About Us

iHub - AWaDH

IIT Ropar Technology and Innovation Foundation (iHub – AWaDH) for Agriculture and Water Technology Development Hub  is established by the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, at the Indian Institute of Technology Ropar in the framework of National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems (NM – ICPS) with time-bound predefined deliverables.

With a funding support of 110 Cr through DST Govt of India, IIT Ropar Technology & Innovation Foundation support deep-tech research ideas. startups, innovators.

The hub supports R&D in the domain of Agriculture, Water, IoT, ICPS  provides incubation & acceleration  resources and support to technology-based start-ups towards sustainable agriculture.

Our Mission​

"Environmentally sustainable and profitable agriculture, quality food for all, and the preservation of biodiversity."

Intellectual Focus

Providing technological solutions to the agricultural & water related issues and deploy CPS in the following technology verticals.

Atomic Energy

Electronic and IT

Fertilizer industry

Fisheries

Food Processing Industry

Food and Public Distribution

Rural Development

Niti Ayog

Textiles industry

Skill Development & Entrepreneurship

Atomic Energy

Electronic and IT

Fertilizer industry

Fisheries

Food Processing Industry

Food and Public Distribution

Rural Development

Niti Aayog

Textiles industry

Skill Development & Entrepreneurship

Supported by

Department of Science & Technology

National Mission on ICPS

IIT Ropar

Startup India Seed Fund

Hub Governing Board

Our hub governing board consists of a perfect blend of industry and academia. From creating processes to decision-making, we build our core values into nearly every single things we do at AWaDH.

Prof. Rajeev Ahuja Chairperson – HGB, &
Director – IIT Ropar

Dr. Pushpendra P. Singh
Dean R&D, IIT Ropar; Project Director, iHub – AWaDH

Dr Ekta Kapoor Mission Director,
DST NM – ICPS

Dr Harpreet Singh 
Professor, IIT Ropar; Director, iHub – AWaDH

 

Dr. Kavya Dashora 
Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Centre for Rural Development and Technology

Dr. Jatinder Kaur Arora
Former Executive Director, Punjab State Council for Science & Technology

Dr. Hemang Shah
Senior Director Government Affairs, 
Applied Materials

Shri Kanwal Singh Chauhan
Member, Food Safety and Standard Authority of India, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India 

Ms. Anandi Iyer
Director, Fraunhofer Office India

Mr. Manish Gupta
Founder, Synergy Enterprises; Former Chairman, CII Chandigarh 

Industry Members

Director 

Samsung 5G Technology Research Division, Bangalore

Director 

Solution Architect & Engineering, Nvidia, South Asia

Founder 

 Member of the Talwar Advocates Chandigarh

 

Domain Coordinator

Dr L Vijay Anand
Water & Soil Assessment Processes

Dr Mukesh Saini
Agriculture Automation & Information systems

Dr Neeraj Goyal
Agriculture Automation & Information systems

Dr N. Nirmalkar
Water Treatment &Management

Dr Prabir Sarkar
Stubble Management Systems & Urban Farming

Dr Suman Kumar Internet of Things (IoT) and Cyber Physical Systems (CPS)

Hub Operational Team

Dr. Radhika Trikha
Chief Executive Officer 

Mukesh Kestwal
Chief Innovation Officer

Aatif Jamal
Senior Manager

Saurabh Arora
Incubation Manager 

Divyanshu Gupta
Program Manager 

Varinder Saini
Compliance Manager 

Harpreet Kaur
HR Senior Manager 

Parry Sood
Program Manager (SISFS)

Gagandeep Singh
Purchase Manager

Navjyot Kaur
Assistant Manager-Accounts

Vardhman Jain 
Associate Manager (SISFS)

Sonia Sharma
Young Professional

Manvi Bhopali 
Young Professional

Mandeep Singh
Agriculture Technology
Young Professional

Avinash Bhardwaj
Agriculture Technology
Young Professional

CA Jyoti Sharan
Auditor
M/S CSJS and Associates