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Jan

10

2025

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The Celebration of Forgotten Times – Alumni Meet 2025

Alumni Corner, Engagement, Events, Humans of KGP, Outreach Activity, Study@IITKgpalumni meet, Celebration, Engagement, Events, Friendships, fun-filled activities, Hall Visits, IIT KGP, IIT Kharagpur, memories, Nostalgia, reunion, rich legacy

"The Celebration of Forgotten Times" evokes a poignant reflection on the passage of time, nostalgia, and the act of revisiting memories that may have faded with the years. It is a celebration of not just of the present or the future, but of the past—moments that may have once seemed distant or even forgotten, but are now being rediscovered and cherished. A reunion, a retrospective event and a personal moment of reflection, Alumni Meet 2025 at IIT Kharagpur brew the essence of relieving those moments of camaraderie among the batches of 1975, 1985 and 2000. Alumni Meet reflects a celebration…

Jan

08

2025

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Alumnus of IIT Kharagpur Dr. V Narayanan becomes the New Chairman of ISRO

Alumni Corner, Appointments, Humans of KGP, Institute, Study@IITKgp25 Cryogenic Propulsion System, ASLV, Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle, C25 Cryogenic Project, Cabin Pressure Control Systems, Cryogenic Engineering, Cryogenic Propulsion, Cryogenic Rocket Engine, Cryogenic Upper Stage, GSLV Mk-II, GSLV Mk-II D3, GSLV Mk-II F02, GSLV Mk-III, Human Rating of C25, IIT KGP, IIT Kharagpur, Indian Space Research Organization, ISRO, L110 liquid stages, Launch Vehicles, liquid propulsion systems, Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre, Lox-Kerosene Semi Cryogenic Propulsion System, LPSC, LVM3 vehicle, New Chairman, Passive Cryogenic Stage, Satellite, Solid Propulsion, Space Craft Propulsion, space exploration, space technology

Dr. V Narayanan, an Alumnus of IIT Kharagpur, is appointed as the new Chairperson of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). He is currently serving as the Director of Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), Thiruvananthapuram. The government has also appointed him as the Secretary of the Department of Space. According to an order from the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, Dr. Narayanan will succeed Dr. S Somanath, the current ISRO Chief, on January 14, 2024. Dr. V Narayanan receiving the Life fellow Award from Hon'ble President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu Dr. V Narayanan, a Distinguished Scientist and the Director…

Jan

03

2025

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Prof. Amit Patra takes over the Additional Charge of the Director, IIT Kharagpur

Appointments, Humans of KGP, InstituteAlumni Affair, alumnus, circuits control systems, Dean, Deputy Director, Director, Electrical Engineering, Honourary Adjunct Professor, IIT KGP, IIT Kharagpur, International Relations, Power Management, Research Scientist, VSLI Design Lab

Prof. Amit Patra, currently the Director of IIT BHU takes over the Additional Charge of the Director, IIT Kharagpur until the regular incumbent takes over or till further orders, whichever is earlier. The institute appreciates the excellent services rendered by Prof. V K Tewari, Outgoing Director, IIT Kharagpur who was the Professor of IIT Kharagpur in the Department of Agricultural and Food Engineering. The handover and takeover took place on 31st December 2024 in the board room of the institution in the presence of Prof. Rintu Banerjee, Deputy Director and Captain Amit Jain (Retd.), Registrar along with other senior faculty…

Dec

18

2024

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IIT Kharagpur ranked 2nd in India; 23rd in Asia & 202nd in the World in the latest QS World University Rankings Sustainability 2025

Awards & Accolades, Environment & Social Impact, Institute, Study@IITKgp202nd in World, 23rd in Asia, 2nd in IITs, 2nd in India, 5G Network, Advance Environmental Research, Advance Manufacturing Systems, Affordable Healthcare, analytics, and Employability, Artificial Intelligence, Collaboration, Employability, Environmental Research, Environmental Sustainability, Food Nutrition, global ranking, Globalization, Governance, Green Energy, Innovation, Knowledge Economy, Knowledge Exchange, National Ranking, Opportunities, Performance, Precision Agriculture, Promoting Sustainability, QS World University Rankings Sustainability 2025, Quality, Reliability, Safety Engineering, Smart Infrastructure, sustainability, Sustainable, transportation, Vikshit Bharat 2047

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur has ranked 2nd in India in the latest QS World University Rankings Sustainability 2025. The institute jumped ahead 147 places and 41 places in comparison to its 2024 performance to become 202nd in the World and 23rd in Asia respectively. The first and the largest IIT of the country ranked 2nd among all IITs of the country in the QS World University Rankings Sustainability 2025. The World University Ranking 2025 by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) featured overall 1751 Institutions from all over the world. IIT Kharagpur has performed well in parameters like Environmental research; Environmental Sustainability;…

Dec

02

2024

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IIT Kharagpur partners with TCS to launch Advanced Research Center for Innovation in Digital Health, Robotics & Intelligent Systems

Collaborations, Engagement, Funded Projects, Institute, Research & Innovation, Study@IITKgpAcademia-Industry, accelerate innovations, Advanced Research Center, Advanced Tools, Agriculture, AI, analytics, Artificial Intelligence, automation, business solutions, Collaboration, communications, consulting, cutting-edge, digital health, Edge Computing, embedded systems, Healthcare, IIT KGP, IIT Kharagpur, Innovation, innovations, Intelligent Systems, interdisciplinary collaborations, IT services, laboratories, manufacturing, Mining, Mobility, Research Capabilities, Research Center, Research Centre, research concepts, Researchers, retail, robotics, Sensing, state-of-the-art laboratories, Subject Matter Experts, technologies, Technologists, Visual computing

New Centre to house three state-of-the-art labs that enable TCS scientists to work on cutting-edge technologies and a Customer Experience Center that offers clients an experience of original research concepts driven by TCS. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur partners with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a global leader in IT services, consulting, and business solutions to set up an advanced research center to produce high-quality research in the areas of digital health, robotics and intelligent systems leveraging cutting-edge computing, embedded systems, and AI. Located in IIT Kharagpur Research Park in New Town, Kolkata, the TCS Research Center will feature three state-of-the-art…

Nov

29

2024

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IIT Kharagpur Partners with z21 Ventures, founded by IIT Alumni, to Launch ‘KGP Forge Entrepreneur’ a Start-up Accelerator Program

Alumni Corner, Collaborations, Engagement, Humans of KGP, Outreach Activity, Study@IITKgpAccelerator Program, alumni, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, IIT KGP, IIT Kharagpur, Innovation, KGP Forge Entrepreneur, Rajendra Mishra School of Engineering Entrepreneurship, startup, venture Capital, z21

In a powerful move to spark innovation and drive entrepreneurship among the brightest minds in India, Rajendra Mishra School of Engineering Entrepreneurship, IIT Kharagpur has joined forces with z21 Ventures, an early-stage, operator-led venture capital firm founded by esteemed IIT Kharagpur alumni. This partnership heralds the launch of a ground-breaking startups accelerator program tailored for final-year students, setting the stage for a new era of entrepreneurial excellence. The MoU was signed today in…

Nov

14

2024

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Tropical Rainforest will Survive the Future global warming: finds IIT Kharagpur study

Environment & Social Impact, Expert Insight, Researcher, Social ImpactAncient Biomes, Atmospheric Carbon, Biodiversity, Carbon Cycle, Climate Change, CO2 Emission, Coastal Lagoons, Evergreen Plants, Fossil Fuel, Global Warming, Gujarat, Hydrological Cycle, Isotopes, Mangrove Plants, Palaeocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, PETM, Plant Organic Matter, Pollens, Rainfall Pattern, Sea-floor Sediments, Sediments, Super-Greenhouse Globe, TRF community, Tropical Island, Tropical Rainforest, Vastan Coal Mines

The tropical rain forests (TRF) like Amazon or Western Ghats are considered as “the lungs of the planet”, contain about 200-300 petagram (1015) or approx. 1/3rd of the total atmospheric carbon and plays a crucial role in modulating the global carbon cycle, biodiversity and hydrological cycle. The 2023 AR6 report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warns if the CO2 emission and global warming continues unabated the TRF community may altogether collapse much before the end of this century, and will drive a global catastrophe affecting nearly 800 million people worldwide. However, scientists are sharply divided on this…

Nov

14

2024

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India’s Climate Challenge: Increasing Population Exposure to Compound Extreme Events

UncategorizedAgriculture, American Meteorological Society, Climate Challenge, Compound Extreme Events, Gloal Warming, health, Heatwaves, hot-dry extremes, hot-wet extremes, Hydroclimatic, Indo-Gangetic Plain, Journal of Hydrometeorology, Natural Ecosystems, Population Exposure, precipitation-temperature, research, Southern Coastal Areas

How is the growing population currently being affected, and how will it be impacted in the future by climate change-induced compound extreme events? This study delves into exposure of the Indian population to compound precipitation-temperature extremes, specifically hot-dry and hot-wet extremes. The study reveals an increase of over 10 million person-years of exposure across various regions in India. In densely populated areas, the increase in hot-wet extremes has been more pronounced compared to hot-dry extremes, a trend that is expected to persist into the future. The research identifies the Indo-Gangetic plain and southern coastal areas as future hotspots. India being…

Nov

07

2024

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IIT Kharagpur inks a MoU with Central Council for Research (CCRH) in Homoeopathy

Collaborations, Funded Projects, Institute, MoUCCRH, Central Council for Research, Clinical Research, Clinical Verification Research, Drug Proving, FTIR, homeopathic medicines, Homeopathic Potentized Medicines, Homeopathy, IIT KGP, IIT Kharagpur, Imponderable Medicines, Infra-Red Spectroscopic, patent, Publication, Raman Study, research activities, research schemes, vibrational spectra

IIT Kharagpur (IIT KGP) signed a MoU with Central Council for Research (CCRH) in Homoeopathy on a collaborative study between IIT KGP and CCRH on the project titled “Fourier Transform Infra-Red Spectroscopic Study and Raman Study in Homeopathic Potentized Medicines and Characterization, Standardization and Analysis of the Imponderable Medicines (X-Ray, Electricity, Magnetis Polus, Australis etc.).The study include research activities, research schemes on Clinical Verification Research, Clinical Research, Drug Proving etc. The MoU was signed by Dr. Subhash Kaushik, Director General, CCRH and Prof. Rintu Banerjee, Deputy Director, IIT Kharagpur in the presence of Prof. V. K. Tewari, Director, IIT Kharagpur.…

Oct

28

2024

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Agri Business Incubation Foundation at IIT Kharagpur conducts Start-up EXPO 2024 incubating 115 Start-ups

Engagement, Events, Funded Projects, Outreach Activity, Research & Innovation#AgFE, ABIF, Agri Business Incubation Foundation, agri-tech, Agriculture, Entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship, EXPO, farmers, Food engineering, incubators, low cost technologies, nabard, Product based start-ups, rural development, Rural SME sector, rural value chains, Section-8 company, service based start-ups, Start-up, start-up ecosystem

A total of 115 start-ups are currently being incubated, accelerated and graduated from across the country by the Agri Business Incubation Foundation (ABIF) at IIT Kharagpur. Out of 115, 37 Start-ups successfully participated in the ABIF Start-up EXPO 2024 organized from 24th - 25th October, 2024. Shri Partho Saha, CGM OFDD, NABARD, Mumbai attended the EXPO as the Chief Guest in the presence of Prof. Rintu Banerjee, Deputy Director, IIT Kharagpur; Shri P.K Bhardwaj CGM NABARD WBRO; Prof. Madan Kumar Jha, HOD, Agriculture and Food Engineering Department and Shri K.V Iyer, Director ABIF along with other senior professors. Shri Partho…