Yahoo Hack India 2013: 250 hackers built 56 hacks in 24 hours

New Delhi: In the sixth edition of Yahoo Hack India held in Hyderabad on July 13 and 14, 2013, about 250 developers from 20 states participated. The theme of this year's hack event was around mobile and personalisation.

Most of the hacks submitted were around geo location, science based apps on sentiment analysis, photo based apps and SMS. 250 hackers in the house built 56 hacks in just 24 hours. Eight per cent of the hackers at the event were women

Here is the list of winners of Yahoo Hack, Hyderabad 2013:

Grand prize winner: PlanMan! by Varun Kumar Nagarajan, Arun Kumar Nagarajan, Raghu Ram, Amit Bharti

It is a mobile app which lets you do Workflow Management through SMS and missed calls. It takes inputs from any type of mobile device and is targeted towards a small group or company wanting to schedule their daily tasks.

Most Creative Hack: Bachao! by Mayank Yadav, Abhijit Sinha, Asmita Metrewar, Vikalp Handa

This Android app uses the accelerometer in the Smartphones to track the user's location in event of a car accident and sends an alert to their emergency contacts and the ambulance service.

Best Technical Hack: Train Tracker by Sagar Pandey, Rohan Prinja, Shahid Khan, Ahamed Salim

It is a mobile traveler app that asks for users PNR number to provide them real-time train information on an ongoing journey including next stop, time to reach the destination, train status and weather forecast of the upcoming station.

Best Potential Product: iCity by Yogesh Joshi, Dinesh Salve

An iOS app which gives users basic information about the city they are visiting like weather forecast, public transport, city hospitals, hotels and restaurants, Facebook friends who live in the city all in just one touch!

Hackers choice award (voted by fellow hackers): AI Finance by Abhimitra Kartikeya Surabhi, Rakesh Tadisetty, Amiit Kumar Tiwari, Sudheesh Singanamalla.

An app that uses Artificial Intelligence to predict the upcoming stock values. It is helpful for those people who are occasional traders and helps them to make the right choices and avoid losses in their investment.