{
  "id": 13652571,
  "title": "SITAM Director says Ratan Tata Innovation Hub initiatives encourage students to develop new ideas",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/sitam-director-says-ratan-tata-innovation-hub-initiatives-encourage",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T05:44:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/sitam-director-says-ratan-tata-innovation-hub-initiatives-encourage-students-to-develop-new-ideas/article71570712.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Majji Sashibhusana Rao, Director of the Satya Institute of Technology and Management (SITAM), stated on Sunday, October 11, 2026, that the Ratan Tata Innovation Hub's initiative to spot promising young talent is aiding students in generating fresh ideas and presenting them at regional and national competitions. Collaborating with the RTIH, the college hosted the Vizianagaram district-level Ideathon as part of the Rasthriya Innovation Challenge-2026 over the past three days. According to a press release, 160 ideas were registered, and six were chosen for the State-level promising innovations competition. Rao highlighted that the Ideathon addressed subjects like agriculture, health, sanitation, environmental concerns, waste management, and digital governance, praising the innovative ideas from young participants. Six teams from Vizianagaram will compete in the State-level event in Visakhapatnam on October 17. Present at the event were Vigneshwaran from RTIH's Artificial Intelligence team, K. S. Kumar from Vinda Energy, and programme coordinator K. Suresh Kumar.",
  "summary": "In association with RTIH, the college organised the Vizianagaram district-level Ideathon under the Rasthriya Innovation Challenge-2026 for the last three days.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}