IIT Kanpur Current Affairs, GK & News
IIT-K launches innovation hub to find solutions for anti-drone technologies
On 23rd July, 2021 the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K) launched technology innovation hub to find cyber security solutions for intrusion detection system, anti-drones technologies, cyber physical system and block-chain. Highlights After a rigorous application process, 25 research and development principal investigators and 13 start-ups were selected. Cutting-edge technology in cyber security is ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021
Category: Defence Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: anti-drones technology • C3iHub • IIT Kanpur • Indian institute of technology • Kanpur
What are the flaws in SUTRA model?
SUTRA is Susceptible, Undetected, Tested (positive) and Removed Approach. SUTRA is used to chart the trajectory of COVID-19. It is used to predict the future of COVID-19 infections, susceptibility, undetected and positive persons in the country. This SUTRA Model is backed by GoI and was developed by professors from IIT Kanpur, IIT Hyderabad. What is ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: COVID-19 • data centric approach • ICMR • IIT Kanpur • Ministry of Science and Technology • serosurvey • SUTRA model
IIT Kanpur develops touch sensitive watch for visually impaired
A professor and a research associate of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur have developed a sensitive watch for the use of visually impaired people. The watch has tactile hour indicators of different shapes. These indicators help the visually impaired persons to recognize the time easily. About the Touch Sensitive Watch The user has to ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Blindness • IIT Kanpur • One touch options • WHO • world vision report
Defence Ministry signs MoU with IIT Kanpur and DARPG for analysis of public grievances
The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Ministry of Defence and Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, Government of India, has signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to conduct and develop the explanatory analysis of the grievances received in the Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS). Details of the Project The project ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: CPGRAMS • DARPG • Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances • IIT Kanpur • Ministry of Defence
PFC Signs MoA with IIT-Kanpur for Training and Research in Smart Grid Technology
Power Finance Corporation (PFC), a PSU under the administrative control of the Ministry of Power, has signed an MoA with the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, for training, research and entrepreneurship development in smart grid technology. Under this arrangement, PFC is going to prove around Rs 2.39 crores to the IIT Kanpur under its Corporate ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Topics: IIT Kanpur • Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur • Ministry of Power • PFC • Power Finance Corporation • Smart grid