Page-2 of Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Current Affairs, GK & News

The researchers at IIT Kharagpur develop low-cost blood test device

The researchers from IIT Kharagpur have developed a low-cost diagnostic device which can perform various pathological tests by using blood taken from a finger prick. The device requires only a paper strip based kit integrated with a smartphone to enable analytics and readout functions and an LED light for imaging. The key aspect of the ..

Topics: Classes of computers • Computers • Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur • Kharagpur • Smartphone • Suman Chakraborty • Technology

IIT-KGP develops Hydro Thermal Carbonization technology for Waste Management

IIT-KGP (Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur) researchers develop new technology- Hydro Thermal Carbonization (HTC) for solid waste management. This Hydro Thermal Carbonization Technology can convert municipal solid waste to biofuel, soil amendment and absorbents. About Hydro Thermal Carbonization (HTC) Need: At present India has adopted waste incineration processes from developed nations which are primarily focused ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Topics: Biogas • Hydro Thermal Carbonization • Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur • Methane • solid waste management

The first-ever Centre for Inland & Coastal Maritime Technology (CICMT) tocome up IIT Kharagpur

Under the flagship Sagarmala Programme, the Union Ministry of Shipping has recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with IIT Kharagpur for setting up the Centre for Inland and Coastal Maritime Technology (CICMT) at IIT Kharagpur. The first-of-its-kind Centre will focus on ship design for coastal/inland waterways, shipbuilding technology and structural design, transport systems & ..

Topics: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur • Kharagpur • Ministry of Shipping • Port • Sagar Mala project • Subdivisions of India • Waterway • West Bengal

IIT-Madras ranked as ‘Best Educational Institution’ in 2019 National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)

The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-Madras) has been ranked as the top institute in the overall category in the latest edition of National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2019 and is followed by Indian Institute of Science (IISc), IIT Delhi, IIT-Bombay, IIT-Kharagpur, IIT Kanpur, JNU, IIT-Roorkee, IIT-Guwahati and BHU. The NIRF is a Ministry of HRD ..

Topics: Education in India • Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi • Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad • Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar • Indian Institute of Technology Delhi • Indian Institute of Technology Indore • Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur • Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee • Indian Institutes of Technology • National Institutional Ranking Framework • States and union territories of India • Universities and colleges in India

IIT Kharagpur ties up with Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy to develop training module

IIT Kharagpur has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy (PGBA) to develop research and training module for the trainees of the Hyderabad-based sports facility. The thrust area of the collaboration is to promote health and wellbeing of sportspersons and coaches for enhancing the quality of performance and resilience. Players ..

Topics: Badminton • Badminton in India • Gopichand • Gopichand Badminton Academy • Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur • Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur • KGP • Pullela • Pullela Gopichand • Sport in India • Sports

IIT Kharagpur ties up with Wipro for advanced research in 5G and AI

IT services major Wipro has recently partnered with IIT Kharagpur to collaborate on industry-focused applied research in the areas of 5G and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Research outcomes from this partnership will be leveraged by Wipro to develop solutions for its customers, across industry verticals. On the other hand, IIT Kharagpur will benefit from the commercialisation ..

Topics: Business • Companies • Companies based in Bangalore • Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur • Kharagpur • Service companies • Wipro