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IITGN-developed technologies to aid Indian armymen at high-altitude areas

Jan 11, 2018 |

Imagine, if we could pre-empt depression in our soldiers! What if injured armymen could adapt to their disabilities quickly and bounce back from the disorders built due to such injuries? Our rakshaks will have guard for themselves, guard against fire, depression and limb-movement disorders. Three professors of the institute have made technologies to cope with these critical survival challenges in high-altitude areas. The technologies were displayed at the Army Technology (ARTECH) Seminar 2018. The projects displayed related to the central theme of this year’s seminar – Technology as a Key Enabler to Overcome Challenges of Military Operations in High Altitude. Prof Chinmay Ghoroi and Prof Gaurav Srivastava presented the aerosol-based fire detection and suppression system. The technology has tremendous potential for applications in Indian Army, especially at confined places where outbreak of fire gets un-noticed initially and controlling fire becomes a challenge. The product detects the fire and activates a device to suppress the fire automatically. Prof Uttama Lahiri presented two projects. MindEye, an easy-to-use eye-tracking device, integrated with computerised cognitive tests, could help in early detection of depression in soldiers. This could help the superiors decide soldier’s employment at sensitive duty locations. It will also help in assessment of cognitive load on soldiers in active duty, and assessment and early warning of cognitive impairment at high altitude areas. The other project of Professor Lahiri is technology-based rehabilitation for static...

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Solar Carport

Solar Carport

Jan 1, 2018 |

A Solar Carport with partially covered walkaway is being developed in the area between the Hostels and Academic Area(in front of Lal Minar) at IIT Gandhinagar campus.The shaded walkaway will be a relief to community members walking to and from the Academic Area braving the heat of peak summers. The roof of the parking structure and walkaway will consist of Solar PV panels. These panels and the carport together have a capacity of 500KW, which at its peak is approximately half of the campus demand of 1MW. The 90 vehicles carport is perhaps the first such facility in Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar area. The carport is being created to...

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IITGN alumni’s ‘Homecoming 2017’ a weekend to remember

IITGN alumni’s ‘Homecoming 2017’ a weekend to remember

Dec 25, 2017 |

Nostalgia and joy livened up IITGN campus as alumni from India and overseas returned for Homecoming 2017; myriad emotions witnessed at campus. It was a morning of December 23. The campus of IIT Gandhinagar, usually peaceful at this time of the year (winter vacation), sprung to life. Coy smiles, ceaseless laughter and gleaming eyes of more than 120 alumni from India and overseas transformed the campus into a melting pot of emotions, as they returned to their Alma mater. It was Homecoming 2017, the annual alumni reunion, that retrieved the “good old days” for them. Organised by the Office of Alumni...

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Demystifying India’s past, present and future during India Ki Khoj 2017

Demystifying India’s past, present and future during India Ki Khoj 2017

Dec 18, 2017 | ,

The sixth edition of the annual cultural immersion programme – India Ki Khoj (IKK) 2017 – kindled friendships that crossed barriers of border, culture and language. Ahmedabad – a 600-year-old heritage city is fast evolving in response to modernity and globalisation. In this very city, the campus of IITGN, each year, transforms itself into a host for its guests from California and Japan. A kitche of cultures and myriad hues paint the landscape when the one-of-its-kind cultural immersion programme – India ki Khoj – knocks. It brings to the institute a set of students who are on the lookout for an...

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International Conference on History of Indian Mathematics

International Conference on History of Indian Mathematics

Dec 7, 2017 |

An International Conference on Exploring the History of Indian Mathematics was held at the institute during December 4-6. Conducted in collaboration with the Indian Society for History of Mathematics (ISHM), the conference hosted some of the finest scholars in the field from India and overseas. Some 80 participants from India and a few foreign countries attended the event. Invited eminent speakers included Professors SG Dani, UM-DAE Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences, Mumbai; PP Divakaran, IUCAA, Pune; Atul Dixit, IIT Gandhinagar; Amartya K Dutta, ISI Kolkata; Clemency Montelle, Canterbury University, New Zealand; Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay, RKM Residential College, Kolkata; Kim...

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