MUMBAI, India, Jan. 8 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202511104199 A) filed by Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, on Oct. 29, 2025, for 'ai-based urban waste monitoring and management system.'

Inventor(s) include Harsh Singh; and Dr. Manik Rakhra.

The application for the patent was published on Dec. 12, under issue no. 50/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The invention provides an AI-based system (100) for real-time urban waste monitoring, reporting, and management. The system comprises a Garbage Detection Module (102) for identifying overflowing bins, roadside litter, and illegal dumping, a Municipal Notification Server (104) for real-time aler...