Tech For Earth Hackathon – Edition 1

Past Event · Submissions closed on 31 October 2026

Innovative Dust Mitigation Solutions: Reducing fugitive dust through scalable engineering innovation

The Tech For Earth Hackathon – Edition 1 by Glenmark Foundation, in association with CERCA, IIT Delhi, invited innovators across India to develop scalable engineering solutions to reduce fugitive dust and address this critical environmental challenge.

Finalists receive mentorship and intellectual inputs from CERCA, IIT Delhi, along with grant support of up to ₹5 lakh from Glenmark Foundation.

Key Details

Team size
1–5 participants
Registration fee
None
Final submission deadline
31 October 2026 (extended)
Open to
Participants across India

The Challenge

Design a deployable product or engineered system that directly reduces fugitive dust at (but not limited to):

  • Construction sites
  • Roads and highways
  • Industrial zones
  • Mining and material handling areas
  • Indoor environments, including industries

Focus Areas (not limited to)

  • Intelligent dust suppression systems
  • Low-water / sustainable suppression technologies
  • Road and haul route dust control products
  • Construction site dust containment systems
  • Industrial dust capture and extraction solutions
  • Mobile or compact dust control units

Who Could Participate

  • UG, PG and PhD students
  • Young professionals
  • Startups and MSMEs
  • Industry engineers
  • Independent innovators

Awards & Support

  • Winner: grant support of up to ₹5,00,000 from Glenmark Foundation
  • Incubation support at CERCA, IIT Delhi
  • Mentorship and technical validation support
Tech For Earth Hackathon 2026 poster

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Official Timeline

1
5 June 2026
Online registration opens
On World Environment Day 2026
2
31 October 2026
Submission deadline
Extended from 16 October 2026
3
November 2026
Shortlisting of applications
Based on application form information (Level 1)
4
December 2026
Physical presentation and demo
At IIT Delhi for shortlisted teams (Level 2)
5
February 2027
National Conclave and final event
Product demonstrations, final presentations and results

Questions?

Write to the Conclave Secretariat at ncgconnect2026@gmail.com.