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IIT Delhi has offered the use of the PADUM supercomputer
IIT Delhi has offered the use of its high performance computational resources (supercomputer) for research work regarding COVID-19 for the next 6 months. About the Initiative IIT Delhi has offered computational time worth about 1 crore INR for free for conducting research regarding COVID-19. This can be used by private firms, academic institutions as well ..
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: COVID-19 • IIT Delhi • PADUM • Supercomputer
Scientists from IIT Delhi and DRDO gets ‘National Award for Young Women Showing Excellence through Application of Technology for Societal Benefits’
Two Scientists – Dr Shweta Rawat from Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), DRDO and Dr. Shalini Gupta, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT-Delhi were recently conferred with the ‘National Award for Young Women Showing Excellence through Application of Technology for Societal Benefits’ by the President of India Ramnath Kovind. Dr.Shweta has developed a ..
Topics: DRDO • IIT Delhi • Ram Nath Kovind
APEDA signs MoUs to implement Agriculture Export Policy
The Agricultural and Processed Food Export Development Authority (APEDA) has signed Memorandum of Understandings with IIT Delhi, Quality Council of India (QCI) and Indian Chamber of Food and Agriculture (ICFA). Agriculture Export Policy The Agriculture Export Policy was launched in 2018. It aims to increase the agricultural export potential of the country. It is highly ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Agriculture • Agriculture Export Policy 2018 • APEDA act • Doubling Farmers Income • IIT Delhi
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) tops in Nature Ranking Index-2020
The CSIR of Delhi topped the National Ranking Index 2020 that ranks the scientific research institutes. CSIR was followed by IISc Bangalore. Highlights The Rankings were provided based on the numbers of research output. It is indicated by total citations in numbers. It also includes shares, that is the sharing percentage of an article. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Chemistry • CSIR • Environment • IISc Bangalore • IIT Delhi • IIT Guwahati • IIT-Madras • Physics • Research • Technology
IISc ranked 16th in Times Higher Education Ranking
On February 18, 2020, the Times Higher Education Ranking was released in London. The ranking was titled “The Emerging Economies University Ranking 2020”. Around 11 Indian Universities were included in the top 100. However, China had more Universities than India in the ranking. Around 30 Universities of China were in the top 100. Highlights The ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Amrita University • IISc • IIT Delhi • IIT-Madras • Institutes of Eminence • Rankings • Times Higher Education • Times Higher Education Rankings