Jammu, Apr 18: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR-IIIM) Technology Business Incubator in collaboration with the University of Jammu’s Udhampur campus organised a programme in village Garnai Lotta to raise awareness of innovation, startups, incubation, and hackathons among students and villagers.
The awareness campaign was conducted in line with the upcoming Regional Startup Conclave at Udhampur. The roadshow was successfully hosted by the Udhampur Campus, University of Jammu.
During the inaugural session, Prof. Yash Pal Sharma, Rector Udhampur Campus, University of Jammu while interacting with the students and locals informed that for a variety of reasons, new ideas and innovations are crucial for companies. “They can use it to develop new goods and services, expand into new markets, and become more competitive,” he said.
The main speakers of the programme were Dr. Saurabh Saran, Principal Scientist, CSIR-IIIM & PI, IIIM-TBI, Jammu, and Er. Ankush Varma, Coordinator, IIIM-TBI, CSIR-IIIM, Jammu. They clarified that the purpose of the awareness programme is to sensitise and educate the public about start-ups, self-employment and the startup ecosystem. They emphasized the value of advanced skill development training necessary to increase their chances of landing a job in the current competitive business industry.
The students and the people of Garnai Lotta participated in the interactive roadshow sessions that highlighted the important elements of science and technology-based business and manpower training programmes.
During the event, IIIM-TBI startups, Mr. Mokhshak Kotru from M/s Vela Nutrition and Jayaprakash Behera from M/s JP life science, showcased their herbal products. The villagers that have new startup ideas joined this road show and displayed their creations, which included soft toys, kaleera, and the greatest startup made from waste.
Dr. Saran highlighted that under the leadership of Dr. Zabeer Ahmed, Director, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu is committed to proactively promoting and creating awareness about the importance of entrepreneurship among the local community of Jammu & Kashmir.
