Year: 2020

Mar
24
2020
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By Chirosree Basu
Bringing cheer

Bringing cheer

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A team of three students from the Department of Architecture and Regional Planning of the Institute has clinched the first prize at the ‘National Competition for Students 2019 for the Best Innovative Use of Steel in Architecture’. The competition was organised by Institute for Steel Development & Growth. INSDAG, an organization established by the Ministry of Steel, Government of India, which has been hosting this competition since 1999-2000, intends to promote and create an awareness of the use of steel in building design among students. Mudita Kumar, Ananya Singh Parmar and Anuranjan Singh, the winners of the INSDAG contest, are…
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Mar
23
2020
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
COVID Preventive Care @IITKgp

COVID Preventive Care @IITKgp

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Stakeholders at IIT KGP promote hygiene and preventive care amidst COVID-19 scare Hindustan Times           Outlook            Times of India           NDTV            Zee News            Economic Times        Business Standard         India Today               Gadgets Now            Yahoo News          Business Insider                Amar Ujala              Republic TV A team of researchers from IIT…
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Mar
20
2020
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
Combating COVID

Combating COVID

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IIT Kharagpur's Combat against COVID19 India Today             Indian Express          Yahoo News          Amar Ujaala As the world is battling CoronaVirus, universities suspending their academic and select other activities, in one corner of Eastern India, the world renowned institute is giving fillip to the combat against COVID-19. The oldest and largest IIT and its stakeholders on the campus are contributing through a wide range of initiatives to continue helping students with their course work, increase public awareness about CoronaVirus pandemic and create resources to boost health and hygiene. Whether they…
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Mar
20
2020
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
Conserving Energy in Cell Research

Conserving Energy in Cell Research

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IIT Kharagpur Researchers Develop Energy Efficient Technological Process for Biological Cell Research Economic Times Energy World              Deccan Herald            NDTV            India Today             Business Standard              Yahoo News        Rediff Real Time IIT Kharagpur researchers have developed a novel energy-efficient method for patterning biological cells by using the heat generated in closed electrical fields. The innovation and the work which could be carried out by using this technology will support a wide range of…
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Mar
19
2020
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By Chirosree Basu
Public health concerns

Public health concerns

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‘Herd immunity’, a much discussed issue now the world over, and ‘R-naught’ (R0) – both the terms came up during a discussion on public health by Prof. Sangeeta Bhattacharya of the School of Medical Science and Technology, IIT Kharagpur. Prof. Bhattacharya, a double board certified physician in the US and Associate Faculty at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, was talking on the importance of the coverage of public health during the recent Science Communication Conclave organized at IIT Kharagpur (Feb 28-29). The conclave sought to facilitate better communication between the scientific community and journalists. During her talk at…
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Mar
18
2020
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
Earth Day 2020 e-Celebration

Earth Day 2020 e-Celebration

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IIT Kharagpur is organizing the Golden Jubilee Celebration of Earth Day through an online visual exhibition and competition. About Earth Day Every year on April 22, Earth Day marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. Earth Day 1970 gave a voice to an emerging public consciousness about the state of our planet. Today, Earth Day is observed across the globe by more than a billion people every year as a day of action to change human behavior and lead to policy changes. Earth Day aims to channelize the energy, excitement, and youth initiatives towards climate…
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Mar
13
2020
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
IDBI Trusteeship CSR Funding for IIT KGP’s Electric Vehicle

IDBI Trusteeship CSR Funding for IIT KGP’s Electric Vehicle

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IIT Kharagpur gets CSR Funding from IDBI Trusteeship for Developing Light-Weight Parts for Indigenous Three-Wheeler Electric Vehicles The Week      Outlook       India TV        Business Standard          Economic Times       Hindustan Times      Gadgets Now         DevDiscourse        UNI IDBI Trusteeship Services Ltd. has given a fillip to IIT Kharagpur’s Deshla electric vehicle project through its Corporate Social Responsibility programme. This funding will be used towards the design and development of aerodynamic body panels and light-weight structures for next-generation electric three-wheelers. Electric vehicles need to match…
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Mar
07
2020
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Digging Deeper: Parama’s Story

Digging Deeper: Parama’s Story

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Parama Mukhopadhyay tries to answer why women lagging behind in the mining sector in India “What is your department?” “Mining Engineering” “Mining? Are girls even allowed in Mining Engineering? Will you get any job in mining after you finish your study? Why mining? Is it suitable for girls?” These questions – that come with raised eyebrows - are common for us while discussing our subject area with others. Us – the WOMEN in Mining in India! The above-mentioned questions are well-justified if we consider the number of women and job opportunities for them in the mining sector, not only in…
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Mar
07
2020
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By Chirosree Basu
Digging Deep

Digging Deep

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Changes like that occurring at the Mining Engineering Department of IIT Kharagpur could lead to momentous changes for women in mining in India Could the historically male-dominated mining industry be inching towards greater gender parity? The answer from IIT Kharagpur’s Department of Mining Engineering is yes. The department has seen a sharp rise in the number of female students in the undergraduate studies  – from a trickle of one or two in a year to 18 in the year 2019. All the centrally funded technical institutes in India are mandated to increase the number of women graduating from these institutes.…
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Mar
06
2020
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
Tech4Bharat

Tech4Bharat

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Prof. V K Tewari, Director, IIT Kharagpur shares his vision on technology development for common man at the strategic conclave Tech4Bharat organised by PAN IIT Alumni India PAN IIT Alumni India (PIAI) recently organised Tech4Bharat, a strategic conclave aimed at synergy between policy and technology and review and realignment of the current initiatives and launch fresh ones. The event featured panel discussions bringing Academia, Policy makers and the Industry leaders. The expert panel moderators from PanIIT led the discussions to gather the diverse views and galvanize them into a common pursuit of excellence for the fine institutions of technical education. The key feature…
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