SRINAGAR: Mahrukh Mir, Scholar SKUAST Kashmir under Mentorship of IDP SKUAST (K) won Incubational Fund Prize for her innovative idea on “IoT based automatic control and monitoring of button mushroom cultivation” in a recently concluding Innovative Women Ideation Event “WINGS” that was an initiative by STEP to create an empathetic and supportive environment for new ideas among women to develop and validate their start-up ideas through open exchange with peers and mentors.
Four Student innovators got shortlisted for final pitching by WINGS but Mahruk made it to the finals and won a place for incubational fund prize.
She was adjudged third among hundreds of innovators who have pitched in front of the jury members during the final pitching round.
Vice-Chancellor, SKUAST Kashmir congratulated Mehruk and her team and mentors for bringing laurels to the varsity and urged her to continue journey in the arena of innovation and entrepreneurship. (KNT)
