The Bihar Idea Festival highlighted several innovative projects. Shashi Kumar of Patna won first place for his portable automated medical waste water treatment system. Second place went to Adarsh Arav from Saharsa, who created the GarudaNetra, an AI-powered autonomous drone platform. Shambhavi Sharma from West Champaran secured third place for her ‘Vayu Jyoti’ low-smoke, high-efficiency cooking stove. Fourth place was awarded to Ajit Kumar from Siwan for his waste-to-wealth cold storage facility. Finally, fifth place was claimed by Yug Srivastava from Patna for India’s first AI-powered legal operating system.
