**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) is organizing 'Him-CONNECT' as part of TERI's World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) 2026 in New Delhi from February 25th - 27th, 2026. It serves as a platform to connect researchers working in the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) with start-ups, investors, and policymakers. The goal is to facilitate collaborations, pilot deployments, and funding channels to scale and implement research outcomes. The event will be open to visitors on February 26th and 27th, 2026.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Event Overview:**
* 'Him-CONNECT' will showcase over 24 technologies, prototypes, patents and pilot projects developed under the National Mission on Himalayan Studies (NMHS) for the Indian Himalayan Region.
* The event aims to create a collaborative ecosystem where Himalayan innovations meet enterprise.
* More than 100 start-ups, incubators, investors and policymakers are expected to attend the event.
* **Focus Areas:**
* Solutions for water security, climate adaptation, waste-to-wealth, sustainable building, renewable energy, and nature-based livelihoods.
* Specific innovations include eco-friendly road construction, treated wastewater use for hydroponic farming, and waste treatment systems.
* **Participants & Facilitation:**
* The platform will connect start-ups, researchers, investors, industrial partners, development organizations, and government stakeholders.
* 24 innovators represent institutions like IITs, CSIR, Central Agricultural University, NITs, SKUAST-K, University of Kashmir, TERI-Guwahati, and others.
* **Website:**
* For more information, including a brochure with contact details of innovators, visit: https://wsds.teriin.org/2026/him-connect.php
**Impact Analysis**
**Researchers Working in the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR)**
* **Impact:** The platform provides them with opportunities to connect with potential investors, start-ups, and policymakers to scale and deploy their research.
* **Action Required:** Prepare to present their research, prototypes, and technologies to potential investors and collaborators at the event.
**Start-ups, Investors, and Policymakers**
* **Impact:** They gain access to innovative technologies and research outcomes relevant to sustainable development in the Indian Himalayan Region.
* **Action Required:** Attend the 'Him-CONNECT' event to explore potential collaborations, investments, and policy implementations based on the showcased innovations.
**Indian Himalayan Region Ecosystem**
* **Impact:** Aim to contribute towards climate leadership and South-South cooperation by solution-oriented project execution.
* **Action Required:** Implementation of technologies with financial and policy support for achieving climate resilience, green growth, and sustainable development.
Key Entities Referenced
Him-CONNECT: A platform connecting researchers in the Indian Himalayan Region with start-ups, investors, and policymakers to scale and apply research outcomes.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC): The Union Ministry organizing 'Him-CONNECT' as part of the TERI's World Sustainable Development Summit 2026.
National Mission on Himalayan Studies (NMHS): A Ministry's mission supporting research and innovation in the Indian Himalayan Region, showcased at Him-CONNECT.
TERI's World Sustainable Development Summit 2026: The summit in New Delhi where MoEFCC is organizing 'Him-CONNECT'.
Indian Himalayan Region (IHR): The geographical focus of the Him-CONNECT initiative, aimed at addressing sustainable development and climate resilience.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
MoEFCC to organize ‘Him-CONNECT’ on the
sidelines of TERI’s World Sustainable
Development Summit 2026 in New Delhi
Initiative to bring together Himalayan Researchers, Industry
and Policymakers to facilitate Collaborations, Pilot
Deployments and Funding Channels
Posted On: 24 FEB 2026 3:24PM by PIB Delhi
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) is organising ‘Him-
CONNECT’, as part of the The Energy and Resources Institute’s (TERI) World Sustainable Development
Summit (WSDS), from 25th - 27th February 2026 in New Delhi. ‘Him-CONNECT’ is a platform aimed at
connecting researchers working in the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) with start-ups, investors and
policymakers to enable the scaling and on-ground application of their research outcomes. It will be open
to visitors on 26.02.2026 and 27.02.2026.More than 24 technologies, prototypes, patents and pilot projects developed for the fragile ecosystem of
the Indian Himalayan Region under the Ministry’s National Mission on Himalayan Studies (NMHS) will
be showcased during Him-CONNECT. The event will be attended by over 100 start-ups, incubators,
investors and policymakers.
While NMHS has supported a wide range of locally relevant, science-based innovations, many of these
technologies require structured pathways for commercialisation, deployment and adoption. Him-
CONNECT serves as a link, creating a collaborative ecosystem where innovations meet enterprise.
The 24 innovators represent premier institutions, including IITs (Guwahati, Roorkee, Jodhpur, Jammu,
Ropar and Mandi), CSIR institutions (CRRI and IHBT), Central Agricultural University, Imphal, NITs
(Silchar and Arunachal Pradesh), SKUAST-K, University of Kashmir, TERI-Guwahati, Kumaon
University and G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment (NIHE), among others.
Drawing on NMHS’s decade-long support to over 250+ action-oriented initiatives, Him-CONNECT will
exhibit field-validated, market-ready solutions in crucial sectors including water security, climate
adaptation, waste-to-wealth, sustainable building, renewable energy, and nature-based livelihoods. In
order to facilitate collaborations, pilot deployments and funding channels, the platform will link start-ups,
researchers, investors, industrial partners, development organisations, and government stakeholders.
Key innovations on display include eco-friendly road construction, treated wastewater use for hydroponic
farming, conversion of sericulture waste into burn ointments, low-cost mineralised water purifiers, pine
needle-based wastewater treatment systems, decentralised wastewater reuse solutions for the Himalayas
and yak milk cottage cheese processing technologies, among others.Him-CONNECT also reflects India’s commitment to solution-oriented climate leadership and South-
South cooperation, offering pathways for partnership, co-financing, and replication across other mountain
and fragile regions globally. By aligning science with finance and policy, Him-CONNECT seeks to
accelerate climate resilience, green growth, and sustainable development—from the Himalaya to the
world.
The Indian Himalayan Region, a highly complex and diverse mountain system with unique biological and
physical attributes, is considered a life support system for millions of people living in the uplands and
many more in the downstream regions of India. It plays a crucial role as a climate regulator for much of
Asia and is globally recognised for its sacred, spiritual and philosophical significance.
In this context, the National Mission on Himalayan Studies seeks to provide targeted interventions in the
IHR by supporting research and innovation addressing key issues related to conservation and sustainable
management of natural resources. Over the last decade, the Mission has supported pioneering research,
resulting in a wide range of technologies, patents, prototypes and innovative models addressing critical
challenges such as water security, biodiversity conservation, sustainable livelihoods and waste
management.
Website link (with brochure having contact details of innovators): https://wsds.teriin.org/2026/him-con
nect.php
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