A Section Distinguished Lecture by Prof. V. K. Damodaran on “Rapid Transition to Renewable: Imponderables in India's Clean Energy Ambitions” was conducted by the IEEE Student Branch on 17-8-2017 from 11.00 a.m. The interactive session came to an end by 1.00 p.m. A memento was presented to Prof. V. K. Damodaran by Dr. Jaimol Thomas, HOD EEE. The program was funded by IEEE Kerala Section and 70 participants attended the talk.