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IIT KGP devices AI-based system to inspect quality of MSME goods

The portable Artificial Intelligence-based device is for automatic inspection of goods manufactured in MSMEs

IIT Kharagpur develops food packaging material with cucumber peels

According to a team of researchers, cucumber peels have greater cellulose content than other peel waste

IIT Kharagpur's low cost coronavirus testing method gets ICMR nod

A team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur has developed a low-cost portable unit for rapid diagnostics of coronavirus, which produces results in under an hour

IIT Kharagpur's 'COVIRAP' diagnostic test gets ICMR certification

This test has been designed to be fairly easy to conduct and affordable as well and can produce results within one hour

Arun Mishra elevated as Hindustan Zinc CEO, takes charge on Aug 1

He succeeds Sunil Duggal, who is now leading the group company, Vedanta Limited, as its chief executive officer.

IIT Kharagpur to announce final results of 2019-20 academic yr after Jul 8

Alternative evaluation methods, which would be fair and scientific and accurate were used

IIT-KGP researchers develop AI-based system to track social distancing

The researchers had focused on the ease of deployment of such a device in remote places and curtailing the cost by using inexpensive and easily accessible hardware material

IIT-KGP 2nd among Indian higher education institutes in Times ranking

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), ranked 16th globally, is India's top-ranked institution

Most cities in India are turning into 'urban heat islands', finds study

A team of researchers from the IIT Kharagpur has found that most cities in the country are turning into "urban heat islands" in all seasons during day and night, officials said. In their study, researchers from the Centre for Oceans, Rivers, Atmosphere and Land Sciences (CORAL) of the IIT-KGP and its Architecture and Regional Planning department showed that most big cities in the country with population more than one million have recorded rise in mercury level during daytime while showing an increasing trend in the night hours. The study, 'Anthropogenic forcing exacerbating the urban heat islands in India', noted that the relatively warmer temperatures in urban areas, compared to suburbs, have potential health hazards due to heat waves apart from pollution, an IIT KGP statement said on Friday. "Our research is a detailed and careful analysis of urban heat islands of India, which is the difference between urban and surrounding rural land surface temperatures, across a

Premier institutes stay away from Citizenship Act unrest 'officially'

Students and faculty at IITs and IIMs, however, come out in personal capacity against police crackdown on students

IITs end first week of placements on a high note, beating last year's show

IIT Kharagpur gets more than 1,000 job offers in a record five days, with 144 companies visiting the campus till Dec 5

27 students in IITs committed suicide in 5 yrs, IIT Madras tops the list

MHRD said that between 2014 and 2019, seven students from IIT Madras, five from IIT Kharagpur and three each from IIT Delhi and IIT Hyderabad committed suicide

IIT Kharagpur sees a record 1,000-plus placement offers in five days

Top recruiters include Honeywell, which made 36 offers, followed by Exel (25), Microsoft (24) and Barclays (20)

From a consultant to Alphabet CEO: A look at Sundar Pichai's meteoric rise

Pichai took over Android business from that group's founder, Andy Rubin, managing the market leading smartphone operating system globally

Microsoft top recruiter with over Rs 1-crore annual package at IITs

Placements details for the first slot are awaited for IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Kanpur, IIT Roorkee, among others

International offers, packages to go up as IITs begin placements on Sunday

Microsoft, which had emerged the top recruiter last year offering a $215,100 (Rs 1.5 crore roughly) package, is expected to make a similar or a slightly higher package to IIT students on Sunday

Indian varsities drop in QS World University Asia rankings; none in top 30

While the best-performing Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) dropped one place to 34 over last year, IIT-Delhi (IIT-D) dropped three to 43

IITs considering new placement model to ease final-year stress on students

Present placement model sees flurry of recruiters visiting in a short span

Swiggy co-founder, filmmaker among 19 to receive IIT-Kharagpur alumni award

Subrata Chattopadhyay, the dean of alumni affairs, said, IIT-KGP graduates are leaving their indelible imprints on diverse sectors across the country and beyond

UGC recommends Institution of Eminence status to DU; Madras, Kharagpur IITs

Aligarh Muslim University, Tezpur University and Ashoka University failed to make the cut for IoE status