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domain knowledge, followed innovation. A project on
by familiarisation with the labs “Generating Sustainable Leather
and instrumentation set-up at Alternatives Using Natural and
Prayoga. Students then work Eco-friendly Resources” explored
on projects over a period of two a sustainable alternative to
months at the Prayoga campus animal leather using natural,
and continue to work from their fibre-rich renewable materials.
respective schools for the next Another project focused
three months, culminating in a on the development
project defence in August. of nanocomposites for
A project titled “Nature to biodegradable piezoelectric
Nanotech: Saponin-capped devices. These biocompatible
Green Nanoparticles for and biodegradable composites
Environmental and Biomedical are expected to exhibit improved
Applications”, undertaken sensing capabilities, making
during 2024 was the first them suitable for eco-friendly
instance in India where four girl applications such as biomedical
students from rural and tribal devices.
backgrounds conducted niche In the thematic area of life
research and published their sciences, a project on “Isolation
findings in an internationally and Screening of Bilirubin Oxidase
peer-reviewed journal. This was (BOX)-Producing Microbes
one of Anveshana’s most notable from Rotten Wood Samples for
success stories among many Industrial Applications,” was
others. undertaken which demonstrated
Several other projects the potential of UV-induced
demonstrate how curiosity- mutation to enhance BOX
driven inquiry leads to meaningful production, offering insights into

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