Agriculture & Water Technology Development Hub
iHub - AWaDH is an initiative of the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, in the framework of National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber - Physical Systems at the Indian Institute of Technology Ropar.
DST iHubonly DST iHub in India for AgriTech
₹1.1BFunds raised
60+Members working and growing 
3Products developed 
2Startups supportedOur Mission
"Environmentally sustainable and profitable agriculture, quality food for all, and the preservation of biodiversity."
Intellectual focus
Providing technological solutions to the agricultural & water related issues and deploy CPS in the following technology verticals.
Food Processing Industry
Rural Development
Fisheries
Skill Development & Entrepreneurship
Textiles industry
Electronic and IT
Fertilizer industry
Food and Public Distribution
Atomic Energy
NITI AayogHub Governing Board
Our hub governing board consists of a perfect blend of industry and academia. From creating processes to decision-making, we build our core values into nearly every single things we do at AWaDH.
Prof. Rajeev Ahuja
Chairperson - HGB, and Director - IIT Ropar
Industry Members
Mr. G. S. V. Umakishore
Director, Samsung 5G Technology Research Division, Bangalore
Mr. Jigar Halani
Director-Solution Architect & Engineering, Nvidia, South Asia
Mr. Jitin Talwar
Founder and Member of the Talwar Advocates – Chandigarh
Academic Members
Prof. Dheeraj Sanghi
Director - PEC University, Chandigarh
Prof. Deepak Kashyap
Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Ropar
Dr. Navin Kumar
Dean - R&D, ex-officio Member, IIT Ropar
Dr. C. C. Reddy
Dean - IR, ex-officio Member, IIT Ropar
Dr. Pushpendra P. Singh
Project Director
ICPS Mission Director - DST
Dr. K R Murali Mohan
ICPS Mission Director, Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi