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Collaborations, Associations & Collaborations, Associations &

Deliberations... Deliberations...

December 31, 2025: Dr. Mukesh Mahaling, Hon'ble Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Government of
December 25, 2025- The birth
Odisha, visited EDII and appreciated the Institute's ongoing interventions in Odisha.(2nd from L) Shri B. H.
anniversary of Bharat Ratna Swargiya Shri
Talati, IAS, Commissioner of Technical Education Department (Education Department), Govt. of Gujarat and
Atal Bihari Vajpayee is observed across (Right) Mr. Hiranmay Mahanta, CEO of i-Hub Gujarat were also part of the discussions which were led by
the nation as Good Governance Day.
Dr. Sunil Shukla, Director General, EDII alongwith (L) Dr. Amit Kumar Dwivedi, Professor and Director
On this occasion, in the presence of the Shri Bhupendrabhai Patel, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat; Department of Government Projects, EDII
Shri Harsh Sanghvi, Hon'ble Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat; Shri Rushikesh Patel, Hon'ble Minister of
Energy and Petrochemicals, Panchayat and Rural Housing, Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs, Govt. of
Gujarat; Shri Jitubhai Vaghani, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Cooperation, Animal Husbandry, Cow
Breeding, Fisheries, Protocol, Govt. of Gujarat; Shri Manoj Kumar Das (IAS), Chief Secretary, Govt. of December 11, 2025: Dr. Sunil Shukla,
Gujarat and other dignitaries, the institute signed an MoU with the Green Energy Transition Research Director General, EDII, was invited as
Institute, under the Department of Energy Petrochemicals, Government of Gujarat to strengthen training Chief Guest for the inaugural session of
and development initiatives for green entrepreneurs. The MoU was exchanged between Dr. Sunil Shukla, the course - 'Entrepreneurship and
Director General, EDII and Shri Jignesh T Ray, Director, GETRI. Through this strategic partnership, EDII and Leadership Skills', organised by
GETRI aim to develop green jobs for youth in Gujarat and support sustainable enterprise creation through UGC–Malviya Mission Teacher Training
environmentally responsible entrepreneurship. Centre's (MMTTC), University of
Allahabad (Prayagraj). During his
address, Dr. Shukla shared insights on
integrating entrepreneurship and
leadership competencies within higher
education and faculty development
initiatives. He highlighted the
significance of infusing entrepreneurial
December 17, 2025: Shri Hitesh Kumar S. Makwana, virtues among the young, for higher-
IAS, Surveyor General of India, addressing the order achievements later in life and
National Workshop on 'Geospatial Mission: An career.
Enabler of Viksit Bharat', which was also attended
by EDII faculty Dr. Satya Ranjan Acharya.

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