Samsung has been working with youngsters around India for a very long time. It’s not just about presenting the latest and greatest devices; the company has always involved youngsters when it comes to research and development. One of the big initiatives for the company has been Solve for Tomorrow, which welcomes a culture of innovative thinking and problem-solving among the country’s youth.

The 10 finalist teams for the 2024 edition of the programme have been announced and some of them come from remote regions, including Golaghat and Kamrup in Assam, Jhalawar in Rajasthan, Udupi in Karnataka, and Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh.

The finalists had to make multiple rounds of pitch presentations to Samsung jury members and mentoring sessions by experts from Samsung and Foundation for Innovation & Technology Transfer (FITT), IIT Delhi. As reward, each of these 20 teams received a grant of Rs 20,000 for prototype development.

The third edition of the programme (which has two tracks: School Track and Youth Track) saw students submitting ideas under two overarching themes — ‘Community and Inclusion’ and ‘Environment and Sustainability.’

Final five teams of School Track

SkyGuard Wildfire Monitoring: Reduce the adverse impact of air pollution and wildlife risks on communities, especially those in peri-urban, rural, and forested areas by developing solutions that offer real-time data to mitigate the adverse effects.

Eco Tech Innovator: The team is developing a solution to reduce the ill effects of arsenic contamination in drinking water sources, leading to reduction of essential minerals.

Praetor VR: The team envisions developing affordable VR-based learning solutions for students who cannot afford the expensive ones.

You: Provide support to the LGBTQ community by offering legal, and educational initiatives to encourage acceptance and equality.

HamaraLabs: Developed an app that gives course information, breaking it down to make decision-making easy.

Final five teams of Youth Track

Metal: Finding a solution to the problem of arsenic contamination, particularly in groundwater.

Team Hemta: Developed solutions to reduce the burning of agricultural waste.

BioD: Offering solutions to tackle the dependence of single-use plastics that contribute to carbon footprint as well as oceanic and landfill pollution.

Ramdhan Lodha: Addresses agricultural challenges by offering sustainable and farmer-friendly solutions.

EnvTech: Offering groundwater solutions to help reduce dependence on borewells.