01Source
Segregated organic waste
Suitable organic material is identified and prepared close to where it is generated.
Turn organic wasteinto valueat its source.
Prithvi Rakshak is developing VermiKendra, a technology-assisted vermicomposting system for institutions and communities.
Seen in media. Supported by the innovation ecosystem.
The Times of India
The Indian Express
Samsung Newsroom India
Dainik Savera Times
Ajit
IIT Delhi
FITT — IIT Delhi
Punjab Agricultural University
Punjab State Council for Science & Technology
Department of Science & Technology
Municipal Corporation of Ludhiana
Government of Punjab
Watch our journey
Organic waste should become a local resource—not a transport problem.
Where VermiKendra fits
VermiKendra is being developed to bring preparation, monitoring and vermicomposting into one practical on-site workflow.
02Process
Technology-assisted vermicomposting
VermiKendra is being designed to support controlled handling, observation and a vermicomposting workflow.
03Intended output
Useful soil-health inputs
The intended result is a practical connection between treated organic material and soil-health formats.
Development-stage pathwayOperating performance will be communicated through documented testing and validation—not assumptions.
Awards that moved the work forward.
Several milestones across climate innovation, sustainability, technology and venture building—presented through the moments behind each recognition.
Climate innovation · 2025
Winner
Samsung Solve for Tomorrow India
National recognition for the team’s approach to decentralised organic-waste management and its potential for meaningful climate action.
Cash prize₹25,00,000
- Result
- National winner
- Focus
- Climate innovation
- Support
- IIT Delhi incubation
- Year
- 2025
National winner · 2026
National Winner
IVB Founders of Tomorrow
Secured first position after presenting Prithvi Rakshak’s venture model and product direction before the national jury.
Cash prize₹3,00,000
- Result
- 1st position
- Focus
- Venture building
- Stage
- National
- Year
- 2026
Technology competition
1st Prize · AIR 1
IIT Guwahati TechNiche
Recognised for the project’s problem definition, technical direction and sustainability potential at IIT Guwahati.
Cash prize₹45,000
- Result
- 1st prize
- Rank
- All India Rank 1
- Focus
- Technology
- Platform
- IIT Guwahati
Environmental innovation · 2025
1st Runner-Up
Eco-Innovators Ideathon
Recognised among student-led environmental innovations addressing practical sustainability challenges.
Cash prize₹20,000
- Result
- 1st runner-up
- Focus
- Eco innovation
- Track
- Student-led
- Year
- 2025
National ideathon · 2025
1st Runner-Up
Junk2Genius Ideathon
First runner-up at the national-level ideathon organised by RIMT University in Punjab.
Cash prize₹31,000
- Result
- 1st runner-up
- Focus
- Waste innovation
- Stage
- National
- Year
- 2025
Eco-Hackathon · 2024
Top 35
Eco-Hackathon Selection
Selected among more than 1.9 lakh entries in the nationwide programme supported by Pi Jam Foundation and Amazon Future Engineer.
- Result
- Top 35
- Entry pool
- 1.9 lakh+
- Focus
- Climate solutions
- Year
- 2024
WRO · Ahmedabad
Startup Idea Award
World Robot Olympiad
Received the Startup Idea Award for the venture concept at the Ahmedabad edition of the World Robot Olympiad.
Cash prize₹25,000
- Recognition
- Startup Idea Award
- Platform
- World Robot Olympiad
- Focus
- Startup innovation
- Location
- Ahmedabad
National sustainability track
3rd Place
National Sustainability Hackathon
Third-place recognition in the national sustainability hackathon organised by TERI School of Advanced Studies.
Cash prize₹7,500
- Result
- 3rd place
- Organiser
- TERI SAS
- Focus
- Sustainability
- Stage
- National
One connected workflow fordecentralised composting.
VermiKendra sits at the centre of a product ecosystem being developed to support material preparation, process monitoring and biological treatment—bringing each part of the on-site workflow into clearer view.
Current VermiKendra prototype · Supplied by the teamMeet VermiKendra.
A development-stage, technology-assisted vermicomposting system intended to support decentralised organic-waste management.
- Modular aluminium prototype architecture
- Sensor dashboard and manual controls under refinement
- Mixing and aeration mechanisms under validation
- Being developed for practical institutional operation
Built around VermiKendra.
Three supporting solutions from the company deck extend the core system across material preparation, monitoring and biological process support.
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Connected solution 01
VermiIntelliMix
A preparation and guidance unit intended to support carbon-to-nitrogen balancing and measured bio-enzyme dosing before material enters the composting process.
- Material-mixing workflow under development
- C:N guidance concept from the supplied solution deck
- Designed to work alongside VermiKendra
Outputs made through the work.
Three soil-health formats documented in the company pitch deck connect organic-waste treatment with practical growing applications.
Solid soil input
Vermicompost
A finished organic soil amendment produced through vermicomposting and sold as part of the team’s soil-health product line.
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Convenient format
Vermisticks
Compact organic soil-health sticks packaged as a convenient format for home gardens and smaller growing spaces.
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Liquid soil input
Vermiwash
A liquid soil-health input collected through the vermicomposting process and presented in the deck as an existing product output.
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VermiKendra is being shaped for practical organic-waste workflows across educational institutions, hospitality kitchens, residential communities, farms and nurseries.
Educational institutions
Explore on-site waste handling alongside practical environmental learning.
Hospitality & kitchens
Assess a source-level pathway for segregated food-preparation waste.
Residential communities
Study decentralised organic-waste treatment for shared communities.
Farms & nurseries
Connect appropriate organic residues with biological soil inputs.
Evidence before promises.
Validation is an active workstream. The team is documenting the system, its operating conditions and its limits as development continues.
Test. Observe. Refine. Document.
Pilot conversations are intended to help assess real operating contexts. Any technical or impact claim will depend on documented results—not ambition alone.
What we are working to understand
- 01
Suitable feedstock preparation and operating routines
- 02
Process conditions that support healthy vermicomposting
- 03
Installation, space and operator requirements
- 04
Useful, transparent pilot measurements
Impact in practice.Traction in motion.
From waste collection and compost-making to workshops, prototype development and soil-health product sales, the team has built an early operating record alongside VermiKendra’s development.
Company-reported operating milestones.
From early prototypes and waste treatment to community workshops and product sales, each milestone reflects steady progress from idea to practical action.
4prototypes built to date
12+innovation awards
3+soil-health products launched
2,000 kg+organic waste treated
2,100+customers engaged
20+community training workshops
₹5,00,000+reported cumulative revenue from soil-health product sales
