Students’ Achievements

History Created

RIIM-ARIHANT created ripples once again for the fourth consecutive year when it participated in the International Business Plan Championship organized at Indian Institute of Management - Kozhikode, Echoes2019 where more than 70 B Schools across India and surrounding countries participated with their creative Business plan ideas.

In 2019, RIIM created a benchmark with all three teams made to final round. Team ‘Jivan’ secured ‘Second Rank’ in the International B Plan Competition held on 3rd Feb 2019 and received a Cash Prize at the prestigious management institute ‘IIM KOZHIKODE’. Team ‘Rang’ received Special Mentorship (First time in history of the event) for their business idea from Make-Intern as a consolation prize and Team ‘Aaryabot’ stood in Top 10.

It was really a moment of pride for RIIM and we would like to share our heartiest congratulations with the ‘Team Jiyan’ and other two teams for their hard work, dedication and focus put for securing 2nd Rank in the competition and leaving no stone unturned to impress the Judges with their Knowledge, Business acumen and Presentation skills.

We would also like to thank MakeIntern.com who provided us a platform to participate in such events.

History Repeated

The benchmark and momentum were already set by RIIM students in 2019, as they not only performed well but also secured 2nd position at International Business Plan organized at IIM Kozhikode.

The students form 2019-20 batch were all excited and enthusiastic to repeat the history. This year, the location and format of the event was changed. The event was organized at Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore and about 50 Teams across the country locked horns to win the prestigious competition.

RIIM – Arihant Group proudly participated in the event with six teams in the year 2020. Team ‘EarthLink’ presented a business plan based on SLRM, Solid & Liquid Resource Management to recruit domestic animals for business. Team ‘I-Foster’ presented the concept of online virtual collaboration certifications for resolving business queries of start-ups. Team ‘Uurja’ came up with a idea of Bio-electricity for societies. Team ‘Bricklane’ presented a plan of Brick created with the Baggase (Sugar-cane) ash. Whereas, Team ‘Sinuous’ presented a concept of Solar Car Exhauster. & finally, Team ‘Hatched’ presented a b-plan on Calcium carbonate powder extracted from wasted eggshells.

Team ‘Hatched’ secured ‘3rd Rank in the International B Plan Competition held on 31st Jan 2020 and received a Cash Prize worth ten thousand rupees at prestigious management institute ‘IIM Banglore’.

RIIM also appreciates the efforts of all six teams for the hard work, enthusiasm and commitment put in for securing 3rd position by them. The results were achieved because of their knowledge, business acumen, presentation skills and faculties’ guidance.

UNITED NATIONS YOUTH VOICES FOR CLIMATE ACTION

The Youth Voices for Climate Action (YV4CA) campaign serves as an inclusive platform for youth in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond to make their voices heard on climate action. By making your voice heard on this critical issue, you can inspire others to do the same and make policymakers in your country to accelerate climate action.

The overeaching goals of YV4CA, aligned with the ActNow UN campaign, focusses on creating a space for young people to:

Shares views on how climate change has impacted young people’s lives
Showcases grassroots youth initiatives making a positive impact for all
Make decision-makers aware of young people’s need for urgent climate action

Satya Pratim Talukdar (24)

Guwahati, Assam

Climate change has emerged as the most pressing global challenge of the 21st century. Today, there is an increase in understanding that climate change goes beyond political boundaries and affects the whole global population at large. Despite the fact that climate changes are appearing everywhere and are very common, its impacts are felt differently by different groups of people. Developing countries, with their low adaptive capacities, are highly likely to be harmed by climate induced tragedies. Assam state (in India), for instance, is extremely vulnerable to climate change due to both its geographic proximity to the delta region and poor socio-economic conditions. This vulnerability is reflected in the exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity of the local population to climate extreme events such as floods. It gets annual floods whose severity has risen due to adverse climatic conditions.

According to the State Action Plan for Climate Change, the annual mean temperature in the state has increased by 0.59 degree Celsius over the last 60 years (1951 to 2010), and is likely to increase by 1.7-2.2 degree Celsius by 2050, Climate projections in the state action plan also predict that extreme rainfall events will increase by 38%. Around 329% of Assam's population lives below the poverty line and, further, the majority of this population is dependent for its income on agriculture, which in turn is highly dependent on climatic factors such as precipitation and weather, and is frequently disrupted due to damage from floods. One can imagine the result of low incomes and high prices in the state in the face of events such as floods. The state has also lost visibly large tracts of land due to erosion over the last century. Climate change is even endangering the abundant tea plantations and the animals of the Kaziranga National Park (famous for its One-Horned Rhinoceroses); both of which are synonymous with Assam. Apart from the economic loss, the effect of climate distortion can also be seen on the population's health and wellbeing. The State government must implement a robust, holistic and transformative plan which requires inclusion of wider issues such as climate induced migration and conflict, which is particularly pertinent to the state and has a wide socio-economic implication. Economic forecasting along with mapping of climate change trends will aid in the planning and implementation of adaptation and mitigation measures throughout the state, helping it cope with the projected effects of climate change. The state government also must address the issues of sustainability of agricultural systems, energy sufficiency and efficiency, and enhanced impacts on health, among other issues.

Abhilash Banerjee

Kolkata

Climate change affects human health and well-being through more extreme weather events, wildfires, decreased air quality, and diseases transmitted by insects, food, and water. I remember a time when the climate used to be so soothing. But as time passed, global warming became a serious issue. This not only affect people as individuals but it also impacts the whole of society. The increasing temperatures on earth create problems like skin disease, heat strokes, and etc. Sometimes out staying too long in this weather creates the worst situation, especially for the senior citizens as they are physically weaker and, due to this immense heat, sometimes it may cost them their life. Dehydration and heart attacks are becoming very common issues for humanity. This increasing heat also has its effects on the ecosystem. Land is drying which leads to drought, icebergs are melting which leads to rise in sea levels, and much more. All this combined to together is really affecting human sustainability as agriculture is one of the basic needs for human survival. So, we can say that this rise in temperature is creating bad situation to the only planet where life exists. Its high time that we, along with our government, control this rise in temperature.

Some of the points that I think our government should take measures on are:

As transport is one of the essential requirements, the government needs to promote vehicles that are eco-friendly.
Mother earth needs to be restored. The government needs to restore the rivers, forests, and other natural habits that can reduce the rise in the temperature.
Air pollution, water pollution, and land pollution that are caused by industrial waste, and also from domestic waste, needs to be controlled.
Plastics should be banned as they are not fully degradable in nature and it takes many years just for their partial decomposition.
Government should also promote water stations for the local people, so that they can get water as and when required. • Working together with government can leads to make this world a better place to live in

UNITED NATIONS’ TIDE TURNER PLASTIC CHALLENGE 2020

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in partnership with Centre for Environment Education (CEE), World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-India) has organized the Tide Turner Plastic Challenge. Ramachandran International Institute of Management (RIIM Pune) students successfully completed the task and got more than 100 certifications in the challenge Tide Turner Plastic Challenge 2020. In India alone, 126,236 Young plastic warriors inspired us with their commitment to addressing the most pressing environmental concern Single-use plastics and its impact on the planet.

The Tide Turners Plastic Challenge is a global youth movement to fight plastic pollution around the world. It is designed to inspire young adults to reflect upon their plastic consumption, discover solutions to reduce this consumption, and lead a step towards change in their homes, communities, institutions and offices.

X-CULTURE BEST TEAM WINNERS

RIIM Pune provides the opportunity to the students to learn the Business Expansion Strategies through participating in Global Collaboration Project. It is always said that you can learn International Business by doing International Business. X-culture is one such platform for the same.

It involves theoretical training and two months of practical experience as a member of a Global Virtual Team developing high-quality business plans for multinational companies. X-culture Collaboration has an association of 140 universities or institutions from 93 countries of 6 continents.

In consecutive two semesters of 2020, students of RIIM have won the X-culture Best Team. In Sem-I Ms. M. Divya & her virtual global team has won the Best Team Certificate. Total 1047 teams comprised of 5,674 students from 150 universities in 78 countries on 6 continents participated in Sem-I 2020. In Sem-II Ms. Debasmita Das & her virtual global team has won the Best Team Certificate. A total of 1277 teams comprised of 5,955 students from 150 universities in 78 countries on 6 continents participated in this semester.

JOINT WINNER OF DHRUV 2020 – A MEGA EVENT ORGANISED BY PUMBA

The Department of Management Sciences (affectionately called PUMBA) is an integral pillar of Savitribai Phule Pune University. Every year, PUMBA cherishes the knowledge, skills and talents with numerous business schools across India through its annual cultural fest – Dhruv! This national event helps to connect many prestigious B-schools with each other. The event was looking for hidden masterminds, experts, and strategists inside the management students.

RIIM Pune is proud to be a part of this event in 2020. This year, RIIM has not only participated in Dhruv, but also was declared as the overall Joint – Winner of the event. RIIM also registered the victory in two major sports namely Football & Volleyball.