Mission LiFE

Jun

13

2025

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By Poulami Mondal

IIT Kharagpur Team Secures National Win in Ideas4Life Ideathon for “Save Water”

IIT Kharagpur Team Secures National Win in Ideas4Life Ideathon for “Save Water”

Awards & Accolades, Community, Environment & Social Impact, Expert Insight, Social ImpactAdopt Healthy Lifestyles, Adopt Sustainable Food Systems, citizen-centric, Cleaner Environment, Climate Change, eco-friendly charcoal, energy production, environment, Environmental Sustainability, fertilizers, Forest, growing microbes, Hydrothermal Carbonization, Ideas4Life, Ideathon, IIT Kharagpur, Innovative, Innovative Solutions, Lifestyle for Environment, lignocellulosic hydrochar, microbial fuel cell, Mission LiFE, MoEFCC, process water, Raw Sewage, Reduce E-Waste, Reduce Waste, renewable energy production, Save Energy, Save Water, Say No to Single-Use Plastics, Social Impact, Sustainable Solutions, UNICEF YuWaah, Waste Management, Water Conservation, World Environment Day

A team from IIT Kharagpur comprising Rajarshi Bhar, Joydeepa Taran and Anil, guided by Prof. Brajesh Kumar Dubey from the Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Kharagpur has been awarded the first prize in the Ideas4Life initiative of the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change under the category of “Save Water.” The winners were felicitated on the World Environment Day function on 5th June, 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. Shri Bhupender Yadav, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change applauded the initiative, stating it had successfully surfaced innovative, citizen-centric, and sustainable solutions that pave the way for environmentally…

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Mar

16

2023

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By Poulami Mondal

International Workshop on Biodiversity & Climate Change

International Workshop on Biodiversity & Climate Change

Engagement, Events, Institute, Study@IITKgpAgroforestry, BDCC, Biodiversity, biotechnology, British Antarctic Survey, Carbon Sequestration, CIFOR-ICRAF, Climate Change, CORAL, Data analytics, environmental geochemistry, Food Provision, Geomatics, Global Cryosphere, Google Earth Engine, ICIMOD, IMD, Indian Meteorological Department, International Workshop, JAMSTEC, Machine Learning, Mission LiFE, Multifaceted Mitigation, Nationally Determined Contributions, Natural Hazards, Ohio State University, Open Source, Panchamrit, SAC-ISRO, Sediment Analysis, Similipal Biosphere Reserve, Species Distribution Modelling, Sundarbans, sustainable development, Sustainable Development Goals, Texas A&M University, Victoria University of Wellington

We are the first generation to feel the impact of climate change and we are the last generation that can do something about it. We only get one home, one planet, there is no plan B. The climate has changed, we have changed, our tolerance and habits have changed. Biodiversity is our most valuable asset but least appreciated resource. Despite our many advances, our environment is still threatened by a range of problems including global climate change, energy dependency on unsustainable fossil fuels and loss of biodiversity. Therefore, there is a need to create an awareness about maintaining ecology among…

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