At the heart of India’s deep tech revolution stands IIT Ropar, a premier institute pushing the boundaries of innovation in agriculture and water through its Technology Innovation Hub (TIH). On the sidelines of the Startup Mahakumbh in New Delhi’s Bharat Mandapam, Major Sunil Shetty, Executive Editor of My Startup TV, spoke with Dr. Mukesh Kestwal, Chief Innovation Officer (CIO) of IIT Ropar, for an in-depth conversation on the institute’s growing role in building India’s deep tech startup ecosystem.