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Nov

18

2022

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Devastating Aftermath of Cyclones

Environment, Environment & Social Impact, Expert Insight, Research & Innovation, ResearcherAcademia Sinica, American Geophysical Union, Anindyo Sarkar, Climate Change, Collaboration, Cyclone Sitrang, Cyclones, Geology, Geophysical Research, Geophysics, Isotope Studies, Mao-Chang Liang, Mass Spectrometer, Megi, Meranti, Moving Cyclones, Nepartak, Sitran, Sourendra Bhattacharya, Typhoons

Isotope studies by IIT Kharagpur and Academia Sinica, Taiwan scientists shed light on how the cyclones sustain their energy. Cyclones are increasingly becoming perilous to the coastal populations of the subcontinent. Climate change due to global warming, projects that the frequency of category 4 and 5 storms (60 to >70 m/s sustained wind speed) will be doubled by the end of the 21st century. However, the question remains: why some cyclones are devastating while others are not? What controls the intensity of cyclonic winds and rains? Cyclones are gigantic vortex, 500-700 km in diameter and 20 km in height, which…

Nov

17

2022

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By Poulami Mondal

IIT Kharagpur ranked 5th in India in QS Asia University Rankings 2023

Alumni CornerAccounting, Agriculture & Forestry, B. C. Roy Multi-Speciality Medical Research Centre, Chemical Engineering, Citations, Computer Science, development, Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Institute of Medical Science and Research Forum, Economics & Econometrics, Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Finance, Information Systems, MEMS, Mineral & Mining Engineering, QS Asia University Rankings 2023, QS Ranking by Subject 2022, QS World University Ranking 2022-23, research, SMST, Statistics & Operational Research, technology

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT KGP) ranked 5th in India as per the QS Asia University Rankings 2023. The premier institute overall ranked 61st in Southern Asia among its other peers. IIT Kharagpur is the national leader and Asia’s third-highest among the Universities with the indicator of maximum staff having PhD and featured among the top 8% in the QS Asia University Ranking 2023 with a total of 760 institutions. The institute has also been named as one of the world’s top 100 universities for the study of 19 subjects, according to the world’s highest QS University Rankings. IIT…

Nov

02

2022

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By Poulami Mondal

The Memoirs of a Trailblazer -The First Woman Chemical Engineer of IIT

Alumni Corner, Community, Humans of KGP, Obituary, People, Study@IITKgpFirst Woman Chemical Engineer, IIT KGP Foundation, Madhu Panchmia, Memoirs of a Trailblazer

Madhu Panchmia Sengupta, ’68 ChE, SN Hall (1946 - 2022) Madhu’s passing is the end of an era. She, with her direct and practical nature, would never describe it that way. But she was a trailblazer, the first woman chemical engineering student at IIT Kharagpur, and was a part of the 13th batch of entering students in an institution which is now getting ready to celebrate its 75th anniversary. It was an era of aspiration, of national heroes, an era that inspired young students. Madhu grew up in Kolkata as the youngest of three sisters in a family of six…

Oct

14

2022

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By Poulami Mondal

IIT Kharagpur inks an MoU with ONGC

Collaborations, Institute, MoU, Research & InnovationAzadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, Deysarkar Centre of Excellence, Global Supply Chain, iitkgp, Industry Academia Collaboration, Institute of Drilling Technology, interdisciplinary, Lab-to-Market Industry Academia Collaborations, MoU, ONGC, Petroleum Engineering, Research and Development

Under the aegis of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur signed an MoU with the Institute of Drilling Technology (IDT) of Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Limited to undertake several collaborative R&D projects in the domain of drilling, drilling fluids, cementing fluids and completion fluids. The MoU was signed between Shri. G.A.V.S. Prasad, HOI, IDT, ONGC and Prof. Suman Chakraborty, Dean R&D, IIT Kharagpur in the presence of Shri. O. P. Singh, Director, Field and Technical Services, ONGC who was the special guest of honour. Prof. Suman Chakraborty, Dean R&D, IIT Kharagpur remarked, “I believe that…

Oct

11

2022

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By Poulami Mondal

IIT Bay Area Leadership Conference 2022

Alumni Corner, Community, Engagement, Events, Humans of KGPAcademic Luminaries, AI, ARPA-E, Arun Majumdar, Bay Area Alumni Community, Business Leaders, Campus Mixer Session, Consul General of India, Dr. T.V. Nagendra Prasad, Electronic Design Automation, Engineers, Environmental Energy, Future of Sustainability, IIT Bay Area Leadership Conference 2022, IITBAA, INS Satpura, Jay Precourt Provostial Chair Professor, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Quantum Computing, Stanford School of Sustainability, Stanford University, Startup Founders, Successful Entrepreneurship, The Innovation Factory, Tsunami of Energy Consumption

Bay Area Alumni Community of Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur conducted the IIT Bay Area Leadership Conference 2022 in Santa Clara Convention Centre, California USA on 27 August 2022. It is a nonprofit organization in California which is dedicated to the professional advancement of alumni from all IIT campuses who call the greater San Francisco Bay Area home. Every year towards the end of the summer, IITBAA organizes the IIT Bay Area Leadership Conference which is open to all IIT and non-IIT tech professionals. The annual conference typically brings together industry & academic luminaries, business leaders, engineers, startup founders, investors…

Sep

29

2022

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By Poulami Mondal

IIT KGP signs LoI with TUM

Engagement, Institute, Study@IITKgpData Driven Transport Planning, Electric Mobility Systems, Emerging Mobility Solutions, FutureTrans, Germany, IGCRCoITS, India, Intelligent Transportation, Research & Development, Technical University of Munich, TUM, UAV, Vehicle Energy Management

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur signed a LoI (Letter of Intent) with the Technical University of Munich (TUM) on Indo-German Collaborative Research Centre of Intelligent Transportation Systems (IGCRCoITS) at IIT Kharagpur. The collaborative Research & Development (R&D) between both the institutions will emphasize on the main areas of intelligent transportation enhancing Electric Mobility Systems including automobiles, rail, marine craft, UAVs etc. Vehicle Energy Management, Battery Management Systems, Transportation Software and Security, Public Transportation, Data-driven Transport Planning and Emerging Mobility Solutions will be the major focus areas.The Indo German Partnership (IGP) project was agreed on sponsorship by Germany and India to…

Sep

22

2022

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By Poulami Mondal

The Home called Alma Mater – The Class of KGPian Millennials

Alumni Corner, Events, Humans of KGP, Study@IITKgpAdministration, alma mater, Alumni Endowed Student Scholarship, Entrepreneurial Skills, Governance, green technology, Homecoming 2022, leadership, Nation Building, Public Policy, Public Services, Social Impact, Social Welfare, Young Alumni, Young Alumni Achievers

Homecoming 2022 of the 10th, 15th & 20th Graduates of IIT KGP Every happiness of yesterday is a memory for tomorrow. Sometimes you never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory. This feeling was revived by our class of KGPian Millennials who revisited the home that nourished and shaped them...to make them what they are today. From 17th to 20th August 2022, along the lines of IIT Kharagpur's 72nd Foundation Day, the institute welcomed the classes of 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2010 & 2012 batches who held nothing but gratitude and affection for their Alma Mater.…

Sep

19

2022

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By Poulami Mondal

Effective Control Technologies to Reduce Sulphur Dioxide Pollution In India

Environment, Environment & Social Impact, Research & Innovation, Researcherair pollution, Air Quality Monitoring Network, Anthropogenic SO2, Atmosphere and Land Sciences, Bharat Stage, Centre for Oceans, Conventional Coal, CORAL, Ecosystem Dynamics, FGD Technologies, Flue Gas Desulphurization, Fossil Fuel, GHG Emission, Indo-Gangetic Plain, industrialization, Mitigation Strategies, Policy Decisions, Pollutants, Radiative Forcing, Regional Climate, rivers, Scrubber, SO2, Sulfate Aerosols, Technological Advance, Thermal Power Plants, urbanization

FLUE GAS DESULPHURIZATION REDUCES SO2 POLLUTION IN INDIA A study by a team of researchers from IIT Kharagpur led by Prof. Jayanarayanan Kuttippurath from Centre for Oceans, Rivers, Atmosphere and Land Sciences (CORAL) found a significant decline in SO2 trends in India in the last decade, as compared to those in the previous three decades. The decrease in trend and concentration of SO2 is due to the environmental regulation and adaptation of effective control technologies such as scrubber and Flue Gas Desulphurization that shows the positive impact of technological advance and policy decisions to improve the air quality in India.…

Sep

14

2022

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By Poulami Mondal

Sanskrit….The Language of Indian Sanskriti `वसुधैव-कुटुम्बकम्`

Community, Engagement, Events, InstituteAdi Shankaracharya, Aryabhata, Atharva Veda, Bhaskaracarya, Centre of Excellence for Indian Knowledge System, Civilizational Ethos, Computational sciences, Democratic Spirit, Ganita, Gita Shlokas, Indian Culture, Indian Diaspora, Indian Knowledge System, Indo-European Language Systems, Krishna Tirtha, Language Syntax, Natural Language Processing, Nirman Vidya, Nirvana Shatkam, Parishishta, Pluralistic Ethos, Samskrita, Sanatana Culture, Sanskrit, Sanskrit Week, Stotras, Subhashita, Vidya, Vrksha Nakshatra

Centre of Excellence for Indian Knowledge Systems (CoE-IKS) of IIT Kharagpur celebrated the 'Sanskrit Week' सुखार्थिनः कुतो विद्या नास्ति विद्यार्थिनः सुखम्। सुखार्थी वा त्यजेद्विद्यां विद्यार्थी वा त्यजेत्सुखम्॥ There is no knowledge for the seekers of comfort, and no comfort for the seekers of knowledge. A seeker of comfort should give up knowledge, and a seeker of knowledge should give up comfort. Swami Vivekananda said, "Because the very sound of Sanskrit words gives a prestige and a power and a strength to the race." Centre of Excellence for Indian Knowledge Systems (CoE-IKS) of IIT Kharagpur celebrated Sanskrit Week…

Sep

12

2022

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By Poulami Mondal

Dr. Samir V. Kamat, an Alumnus of IIT Kharagpur named the next DRDO Chief

Alumni Corner, Appointments, Humans of KGPAppointments Committee of the Cabinet, BLDC Motors, Defence Applications, Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Defence Research Development Organization, Department of Defence Research and Development, Distinguished Alumnus Award, DMR-1700, DMRL, DRDO, DRDO Young Scientist of the Year Award, Metallurgical Engineering, Microstructure-mechanical Property, National Strategic Materials Policy, Naval Systems Materials, R&D, Rare Earth Permanent Magnet, REPM Technology, Samarium-Cobalt Magnets, Samir V Kamat, Silver Medalist, Stress Corrosion Cracking, Swatantryaveer Savarkar Smarak Award

Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom. Growth is a very profound experience. We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are. Well, this has been rather avouched by our Alumnus Dr. Samir V Kamat, whose sense of purpose evoked metamorphism in Defence applications for our country and led to the advanced development towards the service of the nation. Dr. Samir V. Kamat, an Alumnus of IIT Kharagpur has been appointed the Secretary of Department of…