Author: External Communications

Towards KILLING Cancer

Towards KILLING Cancer

Oct 18, 2019 |

A nanoparticle engineered by an IIT Gandhinagar professor and his IISER Pune team could potentially target and destroy cancer cells in a more efficient way, in the future, as compared to existing modes of cancer-therapy. Dr. Sudipta Basu is a researcher in Chemistry and a professor at the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar since 2018. He and his team at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, have together synthesized a nanoscale particle* that impairs the evolution of cancer cells by activating what is known as programmed cell death or apoptosis. It is a word of Greek origin which...

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Is Your RIVER Water Causing CANCER?

Is Your RIVER Water Causing CANCER?

Oct 11, 2019 |

A recent study* conducted by researchers demonstrates that population of Majuli (Majoli), the world’s largest inhabited river island in Assam state of India, might confront cancer risks in the near future due to the presence of arsenic in their source of drinking water, the Brahmaputra River. “Arsenic contamination, ranked as a significant global health hazard, in Majuli River Island exceeds World Health Organization prescribed limits. Local inhabitants are exposed to this poison, either through the water they drink or the vegetables and crops they eat (which, again, are irrigated by their only available source of water),” expressed Dr. Manish Kumar Singh, a researcher in Earth Sciences and...

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Image Resizing: Problem Solved!

Image Resizing: Problem Solved!

Oct 3, 2019 |

All of us face the problem of bad image cropping or resizing frequently, where either the picture details get blurred or its proportions get messed up (elongation or squeezing). Now, if this image needs to be used for an important situation, say in a legal document, it becomes extremely important to preserve its salient content and geometric consistency. Researchers at IITGN has proposed a method* which prevents deformation of the important features of an image on different screens – an essential problem for 3D visualisation now-a-days. The comparison of this procedure with existing state-of-the-art image-retargeting techniques depicts that it is able...

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NEEV: Empowering the grassroots

NEEV: Empowering the grassroots

Sep 25, 2019 |

Nurture and Empower Entrepreneurial Ventures, also known as NEEV, is a community outreach programme established at IITGN in the year 2014. It provides a comprehensive training and mentoring in various fields such as stitching, vocational skills, spoken English, computer skills and entrepreneurship, by means of a wide range of workshops, courses, projects and awareness sessions. This, in turn, leads to the development and enhancement of employability and entrepreneurial mindset of the local village communities around IITGN. The main purpose is to bridge the education and learning gaps that exist between the privileged and underprivileged sections of the community. This would...

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Library @IITGN: Sharing Knowledge, Inspiring Humanity

Library @IITGN: Sharing Knowledge, Inspiring Humanity

Sep 7, 2019 |

The Central Library at IIT Gandinagar strives to build a world where more people have access to the treasures of fascinating knowledge, where various tools of learning can be easily networked and shared. The library staff believes that self-learning from library not only provides answers to questions and solutions to problems, but also inspires and empowers generations in unimaginable ways. Being an integral part of the academic and research work on the campus, it supports and equips the Institute’s teaching, learning, research and outreach activities. This is carried out by creating and maintaining state-of-the-art facilities and offering active, innovative and connected services....

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