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IITGN Successfully Hosts Landmark Meeting on Gravitational Waves, Celebrating 10 Years of Discovery

IITGN Successfully Hosts Landmark Meeting on Gravitational Waves, Celebrating 10 Years of Discovery

Oct 6, 2025 |

The Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar (IITGN) successfully hosted the international discussion meeting, “10 Years of Gravitational Wave Discovery: Advancing the Frontiers of Gravitational Physics,” from October 6 to 10, 2025. The event commemorated the 10th anniversary of the historic detection of gravitational waves (GWs) in 2015, a milestone that confirmed a century-old prediction of Albert Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity and transformed our understanding of the universe. The five-day meeting brought together over thirty distinguished scientists from India and around the world, fostering high-level discussions on the latest advances in gravitational physics, astrophysics, and cosmology. The event featured...

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IIT Gandhinagar Develops Robust Borewell Rescue System for NDRF

IIT Gandhinagar Develops Robust Borewell Rescue System for NDRF

Sep 29, 2025 |

IITGN recently transferred its indigenously developed Borewell Rescue System to the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), 06 Battalion, Jarod, Vadodara. As IITGN’s first staff-led project with NDRF, the system is designed to make borewell rescues safer and more efficient. Each year, children in India tragically fall into open borewells, posing complex challenges for rescuers. The project aimed to develop an improved borewell rescue mechanism by replacing the manual handling of heavy and unstable rescue rods with a controllable winch-hoist system, supported by structural and operational improvements. The system has been validated in multiple mock trials and is now formally...

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IITGN Team Redefines Curriculum Learning for 60,000 AMC Middle-School Students

IITGN Team Redefines Curriculum Learning for 60,000 AMC Middle-School Students

Sep 26, 2025 |

Celebrating subjects/curriculum by  making large-scale exhibits, toys, puzzles, art In an innovative effort to make subjects and curriculum more engaging, the IIT Gandhinagar team has partnered with Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) schools to bring STEM learning to life through large-scale exhibits, toys, puzzles, and art. “It’s a navaratri festival going on… & we all friends are staying up till late night. But I was so excited to go to school next morning to work with our school teachers & IIT Gandhinagar team to create the unique exhibit using dice. The weekly Saturday STEM activities are just so much fun.”...

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IITGN Hosts 3rd International Conference on Changing Landscape of Science and Technology Libraries CLSTL 2025

IITGN Hosts 3rd International Conference on Changing Landscape of Science and Technology Libraries CLSTL 2025

Sep 25, 2025 |

The Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) hosted the 3rd International Conference on Changing Landscape of Science and Technology Libraries CLSTL 2025, from September 24-27, 2025, bringing together 175 participants including library science professionals, researchers, industry experts, policymakers, and IT specialists from India, USA, Singapore, Malaysia, UAE, England, Germany, and other countries. Building on the success of its first edition in 2017 and the second in 2019, CLSTL 2025 reinforced its position as a leading platform for library innovation. This year’s theme, ‘Enhancing Library Experiences with Artificial Intelligence,’ highlighted the integration of AI and emerging technologies to transform library...

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IITGN Hosts Workshop on 3D Concrete Printing in Collaboration with CPWD

IITGN Hosts Workshop on 3D Concrete Printing in Collaboration with CPWD

Sep 23, 2025 |

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gandhinagar recently organized a workshop on 3D concrete printing in collaboration with the Central Public Works Department (CPWD), aimed at exploring emerging technologies in the construction sector. The workshop featured in-depth discussions on the past, present, and future of 3D concrete printing, highlighting key topics such as the Indian Army’s experiences with the technology, systematic integration of fiber mesh with printed layers, seismic isolation techniques for earthquake-resistant structures, and industrial applications of 3D concrete printing. Delegates also visited a 3D printed concrete building site, an industrial 3D concrete printing facility, and IIT Gandhinagar’s...

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