SITAM director says Ratan Tata Innovation Hub initiatives encourage students to develop new ideas

Satya Institute of Technology and Management (SITAM) Director Majji Sashibhusana Rao said on Sunday (October 11, 2026) that the Ratan Tata Innovation Hub initiative to identify young talent helps young people develop new ideas and present them at state and national competitions.

In association with RTIH, the school has organized a Vizianagaram district level Ideathon for the last three days as part of the Rasthriya Innovation Challenge-2026.

He said in a press release that 160 ideas were registered and six of them were shortlisted for a national competition of promising innovations.

He said topics like agriculture, health, sanitation, environment, waste management, digital governance and others were addressed in the Deathathon while congratulating the youth for coming up with different ideas. He said six teams from Vizianagaram will participate in the state level competitions to be held on October 17 in Visakhapatnam.

RTIH Artificial Intelligence Head Vigneshwaran, Vinda Energy Head KS Kumar, Program Coordinator K. Suresh Kumar and others were present.

Published – 11 Oct 2026 11:14 IST