The Department of Consumer Affairs has actually coordinated with the Ministry of Education to engage trainees in resolving 6 real-world customer security obstacles as part of the Smart India Hackathon 2025.|Picture Credit: SIVAKUMAR PV/businessline
The Department of Consumer Affairs has actually partnered with the education ministry to challenge trainees to establish services for 6 customer security problems, from extending the service life of onions to identifying tampering in weighing makers.
The Smart India Hackathon 2025, introduced by the Ministry of Education, intends to harness trainee development to resolve useful issues impacting countless customers, the department stated in a declaration.
5 issue declarations stay open for submission up until October 15, after the due date for an onion storage obstacle ended on October 7. The effort includes partnership with the All India Council for Technical Education.
The issues vary from enhancing post-harvest storage for onions, where losses of 30-50 percent happen due to decomposing and growing, to establishing non-destructive screening techniques for gold jewellery hallmarking.
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Other obstacles consist of developing an AI-powered system to confirm compliance with legal metrology guidelines on e-commerce platforms, where fast development has actually resulted in relentless offenses of obligatory labelling requirements.
Trainees are likewise entrusted with developing automated screening systems for electrical security devices and establishing real-time detection systems for tampering in weighing and determining gadgets utilized in commerce.
India made gold hallmarking compulsory in June 2021 throughout 373 districts. The nation’s varied jewellery, consisting of cast, handmade, hollow, and plated products, makes conventional fire assay screening harmful, driving need for options.
The hackathon offers trainees a platform to deal with market specialists, federal government firms, and other stakeholders while showcasing their technical abilities, the declaration included.
Released on October 14, 2025
