MEER India advances to the zonal level of the Aavishkar competition

Judges praised the team's command of the project's technical detail and the innovative materials being developed under MEER's guidance.

A key thread through the discussions was the potential to begin producing MEER-style reflective materials locally in India — dramatically reducing cost and improving scalability.

The team also presented to Dr. Sanjay Dhole, a distinguished physicist at SPPU, whose feedback is now shaping the next stage of the team's methodology.