Institution's Innovation Council, Jadavpur University

Are dump wastes bothering you! Well now you can get it easily cleared up with the help of this new social media app. Amazing isn't it ? The solution to the long lasting problem of trash disposal has finally become reality, credits to the efforts of team EcoEden from Jadavpur University, comprising Rahul Shaikh, Pritthijit Nath, Aritra Samanta, Sandipan Saha, Shuvayan Ghosh Dastidar and Chitra Maji, who made it possible.

EcoEden brings to you an app which uses social media platform for tagging and collection of trash and wastage. Users can get rewarded as part of a very simple yet intriguing incentive based model. On top of that, to ensure involvement at every level of the community, top uncollected posts from each month will get referred to the local municipality to keep regular tabs on unchecked wastage. This app further brings to the table, a unique deep learning model that classifies trashes into various categories. Additionally, people can downvote a photo if they find it invalid or unsuiting of a trash post, and if it crosses a certain threshold that post will be removed.

To add a feather in their cap, MHRD acknowledged their innovation by declaring them the winners of Smart India Hackathon 2020 from Sustainable Environment (IC470) category.

“The key to artificial intelligence has always been the representation.” —Jeff Hawkins

JU Alumni Association Singapore (JUAAS) Chapter presents Excel@Alumni University Relationship, the first session being "A Quick Peek into the World of AI" by Mr. Subhendu Dey.

Registration link: http://bit.ly/juaas_ai

Mr. Subhendu Dey, Executive Architect of the Cognitive Business, IBM, who is also a JU alumnus of Mechanical Engineering Batch 1999 will be sharing the industry highlights. With over 20 years of industry experience Mr. Dey is a leader in IBM GBS for using the power of AI, and hence would be an excellent mentor for the new explorers in this field.

Get accustomed to new tomorrow, Today! Register for the informative session!! The interactive seminar is open to all and absolutely Free.
Date: 1st August, 2020
Time: 6pm to 7pm

Meeting link and further details will be mailed to the participants.

The entire world is fighting against Covid-19. Scientists around the world are working day in and day out to develop a vaccine to mitigate this rapidly spreading disease. So , here's your chance to take part in the Drug Discovery Hackathon, 2020 , focussed on discovering a potential drug to treat Coronavirus , contribute towards this fight against the virus and at the same time win prizes.

The Hackathon, embarked by AICTE and CSIR , will take place on two themes - drug design for anti Covid-19, lead molecule generation or repurposing and designing of new tools and algorithms. These ideas presented by the participants will be possibly adopted by the CSIR labs and other organisations to develop AI solutions for Covid-19.

For more details, attend the YouTube live session on 2nd July ,2020 at 11:00 AM on MHRD Innovation Cell and CSIR India.

Institute Innovation Council, Jadavpur University along with JU E-Cell provides you an opportunity to participate in the online webinar on "Scope of Electricity Amendment Bill 2020 in the New Normal" at 11 a. m, 19th June 2020, on Zoom platform.

Fill up this form to get a chance to interact with some of the most prestigious stalwarts of the industry!

Register Yourself BY 18th June 11:59PM !!!"

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Details at: http://bit.ly/iicju_ideasubmission

Jadavpur University's Institution's Innovation Council(IIC), working under the supervision of MHRD's IIC, Government of India, is pleased to inform you that the deadline for submission of idea and PoCs for IIC National Innovation Contest 2020 has been extended to June 21, by MHRD.

While the participants aren't being asked to limit their work to any specific field, the IIC actively seeks to focus on products that promote self-reliance and replace imports.

Only for students of Jadavpur University

Send your entries to Convener (IIC), Dr. Sayan Chatterjee at:
[email protected]
[email protected]

Deadline to send the entries: 24:00hrs 15th June, 2020

Institute Innovation Council, Jadavpur University along with JU E-Cell provides you an opportunity to participate in the online panel discussion on 'IT as a career choice during the pandemic' on Friday, the12th of June, 2020. Fill up this form to get a chance to interact with some of the most prestigious stalwarts of the industry! Register Yourself BY 11:59PM TONIGHT!!!"

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"IT - as a Career Choice during the Pandemic" Online Panel Discussion Registration form Date: 12th June (Friday) TIme: 4:45 PM Platform: Zoom (For Jadavpur University Students Only)

5th June is celebrated globally as World Environment Day every year. This time, we, at the JU Entrepreneurship Cell, would like to use this occasion to acknowledge some of the startups established by the varsity's students, that are zestfully pursuing sustainable development.

Palok Poriborton, a budding enterprise, has formulated eco-friendly packaging which will be made up of nugatory bird feathers. Their product envisages to replace nature's nemesis, plastic packaging.
Contact us at: https://www.facebook.com/palokporiborton/

GroundBlu has developed a portable water purifier that makes impure water suitable for drinking instantly, at a modest cost. The low cost, coupled with an effective design, is expected to be of great advantage to the neccesitous.
Contact at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/groundblu

Blitzkrieg Enterprise is a startup that aims to provide eco-friendly consumer goods made out of a starch based polymer. The polymer is prepared from leftover food waste, thus solving multiple problems simultaneously.
Contact at: https://www.facebook.com/Blitzkrieg-Enterprise-100699158072724/

We applaud their efforts, for incorporating innovation into the ecosystem. This will go a long way in encouraging other young changemakers, to play a part in making the startup ecosystem more environment-friendly.

“Periods don’t stop for pandemics - it’s every girl’s right to manage her period safely and with dignity.

The birth anniversary of "The Lady with the Lamp", Florence Nightingale, is celebrated as the International Nurses Day every year since 1965, as she is believed to be the founder of modern nursing.

As we find the world crippled by the pandemic today, we are bound to realise the selflessness of the nurses who look after the affected throughout the day and lament the ones who are dead.

Here's JU Ecell and IIC JU wishing a happy International Nurses day to the fearless frontline fighters.

"Jai Jawan, Jai Kisaan, Jai Vigyan"
These remarkable words from the Late Prime Minister of India, Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee marked an incredible occasion for our country, when she finally established herself as a nuclear power as well as a player in the space technology.

The National Technology Day, celebrated every year on May 11th, marks the success of mission Pokhran-II. The theme for this year is "Commercializing Indigenous Technologies: Journey from Benchside to Business Programme".

The IIC, in association with JU E-Cell, wishes you a Happy National Technology Day.

The Institution's Innovation Council, MHRD's Innovation Cell, has been conducting online IIC sessions on MIC YouTube channel ( https://www.youtube.com/mhrdinnovationcell), since 28th of April, 2020. These online sessions focus on various themes of Innovation, IPR, Entrepreneurship and Startups, and these e-sessions would replace the physical activities of Q3 and Q4, due to the prolonged lockdown across the country.

Students participating these sessions will be awarded certificates by June, 2020, by filling in the online assessment form that would be given in the description box and submitting the responses within 4 working days from the conduction of the e-session. These certificates would be handed out to participants who will attend at least 10 out of the total 16 sessions that would be aired.

For detailed schedule plan, list of speakers and links to join the sessions, visit: https://mic.gov.in/iicwebinar.php

For further information, contact:
Baibhab Ganguly (9330666966)
Dibyangana Misra (9660490172)

Join Us tomorrow 26 April at 11.00am for Twitter Live interview of Dr. Abhay Jere, Chief Innovation Officer, MHRD by Ms. Jyoti Rana of India EducationForum . Dr Jere talks about 'Changing Shape of Higher Education in Covid-19 Era'.
Twitter live

Now with more than 2 lakhs deaths all over the world due to Covid-19 , it doesn't need any explanation how worse Covid-19 has affected the entire world. With millions affected and economies hitting the lowest till dates , this situation demands immediate response.

So here we are with, Covid-19 National Bio Informatics Online Hackathon for developing Disaster Management Apps as a fast track IT solution for the situation.

The App must facilitate coordination for preparedness,rescue,relief and rehabilitation. Selected apps will be submitted for publishing in Google Play Store and online.

The details regarding the Hackathon can be downloaded from the link given below :
http://bit.ly/bio_informatics_hackathon

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting, prayer, reflection and community.

JU Ecell and IIC JU wishes everyone a happy and safe Ramadan!

"Harmony with land is like harmony with a friend; you cannot cherish his right hand and chop off his left."

Aldo Leopold has rightly said so, with regard to man's behaviour with Earth and nature. First observed 50 years back, the Earth Day is celebrated every year on 22nd April, around the world, to demonstrate efforts for protection of environment.

Let us strive to change the notion of citing natural calamities as force majeure. The IIC along with E-Cell continues to contribute its bit towards sustainable development and reversing climate change, by organising the Hult Prize at JU every year and encouraging and guiding budding startups like "Palok Poriborton."

Wendell Berry has rightly said, "The Earth is what we all have in common" and hence, we must collectively attempt save, all that mother Earth has offered to us.

In times of emergency, a monotonically increasing gap between demand and supplies of absolute necessities is no alien concept. Even in this year's Corona virus pandemic which has taken over 400 by the time this content is being written, we witness a severe shortage of essential medical items be it PPEs for medical staffs , proper masks and sanitisers for household use or required number of testing kits.

Thereby, on behalf of University, we would like to encourage the innovators , start-ups , companies and entrepreneurship fraternity as a whole in stepping up to the challenge on shortening the mammoth gap between the demand and supply of the necessary items that are absolute necessities.

Extension of the lockdown was definitely a necessary one but, is it enough to beat the heat out of a pandemic which crashed the global economy and made global powers cry? No. Hereby, In view of the
problems identified above and for development of faster solutions ( idea level) Institution's
Innovation Council, Jadavpur University has opened up a "Call for Idea contest".

This initiative will open up a plethora of opportunities for students to work on a matter that actually matters.

The entries should address on problems :

1)Development of a Mobile Phone based Application for ECG monitoring.

2)Development of a Mobile Phone based Quarantine Monitor Application.

The students may email these electronically to the Convener(IIC), Dr.Sayan Chatterjee at
[email protected] or [email protected] on or before 30th April2020 (Midnight).
For more details check the link:
http://bit.ly/iiccallcovid

Notice on Jadavpur University official page: -https://www.noticebard.com/call-for-idea-contest-2020-by-iic-jadavpur-university-kolkata/

“Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.”
– Mary Kay Ash.
When you find an idea that you just can’t stop thinking about, that’s probably a good one to pursue. That is when a mind of an entrepreneur is ignited. To ensure that such innovative minds do not get extinguished, MIC (MHRD’s Innovation Council) is bringing forth the IIC (Institution’s Innovation Council), Jadavpur University. Its main goal will be to mould the young minds to think like a skilled entrepreneur. With features like Incubation Support and much more coming to you very soon, IIC, Jadavpur University and JU Entrepreneurship Cell is here to help you make your ideas a reality.