2019 – Page 14 – The KGP Chronicle

May

07

2019

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By Chirosree Basu

Where credit is due

PeopleIIT Kharagpur, merit-cum-means, student scholarship, Tower Research Capital

Perhaps the best way to describe what a scholarship does for a student besides giving the recipient instant acclaim is that it gives him/her the opportunity to earn an education. For many, this is an absolute necessity. Without a scholarship, it would be the end of the road. But in all circumstances, whether dire or not, earning brings undiluted joy and immense pride. To earn your keep is to grow up, to take responsibility for your own self. This contribution is always valued, and increasingly so nowadays because higher education comes with a price tag that is directly proportional…

May

06

2019

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Sheltering from Fani

Social Impact

India Today Careers360 Indian Express Telegraph Jagran Josh As the extremely severe Cyclone Fani hit Odisha and Bengal, the grand old IIT at Kharagpur has again turned out to have a not so insignificant role as life savior. It was 2004, after the devastating super cyclone in 1999, IIT Kharagpur had designed economically viable. cyclone shelters with a capacity of holding several hundred. Orissa State Disaster Mitigation Authority (OSDMA), a constituent of the Government of Odisha, in association with IIT Kharagpur then constructed these shelters across coastal areas of Orissa. The Odisha government…

Apr

30

2019

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Stronger Economy, Cleaner Waters

In-DepthClean water, Economic growth, Faecal coliform, Fecal pollution, Groundwater, NASA, Night light, water, Water pollution

Business Standard The New Indian Express NDTV A study by IIT Kharagpur researchers has connected the dots between the impact of economic growth reducing fecal coliform (FC) pathogens in groundwater which is a key factor causing water-borne diseases in the densely populated Indo-Ganges-Brahmaputra river basin. About 100,000 children in India are dying every year from waterborne enteric diseases like diarrhea. While the study reported the excess of fecal coliform concentration in potable groundwater in rural regions in the said area, it also made first-time observations on a significant reduction of fecal pathogen concentration in the spatially variable groundwater…

Apr

26

2019

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

A Kgpian for A Kgpian

Funded Projectsalumni donation, Chair, Chair Professor, Chair Professorship, donation, endowment, faculty, Giving back, Lord Bhattacharyya, manufacturing, Tapan Bagchi, warwick, Warwick Manufacturing Group

Alumnus and eminent academician Prof. Tapan Bagchi (DSc/2012), is setting up a Chair Professorship in the memory of illustrious alumnus Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya who recently passed away. An MoU to this effect was signed last week with Prof. Bagchi to this effect. The objective of the ‘Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya Chair Professorship Award’ will be to carry out state-of-the-art teaching, research development and industrial collaboration at the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Lord Bhattacharyya was a renowned academic, manufacturing expert and leading consultant for industry and governments. He served as a Professor at the University of Warwick. The entrepreneur in him led…

Apr

25

2019

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

New Course with Jindal Stainless

Eventscourse, credit, Elective, Engineering, ferrous alloys, Jindal Stainless, Materials, Metallurgy

New elective course to commence from July this year as part of PG & UG curriculum Business World APN News Business Standard The Week Asian Age Economic Times Jagran Josh Deccan Chronicle Steelguru Swarajya Indian Express IIT Kharagpur and Jindal Stainless have tied-up to introduce a 3-credit course on stainless steel and advanced ferrous alloys as a part of the premier Institute’s undergraduate and post-graduate curriculum for Metallurgical and Materials Engineering. The course shall comprise the study of stainless steel and the uniqueness of its various grades, behavioral and forming characteristics, determination of life-cycle…

Apr

25

2019

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Champions of EXL EQ

Eventscase study, EXL EQ, EXL Excellence Quotient, IIT KGP students, IIT Kharagpur students, kgpian, winner

India Education Diary Careers360 Times of India Jagran Josh Two teams from IIT Kharagpur swept 3 out of 4 awards at the final round of EXL Excellence Quotient 2019. Team Ninety Degrees of Anmol Thakkar & Ayush Bansal from IIT Kharagpur secured the 1st position and Team Tesseract of Ayush Patnaik & Prakhar Prakash secured 2nd position thereby bringing laurels to the Institute. EXL Excellence Quotient (EQ) is an annual case study contest structured to test skills like problem identification, logical thinking, structured and methodical approach and efficient analysis amongst its participants. Students from 20 premier academic…

Apr

24

2019

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By Chirosree Basu

Earth Day on IIT KGP campus

EnvironmentEarth Day, environment, green, harm, trees, un-nailing

Vision Prabaho, the eco-conservation-cum- awareness forum of IIT Kharagpur, observed Earth Day 2019 with its program for “Un-nailing Trees”. Volunteers of the group went around the campus armed with pliers to pull out nails, brackets, iron rods, wires and screws from tree trunks. This was their attempt to prolong the life span of the trees. Each nail or protrusion hammered into trees interrupt the circulation of water, sugars and other valuable nutrients, thereby damaging them. Not surprisingly, the area surrounding the nails or bits of metal become dark and stop growing. Within an hour, the foreign objects extricated from the…

Apr

24

2019

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

The DJ Has Arrived

Engagementalumni, alumnus, kgpian, music, offbeat

Kgpians are known for their dynamic talents beyond being technologists, researchers, corporate leaders, administrators. While some choose the offbeat career, some go with a balance between the two worlds of an IITian's career as well as pursuing their passion in other creative fields. Dhananjay Collur, who studied to become an engineer in the field of Electronics and Electrical Communications at IIT Kharagpur, is among the latter. After being a corporate professional and entrepreneur for 35 years, he has turned to his heart's call - Music. Dhananjay, popularly known as DJ among his IIT KGP peer group, has released his maiden…

Apr

16

2019

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

The Social Salesperson

In-Depthadvertisement, digital marketing, online ad, online sales, Social Media, social network

Economic Times Economic Times (Bangalore) Economic Times (Delhi) Economic Times (Kolkata) Researchers at IIT Kharagpur have developed a new marketing model for influencing sales on social media. While customer reviews play a critical factor in online sales through social media, the researchers have developed an advanced model to identify influencers who could have more influence on potential buyers based on opinions and social ties on a popular social networking platform. Social media is one of the most popular emerging strategies today with a fundamental goal of increasing sales. According to a study, about 91% of retail brands…

Apr

11

2019

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Feathers in the Cap

Eventsarchitecture, Department of Architecture and Regional Planning, institute, institutional, Intellectual property, Intellectual property rights, IP, IP Law, IPR, law, law school, Management, MHRD, NIRF, Rank, ranking, Regional Planning, VGSoM, Vinod Gupta School of Management

Careers 360 India Education Diary IIT Kharagpur has emerged among the country’s best and as the only IIT to qualify and excel in four disciplines - Architecture (1st), Engineering (4th), Law (4th) and Management (6th), taking on specialized schools in their domains. Speaking about the feat of excelling in non-engineering categories, Director Prof. P P Chakrabarti emphasised on the uniqueness of each of these specialized disciplines within the IIT system. “While there are specialized institutions in these subject areas, being part of IIT Kharagpur has catapulted the growth of these disciplines in a matter of a few decades due…