Applications Invited for India EVolve Innovation Challenge

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About the Organization

The India EVolve Innovation Challenge has been designed to nurture innovation that can accelerate zero emission deliveries in the Indian last mile delivery sector. The last mile delivery sector refers to the final leg of the supply chain, where goods are transported from a distribution hub, warehouse, restaurant or fulfillment center to the end consumer's location, typically a residence or business.

About the Event

The India EVolve Innovation Challenge invites young creative minds from across India to ideate scalable solutions to decarbonize India’s transport sector. Focusing on technology, social impact, governance, and financial viability, this challenge aims to shape sustainable transportation’s future by gathering innovative ideas and thoughts that can be implemented and scaled specifically to reduce impact of the last mile parcel DELIVERY sector.

While many companies in India’s last-mile delivery sector have acknowledged the need for transition and expressed a willingness to explore sustainable alternatives, it is crucial for youth, civil society, government agencies, and policymakers to actively encourage and support these companies and startups in adopting zero-emission last-mile parcel delivery solutions.

This is an opportunity for India’s youth and student community to actively participate in shaping sustainable transportation’s future. Here your innovative ideas can directly shape government policies and corporate strategies in the delivery sector. Through this we also want to create wider awareness about accelerated EV transition in the sector and also overall viability of EVs in India.

The winning teams will get cash prizes worth ₹4.5* Lakhs (T&C apply)

TOP PRIZE: The winning team will be awarded ₹1 Lakh

SECOND PRIZE: Two teams will each receive ₹75,000

THIRD PRIZE: Four teams will each be awarded ₹50,000

Objectives

• Promote youth interest and support for scalable EV transition ideas in India
• Enhance understanding and support from the consumer constituency
• Create the ecosystem for ideation and ideally operationalize a few short-listed ideas with government agencies and companies
• Build and deepen media understanding of the need for decarbonization

Eligibility

• Teams of 5 or less members, led by youth (age group 18 - 38) can apply
• One of the team members can be a college faculty (i.e. could be above the age bracket)
• Idea should help in accelerated EV transition of the last mile delivery sector in India
• The ideas can address one or more of the challenges in the last-mile delivery sector
• Ideas should be scalable, viable, and replicable and inclusive in nature
• We encourage teams to participate in webinars on the various problems statements which will be organized by the organizers with policy-makers, industry experts, unions and other stakeholders

How to Apply

Click here to view The Challege Form Guide

July 30^th: Deadline for submissions

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