2019 – Posted in: Press Information Bureau – Tags: Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), Institute of Biomedical Problems (IBMP) in Moscow, SIRIUS (Scientific International Research in Unique Terrestrial Station)

AIM-SIRIUS Deep Technology Learning Programme

NITI Aayog

WHAT

The second phase of NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and Russia’s SIRIUS Deep Technology Learning and Innovation Programme 2019 in Sochi (a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia)concluded successfully.

SIRIUS (Scientific International Research in Unique Terrestrial Station) is a series of experiments that investigate the effects of isolation and simulates a flight to the moon at the Institute of Biomedical Problems (IBMP) in Moscow, Russia.

HIGHLIGHT

SIRIUS hosted an eight-day project-oriented educational program.
Indian and Russian students shared best contemporary innovation practices under various categories: IT & Data Analysis, Clean Energy, Biotech, Remote Earth Sensing and Drones & Robotics.
Under ‘IT & Data Analysis’, students created a classification of farmland using satellite data and neural network for effective management of crop land.
Under ‘Clean Energy’, students created a carbon free energy system/island where researchers from all over the world can lead research on tech advancement.
Under ‘Drones and Robotics’, an automated dual robot system was created, which, while collecting tea leaves using machine vision algorithms, gets rid of low-quality leaves and shoots, hence improving the quality of the collected tea products.
Under ‘Biotech’, students made an optimization of protein isolation methods from bacterial culture by genetic engineering.
Under ‘Remote Earth Sensing’, students created an extraction of satellite images. Detailed surveying of the images can help curb deforestation.

SIGNIFICANCE

Such fruitful and saturated programs, exchange of student ideas on such platform is crucial for India and Russia to share experiences in the sphere of education and to find solutions for future common problems.

BACKGROUND

SIRIUS Innovation Festival held in India last year witnessed a delegation of 10 Russian student innovators and 10 Indian innovators from the best performing Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs).

Source: PIB