April 2022 | The KGP Chronicle

Apr

29

2022

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IIT Kharagpur inks an MoU with ORMAS

Social Impact#ForSociety, #OdishaRuralDevelopmentandMarketingSociety, #ORMAS, #ProducersCompanies, #ProducersGroup, #ProductBasedLivelihood, #RuralDevelopment, #RuralTechnologicalInnovations, Agriculture, MoU, research

Rural Technology Action Group (RuTAG) of IIT Kharagpur signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with Odisha Rural Development and Marketing Society (ORMAS) to facilitate rural technological innovation for the growth of Producers’ groups and Producers’ companies providing technological solutions to improve the efficiency of production along with value addition. Both the institution will entail to identify technological needs of the product-based livelihood and engage in relevant R&D to upgrade the existing technology by modifying, redesigning and standardization of the users at grassroots level. Prof V K Tewari, Director, IIT Kharagpur stated – “The intent of this MoU is to create…

Apr

27

2022

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By Poulami Mondal

A Thoughtful Act of Kindness

Alumni Corneralumni, Digital Mobile Money Transfer App, DigitalBanking, DigitalChannels, DigitalServicesDevelopment, e&enterprise, eBusiness, FintechSolutions, Hamdan International Photography Award, Lattice80, meBANK, MENA, Most Promising UAE Start-ups, MultichannelCRM, NewMediaServices, PaymentSolutions, Remitr, RetailIoT, Top 100 Start-ups in the Arab World, Top 30 Middle East and Northern Africa Influencer, Top 50 Fintech Influencers, VGSoM

Mr. Altaf Ahmed, an Alumnus of IIT Kharagpur donates three laptops to the students in need Kind words are short and easy to speak but their echoes are truly endless. It is rare to meet people who are contemplatives in the heart of the world and contribute to the act of benevolent philanthropy. Not aspiring to any recognition, they merely engage and exhibit what we say is still good in the society that we live in. Mr. Altaf Ahmed, one of alumnus of IIT Kharagpur from Kashmir, now settled in UAE has been the epitome of empathy by his act…

Apr

22

2022

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By Poulami Mondal

IIT Kharagpur ranks 3rd among the top Universities in India

InstituteAccounting & Finance, Agriculture & Forestry, Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science & Information Systems, Economics & Econometrics, Electronic Engineering, Engineering and Technology, Environmental Sciences, IIT Kharagpur, Mineral and Mining Engineering, QS World University Ranking by Subject 2022, Statistics & Operational Research, Top Universities in India

IIT Kharagpur ranks 3rd among the top Universities in India in Engineering & Technology & 37th in Mineral & Mining Engineering in the world according to 12th QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2022 Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur has been named as one of the world’s top 100 universities for the study of 19 subjects, according to the latest edition of the world’s highest QS University Ranking. The institute ranked 37th in 2022 compared to 44th in 2021 in Mineral & Mining Engineering & 80th rank in 2022, improving its rank from 90th in 2021 in Electrical & Electronic Engineering.…

Apr

19

2022

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By Poulami Mondal

IIT Kharagpur inks two MoUs with AARDO & RFRF

Social Impact#AzadiKaAmritMahotsav, AARDO, African-Asian Rural Development Organization, Agriculture, Bharatiya Shikshan Mandal, Capacity Enhancement, MoU, Research for Resurgence Foundation, RFRF, rural development, Technological Innovations

IIT Kharagpur signed two MoUs (Memorandum of Understanding) with African-Asian Rural Development Organization (AARDO) and Research for Resurgence Foundation (RFRF) on strategic collaboration and mutual cooperation in research, sharing of knowledge & resources. AARDO will cooperate with IIT KGP to achieve common objectives in the field of agriculture and rural development through technological innovations, solutions, interventions and capacity enhancement to benefit and strengthen rural societies by establishing cordial ties, strengthening cooperation and initiating an association between the two organizations for the benefit of rural communities in Africa and Asia. With RFRF, it is a strong academic collaboration by mutually undertaking…

Apr

08

2022

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By Poulami Mondal

The Seasonality of Changing Times

Expert Insight#AncientSeasons, #AriusSona, #ClimateChange, #Climatology, #FishOtoliths, #GulfofKutch, #IITResearchers, #IsotopicAnalysis, #NovelTechnique, #SeaSurfaceTemperature, #Spectometry, #SST

A Novel Technique developed by IIT Kharagpur Researchers Can Trace Ancient Seasons and Climate Change Imagine to actually know the temperature when the ice age era began or the weather experienced by the residents of Dholavira in the Harappan era.What changes in climatology such as extreme heat or lack of rainfall had on our flora and fauna? What kind of temperatures led to the mass migration and then extinction of certain species of animal or plant life? Or to deduce the actual climate when the evolution of man actually began. The historians have faced challenges, tracing ancient seasons and climate…

Apr

05

2022

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By Poulami Mondal

The Wonders of IIT KGP

Engagement

Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar Governor of West Bengal dedicates Supercomputer PARAM Shakti to the Nation and Honours the Alumni Technology by itself doesn’t make leaders, it only amplifies true leadership. This quote by Steve Jobs have rippled through the tech world creating global leaders who channelized technological convergence with affordability to suffice the need of the developing nations. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur have initiated a paradigm shift in technological pursuits through PARAM Shakti, a Petascale supercomputing facility accelerating the research and development activities in multidisciplinary domains of computational and data sciences as it provides large-scale computing power to the user community and neighbouring…