Since 2022, FIN has been collaborating with Engineers without Borders (EWB) to explore and promote innovative solutions to problems linked to the WaSH sector (water, sanitation and hygiene). Every year, FIN offers challenges from the Kameswaram village context to EWB, to be proposed to hundreds of students in Ireland. In…
Our Junior Manager Abhishek Pathak led an engaging session at our Digital Skilling Center at the 1st floor of Laxmi Narayan Market, Nehru Road, Ramgarh Cantt, Jharkhand, fostering awareness about improved sanitation and hygiene. Abhishek Pathak, Junior Manager at FIN India Trust, skillfully moderated the session, creating an educational…
Abhishek Pathak has taken FIN to Jharkhand – where he has opened the FIN Centre for Digital Skilling. This was inaugurated by the Honorable Shri Nityanand Pathak, who gave his blessings for the success of this initiative. Abhishek Pathak joined FIN as an intern in 2020 and has…
It’s not easy to have a meet and greet session with all interns when some are in California, USA, while others are in different parts of India and a third group is in Europe! So it was 10 PM Friday night for the youngsters from University of Southern California…
The National Institute of Technology Puducherry (NITPY) at Karaikal strives to contribute to India’s growth and prosperity by producing highly qualified engineers. NITPY is committed to providing opportunities to students not only to learn about engineering, but also undertake research, and training activities. Under this context, a unique education innovation…
FIN hosted an online and offline event on 22nd March 2023 on urban flooding in collaboration with the United Nations University UNU-MERIT. It was a hybrid event, open online via Zoom and offline at UNU-MERIT. Our FIN director, Shyama V. Ramani, also Professorial Fellow at UNU-MERIT played a key…
World Water Day Webiz – March 22, 2023 Time 12.30 Hrs CET and 5.00 PM IST Urban Sustainability: How can Cities Tackle Floods? Join us for this online discussion with quizzes! Registration link – https://forms.gle/TcsBv2WHhWGRJWjCA For full brochure of event click here Floods inflict high socio-economic costs on communities and…
On Friday, November 18 – a day before the actual World Toilet Day on November 19 – FIN hosted an online event in collaboration with the United Nations University UNU-MERIT, where I am Professor. It is always nice to wear two hats – one as FIN director and…
We have 31 NITs or National Institutes of Technology in India. NIT Karaikal is one among them. It is situated in Thiruvettakudy, Puducherry with the best students from across India. Prof. Shyama V. Ramani visited NIT on Oct 7th with her FIN team. She started the workshop by asking them…
India generates 62 million tonnes of waste each year. About 43 million tonnes (70%) are collected, of which about 12 million tonnes are treated, and 31 million tonnes are dumped at landfill sites. With changing consumption patterns and rapid economic growth, it is estimated that urban municipal solid waste generation…
