Tag: IIT Kharagpur

According to Times Higher Education (THE)’s 2ndedition of Impact rankings 2020, which has ranked 766 universities from 85 countries, The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur is ranked 57th with a score of 87.9 among global universities. Anna University secured 7th& Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science 18th among top 20 positions in individual categories like SDG6 & IIT Madras has been placed at 32nd and Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham 48th is placed in top positions under this parameter. IIT Madras also achieves 16th position for SDG9.

Team of researchers from IIT Kharagpurhas found that most cities in the country are turning into "urban heat islands" in all seasons during day and night. Researchers from Centre for Oceans, Rivers, Atmosphereand Land Sciences (CORAL) of IIT-KGP and its Architecture and Regional Planning department showed that most big cities in the country with population more than one million have recorded rise in mercury level during daytime while showing an increasing trend in the night hours. The study, 'Anthropogenic forcing exacerbating the urban heat islands in India', noted that the relatively warmer temperatures in urban areas, compared to suburbs, have potential health hazards due to heat waves apart from pollution. Analysis of urban heat islands of India, which is the difference between urban and surrounding rural land surface temperatures, across all seasons in 44 major cities from 2001 to 2017.