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51 Indian districts at Very High risk for floods, droughts: IIT Report

NEW DELHI: In a significant step towards addressing climate change challenges Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati in collaboration with IIT Mandi and the Centre for Study of Science, Technology, and Policy (CSTEP), Bengaluru has released the report “District-Level Climate Risk Assessment for India: Mapping Flood and Drought Risks Using IPCC Framework.” This comprehensive report highlights […]

Startup Finds Answer To Landslide Threat, Wins Award

NEW DELHI: Many hilly areas reel from landslides and leave a trail of destruction, sometimes too massive to gauge. But the havoc can be mitigated if the threat is perceived in advance. The good news is that a remedy is at hand. An IIT Mandi-incubated startup, which developed a solution for early detection of landslide threats in […]

IIT Mandi Introduces MTech In Electric Transportation

NEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi has announced a two-year master’s programme in electric transportation in view of the growing electrification of the Indian transport eco-system. Classes for the first batch of students will begin next month. IIT Mandi’s School of Computing & Electrical Engineering (SCEE) and School of Engineering (SE) have collaborated to […]

IIT Mandi Takes Big Leap In NIRF Rankings

  NEW DELHI: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mandi has made significant improvements in three categories of the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings released by education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday. The institute climbed up 39 places in the ‘Overall’ category, 21 spots in ‘Engineering’, and ranked 39 in the ‘Research’ category for the […]

IIT-Mandi Researchers Develop Sensors To Overcome Spectrum Shortage

MANDI (HIMACHAL PRADESH): Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi, claim to have developed cooperative spectrum sensors that will provide state-of-the-art solutions in telecommunication technology and enhance the reusability of the radiofrequency spectrum to meet the growing demands of data communication in the future 5G and 6G wireless communication applications. Radiofrequency waves or “spectrum”, […]

Cure For Diabetes: IIT Mandi Discovers Wonder Molecule

  SHIMLA: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mandi, claim to have identified a drug molecule that can be used to treat diabetes. The molecule, called PK2, is able to trigger the release of insulin by the pancreas and could potentially be used as an orally administered medicine for diabetes, the researchers told […]