Srinagar: Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K) on Thursday reviewed the progress of its first batch of students undergoing a month-long internship at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay under the Centre of Excellence for Rural Data Research and Analysis (RuDRA).
According to an official statement, the internship is supported under HADP-19 and HADP-20 and aims to equip students with advanced technological skills, research exposure and interdisciplinary learning to develop data-driven solutions for agriculture and rural development.
The review meeting was chaired by Vice-Chancellor Prof Nazir Ahmad Ganai and attended by faculty members from SKUAST-K and IIT Bombay.
The internship follows a memorandum of understanding between the two institutions for collaboration in sustainable agriculture, environmental management and rural development.
The inaugural batch comprises 14 students from different faculties. During the review, they presented updates on projects involving geospatial technologies, data analytics, digital agriculture and AI-enabled decision-support systems for agriculture and rural planning.
Prof Ganai urged the students to make the most of the opportunity and acquire technological expertise that could be applied to address the needs of farmers and rural communities in Jammu and Kashmir, the statement said.
