The Indian Institute of Technology on Sunday showcased projects by its researchers developed under the IMPacting Research, INnovation and Technology (IMPRINT) and Uchhatar Avishkar Yojana (UAY) schemes of the Ministry of Human Resource Development at an exhibition titled TechEx.
The exhibition was inaugurated by Minister for Human Resource Development, Ramesh Pokhriyal, who stressed the importance of all research having a social impact. He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given special emphasis to research with the slogan Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan, Jai Vigyan and Jai Anusandhan and that research was the need of the hour. “Behind the development of developed countries, there is a special contribution of the research done in the universities there. Our educational institutions have to play a similar role in building a new India. I am confident that India will become a world leader in every field by the efforts of these institutions,” Mr. Pokhriyal said.
Over 50 models/prototypes under IMPRINT and 26 under UAY were showcased at the exhibition on various themes ranging from non-invasive and low-cost rapid TB diagnostics, artificial pancreas for closed loop blood glucose control of type-I diabetic patients, affordable cancer diagnosis/treatment, electric vehicle charger, remote healthcare delivery system for non-communicable diseases, low-cost environment-friendly fire detection and suppression system, air quality monitoring network system to detection of pesticides and insecticides in fruits and vegetables.
V. Ramgopal Rao, Director, IIT Delhi, speaking on the occasion, said that IMPRINT and UAY have made a huge difference to the scientific community as the schemes put problems first and then build a team to solve the problem. “We have put in a lot of effort to connect the researchers with the different stakeholders in the society for identifying the right set of problems and then use the IMPRINT and UAY schemes to develop a solution,” Mr. Rao said.
