Women holding prototype of xylem water filter, India, 2018. Selected Research Projects Xylem Water Filter Indoor Heating Evaporatve Cooling International Development Design Summit IDDS Aarogyam, Chennai, Inida, 2015 D-Lab Scale-Ups Ventures Avir Technologies ayzh Essmart Protoprint Rise Legs Saathi Pads Topics India
Addressing food insecurity in arid regions with an open-source evaporative cooling chamber design News | Jul 19, 2023 | Nancy Adams | MIT D-Lab MIT News Addressing food insecurity in arid regions with an open-source evaporative cooling chamber design
Getting innovative products to rural communities News | Sep 20, 2022 | Zach Winn MIT News Getting innovative products to rural communities
Meet the Activist Behind India’s First Biodegradable Menstrual Pad News | Aug 04, 2022 | Leah Rodriguez Global Citizen Meet the Activist Behind India’s First Biodegradable Menstrual Pad
Affordable prosthetics and orthotics to rival the world’s best devices News | May 06, 2022 | Zach Winn MIT News Affordable prosthetics and orthotics to rival the world’s best devices
A ‘big, bold idea’ for better sanitary pads News | Apr 13, 2022 | Meredith Somers MIT Sloan School of Management, Ideas Made to Matter A ‘big, bold idea’ for better sanitary pads
MIT engineers make filters from tree branches to purify drinking water News | Mar 25, 2021 | Jennifer Chu MIT News MIT engineers make filters from tree branches to purify drinking water
Upaya Social Ventures Announces Women-Led Startups Selected for Scale-Ups Accelerator Offered by Upaya and MIT D-Lab News | Jan 27, 2021 | Upaya Social Ventures Upaya Social Ventures Upaya Social Ventures Announces Women-Led Startups Selected for Scale-Ups Accelerator Offered by Upaya and MIT D-Lab
MIT D-Lab among the winners of ANDE Advancing Women’s Empowerment Fund grants News | May 28, 2020 | ANDE ANDE MIT D-Lab among the winners of ANDE Advancing Women’s Empowerment Fund grants
J-WAFS Grants $15,000 to MIT Who Are Developing Solutions for Water and Food Challenges in India News | Jun 10, 2019 | Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab J-WAFS Grants $15,000 to MIT Who Are Developing Solutions for Water and Food Challenges in India
Student Spotlight: Engineering Low-cost Filters for Clean Water Access News | Mar 11, 2019 | Andi Sutton MIT J-WAFS Student Spotlight: Engineering Low-cost Filters for Clean Water Access
These eight waste recycling warriors are working towards making their communities zero-waste News | Oct 03, 2018 | Gayatri Vinayak Yahoo News India These eight waste recycling warriors are working towards making their communities zero-waste
Essmart raises US$1.2M in financing for scaling innovative kirana shop network News | Sep 18, 2018 | Essmart Essmart Press Release Essmart raises US$1.2M in financing for scaling innovative kirana shop network
Bringing poverty-alleviating solutions to market in India, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda News | Aug 16, 2017 | Nancy Adams, MIT D-Lab MIT News Bringing poverty-alleviating solutions to market in India, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda
Saathi: Healthcare startup makes biodegradable pads from banana fibre News | Jan 06, 2017 | Vishal Dutta, ET Bureau The Economic Times (India) Saathi: Healthcare startup makes biodegradable pads from banana fibre
Generating Value from Waste: Sid Pai's journey with Protoprint, a social enterprise in India that converts waste plastic into 3D printer filament. News | Jun 25, 2016 | Sidhant Pai Medium Generating Value from Waste: Sid Pai's journey with Protoprint, a social enterprise in India that converts waste plastic into 3D printer filament.
D-Lab and Tata Center team wins $100K Vodafone award for mobile stethoscope News | Jun 24, 2015 | MIT D-Lab MIT News D-Lab and Tata Center team wins $100K Vodafone award for mobile stethoscope
Building bamboo houses in India - An IAP Diary Blog | Feb 13, 2024 | Brandon Worrell, Eileen Zhang, Ashley Yang, Hien Le MIT D-Lab Building bamboo houses in India - An IAP Diary
Cookstoves and Connections in the Himalaya Blog | Mar 14, 2022 | Lisa Tang and Connie Ly MIT D-Lab Cookstoves and Connections in the Himalaya
Navigating investor sourcing practices with a gender lens Blog | Jan 27, 2022 | Saida Benhayoune, Jona Repishti MIT D-Lab Navigating investor sourcing practices with a gender lens
Leveraging gender data to improve gender lens investment Blog | Jan 27, 2022 | Saida Benhayoune, Jona Repishti MIT D-Lab Leveraging gender data to improve gender lens investment
Designing for Kashmir: MIT D-Lab and IIT-Ropar design workshop for IUST students Blog | May 07, 2020 | Mahshida Hamid MIT D-Lab Designing for Kashmir: MIT D-Lab and IIT-Ropar design workshop for IUST students
Needs assessment and co-design for lentil procurement in Bihar, India Blog | Feb 11, 2020 | Angela Qian '22, Lauren Rice '22, Blanche Shao'21, Josh Talbot '21 MIT D-Lab Needs assessment and co-design for lentil procurement in Bihar, India
Seeds of Silicon: How the Internet of Things Can Improve Agricultural Outcomes Blog | Jan 20, 2020 | Anish Paul Antony, Craig Jolley, Dan Sweeney USAID Seeds of Silicon: How the Internet of Things Can Improve Agricultural Outcomes
Piloting Evaporative Cooling Technologies in Western India Blog | Jan 07, 2020 | Anish Paul Antony MIT D-Lab Piloting Evaporative Cooling Technologies in Western India
Innovating Above the Clouds: Retrofit Insulation in Himalayan Base Homes Blog | Feb 19, 2019 | Ting Li '20 MIT D-Lab Innovating Above the Clouds: Retrofit Insulation in Himalayan Base Homes
Changing the world, one ecosystem at a time: What MIT D-Lab taught me about being an innovation leader Blog | Feb 12, 2019 | Shayan Roy Chowdhury Medium Changing the world, one ecosystem at a time: What MIT D-Lab taught me about being an innovation leader
Bridging the Gap: The Role of Incubators in Supporting India’s Entrepreneurs Blog | Sep 04, 2018 | Rachita Mehrotra, MIT D-Lab Monitoring & Evaluation Fellow, Summer 2018 Bridging the Gap: The Role of Incubators in Supporting India’s Entrepreneurs
Scoping study for Evaporative Coolers in Western India Blog | Aug 24, 2018 | Anish Paul Antony MIT D-Lab Scoping study for Evaporative Coolers in Western India
Energy Needs Assessment in Nepal with D-Lab and Kathmandu University Blog | Feb 23, 2018 | Anish Paul Antony, Adam Zhao, Lucy Milde, and Jennifer Lu MIT D-Lab Energy Needs Assessment in Nepal with D-Lab and Kathmandu University
Assessment of user needs and preferences related to drinking water and water filters in Uttarakhand, India Blog | Mar 27, 2017 | Megha Hegde, D-Lab Research Associate Assessment of user needs and preferences related to drinking water and water filters in Uttarakhand, India
D-Brief: Needs assessment of smallholder goat farmers in Odisha, India Blog | Nov 28, 2016 | Nancy Adams D-Brief: Needs assessment of smallholder goat farmers in Odisha, India
D-Lab: Design for Scale students work on mobile solar-powered ATM in India Blog | Feb 29, 2016 | McCall Huston MIT '16 D-Lab: Design for Scale students work on mobile solar-powered ATM in India
D-Lab: Waste students join waste management research project in India Blog | Feb 25, 2015 | Kate Mytty, Candidate for Master in Urban Planning at MIT, Tata fellow. D-Lab: Waste students join waste management research project in India
Rickshaw improvements in Assam, India Blog | Jan 18, 2011 | Gwyn Jones Rickshaw improvements in Assam, India
D-Lab: Development Student Fieldwork - India 2020 Video | Feb 13, 2020 | Lauren Rice '22 MIT D-Lab D-Lab: Development Student Fieldwork - India 2020
Rebel Innovator | Honey Bajaj Video | Jun 29, 2018 | TEDxHyderabadWomen Rebel Innovator | Honey Bajaj
Co-Design in the Himalaya: Embracing Local Knowledge and User Innovation to Address Household Energy Challenges Publication | Dec 13, 2023 | Robyn C. Richmond, Daniel J. Sweeney, Daniel D. Frey, Sucheta Baliga Co-Design in the Himalaya: Embracing Local Knowledge and User Innovation to Address Household Energy Challenges
SM Thesis: An Evaluation of Household Energy Systems in the Himalayan Region Publication | May 30, 2022 | Lisa Tang SM Thesis: An Evaluation of Household Energy Systems in the Himalayan Region
Kashmiri Hamam: An Exploration of Technical Design Within Traditional Architecture and Culture Publication | Nov 30, 2021 | Sabahat Sakinah; Mahshida Hamid; Paarth Chopra; Afshan Anjum Baba; Asad H. Sahir; Daniel J. Sweeney Kashmiri Hamam: An Exploration of Technical Design Within Traditional Architecture and Culture
SB Thesis: Participatory Design in the Himalaya: Understanding Himalayan Home Cooking and Heating Practices Publication | Jun 15, 2021 | Arnav Patel SB Thesis: Participatory Design in the Himalaya: Understanding Himalayan Home Cooking and Heating Practices
Engineering and characterization of gymnosperm sapwood toward enabling the design of water filtration devices Publication | Mar 25, 2021 | Krithika Ramchander, Megha Hegde, Anish Paul Antony, Luda Wang, Kendra Leith, Amy Smith, Rohit Karnik Engineering and characterization of gymnosperm sapwood toward enabling the design of water filtration devices
