IIT-Delhi’s new initiative to find solutions to societal problems in rural & semi-urban areas
IIT-Delhi on Wednesday launched ‘Grassroots Innovation Programme (GRIP)’ under which the students will work on finding novel solutions to grassroots societal problems identified by them from rural and semi-urban areas, including the communities they come from.
The initiative was launched by the principal scientific advisor (PSA) to the Government of India, Prof K Vijay Raghavan. Lauding the initiative launched by IIT Delhi, Prof Raghavan expressed hope that GRIP will result in the development of several innovative solutions for the society.
As a part of this new initiative, the following two activities are proposed: Social immersion and Grassroots innovation programme. The GRIP initiative will provide physical, intellectual, and financial resources to the students to carry out these projects. To implement the two programmes, existing courses and schemes of IIT-Delhi will be leveraged. This way students will have an opportunity to earn academic credits for their efforts.
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