Surat student wins national vivo Ignite 2026 innovation award

Dheyay Shah, a school student from Surat, has won the national title at vivo Ignite 2026 for developing an AI-based groundwater estimation project called JALAAKAR. The machine-learning model uses historical borewell, rainfall, and soil data to generate taluka-level estimates for improved water management. The nationwide competition attracted over 6,100 ideas addressing critical societal and environmental challenges.