On the initiative of the Central Government, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur has taken a major step for the betterment of the environment. In the project, air quality sensors will be installed in 1356 blocks of 113 districts of Uttarpradesh and Bihar states. It will also give information about temperature along with pollution. Read Article
IIT Kanpur and MES Jhansi have signed a MoU to convert five army cantonments to carbon neutral campuses.
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I am pleased to inform you that a paper has recently been published in Nature Geoscience by Ms. Suneeti Mishra under supervision of Prof. S. N. Tripathi. The paper provides mechanistic understanding of nanoparticle growth in Delhi and the findings have important implications to human health and climate The paper is also highlighted by the editorial in the same issue too.
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An article published in The Indian Express under Idea Exchange Section, titled "strengthen pollution regulators, get more staff, train them in tech and back up with stringent norms ", an Interview of Prof Sachchida Nand Tripathi where he talks about the 'low hanging fruits' approach to managing air pollution, wind patterns which magnify the impact of stubble burning, crop diversification and a realistic AQI assessment for Delhi. Read Article
An article published in The Indian Express under Experts Explain Section, titled "What it will take to fulfill India's solar power dream", written by Prof. Ashish Garg and Prof. Rajeev Jindal. Read Article
joint team of researchers from IIT-Kanpur and Australia-based La Trobe University will study and try to mitigate pollution in the river Ganga. The tie-up between the two institutes aims at transforming the river cleanliness programme into a community-centric project for the rejuvenation of Ganga. The field site of the research will be Kanpur and Varanasi. read more
Delighted to share link of panel discussion on Commission for Air Quality Management in Delhi NCR and adjacent region wherein Prof Sachchida Nand Tripathi gave his views on CAQM and ways to strengthen it to achieve clean air for Delhi NCR. Video Link
We are delighted to share that Prof. Sachhidanand Tripathi's has been invited to join"Transactions of INAE"- the flagship journal of Indian National Academy of Engineering as an Editor.
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Prof. Sachhidanand Tripathi’s (Professor, Department of Civil Engineering) Mudda on "दिल्ली एनसीआर को एक मानकर हो सुधार" has been published in Dainik Jagran.
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Prof. Sachhidanand Tripathi’s (Professor, Department of Civil Engineering) article titled "Why tackling air pollution is a win, win" has been published in The Hindu Businessline.
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