Chandigarh University Launches Resilient India: India's Climate Action Powerhouse at AIFest2026

Chandigarh University takes centre stage at AIFest2026 with Resilient India, an ambitious climate project that brings experts, students, and policymakers together to create a disaster-resilient India. This national platform is a combination of vision, policy and innovation towards sustainable futures, timely indeed as climate risks increase nationwide.

What is Resilient India Initiative?

Resilient India, headed by Chandigarh University, highlights climate action and disaster resilience with smart dialogues and real solutions. 

Key features include:

• Pre-Event Knowledge Series: Free webinars on the most recent climate strategies.
• High-Level Round Table: Senior policymakers discuss action policies.
• Student Competition: Resilient World Solutions - Pitch inclusive solutions to actual impact.

This interdisciplinary initiative attracts engineering, social sciences, environment, and technology professionals to address the burning issues in India.

Why  Does it Matter to the Indian Climate Fight?

India deals with floods, droughts, and heatwaves every year. Resilient India provides the country with the means of preparedness. Academicians, industry professionals, thought leaders, researchers and students exchange ideas to develop powerful strategies. Attention is paid to evidence-based discussions that provide feasible solutions to government and communities.

Chandigarh University shines as an innovation hub, merging research, policy, and youth power for resilient nation-building.

Student Competition

A multidisciplinary student competition titled “Resilient World Solutions” is accepting all participants from all disciplines by following inclusive, scalable and community centric models with real world impact.

Climate Leadership of Chandigarh University

This is one of the platforms that the leading university in North India is pushing the boundaries with. It prepares students to have sustainable careers in technology and environment, whether it is in CU research labs or worldwide collaborations.

For more information, connect with the coordinator.