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IIT-Madras Gets World’s First on-Campus Gas Turbine Testing Facility

Efforts to build fuel-efficient and less polluting next-generation gas turbines are expected to get a major boost with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Madras and the American multinational firm, General Electric (GE), establishing a state-of-the-art expanded gas turbine combustor testing facility at the National Centre for Combustion Research and Development (NCCRD) at IIT-Madras.

Petascale Supercomputer “PARAM Ganga” Established at IIT Roorkee Under National Supercomputing Mission

The National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) which is being steered jointly by Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeiTY) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and implemented by Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, has progressed significantly. The four major pillars of the NSM, namely, Infrastructure, Applications, R&D, HRD, have been functioning efficiently to realize the goal of developing indigenous supercomputing eco system of the nation.

IIT Madras to Launch Master’s Program on Electric Vehicles

The students graduating from this program will have the skill sets required to pursue job opportunities in electric vehicle product development including electric vehicle integration, vehicle aggregate engineering, communication and calibration, verification and validation, and product and portfolio planning.

ISRO Announces Training Course on Remote Sensing for Professionals

The training course will be conducted from 18 to 21 January 2022, and there will be lecture and demonstrations in IIRS campus by senior and experienced faculty of the institute using state-of-the-art hardware and software facilities. Several; case studies will also be presented for discussions. The course costs Rs 16,000, which includes tuition fee, single lodging, local transportation, training material, and registration kit.