Nashik: Identifying the persistent labour shortage faced by farmers during onion harvesting—especially for separating onion bulbs from the leaves—two Class 10 students from Gondegaon have developed an innovative solution.

Sumit Sambhaji Shinde and Om Ananda Ghuge, students of Krantiveer Vasantrao Narayanrao Naik Shikshan Prasarak Sanstha–run Madhyamik Vidyamandir, Gondegaon, have created a solar-powered ‘Onion Leaf Cutting Machine’ which has been selected directly for the state-level round through the INSPIRE Award exhibition. Their achievement has received widespread appreciation across the region.

To honour this remarkable accomplishment, villagers and leaders from Gondegaon organised a grand civic felicitation ceremony. The students and their mentor, mathematics–science teacher Dattat

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