IIT students reach final of global competition

A team of three IIT Kharagpur students have made it to the finale of Shell Ideas360, a global competition that connects students to develop ideas to tackle the pressures on the world's food, water and energy resources.
The team comprising Gaurav Jain, Apurva Gajwani and Ankit Lohani has been working for over a year on the solution to the problem of food security in the world.
Swapnil Sharma, Recruitment Marketing Lead, Shell Technology Centre, said, "We understand that the students will be travelling to London for their final presentation as the institution representatives. We look forward for the Institute's continued support and guidance in coaching, mentoring the students in the coming days to help them win".

The team has developed a smart solution for the farm which provides an alternative low cost diagnostic option to the farmers.
Prof D K Swain from the Department of Agriculture and Food Engineering was the guide and institution representative for Shell Ideas360.
The competition was quite tough as 982 ideas were submitted globally, out of which 66 ideas made it in stage 2 and the students from IIT Kharagpur made it to final five.
The final event will be held at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic ground in London on June 30 during 'Make the future London' event. The final will include coaching by Shell experts and presentation of the final idea to a judge panel of senior executives and subjects experts.

The top teams hail from India, Singapore (2 teams), USA and UK, who will be fighting for the prestigious Shell Ideas360 trophy and a once in a lifetime National Geographic Adventure.