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IITGN’s Nyasa Hosts Annual Summer Camp for Local School Children 

IITGN’s Nyasa Hosts Annual Summer Camp for Local School Children 

May 24, 2025 |

STORY CREDITS Writer: Vasudha Chatterjee Photo: Diptanka Sekhar De Nyasa, the student-run outreach initiative of the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN), is hosting its annual summer camp from May 21 to May 30 on the IITGN campus. The week-long immersive programme aims to work towards the holistic development of children from the government school of Shahpur village and the Nyasa school.  Like every year, the camp features engaging science experiments, along with several sessions in arts, theatre, sports, gender sensitisation, and filmmaking. This year also includes an interesting range of hands-on activities such as origami, superhero costume-making and collaborative performances,...

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Of Coral Reefs and Climate Change – How Carbonate Factories and Currents Shape Lakshadweep’s Future

Of Coral Reefs and Climate Change – How Carbonate Factories and Currents Shape Lakshadweep’s Future

May 20, 2025 | ,

STORY CREDITS Writer: Tanumita Misra Photo: IITGN Photos Lakshadweep, India’s only chain of coral atolls, is more than a stretch of tranquil beaches and turquoise waters. These low-lying islands are living geological records, built over millennia by the remnants of marine life. As climate change accelerates and sea levels continue to rise, it becomes increasingly important to understand what sustains these fragile landforms and how their natural balance may be shifting. To explore this, researchers from the REEFS Lab at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) studied the processes that form and maintain two of Lakshadweep’s atolls, Agatti and Kavaratti....

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Can Sounds Help Us Ignore Visual Distractions? 

Can Sounds Help Us Ignore Visual Distractions? 

May 8, 2025 | ,

STORY CREDITS Writer: Tanumita Misra Photo: IITGN Photos Imagine reading a book in a busy coffee shop. Your brain has an amazing ability that allows it to filter out the chatter or the faint music playing in the background and help you concentrate on your reading. This remarkable skill of the brain is known as selective attention, and it’s a crucial part of how we navigate our sensory world. Essentially, selective attention allows us to prioritise important information while tuning out the noise. One way our brain achieves this is through a process called statistical learning, where it detects and responds...

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Exploring the Future of Life: The Earth 1002025 Exhibition

Exploring the Future of Life: The Earth 1002025 Exhibition

Apr 18, 2025 |

STORY CREDITS Writer: Vasudha Chatterjee Photo: Dr Somdatta Karak, Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB)-CSIR The Earth 1002025 exhibition, created by Artists-in-Residence Argha Manna and Suman Chaudhury at IIT Gandhinagar (IITGN), is now on display at the Goethe Institute Hyderabad’s Goethe Zentrum, Banjara Hills. The exhibition opened on Apr 10, 2025, following its successful debut at IITGN’s Curiosity Conclave and subsequent showings at renowned institutions like CSIR-CCMB (Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology) and TIFR Hyderabad. The exhibition will be open until Apr 25, 2025. Earth 1002025 is inspired by the Ant Network Theory (ANT), a concept first proposed...

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Applications invited for ‘Aurora Rising – Robotics Summer School’ at IIT Gandhinagar 

Applications invited for ‘Aurora Rising – Robotics Summer School’ at IIT Gandhinagar 

Apr 15, 2025 |

STORY CREDITS Writer: Vasudha Chatterjee Photo: IITGN Photos A first-of-its-kind, immersive Robotics Summer School – Aurora Rising will be held from May 19 to Jun 1, 2025, at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gandhinagar. The program invites engineering students and recent graduates from across the country to dive deep into the world of robotics through a highly engaging and competitive learning experience. Curated and led by Prof Harish P M, Professor, Mechanical Engineering, IITGN,  Aurora Rising offers a 14-day intensive journey that blends rigorous theoretical training with hands-on robotics challenges and exposure to the latest advancements in the field. Participants...

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