Thursday, June 19 2025

Vrikshotsava: Sapling planting program by Sahyadri at Pilikula

“The real love for nature comes when a person participates in different nature related activities right from the beginning. If a student sees the seed sprouting into a seedling and growing in to a plant and later to a tree, the involvement can add so much inquisitiveness to him or her. This kind of deep interaction with nature can motivates the student to protect nature” said Mr. Devadas Hegde, Trustee of Sahyadri. He was talking to students participating in ‘Vrikshotsava’, sapling planting program. Devadas Hegde has a rare hobby of planting seeds in plastic bags and developing sapling to plant in every monsoon. The NSS unit has been utilizing his favorite hobby for its afforestation program every year.

The ‘Vrikshotsava’ event was organized on 19th Jan 2025 jointly by the NSS Unit and the Basic Science Department. During which the saplings grown in the yard of Sahyadri were planted at Pilikula. About hundred saplings of different variety of fruits like Chiku, Jamoon, Jackfruit, Mango and Almond were planted under the ‘Vrikshotsava’ programme at Pilikula Biological Park, Mudshedde Mangalore. About 85 students of first year BE enthusiastically participated with a remarkable interest in planting the saplings was observed during the event.
Sri. Prashanth Pai, Director, Pilikula Biological Park; Smt. Suchitra N Rao, Zoo In-charge; Sri. Devadas Hegde, Trustee; Dr. Prashanth Rao, Dean SW & HoD Basic Sciences, Prof. Shivakumar and Prof. Madhu R from Dept. of Basic Sciences, Smt. Smitha Shenoy, AAO & NSS Officer, Smt. Rashmitha Nishal, SWO, Sri Vasanth, Campus Manager, Sri Nikhil, Asst. SWO, Sri Naveen Pilar, Art & Culture Co Ordinator and accompanied the students.

Session on ‘Accelerators/Incubation Opportunities for Students & Faculties – Early-Stage Entrepreneurs’

Department of Mechanical and Robotics Engineering in association with ISTE, IEI, and FLAMES & FLARES organized an informative session on “Accelerators/Incubation Opportunities for Students & Faculties – Early-Stage Entrepreneurs” on 18th June 2025 for the Mechanical, Robotics and automation engineering students. The event was conducted under the banner of the Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC) to promote entrepreneurship and innovation among students and faculty. The session was aimed at helping early-stage entrepreneurs understand the support systems available to bring their ideas to life.
Dr. Duddela Sai Prashanth, Associate Professor in the Department of CSE AIML was the resource person for the event. He delivered an insightful session covering the concept of innovation and its various types, helping participants differentiate between incremental, disruptive, architectural, and radical innovation. He emphasized the importance of innovation in solving real-world problems and encouraged the audience to develop a problem-solving mindset by exploring new perspectives and ideas.
Dr. Prashanth discussed how incubation centres serve as nurturing grounds for start-ups by offering infrastructure, mentorship, technical support, and access to funding. The session was coordinated by Prof. Kiran Prakasha A, Prof. Gagan Shetty, Prof. Prasad Chandran N, along with senior academic members, making it a valuable platform for aspiring innovators and entrepreneurs at the institution.

Tomorrow at Sahyadri

Innovation Outreach Program – June 20, 2025

Department of Electronics, IT & BT, Govt. of Karnataka, in collaboration with Start-up Karnataka and K-Tech, is organizing a state-wide outreach program at Sahyadri on 20th June 2025.
The program aims to spread awareness on:
• Startup policies, IT, Biotech, ESDM, AVGC, and more
• Funding schemes, mentoring, and incentives
• Internship opportunities & registration processes
• Networking with officials, entrepreneurs & mentors

Two Focused Tracks
• For Students: Learn about incubation, funding, and start-up ecosystem
• For Start-ups & Industry: Explore government support and scale-up opportunities
Venue: Sahyadri Campus, Mangaluru
Date: 20 June 2025

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Vrikshotsava: Sapling planting program by Sahyadri at Pilikula

Thu Jun 19 2025