Garhwal Post Bureau
Dehradun, 27 Feb: A two-day Innovation Festival was inaugurated in the present day at the Uttarakhand State Council for Science and Technology (UCOST), Vigyan Dham. The Chief Guest, Anand Bardhan, Chief Secretary, Government of Uttarakhand, formally inaugurated the competition. Nitesh Kumar Jha, Secretary, Science & Technology, Good Governance and Information Technology, Government of Uttarakhand, was the Guest of Honour.
Addressing the gathering, Anand Bardhan emphasised that science, expertise and innovation are important elements of on a regular basis life and inspired college students to actively have interaction in scientific pursuits.
Nitesh Kumar Jha highlighted the important thing actions and initiatives undertaken by the Department of Science and Technology to advertise innovation and scientific mood within the state.
Prof Durgesh Pant, Director General, Uttarakhand State Council for Science and Technology (UCOST), elaborated on the targets of the Innovation Festival, stating that it goals to offer a typical platform for college kids, start-ups and innovators throughout Uttarakhand to showcase their concepts and technological developments.
During their go to to Vigyan Dham the dignitaries toured the Science City building web site and numerous services at UCOST, together with new science Community radio station (Vigyan Vani) for growing scientific tamper in society, Biodiversity Park, hydroponic setup, water lab, data administration centre, Intellectual property rights cell, Science schooling analysis wing and different key infrastructure and sections.
An exhibition on Science, Technology and Innovation was additionally inaugurated on the event, the place modern initiatives and startups displayed their work.
The first panel dialogue was held on the theme “Women in Science and Innovation: Inspiring the Next Generation”. Women entrepreneurs from numerous elements of Uttarakhand participated within the session. The panellists included Dr Reema Pant (Educationist), Meenakshi Khati (Aipan Project), Himani Goswami (Vikasya), and Namita Tamta (Baba Agrotech).
The second panel dialogue, titled “Innovation to Impact: Role of Science Startups and Banking Support”, centered on strengthening the startup ecosystem. Dr Bhuwan Joshi, Deputy Head, Udaipur Solar Observatory, Ajay Rawat from Astroverse, Haldwani, and Dr Peyush Goyal, Emeritus Scientist, UCOST, shared their insights on innovation and entrepreneurship. A variety of scholar competitions, together with rangoli, drama, quiz, extempore, poster and mannequin competitions, had been organised throughout the competition. Workshops on creativity, synthetic intelligence, robotics and STEM had been additionally carried out to boost sensible studying. A particular session on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and profession steerage was organised, with a lecture delivered by Dr DP Uniyal, Joint Director, UCOST. The Innovation Festival efficiently introduced collectively policymakers, scientists, entrepreneurs and college students, fostering a spirit of innovation and collaboration throughout Uttarakhand. UCOST and RSC officers and greater than 300 Students from numerous colleges and faculties -SARC Education Nepal, Students from HimJyoti Public Schools, Selaqui International School, Tons Bridge School, St Joseph’s Academy, Uttaranchal University, and so on., participated on this Innovation Fest.