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Sep

21

2023

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Steering Ahead into Steel Technology with SAIL & Vanitec

Events, Institute, Workshops., Academia-Industry, Carbon Net Neutrality, development, High-Strength Steel, Iron & Steel, Make in India, Materials Engineering, Metallurgical, Microalloyed Steels, RDCIS, research, SAIL, Steel Technology, Vanadium Microalloyed

A ‘Workshop on the Recent Progress in Microalloyed Steels with High-Strength and Toughness’ was organized by the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Kharagpur, and the Indian Institute of Metals, Kharagpur Chapter. The workshop was based on the project being investigated at IIT Kharagpur on the development of vanadium microalloyed high-strength steel in collaboration with the Research & Development Centre for Iron & Steel (RDCIS), Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), Ranchi, and with support from the Vanitec Limited, UK. The workshop was inaugurated by Prof. Chandan Chakraborty, Head, Electrical Engineering, along with Prof. Karabi Das, Head, Department of…

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…

Mar

16

2023

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By Poulami Mondal

International Workshop on Biodiversity & Climate Change

Engagement, Events, Institute, Study@IITKgpAgroforestry, BDCC, Biodiversity, biotechnology, British Antarctic Survey, Carbon Sequestration, CIFOR-ICRAF, Climate Change, CORAL, Data analytics, environmental geochemistry, Food Provision, Geomatics, Global Cryosphere, Google Earth Engine, ICIMOD, IMD, Indian Meteorological Department, International Workshop, JAMSTEC, Machine Learning, Mission LiFE, Multifaceted Mitigation, Nationally Determined Contributions, Natural Hazards, Ohio State University, Open Source, Panchamrit, SAC-ISRO, Sediment Analysis, Similipal Biosphere Reserve, Species Distribution Modelling, Sundarbans, sustainable development, Sustainable Development Goals, Texas A&M University, Victoria University of Wellington

We are the first generation to feel the impact of climate change and we are the last generation that can do something about it. We only get one home, one planet, there is no plan B. The climate has changed, we have changed, our tolerance and habits have changed. Biodiversity is our most valuable asset but least appreciated resource. Despite our many advances, our environment is still threatened by a range of problems including global climate change, energy dependency on unsustainable fossil fuels and loss of biodiversity. Therefore, there is a need to create an awareness about maintaining ecology among…

Feb

10

2023

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The Secret of Getting Ahead is Getting Started – Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2023

Engagement, Events, Humans of KGP, Institute, Study@IITKgpalumnus, Arete Ventures, Atreya Innovation, Berger Paints, Bharat Fund, Empresario'23, Enterprising India, Entrepreneurship Cell, Entrepreneurship Dialogues, Entrepreneurship Summit, Genexis Biotech, GES 2023, Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2023, Hitachi Technologies, Ideaspring Capital, Innovaccer, Kolkata Ventures, Kotak Mahindra Group, Krafton, Million-At-Stake, Product Expo, Professor’s Meet, Rajendra Mishra School of Engineering Entrepreneurship, Realm of Renaissance, RMSoEE, Skolkovo Foundation, Suresh Prabhu, Vedantu, Venture Catalyst, Women Conclave, Workshops, Zetwerk

Entrepreneurship Cell of IIT Kharagpur conducted Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2023 Oprah Winfrey said ,"Do not worry about being successful but work towards being significant and the success will naturally flow." The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it and exploits it as an opportunity. Entrepreneurship is a state of mind, a can-do attitude, a capacity to focus on a vision and work towards it. Sometimes you have to cross the line of familiarity to explore what holds beneath the generic idea of representation and problem solving techniques considering the other variables. Entrepreneurship Cell, under the aegis of Rajendra Mishra…

Oct

11

2022

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IIT Bay Area Leadership Conference 2022

Alumni Corner, Community, Engagement, Events, Humans of KGPAcademic Luminaries, AI, ARPA-E, Arun Majumdar, Bay Area Alumni Community, Business Leaders, Campus Mixer Session, Consul General of India, Dr. T.V. Nagendra Prasad, Electronic Design Automation, Engineers, Environmental Energy, Future of Sustainability, IIT Bay Area Leadership Conference 2022, IITBAA, INS Satpura, Jay Precourt Provostial Chair Professor, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Quantum Computing, Stanford School of Sustainability, Stanford University, Startup Founders, Successful Entrepreneurship, The Innovation Factory, Tsunami of Energy Consumption

Bay Area Alumni Community of Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur conducted the IIT Bay Area Leadership Conference 2022 in Santa Clara Convention Centre, California USA on 27 August 2022. It is a nonprofit organization in California which is dedicated to the professional advancement of alumni from all IIT campuses who call the greater San Francisco Bay Area home. Every year towards the end of the summer, IITBAA organizes the IIT Bay Area Leadership Conference which is open to all IIT and non-IIT tech professionals. The annual conference typically brings together industry & academic luminaries, business leaders, engineers, startup founders, investors…

Sep

22

2022

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The Home called Alma Mater – The Class of KGPian Millennials

Alumni Corner, Events, Humans of KGP, Study@IITKgpAdministration, alma mater, Alumni Endowed Student Scholarship, Entrepreneurial Skills, Governance, green technology, Homecoming 2022, leadership, Nation Building, Public Policy, Public Services, Social Impact, Social Welfare, Young Alumni, Young Alumni Achievers

Homecoming 2022 of the 10th, 15th & 20th Graduates of IIT KGP Every happiness of yesterday is a memory for tomorrow. Sometimes you never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory. This feeling was revived by our class of KGPian Millennials who revisited the home that nourished and shaped them...to make them what they are today. From 17th to 20th August 2022, along the lines of IIT Kharagpur's 72nd Foundation Day, the institute welcomed the classes of 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2010 & 2012 batches who held nothing but gratitude and affection for their Alma Mater.…

Sep

14

2022

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Sanskrit….The Language of Indian Sanskriti `वसुधैव-कुटुम्बकम्`

Community, Engagement, Events, InstituteAdi Shankaracharya, Aryabhata, Atharva Veda, Bhaskaracarya, Centre of Excellence for Indian Knowledge System, Civilizational Ethos, Computational sciences, Democratic Spirit, Ganita, Gita Shlokas, Indian Culture, Indian Diaspora, Indian Knowledge System, Indo-European Language Systems, Krishna Tirtha, Language Syntax, Natural Language Processing, Nirman Vidya, Nirvana Shatkam, Parishishta, Pluralistic Ethos, Samskrita, Sanatana Culture, Sanskrit, Sanskrit Week, Stotras, Subhashita, Vidya, Vrksha Nakshatra

Centre of Excellence for Indian Knowledge Systems (CoE-IKS) of IIT Kharagpur celebrated the 'Sanskrit Week' सुखार्थिनः कुतो विद्या नास्ति विद्यार्थिनः सुखम्। सुखार्थी वा त्यजेद्विद्यां विद्यार्थी वा त्यजेत्सुखम्॥ There is no knowledge for the seekers of comfort, and no comfort for the seekers of knowledge. A seeker of comfort should give up knowledge, and a seeker of knowledge should give up comfort. Swami Vivekananda said, "Because the very sound of Sanskrit words gives a prestige and a power and a strength to the race." Centre of Excellence for Indian Knowledge Systems (CoE-IKS) of IIT Kharagpur celebrated Sanskrit Week…

Aug

22

2022

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IIT Kharagpur celebrates its 72nd Foundation Day under the aegis of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav

Alumni Corner, Engagement, Events, Institute72nd Foundation Day, Academia, Adviser to PM, Affordable Technologies, Alumni Connect, Amit Khare, Amrit Kaal, Atmanirbhar Bharat, Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, B N Gangadhar, Chair Professor Awards, Distinguished Alumnus Award 2020, Domestic Innovations, Faculty Excellence Awards, Finest Scientific Research, Gurukul, industry, Innovation & Research, Internationalization, MA&RB, Multidisciplinary Approach, NEP 2020, NIMHANS, Nina Saxena Excellence in Technology Award, NMC, Oil India Limited, Past Knowledge with the Future, Ranjit Rath, Saripalle Satyamurthy, Social Responsibilities, Society, Staff Excellence Awards, Team India, Trinity, Vishwaguru, Young Alumni Achievers Awards

Prof. V K Tewari, Director, IIT Kharagpur welcomes Shri Amit Khare, Adviser to Prime Minister, Govt. of India. As the country enters its 76th year of Independence, IIT Kharagpur also enters its 72nd year of foundation on 18th August 2022 which was adorned eminent personalities. Shri Amit Khare, Adviser to Prime Minister & Former Secretary, Higher Education, Ministry of Education graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. Dr. B N Gangadhar, President, NMC, MA&RB (Former Director of NIMHANS) & Mr. Ranjit Rath, an Alumnus of IIT Kharagpur & CMD, Oil India Limited also graced the occasion as the Guest…

Jun

22

2022

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IIT Kharagpur conducts Bharata Tirtha II – an International Conference on Indian Knowledge System

Engagement, Events, Social ImpactAzadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, Bharat Tirtha II, Black Hole, Centre of Excellence, Cosmology, DHARA, DRDO, IHAR, IKS, in Astrophysics, Indian History Awareness Research, Indian Knowledge Systems, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Education, Prof Thanu Padmanabhan, Quantum Physics, Raman Effect, Siddhartha Bhose, Vishva Bharti

Under the aegis of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, the Centre of Excellence for Indian Knowledge Systems (CoE-IKS), IIT Kharagpur organized an international conference on Indian Knowledge Systems – The Bharata Tirtha II from 14th to 18th June, 2022 in association with department of Physics, IIT Kharagpur and key knowledge partners including Indian History Awareness and Research (IHAR) Houston, USA, IHAR India, DHARA, Ode to Indian Knowledge System, the Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Education, Government of India. The conference which is a continuation of the programme Bharata Tirtha - I organized in November 2020 in association with Ministry of…

Mar

21

2022

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Creation, Innovation & Inclusion

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IIT Kharagpur organizes Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) 2022 Entrepreneurship Cell under the aegis of Rajendra Mishra School of Engineering Entrepreneurship of IIT Kharagpur, conducted their annual flagship event the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) 2022, on the theme ‘Innovation for Inclusion’ from 10th to 13th March 2022 in an online mode. The event was inaugurated by Prof. Virendra Kumar Tewari, Hon’ble Director, IIT Kharagpur. Shri Nitin Gadkari, Hon’ble Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Government of India graced the event with his presence. Mr. Beerud Sheth, Co-Founder and CEO, Gupshup, and Mr. Saugata Gupta, Managing Director & CEO, Marico Ltd were…