Varanasi, Aug. 13 -- Asim Mondal, a Research Scholar in Textile Design, Department of Painting, Faculty of Visual Arts, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), has brought laurels to the University by securing Third Position in the "Sustainability & Environmental Impact" Category of the National Handloom Hackathon 2026, along with his team.

The National Handloom Hackathon 2026 was organised as an initiative of the Development Commissioner (Handlooms), Ministry of Textiles, Government of India. The competition was held on August 1 at R&D Park, IIT Delhi.

The hackathon was conducted in three stages and witnessed participation from approximately 2,500 participants from across the country. In the first stage, the team's innovative idea was shortlis...