Bhubaneswar,Oct 25: Two tribal students of the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS)
are among the national-level winners of the prestigious Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
IGNITE 2016 Awards. They will receive the awards from President Pranab Mukherjee
at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on November 7.
The
two are among the 30 winners out of the 59,400 ideas and projects received by
the National Innovation Foundation-India (NIF), an autonomous body of the
Department of Science and Technology. The NIF declares the annual awards on
October 15, Dr Kalam’s birthday and also celebrated as the Children’s
Creativity and Innovation Day.
Dhanurjaya
Dehury, a student of Class-VIII of KISS, was selected for the award for his
innovation “Pedal-operated vegetable cutting machine”. Sebati Kutruka, also a
Class-VIII student, bagged the award for her project “Machine to dig out sweet
potato”.
Dehury, a student of Class-VIII of KISS, was selected for the award for his
innovation “Pedal-operated vegetable cutting machine”. Sebati Kutruka, also a
Class-VIII student, bagged the award for her project “Machine to dig out sweet
potato”.
Expressing
his happiness over the success of KISS students, KIIT & KISS founder Dr
Achyuta Samanta said tribal students are second to none if they are given
proper care and quality education. These two students have shown their talent
at national level, which is a great achievement not only for the KISS but for
the entire tribal community. Dr Samanta congratulated both the students and
their guide teachers for their success.
his happiness over the success of KISS students, KIIT & KISS founder Dr
Achyuta Samanta said tribal students are second to none if they are given
proper care and quality education. These two students have shown their talent
at national level, which is a great achievement not only for the KISS but for
the entire tribal community. Dr Samanta congratulated both the students and
their guide teachers for their success.