Mangaluru: Dr. Dilip Kumar.K, Principal Shree Devi Institute of Technology has been bestowed with a prestigious award INDIAN ICON AWARDS 2019 by Blindwink and Zee News Channel for being an outstanding educationist for contribution in Technical training of Youth in Karnataka.

This award is recognition to his valuable contribution and untiring work in the field of academics. He has shaped up many students to be outstanding Engineers and have created a mark for themselves in various countries

This award puts across the significance of Dr. Dilip Kumar’s hard work dedication along with a spirit of working in collaboration with various performing teams of the institution.

Dr. Dilip Kumar K has displayed tremendous technical teaching skills not only to the student community but also to the industry at large; whose alumni are currently working across industries in Indeed he is a person of disciple, dedication, focus and a key to open up solutions for complex and tough engineering problems be it in the academia or the industry.

He has travelled and presented various papers in conferences across the nation and has made a mark for himself in the field of Technical education. Teaching is his passion and he is always liked by students who face challenges in learning critical papers like turbo engines, fluid mechanics and many more.

A wonderful person and magnanimous personality deserves recognition on a national level, he has created a mark in the minds and hearts of not only students but also their parents. He has contributed many new ideas to various fraternities and has made an impact in terms of enhancing organizational/individual performance adding new realm to the existing technical knowledge set.

This award is a feather on the cap for an institution like Shree Devi Institute of Technology headed by none other than Dr. Dilip Kumar. K. Hence the management, staff and student of Shree Devi Institute of Technology deem it an honour and take this opportunity to congratulate him wholeheartedly on his achievement and wish him all the very best in adding greater value to students as well as the society at large.

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Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka government has approved the establishment of a CoE for AI in Biotechnology at IBAB in Electronics City (Phase 1), here.

The decision, taken by the state Cabinet on Thursday night, marks a significant step towards strengthening Karnataka’s leadership in emerging technologies, IT and biotechnology, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge said on Friday.

The centre will be established over four years with a total outlay of Rs 20 crore, in partnership with the Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology and the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP), according to a statement from the minister’s office.

"Karnataka has consistently been at the forefront of technological innovation. As we enter the decade of deep tech, our focus is on building future-ready capabilities at the intersection of artificial intelligence and biotechnology," Minister for IT and Biotechnology said.

"This Centre of Excellence will strengthen our research ecosystem, accelerate innovation and enable Karnataka to lead in high-impact next-generation technologies," he added.

Priyank added that the state government, through the Departments of Electronics, IT, Biotechnology, and Science & Technology, is actively investing in emerging technologies and taking steps to strengthen Karnataka’s AI and deep-tech ecosystem.

The minister said the Cabinet has also approved the transfer of a 51 per cent stake in the Karnataka Technology & Innovation Museum Foundation (KTIMF) to the Unboxing BLR Foundation.

KTIMF was established by the Government of Karnataka as a not-for-profit organisation to promote innovation, technological awareness, startup culture and public engagement in science and technology, aligned with the state’s vision of building a robust innovation ecosystem, he said.

The Technology & Innovation Museum will be developed at the NGEF campus in Baiyappanahalli, Bengaluru, under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, with a total project cost of Rs 100 crore. Of this, Rs 49 crore will be contributed by the state government and Rs 51 crore by the private partner, he said.