Author: External Communications

IITGN to collaborate with global institutions for SPARC projects worth ₹6.63 crore

IITGN to collaborate with global institutions for SPARC projects worth ₹6.63 crore

May 5, 2019 | ,

The institute will work with prestigious universities from seven countries on as many as 10 research projects on fundamental, action-oriented and innovation-driven research. A team of faculty from the institute is collaborating with Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan, France in designing and developing energy-efficient building materials for the Indian context. The project is one of 10 IITGN international research projects approved by the Ministry of Human Resources Development (HRD), Government of India, as part of the Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC). Enlarging its global footprint, the institute will collaborate with faculty and researchers at 10...

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Library Roundup

Library Roundup

May 4, 2019 |

Week 16: 29 April 2019 - 03 May 2019 Book of the week: Bioinspired Devices: Emulating Nature’s Assembly and Repair Process New...

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Campus Feature – Green Shuttle (CNG Eeco Car)

Apr 29, 2019 |

The distance from the housing area to the academic area sometimes gets very challenging to be covered by walking in this scorching heat. To overcome this problem faced by the community and to provide a faster option for commuting, a service of Green Shuttle (CNG Eeco car) was started at IIT Gandhinagar from October 3, 2018. Two such shuttles run between Housing Block 14 and Academic Block 6 at every 15 minutes duration from morning till evening. The link to the schedule is...

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Doing its bit for the International Earth Day

Doing its bit for the International Earth Day

Apr 22, 2019 |

The campus of IITGN along the banks of the Sabarmati in Palaj was planned as a green campus. It is the first campus to receive a five-star GRIHA LD rating in India for its various eco-friendly measures in both design and management of the campus. The IITGN community celebrated the international Earth Day today. Green Office at the institute organised a number of activities to mark the day and spread the message – Save the Earth, Save the Environment – collectively. The celebrations included eco talks on topics such as Go Waste Negative, Tree Walks, Issues of Urban Environment and...

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