Tag: Indian Institute of Technology

TVS Group, Sundaram Med & IIT-M prepares “Sundaram Ventago”

May 14, 2020

• The Sundaram Ventago is a low-cost, automatic respiratory assist device that has been produced jointly by the TVS group, Sundaram Medical Foundation and IIT-Madras.

Italy prepares ‘iFeel-You’ bracelet for social distancing

May 14, 2020

• The Genoa-based Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) has come up with ‘iFeel-You’ bracelet for social distancing.
• The bracelet has been prepared as the measures for safeguarding against the coronavirus lockdown is being deliberately lifted.

IIIT-Guwahati planned Poster Making Competition under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Campaign

May 13, 2020

• Indian Institute of Information Technology Guwahati (IIIT-Guwahati) recently arranged a Poster Making Competition under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat (EBSB) Campaign.
• The Ministry for Human Resource Development (HRD) is the nodal ministry for the EBSB campaign which is gone along with various other partner ministries and states.

IIT Alumni council starts “COVID-19 test bus”

May 7, 2020

• The Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) Alumni Council has started a “COVID-19 test bus” in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
• The COVID-19 Testing bus will lessen 80% of the testing cost without compromising on the testing capacity.

IIT Bombay professor receives Young Career Award by the government for his work in nanoscience

May 6, 2020

• Professor Saurabh Lodha from electrical engineering, IIT Bombay, has got the Young Career Award in Nano Science & Technology for the year 2020 organized by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India.

Nikkei Asia Prize 2020 award to IIT madras professor T. Pradeep

May 1, 2020

• IIT Madras professor, Thalappil Pradeep has been conferred with the prestigious Nikkei Asia prize for his contribution to the development of nanotechnology based water filters. 
• He received this award under “Science and technology” category.

IIT delhi develops dashboard “PRACRITI” for COVID-19

April 30, 2020

• Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi has developed a special dashboard “PRACRITI” for state-wise and district-wise predictions of COVID-19 for a three-week period.

• PRACRITI is acronym for PRediction and Assessment of CoRona Infections and Transmission in India

Dedicated search engine for COVID-19 Vilokana launched.

April 27, 2020

• A specially dedicated search engine for COVID-19 has been developed by The Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management – Kerala (IIITM-K).

IIIT-Delhi develops WashKaro app to guide for COVID-19

April 23, 2020

• “WashKaro” app has been launched by Indian Institute of Information Technology, Delhi(IIIT, Delhi). This app will guide people about the nearby containment zones using GPS data so that they can avoid visiting those places at all cost.

Wardbot for Corona patients developed by IIT Ropar

April 19, 2020

• To help the COVID-19 patients in isolation wards, IIT Ropar has developed Wardbot, that is like a robot that will deliver basic items like food or other items to patients
• This device will be very beneficial in reducing the pace of virus as it will reduce human to human interaction