Green Ahalia Team Participates in Bengaluru Climate Challenge 2026

The Green Ahalia team (Sri Sabik and Dr. Chaithra) visited Bengaluru from 1-3 November 2026 to participate in the Bengaluru Climate Challenge 2026 and explore opportunities for institutional interaction and collaboration. On 1 November, the team visited the Visvesvaraya Industrial & Technological Museum (VITM) to set up the project display. On 2 November, the team presented “Green Ahalia: A Living Model of Climate Readiness in the Palakkad Gap”, showcasing its initiatives in biodiversity conservation, water resource management, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy and waste management. The team also attended expert lectures by Dr. Priyanka Jamwal on “Restoring Water Bodies for Ecosystem-Based Climate Adaptation” and the Climate Action Live; The First Draft by Madhur Singh.
On 3 November 2026, the focus was to visit prominent research institutions in Bengaluru: (IWST, CIMAP, TDU and IIHR. The visits provided valuable exposure to forestry, nursery management, medicinal and aromatic plant cultivation, and horticultural research. At TDU, the team interacted with Dr. Dakshina Moorthy and Dr. Noorunnisa Begum and consulted TDU herbarium, examining important specimens such as Janakia arayalpathra and Hopea ponga, along with the Raw Drug Museum and its medicinal plant collections.
The visit offered opportunities to showcase Green Ahalia’s climate readiness model, learn from leading research institutions and explore approaches to strengthening medicinal plant conservation, biodiversity documentation and sustainable resource management. The knowledge and experiences gained will contribute to advancing Green Ahalia as a research-driven biodiversity and sustainability centre.