social activities

Apr

2020

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Reaching Out to the Extended Family

Engagementcorona virus, CoronaVirus, covid, Covid-19, novel coronavirus, public welfare, Relief, social activities, social outreach

IIT Kharagpur and its Alumni to Support COVID Lockdown Affected Poor People Around the Campus Times of India The Telegraph Careers360 IndiaBlooms Hindustan Times The Week Business Insider Business Standard Outlook India Today IIT Kharagpur has come forward to support the needy people in and around its campus for a period of 6 months. It has set up a temporary fund for those who have been severely affected economically due to COVID-19. The short duration fund is…

Mar

2020

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By Chirosree Basu

A changing world

In-DepthCovid-19, IIT Kharagpur, lockdown, Ranbir and Chitra Gupta School of Infrastructure Design and Management, social activities, travel patterns, University of Leeds, UoL

A joint study by the Ranbir and Chitra Gupta School of Infrastructure Design and Management and the University of Leeds is trying to look into how Covid-19 might change social activities and travel patterns A national lockdown for 21 days. Work from home. Classes on Zoom. Shopping for essentials only when it is truly essential. The entire family thrown into a togetherness they could scarcely afford earlier. Covid-19 pandemic has changed our lives drastically in a matter of a few days. Suddenly, nothing can be taken for granted. Not even the morning newspaper or the milk at the doorstep. How…