Ashok Gadgil has spent the past 30 years helping people in need, and he has no plans to stop. On May 2, 2012, Gadgil received the $100,000 (624,605 yuan) Lemelson-MIT Award for Global Innovation (创新). Each year, the honor is given to an inventor who has improved the lives of people in developing countries. Gadgil’s inventions have helped more than 100 million people around the world.