Team Sweden (Embassy of Sweden and the Swedish Trade and Invest Council – Business Sweden) and IIT Delhi discussed the current air quality situation in the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi and identified possible areas of joint intervention during a workshop organised recently at the Institute.
Participating Indian start-ups and Swedish companies showcased best practices in air quality management and discussed various aspects of poor air quality in Delhi. Different technological interventions (monitor, protect, and prevent air pollution) and various possible areas of collaboration were identified.
Plans for joint awareness campaigns across schools and educational institutes and possibilities of joint R&D and co-development of technological solutions that are able to address issues at local level were discussed. The conference also explored matchmaking of start-ups under the IIT Delhi umbrella with Swedish technology companies for accelerated commercialisation and market deployment.
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi is one of the 23 IITs created to be Centres of Excellence for training, research and development in science, engineering and technology in India. Established as College of Engineering in 1961, the Institute was later declared as an institution of national importance under the “Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 1963” and was renamed as “Indian Institute of Technology Delhi”. It was then accorded the status of a Deemed University with powers to decide its own academic policy, to conduct its own examinations, and to award its own degrees.
