Chandigarh, July 16 -- At a time when climate change, deforestation, and soil degradation continue to threaten ecosystems across the globe, a 17-year-old student from Haryana-an aspiring environmental engineer-has stepped forward with a promising solution.

Abeer Rohan Gosain, a Class XII student, has designed 'Trevive', a low-cost, Internet of Things (IoT)-powered system that monitors the health of trees and plants in real time.

His innovation has already earned a Design Patent and three Copyrights from the Government of India, recognizing the uniqueness of both the device's hardware and its proprietary software algorithms.

Explaining how Trevive works, Abeer said, "Using a suite of sensors, Trevive collects plant data such as soil co...