IIT Madras to host webinar on Republic Day
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The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras will host a webinar to mark Republic Day celebrations. One of the key speakers at the Siddhi webinar series is Sunita Narain, director-general of the Centre for Science and Environment. She will speak on ‘Gandhi and cities: challenges of affordable and sustainable growth’.
Ms. Sunita, who has also served as a member in the Prime Minister’s Council on climate change, was recently appointed as a member of One Health Global Leaders group on anti-microbial resistance. The group reports to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. More information about the event, which is scheduled for 11 a.m. on January 26, is available at siddhi.iitm.ac.in. Registration may be done at https://tinyurl.com/siddhi-26jan.
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Consultation for designing of power transmission lines
Taking note of the issue raised by a petitioner on how electricity transmission lines should be designed so as to not disturb agricultural lands or render large tracts of agricultural fields uncultivable, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has asked a copy of the petition to be forwarded to the Indian Institute of Technology – Madras, so that it can come out with suggestions.
A Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice M.M. Sundresh directed that the petition be forwarded to the Head of Electrical and Mechanical Departments, IIT – Madras, and sought a report by the next hearing date on February 15. The points that have been raised could be considered in the report, the court said.
Ranchi: State finance minister Rameshwar Oraon requested the Centre to consider granting an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Ranchi to boost technical education in the state. He also wrote to Union finance minister Nirmala Sitaraman to approve the 790-km road project under the Bharatmala scheme to link Sahibganj-Dumka-Dhanbad-Purulia-Chandil-Bahragora and Dhamra port in Odisha to create a special corridor to facilitate smooth movement of goods.
Speaking to mediapersons on Wednesday in Ranchi, Oraon said he also offered other suggestions during a video-interaction with Sitaraman ahead of the Union budget. “An IIT in Ranchi will further boost the education sector in this state and tribal students will have an opportunity to avail world-class technical studies. We currently don’t have enough technical institutes of national and international repute here,” said Oraon. Notably, ISM Dhanbad was granted an IIT status by Union government couple of years back.