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IIT-M to study powering rail coaches with solar energy

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 25, 2013

 Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras will soon be carrying out a feasibility study on setting up solar panels to generate electricity to non-air conditioned Indian Railway coaches.

The project, mooted by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) soon after it got...

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Conserving energy: Colleges take the lead

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 5, 2011

On any summer day at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, the rear exit to the main administrative block is packed with sitting on the pavement, chatting, studying, flirting and chilling —literally. The wind tunnel at the IIT channels the air, using the most basic...

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Virtual centre at IIT-B mooted to provide climate solutions

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 8, 2011

Alumni and directors of all IITshave proposed a virtual centre at IIT-Bombay for ClimateChange Science which would co-ordinate work of all environmentrelated faculty across these premier technology institutionsthrough a holistic approach.

Buzz up!Resolving to take on...

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IITs plan to clean up the Ganga

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 30, 2010

When Minister for Environment and Forests challenged the directors of 13 Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Mumbai last month to de-pollute river Ganga, little did he know that the IITs would take up the challenge to come up with the most exhaustive research plan ever to...

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