In-Depth – Page 8 – The KGP Chronicle

Nov

08

2019

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What’s in my water?

In-DepthAustralia, Dual Doctoral Degree Program, eGovernments Foundation, IIT Kharagpur, Integrated Urban Water Management, MIPA, Orange City Water, Piramal Sarvajal, School of Water Resources, Tata Water Mission, University of Melbourne

Tomatoes grown with the contaminated water of the Varthur Lake of Bengaluru reach the nearby markets of the city every morning and are bought by unsuspecting city dwellers. Almost a decade of civic activism in Bengaluru has not changed anything for either the farmers or urbanites there. Thousands of miles away, Platypuses, a mammal species commonly found in Australia, happily swim near the coast off Melbourne, unaware that beta-blockers are entering their bodies every day from the ‘safe’ treated water discharged from the city. These were some of the many facts brought to light by the Indo-Australia joint workshop on…

Oct

30

2019

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By Chirosree Basu

Lighting up lives

In-Depthelectricity, electrification, IIT Kharagpur, Micro Solar Dome, MSD, NBIRT, rural poor, SC, ST communities

Economic Times (Rise), Economic Times (Energy World), Business Standard, Republic World, Yahoo News, KGP Chronicle, Odisha Post Although the government of India announced 100% electrification in December 2018, it admitted at the same time that it would continue to identify households left out of the scheme. According to an estimate, around 25 per cent of Indian rural households, that is, more than 45 million people, lack access to electricity. In fact, in some states like Uttar Pradesh, Nagaland, Jharkhand and Bihar, access to electricity is believed to be even lower. The problem is not merely the fact that marginal people – many of them living…

Sep

24

2019

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By Chirosree Basu

Gone in a flash?

In-DepthBeedie School of Business, customer behaviour, e-tailers, Flipkart, IIM Indore, IIT Kharagpur, OFS, online flash sale, Simon Fraser University, The Big Billion Day Sale, VGSoM

It is that time of the year. The beginning of a string of festival months that keep both online and offline stores busy. It is also that time when customers are most likely to be wooed with online flash sales (OFS) that give them the opportunity to purchase goods at large discounts. Big e-tailers prepare for OFS as they would prepare for war as this is also their golden chance to not only attract buyers but also ensure that disloyal customers come back to their site. They spruce up the operations, marketing and logistics components, especially beefing up the technology…

Sep

17

2019

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Get Electric Power from Your Wet Clothes

In-Depthclothes, electric, moisture, nanotech

India Today Economic Times EnergyWorld Careers360 DownToEarth Hindustan Times The Statesman Dataquest Times Now The Free Press Journal The New Indian Express (edex LIVE) Millennium Post The Hitavada The Asian Age Jagran Fibre2Fashion Gadgets Now Business Standard Yahoo India NDTV (Bengali) Indian Express (Bengali) Samacharnama Indian scientists have the reputation of innovating unique solutions to global challenges befitting the key factors of affordability and resource availability. While the…

Aug

31

2019

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

India’s Own AI Resource Platform

In-DepthAI, AI education, AIML, Amazon, Artificial Intelligence, AWS, Centre of Excellence for Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, MHRD, NAIRP

Indian Express Outlook NDTV Careers360 Quint Gadgets Now The Week The Statesman NavBharat Times Business Standard Hindustan Times IIT Kharagpur today announced that it will collaborate with Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company, to develop a National Artificial Intelligence Resource Portal (NAIRP) platform powered by Amazon SageMaker to promote learning and development in Artificial Intelligence (AI) for all AI learners, practitioners, and researchers in India, and to make the search for AI learning resources simpler and more accessible. IIT Kharagpur will use AWS Promotional…

Aug

13

2019

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Making Blood Tests Affordable

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Business Standard Indian Express NDTV The Federal Hindustan Times Livemint India Today NavBharat Times The Week The Week Health Swarajya Jagran Josh Economic Times Health YourStory Devdiscourse Outlook Indian Express (Bangla) NDTV India(Hindi) …

Aug

02

2019

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By Chirosree Basu

Take it easy

In-Depthcancer patient, cancer suspect, cancer test, difficulty in swallowing, IIT Kharagpur, oesophagal cancer, pre-screening tool for cancer

Business Line People are often pushed for clinical tests that are expensive, time-consuming, uncomfortable and in plain sight even unnecessary. When it comes to life-threatening diseases such as cancer, where no one wants to take chances, there could be a higher risk of being mired in expensive, worrisome tests. An ideal situation would be one where the advanced tests are recommended only for those who have a fair degree of certainty of carrying the disease. Even better if it can be assured that the preliminary screening for cancer is not only error free but also takes into account the patient’s…

Aug

01

2019

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By Chirosree Basu

Combating the threat to humanity

In-Depthantibiotic resistance, Antimicrobial, Birkbeck University, IIT Kharagpur, MMBL, molecular microbiology, threat to life

“The biggest threat to human life comes from the smallest bugs,” reminded Prof. Anindya Sundar Ghosh, In-Charge of Molecular Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, IIT Kharagpur. He was recently at Birkbeck’s (University of London) Department of Biological Sciences to talk on “Penicillin interactive enzymes and tackling ß-lactam resistance in mycobacteria”. The occasion was provided by an international capacity-building workshop on the subject of antimicrobial resistance sponsored by the global challenges research fund (GCRF). Prof. Ghosh says, “The development of antimicrobial resistance is an evolutionary process and is inevitable as it involves the transfer of genes from one bacterium to another.…

Jul

31

2019

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Way to Zero Waste

In-Depthanaerobic, bioenergy, biofuel, environment, hydrochar, methane, organic waste, solid municipal waste management, waste, wet waste, yard waste

Economic Times ET Energy World India Today Careers360 Millenium Post DD News Business Standard The Week NDTV Shiksha While passing through the newly developed, urban elite settlements, the dumpsites waiting treatment are becoming increasingly common. Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in India continues to remain a neglected area with inefficient source segregation. Further, the moisture content in waste adds to India’s challenge in solid organic waste management because of our food habits and socio-cultural habits.…

Jul

24

2019

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By Chirosree Basu

Sights and sounds

In-DepthIIT Kharagpur, medical imaging, MIT, MRI, SGRIP, Ultrasound

India Education Diary Medical imaging is a multi-billion-dollar industry today and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.7% by 2025. Both India and China are expected to majorly contribute to this growth. A rapid advancement in medical and diagnostic imaging devices has enhanced the diagnosis and treatment of several diseases, including cardiovascular diseases and cancer. In addition, medical imaging and image guided therapy are important sources of employment, with a large number of electrical, computer, and biomedical engineers being employed in both the public and private sectors. However, today there are only a handful of…