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Jul
25
2020
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
IIT Kharagpur Researchers Develop Novel Technology for COVID-19 Rapid Test

IIT Kharagpur Researchers Develop Novel Technology for COVID-19 Rapid Test

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The entire rapid test can be conducted in an ultra-low-cost portable device with the test results available in a customized smartphone application for dissemination within 1 hour without requiring manual interpretation. All of this at a cost of around ₹ 400/- per test. In a unique effort, researchers at IIT Kharagpur have innovated a novel portable rapid diagnostic device to detect COVID-19 infection. This first-of-its-kind device will bring the testing for COVID-19 out from the walls of expensive laboratories and RT-PCR machines and enable testing at affordable costs for the under-served community across the world. This entire test with the…
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Jun
22
2020
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
IIT Kharagpur develops COVID-19 Predictive Model for Decision-making

IIT Kharagpur develops COVID-19 Predictive Model for Decision-making

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The study also predicts that new cases of the disease will continue until at least the end of September 2020. India Today        Hindustan Times                 Times of India        Economic Times (Health)         Business Insider           News 18       Outlook          The New Indian Express          Down to Earth          NDTV          The Hindu            India Blooms             Telangana Today       Lokmat …
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Jun
12
2020
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
IIT Kharagpur Students Innovate Social Distance Tracking Device

IIT Kharagpur Students Innovate Social Distance Tracking Device

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India Today      Financial Express    Edex Live       Hindustan Times     Outlook     NDTV       The New Indian Express      Business Standard     Times of India      Economic Times       Business Insider         The Week        Yahoo News       Republic World       Moneycontrol        Millennium Post      Tribune     Mathrubhumi          Sangbad Pratidin IIT Kharagpur’s Autonomous Ground Vehicle (AGV) research group under the Centre of Excellence for Robotics Research has developed a low-cost AI-based cyber-physical system for monitoring social…
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Sep
12
2019
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By Chirosree Basu
Deshla hits the road

Deshla hits the road

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India Today,  Economic Times, Livemint,  Financial Express, Times of India,  Better India, The Quint,  Business Standard,  The Week,   NDTV,  Amar Ujala, Odisha TV  Bhaskar Live,  Outlook, The Telegraph,  News 18 Bangla, Hindustan Times,  Money Control,  India Times,  INC42,  Indian Express, Anhui Hotline,  IANS, Lokmat, CanIndia, Urban Transport News 10TV  Swarajya  IIT Kharagpur lived up to the ‘Make in India’ challenge by launching Deshla, prototype of a fully indigenous next-gen electric auto, on September 11. The vehicle was designed and built from scratch by Electric Vehicle Group (EVG) of the Institute. Deshla, when commercialized, is bound to give the makers of both Totos (e-rickshaws) and autos…
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Feb
06
2019
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
NDLI: Book Lovers’ Paradise

NDLI: Book Lovers’ Paradise

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Business Standard     Financial Express   Millennium Post   The Week  DevDiscourse It is difficult for book-lovers to control themselves when they see their favourite volumes stacked in racks. However, despite the temptation, it is seldom possible to buy all the books that one may desire – our pockets rarely run that deep. However, at the 43rd KOLKATA INTERNATIONAL BOOKFAIR, being held at Central Park in Salt Lake, you can do exactly that. You can download any number of your favourite books, for free, using QR codes at stall no 383! The National Digital Library of India (NDLI) has over 1.5Crore free…
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Oct
30
2018
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
Paving Way to Future of Mobility

Paving Way to Future of Mobility

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IIT KGP and Technical University of Munich Join Hands to Shape India’s Emerging Intelligent Mobility Landscape Business Standard (IANS Feed)  Times of India  Business Standard (PTI Feed)  NDTV Economic Times Auto   Canada Today  CanIndia   Outlook  NewsBytes Jagran Josh In an effort to evolve and give direction to the emerging intelligent mobility landscape in India, IIT KGP and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) from Germany are organizing a two-day workshop at IIT KGP on October 29th and 30th. This workshop is being held in the context of the newly-established Indo-German Collaborative Research Center on Intelligent Transportation Systems, which is currently a joint Center…
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Sep
25
2018
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
IIT KGP’s ReWater Research to Redefine India’s Potable Water System

IIT KGP’s ReWater Research to Redefine India’s Potable Water System

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Economic Times   Business Standard   The Week   Jagran Josh   India Today   Indian Express   Millenium Post   NDTV IIT Kharagpur on its 68th Foundation Day has taken up the challenge to resolve two burning issues of urban India – sewage disposal and access to clean potable water. The Institute is setting up the Aditya Choubey Center for Re-Water Research, seed-funded by alumni Anant Choubey and Aneesh Reddy to remediate, replenish and rejuvenate water resources. “The scarcity of water for drinking and domestic use is becoming acute and will only worsen in the coming years. On the other hand, urban areas are witnessing massive…
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