UHL: Under the CITHR (Center for Innovative Technologies for Himalayan Region) scheme of DST, Govt of India, a “Center for Innovative technologies for the Himalayan region (CITHR) also called Uplifting hilly livelihood (UHL) centre” was established at IIT Mandi on 2012. It derives its origin from the mission statement of IIT Mandi. It states that, among many others one of the aim of IIT Mandi is: To inculcate a spirit of entrepreneurship and to impart the ability to devise globally recognized solutions for the problems of society and industry, particularly in the fragile eco-system of the Himalayas. The centre strives to create an environment conducive to the research and implementation of ideas in fulfilment of the above spirit. Within a small span and limited resources, the centre has already undertaken many projects of social and economic importance and has created an impact. The centre is working in many long terms projects related to Pine needle, Lantana etc. Apart from long-term programs, several short-term activities are also taken up in various domains like education, health and social benefits. Under these short-term projects centre are organizing problem identification surveys across Kamand valley. Center intends to generate livelihood opportunities among local communities so that next generations can take up the newly created entrepreneurial possibilities.
Pine Needles cause major threat to Environment, Forest Biodiversity and Local Economy in entire Himalayan Region due to their non-bio-degradable and highly-inflammable nature. In our project, we propose to address the challenge of utilizing pine needles for social benefit by making pellets which can be used as fuel for domestic/industrial purposes.
IIT Mandi is privileged to be a part of 5 IITs team which is working for development of Aakash Application for educational and development purposes, IIT Mandi being the only one from new IITs. AADL, IIT Mandi consists of a team of self motivated young engineers who are working enthusiastically towards the development of android applications and motivating and guiding others towards the art of Android Programming We also have a dedicated lab, with all the facilities, for development of applications and organizing various events.
Azolla is a floating fern which resembles algae in appearance. It is one of floating aquatic macrophytes which are defined as plants that float on the water surface, usually with submerged roots and are generally not dependent on soil or water depth. Azolla has a higher crude protein content (ranging from 19 to 30 percent) and also rich in vitamins (vitamin A, vitamin B12 and Beta- Carotene), growth promoter intermediaries and minerals like calcium, phosphorous, potassium, ferrous, copper, magnesium. It is widely used as bio-fertilizer and cattle feed. Normally azolla is grown in paddy fields or shallow water bodies. It is a highly productive plant and multiplies very rapidly so that it can double in 3-10 days. Azolla cultivation is being tried at number of places near IIT Mandi by the efforts of CITHR. The initial results are very encouraging and the growth is phenomenal except during extreme cold days when it shows symptoms of dormancy. This effort has been done in co-operation with Dr Dr.Kamalasanan Pillai of Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari.
Azolla is first time introduced in the region. A research study needs to be done to know the adaptability of the plant in the himalayan region and its suitability as a supplement to cattle feed. Also the effect of a new feed on milk production (Quantitative as well as Qualitative) and health of cattle needs to be done before it is widely promoted.
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IU-ATC aims to develop next generation wireless technologies tailored to the Indian needs. This consortium is simultaneously developing low-cost applications using wireless networks to serve the needs of the masses, especially in rural India. The main purpose of the workshop this year is to reflect on the research work done to date since the last workshop at Cambridge University, UK; and, to take on board further recommendations from funding agencies, which include the Department of Science and Technology-DST (India) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council-EPSRC (UK).
One-day training workshop was organized for entrepreneurs on 26 December 2018 in the topic “the use of briquette machine for dry pine needle briquetting”. A total of 35 entrepreneurs from different parts of Himachal Pradesh participated in the workshop. The main goal of the training workshop was to motivate entrepreneurs to set up pine needle based industry. We explained the procedure involve and technicality in dry pine needle briquetting and briquette machine. We also organized a hands-on training session for participants in the briquette machine setup.
One day workshop was organized on “eco-friendly utilization of DPN for social benefits” on 25th Oct 2018.The main goal of the workshop was to make villagers aware about the use of dry pine needle and motivate them to set up pine needle based industry.Over 60 peoples from different backgrounds joined us in workshop. The major participants were forest guards, representative of infinite energy, Gram Pradhan’s, Ward Members, Gram Panchayat Sadasya, Memebrs from joint Forest management committees(JFMCs), Mahila Mandal, Yovak Mandal etc.
Women in India have incredible educational qualifications, but they end up being at home. This situation can change when we as a society take charge to overcome the problems. Our country cannot afford to drop such a huge workforce. Concerted efforts are needed at all levels. Most important is focused interventions during the early years of education of women to instil the strength not to surrender the education and career in STEM due to external pressures. The department of science and technology (DST) has started an initiative for young girl students to promote these girls in science and technology. We started this initiative in IIT Mandi campus and conducted a 15 days workshop under the DST pilot project known as ‘Vigyan Jyoti’. We have selected 29 girl students of HP Board from across the state with excellent academic background and with their interest in science and technology. During this 15 day workshop, we motivated them to pursue their career in the Science &Technology field and, in a subtle way, provide them directions to choose their career. We exposed girl students to all possible areas of science, while also explaining the society based relevance of the individual fields. The overall goal of this workshop was to plant dreams in the participant’s mind about their future and career in S&T.
4th workshop conducted by AADL on September 01, 2013. In this workshop, both the students of Shoolini University, Solan and fresher’s of IIT Mandi participated. This had the same structure as of the first workshop despite that the workshop had some more advanced topics such as JSON, XML and Ideology for app development. This workshop was a successfully done as many of the students understood the basic concept of Android Development and were very keen to develop the app for Aakash.
3rd workshop conducted by AADL on August 20, 2013, to introduce the youngest member of IIT Mandi, i.e. Fresher’s, to the Aakash project. They were shown Aakash tablet and were told a little bit about android development.
Workshop for outsiders by AADL was conducted on May 05, 2013. About 60 students from JNGEC Sunder Nagar participated in this workshop. We had 2 sessions of the workshop. In the first session the students of JNGEC were given a beginners workshop on android development. In this session, students made their first ever mini - Android app. The second session “Hands on Aakash”, was conducted to give the students first hands on experience on Aakash tablet.
1st workshop conducted by AADL on August 06, 2012, to introduce Students of IIT Mandi, to the Aakash project. This Workshop covered various aspects of app development, such as Java programming, XML designs and basic designing of an app .
A two day workshop of the India-UK Advanced Technology Centre (IU-ATC) of Excellence in Next Generation Networks, Systems, and Services is being held at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi on March 8th-9th, 2013. This workshop titled “8th Indo-UK Technical Workshop on Next Generation Network Systems and Services” is the first international workshop to be held at the new Kamand Campus of IIT Mandi. About 30 participants have come from the UK, with about 50 from various parts of India. The valedictory address for this workshop will be delivered by Dr. M. M. Pallam Raju, Hon’ble Minister for Human Resource Development, Government of India, in the afternoon on 9th March, 2013.
Infinite Energy Pvt. Ltd. is the recognized leader in biomass conversion & processing technology in India. Being a technology driven company, Infinite Energy is run by technocrats with 2 decades of experience in "Biomass to Energy" solutions. Over the years, Infinite Energy has built up a substantial reputation in the field of Biomass utilization techniques and have indigenously designed and developed various systems for biomass gasification, biomass pyrolysis, biomass briquetting and biomass drying.
The Forests of Himachal Pradesh known for their grandeur and majesty are like a green pearl in the Himalayan crown. This life supporting systems are presently under great stress due to impact of modern civilization, economic development and growth in human and cattle population. According to national Forest Policy, 1988, atleast two third i. e 66 of the geographical area should be under forest in the hilly states like Himachal Pradesh. However, keeping in view that about 20 of the area is inaccessible and beyond the tree limit, the State Government aims to bring 50 of the geographical area under forest cover.
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IIT Mandi[H.P]
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IIT Mandi[H.P]
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IIT Mandi[H.P]
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IIT Mandi[H.P]
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IIT Mandi[H.P]
Phone: 01905-267136
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IIT Mandi[H.P]
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IIT Mandi[H.P]
Phone: 01905-237908
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IIT Mandi[H.P]
Phone: 01905-267109
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IIT Mandi[H.P]
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IIT Mandi[H.P]
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IIT Mandi[H.P]
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IIT Mandi[H.P]
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IIT Mandi[H.P]
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IIT Mandi[H.P]
Sahaj Foundation
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UHL Project Office Above New Chemistry Lab, Stable Complex. Kamand Campus, IIT Mandi.Mandi, (H.P.)-175005
Principle Investigator
Associate Professor
IIT Mandi[H.P]
Phone:01905-267042
Email:arti@
iitmandi.ac.in
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Project Associate
IIT Mandi[H.P]
Phone:9816821609
Email:rakesh_arya@live.com
Project Assistant
IIT Mandi[H.P]
Email:poojathakur1490@gmail.com
Project Assistant
IIT Mandi[H.P]
Email:jysi2016@gmail.com
Project Associate
IIT Mandi[H.P]
Phone:8574512865
Email:kvivek907@gmail.com
