changeadminA first-of-its-kind national-level hackathon titled “CemHack for Green Infra” was launched on 20th May 2025 by DPIIT under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, at the National Council for Cement and Building Materials (NCB), Ballabgarh.
Speaking at the occasion, Joint Secretary, DPIIT, Mr Sanjiv, congratulated NCB Incubation Centre on completing its first year and lauded the initiative to promote innovation in the cement and construction sectors.
He encouraged reputed institutes like IITs, NITs, and regional technical universities to participate and expressed hope that the hackathon would result in promising startup success stories.
Organised by the NCB Incubation Centre (NCB-IC), the hackathon aims to provide an umbrella platform to support entrepreneurship and commercialisation of grassroots innovations in cement, construction, and allied sectors.
Dr. Kapil Kukreja, GM & In-charge, NCB-IC, shared details of the two-track competition—one for startups, professionals, and individuals, and the other for students and academia, focused on solving real-world problems in the cement sector.
Participation in the competition is free of any charges.
The hackathon themes include Green Cement, Green Process, Green Concrete, Carbon Capture & Storage, Logistics & Supply Chain, and achieving Net Zero targets.
Cash rewards of up to Rs 100 thousand (Rs 1 lakh) and incubation or mentoring opportunities at NCB-IC are on offer.
Registrations are open from 20th May to 20th July 2025 at https://www.ncbindia.com/cemhack.php.
NCB, under DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, is India’s apex R&D organisation for cement and building materials, with expertise spanning raw materials to rehabilitation of built structures.
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