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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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
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 ..
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2018
IIT Kanpur sets up India’s first advisory centre for energy
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Kanpur has set up India’s first Centre for Energy Regulation (CER) with the help of Government of United Kingdom. The first of its kind centre in India aims at providing independent advisory on policy and regulatory ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2018