Shreyoshi Ghosh, Author at The KGP Chronicle

Sep

27

2018

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IIT KGP Faculty Makes Purified Drinking Water Available for Rs. 1

In-DepthMidnapore, Potable Water, purified water, rural development, water, Water ATM, Water Bank, Water Card

Times of India India Today Business Standard Millennium Post Navbharat Times NDTV ABP News ABP News Twitter Indian Express Jagran Josh EiSamay Faculty from IIT KGP has developed a model for purified drinking water supply, costing Rs. 1 per family per day, for a village in Southern Bengal. Dr. Somnath Ghosal from the Rural Development Centre of IIT Kharagpur has involved participatory management offering villagers access to purified drinking water in a sustainable manner, using Water Cards, Water ATM Vending Machine, etc. The unique set-up has been built in the Porapara village in West Midnapore district of Bengal. He…

Sep

25

2018

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IIT KGP’s ReWater Research to Redefine India’s Potable Water System

Spotlight Innovationrecycled water, rewater, water, water reuse

Economic Times Business Standard The Week Jagran Josh India Today Indian Express Millenium Post NDTV IIT Kharagpur on its 68th Foundation Day has taken up the challenge to resolve two burning issues of urban India – sewage disposal and access to clean potable water. The Institute is setting up the Aditya Choubey Center for Re-Water Research, seed-funded by alumni Anant Choubey and Aneesh Reddy to remediate, replenish and rejuvenate water resources. “The scarcity of water for drinking and domestic use is becoming acute and will only worsen in the coming years. On the other hand, urban areas are witnessing massive…

Sep

20

2018

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New Indian Monsoon Rainfall Prediction Model Developed by IIT KGP Researchers

In-DepthIndian monsoon, monsoon, rainfall, weather, weather forecast, weather forecast model, weather model

Business Standard Financial Express Millenium Post Prabhat Khabar The Week Outlook Researchers from Centre for Oceans, Rivers, Atmosphere and Land Sciences (CORAL) of IIT KGP have developed a new statistical model, which can be used to predict variability and trends in rainfall over different climate regions of India taking into consideration both local and remote factors causing weather change. Many of these, local and remote, factors that affect weather conditions have been known to the scientific community. However, most weather forecast models typically consider local factors or a single factor that affects rainfall or…

Sep

20

2018

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IIT KGP and Houston University to Promote Collaborative Programs in Petroleum Engineering

EventsEnergy Research, Fossil Fuel, Houston, Houston University, Petrofuel, Petroleum, Petroleum Engineering, Petroleum Research, Renu Khator

Financial Express The Week Jagran Josh Business Standard NDTV Indian Express IIT Kharagpur and the University of Houston have signed MoU for joint academic and research collaborations. The initial areas of work identified include Petroleum Engineering, covering niche aspects of Chemical, Advanced Materials, Deep Sea Technology and Analytics and Industrial Engineering, confirmed Prof. P P Chakrabarti, Director, IIT Kharagpur, in a social media post. On September 14, 2018, a team of delegates from IIT Kharagpur visiting USA led by the Director, met Dr. Renu Khator, Chancellor the University of Houston System and President of University of Houston.…

Sep

14

2018

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IIT KGP and UMass Dartmouth, USA to Explore Blue Economy

EventsCollaboration, Collaborative Programs, Exchange, Foreign Collaboration, International Relations, Marine, Short-term courses, UMaas, USA

Business Standard Outlook Canada Today Can India Financial Express The Week Jagran Josh Business Standard NDTV Indian Express IIT Kharagpur and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth have signed an MoU for collaborative research, training and the exchange of faculty, postdoctoral fellows, students, and academic and research information. The two institutions have initiated discussions to formulate a joint international programme on Marine Science and Technology targeting the huge potential of the Blue Economy, confirmed Prof. P P Chakrabarti, Director of IIT Kharagpur in a social media post. He…

Sep

12

2018

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IIT KGP and Carleton University to Explore Academic Exchanges

EventsCanada, Collaboration, Collaborative Programs, Exchange, Foreign Collaboration, International Relations, Short-term courses

Business Standard (PTI) Outlook Business Standard (IANS) Quint Canada-Today CanIndia NDTV The Week Jagran Josh IIT Kharagpur signed an MoU with Carleton University of Canada on September 11, 2018, to support research collaboration, capacity building and other forms of academic partnerships. Under this MoU, both institutions will typically focus on opportunities in student exchange, faculty exchange and professional development programs. The two institutions will also explore possibilities of collaborative Masters Programs and jointly supervised Ph.D. students. The MoU will cover the scope of interaction among members of faculty relating to joint research projects, research visits and…

Sep

11

2018

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IITKGP’s Bioelectronics Research to Develop Coin-sized Biological Computers for Medical Treatment

In-DepthBioelectronics, Healthcare, Medical Technology

Financial Chronicle Economic Times Health Business Standard Asian Age Economic Times NDTV Indian Express IIT Kharagpur has set up India’s pioneering Bioelectronics Innovation Laboratory to develop futuristic battery-free implantable medical devices for treatment of brain, nerve, muscle or spinal cord disorders that are untreatable by using standard medical practices. Bioelectronics is a new and an exciting field in engineering that is yet to make its mark in India. It utilizes the intersecting knowledge of both electronics and biology. Bioelectronic devices generally target to restore missing neural functions, while utilizing energy efficient and miniaturized engineering systems. “We aim…

Sep

10

2018

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IIT KGP Delegation Visits USA for International Outreach

EventsCareer, International Relations, New Faculty, OIR

India Today Indian Express Business Standard NDTV The Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, the first, the largest and the most diverse among the IITs in India, is keen to engage with bright and promising doctoral students and post-doctoral fellows in the US and discuss academic career options at the Institute. A team of delegates led by Director of the Institute Prof. P P Chakrabarti is visiting Washington DC on September 8, Boston area on September 11, Miami on September 12, Houston on September 13 and Bay Area, California on September 16 for…

Jul

17

2018

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Convocation Jubilees

EventsConvocation

IIT Kharagpur, an Institute of National Imporance will celebrate its 64th Convocation on July 20, 2018, an institution whose history runs parallel to the ultimate freedom movement of India after the World War II. From freedom fighters to personalities like Rabindra Nath Tagore, Subhas Chandra Bose, Satyendra Nath Bose, IIT Kharagpur in its 68 years of existence has witnessed the brightest luminaries from India and brilliant minds from across the world. The one occasion which shines brightest among all is the Convocation ceremony each year. This is the time when students along with their degrees take the blessings from their…

Jun

25

2018

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IITKGP-TUM Center for Intelligent Transportation

EventsAdvanced Transportation, MoU, TU Munich

Business Standard India Today Money Control Outlook Millenium Post Indian Express Economic Times Auto IIT Kharagpur and the Technical University of Munich from Germany have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for setting up an Indo-German Collaborative Research Center on Intelligent Transportation Systems. The Center will be located at IIT Kharagpur with the possibility of a similar center being replicated in Germany in the future. The goal of this Center will be to bring together Indian and German researchers, as well as industry partners from the two countries to work on…