{"id":27303,"date":"2023-08-26T20:04:19","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T14:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.testctsl.in\/indiafirstepaper?p=27303"},"modified":"2025-08-14T10:18:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T04:48:18","slug":"smartideathon-odia-student-bags-rs-2-lakh-trip-to-boston-in-us-for-his-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.testctsl.in\/indiafirstepaper\/2023\/08\/26\/smartideathon-odia-student-bags-rs-2-lakh-trip-to-boston-in-us-for-his-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"SmartIDEAthon: Odia Student Bags Rs 2 Lakh, Trip to Boston in US for His Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In an exhilarating grand finale of the \u2018SmartIDEAthon 2023\u2019 &#8212; an annual pan-India mega pitch-fest organised by GITAM Deemed to be university, young entrepreneur Anup Paikaray bagged the winner\u2019s title, a cash prize of Rs 2 lakh and a fully sponsored trip to Boston.<\/p>\n<p>Presenting to an eminent jury, Anup a student of the Odisha University of Technology and Research made a winning pitch for his startup Newrup Tech Solutions.<\/p>\n<p>He developed heat-powered air blowers to harness excess heat from Chulas or Tandoors, converting it into rotational energy for an internal fan, at just Rs 500.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt thereby seeks to impact the lives of over two billion women still cooking on traditional chulhas\/mud stoves worldwide,\u201d the jury members said.<\/p>\n<p>The University said that winners and runners-up won personalised coaching and boot camps by internationally-trained venture coaches, a sponsored trip to the USA to showcase at Boston Entrepreneurship Week, and cash and grants worth INR 30 Lakh for winners and runners-up.<\/p>\n<p>Shortlisted from over 1000 pan-India entries, the finalists refined their pitches in a series of advanced boot camps and personalised mentoring by internationally trained venture coaches. The finale took place in person at GITAM\u2019s University campus on August 25.<\/p>\n<p>Pawan Kumar Chandana, Skyroot Aerospace co-founder and ex-ISRO scientist said, \u201cEntrepreneurship gives immense satisfaction and helps create impact and employment. A career in space tech is a very rewarding and satisfying experience for every engineer. Space can sustain trillions of people because of the resources. 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