MUMBAI, March 10 -- The Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) and American MNC Honeywell will together set up a centre of excellence at the institute's Powai campus in Mumbai. The initiative aims to train more than 100,000 students in sustainability related fields by 2030. The centre, called the 'IIT Bombay-Honeywell Centre of Excellence for Future Skills and Innovation', will be fully funded by Honeywell Hometown Solutions India Foundation, the company's philanthropic arm in India. The facility will provide advanced laboratory infrastructure, equipment, curriculum development and research and innovation grants to support sustainability education. The American MNC operates in multiple domains, including aerospace, building automation, industrial automation, process automation and process technology. In the pilot phase over the next two months, the centre will focus on building core infrastructure, developing a specialised curriculum and training the first batch of 250 students. The programme will offer certificate-based courses that combine classroom learning with practical projects linked to real-world sustainability challenges. Undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral students from across the country will be able to participate. After the pilot phase, the centre is expected to train nearly 20,000 students every year. Each student will complete about 40 hours of training across five learning tracks: sustainability reporting, sustainable finance, energy security, sustainability infrastructure and policy advocacy. The initiative comes at a time when India is facing a shortage of skilled professionals in sustainability related sectors....