IIT Madras: Series of Webinar to be Conducted from October 1 on Topics of National Relevance

Indian Institute of Technology Madras is all set to conduct Webinars on topics of national relevance from October 1. These Webinars are being dedicated for celebrating the 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

The webinar Series will be inaugurated on October 1, 2020 by Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, IIT Madras, Director. It is being conducted under the banner of ‘SIDDHI, ’a fortnightly webinar series. It will last from October 1- 4.

Delighted about the webinar, Prof. Raghunathan Rengaswamy, IIT Madras said, “We are very happy to present discussions by eminent people addressing important problems in health and environment faced by our nation today.”

He further added, “The engagement of participants from all sections of the society in this webinar series is encouraging and a testament to the relevance of the topics being discussed.”

IIT Madras Webinar Themes

Thorough this ‘SIDDHI’ series webinar, the discussion will revolve around the following themes:

Socially relevant technologies

Technology for self-reliance (‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat’)

Technology and rural development

IIT Madras Webinars Schedule

The tables listed cover all the important details regarding all 4 sessions. Accordingly, students can register for all webinar sessions from the links given below for all 4 sessions.

Session I Highlights

Event	Webinar First Session
Topic	‘Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in India: where are we and the way forward?’
Date	October 1, 2020
Timing	6:30 pm
Registration link	https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_c-EfrYOMQmeTRHa27US6xA
Moderator	Prof. V.R. Muraleedharan, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras
Eminent Speakers	Dr. Girija Vaidyanathan IAS, former Chief Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu.

Session II Highlights

Event	Webinar Second Session
Topic	‘Designed for Independence: Enhancing Quality of Life for Persons with Disability’
Date	October 2, 2020
Timing	6.30 pm
Registration link	https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bqsS6QyXS-SyiOnLaGDxFw
Moderator	Prof. Sujatha Srinivasan, Head, TTK Center for R2D2, IIT Madras,
Eminent Speakers	Mr. V.R. Feroze- Senior Vice President, Head, of SAP Academy for Engineering, SAP SE, and Founder of India Inclusion Foundation.

Session III Highlights

Event	Webinar Third Session
Topic	‘Wastewater Management in the 21st Century’
Date	October 3, 2020
Timing	7.30 pm
Registration link	https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NnZgvFgiQtaD26DzsjwH3A
Moderator	Prof. Indumathi M. Nambi, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras
Eminent Speakers	Prof. George Tchobanoglous, Emeritus Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California

Session IV (Final) Highlights

Event	Webinar Fourth Session
Topic	‘Sustainable water and waste management in villages’
Date	October 4, 2020
Timing	6.30 pm
Registration link	https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fH6Npbp5Q7GWTZQFO6W7Og
Moderator	Prof. BS Murty, Institute Chair Professors, IIT Madras.
Eminent Speaker	Prof. Ligy Philip

Students, faculty members, and researchers involved in the government of India projects are the key constituents of SIDDHI.SIDDHI stands for “Self-reliant India: Discussions and Dialogues for Humane Innovations.”All SIDDHI webinars to be conducted via the Zoom application.

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