IIT-Madras webinar series to mark Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary – Times of India

CHENNAI: Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, on Friday will launch SIDDHI, a fortnightly webinar series on socially relevant technologies, to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
The Self-reliant India: Discussions and Dialogues for Humane Innovations (SIDDHI) series will focus on themes such as socially relevant technologies, technology for self-reliance (Atmanirbhar Bharat), technology and rural development, said an official release The inaugural SIDDHI webinar panel discussion on Friday will cover ‘Food Security: Retrospect and Prospects.’ The lecture series is being coordinated by the office of global engagement, IIT Madras.
The webinar is open to the public. Registration is required to join the webinar and interact with panelists. Those interested can register using https://siddhi.iitm.ac.in/Speaking about this initiative, Prof Raghunathan Rengaswamy, dean (global engagement), IIT Madras, said, “The objective of the SIDDHI webinar Series is to disseminate the science behind technological solutions for societal problems among the general public, while also initiating a dialogue to identify socially relevant problems that need to be addressed.”