Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 12 (PTI) K-DISC, the strategic think-tank advisory body of the Kerala government, on Friday said its Young Innovators Programme (YIP) has set a new benchmark in participation across the state.

The Kerala Development and Innovation Strategic Council (K-DISC), in a release, said that with the closure of the idea registrations for categories 2–4 on December 10, YIP 8.0 -- the eighth cohort of the program -- "has achieved historic growth, marking a transformative milestone in youth-led innovation for real-world problem-solving".

The college and higher-education categories recorded 1,98,037 student registrations and 29,840 ideas, reflecting a threefold increase compared to previous cohorts, it said.

"When combined with the category 1 (school) submissions, YIP 8.0 has

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