Small-town youth wows Bill Gates, turns college project into multi-crore startup

Aurangabad engineer Yogesh Gawande turned his college project into Niyo FarmTech, a solar-powered sprayer startup that has empowered over 12,000 farmers across 14 states. With 5,000+ units sold and 100+ jobs created, the Rs 4.3 crore venture even impressed Bill Gates, who personally tested the innovation during his India visit