July 2023 | The KGP Chronicle

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2023

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IIT Kharagpur wins at the ADB Knowledge & Innovation Hub’s Transport Technology Innovation Challenge

Collaborations, Engagement, Humans of KGP, InstituteADB Knowledge & Innovation Hub, architecture, BITS Pilani, Innovation Challenge, LocationMind Inc., Mobility, Paratransit Operators, Proof of Concept, Regional Planning, Safe Accessibility, Sustainable Development Goals, technologies, Technology Innovation Challenge, Transport Technology, TUTEM, Urban Transit, Urban Transit Transfer Points, UTTPs

Technology Innovation Challenge Independent verification of the results Publications of lessons learned by all the parties Reference site and report for ADB and development member countries Recommendations for next steps to scale-up the proposed solutions, including for future ADB-funded projects Have a vision, plan and capability for future implementation/commercialization of the innovative technology solutions in DMCs A user-friendly interactive system through the Technologies for Urban Transit to Enhance Mobility and Safe Accessibility (TUTEM) project that aims to enhance the last-mile security & safety of transit passengers in Hyderabad by providing commuters with safe access enroute to transit stations through mobile…

Jul

24

2023

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By Poulami Mondal

IIT Kharagpur conducts a Press Conference on Strategic Implementation Initiatives undertaken by the Institute on NEP 2020

Engagement, In-Depth, Institute, Social ImpactEntrepreneurship Model, Gross Enrollment Ratio, Industry Experience, interdisciplinary, Language Barrier, Multidisciplinary, Multiple Entry Exit, NEP2020, NEP2020 in Action, Reskilling, Short Term Certification, Skilling, Training Program, Transdiciplinary, Upskilling

Under the aegis of commemorating the 3rd Anniversary of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, IIT Kharagpur conducted a Press Conference on NEP 2020 on 24.07.2023 (Monday) at 11:00 am in Netaji Auditorium of the Institute. The press conference was chaired by Prof. V K Tewari, Director; Prof. Amit Patra, Deputy Director; Prof. M Ramgopal, Dean, FoEA and Shri Amit Jain, Registrar, IIT Kharagpur along with the senior Deans and Head of the Departments on the Strategic Implementation Initiatives on NEP 2020 undertaken at IIT Kharagpur. IIT Kharagpur has reviewed and updated it curricula for UG Programmes for both the UG…

Jul

12

2023

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By Poulami Mondal

IIT Kharagpur discovers Isotopes in Fossil Trees from Deccan Trap Lavas that Indicate Wetter Future Due to Global Warming

Environment, Environment & Social Impact, Research & InnovationBasaltic volcanic lavas, CO2 Emission, Cretaceous Period, Deccan trap, Fossil Fuel, Fossil Trees, Global Climate Change, Global Warming, Greenhouse, Intertrappean Fossil, Isotopes, Lava, Mass Extinction, Mass Spectrometry, Palaeobotanical, Palaeocene, PPM, rainfall, ropical precipitation, Temperature, Tropical Precipitation, Tropical Rainfall, Volcanism

Deccan Trap lava hills in Western Ghats (Left) and columnar basaltic lavas (Right) which erupted 66 million years back killing dinosaurs and most life on earth. A team of scientists from IIT Kharagpur and Academia Sinica, Taipei have indeed found evidence of triple oxygen isotopes of intertrappean fossil woods that led to very high annual rainfall during the catastrophic volcanism of Deccan trap that erupted in India about 66 million years back. The eruption drove a major mass extinction killing nearly 80% of all species of animals including the Dinosaurs. The depleted values of the oxygen isotopes suggest a…

Jul

10

2023

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By Poulami Mondal

IIT Kharagpur gets a New Website

Community, Engagement, InstituteAcademic Information, Accessible, Beta IIT KGP, Data Representation, IIT Kharagpur, institute, Interactive, Mobile Friendly, New Version, New Website, Newly Launched, Pictogram, Query, Visually Attractive, Website

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur gets a new website. From the previous version of Beta IIT KGP, this newly launched website is much more interactive and visually more attractive, aligned with respective up-to-date data representation. Prof. V K Tewari, Director along with Prof. Amit Patra, Deputy Director; Shri Tamal Nath, Outgoing Registrar; Prof. Prabir Kumar Biswas, Department of Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering and Prof. Pralay Mitra, Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Kharagpur inaugurated the new website. Prof. Joy Sen, Chairman, Indian Knowledge System, IIT Kharagpur was the convener of the inauguration ceremony. "There was a need for a…

Jul

05

2023

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By Poulami Mondal

Appointment of Captain Amit Jain (Retd.) as Registrar IIT Kharagpur

Appointments, Humans of KGP, InstituteAdministration, Appointments, Commanding Officer, Defence, Indian Navy, Registrar, Senior Advisor, Strategic Studies

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur welcomes Captain Amit Jain (Retd.) as the new Registrar of IIT Kharagpur effective from 3rd July, 2023. Served as a Senior Advisor to Indian Navy, INS Angre Mumbai in 2021, he was also in-charge of admin logistics for ships as the Commanding Officer for Indian Navy, INS Dwarka Okha in 2019. Captain Jain started his career with the Indian Navy in positions like Navigating Officer, Operations Officer and Executive officer for more than three decades. A product of National Defence Academy in 1986, he has also completed his M.Sc in Defence and Strategic Studies from…

Jul

03

2023

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By Poulami Mondal

On the eve of National Doctor’s Day, IIT Kharagpur inks a MoU with AIIMS Kalyani on medical amenities and research collaboration

Collaborations, Institute, MoU, Study@IITKgpAcademic, AIIMS, AIIMS Kalyani, BCRMMRC, Bio-Sciences, Bio-Technology, Biochemistry, Education, Family Welfare, health, Healthcare, Infrastructure Development, Institutional Collaboration, Medical College, Medical Education, Medical Research Centre, Medical Services, MoU, Multi-disciplinary Environment, National Doctors Day, PMSSY, Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna, research, Research Outreach, Translational Medical Research

On the propitious occasion of National Doctor’s Day, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Kalyani, a beacon of medical excellence under the aegis of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, created by an Act of Parliament under the initiative of the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna (PMSSY). The MoU was signed in the august presence of Dr. Ramji Singh, Executive Director, AIIMS Kalyani and Prof. V K Tewari, Director, IIT Kharagpur along with Dr. Kalyan Goswami, Head, Department of Biochemistry and Dean, Academics,…