Author: External Communications

Seismic codes for earthquake safety take centre stage at IITGN

Seismic codes for earthquake safety take centre stage at IITGN

May 18, 2019 |

There has been more interest in earthquake safety in the past couple of decades than earlier. However, what is being built and what young civil engineers are learning is a matter of concern. When these seismic codes came into effect in 2016, there was a concern about the challenges of its implementation. And thus, it was decided to undertake a project with wide consultations. Sudhir K Jain Director, IITGN A one-day seminar-cum-workshop on seismic codes IS 1893 (Part 1) and IS 13920 was organised on May 17. The event was arranged as part of the World Bank-sponsored project to...

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CPWD and IITGN join hand to promote cutting-edge R&D

CPWD and IITGN join hand to promote cutting-edge R&D

May 15, 2019 |

The institute and the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) have entered into an agreement wherein the two will collaborate  to facilitate cutting-edge research and development in the housing and urban development sector. Shri Prabhakar Singh, director-general of CPWD, New Delhi and Prof Sudhir K Jain, director, IITGN signed the MoU today at IITGN, under which, the CPWD will set up an R&D Cell at the Research Park, IITGN. The MoU was signed in the presence of Shri Durga Shanker Mishra (IAS), Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. This significant partnership between IITGN and CPWD is aimed at fostering collaborations...

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Deliberating on the issues of sexual cultures and youth

Deliberating on the issues of sexual cultures and youth

May 12, 2019 |

The Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) discipline at the institute conducted a one-day workshop on Sexual Cultures: Youth, Body & the Market on May 11 in collaboration with the Population Foundation of India, New Delhi. With topics ranging from masculinity to gender equity and dating cultures to aesthetic surgeries, the workshop broadly aimed at addressing how do we make sense of these paradoxical times of sexual liberalism and traditional gender mindsets. Dr Tannistha Samanta, convener of the workshop, explained why the intellectual integration of sexuality studies with youth cultures is critical and timely. India is currently witnessing an increase in...

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