IIIT-M students secure MTI HUB incubation support
Source: Chronicle News Service

Imphal, May 17 2025: Six of its BTech students of Indian Institute of Information Technology (HIT), Manipur have been awarded incubation support by Manipur Technology Innovation (MTI) HUB, a prestigious innovation and entrepreneurship initiative under KIIT Technology Business Incubator (KIIT-TBI) .

In a release, IIIT-Manipur registrar Dr Nongmeikapam Kishorjit informed that two student-led teams secured three-year incubation support following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with MTI HUB .

The first team led by Aishwary Raj, founder of MISTIC, along with Ujjwal Kumar (BTech ECE-VLS1) and Manas Trivedi (BTech CSE), has been recognised for their innovative project titled 'Electrostatic Fog Collector' .

This device harnesses the natural presence of fog to extract potable water by using electrostatics to attract and collect charged fog droplets.

Beyond providing water in arid regions, the technology also combats urban smog by removing pollutant-laden droplets from the air, significantly improving air quality in metropolitan areas like Delhi.

MISTIC's innovation offers a 'sustainable, nature-powered answer to some of the world's most pressing environmental challenges, it stated.

The second team led by Rahul Sharma (founder of AgriHive) with Yogita Kumari and Harshit Mishra, earned incubation for their project 'Smart Farming and Disease Detection System' .

Their AI-powered mobile app, AgriHive, supports small and marginal farmers with personalised, real-time agricultural assistance.

It features two key modules: a Smart Plantation Management System for crop tracking and guidance, and an AI-Based Disease Detection Tool that diagnoses issues from image uploads.

Built with Flutter, Firebase, and TensorFlow, AgriHive is multilingual, works in low-connectivity areas, and aims to make smart farming accessible and effective.

IIIT, Manipur extended its heartfelt congratulations to all the students and wished them continued success in their entrepreneurial journeys.

Comment