INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
India, as a country, has prioritised government support for entrepreneurship and spawned a burgeoning culture of innovation, with
initiatives such as Startup India.The resourcefulness of country's people has globally been celebrated by assigning a unique word called
jugaad to it, and in many parts of country, this culture takes root very young
YONO is all set to recognise such pioneering minds, all under age of 20.Six of India's brightest youngsters have been shortlisted for YONO
SBI 20 under 20 award under category "promising game changers"
The YONO SBI 20 under 20 award was instituted to celebrate successful completion of a year of YONO, SBI's new age digital bank, and to
connect with a new generation of influencers from all walks of life who have found inspiration or success at a young age.Sashi Sreedharan,
MD, Microsoft India, and Dilip Asbe, MD, National Payments Corporation of India, were part of jury that shortlisted these names."The jury
has gone into a lot of detailed analysis, to shortlist each of these names, which are now open to public voting
We believe that innovation must be encouraged, from a young age
We commend YONO on instituting YONO SBI 20under20 award for promising game changers," said Mr Asbe.Among girls are Kavya Vignesh, 12, from
Delhi, who realised that it is a common practice to destroy an unwanted beehive, killing a lot of bees in process
So, she built a "bee-saver bot", which can relocate a beehive without harming bees
17-year-old Pothunuri Laya from Andhra Pradesh has already won National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement in 2016
She developed a low cost vehicular exhaust filter and an aquatic mangrove ecosystem that provides a natural coastal fencing, to preserve
delicate balance in fragile coastal systems
16-year-old Tejaswani Priyadarshani from Odisha has created a prototype of a fuel-free "air bike" which runs at up to 60 kilometres per hour
Using principal of an air-gun, she mounted a cylinder with 10 kgs of compressed air to back of a bicycle with no pedals
This could potentially have huge applications.Among boys is 17-year-old Aarnav Aggarwal from New Delhi, who has saved hundreds of farmers
from losing hope in Vidarbha belt after they suffered crop failures
He created "UjjBhav", a mentorship program and peer-to-peer community, where deprived farmers are connected with successful farmers and
professionals in agriculture field for free information sharing and community support
16-year-old Akash Manoj from Tamil Nadu has developed a skin patch that can detect silent heart attacks
His skin patch, which can be attached to ear or wrist, releases a positive electrical impulse that will attract negatively charged protein
released by heart to signal a heart attack
Harshwardhan Zala is a 15-year-old student from Gujarat, who signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) worth Rs 5 crore with state
government at Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit in 2017
He has designed a smart solution using which drones can not only detect but also diffuse landmines on war fields, saving many lives in
The army can potentially send these drones to survey minefields, pick up locations of landmines, and submit their findings to base-station
remotely and drones can also bomb landmines they spot.All of these young achievers have speed, flexibility and versatility, which resonates
with values of YONO, SBI's digital bank
YONO is legacy bank's move to be more fluid and in tandem with a new-age audience that likes to bank at their own convenience on digital
platforms.Disclaimer: This is an advertorial and TheIndianSubcontinent is not responsible for accuracy and completeness of same.
