IIT Mandi collaborates with Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Government Medical College & Hospital to help tackle COVID-19 in the Himachal Pradesh region
MANDI : Indian Institute of Technology Mandi has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Government Medical College & Hospital (SLBSGMCH), Ner Chowk, Himachal Pradesh, on 11th April 2020, to help tackle COVID-19 in the Himachal Pradesh region. Under this MoU, the Institute has extended its support to set up a […]
Read More →Battle Against COVID-19: Innovative Solutions by IIIT Delhi giving India an Edge in the Fight Against the Virus
New Delhi: As one of the leading institutions in the country and a beacon of knowledge, IIIT Delhi is contributing in the battle against COVID-19 by innovating unique ideas and solutions. The institute has come up with several strategies in a short interval of time to raise awareness among the people regarding the Coronavirus and […]
Read More →IIT Hyderabad provides Hand Sanitizers for Sangareddy District Administration
HYDERABAD : Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad has been providing nearly 100liters of hand sanitizers per day to the Sangareddy District Administration since 4th April 2020 to help the local community against Coronavirus. The hand sanitizers were developed by a Research Group led by Dr. Jyotsnendu Giri, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, IIT Hyderabad. […]
Read More →Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur: Standard Chartered Bank First Entity to Fund Ventilator Prototype by IIT Kanpur
KANPUR, India, April 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Standard Chartered Bank has come forward as the first entity to support an indigenized, affordable, portable and invasive ventilator prototype being developed by IIT Kanpur and its incubated company Nocca Robotics along with the Indian Angel Network. Standard Chartered Bank has approved a generous CSR funding that will be used for […]
Read More →IIT Guwahati developslow-cost UVC LED system to disinfect areas amid COVID-19
GUWAHATI : Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati has developed a low-cost UVC LED based disinfection system amid the Coronavirus outbreak in the country. The team is also addressing the critical need of the material required for the Personal Protective Equipment(PPE) i.e. fabrication material should have a waterproof ability. Prof. T. G. Sitharam, Director, IIT Guwahati, […]
Read More →IIT Madras Researchers develop Algorithms to detect Disease-causing Dysfunctional Proteins & Genes in Biological Networks
CHENNAI : Indian Institute of Technology Madras Faculty are working with researchers across the world have developed computational algorithms to link diseases to underlying genes. Their algorithms not only detects gene groups that cause diseases but also the links between various related diseases and these gene groups. The IIT Madras team comprehensively analysed existing module […]
Read More →IIT Delhi invites proposals for supercomputer-based COVID-19 research;Offers Rs 1 crore worth of computational time for FREE
New Delhi: Considering rising concern of COVID-19 spread in the nation, IIT Delhi has invited proposals from the government and private academic institutions as well as private companies in association with an academic partnerfrom all over the country to use its supercomputer resource PADUM for COVID-19 research. Under this, allocation of supercomputer resource to merit […]
Read More →IIT Mandi researchers find way to incorporate turmeric-derived curcumin into drug nanoformulations
MANDI : Researchers from Indian Institute of Technology Mandi and Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, have developed a new route by which curcumin, the medicinal chemical present in turmeric, can be incorporated into drug nanoformulations. Their work has recently been published in an international journal, Crystal Growth & Design. It is a peer-reviewed […]
Read More →IIT Hyderabad & IIT Bombay study changes in travel patterns due to COVID-19 crisis
HYDERABAD : Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Researchers have studied the impact of COVID outbreak on daily commute during the transition phase between pre-lockdown and the lockdown period. The researchers believe that the lockdown decision taken by the government has decreased risk of exposure to the coronavirus, due to […]
Read More →IIT Hyderabad Director Prof. B.S Murty calls for adopting alternatives to Ventilators like ‘Bag Valve Mask’
HYDERABAD : Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad Director Prof B.S. Murty has called upon on the Government of India to consider adopting ‘bag valve mask’ as an alternative to meet any surge in demand for ventilators, both in India and other countries, to treat COVID-19 patients While the conventional ventilators are expensive, hard to produce, […]
Read More →IIT Guwahati is in the forefront to fight novel coronavirus
GUWAHATI :Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati has been in the forefront in the fight to stop the spread of novel coronavirus and has been providing scientific support, extension of sophisticated instrument facilities as well asinvolved in the immediate development of life-saving equipment to Assam State and Guwahati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH). Since the initial […]
Read More →Supercomputing facility of Compute Power of 650 TF to be installed at IIT Guwahati
GUWAHATI : The Technical Advisory Committee of National Supercomputing Mission (MSM-TAC) has approved the installation of a Supercomputing facility of the compute power of 650 TF (approx. 838TF Peak, 70:30 CPU & GPU Hybrid Supercomputing system) at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam. A supercomputer is a computer that has very high speed in […]
Read More →L&T Technology Services and IIT-Kanpur Sign MoU for Research in Cybersecurity Programs
Bengaluru : L&T Technology Services Limited (BSE: 540115, NSE: LTTS), India’s leading pure-play engineering services company, signed a multi-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology – Kanpur to collaborate on research in industrial and infrastructure cybersecurity. The MoU was signed by Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of LTTS, Dr. Keshab […]
Read More →IIT Madras to host India’s First Global Hyperloop Pod Competition
CHENNAI : Indian Institute of Technology Madras is organizing India’s first Global Hyperloop Pod Competition to increase awareness and enthusiasm about Hyperloop in India. The competition is open globally and the final round will take place in the IIT Madras campus in July 2020. Called the ‘Indian Hyperloop Pod Competition,’ the objective is to encourage […]
Read More →IIT Mandi researchers develop new algorithms that can diagnose failure in components of climate control systems used in buildings
MANDI:Indian Institute of Technology Mandi researchers of Modeling and Intelligent Control group have developednew algorithms for component failure detection and diagnosis that can enhance the energy-efficient operation of Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems used in buildings. The results of the team’s recent work have been published in the Journal of Building Engineering, Elsevier.The […]
Read More →IIT Madras Alumnus Family’s donation helps set up ‘K. Mahesh Institute Chair’ Professorship
CHENNAI : An Indian Institute of Technology Madras Alumnus’ family has come forward to make a significant financial contribution to establish an Institute Chair Professorship. Mr. Krishna Mahesh, Managing Director, Sundaram Brake Linings Ltd, made the donation to endow ‘K. Mahesh Institute Chair’ in memory of his late father Mr. K. Mahesh, an alumnus (1965 […]
Read More →During the Pandemic of Coronavirus, IIT Kanpur Will Provide Free Online Python Courses to Universities Worldwide
KANPUR : Prutor.ai, developed by Dr. Amey at IIT Kanpur, offers many online courses. It is making the online content and access to Prutor free to any university and college in the world which cannot take physical classes anymore due to the coronavirus pandemic. Most colleges have to cancel taking the physical classes in the […]
Read More →IIT Madras-incubated Startup GUVI offers Skilling Classes Free of cost to students affected by COVID-19-related shutdowns
CHENNAI : IIT Madras-incubated startup GUVI is offering online IT skilling courses to prepare for campus placements free of cost to students who would have been impacted by the nation-wide shutdown due to COVID-19. With final semester examinations fast approaching for engineering colleges, students would now be preparing for campus placements through training centres, some of which have […]
Read More →IIT Madras launches ‘Career Back 2 Women’ Programme for IT Skills Development
CHENNAI : Indian Institute of Technology Madras has launched a ‘Career Back 2 Women (CB2Women)’ initiative through its Digital Skills Academy to skill women who aspire to return to a technical profession after a break in their career. Overall, as many as 150 hours of training will be offered to skill the women on their […]
Read More →IIT Madras joins hands with Six IITs to organize International Conference on ‘Rural Technology Development &Delivery’
CHENNAI:Indian Institute ofTechnology Madras is joining hands with the Rural Technology Action Groups (RuTAG) of six other IITs to organize a three-day International Conference on ‘Rural Technology Development and Delivery’with the objective of attracting more mainstream research in rural technologies. Itis bringing RuTAG teams, faculty and students from IITs in addition to organizations working in […]
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