Earth
- Introduction
- Themes
- Structure
- Rules
- Resources
- Results
Introduction
"Modern Technology,
Owes Ecology,
an Apology."Pick up any high school science textbook and you will find every second line reiterating the fact that we humans are shamelessly abusing our own Mother Nature. Man is a witness to the crime he himself is committing. Couple a high degree environmental degradation with a serious energy crisis and you have the perfect recipe for a massive catastrophe.
The pollution levels in the air are so high that if it weren't for our lungs there'd be no place to put it all. The exploitation rate of fossils is on an all time high. The demand of megawatts is in millions. We are in the middle of a population explosion which further stresses on the needs of cleaner basic amenities, effective waste management and demand of green energy. One does not need a magnifying glass to conclude that a disaster is in the making. "Earth" is a platform through which Techfest intends to promote sustainable solutions which address some of the above attention needing issues.
Instead of getting intrigued by the name of this competition, put on your thinking caps and save your earth, our earth. The bottom of the oil barrel is now visible, are you the answer 'Earth' is looking for ?
Cash prizes worth INR 1,00,000 to be won !
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Themes
Note: The following themes are just guidelines to help you.
You are free to think like an unconventional thinker and come up with great innovations.
So do not limit yourselves to these problem statements.
Green Buildings
Introduction: Environmental degradation is one of the Ten Threats officially cautioned by the High Level Threat Panel of the United Nations. Green building practices aim to reduce the environmental degradation by buildings. Existing buildings are responsible for more than 40% of the world’s total primary energy consumption and for 24% of global carbon dioxide emissions. Although new technologies are constantly being developed to complement current practices in creating greener structures, the technologies are very expensive as a result of which people are reluctant to take the required initiatives for making the buildings green.
Problem Statement: Develop low cost solutions with the common objective of reducing the overall impact of the built environment on human health and natural environment by: efficiently using energy, water, and other resources, protecting occupant health and improving employee productivity, reducing waste, pollution and environmental degradation.
Alternate Building Materials
Introduction: Variety of alternative building materials are available which provide better, efficient, durable and cost effective construction and also ensure judicious utilisation of available limited resources with least possible degradation of environment. Some of the materials are manufactured by using various waste materials such as fly ash as the raw material for their production. Besides being eco-friendly, the other advantages of using these materials for construction are - better functional efficiency, cost effectiveness, better durability, ease of construction, better finish, minimization of waste, less maintenance cost, minimum defects, less energy intensive etc.
The demand for building materials has been continuously rising with the increasing need for housing both in rural and urban areas. It has, therefore, become necessary to think over these alternatives seriously and to provide some sustainable solutions to make the alternative materials available to solve the problems of housing while achieving the benefits of better environment.
Problem Statement: Develop an alternate building material which meets the above requirements and which will ensure decrease in the rate of decline of world’s natural wealth.
Developing Efficient Electrical Equipments
Introduction: With energy crisis at its peak, conserving energy by improving the design of the present day electrical/ mechanical equipments is the need of the hour. The challenge here is to develop a prototype that would revolutionise the current electrical appliances by increasing the efficiency while keeping the prices within the reach of a common man. The solutions can range from modification of current electrical devices to building your own appliances with multiple uses.
The examples range from efficient designs of fan having optimum drag coefficient along with sufficient circulation to developing an electrical circuit which can be easily implanted inside electrical appliances to improve efficiency.
Problem statement: Teams are required to come up with innovative and efficient designs of electrical and mechanical equipments which will help in improving the energy efficiency of these equipments.
Energy Generation from Daily Activities
Introduction: The thought of resources like coal, solar cells etc. being the only energy sources is just going to be proven wrong. Gear up to design an energy source generating energy from your day-to-day actions which can be tapped to run electrical/mechanical appliances. Exciting, isn’t it!
Ideas can range from generation of energy through stair climbing to tapping the heat and sound losses in braking from vehicles moving on roads.
Problem statement: Teams are required to come up with ideas aimed at tapping energy from daily activities and possible uses for the same.
Energising electricity-deprived areas
Introduction: Severe energy crisis is looming large on earth, snowballing into a full blown catastrophe. Power cuts are a norm in most parts of the country now, while several villages have never seen the light from an electric bulb at all. Daily activities of common man are being hampered by this lack of electricity. Here is a chance for you to be the one to empower these people with your innovations. In this genre of "Earth", participants are expected to develop a prototype of instruments that will allow the use of electricity even in regions that have been inaccessible hitherto.
An example in this regard is to design a product to generate energy from human/animal power or locally available technologies and materials.
Problem Statement: Teams are required to come up with ideas for providing easily and locally available sources of energy to energise an electricity-deprived area.
Air Pollution
Introduction: Air pollution is a major concern in the present scenario and one of the biggest contribution to this pollution is made by the vehicles we use. Modifications in the present day vehicles might lead to decrease in pollution that they cause. Below we are providing a few examples which could be worked upon.
Examples
Catalytic Converters: Catalytic converters are used to reduce the toxicity of the exhaust emissions from an internal combustion engine. An average family car would emit 15 tons of toxic and harmful polluting gases over a 10-year life time if not fitted with catalytic converters. The efficiency of the converter is high only when the catalytic converter receives exhaust from an engine running slightly above the stoichiometric point. But with the present roads and amount of vehicular traffic in India it is almost impossible to run the vehicles in such optimum conditions. You may choose to design a low cost and high efficiency catalytic converter.
Engines Running On GREEN/ BIO-FUEL: In the present day scenario, most of the engines work on gasoline. The design of these engines can be modified to use greener fuels like ethanol. Even though this might not reduce the emissions from the vehicle, the process for making the fuel is cleaner and less polluting than that for making petrol.
Problem Statement: The teams should come up with ideas and designs which will lead to lesser air pollution from vehicles.
Solid Waste Management
Introduction: The challenge of managing solid waste in an environmentally and economically sustainable manner is becoming a problem these days. The country has over 5,000 cities and towns, which generate about 40 million tonnes of Municipal Solid Waste per year. Going by the estimates of The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI), this could well touch 260 million tonnes per year by 2047.
Examples
Thermal Power Plant - FLY ASH: Solid waste in thermal power plants consists mainly of fly-ash, lead and arsenic that are produced as a result of burning coal. Burning coal releases contaminants into nearby air, posing a health threat to those who breathe in the coal dust. Coal ash contaminants are linked to respiratory diseases and other health and developmental issues. Worldwide, finding solutions to reuse fly-ash is becoming increasingly important because fly-ash takes up precious space in land-fills. Other environmental benefits of recycling fly ash include reduction in the demand for virgin materials that would need quarrying and substitution of materials that are energy-intensive to produce, such as Portland cement. Reasons for this include the fact that all technologies are not economically viable, especially in the Indian scenario. Applications include: concrete, embankments, agricultural uses (soil amendment, fertilizer, cattle feeders, soil stabilization etc.). Other applications include cosmetics, toothpaste, kitchen counter tops, floor and ceiling tiles, floatation devices, etc.
Urban Dwellings - PET Bottles: Health advocates recommend not reusing bottles made from plastic including disposable water, soda and juice bottles. According to The Green Guide, such bottles may be safe for one-time use, but re-use should be avoided because studies indicate they may leach DEHP- cancer causing agents.
The good news is that such bottles are easy to recycle. Even though PET bottles can be recycled, millions find their way into landfills every day, the reasons being negligence and large volumes occupied by the bottles initially during segregation. It is a requirement to crush the bottles in the initial stages so as to prevent its reuse and to make it more compact for collection of bottles for recycling. This way they would occupy a smaller volume.
Urban/Industrial Construction and Demolition Debris: Construction and Demolition (C&D) materials consist of debris generated during construction, renovation and demolition of buildings, roads, and bridges. C&D materials often contain bulky, heavy materials, such as concrete, wood, metals, glass, and salvaged building components. Reducing and recycling C&D materials saves landfill space, reduces the environmental impact of producing new materials, creates jobs, and can reduce overall building project expenses through avoided purchase/disposal costs. You may consider coming up with innovative technologies for reducing and recycling the Construction and Demolition debris.
Problem Statement: Design and develop technical solutions for managing the solid waste generated in huge amounts.
Ground Water Pollution
Introduction: Pollution of groundwater from pollutants released to the ground that can work their way down into groundwater can create a contaminant plume within an aquifer. Movement of water and dispersion within the aquifer spreads the pollutant over a wider area making the water supplies unsafe for humans and wildlife. The pollution occurs because aquifer sediments contain organic matter (dead plant material) that generates anaerobic (an environment without oxygen) conditions in the aquifer. These conditions result in the microbial dissolution of iron oxides in the sediment and thus the release of the arsenic, normally strongly bound to iron oxides, into the water. As a consequence, arsenic-rich groundwater is often iron-rich, although secondary processes often obscure the association of dissolved arsenic and dissolved iron.
Examples
Florine Contamination: Flouride is known to contaminate groundwater reserves globally. In India, its occurrence in top aquifer system is endemic in many regions of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Bihar and Kerala. A high concentration of 5.2 mg/l has been reported in Medak district, Andhra Pradesh, 15 mg/l in Nawabganj Block, Uttar Pradesh and 18 mg/l in Jaipur, Rajasthan as against its critical limit of 1.5 mg/l in drinking water. The levels above this pose serious health hazards to humans and irreversible damage to plants. High profile of fluoride in shallow zone groundwater is due to geochemical disposition in the vicinity of the groundwater extraction structures. The toxicity of fluoride is also influenced by high ambient temperature, alkalinity, calcium and magnesium contents in the drinking water.
Arsenic Contamination: In face of the heavily polluted surface water, the Indian and Bangladeshi governments and foreign aid agencies took action in the 1970s and ‘80s in order to provide the masses with safe water. These governments and agencies dug over a million public pipe wells to shallow aquifers, providing the population with water that was believed to be clean and safe. Majority of the wells were dug by the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF. Ironically these wells led to the largest arsenic contamination crisis in the world. In later years, privately dug wells became more prominent, eventually outnumbering public wells. A study investigated the relationship between moderate arsenic levels and 23 selected disease outcomes. Disease outcomes included several types of cancer, diseases of the circulatory and respiratory system, diabetes mellitus, and kidney and liver diseases. Elevated mortality rates were observed for all diseases of the circulatory system.
Problem Statement: Design a technical solution for reduction of groundwater pollution.
Green Buildings
Introduction: Environmental degradation is one of the Ten Threats officially cautioned by the High Level Threat Panel of the United Nations. Green building practices aim to reduce the environmental degradation by buildings. Existing buildings are responsible for more than 40% of the world’s total primary energy consumption and for 24% of global carbon dioxide emissions. Although new technologies are constantly being developed to complement current practices in creating greener structures, the technologies are very expensive as a result of which people are reluctant to take the required initiatives for making the buildings green.
Problem Statement: Develop low cost solutions with the common objective of reducing the overall impact of the built environment on human health and natural environment by: efficiently using energy, water, and other resources, protecting occupant health and improving employee productivity, reducing waste, pollution and environmental degradation.
Alternate Building Materials
Introduction: Variety of alternative building materials are available which provide better, efficient, durable and cost effective construction and also ensure judicious utilisation of available limited resources with least possible degradation of environment. Some of the materials are manufactured by using various waste materials such as fly ash as the raw material for their production. Besides being eco-friendly, the other advantages of using these materials for construction are - better functional efficiency, cost effectiveness, better durability, ease of construction, better finish, minimization of waste, less maintenance cost, minimum defects, less energy intensive etc.
The demand for building materials has been continuously rising with the increasing need for housing both in rural and urban areas. It has, therefore, become necessary to think over these alternatives seriously and to provide some sustainable solutions to make the alternative materials available to solve the problems of housing while achieving the benefits of better environment.
Problem Statement: Develop an alternate building material which meets the above requirements and which will ensure decrease in the rate of decline of world’s natural wealth.
Developing Efficient Electrical Equipments
Introduction: With energy crisis at its peak, conserving energy by improving the design of the present day electrical/ mechanical equipments is the need of the hour. The challenge here is to develop a prototype that would revolutionise the current electrical appliances by increasing the efficiency while keeping the prices within the reach of a common man. The solutions can range from modification of current electrical devices to building your own appliances with multiple uses.
The examples range from efficient designs of fan having optimum drag coefficient along with sufficient circulation to developing an electrical circuit which can be easily implanted inside electrical appliances to improve efficiency.
Problem statement: Teams are required to come up with innovative and efficient designs of electrical and mechanical equipments which will help in improving the energy efficiency of these equipments.
Energy Generation from Daily Activities
Introduction: The thought of resources like coal, solar cells etc. being the only energy sources is just going to be proven wrong. Gear up to design an energy source generating energy from your day-to-day actions which can be tapped to run electrical/mechanical appliances. Exciting, isn’t it!
Ideas can range from generation of energy through stair climbing to tapping the heat and sound losses in braking from vehicles moving on roads.
Problem statement: Teams are required to come up with ideas aimed at tapping energy from daily activities and possible uses for the same.
Energising electricity-deprived areas
Introduction: Severe energy crisis is looming large on earth, snowballing into a full blown catastrophe. Power cuts are a norm in most parts of the country now, while several villages have never seen the light from an electric bulb at all. Daily activities of common man are being hampered by this lack of electricity. Here is a chance for you to be the one to empower these people with your innovations. In this genre of "Earth", participants are expected to develop a prototype of instruments that will allow the use of electricity even in regions that have been inaccessible hitherto.
An example in this regard is to design a product to generate energy from human/animal power or locally available technologies and materials.
Problem Statement: Teams are required to come up with ideas for providing easily and locally available sources of energy to energise an electricity-deprived area.
Air Pollution
Introduction: Air pollution is a major concern in the present scenario and one of the biggest contribution to this pollution is made by the vehicles we use. Modifications in the present day vehicles might lead to decrease in pollution that they cause. Below we are providing a few examples which could be worked upon.
Examples
Catalytic Converters: Catalytic converters are used to reduce the toxicity of the exhaust emissions from an internal combustion engine. An average family car would emit 15 tons of toxic and harmful polluting gases over a 10-year life time if not fitted with catalytic converters. The efficiency of the converter is high only when the catalytic converter receives exhaust from an engine running slightly above the stoichiometric point. But with the present roads and amount of vehicular traffic in India it is almost impossible to run the vehicles in such optimum conditions. You may choose to design a low cost and high efficiency catalytic converter.
Engines Running On GREEN/ BIO-FUEL: In the present day scenario, most of the engines work on gasoline. The design of these engines can be modified to use greener fuels like ethanol. Even though this might not reduce the emissions from the vehicle, the process for making the fuel is cleaner and less polluting than that for making petrol.
Problem Statement: The teams should come up with ideas and designs which will lead to lesser air pollution from vehicles.
Solid Waste Management
Introduction: The challenge of managing solid waste in an environmentally and economically sustainable manner is becoming a problem these days. The country has over 5,000 cities and towns, which generate about 40 million tonnes of Municipal Solid Waste per year. Going by the estimates of The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI), this could well touch 260 million tonnes per year by 2047.
Examples
Thermal Power Plant - FLY ASH: Solid waste in thermal power plants consists mainly of fly-ash, lead and arsenic that are produced as a result of burning coal. Burning coal releases contaminants into nearby air, posing a health threat to those who breathe in the coal dust. Coal ash contaminants are linked to respiratory diseases and other health and developmental issues. Worldwide, finding solutions to reuse fly-ash is becoming increasingly important because fly-ash takes up precious space in land-fills. Other environmental benefits of recycling fly ash include reduction in the demand for virgin materials that would need quarrying and substitution of materials that are energy-intensive to produce, such as Portland cement. Reasons for this include the fact that all technologies are not economically viable, especially in the Indian scenario. Applications include: concrete, embankments, agricultural uses (soil amendment, fertilizer, cattle feeders, soil stabilization etc.). Other applications include cosmetics, toothpaste, kitchen counter tops, floor and ceiling tiles, floatation devices, etc.
Urban Dwellings - PET Bottles: Health advocates recommend not reusing bottles made from plastic including disposable water, soda and juice bottles. According to The Green Guide, such bottles may be safe for one-time use, but re-use should be avoided because studies indicate they may leach DEHP- cancer causing agents.
The good news is that such bottles are easy to recycle. Even though PET bottles can be recycled, millions find their way into landfills every day, the reasons being negligence and large volumes occupied by the bottles initially during segregation. It is a requirement to crush the bottles in the initial stages so as to prevent its reuse and to make it more compact for collection of bottles for recycling. This way they would occupy a smaller volume.
Urban/Industrial Construction and Demolition Debris: Construction and Demolition (C&D) materials consist of debris generated during construction, renovation and demolition of buildings, roads, and bridges. C&D materials often contain bulky, heavy materials, such as concrete, wood, metals, glass, and salvaged building components. Reducing and recycling C&D materials saves landfill space, reduces the environmental impact of producing new materials, creates jobs, and can reduce overall building project expenses through avoided purchase/disposal costs. You may consider coming up with innovative technologies for reducing and recycling the Construction and Demolition debris.
Problem Statement: Design and develop technical solutions for managing the solid waste generated in huge amounts.
Ground Water Pollution
Introduction: Pollution of groundwater from pollutants released to the ground that can work their way down into groundwater can create a contaminant plume within an aquifer. Movement of water and dispersion within the aquifer spreads the pollutant over a wider area making the water supplies unsafe for humans and wildlife. The pollution occurs because aquifer sediments contain organic matter (dead plant material) that generates anaerobic (an environment without oxygen) conditions in the aquifer. These conditions result in the microbial dissolution of iron oxides in the sediment and thus the release of the arsenic, normally strongly bound to iron oxides, into the water. As a consequence, arsenic-rich groundwater is often iron-rich, although secondary processes often obscure the association of dissolved arsenic and dissolved iron.
Examples
Florine Contamination: Flouride is known to contaminate groundwater reserves globally. In India, its occurrence in top aquifer system is endemic in many regions of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Bihar and Kerala. A high concentration of 5.2 mg/l has been reported in Medak district, Andhra Pradesh, 15 mg/l in Nawabganj Block, Uttar Pradesh and 18 mg/l in Jaipur, Rajasthan as against its critical limit of 1.5 mg/l in drinking water. The levels above this pose serious health hazards to humans and irreversible damage to plants. High profile of fluoride in shallow zone groundwater is due to geochemical disposition in the vicinity of the groundwater extraction structures. The toxicity of fluoride is also influenced by high ambient temperature, alkalinity, calcium and magnesium contents in the drinking water.
Arsenic Contamination: In face of the heavily polluted surface water, the Indian and Bangladeshi governments and foreign aid agencies took action in the 1970s and ‘80s in order to provide the masses with safe water. These governments and agencies dug over a million public pipe wells to shallow aquifers, providing the population with water that was believed to be clean and safe. Majority of the wells were dug by the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF. Ironically these wells led to the largest arsenic contamination crisis in the world. In later years, privately dug wells became more prominent, eventually outnumbering public wells. A study investigated the relationship between moderate arsenic levels and 23 selected disease outcomes. Disease outcomes included several types of cancer, diseases of the circulatory and respiratory system, diabetes mellitus, and kidney and liver diseases. Elevated mortality rates were observed for all diseases of the circulatory system.
Problem Statement: Design a technical solution for reduction of groundwater pollution.
Structure
| Abstract Stage | 10th September, 2011 | To be considered for mentorship stage, participants have to register and submit their abstract before 10th September in the specified format. |
| Mentorship Stage | 20th September, 2011 - 30th November, 2011 | Mentors will be allotted to the shortlisted participants on 20th September. Participants will have to submit first progress report of their project before 10th October. The second progress report has to be sent before 30th October. The final documentation with video of the working model should be submitted before 30th November, 2011. |
| Registration Deadline for open entries | 5th November, 2011 | Last date for registration of open entries as well as international participants. However, the project report and video of the working model can be submitted till 30th November, 2011. |
| Video | 30th November, 2011 | Final documentation with video of the working model/ prototype will have to be submitted before 30th November, 2011. | Improvisation Stage | Upto 5th January, 2012 | Shortlisted participants are to improve upon the working prototype of their project and prepare a presentation for the finals. |
| Final Video and Presentation | 25th December, 2011 | Participants have to submit the final presentation and video before 25th December. |
| Presentation Stage | 6th-8th January, 2012 | Final presentation along with the demonstration of the working prototype. |
Technical Report Format
The following points must be included and clearly highlighted in the report:Title Abstract 1. Objectives 2. Beneficiaries (For whom) 3. Value of results (Use) Background Statement of Problem 1. Succinct definition of problem (follows from material in the background section) Research 1. Present methods of tackling the problem (if any) 2. Proposed Solution 3. Alternate soultions/approaches 4. Novelty of Approach: How is your solution better than existing products that address the same problem. Technical Report 1. Description of concepts, theories or approach involved in the proposed solution. 2. Technical aspect of the proposed solution. 3. Detailed technical specifications and pictorial representations (block diagrams) 4. Description of the flow of operations demonstrating key features and functionality 5. Performance estimate of the solution. 6. Experimentation done to establish the workability of the above 7. A link to the video of the working model/ prototype. Results 1. Actual findings, significant output of tests and analysis (Must be readable) 2. Include problems encountered, believability of results, accuracy estimates 3. Pros and Cons of your solution 4. Utility of results Application 1. Your idea as a solution to the problem 2. Additional applications 3. Benefits to the users Any other specific details
Technical Report Submission
The report should be mailed to earth[at]techfest[dot]org with the subject "Ideate: Earth: Technical Report: Team Id" (For ex. Ideate: Earth: Technical Report: ER1243) before 23:59 hrs on 30th November, 2011. Do not forget to mention your Team Id in the subject while sending it. Teams must follow the following details for the submission:- The abstract must be submitted in pdf format only
- The abstract must not exceed 15 pages in length
- Format for the abstract must be the same as above
- Font: Verdana
- Size: 11
Mentorship Stage
Mentorship is a unique feature of Ideate(Earth, Elixir, Utkarsh and Inspire India) which makes it different from our other competitions. Our mentors are intellectuals from elite educational institutes and industries. Teams can avail themselves of this opportunity by submitting an abstract of their idea latest by 10th September, 2011.Participants unable to submit their abstracts by 10th September 2011 or those who haven't been shortlisted for mentor allocation can still participate by registering before 5th November 2011 and
sending us a detailed technical report along with a video of the working model/prototype by 30th November 2011.
Prototype and Final Presentation
After declaration of the finalists, participants are required to improve upon their prototype/ working model. They will also have to make a presentation covering the technical and financial aspects of their product in a detailed manner. This final presentation and the video will have to be submitted at earth[at]techfest[dot]org before 30th November, 2011. The teams can however, continue to work on their prototypes till 5th January, 2011. The teams will have to bring their prototypes to be judged and showcased at Techfest 2012. The working prototype should be as close as possible to the product that the team intends to present to the end user. This would also help in deciding a better estimate of the cost of the prototype, reflecting closely the actual cost of the product.Rules
General Rules
- The competition is open to all (students, research scholars and professionals).
- Every team has to register online on our website for the competition. A registration number will be allocated to the team on registration which shall be used for future references.
- A team can register at any point of time before 5th November, 2011 and can submit final abstract and video (as mentioned in the structure). However, only those abstracts that are submitted before 10th September, 2011 will be considered for mentorship.
- All teams will have to submit videos of their prototypes along with a project report before 30th November, 2011.
- The decision of judges shall be treated as final and binding on all.
- Note that at any point of time the latest information will be that which is on the site. The information provided in the pdf downloaded earlier may not be the latest. However, registered participants will be informed through email about any changes on the site.
For International Participants
All international participants will have to register before 5th November 2011, and will have to submit videos of their prototypes along with a complete report before 30th November 2011.Certificate Policy
Only those teams that are shortlisted for the finals and also give a final presentation about their work during Techfest 2012 would be awarded a Certificate of Participation. The top entries from this event would be provided with Certificate of Excellence.Team Specifications
The participating entries must be in a team of a maximum of 4 [four] people. If the participating team feels that their idea requires more participants in their team, they can forward their request, with suitable reasons, to earth[at]techfest[dot]org with the subject "earth team number increase".Judging Criteria
"Earth" will be judged by a panel of experts. Following are the broad guidelines for judging:- Innovation and creativity in the method used or product developed will be given high weightage
- Implementability of the product to be assessed on the following parameters:
- Technical feasibility
- Cost of the product
- Usability
- Acceptability
- Market Value and acceptance
- Reliability/ durability of the product or method developed
- Performance
- Environmental impact and sustainability
- In case of any dispute, decision of the organizers or Judges will final and binding on all
Note: In some cases where it is not possible to make a working model, then the team should make a prototype of their design. The prototype, though not necessarily working, should be anything that in some sense signifies how the actual model would look and work. However, only those ideas that need very large scale implementation or high initial costs should remain into non-working prototypes.
Resources
Green Buildings
Catalytic Converters
Water Pollution
Alternate building Materials
Solid waste Management
Green Fuel Based Engine
Catalytic Converters
Water Pollution
Alternate building Materials
Solid waste Management
Green Fuel Based Engine
Results
Results have been declared. The following teams have been shortlisted for the final presentation
| ER 1243 | ER 2060 | ER 2243 | ER 3932 |
| ER 4001 | ER 4067 | ER 4210 | ER 4870 |
| ER 5119 | ER 5266 | ER 5452 | ER 5896 |
| ER 5909 | ER 5912 | ER 5917 | ER 5922 |
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