IIT-Delhi startup Swatric has teamed up with Flag Foundation of India to develop a state-of-the-art advanced textile solution for the national flag of our country. The fabric would enable Indians to fly the national flag throughout the year without worrying about climate conditions.?
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An MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) was signed between FITT (Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer), IIT Delhi and the aforementioned foundation to enable research and development activities through the startup.?
In case you were wondering why it¡¯s such a big deal, well a flag might seem like a regular piece of cloth with stuff printed on it, but it needs to be made more durable in order to withstand the constant bashing of winds amidst scorching heat and rains, all while not being too heavy, or else it wouldn¡¯t fly the way it¡¯s intended to.?
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Prof. Bipin Kumar, Textile and Fibre Engineering Dept., IIT Delhi & Mentor, SWATRIC said, ¡°It is the need of the hour to help manufacturers with a proper standardization and core subject knowledge or skills on technical yarns and fabrics to improve the quality of the flag fabric.¡±
Swatric was set up by researchers from IIT Delhi¡¯s Department of Textile and Fibre Engineering to work on developing better technologies to enable the Indian domestic textile and garment industries in commercialising new and competitive categories of smart and functional products.?
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Prof. V. Ramgopal Rao, Director, IIT Delhi said in a statement, ¡°India has the potential to be the global leader in technical textiles. The Department of Textile and Fibre Engineering at IIT Delhi has been constantly working in the field of smart and functional textile projects, actively supporting the National Technical Textiles Mission to empower the Indian Textile sector through 'Make in India' technologies for various applications ranging from geotextiles, defence, sportswear, smart wearables, medical, composites, transport, protection, packaging, etc.¡±.