2021 – Page 8 – The KGP Chronicle

Mar

01

2021

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

IIT Kharagpur, the Destination Home for International Students in India

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Indian culture has been a magnet for many fresh off the boats for centuries. The country’s music, art, knowledge systems, festivals have always awed the world, drawing explorers from Europe, the Middle East and the Orient. The legacy echoed in the anecdotes of Pavel Karmanov and Juan David Matallana Guerrero on the day of their convocation on February 23, 2021. Pavel from the Winterland While growing up in the city of Chita, located near the Trans-Siberian Railway in Russia, the five-year-old Pavel used to listen to an unfamiliar but exotic tune on the radio. Soon he learned the name of…

Feb

26

2021

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By Poulami Mondal

E-Cell Celebrates Festival of Fortitude with Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2021

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Entrepreneurship Cell, which functions under the aegis of Rajendra Mishra School of Engineering Entrepreneurship, IIT Kharagpur, one of India’s largest student-run non-profit organizations, inaugurated their four-day flagship event, the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) 2021 with an online opening ceremony. Hon’ble Cabinet Minister, Smt. Smriti Irani, Padma Bhushan Dr. V.K. Saraswat and Mr. Kiran Mani, Managing Director - Global Client & Marketing Partnerships, Google) were the key speakers among others. GES is an annual summit organized by Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Kharagpur and the theme of this year’s GES is the “Festival of Fortitude” and it is the first time the event is…

Feb

25

2021

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Alumni Startup Wins India Australia Circular Economy Hackathon

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EcoDabba, a startup by young alumni and students of IIT Kharagpur has been adjudged Indian Student Winner at the India Australia Circular Economy (I-ACE) Hackathon. The feat comes in the theme of creating opportunities for plastics waste reduction. EcoDabba presented a novel idea of storing food in bagasse (sugarcane waste) coated with an eco coating for increased longevity which is 100% biodegradable food storage packaging. The solution by Ecodabba quickly biodegrades replenishing the soil and creating value for farmers. The event was jointly conducted by Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog and the national science agency of Australia - Commonwealth Scientific…

Feb

23

2021

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Pursue Innovative Research to Develop Solutions for Indigenous Challenges with Global Reach – PM to Students at 66th Convocation

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Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed the 66th Convocation of IIT Kharagpur today as Chief Guest through a video conference. Union Education Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' and Union Minister of State for Education Shri Sanjay Dhotre were present on the occasion as Guests of Honour. The Prime Minister said the need of the day is to work while anticipating the needs of the future, to make innovations for tomorrow. He appreciated the quality of engineering students who can easily understand the patterns of problem statements which can lead them to breakthrough discoveries and product developments and patents changing the…

Feb

23

2021

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By Poulami Mondal

IIT Kharagpur Congratulates Winners of Institute Medals at the 66th Convocation

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Consolidated UG & PG List of Gold and Silver Medals awarded at 66th Convocation INSTITUTE GOLD MEDALS : (9 nos) Name of the Medal Name of the Awardee Deptt./ School/ Centre PRESIDENT OF INDIA GOLD MEDAL 2019-2020 ARKADEB SENGUPTA ELECTRICAL ENGG. PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA GOLD MEDAL 2019-2020 ANIRUDH DEB PHYSICS DR. B. C. ROY MEMORIAL GOLD MEDAL 2019-2020 HIMA SWETHA N E. & E. C. E. DR. JNAN CHANDRA GHOSH MEMORIAL GOLD MEDAL 2019-2020 TOKALA YASWANTH SRI SAI SANTOSH COMPUTER SC.& ENGG. PROF. J. C. BOSE MEMORIAL GOLD MEDAL 2019-2020 IPSHITA ROY CHEMISTRY THE CHAIRMAN BOARD OF GOVERNORS GOLD…

Feb

23

2021

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By Poulami Mondal

PM addresses 66th Convocation of IIT Kharagpur

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Gives the mantra of Self 3 - Self-awareness, Self-confidence and Selflessness Prime Minister's Office, Posted On: 23 FEB 2021 1:50PM by PIB Delhi Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed the 66th Convocation of IIT Kharagpur today through a video conference. Union Education Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' and Union Minister of State for Education Shri Sanjay Dhotre were present on the occasion. The Prime Minister said this day is not only important for the parents and teachers of the IIT but also for the New India as the students represent the entire country. He urged the students passing out, as…

Feb

22

2021

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Turning Steel Slug Dump to Greenery Hub, IIT Kharagpur’s Transformative Work at Odisha

In-DepthClean India, Energy and Environment, environment, Environmental engineering, Environmental Management, green technology, Mining, Mining Engineering

IIT Kharagpur Researchers Transform Steel Plant Slag Dumps in Odisha into Greenbelt Using Traditional Indian Organic Components and Japanese Afforestation Techniques A drive through Angul, near the Dhenkanal region of Odisha will give you vast stretches of green canopy and vegetation on what was once industrial dumpsites. The transformation to a green belt is not a natural reclamation but the Midas touch of the Post Mining Mine Site Restoration group of the Department of Mining Engineering of IIT Kharagpur through a project supported by Tata Steel BSL. The researchers afforested over 32000 square feet in the region following a rapid…

Feb

21

2021

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IIT Kharagpur Innovates DGPS-Enabled Soil Mapping Tech for Effective Fertilization

In-Depthagri, agritech, fertilizer, gps, mapping, precision farming, soil

Geospatial mapping is a buzzword today with the Govt. of India liberalizing the sector. There is another side of mapping that could transform the food security program of India; soil maps which could be accessed using differential GPS, developed by researchers at IIT Kharagpur for a variable rate of fertilization application in farmlands. The novel technology is aimed towards efficient use of Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Potash for automated soil nutrition management by bypassing both manual labour based operations or sensor-based fertilization technologies which are still under development. Spatial variations in soil type and mineral content in large agricultural tracts are…

Feb

19

2021

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By Poulami Mondal

Online Workshop on Accelerated Data Science

EventsAlgorithm, CCDS, cdac, Data Science, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, National Supercomputing Mission, Neural Network, workshop

The Centre for Computational and Data Science at IIT Kharagpur is organizing an Online Workshop on Accelerated Data Science in collaboration with NVIDIA Corporation, India and National Supercomputing Mission, C-DAC, Government of India, from February 21-22, 2021. In the workshop, the state-of-art theory and technologies for accelerated machine learning, as well as deep learning algorithms, will be covered. Also, the fundamentals of GPU computing with an emphasis on machine learning and deep learning algorithms will be presented. Further, several technologies and platforms for GPU acceleration of these algorithms will be elaborated. Topic List: Day 1: Fundamentals of GPU Architecture &…

Feb

12

2021

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Pradhan Mantri and Shiksha Mantri and Rajya Mantri (Education) to Grace the 66th Convocation of IIT Kharagpur

Events66th Convocation, Convocation, Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

IIT Kharagpur is going to organize its 66th Annual Convocation on February 23, 2021, in virtual mode keeping in view safety measures during the post-pandemic situation. Shri Narendra Modi, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India will grace the occasion as Chief Guest along with Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank', Hon'ble Minister of Education, Govt. of India, Shri Sanjay Dhotre Hon'ble Minister of State and Shri Amit Khare, Hon'ble Secretary, Dept. of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Govt. of India. In this one-of-a-kind Convocation event, seventy-five students including nine Institute Gold Medal winners and sixty-six Institute Silver Medal winners have been invited to…