Two Indian start-ups bag honours at global manufacturing summit in Russia
Two Indian start-ups have won the Mohammed Bin Rashid Initiative for Global Prosperity award at the second edition of Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS) being held in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg.
GARV Toilets (providers of smart sanitation services that deploy Internet of Things) won in the ‘Sustainable Cities’ category, while A2P Energy Solutions (which seeks to prevent stubble burning by converting agricultural waste into energy) bagged the honours in the ‘Sustainable Energy’ category.
They were selected as winners from over 1,100 entries across four categories in an open challenge that included multiple round of pitches and interviews. Each winner took home a prize money of $100,000.
