IIT theme: tech that helps common man

To celebrate the golden jubilee year of Shaastra, the organisers have come up with innovative programmes that test the problem solving capability of students under the 8216;Golden Design Challenges8217;. Turning its attention from high-end technology to the common man8217;s problems, one of the five Golden Challenges is to build an effective model of a mosquito control device that would help control vector-borne diseases efficiently under various public health initiatives.

Another challenge is to invent a device that can purify drinking water to the maximum extent with minimum expense.

Other interesting projects that the students could participate in include developing a robot that would be able to sort books in a library and place them in their respective shelves with the help of an overhead camera.

Shaastra 2008, the only ISO 9001-2000 certi-fied students8217; event in the world, will be held from October 1 to 5.