24 year-old wins Indias first Smart City Contest

NEW DELHI: Shubhojit Mallick was adjudged as the winner of the 'Dalmia Bharat Smart City Contest' which was conducted in collaboration with Ashoka University and NASA Research Park based Singularity University. Shubhojit Mallick won the contest for his innovative project in Bangalore that captures pollutants from automobiles using Nanocylinders to reduce pollution. The contest was conducted over two months and received several entries from across India and Asia.

A first of its kind, the contest enabled Indian students to participate in the annual Global Impact Competition (GIC) of Singularity University that is conducted across various countries. The winner received a fellowship worth USD 30,000 and will also attend the Graduate Studies Program (GSP) at Singularity University, US. Puneet Dalmia, MD, Dalmia Bharat Group, commented, "We are glad that the first of our initiatives under the MoU between Ashoka University and Singularity University has come to a successful completion.

We are proud to have opened new avenues for youth in India and will continue to do so in the future. The GIC has received tremendous response from students all over India and we are happy to have played a small role in helping support the government's vision of building smart cities across India."

Singularity University has been conducting the GIC for two years across markets with a different focus and theme for every geography. In India, the contest was launched on January 2, 2015, opening a platform for Indian students to develop innovative ideas that are focussed on helping further India's dream of building 100 smart cities in the next 3-5 years. The winner will also represent India amongst other students from all over the world at Singularity University.