NIT-Tiruchi and IISc, Bengaluru, to take up study on Cauvery river

The National Institute of Technology, Tiruchi (NIT-T) and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, would jointly take up a three-year study on Cauvery river basin for the Union Ministry of Jal Sakthi.The study, titled, ‘Condition assessment and management plan for Cauvery river basin,’ is part of the Ministry’s initiatives to conduct similar studies for […]

TECH ICON AWARD: Safaigiri Awards 2019

TECH ICON WINNER: Dr Vinod Tare WHY HE WON: For developing Zero Discharge Toilets System that reduces water wastage In 2005, The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, was set a unique task by railways and HRD ministries: to develop a zero discharge toilets system (ZDTS) for the Indian Railways. A team of 12, led by Dr Vinod […]