Month: April 2025

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Where the Earth Meets the Minds – Prithvi 2025

Department, Engagement, Events, Outreach ActivityAcademic Collaboration, academic exchange, Climate Geopolitics, environmental chemical mixtures, fossil, Fossil Fuels, Geodyssey, geological carbon sequestration, Geological Survey of India, Geologists, Geology, Geophysics, Geoscience, Geoscience Technologies, IIT Kharagpur, industry engagement, innovative research, landslide mitigation, mineral, Minrex, Prithvi 2025, renewable energy, Reservoir Geophysicist, Ring of Fire, Rock Riddle, Triviasaurus, University of Texas

From March 21st to 23rd, 2025, the Department of Geology and Geophysics at IIT Kharagpur hosted the highly anticipated annual departmental fest, Prithvi 2025. This three-day event brought together over 250 students from across India for a rich blend of competitions, technical sessions, and networking opportunities, all centered around the fascinating world of geosciences. The fest kicked off with an inaugural ceremony attended by a distinguished group of dignitaries, including Prof. Rintu Banerjee, Deputy Director, IIT Kharagpur; Prof. Krishna Kumar, Dean, Faculty of Science, IIT Kharagpur and Prof. Shashi Prakash Sharma, HOD, Department of Geology and Geophysics, IIT Kharagpur. Special…

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2025

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By Poulami Mondal

IIT Kharagpur reveals Alarming Impact of Surface Ozone Pollution on India’s Major Food Crops

Academy, Environment & Social Impact, Expert Insight, Health, ResearcherAgriculture, air pollution, atmosphere, Climate Change, CORAL, crop health, crop productivity, Food Crops, Food Grains, food security, insufficient mitigation, Land Sciences, Maize, No Poverty, Ocean, population growth, rice, river, Surface Ozone, Surface Ozone Pollution, United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Wheat, wheat yields, Zero Hunger

A ground-breaking study by Prof. Jayanarayanan Kuttippurath and his research group at the Centre for Ocean, River, Atmosphere and Land Sciences (CORAL), IIT Kharagpur, has revealed severe risks of surface ozone pollution on India’s major food crops. Published under the title “Surface ozone pollution-driven risks for the yield of major food crops under future climate change scenarios in India”, the study highlights how ozone pollution, a lesser-known but potent threat, could drastically reduce agricultural yields in the country. The Indian and world staple food grains wheat,…