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“We can do wonders by converting India’s space excellency on land” – Dr M Annadurai

“We can do wonders by converting India’s space excellency on land” – Dr M Annadurai

Jan 9, 2021 |

STORY CREDITS Writer/Editor: Shivangi Vasudev Bhatt Photo: Media and Communication, IIT Gandhinagar Amalthea 2020-21- the annual technical summit of IITGN organised its fifth webinar today with the Moon Man of India. The 11 th edition of Amalthea, a unique student-driven annual technical summit of IITGN, organised its fifth webinar today with Dr Mylswamy Annadurai, Project Director of Chandrayaan-I & II and Programme Director of the Mangalyaan Mission, who is also popularly known as the “Moon Man of India“. Dr M Annadurai delivered a talk on “Space to Earth: Legacy of Challenges and Opportunities”. Beginning his talk, Dr Annadurai explained how space...

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Amalthea 2020-21 – the annual technical summit of IITGN goes virtual and global

Amalthea 2020-21 – the annual technical summit of IITGN goes virtual and global

Jan 8, 2021 |

STORY CREDITS Writer/Editor: Shivangi Vasudev Bhatt Photo: Media and Communication, IIT Gandhinagar Instead of only two enthralling days, the summit is conducting a series of online events/contests, webinars, and workshops over four months, with participants from across the world. Amalthea, the one-of-its-kind student-driven annual technical summit of IITGN, is being held virtually this time on the central theme of ‘Connect. Collaborate. Create.’ The idea behind the 11th edition of this premier technical summit is to connect our hearts, collaborate our efforts and create an unprecedented Amalthea amidst the time of a global pandemic. This edition of Amalthea is already creating waves even...

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Discussions on ‘Sustainable Energy and Resilient Future Grid’ took place during NPSC 2020

Discussions on ‘Sustainable Energy and Resilient Future Grid’ took place during NPSC 2020

Dec 21, 2020 |

The conference featured 14 Keynote talks, two industry-academia panel sessions, four tutorial sessions, and 132 technical paper presentations. More than 200 participants from India and abroad joined the online conference. The 21st edition of National Power System Conference (NPSC 2020) was hosted online by the Electrical Engineering discipline of IITGN during December 17-19, 2020. NPSC is a prestigious biennial conference that provides a forum for academia, industry, and students to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, experiences, and challenges in the field of electrical power and smart energy systems. The theme for NPSC 2020 was ‘Sustainable Energy...

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Experts discuss issues and best practices related to water in Indo-UK Virtual Conference

Experts discuss issues and best practices related to water in Indo-UK Virtual Conference

Dec 15, 2020 |

More than 200 participants from India and abroad join the online conference. The three-day “Indo-UK Virtual Conference on the 5C’s of Water Vulnerability: Climate Change, Contaminants, Co-occurrence, Conflicts, and COVID-19”, hosted by IITGN commenced yesterday evening with more than 200 participants from India and abroad. Dr Rakesh Kumar, Director, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI), delivered the inaugural talk on “Climate Linked Resilient Cities Developmental Planning”. Discussing environmental management strategies for healthy and sustainable cities, Dr Rakesh Kumar stressed upon a broader territorial perspective to help cities attain economies of scale; resources...

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IITGN PhD scholars received laurels from various platforms

IITGN PhD scholars received laurels from various platforms

Dec 11, 2020 |

More than ten PhD scholars from the institution have been selected for prestigious awards and fellowships. Creating a trail of achievements, a total of 13 PhD scholars and recent alumni of IITGN have won various prestigious awards and fellowships in the last two months. These students work in various areas of research for their doctoral studies. Rajesh Hadiya, a PhD scholar from Biological Engineering, has been selected for the prestigious SERB-CII Prime Minister’s Fellowship for his doctoral research. It is a highly competitive scholarship of the Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology, Government of...

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