Uvarsad, June 24, 2022: In a big leap towards forging sound and healthy industry-academia partnerships, a demonstration of a series of defence innovations took place at Karnavati University in Uvarsad, Gandhinagar, on Friday. Honourable Major General Mohit Wadhva, GOC, Golden Katar Division along with at least 20 personnel of the Indian Army visited Karnavati University to witness the demonstrations from at least 20 defence startups from across India.
The event was organised by the Defence Design and Technology Incubator of India (DDTII) at Karnavati University at Uvarsad, Gandhinagar. This is Gujarat’s second defence incubator. Karnavati University is a state private university dedicated to excellence in teaching and is focussed on interdisciplinary learning.
The start-ups which will present their information include Holo World, Sagar Defence Engineering, BigBangBoom Solutions, ArmedBots, SecureFire Safety Industries, RDL Technologies, Plutomen Technologies, Disecto Technologies, Achuk Environmental Solutions, Teamcognito Solutions, SpaceFields, EyeROV Technologies and ElcomponicsAerob Technologies, among others.
DDTII has been conceptualized with a vision to become a leading defence, design and technology startup incubator in the country and supports the Make-in-India and Atmanirbhar Bharat vision for the aerospace and defence sector.
Explaining the idea behind the initiative, Shri RiteshHada, President, Karnavati University, said, “Karnavati University is focussed on excellence in teaching and interdisciplinary learning. The clarion call of obtaining AtmaNirbharta in the defence manufacturing sector by the Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi underlines the focus of the government in supporting homegrown innovations in the defence and innovation sector. In line with this, we at Karnavati University not just launched the state’s second defence design and technology incubator but also are engaging with startups from time to time.”
“The idea behind this demonstration is to let startups understand the ground-zero challenges faced by the Indian Defence Forces and let them know about the innovations. This will mark the beginning of a healthy dialogue between startups and the defence sector personnel that will provide an opportunity to startups to understand the requirements so that their needs can be better addressed with ultramodern technology. I am thankful for the encouragement extended by the Army personnel of the Golden Katar Rifles and I am sure this will go a long way in supporting homegrown defence innovations,” Shri Hada further added.
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