Kritagya - A National Level Hackathon 3.0

KRI-TA-GYA explains, KRI for Krishi (Agriculture), TA for Taknik (Technology) and GYA for Gyan (Knowledge). This event will give an opportunity to the students / faculties / entrepreneurs / innovators and others to showcase their innovative approaches & technology solutions to promote the livestock farming in India. Such initiatives under NAHEP along with Animal Science Division of ICAR will also help in enhancing the learning capabilities, innovations and disruptive solutions, employability and entrepreneurial drive in the livestock sector.

Applicants will be presenting a potential solution with animal science technologies, precision farming practices as an enabler for addressing the emerging challenges in their vicinity / localized areas / state / zone specific. This event will invite and encourage applicants to come out with an innovative, out of box and disruptive solution by leveraging the application of technologies or practices in the field of animal sciences. The problem statement and solutions will be preferably on promoting 'Innovations for Precision and Economical Animal Farming'

PARTICIPANTS

Students/faculties/innovators from any university/technical institution across the country can apply and participate in the form of a group

GROUPS

This group will comprise of maximum 4 participants, with not more than one faculty and/or more than one innovator or entrepreneur

STARTUPS

Participating students can collaborate with local start-ups, student from technology institutes including IITs and NITs etc. but group size must not exceed of 4 members

Problem Statement  

Innovative tools for reducing drudgery in animal farming

Telemedicine module

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning based forecasting models of livestock & poultry disease

Digital / analog tools for disease diagnosis

ICT based solution for faster disease reporting, networking and risk communication

Multianalyte and high throughput milk and milk product testing

Innovative tools for oestrus and early pregnancy detection in large animals

Calving alert Tool/ system

Green energy from animal bio-wastes

Smart technologies for transportation of animal and animal products

Real time animal data recording under field conditions

Innovative methods for animal identification and traceability

Multiparametric and high throughput testing of feed ingredients

Animal welfare through IoT application

Digital platform/e-market module for animal, animal products/by products marketing

Screening

ZONAL LEVEL

All screening of the concept entries will be done at initial stage, followed by zonal level evaluation of screened ideas through technical presentation

From each zone, 3 winners will be selected for the national round

Zonal level winners will get mentorship support from the domain experts to better prepare for the National round

Winners from the zone level event, will be felicitated with Appreciation certificates

NATIONAL LEVEL

The zonal level winners under this round will make technical presentation before the national level committee and 3 winners will be selected as National Level winners

Winners from the national level event, will be felicitated with cash prize and citations with participation certificate

Prizes 

1st Prize

INR 5,00,000

2nd Prize

INR 3,00,000

3rd Prize

INR 1,00,000

Last Date 10 October 2022