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Themes

Participants are invited to create tools under two main themes:

• Tools for combating Climate Change
  • Species distribution models (Applications in Agriculture, ecological restoration,etc.)
  • Forest fire prediction & assessment
  • Heatwave early warning systems
  • Village-level weather forecasting
• Community based Decision Support System for Natural Resource Management
  • Know my surroundings (Converge all open data for a village adding elements of Village Ecological Register)
  • Ground water analysis at village level
  • Surface water analysis (source sustainability, conservation potential)
  • Eco-restoration support tools
  • Interactive games to promote commoning in villages around natural resources

What You Can Build

Original, tech-driven solutions like:

• Ecological data platforms
• Crowdsourcing apps (mobile/web)
• Remote sensing analytics
• AI/ML tools for environmental insights
• Public dashboards using open APIs

Participation Details

• Team Size 2–4 (interdisciplinary & diverse teams encouraged)
• Eligibility Indian citizens (18+), can participate from anywhere
• Challenge Duration 5 July – 18 August 2025
• Format Submit your tool + summary (format will be shared after registration)

Prizes

• 1st Prize ₹1,00,000
• 2nd Prize ₹50,000
• 3rd Prize ₹25,000
• E-certificates for all final submissions
• Internship/volunteer opportunities at FES
• Winning solutions featured on indiaobservatory.org.in

Timeline

• Registration 10 – 30 June 2025
• Shortlisting 4 July 2025
• Challenge Period 5 July – 18 August 2025
• Final Submission 18 August 2025
• Results Announcement 22 September 2025

Evaluation Criteria

• Relevance, innovation, feasibility
• Scalability, automation, user-friendliness
• Preference for FOSS tools & documented code
• Gender and diversity inclusion

Why Join?

• Drive real impact on environmental issues
• Learn and collaborate with experts
• Win exciting prizes and recognition
• Be part of India's eco-tech movement

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Let’s code for a greener, more sustainable future!

Licensing and attribution

Entries submitted for the challenge including code, datasets, multimedia content etc. need to be licensed under a CC-BY-NC or CC-BY license. Selected outputs/tools may be used, modified or improved upon by the Foundation for Ecological Security at its discretion subject to licensing conditions. FES will not monetise the product in anyway, but would provide the product/tools for public use hosted on the India Observatory Platform. Participants must clearly document the source and licensing terms and conditions of any external data or code that they utilise in creating the project. Participants must ensure that submissions are not copies of already existing products but are original works.

Contact Us

For enquiries and sponsorship opportunities, please contact CODE4NATURE@fes.org.in