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Feb

23

2023

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A Study on Rising Atmospheric Pollution in Rural India

Environment, Environment & Social Impact, Research & InnovationAcid Deposition, Adverse Health, Aerosol, air pollution, Air Quality, Asthma, atmospheric pollution, Bharat Stage Norms, Bronchitis, Cardiovascular Diseases, Central India, Cooling Effect, CORAL, CPCB, Eastern India, environment, Gas-Fed Power Plants, Global Climate Change, Growing Population, Hilly Region, Indo-Gangetic Plain, Nitrate Aerosol, Nitric Oxide, Nitrogen Dioxide, NO2 Concentration, NO2 Pollution, Non-Abundant Gas, North-East India, North-West India, Oxidation-fueled, Ozone Formation, Particulate Matter, Peninsular India, Pneumonia, Reduce Emissions, Regional Climate, Rural, Rural Air Pollution, Rural Air Quality, Rural India, Rural Population, Rural Regions, Satellite Imaging, Seasonal Changes, Selective Catalytic Reduction, SO2, Suburbs, Sulphur Dioxide, Thermal Power Plants, Troposphere, Urban, Urban Threat, urbanization

Researchers from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur have found increasing atmospheric pollution in rural India using Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) measurements from satellites. Prof. Jayanarayanan Kuttippurath and Research Scholar Mansi Pathak of Centre for Ocean, River, Atmosphere and Land Sciences (CORAL) of IIT Kharagpur analysed the significant impact of urban pollution on the air quality of rural India by differentiating the pollution in two zones - rural and urban - and assessing the extent of air pollution in rural India. The researchers found that air pollution is not typically an urban phenomenon but can also affects the environment in rural…

Nov

18

2022

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By Poulami Mondal

Devastating Aftermath of Cyclones

Environment, Environment & Social Impact, Expert Insight, Research & Innovation, ResearcherAcademia Sinica, American Geophysical Union, Anindyo Sarkar, Climate Change, Collaboration, Cyclone Sitrang, Cyclones, Geology, Geophysical Research, Geophysics, Isotope Studies, Mao-Chang Liang, Mass Spectrometer, Megi, Meranti, Moving Cyclones, Nepartak, Sitran, Sourendra Bhattacharya, Typhoons

Isotope studies by IIT Kharagpur and Academia Sinica, Taiwan scientists shed light on how the cyclones sustain their energy. Cyclones are increasingly becoming perilous to the coastal populations of the subcontinent. Climate change due to global warming, projects that the frequency of category 4 and 5 storms (60 to >70 m/s sustained wind speed) will be doubled by the end of the 21st century. However, the question remains: why some cyclones are devastating while others are not? What controls the intensity of cyclonic winds and rains? Cyclones are gigantic vortex, 500-700 km in diameter and 20 km in height, which…

Sep

19

2022

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By Poulami Mondal

Effective Control Technologies to Reduce Sulphur Dioxide Pollution In India

Environment, Environment & Social Impact, Research & Innovation, Researcherair pollution, Air Quality Monitoring Network, Anthropogenic SO2, Atmosphere and Land Sciences, Bharat Stage, Centre for Oceans, Conventional Coal, CORAL, Ecosystem Dynamics, FGD Technologies, Flue Gas Desulphurization, Fossil Fuel, GHG Emission, Indo-Gangetic Plain, industrialization, Mitigation Strategies, Policy Decisions, Pollutants, Radiative Forcing, Regional Climate, rivers, Scrubber, SO2, Sulfate Aerosols, Technological Advance, Thermal Power Plants, urbanization

FLUE GAS DESULPHURIZATION REDUCES SO2 POLLUTION IN INDIA A study by a team of researchers from IIT Kharagpur led by Prof. Jayanarayanan Kuttippurath from Centre for Oceans, Rivers, Atmosphere and Land Sciences (CORAL) found a significant decline in SO2 trends in India in the last decade, as compared to those in the previous three decades. The decrease in trend and concentration of SO2 is due to the environmental regulation and adaptation of effective control technologies such as scrubber and Flue Gas Desulphurization that shows the positive impact of technological advance and policy decisions to improve the air quality in India.…

Aug

30

2022

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By Poulami Mondal

IIT Kharagpur Develops Affordable and Fast Charging E-Cycles with Na-ion based batteries.

Environment, Research & Innovation, Researcheraffordable, Department of Science and Technology, E-Cycle, Energy Density, Energy Storage Program, Energy Storage Technologies, Excellent Cyclic Stability, Fast Charging, High-Power Density, Journal of Power Sources, Li-batteries, Na-ion Batteries, Nano Materials, Next Generation Energy Storage, Sodium Iron Phosphates, Sodium Manganese Phosphates, Supercapacitors, Technology Mission Division, Zero Volt

IIT Kharagpur has developed Na-ion-based batteries and supercapacitors which can be used to develop affordable e-vehicles such as e-cycles and next-generation Na-ion-based energy storage. A team of researchers from IIT Kharagpur led by Prof. Amreesh Chandra, Department of Physics have used nano-materials to develop Na-ion-based batteries and supercapacitors for next-generation Na-ion based energy storage technologies and their use in e-vehicles. The low-cost Na-ion-based technologies can be charged rapidly and are expected to reduce the cost of the e-cycles significantly. Under the ‘Materials for Energy Storage Program’ and support from Technology Mission Division (TMD) of the Department of Science and Technology,…

Jul

08

2021

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By Poulami Mondal

Pledge for Green has not gone unseen

EnvironmentAwareness, Ecological Balance, environment, GO GREEN, Greenary, IIT Kharagpur, Oxygen, Planting trees, Van Mahotsav, World Environment Day

Trees and forests play a very crucial role in maintaining an ecological balance and providing oxygen to human beings on the planet. Van Mahotsav is thus, both warning and an urge to mankind to protect forests, plant trees and avoid the future from turning into deserts. If enough trees are planted in towns and cities, definitely it can help in reducing the overall temperature. Planting trees is recognized as one of the most engaging, environment friendly activities. In an endeavor towards maintaining the green campus as well as to spread awareness of planting more and more trees and protecting the…

Apr

09

2020

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Green Innovation by IITKGP Students Stands Second at NEC Hackathon

Environmentcompetition, crop residue, environment, farmer, green, green technology, Hackathon, IIT KGP students, IIT Kharagpur students, students

Students from IIT Kharagpur have secured 1st Runners-up position at the NEC Hackathon: Environment for developing environment-friendly and revenue-maximizing business applications for the farming community to manage crop residue. Vaishnav Katiyar, Pranav Agarwal, Paras Chaudhary and Shivam Tiwari, final year students from the Dept. of Architecture & Regional Planning have achieved this feat at the PAN India competition organized by NEC Japan and HackerEarth. The event witnessed participation from 1149 teams from all over the country of which 18 teams reached the finale. The hackathon enabled participants to identify the challenges, a factor of problems, analyze them and develop a solution…

Nov

11

2019

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By Chirosree Basu

The day of many victories

EnvironmentAI, Arduino, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavans School, Brahm Prakash D.A.V School, Delhi Public School, Greta Thunberg, Hyderabad, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Kharagpur's Young Innovators Program 2019, KiiT International School, Ruby Park, Sakhi, YIP 2019

Times of India, NDTV, Business Standard, The Week, Preptube.in, Hans India, Devdiscourse, College Dekho Greta Thunberg can take heart. The theme of ‘Energy and Environment’ received top billing at IIT Kharagpur’s Young Innovators Program 2019, with a majority of the participating school students electing to find their own ways to combat pollution and promote conservation. In its third edition, the contest drew students from Classes VIII-X from schools all over India and abroad to brainstorm on the themes of Health and Cleanliness, Hardware Modelling, Product Designing, Disaster Management, Financial Inclusion, as also Energy and Environment. The grand finale of YIP was held at the IIT Kharagpur…

Oct

24

2019

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Clean India, Healthy India

Environmentchild mortality, Clean India, Clean water, death, diarrhea, environment, faeces, fecal coliform, Groundwater, mortality, OFD, open defecation, pathogen, Potable Water, sanitation, Sustainable Development Goals, Swachh Bharat, UNGA, water, water-bourne diseases

Hindustan Times ET Health World (Economic Times) India Today The Week UNI India Millenium Post Business Standard Republic World Does economic growth have a positive correlation with clean drinking water in India? Researchers at IIT Kharagpur seem to be not only agreeing with this idea but even found concrete proofs. In a recent study published in the Scientific Reports, the link between the influence of economic growth in reducing fecal pathogens in groundwater has been established. These are the pathogens that…

Oct

21

2019

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

IIT Kharagpur’s Healthcare Ecosystem

EnvironmentB C Roy, doctors, health, Healthcare, hospital, MBBS, medical, medical programme, medical research, medical science, super specialty

Times of India India Today Live Mint The Week Ei Samay Business Standard Times of India Facebook Hindustan Times Swarajya Outlook NDTV (Bangla) NDTV (English) Patrika NavBharat Times The Quint Millenium Post Punjab News Express ET EnergyWorld Republic World Careers360…

Oct

17

2019

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

IIT KGP’s Clean Energy Dialogue

Environmentbioenergy, Clean Energy, Climate Change, renewable energy, Renewables

Business Standard Devdiscourse UNIIndia PK Sinha Center for Bioenergy and Renewables at IIT Kharagpur has organized the DBT National Workshop on Bioenergy (DNWB 2019) in Kolkata on October 17-18, 2019. Funded by the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, this workshop aims to bring together bioenergy scientists from around the country to promote a national conversation on and solve technological challenges towards achieving the national mission of deploying clean energy to fight climate change. The workshop provides a rare opportunity to DBT's five Bioenergy Centers, namely, the DBT-Pan IIT Center for Bioenergy, the DBT-ICGEB Center…