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Roorkee (The Hawk): Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITRoorkee) is launching a project for development of Advanced Packaging Research Laboratory and skill development program at Department of Paper Technology, Saharanpur Campus under the aegis of Satia Industries Limited. Satia Industries Limited (SIL) is one of the biggest woods and agro-based paper plant industry with manufacturing facility located in district Shri Muktsar Sahib Punjab. SIL is listed in BSE and NSE and in-line with Government initiative to reduce dependency on import of papers and eliminate single use plastic from Indian market. This is a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative of Satia Industries Limited as delineated in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). MoU signing event held on 17thAugust 2022 at IIT Roorkee was graced by the presence of Mr. Chirag Satia, Executive Director of Satia Industries Limited, Board of Directors IITRDF - Prof. Ajit Chaturvedi, Prof. Manoranjan Parida, Prof. Partha Roy and Prof. Akshay Dvivedi, Santosh Kumar (Chief Executive Officer IITRDF), Prof.Sujay Chattopadhyay (Dean Saharanpur campus), Prof. DharmDutt(Head Paper Technology) and Finance Officer (IIT Roorkee). IIT Roorkee Development Foundationis a Section-8 Company (not-for-profit) of IIT Roorkee established on 12th May 2021. Thisprogram will help science graduates coming from rural and remote areas in the vicinity of industries. Students will be prepared as testers in paper effluent testing. This skill development training will help students get absorbed in paper and pulp industries. Food loss and waste prevention strategies is among the sustainable development goals to effectively prevent and or reduce wastage. This program will encourage and train the stude ...