilets to rockets: Startups pitch innovations to PM Modi at Prarambh

Apps that improve lives of the visually impaired, mobile brick making machines, jackfruit flour that helps control diabetes and biodegradable PPE kits were other innovations on display

Narendra Modi
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“The energy and dreams of youth are huge. You all are excellent examples of that. This confidence should remain as it is,” Modi told the startup founders

Peerzada Abrar Bengaluru
3D printers that can continuously print carbon fibre parts, smart toilets that use the Internet of Things (IoT) technology and rockets for space exploration, were some of the innovative technologies on display at ‘Prarambh: Startup India International Summit.’ The other innovations included apps that improve the lives of the visually impaired, mobile brick making machines, jackfruit flour that helps control diabetes and biodegradable personal protective equipment (PPE) suit that can be recycled into other products.

These startups pitched their products and services to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and an audience of top business executives, government officials, and investors. 

“The energy

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