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Solar Decathlon India Announces Winners for 2023-24 Challenge

Solar Decathlon India (SDI), aimed at building the next generation of leaders to combat climate change in India, is an annual student competition for undergraduate and postgraduate students from Indian academic institutions to develop innovative, net-zero energy-water and climate resilient solutions for the building sector in India.

May 20, 2024. By News Bureau

Solar Decathlon India (SDI), aimed at building the next generation of leaders to combat climate change in India, is an annual student competition for undergraduate and postgraduate students from Indian academic institutions to develop innovative, net-zero energy-water and climate resilient solutions for the building sector in India. 

The finals event was held at Infosys’ campus in Mysuru, one of the most sustainably operated campuses in the world. Infosys hosted the event pro bono and provided accommodation and food for all attendees for 4 days.
 
The event started on May 17, 2024, with student presentations to the Jury. These were followed by the Climate Smart Innovation Exhibition where innovators from the building industry displayed products and solutions addressing climate change mitigation or adaptation. The exhibition was followed by pitch presentations to the jury comprising Aruna Newton, VP- Global Head- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, ESG Governance and Reporting - Infosys; Guruprakash Sastry, AVP Head, Climate Action - Infosys, and Dr. Chaitali Bhattacharya, Principal Science Officer - IUSSTF. Subsequently, Hexpressions Megatech Pvt. Ltd. and VayuJal Technologies Pvt. Ltd. were declared joint winners of the Climate Smart Innovation Award 2024.
 
On May 18, 2024, 6 student teams were declared winners of their respective divisions. This included 5 building divisions that focused on critical building problems that India is currently facing and one product design division that challenged participants to ‘make’ solutions that improve cooling performance in existing residential buildings.

These 6 teams pitched their solutions to a Grand Jury made up of investors, real estate and media stalwarts, and Team Genesis, led by NMIMS's Balwant Sheth School of Architecture with NMIMS's Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management & Engineering as the partner institution, won the Grand Prize for proposing the most promising and investment-worthy design. The 37 Finalist projects were exhibited at the finals to the audience of over 800 people. 
 
Nandan Nilekani, Chairman and Co-founder, Infosys and Founding Chairman UIDAI (Aadhaar), and Gagandeep Bhullar, Founder of SuperHumanRace, gave inspiring talks to the audience.  
 
On May 19, 2024, Solar Decathlon India holds its career fair where leading organisations working on climate change and net-zero buildings look to hire the best and brightest minds.
 
Infosys generously hosted the 3-day Finals event pro-bono. Infosys also ensured that the entire event was carbon neutral. The SDI trophies awarded to the winners were themselves carbon negative, showcasing how climate change mitigation can be addressed with creativity and perseverance. 
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