Year: 2019

Apr
11
2019
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
For the Kgpians, by the Kgpians

For the Kgpians, by the Kgpians

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Times of India   The Asian Age    India Education Diary  The Telegraph The IIT KGP Foundation founded by the alumni of IIT Kharagpur in USA has announced international internships to be awarded to 15 students from the Institute this year at top global universities. The IIT KGP Foundation, a non-profit organization headquartered at Nebraska, would offer upto USD 3000 per student towards expenses like airfare, stay and so on. The students will pursue their summer internship for 2019 starting at some of the top global universities including California Institute of Technology, MIT, University of Illinois-Urbana, Georgia Tech and the…
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Apr
10
2019
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By Chirosree Basu
And then there were some more

And then there were some more

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Forbes Asia’s 2019 list of 30 Under 30 features 300 young innovators and disruptors from 24 countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Listed across 10 categories, they are an ambitious yet socially conscious bunch of entrepreneurs, leaders and stars who are re-inventing their industries and driving change across this diverse region. Here is the story of the other KGPians who have made it to the coveted list and done their alma mater proud.   Subhadeep Mondal (2013/BTech/Biotech) and S.L. Sivareena (2015/BTech/ME), co-founders of PregBuddy, India’s first AI-enabled care continuum platform for the care of expecting mothers, have made it to Forbes…
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Apr
08
2019
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By Chirosree Basu
Happiness is here and now

Happiness is here and now

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Times of India  Careers360 Is the Gallup poll a fair measure of happiness? Should generalities matter or cultural specificities while measuring happiness? How happy are the men in Khakhi? Is internet a threat or a support? Is happiness a private affair or a state concern? How can governments create happiness? These were some of the questions that came up during the deliberations at the 2nd International Workshop on Happiness and Wellbeing organized by IIT Kharagpur’s Rekhi Centre of Excellence for the Science of Happiness. The workshop from April 4-6 addressed two themes – Wellbeing of communities, cities and states; and…
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Apr
01
2019
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
IITKGP’s Happiness Boost for Sports

IITKGP’s Happiness Boost for Sports

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Times of India         Hindustan Times       Indian Express       Ei Samay      Business Standard      Deccan Chronicle         Asian Age    Sakshi News       The Hindu (Sportstar)       Outlook       InsideSport     Sportsavour IIT Kharagpur signed an MoU with Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy (PGBA), Hyderabad to promote health and wellbeing within the scope of academics and extra-academic activities. A delegation from IIT Kharagpur led by Director Prof. P P Chakrabarti met the Padma Bhushan awardee and Chief National Coach for the…
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Apr
01
2019
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By Chirosree Basu
Doing good is simple

Doing good is simple

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Times of India     India Today On March 26 2019, the Director of IIT Kharagpur, Prof. Partha Pratim Chakrabarti, proudly flagged off a truck bearing a small hoarding which said, “Technology Transfer to the Government of Tripura”. The vehicle carried a consignment of five machines produced by the Rural Design Innovation Centre of IIT Kharagpur. In it were four gas-based puffed rice (muri) making machines and one motorized dehusker or dhenki in Bengali. This is the third consignment that is making its way to distant Agartala. A total of 22 machines have already been transported through earlier consignments, says Prof.…
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Mar
29
2019
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
Happiness in the Air

Happiness in the Air

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Happiness and wellbeing are the two most causal factors of our existence. Today policymakers and corporate giants strongly acknowledge how crucial these are in comparison to financial growth, stability, profit and affluence. In all fields exploring social realities or bringing about social changes, happiness and wellbeing have become key areas of interest. The Rekhi Centre for Science of Happiness at IIT Kharagpur will explore these domains in an international workshop from April 4-6, 2019, bringing in global experts to interrogate the current state of happiness and wellbeing studies, especially in the context of Communities, Cities and States, and the Networked…
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Mar
29
2019
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
Thrust to 5G and AI

Thrust to 5G and AI

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Business Standard    Business Standard (PTI)     Times of India    India Today    Indian Express    Careers360      Economic Times      Money Control    Jagran    Equity Bull Wipro Limited, a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company and IIT Kharagpur, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on March 28, 2019 to collaborate on high-impact, industry-focused applied research in the areas of 5G and AI. Research outcomes from this partnership will be leveraged by Wipro to develop solutions for its customers, across industry verticals. IIT Kharagpur will benefit from the commercialization of the joint…
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Mar
26
2019
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
Gurudakshina

Gurudakshina

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Telegraph The golden boy of IIT Kharagpur, Vinod Gupta, the US-based entrepreneur and philanthropist, is back and this time to honour his former faculty. Vinod Gupta made a contribution of USD 100,000 to his alma mater to set up a Chair Professorship endowment in the name of Prof. A S Davis who was his teacher for the courses of thermodynamics, air conditioning and refrigeration. While gifting the cheque of USD 100,000 on March 25, to IIT Kharagpur Director, Prof. P P Chakrabarti, Vinod remarked on the teaching style of Prof. Davis which strengthened his analytical bent of mind, observation and…
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Mar
22
2019
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By Chirosree Basu
In fond memory of Ranjan Khastgir

In fond memory of Ranjan Khastgir

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We are deeply saddened by the demise of our much respected and admired alumnus, Shiva Ranjan Khastgir (1957/BTech/ME/AZ). He passed away at home in Kolkata, surrounded by his family, on March 18, 2019. Lovingly referred as ‘Khasta’ by his friends, many of whom continued to be in close touch with him long after their graduation from college, Ranjan Khastgir was a frontrunner among those who are the life force of the Technology Alumni Association of Kolkata. He was a former President of TAA, Calcutta Chapter, and strived hard to bring together IITians of all “shape and vintage under a common…
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Mar
20
2019
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
Business Analytics Placement Scales New Heights

Business Analytics Placement Scales New Heights

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Times of India      Business Standard     Outlook    NDTV       India Today    Careers360 The Final Placements for the Postgraduate Diploma in Business Analytics Programme of IIM Calcutta, ISI and IIT Kharagpur for the 2017-2019 batch concluded with the batch of 52 receiving a total of 66 offers made by 35 firms. The programme which has been ranked top in India and 14th globally among full-time business analytics course by the QS Rankings has witnessed a record increase of 11% in domestic offers alone with the mean salary going upto Rs. 24.40 lakh per annum. The…
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