Watch: Chennai schoolboys win award for prototype to resolve stubble-burning disaster

Stubble burning answer: Chennai college students win IIT Kharagpur award

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Each November, Delhi chokes beneath a blanket of smog. There are numerous causes for why this occurs. One is the a lot mentioned and debated stubble burning within the close by states of Punjab and Haryana.

Farmers have taken to utilizing various types of paddy that don’t create the thick stubble that might must be burned. Strict fines are being imposed on those that burn. Instances are filed in opposition to offenders. However the issue does exist and cries for an answer. Specialists and prime finish researchers are engaged on a low-cost answer to this drawback.

Stubble burning caught the eye of three shiny college students on the Agurchand Manmull Jain Faculty in Chennai once they have been advised concerning the Younger Innovators Program at IIT Kharagpur late in 2023.

The YIP is an annual competitors that pulls shiny minds in colleges internationally. The 2023-24 version of YIP attracted some 1,200 entries.

The three college students at Agurchand Manmull Jain Faculty, Revanth, Pio Jacksmith Fernandez and Santhosh got here up with a easy answer they name Pyro Polish for stubble burning and submitted it. Out of 1,200 entries, 250 groups have been chosen. On Day 1 of the competitors, 32 have been shortlisted to showcase their fashions. Out of the 32, 20 have been chosen to make their powerpoint shows.

And Pyro Polish was declared the winner of senior division. Right here’s their story.

Reporting: Samreen Wani

Video: Shiva Raj, Thamodharan B, HG Shakambari

Modifying: Shiva Raj, Johan Sathyadas