The hunger crisis has been a long-standing one and in the recent past, we've only seen it take a turn for the worse. Stray animals, dependent on feeders, were also affected by the lockdown. Having always been dedicated to animal welfare, Kharghar-based architect Swapna Joshi took to the streets to regularly feed stray dogs, when an observation struck her. "I realised that while strays in some areas were being fed multiple times, others were going hungry," she says.

Stray dogs are often found in pockets. And so, Joshi decided to launch an app to facilitate feed tracking. While she outsourced the software development, the framework for it was laid down by her, with the encouragement of her husband and brother-in-law. Canine Buddy will be available on Google Play Store this week.