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MIET signs MoU with IIT-J
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 3: Model Institute of Engineering and Technology (MIET) has signed a broad-based MoU with Indian Institute of Technology, Jammu (IIT-J) promoting academic collaboration.
The MoU was signed between Prof. Manoj S. Gaur, Director IIT-J and Prof. Ankur Gupta, Director MIET at IIT-J campus today.
Other dignitaries present on the occasion were Col. Sanjay Kumar Dahiya, Registrar; Dr. Amitash Ojha, Dr. Ankit Kathuria, Dr. Lakhwinder Singh and Akanksha Chauhan (from IIT-J) and Prof. S.K Sharma, Director Academics, Prof. Ashok Kumar and Dr. Sahil Sawhney (from MIET).
This is a first of its kind academic collaboration in the region, under which IIT-J shall offer advanced courses leading to minor degree specializations for MIET B.E students.
: Sunday, July 4, 2021, 5:18 PM IST
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Due to the ongoing pandemic, almost all the state boards have cancelled their Class 12 board exams.
In light of this development, the schedule for entrance examinations to institutions across the country is expected to be decided soon.
Although the schedule for entrance tests for admissions to institutions across the country is yet to be decided, the registrations for several exams have already begun, with many opting for the online proctored mode to conduct the exams.
IIT-BHU
VARANASI: Scientists at the metallurgical engineering department of Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (IIT-BHU) have succeeded in making nickel-free surgical grade stainless steel that is cheaper and much safer than stainless steel containing titanium, cobalt-chromium and nickel used in organ transplantation in the human body. The new metal is also lighter in weight and double in strength.
According to them, titanium, cobalt-chromium and nickel-based surgical grade stainless steel metals such as (316L) are currently being used in surgical treatment of broken bones. It is extremely expensive and many problems are also associated with it. Stainless steel (316L) is a nickel-based metal which is cheap but the nickel element present in it causes problems like allergies, cancer, inflammation, discomfort, changes in the skin of the implant area in human skin.
Varuna river, a tributary of Ganga
VARANASI: Noted river engineer Prof. UK Chowdhary on Thursday wrote a letter to the chairman of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) pointing out some lapses in the existing sewage treatment system for removing pollution from the Ganga and its tributaries Assi and Varuna.
“Since I was included in the virtual meet on the issues related to the management of Assi and Varuna rivers held on June 30 as an expert, it is my duty to raise the factors responsible for the plights of the rivers,” Chowdhary, who is also a former professor of the Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (IIT-BHU), told TOI on Friday.