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

Positive Pressure Respirator System

Scientists at IIT Kanpur have developed an alternative to N95 masks, called PPRS, in light of the COVID-19 fuelled demand for PPE. About PPRS The PPRS or Positive Pressure Respirator System was developed as an alternative to the N95 masks by IIT Kanpur and Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences. It is a personal ..

Topics: IIT Kanpur • N95 Masks • Respirator

PM confers Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi conferred Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018 in New Delhi. Addressing the gathering the Prime Minister asked the scientific community to take advantage of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and develop technologies that will make India a global hub for manufacturing, knowledge and technology-based industries. Eleven scientists ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019

Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News

Topics: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research • CSIR • Fourth Industrial Revolution • IISc Bangalore • IIT Delhi • IIT Kanpur • National Science Day • Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes 2016 • Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes 2017 • Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes 2018 • Tata Institute of Fundamental Research • Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre

TreadWill: IIT Kanpur develops online tool to help people deal with mental health issues

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur has developed TreadWill, an online tool to help people cope with issues related to mental health. The tool was developed by team with collaborative support from Computer Science and Engineering and Humanities and Social Sciences, HSS (Psychology) departments. TreadWill It is website designed to help people deal with stress, ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2018

Topics: IIT Kanpur • Mental Health Issues • Public health • Science and Technology • TreadWill