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ITANAGAR, 21 Feb:<\/strong> The union ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEF&CC) will organise the Him-CONNECT exhibition under the National Mission on Himalayan Studies (NMHS), alongside the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS)-2026, from 25-27 February in New Delhi.<\/p>\n The event will feature 24 innovators from premier institutions like IITs, CSIR, NITs & Himalayan universities\/institutions, with representation from Arunachal Pradesh, as well.<\/p>\n Him-CONNECT is envisioned as a landmark initiative to bridge the critical gap between scientific research and market-ready solutions in the Indian Himalayan region by connecting innovators with startups, incubators, investors, and policy stakeholders.<\/p>\n Waste-to-wealth value chain creation through waste pruned tea residues, developed by NIT Arunachal,will be among the key innovations featured at Him-CONNECT. The initiative demonstrates the production of biomass pellet-based fuel and herbal by-products from residues of pruned tea plants, addressing both waste management and rural energy needs.<\/p>\n Officials said the innovation has strong potential for replication across tea-producing belts of the Himalayas, supporting livelihood enhancement in remote regions.<\/p>\n Besides the above, the exhibition will display innovations in region-specific technologies across diverse sectors such as waste upcycling, climate-resilient vernacular housing, landslide prediction, clean water solutions, solar heating, traditional foods, and green infrastructure.<\/p>\n According to the NMHS nodal officer MS Lodhi, “Him-CONNECT aims to link NMHS-supported research outputs with entrepreneurs and investors, facilitating technology transfer, green entrepreneurship, and sustainable development pathways across the Himalayan region. Him-CONNECT also reflects India’s commitment to solution-oriented climate leadership and South-South cooperation, offering pathways for partnership, co-financing, and replication across other mountain and fragile regions globally. By aligning science with finance and policy, Him-CONNECT seeks to accelerate climate resilience, green growth, and sustainable development, from the Himalayas to the world.” (DIPR)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ITANAGAR, 21 Feb: The union ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEF&CC) will organise the Him-CONNECT exhibition under the National Mission on Himalayan Studies (NMHS), alongside the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS)-2026, from 25-27 February in New Delhi. The event will feature 24 innovators from premier institutions like IITs, CSIR, NITs & Himalayan universities\/institutions, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":278406,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-278392","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-state-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=278392"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278392\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":278407,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278392\/revisions\/278407"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/278406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=278392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=278392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=278392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}