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2020

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New AI Diagnostics for Lung Diseases

In-DepthArtificial Intelligence, chronic, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases, comorbidity, COPD, covid, diagnostic, diagnostics, disease, health tech, Internet of Things, IOT, lung disease, Machine Learning, medical, medical devices, Medical Technology, pulmonary disease, respiratory

AI and IoT based Diagnostic Device for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases developed by IIT Kharagpur Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a common chronic respiratory disease caused by exposure to harmful gases and particulate matters, with a high health burden on the country’s healthcare services and society. For long, the medical community has been depending on patient history and clinical symptoms for disease diagnosis, which often prevents early detection of the disease and advancing of the disease adds to the medical bill through frequent hospitalizations. Researchers at IIT Kharagpur have developed an affordable diagnostic intervention for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease…

Sep

02

2020

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Study Reveals Southward Shift of Precipitation Extremes over South Asia

In-DepthClimate Change, extremes, geoclimate, Indian Ocean, Indian summer monsoon, monsoon, precipitation, South Asia

Has your monsoon experience across India changed over the years? The reason could be blamed on shifts in the spatio-temporal pattern of monsoon. In a recent study published in Scientific Reports by Nature Publishing Group, IIT Kharagpur researchers reveal that the pattern of monsoon and daily extreme rainfall is changing in India with more extremes expected over southern India and Himalayan foothills. They further predicted a continued southward shift of precipitation extremes over South Asia. The researchers have studied data of Indian Summer Monsoon precipitation for close to five decades, 1971 - 2017 (base period: 1930-1970). The data shows more…

Aug

29

2020

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IIT KGP’s Gandhian Call

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IIT Kharagpur's month-long celebration of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary ended yesterday, August 28, 2020. The international e-symposia which started on August 8, the anniversary of the launch of the Quit India Movement in 1942, could not have a more befitting close than the day marking the anniversary of the historic civil rights march at Washington DC in 1963 and the iconic speech of Martin Luther King Jr. - "I have a dream". With India journeying through the pandemic, global economic turmoil, trade war with China and the 'Atma Nirbhar Bharat' mantra of Govt. of India, we Indians are embracing…

Aug

27

2020

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IIT Kharagpur Researchers Develop Painless Drug Delivery and Vaccination Device

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Hindustan Times News18 India Today Hindustan Times Bangla News18 Bangla Anandabazar Patrika Navbharat Times Amar Ujala Jagran The Week Economic Times Health The New Indian Express Outlook Deccan Herald Yahoo News Republic TV Millennium Post Inshorts Odisha Bytes NDTV Khabar AsiaNet Do invasive medications make you anxious because of the pain? You may not have to worry anymore - microneedles and micropump developed by IIT Kharagpur will enable your medications to be administered in a painless way. Researchers at the Institute’s Dept. of Electronics & Electrical Communication Engineering have developed a micropump and microneedle which are integral parts of transdermal…

Aug

18

2020

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Music, Science and Technology find concurrence in Academics at IIT Kharagpur

In-DepthAjoy Chakrabarty, art, art forms, Classical, Classical and Folk Arts, folk, music, NEP, NEP2020, New Education Policy, raga

IIT Kharagpur launches Academy of Classical and Folk Arts in the spirit of NEP2020 to inculcate the spirit of innovation and inclusive learning India Today Hindustan Times Times of India Indian Express LiveMint Education Times The New Indian Express CNBC TV 18 Times of India (PTI) Dainik Jagran Dainik Bhaskar Amar Ujala India Blooms The Tribune The Week Outlook Republic World The Telegraph NDTV On the occasion of its 70th Foundation Day, IIT Kharagpur inaugurated the Academy of Classical and Folk Arts on August 18, 2020. A first in the IIT system, the Academy aims to nurture the…

Aug

18

2020

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Awarding Excellence – Foundation Day Honors

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IIT Khargapur honoured ten of its faculty members on the occasion of the 70th Foundation Day to recognise their excellent contributions at all levels of the career path of a teacher. The Institute conferred three Chair Professorships for full Professors and five Faculty Excellence Awards for Associate and Assistant Professors based on (a) Peer Recognition / National or International Awards, (b) Research Output, (c) Teaching Feedback, (d) Sponsored Projects. Additionally the alumni foundations of the Institute in India and USA conferred two more faculty awards - the G S Sanyal Award for Faculty Excellence by the IIT KGP Foundation USA…

Aug

15

2020

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IIT KGP Researchers Design Award-winning for Cardiovascular Device Testing Technology

Spotlight Innovationcardiac, cardiology, cardiovascular, coronary, cryogenic, CVD, Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Award, GYTI, heart, mechanical engineering, medical devices, Medical Technology, Prosthetics, testing, vascular

Researchers from IIT Kharagpur have designed an automated smart device for online testing of cardiac medical devices and prosthetics. The device is capable of creating life-like simulations in cardiac failure cases due to various diseases and tests the performance of implantable devices and prosthetics such as Ventricular assist devices. The World Health Organization reported 17.9 million deaths in 2016 from cardiovascular diseases (CVD) accounting for about 31% of global deaths. In India, over 28% of the deaths are due to CVD in 2016 according to a study published in 2018. According to the business intelligence company Fior Markets, the global…

Aug

14

2020

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IIT Kharagpur develops e-Classroom software for Indian academia – DEEKSHAK

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Dataquest Careers 360 Dainik Jagran Indian Express Hindustan Times The Tribune Outlook NDTV Researchers at IIT Kharagpur have developed an e-classroom software, DEEKSHAK. With COVID-19 lockdown and social distancing, educational institutions across the world have shifted to electronic mode. Meeting software platforms are being popularly used for online classes. But the users are frequently experiencing challenges with regard to security issues, and more importantly, the operational requirements of an electronic classroom which…

Aug

13

2020

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IIT KGP to e-Felicitate Young Alumni on 70th Foundation Day

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IIT Kharagpur announced the Young Alumni Achiever Award 2020. The Institute recognizes its young alumni age 45 or younger who have excelled in life through their outstanding early-career contribution by conferring on them the Young Alumni Achiever Award (YAAA). The awards will be e-conferred on 18th August 2020, the auspicious 70th Foundation Day of the Institute. Congratulations to all the young awardees on joining the hallowed club of YAAAs. The Institute started conferring the YAA awards from 2018. Like last year this year as well 19 alumni got this award. The awardees include: DR ANUPAM DATTA [2000/B Tech/CS/PH], Professor, Carnegie Mellon University DR VEERABHADRAN BALADANDAYUTHAPANI [1998/B Sc/MA/LLR], Professor…

Aug

12

2020

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IIT-MIT Experts Explore Community Living in Gandhian Way

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IIT-MIT Symposium on Mahatma Gandhi traces the roots of community networks in socio-economy and urban planning IIT Kharagpur organized the first event in the series of e-Symposia on Gandhian Thoughts and Philosophy on August 8, 2020. Organized in association with Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA and Gandhi Forum, India, the event was graced by academic luminaries from both institutions and Gandhian experts. The talks were themed around two concepts, ‘Sarvodaya’ - universal upliftment or progress for all, and ‘Swavalamban’ - the quest for self-reliance. Watch Webinar The symposium was chaired by Director, IIT Kharagpur, Prof. Virendra Tewari. He spoke about…