The Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering of Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal recently organized a one-day workshop on “Natural Circulation Loops - Theory and Applications” (NCL – 2023).  This program was sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi. Dr P K Vijayan, Professor – IIT Jammu, Dr Sathyashankara Sharma, Head - Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, MIT were present during the inaugural function. Dr Arunachala U Chandavar, Professor and Convenor briefed the importance of the workshop. Dr Madhwesh N, Associate Professor and Co-convenor was the master of ceremony for the event.  

The goal of the event was to spread awareness about the necessity and benefits of renewable energy and sustainable technologies. Eminent researchers from different IITs and MIT Manipal delivered lectures in the allied field. Renewable energy laboratory visit was arranged to comprehend the state-of-the-art facility available.  More than twenty-five participants from neighboring districts and other states attended the program.