This initiative was launched by Mr.Adi Godrej, chairman of Godrej group along with IIT Mumbai director Ashok Misra, at the IIT campus as part of the Institute's ongoing golden jubilee celebrations.
Speaking on the occasion, Prof Misra said this project is open only to the alumni, students, faculty and staff (past and present) of IIT Mumbai. "They can send their ideas from across the world in the area of science and technology".This is what really makes no sense to me.Today it is observed more often than never that great environment related discoveries are made by people who have been trained by experience , not by world class institutes!!
A special website has been created which requires ex or present alumni to register and send in their entries by October 30, 2008
He said the entries will be judged by an international panel of eminent ideators and thought leaders, including Principal scientific advisor to the Government of India Dr R Chidambaram, Head of Nanoscience in Cambridge university Prof Mark Welland, Chief Mentor of Infosys Narayana Murthy among others.
The panel will be chaired by former President of India A P J Abdul Kalam, he added.Thats quite a namelist for a judging panel but once again ,why only IIT alumni??
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