A team at the Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre (SIIC), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, has launched 'Mission Bharat O2' challenge to bring forward indigenous solutions for solving India's oxygen crisis amid the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Publish Date: 05 May 2021

Source: ndtv.com
The Economic Times
indiaeducationdiary.in

IIT Kanpur along with the Ministry of Science and Technology, GoI, has conducted a study on satellite-based real-time monitoring of the Himalayan glacial catchments. It will improve the understanding of flood risk in the region & help in forming an early flood warning system.

Publish Date: 28 Apr 2021

Source: Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Twitter

The Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur (IIT-K) will prepare a strong oxygen audit system software to ensure rational use of oxygen.

Publish Date: 26 Apr 2021

Source: The English Post

The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT-K) has collaborated with I2 Cure (P) Limited, a ‘Make in India for the World’ Biotech company, for all future research on molecular based I2 cure ‘BioShield’ which is a broad spectrum antimicrobial with proven efficacy of 99.999 per cent against SARS COVID virus.

Publish Date: 26 Apr 2021

Source: The English Post

Dibyendu Kumar Das, Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, IIT Kanpur, and his team are working on developing replication-competent vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.

Publish Date: 25 Apr 2021

Source: The Hindu Businessline

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has granted permission for conducting feasibility study of Covid-19 vaccine delivery using drones in collaboration with IIT Kanpur.

Publish Date: 23 Apr 2021

Source: The English Post
Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Twitter

कोरोना की दूसरी लहर ने देश में कोहराम मचा रखा है। यूपी में सबसे ज्यादा बुरे हालात राजधानी लखनऊ के हैं। यहां पर हर दिन काफी मौतें हो रही है। यूपी में कोरोना 20 से 25 अप्रैल के बीच में अपने चरम पर होगा। इसका खुलासा आईआईटी के प्रोफेसर मणींद्र अग्रवाल ने पूवार्नुमान ( प्रेडिक्शन) में दर्शाया है।

Publish Date: 17 Apr 2021

Source: The Hindi Post

Prof Yogesh M. Joshi, Department of Chemical Engineering at IITKanpur, has been chosen for the prestigious Academy excellence award of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

Publish Date: 12 Apr 2021

Source: The English Post

Scientists are now working on a mathematical model to examine the Covid-19 spread and have predicted that the current second wave will peak somewhere between April 15-20 and then see a decline.

Publish Date: 09 Apr 2021

Source: The English Post

North Delhi Municipal Corporation, launched CiTe- Civic Tech Innovation Launchpad in partnership with Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre (SIIC), IIT Kanpur and Capri Global on February 25.

Publish Date: 31 Mar 2021

Source: The English Post
Global Business Line

A team of IITians including Prof Rajesh Ranjan, Prof Mahendra Verma, and project staff Aryan Sharma conducted a study to understand the emerging dynamics of Covid-19 spread in key states in India.

Publish Date: 30 Mar 2021

Source: The English Post

The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur on Saturday announced the signing of a MoU with the Micky and Vinita Pant Charitable Fund to support the establishment of the School of Medical Research and Technology (SMRT) at IIT-Kanpur.

Publish Date: 27 Mar 2021

Source: The English Post
Business Standard

Entrepreneur Ankit Agarwal’s Phool.co (flower) is a company of 100 people working to remove floral waste from the Ganges in Kanpur and recycle it.

Publish Date: 25 Mar 2021

Source: World Economic Forum

‘The Ventilator Project’, a story of how a world-class ventilator was designed and built at IIT-Kanpur was released at a function headed by Chairman, Board of Governors IIT-Kanpur and Former ISRO Chairman, Dr K Radhakrishnan.

Publish Date: 17 Mar 2021

Source: The English Post

Minister of Education, Government of India Shri Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank will be delivering the keynote address & will also launch a book titled 'The Ventilator Project: How the IIT Kanpur Consortium Built a World-class Product during India’s Covid-19 Lockdown' on Mar 16 at 6 PM.

Publish Date: 15 Mar 2021

Source: Ministry of Education on Twitter
Abhay Karandikar on Twitter

APFP - ASEAN PhD Fellowship Programme is now DIA- Doctoral-fellowship in India for ASEAN

Publish Date: 13 Mar 2021

Source: ASEAN Coordinator on YouTube