Year: 2018

Nov
08
2018
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By Poulami Mondal
Play it again, Sam

Play it again, Sam

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Tony Braganza of Kolkata’s iconic music store, Braganza and Co., on his life and his time at IIT Kharagpur Anthony Braganza is a much admired figure, both among his friends at IIT Kharagpur and in the music milieu in Kolkata and farther beyond. Tony, as he is best known, and his family are the proprietors of Braganza and Co., the iconic music shop on Marquis Street, Kolkata. The Braganzas have been an indispensable part of the music scene of Kolkata for decades now, supplying, repairing and lending the finest of musical instruments, and even creating trends in the market for…
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Nov
05
2018
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
Sports Finds Centre Stage at IIT KGP

Sports Finds Centre Stage at IIT KGP

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Following the feat of winning medal at the State Athletics Championship, IIT Kharagpur has again ventured in the sports arena by roping in professional tennis player Saurav Sukul to train the students' tennis team at IIT KGP. About 12 students are training for 4 hours a day of whom several are first time players. The Institute has also built a synthetic court for practice. Sukul who has played professional tennis in the international circuit has recently started to train the students. "Though national and international level circuits require a substantial amount of time to be invested and regular training is…
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Nov
02
2018
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
Great Step for Tomorrow’s Mining Engineers

Great Step for Tomorrow’s Mining Engineers

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Are minerals the new gold standard? What are the environmental aspects and safety concerns in mining? What are bot functionalities in mining? And many more – IIT KGP’s GREAT STEP, the premier technical fest organized by the Department of Mining Engineering is here to answer many of these questions. With the theme “Ore is Gold” the fest is scheduled on 2nd to 4th of November 2018. The event will address critical areas in mining through case studies, design problems, guest lectures, workshops and various competitions. These would include the Petro Case Study, Mineo Case Study, Enviro Case Study, Geobotics, National Mining…
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Nov
01
2018
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By Chirosree Basu
Beyond the horror and heartbreak of Partition

Beyond the horror and heartbreak of Partition

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Dr Anjali Gera Roy's ongoing project, “After Partition: Post-memories of the Afterlife of Partition 1947”, is part of the worldwide initiative to record the stories of the victims of Partition as they orally recount their horror and heartbreak A house by the river. Moonshine on the waters. And an amazing sunrise every day. That is how Sova Mukherjee recounts the idyll she had to leave behind in Noakhali when political vagaries and Partition drove them away from their land. The family got divided as they shifted to Ganderia in old Dhaka and then to Kolkata before coming together again. Sova…
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Oct
30
2018
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
Paving Way to Future of Mobility

Paving Way to Future of Mobility

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IIT KGP and Technical University of Munich Join Hands to Shape India’s Emerging Intelligent Mobility Landscape Business Standard (IANS Feed)  Times of India  Business Standard (PTI Feed)  NDTV Economic Times Auto   Canada Today  CanIndia   Outlook  NewsBytes Jagran Josh In an effort to evolve and give direction to the emerging intelligent mobility landscape in India, IIT KGP and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) from Germany are organizing a two-day workshop at IIT KGP on October 29th and 30th. This workshop is being held in the context of the newly-established Indo-German Collaborative Research Center on Intelligent Transportation Systems, which is currently a joint Center…
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Oct
28
2018
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
Young Innovators Spread Wings @IITKgp

Young Innovators Spread Wings @IITKgp

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Urban Challenges and Girl Innovators are Top Picks at IIT KGP's Young Innovators Program 2018 Economic Times     Business Standard (PTI)   Business World (Education)  Telangana Today   Indian Express   The Week   Yahoo News   Quint   NDTV  Ei Samay   Anandabazar Patrika   News18 Bangla Challenges of urban India were the top picks at this year's Young Innovators Program #YIP2018 organized by IIT Kharagpur. Students in classes VIII-X from schools in India and Singapore who attended the final two rounds of the science and technology competition at IIT Kharagpur, came up with solutions to problem statements in the areas of Clean Energy, Health and cleanliness, Resource management, Hardware Modelling,…
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Oct
25
2018
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
SciTech Boost for Greenhorns

SciTech Boost for Greenhorns

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IIT KGP promoting technological innovation among school students through the Young Innovators Program Business Standard (IANS)  Outlook IIT KGP has organized the second edition of the Young Innovators Program, the much-coveted science and technology competition for students from grades VIII - X. The finale is scheduled on October 27-28, 2018 at the IIT KGP campus where finalists from schools across India and abroad will put forward their innovations in the areas of Clean Energy, Health and cleanliness, Resource management, Hardware Modelling, Product Designing and Disaster Management. The competition had two initial rounds in addition to the two rounds being held at…
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Oct
23
2018
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
Say No to Single-Use Plastic

Say No to Single-Use Plastic

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Students at IIT KGP are working towards preventing single-use plastic usage Business Standard    The Week    The Echo of India    Indian Express (PTI)   NDTV    Indian Express   Indian Express (Print)  NewsBytes   The Telegraph  The Telegraph (Print)   About 30 students at IIT KGP have taken up the task of reducing single-use plastic usage in the campus. The students are in the process of forming a students’ society which among other environmental issues will extensively work towards creating social awareness in collecting and disposing of plastic waste including e-waste. The students have led by example not using single-use plastic for over 4 months and…
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Oct
22
2018
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By Chirosree Basu
Catch them young, watch them grow

Catch them young, watch them grow

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The unique ‘C minus 4’ programme helped IIT Kharagpur reach out to several rural schools and assist students in enhancing their confidence and developing their personality The Telegraph In one of the many social initiatives undertaken by IIT Kharagpur, the Institute launched a study model that equips students, especially those belonging to rural schools, to grow into confident, knowledgeable, competent individuals. The project is called “Innovative ‘C-4’ Model for High School Students”. Under the ‘C-4’ model, middle or high school students are trained and mentored so that they can teach students who are four classes (that is, minus 4) junior…
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Oct
12
2018
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
Harvesting the Oceans

Harvesting the Oceans

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Business Standard   The Week    NDTV    Jagran Josh   Indian Express      IIT Kharagpur and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have signed an MoU on October 11, 2018 at New Delhi to facilitate cooperation in research and education between the two institutions. NTNU is an expert in Hydro Power, Ocean Modelling, Deep Sea Resources and Marine Technology which will be key areas of focus under this MoU. The two institutions shall seek to promote mobility of graduate and undergraduate students, faculty, joint research activities and publications, cross-participation in seminars and academic meetings and exchange of academic materials and…
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