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About the Centre

The IIT Bombay-Honeywell Centre of Excellence for Future Skills & Innovation (IHCFSI) has been established to build future-ready capabilities in sustainability through an integrated approach to learning, research, and innovation.

Developed under Honeywell India’s flagship skilling initiative, Saksham, the Centre reflects a shared commitment to strengthening the talent, knowledge, and implementation capacity needed to respond to emerging sustainability challenges.

By combining academic learning with applied research, the Centre supports work in areas such as sustainability assessment, water and sanitation, energy security, sustainable finance, and policy advocacy.

It is envisioned as a platform where knowledge can move into practice-supporting real-world adoption, nurturing skilled professionals, and contributing meaningfully to India’s sustainability transition.

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Vision & Mission

Vision

To be a leading global technology university that provides transformative education to create leaders and innovators and generates new knowledge for society and industry.

Mission

To create an ambience in which new ideas, research, and scholarship flourish, and from which the leaders and innovators of tomorrow emerge. To address problems faced by the nation and the world through the talent we nurture and the research we do.

Core Group

Prof. Bakul Rao

Prof. Bakul Rao

Professor
Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas (C-TARA), IIT Bombay

Research Interests: Environmental impact framework for rural areas, state of environment studies, field assessments and remediation, matrix characterization, and climate change.

Prof. Anish Modi

Prof. Anish Modi

Associate Professor
Department of Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay

Research Interests: Thermal energy systems, solar thermal energy, power cycles, refrigeration and heat pump systems, and energy sustainability.

Prof. Pradip Kalbar

Prof. Pradip Kalbar

Professor
Environmental Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay

Research Interests: Water supply, wastewater management, climate change mitigation, sustainability assessment, and circular economy.

Prof. Parmeshwar D. Udmale

Prof. Parmeshwar D. Udmale

Assistant Professor
Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas (C-TARA), IIT Bombay

Research Interests: Agriculture water management, disaster risk assessment, food security, rural applications, and disaster management.

Advisory Committee

Prof. Upendra V Bhandarkar
Dean ACR, Convenor
Prof. Bakul Rao
Professor-in-Charge
Sandesh, R
Associate Professor, & Industrial Design Centre, Indian Institute of Technology
Prof. Usha Ananthakumar
Dean, Education Outreach
Prof. Yogendra Shastri
Faculty, ChE & PIC COE-OGE
Prof. Vinish Kathuria
Head, ADCPS
Prof. Pooja Purang
HSS
Dr. Manik Dive
Additional Commissioner, Konkan Region
Virendra Singh
Secretary, Information Technology, MH
Mr. Nilesh Sagar
CEO, MSRLM, UMED
Mr. Krishna Mani
Director, Sustainability Engineering, Honeywell India
Miss Arppna Mehra
Vice President Human Resources, Honeywell India

Our Team

Meghraj Garad

Meghraj Garad

Senior Project Manager
Gayatri Naik

Gayatri Naik

Assistant Project Manager
Aniket Khedkar

Aniket Khedkar

Assistant Project Manager
Vishnu Velukutty

Vishnu Velukutty

Project Software Engineer
Penchala Narasimhulu Damavarapu

Penchala Narasimhulu Damavarapu

Project Research Associate
Monika Sangle

Monika Sangle

Senior Project Assistant
Pramila Tawade

Pramila Tawade

Senior Project Assistant
Bhagyashri Bhubal

Bhagyashri Bhubal

Administrative Assistant
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