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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
IIT-Kanpur adopts five villages under Namami Gange programme
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Kanpur has adopted five villages in Uttar Pradesh under the Namami Gange programme. These five villages are Ramel Nagar, Khoyra Katree, Pratapur, Hari Hindpur, and Katri Ladhva Khera. Key Facts Under the initiative, IIT-Kanpur will ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2016
BSE inks cyber security MoU with IIT Kanpur
The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has signed cyber security MoU (memorandum of understanding) with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur. IIT Kanpur will assist BSE in testing its vulnerabilities in Information Technology (IT) system and network and help forming ..