Events

Content and Image Courtesy: India Innovation Initiative

The objective of the India Innovation Initiative project is to create an innovation eco-system in the country by sensitizing, encouraging and promoting innovators and facilitating commercialization of the innovations.

DST and CII jointly launched the Young Inventors initiative "Steer the Big Idea" in the year 2004. It was aimed at capturing the innovative ideas from young innovators for the benefit of Industry & society. In 2005, CII & DST joined hands with Industry to form IRIS - Initiative for Research and Innovation in Science. IRIS has been focused so far on school students i.e. innovators below the age group of 18 years. Agilent has been organizing the Agilent Engineering and Technology Awards through which it has been encouraging engineering students towards hands-on engineering in India and recognizing innovation.

CII & DST have now joined hands with Agilent to launch the nation-wide innovation competition for all innovators above the age group of 18+.

Organizer: ACWADAM

Main Topics:

Water and the City : Towards Sustainable Solutions

Theme: “Sustainable Cities: Clean and Affordable Water”

Water is life and yet, this natural resource is often taken for granted. With increasing urbanisation around the world exacerbated by climate change, water has become one of the world’s most precious commodities. Rapid industrial, economic, and social development has put additional strain on many countries’ limited water resources.

Organizer: Water and Food Equitable Distribution Organisation (WEDO)

Topics:

• Making more surface water available
• Sustainable and enduring solutions for water

Venue: Henry Maudslay Hall, Anna University, Chennai

Description:

WEDO ( Water and Food Equitable Distribution Organisation) is a unique Initiative of professionals and experts with hands-on experience, a Think-tank of the free enterprise with lateral thinking to design and evolve projects on a scientific and technological basis to provide acceptable engineering solutions to be proposed to the nation:  Models, designs and plans for  Production,  storage  and distribution of vital resources in India.

Organizers:

• South Against Genetic Engineering
• Bangalore Film Society
• Era Organics
• ICRA
• Pristine Organics
• Bhoomi Network
• Green Foundation
• Svaraj

Venue: Ashirvad, No. 30 St. Mark's Road Cross, Opp. State Bank of India, Bangalore 560 001

13th SearNet International Conference
Theme:"Rainwater Harvesting as a Means of Adaptation to the Challenges of Climate Change”

Organizers: Southern and Eastern Africa Rainwater Network (SearNet), Ethiopia Rainwater Harvesting Association (ERHA), Rainwater Harvesting Implementation Network (RAIN)

Venue: Taddesse Enjori Hotel in Awassa, Ethiopia.

Organizers:

• AME Foundation
• Association for Promotion of Organic Farming (APOF)
• Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR)
• Alumni Association

Venue: UAS Alumni Association (Next to Veterinary College) Bellary Road, Hebbal, Bangalore - 560024

Organizers:TARA Livelihood Academy