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March 8, 2025: What Design Can Do’s WDCD Live Delhi — The Countdown to Innovation Starts Now

Attendees can Join Designers, Innovators, and Changemakers in the Heart of South Asia’s Creative Revolution

NEW DELHI, March 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The wait is almost over. On March 8, 2025, What Design Can Do (WDCD) is landing in one of South Asia’s most exciting cities, New Delhi, bringing together a powerhouse of designers, innovators, and changemakers for a day packed with mind-blowing talks, hands-on workshops, and unforgettable exhibitions. In partnership with Unbox Cultural Futures, Quicksand, and The Design Village, WDCD Live Delhi 2025 will explore innovative and regenerative solutions for a fairer and more resilient future.

WDCD Live Delhi 2025 will focus on global south innovations, circular economies, climate justice, and regenerative design, with themes of community-driven collaboration, rethinking technology, and exploring circular solutions for a regenerative future. Supported by Global Methane Hub, The Rockefeller Foundation, The Netherlands Embassy, and Pro Helvetia – Swiss Arts Council, the festival will be held at India Habitat Center, Delhi.

For more details and to register, visit WDCD Live Delhi 2025 Registration.

Richard van der Laken, Co-Founder and Creative Director of What Design Can Do (WDCD), said, “At WDCD, we believe design can lead us out of the crisis we’ve created, by embracing circularity and frugal innovation. In Delhi, we’ll engage the local creative community to explore design’s role in regeneration, drawing from nature and traditional practices to rethink materials, energy, and infrastructure. WDCD Live Delhi is about sparking action and optimism, inspiring designers to start creating solutions today, not tomorrow.”

“For sustainability to not seem like a trade off, a whole system approach is needed — one that brings together policy, industry, consumers, entrepreneurs and a breed of creatives that can make this change desirable, and more attainable within the everyday realities of people. It requires a mindset shift and that is what we are here to provoke and inspire,” said Ayush Chauhan, Co-Founder of Unbox Cultural Futures.

Mridu Sahai Patnaik, Co-Founder of The Design Village, said, “At WDCD Live Delhi, we’ll shift focus from the top of the pyramid to the 90% of India. Every challenge is a design challenge, and creators must consider the broader impact of their work. It’s time to move beyond decor and have deeper conversations on systems, technology, and social justice.”

Key Speakers not to be Missed:

Participants can get ready to hear from some of the world’s leading game-changers in design, innovation, and social impact, including:

  • Sandeep Virmani (Hunnarshala Foundation)
  • Deepali Khanna (Head of The Rockefeller Foundation’s Asia Regional Office)
  • Shashank Mani (Jagriti Yatra)
  • Emma Van Der Leest (Bio Designer)
  • Thomas Rau (Architect)
  • Carla Fernandez (Fashion Designer)
  • Kailash Nadh (Rainmatter Foundation)
  • Namita Bhatnagar (Biosoothe)
  • Monish Siripurapu (Ant Studio)
  • María Conejo (Pussypedia.net)
  • Rianne Makkink (WaterSchool)

Some of the Workshops will Include:

  • Systems Design Workshop by Sensing Local // Sobia
  • Visualizing Climate Impact: Crafting Data-Driven Narratives for Action by Revisual Labs // Gurman Bhatia
  • Waste Textile Lab by Femke van Gemert (NL)
  • WDCD CHALLENGE DESIGN JAM by Lara Snatager + Mudita Pasari
  • Calling all hackers and makers for Climate by Dr. Kit Braybrooke (Swiss)

WDCD Live Delhi Highlights

Attendees can prepare for an action-packed day filled with inspiring and interactive experiences:

  • Project Showcase supported by Godrej Design Lab: Participants can check out innovative solutions and frugal innovations tackling some of the world’s most pressing climate challenges. Showcases and exhibits fall under the following thematic focus:
    • Super Pollutants: SLCPs Design Responses and Research
    • The Power of Community: Design through Radical Collaboration
    • Rethinking Technology: Bridging Innovation and Tradition
    • Circular Planet: Design for a Regenerative Future
  • Exhibitions by WDCD Challenge Winners: Guests can discover WDCD Challenge Winners and their ground-breaking ideas and design-driven innovations.
  • Workshops & Labs: Participants can join collaborative sessions where experts and stakeholders tackle climate change, social justice, and more.
  • Immersive Experiences: Attendees can engage with thought-provoking sessions led by experts who will challenge them to think differently.
  • Talks & Panel Discussions: Participants can be inspired by creatives who are transforming the world with their work.
  • Music & Networking: Guests can dive into vibrant networking opportunities and pitch sessions for circular startups to connect with potential investors and partners.

Learn more about the program here.

After Hours at The British Council:

The fun doesn’t stop when the sun sets. From 7:00 PM onwards, attendees can experience:

  • Nine Earths by D-fuse: An immersive multimedia artwork that explores humanity’s demand for the Earth’s resources.
  • Elsewhere in India by Avinash Kumar & DJ Murthy: An exploration of cultural heritage, digital technology, and speculative futures.

Get Involved — Be Part of the Movement

WDCD Live Delhi 2025 is more than just a festival it’s an opportunity to be part of something bigger, something transformative. Those interested can join WDCD, as they explore how design can build a sustainable, equitable, and resilient future. For more details and to register, visit WDCD Live Delhi Registration.

ABOUT WHAT DESIGN CAN DO

What Design Can Do (WDCD) is an international organization that advocates for design as a tool for social change. Since 2011, we have undertaken numerous activities to promote the role of designers in addressing the world’s most pressing societal and environmental issues. WDCD has hosted 15 successful conferences in Amsterdam, São Paulo, and México City. In 2016, WDCD launched an ambitious design challenge programme that engages the creative community with urgent societal issues, such as the well-being of refugees and climate change. To see previous Challenge winners, visit www.whatdesigncando.com/projects/. For more information, visit www.whatdesigncando.com

ABOUT UNBOX CULTURAL FUTURES

Unbox Cultural Futures is a cultural platform that builds community at the intersection of disciplines, to explore new narratives and reimagine India’s plural futures. It began as a festival bringing together unlikely like-minds in 2011 and has since grown into a large world of labs, public engagement platforms, research projects, installations, and publications, building collaborative art, design, and tech projects to explore new narratives for cultural enquiry and expression.

ABOUT THE DESIGN VILLAGE

The Design Village is an educational ecosystem for discerning learners, built by globally acknowledged academicians and industry experts, offering a comprehensive and future-oriented design education that prepares leaders who design to transform the world. The village is a metaphor for the design village both in its physicality and philosophy, and the village educates designers the world truly needs, and those the world didn’t realise it needed.

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Fulfilling PM Modi’s Dream of Atmanirbhar Bharat: India’s AI Writing Startup Kreativespace Incubated at IIT Kharagpur

  1. Kreativespace, an Indian AI-powered writing platform founded by Vinet Kakadea, has been incubated at IIT Kharagpur and recognized by SVNIT University, Ministry of Education under Bodhan AI Conclave also through the NVIDIA Inception Program, AWS Startup Program, and DPIIT under Startup India.
  2. The platform unifies 8 AI-powered writing tools, along with AI Humanizer and Message AI feature being the latest addition into a single ecosystem, so you can generate and refine content all in one place.
  3. The company reports more than 50,000+ signed-up users, 75,000+ anonymous users, and roughly 100,000 monthly website visitors, positioning itself as the only Indian company operating at scale in the global AI writing market.

SURAT, India, June 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Kreativespace, an AI-powered writing platform, is building out its position as the only homegrown alternative in a market long dominated by international tools such as Grammarly and QuillBot. Founded by Vinet Kakadea and incubated at IIT Kharagpur, the company has aligned its growth with the broader push behind Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Atmanirbhar Bharat (Self-Reliant India) initiative, which encourages indigenous technology development capable of competing on a global scale.

Kreativespace Incubated at IIT Kharagpur

As AI adoption accelerates across India’s education, research, and enterprise sectors, Kreativespace is among a small group of Indian startups building writing technology designed to compete directly with established international platforms.

Kreativespace’s progress has been recognized by several institutions central to India’s startup and technology ecosystem. The company has been incubated at IIT Kharagpur, selected under SSIP 2.0 through SVNIT University, and chosen by the Ministry of Education to present its work at the Bodhan AI Conclave. It has also been accepted into the NVIDIA Inception Program and the AWS Startup Program, and holds DPIIT recognition under the Startup India initiative.

Where many writing-tool users rely on separate subscriptions for content generation to refinement for grammar correction, paraphrasing, plagiarism checking, citation generation, and editing, Kreativespace brings these functions into a single platform as a super-app for AI writing tools. The company says its approach centers on affordability and accessibility alongside performance, aiming to make advanced AI writing assistance available to a wider range of users regardless of geography or budget.

The idea for Kreativespace took shape while founder Vinet Kakadea was studying at New York University and Marymount University in the United States, where he experienced firsthand how students, researchers, and professionals often need multiple paid subscriptions to cover writing-related tasks. That fragmented experience led him to build a super-app offering each of these capabilities together, at a more accessible price point.

Kreativespace combines 8 AI-powered writing tools with AI Humanizer and Message AI feature being the latest addition, allowing users to generate, rewrite, refine, and humanize content without moving between separate platforms. The product is available via web platform, mobile apps on the App Store and Google Play, browser extensions for Chrome, Mozilla, and Edge, and a Google Docs add-on.

Vinet Kakadea, Founder of Kreativespace, said, “Kreativespace’s vision is to digitalize the entire Indian education ecosystem to support PM Modi’s Atmanirbhar Bharat scheme.”

About Kreativespace

Kreativespace with the Motto of Making Writing Accessible for Everyone: Kreativespace is an AI-powered writing platform built to make AI writing tools accessible, affordable, and effective for students, researchers, educators, professionals, content creators, startups, and enterprises. Founded by Vinet Kakadea, the company is incubated at IIT Kharagpur and has been recognized by AWS Startup Program, the NVIDIA Inception Program, and DPIIT under Startup India. For more information, visit kreativespace.com.

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Santokbaa Humanitarian Award 2026 Marks 20 Years of Compassion and Service

SURAT, India, June 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Santokbaa Humanitarian Award 2026, instituted by Shree Ramkrishna Knowledge Foundation (SRKKF), the philanthropic arm of Shree Ramkrishna Exports (SRK), marked 20 years of honouring individuals who have made a lasting difference through compassion, service and leadership. The awards were presented recently in Surat.

This year’s Santokbaa Humanitarian Award was conferred on Padma Shri Dr. Gullapalli N. Rao, renowned Indian ophthalmologist and Founder-Chair of the LV Prasad Eye Institute, and Padma Shri Smt. Reema Nanavaty, development worker and Director of the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA). Their work has touched millions of lives through healthcare, empowerment and community development.

In a significant addition this year, SRKKF introduced the Social Entrepreneur Award to recognise leaders who combine business excellence with measurable social impact. The inaugural award was presented to Shri Srikanth Bolla, Founder of Bollant Industries, a sustainable manufacturing company known for disability-inclusive employment and environmentally responsible practices.

The event was graced by Chief Guest Shri Harivansh Narayan Singh, Hon’ble Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha and Guests of Honour Shri Harsh Sanghavi, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat; along with several other distinguished personalities.

Established in 2006 by Shri Govind Dholakia, Founder & Chairman Emeritus of Shree Ramkrishna Exports Pvt. Ltd. and SRKKF, the award reflects the legacy of compassion and selfless values embodied by his mother, Santokbaa. Over the past two decades, it has become a platform to honour individuals whose lives and work continue to inspire society.

The awardees are selected through a rigorous and transparent process led by an independent jury comprising leaders from diverse fields. The 2026 jury included Shri Govindan Rangarajan, Director, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru; Shri A.S. Kiran Kumar, Former Chairman, ISRO; Admiral R. Hari Kumar (Retd.), Former Chief of the Indian Navy; Shri Rishabh Shroff, Partner, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; and Shri Shreyans Dholakia, Entrepreneur and Brand Custodian, SRK.

Addressing the gathering, Chief Guest Shri Harivansh Narayan Singh said that the SRK Foundation is carrying forward Santokbaa’s legacy to the next generation by celebrating service, sacrifice and compassion over wealth or fame. He added that the family’s effort to connect this legacy with social entrepreneurship reflects the values of nation-building.

Shri Harsh Sanghavi said the Santokbaa Award reminds us that true achievement lies not only in personal success, but in bringing light and happiness to others. Shri Govind Dholakia said his mother Santokbaa spent her life guided by truth, love and compassion, and that her values continue to inspire the family’s work. He added that the award’s 20-year journey is a tribute to changemakers whose efforts have strengthened communities across the country.

Speaking on the honour, Dr. Gullapalli N. Rao said it was a privilege to receive the recognition on behalf of all those working to expand access to quality eye care. He said restoring sight restores dignity and opportunity, and praised SRK’s world-class operational systems. Smt. Reema Nanavaty said the award belonged to the millions of women whose resilience and entrepreneurial spirit continue to inspire SEWA’s mission. She noted that when women are empowered, they become agents of change for their families and communities. Shri Srikanth Bolla said his journey has shown that limitations often exist more in perception than reality, and that the award is a reminder that with the right support, every individual can contribute meaningfully to society.

Over the past 20 years, the Santokbaa Humanitarian Award has honoured 20 of India’s most distinguished humanitarian and social leaders, including Shri Ratan Tata, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Dr. Sudha Murty, Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla, Shri Shiv Nadar, Dr. Abhay Bang and Dr. Rani Bang, Dr. Verghese Kurien, Shri Kailash Satyarthi and Shri A.S. Kiran Kumar. With the introduction of the Social Entrepreneurship Award in 2026, the milestone celebration reaffirmed the importance of empathy, service and purposeful leadership in building a better future.

About Santokbaa Humanitarian Award:

Over the past 20 years, the Santokbaa Humanitarian Award has honoured 19 of India’s most distinguished humanitarian and social leaders, including Shri Ratan Tata, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Dr. Sudha Murty, Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla, Shri Shiv Nadar, Dr. Abhay Bang and Dr. Rani Bang, Dr. Verghese Kurien, Shri Kailash Satyarthi and Shri A.S. Kiran Kumar, among other eminent personalities. In 2026, SRKKF also instituted the Santokbaa Social Entrepreneurship Award, with Shri Srikanth Bolla becoming its inaugural recipient.

As the Santokbaa Humanitarian Award completed a remarkable 20-year journey, the milestone celebration reaffirmed the enduring importance of empathy, service and purposeful leadership in shaping a better future. The journey endures, contributing to nation-building through compassion, innovation and service to humanity.

For more information, visit: https://srk.foundation/honours

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Osstem Implant Accelerates Innovation in India with ‘Denall TV’, a Digital Dental Education Hub

  • Over the past two years since its launch in April 2024, Denall TV has become a core platform for digital dental education in India.
  • Opened a dedicated Denall Studio in India in July 2025, strengthening live hands-on and professional training programs.
  • Supporting the professional growth of clinicians through practical content, including ‘Master Courses’ and ‘Product Reviews’.

NEW DELHI and MUMBAI, India, June 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Osstem Implant announced that its specialized dental education platform for the Indian market, ‘Denall TV’ (https://in.denall.com), is gaining significant traction among local practitioners, establishing itself as a vital hub for digital dental education in India.

The thumbnail for the ‘Implant System Introduction’ lecture, the most-watched content on Denall TV India
  •  Building a Comprehensive Digital Clinical Education Environment

Since launching its first content in April 2024, Denall TV has continuously evolved to meet the needs of Indian clinicians. To provide more immersive and high-quality education, Osstem Implant established a dedicated Denall Studio in India in July 2025. This facility has enabled the creation of a systematic digital clinical education environment, overcoming geographical limitations for dentists across the country.

  • Providing High-Quality, Practice-Oriented Clinical Content

The platform focuses on promoting ‘Digital Dentistry’ through specialized ‘Digital Surgery’ education and providing accurate product information. Denall TV consistently uploads essential clinical content, including: Live Hands-on sessions, Practical Master Courses, Expert product reviews featuring items such as the T2 Plus and 122 Taper KIT, helping clinicians make informed decisions for their practices.

  • Strengthening Trust as a Strategic Education Partner

Professional clinical courses have become a major topic of interest among local medical professionals. Notably, the ‘Implant System Introduction’ lecture has surpassed 25,000 views, proving the platform’s high influence. This achievement signifies that Osstem Implant has successfully established itself as a trusted education partner in the Indian market, going beyond its role as a manufacturer.

  • Bridging Global Trends and Improving Educational Accessibility

Osstem Implant connects local practitioners with global academic networks. The platform provides timely content from global academic events such as the ‘2026 Osstem World Meeting in Bangkok’, sharing the latest implant trends and technological advancements with the Indian dental community. By offering online access, Denall TV effectively bridges the educational gap for dentists in regions where offline seminars are difficult to attend.

An official from Osstem Implant India stated, “Denall TV serves as a key bridge, delivering world-class clinical knowledge to local dentists. We will continue to strengthen our real-time interactive webinars to provide deeper clinical insights.” The official added, “We are committed to driving both the quantitative and qualitative growth of the Indian dental implant market through the continued provision of high-quality educational content.”

Moving forward, Osstem Implant plans to enhance its B2C PR strategies centered around the Denall TV platform and lead the popularization of digital dental treatment in India through close communication with local practitioners.

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