MUMBAI, India, June 20 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202311084455 A) filed by Chandigarh Group Of Colleges, Mohali, Punjab, on Dec. 11, 2023, for 'planting assistive device.'

Inventor(s) include Amrita Singh; Vinesh Kumari; and Aarju.

The application for the patent was published on June 20, under issue no. 25/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A planting assistive device, comprising an elongated expandable body 1 having a first portion 2 gripped by a user and a second portion 3 configured with a rectangular member 5 to maneuver the body 1 over a soil surface that is to be planted, a touch interactive display panel 6 mounted on the body 1 accessed by the user ...