Centre launches 6 tech innovation platforms for globally competitive manufacturing

NewsBharati    03-Jul-2021
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New Delhi, July 03: Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Minister Prakash Javadekar launched six technology innovation platforms for the development of technologies for globally competitive manufacturing in India.
 
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While launching these platforms Javadekar said that these platforms will help in bringing all India’s technical resources and the concerned Industry on to one platform to kick start and facilitate identification of technology problems faced by the Indian Industry and crowdsource solutions for the same.
 
 
These platforms were developed and launched to facilitate industries like Tier-1 Tier-2 & Tier-3 companies, original equipment manufacturer & raw material manufacturers; start-ups; domain experts or professionals; R&D institutions, etc to provide technology solutions, suggestions & expert opinions on manufacturing technologies. It will also facilitate the exchange of knowledge on research & development and other technological aspects. This will also help govt to achieve the vision of an Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
 
 
These platforms have been developed by IIT-Madras, International Centre for Automotive Technology (iCAT), Central Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI), BHEL, HMT, and Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) in association with IISc, Bangalore.
 
Over 39,000 students, experts, institutes, industries, and labs have already registered on these platforms, the ministry said.
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