Samsung India has announced the winning teams, Eco Tech Innovator and METAL, for the 3rd edition of ‘Solve for Tomorrow 2024’, the company’s flagship national education and innovation competition. While Eco Tech Innovator from Golaghat, Assam, was declared the Community Champion in the School Track, METAL from Udupi, Karnataka, was announced as the Environment Champion in the Youth Track, demonstrating the reach of the programme outside major Indian cities.
Eco Tech Innovator, which developed an idea around equitable access to non-contaminated potable drinking water, received a seed grant of INR 25 lakh for prototype advancement. METAL, which developed technology for arsenic removal from ground water, received a grant of INR 50 lakh for incubation at IIT-Delhi.
JB Park, President and CEO, Samsung Southwest Asia, and Shombi Sharp, United Nations Resident Coordinator in India, awarded certificates and trophies to these teams. “At Samsung, we are incredibly proud of the innovation and creativity showcased by all the participants of this year’s edition of ‘Solve for Tomorrow,” said JB Park, President and CEO, Samsung Southwest Asia.
