Eight teams, including two from Tamil Nadu, emerged winners at the just-concluded Smart India Hackathon.

The teams from Tamil Nadu cracked the challenges in the Civil Aviation and Labour and Employment categories. A total of 32 teams participated in the event held in the Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology. The participating teams were assessed by experts from respective departments. Kancheepuram District Collector P. Ponniah and Civil Aviation Joint Secretary Usha Padhee distributed the prizes.

Across the country as many as 1,373 teams comprising over 10,500 engineering students participated in the hackathon organised by the Ministry of Human Resource Development.

As many as 148 teams participated in the contest held in five co-ordinating centres in the State.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Chennai / by Special Correspondent / Chennai – March 05th, 2019