Tag: Iit Kharagpur

Kolkata: Researchers at IIT Kharagpur have developed a new technology which will change the way bio-fuel is manufactured by making the process cheaper, quicker and pollution-free. The ‘soil-to-soil’ manufacturing technology developed at the P K Sinha Centre for bio-energy at IIT-KGP is in the process of being patented, an IIT-KGP spokesperson said today. “2g bioethanol […]

Puri: A joint team comprising officials and members of the core Committee of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), IIT Kharagpur and Chennai today detected some cracks in the column capital of Puri Srimandir’s Nata Mandap. AK Patel, member of the core inspection team said, out of the total four central column capital of Nata Mandap, […]

Kolkata: Researchers at IIT Kharagpur have developed a smartphone-based application to detect counterfeit currency and also provided solutions for industrial operations ranging from thermal power plants to nuclear radiation tracking, an official said on Thursday. A group of six students from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering developed the code for a smartphone application […]

Kolkata: Aiming to lend support to geriatric care by aiding caregivers to reach out to the aged on time, students of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur have developed two interconnected android smartphone applications, an official said on Monday. The app named ‘CARE4U’, developed by an interdisciplinry team of 2nd year B.Tech students, connects […]

Kolkata: A research team at IIT Kharagpur has developed a technology which can generate energy from solid waste with high moisture content. The new technology – Hydro Thermal Carbonization (HTC) – can convert municipal solid waste to biofuel, soil amendment and absorbents, the premier institute said in a statement. Lead researcher Brajesh Kumar Dubey said […]

New Delhi: The Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry has declared five institutions, including IIT Madras, IIT Kharagpur, Delhi University, Banaras Hindu University and the University of Hyderabad as the Institutions of Eminence (IoE). “On September 4, the Ministry of Human Resource Development, on the advice of UGC and the Empowered Expert Committee issued orders […]

Kharagpur/Kolkata: Researchers from IIT Kharagpur have developed a unique approach of generating electricity from clothes drying in natural ambience, which is otherwise a part and parcel of daily life, according to the premier institute. The researchers have utilised tiny channels, so-called nanochannels, in the cellulose-based fabric network traditionally woven, to generate electrical power through guided […]

Kharagpur/Kolkata, Sep 18 (IANS) While urban planners and transport authorities are working on plans to reduce vehicular pollution, IIT Kharagpur's new green vehicle 'DESHLA' has hit the roads and can be expected to pose a strong challenge to the current generation of three-wheeler autos and high-maintenance Totos. The electric vehicle, designed and built from scratch by a 50-member student team led by Professor Vikranth Racherla from the premier institute's mechanical engineering department, has a powerful motor and lithium ion battery that can last up to six-seven years. It also has a high load carrying capacity, sturdy frame and yet easy manoeuvrability, the institute said in a statement. The concept prototype had a successful test run at the institute's campus. "Instead of retro-fitting an existing vehicle, we thought we would build one up from scratch, especially because the design is so important for an electric vehicle. Each design has been conceived, analysed, prototyped and the cycle repeated many times before the actual product came out," said Racherla. "DESHLA would prove to be the dawn of the 'Make in India' electric three wheeler vehicles popularly known as 'Toto' in this part of the country. Local Toto drivers who visited during the test run are excited with the vehicle design and the economics behind it," said Sriman Kumar Bhattacharyya, the institute's officiating director. Electricity-run automobiles also called Totos are the rage today given their lower initial and running costs as compared to the expensive and polluting diesel autos. However, they are mostly made by local entrepreneurs who put together parts imported from China. Bijoy Chatterjee, Life Fellow of IIT Kharagpur and emerging technology adviser, envisaged the design and fabrication of the electric three wheeler with improved electrical and mechanical functionalities that is lightweight and suited for urban use. The project was funded by industrialist and alumnus of IIT Kharagpur, Purnendu Chatterjee, Founder and Chairman of The Chatterjee Group (TCG).

New Delhi: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur on Saturday said its researchers have developed a portable diagnostic device that can detect Covid-19 infection in 60 minutes at an estimated cost of Rs 400. This entire non-invasive saliva-based test can be conducted in an ultra-low-cost portable enclosure as an alternative to specialised laboratory equipment, IIT Kharagpur […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur have transformed Odisha’s steel plants’ dumpsites into greenbelts using traditional Indian organic components and Japanese afforestation techniques. According to the team, a drive through the Dhenkanal region of Odisha will give one the chance to witness the vast stretches of green canopy and vegetation developed […]

Kolkata: IIT Kharagpur has been ranked among the top 50 in the prestigious QS Subject Ranking in Mineral and Mining Engineering sector while emerging as India’s top-ranking institution in the field of Agriculture and Forestry, an official statement said. IIT Kharagpur has surpassed its top subject rank in 2021 with the highest worldwide subject rank […]