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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…

Jun

21

2023

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By Poulami Mondal

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

08

2023

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By Poulami Mondal

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…

May

22

2023

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By Poulami Mondal

Prof. Sudhakar Yedla, Alumnus of IIT Kharagpur is appointed as the Director of NIT Srinagar

Alumni Corner, Community, Humans of KGPalumnus, Associate Professor, civil engineering, Dravidian University, Environmental Economics, Environmental engineering, IGIDR, IIT KGP, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, International Consultant, NIT Srinagar, PhD, Policy Researcher, Professor, Vice-Chancellor, Visiting Scholar

Prof. Sudhakar Yedla, an Alumnus of IIT Kharagpur (1996/M.Tech/AG/2000/PhD CE) is appointed as the Director of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar. A Professor at IGIDR and a Former Vice-Chancellor of Dravidian University, Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh, India, Prof Yedla is a Civil Engineering graduate from Andhra University who completed his Masters and PhD from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur in the area of Environmental Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering. Joined IGIDR in 1999, Prof. Yedla is a Civil Engineer with Masters and PhD in Environmental Engineering from IIT Kharagpur. He is also trained in Environmental Economics and Development Policy…

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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By Poulami Mondal

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

26

2023

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By Poulami Mondal

The Soul Set Free

Alumni Corner, Community, Humans of KGP, Obituaryalumnus, Distinguished Alumnus, Distinguished Teacher, IE, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Organization, Kailas Chandra Sahu, Lifetime Achievement Award, Management, Obituary

When I come to the end of the road And the sun has set for me I want no rites in a gloom-filed room Why cry for a soul set free? Miss me a little - but not too long And not with your head bowed low. Remember the love that we once shared Miss me but let me go For this is a journey that we all must take And each must go alone Its all a part of the Master's plan A step on the road to home When you are lonely and sick of heart Go to…

Mar

28

2023

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By Poulami Mondal

The Lost Heart

Community, Humans of KGP, Institute, ObituaryChemistry, IIT Kharagpur, Obituary, Professor, RTC, Rubber Technology Center, Rubber Technology Centre

Death is a shout of silent breathe I shall reside in your airy heath You will be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday This journey of life has been a pray Nothing is hurt and nothing is lost A brief moment that will soon exhaust For this is a journey, we all must intake We shall laugh at the parting ways For we will meet again I am the soft star that will remain And if a tear starts to fall I shall catch it through it all I am with you when the times are good To share a…

Mar

17

2023

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By Poulami Mondal

The Unforgettable Soul – Markose Thomas Memorial Award

Alumni Corner, Community, Humans of KGP, Institute, Researcheralumnus, B.Tech, Best Paper, Circuits Systems, Coheisty, Computer Science, Computer Vision, Engineering, Error Expansion, IEEE Trans, M. Tech, Markose Thomas Memorial Award, recognition, Researchers, Reversible Image Watermarking, Software Engineer

'Be in love with your life. Every minute of it' - Markose Thomas The loss of a life is always mournful. The pain of losing someone is a shared emotion that we as humans endure with the silent grief of remembrance. No one can heal the heart that lost its purpose of existence, the least we can do is have empathy towards the departed soul. The physical presence may have perished but the aura of their beautiful soul shall remain forever. When we recollect to remember their attributes, we think of the ways they have contributed in our respective lives,…

Mar

02

2023

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By Poulami Mondal

Science is Nothing but a Refinement of Everyday Thinking – National Science Day 2023

Community, Engagement, Institute, PeopleAerial Robotics Kharagpur, Autonomous Ground Vehicle, C.V. Raman, Computer Graphics Society, Discovery, Global Science, Global Well-being, Hardware Modelling, Innovative Technologies, Kharagpur RoboSoccer, National Science Day, NCSTC, Panel Discussion, Raman Effect, Religion of a Scientist, Rural Healthcare, Science Exhibition, Team Cart, Technology Robotix Society

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less. Science of today is the technology of tomorrow. The whole of science is nothing but a refinement of everyday thinking. It is simply the word we use to describe a method of organizing our curiosity. Knowing our science is our way of thinking. Every year on February 28, National Science Day is commemorated to mark the discovery of the ‘Raman Effect’ by Indian Scientist and Physician C.V. Raman, which became operational on February 28, 1928.…