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Mar

03

2025

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Inauguration of VATIKA: The Biophilic Studio at IIT Kharagpur Research Park – A Milestone in Sustainable Innovation

Alumni Corner, Engagement, Events, Funded Projects, Humans of KGP, Outreach ActivityAcademia, bio-reclamation, Biophilic Studio, Design Principles, Governance, IIT KGP, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Kharagpur Research Park, industry, Innovation Ecosystems, innovative dialogue, Intellectual Exchange, interdisciplinary collaboration, KarmYog, Miyawaki Method, podcast, Prakriti Jagaran Yatra, research, sustainability, Sustainable Innovation, VATIKA, Vetiver System Technology, Well-being

A significant milestone in sustainable innovation was achieved with the inauguration of VATIKA: The Biophilic Studio at the IIT Kharagpur Research Park. The event was graced by Dr. Amit Patra, Director of IIT Kharagpur, along with Dr. Rintu Banerjee, Deputy Director, and Dr. Khanindra Pathak, Professor-in-Charge of the Research Park. This inauguration marked the first Biophilic Studio of its kind in the country, ushering in a new era of biophilic design principles within academic and innovation ecosystems. “Our Kharagpur campus faces a challenge as it isn’t located in a metro city. This research park in New Town is a bridge…

Dec

18

2024

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By Poulami Mondal

IIT Kharagpur ranked 2nd in India; 23rd in Asia & 202nd in the World in the latest QS World University Rankings Sustainability 2025

Awards & Accolades, Environment & Social Impact, Institute, Study@IITKgp202nd in World, 23rd in Asia, 2nd in IITs, 2nd in India, 5G Network, Advance Environmental Research, Advance Manufacturing Systems, Affordable Healthcare, analytics, and Employability, Artificial Intelligence, Collaboration, Employability, Environmental Research, Environmental Sustainability, Food Nutrition, global ranking, Globalization, Governance, Green Energy, Innovation, Knowledge Economy, Knowledge Exchange, National Ranking, Opportunities, Performance, Precision Agriculture, Promoting Sustainability, QS World University Rankings Sustainability 2025, Quality, Reliability, Safety Engineering, Smart Infrastructure, sustainability, Sustainable, transportation, Vikshit Bharat 2047

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur has ranked 2nd in India in the latest QS World University Rankings Sustainability 2025. The institute jumped ahead 147 places and 41 places in comparison to its 2024 performance to become 202nd in the World and 23rd in Asia respectively. The first and the largest IIT of the country ranked 2nd among all IITs of the country in the QS World University Rankings Sustainability 2025. The World University Ranking 2025 by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) featured overall 1751 Institutions from all over the world. IIT Kharagpur has performed well in parameters like Environmental research; Environmental Sustainability;…

Jul

26

2024

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By Poulami Mondal

IIT Kharagpur ranked 4th in India in the latest QS World University Rankings 2025

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Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 4th in India in the latest QS World University Rankings 2025. The institute jumped ahead 49 places in comparison to its 2024 performance to become the 222nd University in the world. The first and the largest IIT of the country ranked 3rd among all IITs of the country in the QS World University Rankings 2025. Speaking on the QS World University Rankings 2025, Prof. V K Tewari, Director, IIT Kharagpur remarked, "IIT Kharagpur has upheld the nation’s resolve to excel the standards of globalization with artificial intelligence, advance manufacturing systems and transportation, 5G Network,…

Oct

04

2023

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By Poulami Mondal

IIT Kharagpur Signs MoU with Uneverse Mobilty, a Kolkata based Startup, for the Development & Commercialization of Sodium Ion Batteries in India

Alumni Corner, Collaborations, Environment & Social Impact, Funded ProjectsAcademia-industry Collaboration, Battery Technology, Carbon Footprint, Clean Energy, commercialization, Cost Effective, e-Mobility, E-vehicles, Electric Vehicles, Energy solutions, Energy Storage, Energy Storage Landscape, Home-grown Technology, Indigenous Supply Chain, industrialization, Less Expensive, Lithium, Make for India, Make in India, MoU, Na batteries, Sodium Ion batteries, Sodium ion technology, sustainability, Technology Readiness Level

These Cost-Effective Batteries Will Boost the Rapid Growth Envisaged For E-Vehicles Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Uneverse Mobility Pvt Ltd, a Kolkata based startup focusing on next generation battery technology and e-mobility segments for commercialization and further development of the Sodium Ion technology. A team headed by Prof Amreesh Chandra from the Department of Physics at IIT Kharagpur have been working extensively on the development of Sodium-ion based energy solutions. They were amongst the first group of researchers in India who were funded by the Department of Science and Technology under their flagship…

Sep

27

2019

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By Chirosree Basu

Agenda for the future

EnvironmentAPSRT, green technology, hydrogel, IIT Kharagpur, medical application, nanocomposites, polymer science, rubber technology, sustainability, tire

Natural biopolymers made from silk, chitosan, collagen, gelan gum are now not only used to make scaffolds for tissue engineering, but they can also be used to create a “3D cell culture microenviroment” to investigate the proliferation and migration of cancer cells. The information was given to the audience by Dr Subhas C. Kundu of the University of Minho, Portugal at the International Conference on Advances in Polymer Science and Rubber Technology (APSRT) at IIT Kharagpur held from September 24-27. At another session at the same conference, Prof. Sanjib K. Patra of the Department of Chemistry of IIT Kharagpur explained…

Sep

19

2019

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By Chirosree Basu

New ways of using science

EventsACIAR, agricultural intensification, ANU, Christian Roth, CSIRO, Ethical Community Engagement, IIT Kharagpur, LNRMI, SIAGI, social inclusion, sustainability

How important is the skill of listening in research? Plenty. Anyone who attended this week’s International dissemination workshop on ‘Qualitative methods for Research in Socially Inclusive and Sustainable Agricultural Intensification’, organized by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences of IIT Kharagpur, could not have missed this obvious conclusion. The workshop was part of the ongoing research project - “Promoting Socially Inclusive and Sustainable Agricultural Intensification in West Bengal and Bangladesh” or ‘SIAGI’ - sponsored by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), Government of Australia. But the SIAGI team, drawn from Australia, India and Bangladesh (IIT Kharagpur is…