Poulami Mondal, Author at The KGP Chronicle

Jul

12

2023

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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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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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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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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,…

Jun

21

2023

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A happy soul, a fresh mind and a healthy body are achieved through Yoga – International Day of Yoga 2023

Community, Engagement, Events, Humans of KGP, InstituteActive Body, Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, Common Yoga Protocol, fitness, G20 Presidency, health, IDY2023, Inquisitive mind, International Yoga Day 2023, Jan Bhagidari, Routine Yoga, Spiritual, Technology Students’ Gymkhana, TSG, Yoga, Yoga Day 2023, Yoga Karmashu Kaushalam, Yoga Mahotsav, Yoga Mahotsav 2023, Yoga sessions

IIT KGP celebrates Yoga Mahotsav to commemorate the 9th International Yoga Day (IDY 2023) You cannot always control what goes on outside but you can always control what goes on inside. Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self. Yoga teaches you how to listen to your body and makes us find the peace that lies within us. Through Practice comes Yoga, through Yoga comes Knowledge, through Knowledge comes Enlightenment and through Enlightenment comes Peace. Technology Students’ Gymkhana, IIT Kharagpur in commemoration of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, 'FIT India Movement' and ‘Jan Bhagidari' in…

Jun

19

2023

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Guru Krupa Foundation (GKF) offers Overseas Research Internships for Summer Scholarship 2023

Alumni Corner, Humans of KGP, Social Impact, Study@IITKgpAI Technologies, ChatGPT, Distinguished Alumnus Award, Electrical Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, electronics, GKF, Global Industry Expertise, Guru Krupa Foundation, IITKGP Foundation USA, IITKGPF, Inria Paris, International Internship, internship, Research Internship, Scholarship Award, Summer Programs

In collaboration with IIT Kharagpur Foundation, USA (IITKGPF), the Guru Krupa Foundation (GKF) Scholarship was awarded to 11 students of IIT Kharagpur this year. This is the 2nd year that the GKF Scholarship will support the IIT KGP students to carry out their research internship in foreign universities. 10 students were selected by the IIT KGP selection committee for a total scholarship award of $45,000. Each conferred scholarship depends upon the funding received by the student from their host institutions. The GKF scholars are pursuing their summer research internship at premier universities in the USA, UK, Belgium, Canada, and Germany.…

Jun

15

2023

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Dr. Ummalaneni Raja Babu, Alumnus of IIT Kharagpur appointed as the Director General, Missiles and Strategic Systems, DRDO, Hyderabad

Alumni Corner, Appointments, Humans of KGP, Study@IITKgpA-SAT, Aerospace, Aircraft Projects, ATGMs, Ballistic Missile, Cruise Missiles, Defence Applications, Design, development, DRDO, Guided Weapons, Indigenous Defence Capabilities, Missile Avionics, Missiles, Mission Mode Projects, Mission Shakti, MTech, RCI, Reliability, Research Centre Imarat, Scientist of the Year, Self Reliance, Strategic Systems, technologies, Vigyan Pratibha Samman Award, Weapon Systems

Leadership is not an expertise, leadership is a constant education. A leader is someone who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way. He is the one who sees before others see, farther than others see and sees more than others see. Integrity, insight and inclusiveness are the qualities that drive an ordinary individual to be a lead the masses. Liberation of mind from stereotypical thoughts and rising to the power on enlightenment is the rare profoundness that a distinguishes a leader from a follower. When Dr. Ummalaneni Raja Babu was doing his masters in IIT Kharagpur, never…

Jun

13

2023

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Hult Prize 2023 for Team StrawDeshi of IIT Kharagpur secures a spot in the Global Accelerator

Engagement, Humans of KGP, Institute, Study@IITKgpAgrowaste, Creativity, energy, fibre, food security, Hult Prize 2023, Hult Prize Call, Ideas, Leaders of Change, mechanical engineering, Metallurgy, Mining, Polyester, Rice Straw, SDG, Social Development Goals, Social Issue, StrawDeshi, Water Access, Winter Jacket Insulation

Ideas and creativity are the most important human resources of all. Without ideas and creativity, there would be no progress, and we would be forever repeating the same patterns. Creativity is thinking up new things and innovation is doing new things. Team StrawDeshi comprising of fourth year students Ayushman Agrawal (Mechanical Engineering), Daivik Agrawal (Mechanical Engineering), Purva Agrawal (Mining) and Tanishq Mittal (Metallurgy) from IIT Kharagpur emerged as winners at the Mumbai Summit of the Hult Prize 2023. StrawDeshi competed among 40 teams in the campus round of the Hult Prize. Team StrawDeshi’s idea was to use agro-waste rice straw…

Jun

09

2023

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IIT Kharagpur inks MoU with HCLTech to Jointly Develop Innovative and Sustainable Solutions for Petroleum Industry

Collaborations, Engagement, Institute, MoUAdvancing Research, AI, Carbon Footprint, Cloud Computing, Cutting-edge Technologies, Digital solutions, Drilling, Earth Sciences, Exploration, HCLTech, Hydrocarbons, Industry 4.0, Innovation, Internships, IOT, Joint Collaborations, Knowledge Development, ML, MoU, Partnerships, Petroleum Engineering, Petroleum Industry, Projects, research, Skilled Workforce, Social Impact, Sustainable Solutions, technology, Zero Carbon Emissions

IIT Kharagpur inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with HCLTech, a leading global technology company on 31 May 2023, to collaborate in the field of petroleum engineering and earth sciences. HCLTech and IIT Kharagpur will jointly develop innovative and sustainable solutions to address critical challenges of the petroleum industry including reduction of carbon footprint and provide significant sustainable solutions towards net zero carbon emissions. “We are pleased to work with HCLTech on this path-breaking initiative. Academia and industry need to forge such symbiotic partnerships that will be instrumental in advancing research and innovation in technology, besides creating a skilled workforce.…

Jun

08

2023

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Action Research Project for Ladies’ Toilet Facility by Mr. Mukul Khandelia & Prof. Somnath Ghosal

Alumni Corner, Community, Funded Projects, Social ImpactAction Research Project, Aruna & Ram Gopal Khandelia Innovation Award, Awareness, Basic Sanitation, Clean water, CRDIST, female students, Feminine Hygiene, Gopali IM High School, health, Higher Secondary Schools, hygiene, IIT KGP Foundation, infrastructure, Ladies' Toilet, Menstrual Hygiene Facilities, rural development, Safe Toilets, School Girls, Societal Development, Socioeconomic Development, Sustainable Technology, Unhygienic Toilets, Women Empowerment, Women Health

IIT KGP Foundation extend their hand to develop health and hygiene facilities for Gopali IM High School, Kharagpur Just imagine going through your day without access to clean water and a toilet. This is a harsh reality that millions of Indian women face every day. The lack of proper sanitation and hygiene facilities for women in India is a pressing issue that needs to be addressed with immediate effect. Improving access to clean sanitation and providing adequate hygiene facilities in schools and workplaces will empower women and promote gender equality in respective areas of concern. In modern India, where women…