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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

09

2023

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By Poulami Mondal

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.…

May

12

2023

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By Poulami Mondal

IIT Kharagpur developed ‘Matri Seva’ Software for Ramakrishna Mission Home of Services

Collaborations, Community, Engagement, Social ImpactChronic Diseases, Clinical Services, Community Medicine, Community Service, Computer Science, Emergency Consultancy Services, ENT, Follow-up Visits, Health Education, iMediX, iMediXcare, Matri Seva, Medicine, Mental Healthcare, Microsoft Cloud-based Server, Mobile Telemedicine Units, MSME, Non-Communicable Disease, Oncologist, Open Source, Primary Healthcare, Psychiatrist, Ramakrishna Mission, Telemedicine Service, Underprivileged, Virtual Alternative, Vivek Sanjivani

IIT Kharagpur has developed ‘Matri Seva’ – a database software, free of cost that works on patient’s particulars and database for Vivek Sanjivani, an initiative for Healthcare and Education of Ramakrishna Mission Home of Service, Luxa, Varanasi. The software has been hosted in the Microsoft Cloud-based server to provide easy access to all the centres. It is used for primary healthcare, mental healthcare, follow-up visits, management of chronic-disease conditions, medications management, health education and other clinical services. Vivek Sanjivani Telemedicine Service is a real-time telemedicine solution which offers a virtual alternative to the in-person doctor’s visit. It expands access to…

Apr

28

2023

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IIT Kharagpur Conducts Road Safety Training for Kolkata Police

Collaborations, Community, Engagement, Environment & Social Impact#Traffic Congestion, Education, Emergency Responses, Enforcement, Global Road Safety Partnership, GRSP, Health and Family Welfare, Innovative Traffic Control Measures, Kolkata Traffic Police, Mitigating, Over Speeding, Police Department, Police Training School, Road Development Department, road safety, Road Safety Issues, Road Safety Vision, Roadmap, Speed Management, Speed Management Policy, Traffic System, Transport Department

IIT Kharagpur conducts Road Safety Training for the officers of Kolkata Traffic Police & Transport Department, initiating capacity building in road safety through four rounds of training program. The training program was inaugurated yesterday in Police Training School (PTS), Kolkata by Shri V K Goyal, Learned Commissioner of Kolkata Police, in the presence of Prof. V K Tewari, Director, IIT Kharagpur; Shri Hari Kishore Kusumakar, Additional Commissioner of Police, Kolkata, several senior officials of Kolkata Police and experts from IIT Kharagpur. Around 200 officers of Kolkata Police are being trained by the team of faculty members from IIT Kharagpur that…

Apr

25

2023

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By Poulami Mondal

IIT Kharagpur Incubated Start-up Designed NavIC Chip for India’s Navigation Systems

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Elena Geo Systems, a Bengaluru-based space startup incubated in IIT-Kharagpur, has unveiled an indigenously designed NavIC chip that can use India's own navigation satellite system to provide positioning services. The chip can have applications in civilian and defence sectors. The chip was delivered to Gen. Anil Chauhan, Chief of the Defence Staff on 13 April 2023. Dr. Samir V. Kamat, Chairman of DRDO and also an Alumnus of IIT Kharagpur and Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari, Chief of the Air Staff also graced the occasion with their presence. An Indian-designed NavIC chip with potential in both the civilian and defence…

Apr

20

2023

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Virtual Reality – The New Tool for SMART Education

Collaborations, Institute, Research & Innovation, Study@IITKgpAcademic Collaboration, Augmented Reality, Chemical, Civil, Collaboration, Ed-Tech, Electrical, Innovation, iVAR Lab, iXRLabs, Knowledge, Mechanical, Mixed Reality, Real-time Feedback, research, Skills, Start-up, Thermal Power Plants, Universal Testing Machine, User-Friendly Technology, Virtual Reality, VR modules

iVAR Lab at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur has joined hands with a Gurugram-based ed-tech startup iXRLabs to explore the use of VR as a pedagogical tool in higher education. Under this collaboration, iVAR lab will share students’ experience of virtual reality modules across branches such as Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and Chemical developed by iXRLabs. The collaboration will enhance students' learning experiences through immersive VR modules. The modules will cover a wide range of industrial settings which include machinery, plant tours, and experiments such as a jet engine, thermal power plant and universal testing machine. This will promote…

Apr

12

2023

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IIT Kharagpur inks MoU with Oil India Limited

Collaborations, Engagement, Institute, MoUalumnus, Atmanirbhar Bharat, Deysarkar Centre of Excellence in Petroleum Engineering, Domestic Exploration, Earth Sciences, Energy Security, Geoscience, Hydrocarbon Exploration, IIT KGP, Indigenize, Mission 4+, Mission4+, MoU, Natural Gas, oil, Oil Exploration, Oil Extraction, Oil India Limited, Petrochemical Production, Refining, Remote Sensing, Sedimentary Basin Analysis, Sustainable Future

Under the aegis of Atmanirbhar Bharat, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur signed a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with Oil India Limited on research collaboration in the broader areas of Earth Sciences and Hydrocarbon Exploration. The event was graced by Dr. Ranjith Rath, Chairman & Managing Director, Oil India Limited, senior officials of OIL, Prof. Virendra Kumar Tewari, Director, IIT Kharagpur, Prof. Amit Patra, Deputy Director, IIT Kharagpur, Prof. Chandan Chakraorty, Dean, Research and Development (R&D); Prof. Paresh Nath Singha Roy, Chairperson, Deysarkar Centre of Excellence in Petroleum Engineering and other senior professors of IIT Kharagpur. Dr. Ranjit Rath, CMD, Oil…

Mar

21

2023

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IIT Kharagpur inks MoU with University of Edinburgh

Collaborations, Institute, MoU, Study@IITKgpAcademic Curriculum, Academicians, academics, Collaboration, Education Curriculum, Engineering, Faculty Visits, Global Standards, Globalization, Inclusive academic ecosystem, International Partnerships, Internationalization, Joint Workshops, MoU, Professionals, research, Research Facilities, Science, Technicians, University of Edinburgh

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur signed a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with the University of Edinburgh on shared academic collaboration in promoting teaching, education curriculum, research and service to the community. Prof. Neil Robertson, Dean International Partnerships, College of Science and Engineering, University of Edinburgh signed the MoU in the presence of his counterpart Prof. Jayanta Mukhopadhyay, Dean Outreach & Alumni Affairs, IIT Kharagpur in the institute campus. Prof. Jayanta Mukhopadhyay, Dean Outreach & Alumni Afffairs, IIT Kharagpur remarked, “This collaboration would orchestrate academic curriculum between both the universities in creating synergy with several academic and research facilities for the…

Mar

01

2023

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Sustainable Alternatives in Energy, Environment & Healthcare for Science & Society

Collaborations, Expert Insight, Funded Projects, Institute, WorkshopsAcademic, Algaeneering, BBDL, Bio-polymers, bioenergy, Biomolecular Engineering, Bioprocess, Bioproduct, Biorefining, biotechnology, Chemical, Chemical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Climate Challenge, Curtin University, DD Bangla, DST-SERB, energy, environment, Environmental engineering, Global Energy, Godavari Biorefineries Ltd., Healthcare, Hindustan Computers Limited, Hindustan Copper Limited, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Hindustan Petroleum Green R & D Center, IMPRINT-IIA, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, INDO-CANADA, INDO-US, Industrial-Academia, innovations, INTERDISCIPLINARY WORKSHOPS, Jadavpur University, Lassonde School of Engineering, NDO-AUSTRALIA, Petro-plastics, Reliance Industries Limited, Reliance Technology Group, Renewable Energy Sectors, research, Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, SICI, SPARC, Techno Commercial Assessment, University of Calcutta, University of Pennsylvania

INDO-US, INDO-AUSTRALIA AND INDO-CANADA INTERDISCIPLINARY WORKSHOPS AT IIT KHARAGPUR The Bioprocess & Bioproduct Development Laboratory of the Department of Biotechnology, IIT Kharagpur along with the collaborators from USA, Australia, and Canada organized three days workshop under the Government of India’s Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC) from 24th to 26th February 2023. The workshops were inaugurated by Prof. Amit Patra, Deputy Director, IIT Kharagpur in the august presence of Dr. Prachi Kaul, Director, Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute and Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti, Dean BTBS, IIT Kharagpur. The workshop saw a footfall of more than 80 participants from both within…

Feb

03

2023

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IIT Kharagpur handed over Industry 4.0 solution to GRSE

Collaborations, Institute, Research & InnovationAI, Augmented and Virtual Reality, Centre of Excellence in Advanced Manufacturing Technology, CNC training, Cobots, CoEAMT, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited, GRSE, Industry 4.0, iWeld, LM Windpower, MHI, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Heavy Industries, MSME, RDCIS, Research & Development Centre for Iron & Steel, SAIL, Steel Authority of India Limited, Tata Metaliks, Tata Steel, Wind Turbine Blade Manufacturing

The Centre of Excellence in Advanced Manufacturing Technology (CoEAMT) of IIT Kharagpur has handed over its Industry 4.0 solution to Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE), under Ministry of Defence. The Centre has developed a software for GRSE, named iWeld wherein AI will detect the defective portion from weld radiography images and classify the type of defect. Tested over large number of samples at GRSE, it gives a very high accuracy of 93.18%. The software has been developed by Mr. Avishek Mukherjee, Doctoral Scholar of IIT Kharagpur under the supervision of Prof. Surjya K Pal, Chairperson of the CoEAMT and…