Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Recent TePP Activities

TUC-NEIST conducts 2nd Project Demonstration
With the floating of incessant project proposals by Innovators to TePP for funding, the TePP Outreach Centre (TUC) at NEIST, Jorhat conducted its 2nd Project demonstration programme on 2nd February, 2010 at its premise. Out of several proposals received from different quarters of the public, 3 (Three) numbers of  projects were short-listed and selected for demonstration before TUC for the Micro Technopreneurship Support (TS), based on their merit. The Innovators demonstrated their innovations before the Technology Angels namely, Dr Plabon Kakoti, Asst Prof and Dr Thuleswar Nath, Asst Prof, both from Mech. Engg Div, JEC, Jorhat and also Mr. Jayanta Ghose, Scientist from Central Muga Eri Research & Training Institute, Jorhat.

The demonstrations were given on:

          • Water Tank Auto Shut off with Alarm
                      (by Syed Abul Farukh)

          • Jewellery from indigenous natural fibre of Assam
                     (by Naren Raj Baruah) 

          • Thermal Biomass Gasifier
                     (by Gautam Borthakur)

Mr Dipankar Neog, Coordinator, TUC-NEIST, coordinated the programme. Notable among others present in the demonstration were Mr Pranab Borkakoti, Adviser, TUC-NEIST, Mr S C Kalita, Head, Gen.Engg Divn., NEIST, Mr Ajoy Borkotoky, Member, TUC-NEIST, Ms I.Ilika Zhimo, Member, TUC-NEIST and Mr Manik Saikia, Project Assistant, TUC-NEIST.


 Innovators presenting their innovation before
the Technology Angels during 2nd  project demonstration at TUC-NEIST