Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad will be organising a hackathon named 'Clean-a-thon' to help find feasible solutions to environmental problems including water, air and noise pollution and increasing use of non-biodegradable materials. Registrations are being on its website www.iith.ac.in till 6 pm today.
Participants will have to find solutions for the existing environmental problems in the world such as pollution, single-use plastics, lack of means to clean water bodies and waste disposal. It aims to generate awareness about the alternatives to plastic, upcycling, recycling and building a circular economy.
They will have to submit a presentation for their probable solutions.
i-TIC incubator, #IITHyderabad is organizing Clean-a-thon, a cleantech hackathon to find solutions. Participate in the hackathon by submitting a presentation
— IIT Hyderabad (@IITHyderabad) April 3, 2021
Reg deadline: April 4, 2021 at 6:00 pm
Reg link: https://t.co/oRLZZINOs0@PMOIndia @DrRPNishank @SanjayDhotreMP @IndiaDST pic.twitter.com/6eYjBR84Mf
The top three winners will get cash prizes worth Rs 20,000. They will get a lateral entry to grant schemes providing up to Rs 10 Lakhs for their implementing ideas.
In addition, they will be mentored by a IIT Hyderabad-based incubator named i-TIC Foundation.
The participants can contact the officials at office.itic@iith.ac.in or at 9398323668.
