The Government of India, Ministry of Commerce and Industry in association with Services Export Promotion Council (SEPC) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) organized the second edition of the Global Exhibition on Services from 21st - 23rd April 2016 at India Expo Centre and Mart, Greater Noida.

Nikhil Kaushik (17769) from ECS Department, Chandan Kumar (15159) from ECE department, Amandeep (16813) and Deepak Kaushik (16814) from Civil Engineering Department of Dronacharya College of Engineering, Gurgaon participated with their projects at the event. 20 Students from Department of CSE attended the event.

The objective of the event was to provide a platform to all the participants, delegates, business visitors and other key decision makers from the services industry and other related industries to interact and explore new business avenues. The second GES spotlighted on the services sector of the world economy and served as a forward-looking impulse for the services industry. It was an opportunity to understand the potential for services and to increase FDI flow in sector.

GES 2016 was inaugurated by Hon’ble President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee. Hon'ble Governor, Uttar Pradesh, Shri Ram Naik, Commerce & Industry Minister, Mrs. Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Telecom Minister, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Ministry of State of Culture & tourism, Dr. Mahesh Sharma, President, CII, Dr. Naushad Forbes, Director General, CII, Mr. Chandrajit Banerjee, Commerce Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, Smt. Rita Teaotia also graced the event.

The main highlights of the event were 2nd Edition of Global Exhibition on Services, International Exhibition, Sector Specific Seminars, One to One Business Meetings, International Delegations, Media and Entertainment Content Market, Networking Opportunities, Cultural Evening, Food Festival, India Expo Shop.

There were many seminars and exhibition from different sectors like Exhibitions, Event & Retail Design, Environmental Services for Sustainable Development, Skill Development - Global Experiences on Services, India – China: towards a strategic partnership in Services. Students attended different seminars. The seminar on Skill Development - Global Experiences on Services was quite impressive. The speaker of the seminar was Major Ashish Trivedi. After his interaction the panelist Mr. N M P Jeyesh from Gujrat and Ms. Blowsom from Mexico delivered their speeches which were indeed inspiring.

Overall, 20 countries participated in Global exhibition on services 2016. These were Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Chile, Egypt, Mauritius, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, Peru, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, UAE, and Vietnam.

The exhibition was focused on Banking & Financial Services, Education, Environmental Services, Exhibition & Events Services, Facility Management, Healthcare, International Pavilions, IT & Telecom, Logistics, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, R & D, Skills, SMEs in Services, Space, Tourism & Hospitality and Wellness. Different companies and firms were there to promote their sector. Another aim of the exhibition was to promote ‘Make in India’, ‘Incredible India’ and many more. As many group of govt. organizations were there to promote make in India. They spread the awareness in the people to accept only make in India.

1. On the First day students took a glimpse of sectors such as Education, IT & Telecom, Environmental Services, Facility Management, etc.

2. On the second day students followed to the remaining sectors such as Healthcare, International Pavilions, Tourism, etc.

In the expo, Nikhil Kaushik exhibited his project Solar Power Automated Robotic Cleaning. The project is a machine built to support the social cause - SWACHH BHARAT ABHIYAAN. The machine incorporates various components to provide the municipal committees with a finished end product that will help them make the cleaning process a fully automatized task. The machine runs on Solar Power and has features like ‘No Fuel’ Machine; ‘No Electricity’ Machine; Cost Efficient; Reduces Man Power required; Easy to use and Maintain. Many industry people and academicians showed their interest in the project.

Chandan Kumar presented his project on “Self-Sustainable model for Rural Electrification”. It provides Day and Night Lighting System without using external electrical connection. It provides green energy (Sun and Wind) production with the intelligent distribution grid system of solar and wind energy. The intelligent hybrid distribution system selects the best suitable source of energy for maximum output. The prototype model provides zero cost lighting for Day Time. It can be transformed into a Street Light.

Amandeep and Deepak Kaushik also showcased their project “Plastic Brick”. Plastic brick made up of plastic waste is effective and efficient way of reducing the quantity of plastic waste lying on earth. Due to its non-biodegradable properties it is considered a waste and is dumped in landfills, streams & oceans further increasing their pollution. Plastic is a boon if utilized properly and can solve a number of engineering problems. It is a form of hydrocarbon that has more mechanical properties than any other material, and this makes it a more valuable material then others.The compressive strength of plastic brick made from plastic waste has an excellent strength of 378.28 N/mm square, which is almost 11 times stronger than standard brick and 18 times stronger than the ordinary brick and weighs almost 1/3 times lighter than a clay brick.

The experience of attending such an event was amazing. Students from different colleges had participated there in the exhibition. Many projects from different colleges were very inspiring and the students learnt a lot from the creators of such projects.

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