Date: 19th September 2020 Media: E Flip Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: '5G Introduction depends on equipment, ecosystem, Telcos' Economic consideration: Govt URL: https://eflip.in/5g-introduction-depends-on-equipment-ecosystem-telcos-economic- consideration-govt/

The government on Wednesday informed Parliament that introduction of 5G services in the country will depend on equipment, device ecosystem and economic considerations by telecom operators. The government also said that state-owned BSNL and MTNL have not planned introducing 5G services yet on their networks. Minister of State for Telecommunications Sanjay Dhotre, in a written reply to a question on the 5G rollout, said, “5G services depends on 5G equipment and device ecosystem, and economic considerations by the telecom service providers.” In response to a question on the warning over data theft and national security, Dhotre said the US has intimated about the use of 5G clean path to protect the data and networks of US diplomatic facilities. The 5G clean path is an end-to-end communication path that does not use any equipment from untrusted vendors. “To address security concerns of telecom network, security conditions are incorporated in the licence conditions of telecom service providers. The National Centre for Communication Security (NCCS), Bengaluru has also been established and has been entrusted with the task of preparation of Indian telecom security assurance requirements,” Dhotre said. Responding to a separate query with regard to 5G rollout, the minister said that 5G services have not been rolled out in the country as yet and the state-run telecom firms BSNL and MTNL have informed the government that they have not yet planned introduction of 5G services on their networks. Globally, over 100 telecom networks have adopted 5G technology. In , telecom operators applied for spectrum to start 5G trials in August 2019 but the Department of Telecom (DoT) is yet to allocate radiowaves. Dhotre said that the DoT had in March 2018 approved a multi-institute collaborative project to set up indigenous 5G test bed at a total cost of Rs 224 crore. The collaborating institutes include IIT Madras, IIT , IIT Hyderabad, IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur, IISc Bangalore, Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering & Research (SAMEER) and Centre of Excellence in Wireless Technology (CEWiT). The project envisages setting up of an end to-end open 5G test bed in a distributed architecture model, and it will enable Indian academia and industry to validate their products, prototypes and algorithms, Dhotre said. It will also provide facilities for experimenting and demonstrating 5G applications, he said. Recently, Reliance Jio also announced development of indigenous 5G technology products, Dhotre said. Reliance Jio Infocomm and Bharti Airtel submitted fresh applications for field trials in July but they are yet to get the spectrum. Date: 19th September 2020 Media: Battery Industry Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Dr. Aravind Kumar Chandiran Headline: Ashok Leyland, Zinc team up with IIT-Madras to develop zinc-air battery URL: https://batteryindustry.tech/ashok-leyland-hindustan-zinc-team-up-with-iit-madras-to-develop- zinc-air-battery/

Ashok Leyland, , India, and Hindustan Zinc Limited, Rajasthan, India, have (separately) joined hands with IIT Indian Institute of Technology – Madras, India, in the technology institute’s endeavour to develop a zinc air battery, Thehindubusinessline.com reports. Dr Aravind Kumar Chandiran of the Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras, heads a team that is developing a zinc air battery. His target is two-fold: a battery whose cost per kWh is at least half of the conventional lithium-ion batteries and one that re-charges really fast. Talking to BusinessLine, Dr Chandiran said that while Ashok Leyland is the ‘industry partner’ under the ’s IMPRINT-2 programme (under which the research has been granted ₹1.5 crore), Hindustan Zinc is a separate funding arrangement with different deliverables. Hindustan Zinc’s interest is, obviously, to create a market for zinc. Dr Chandiran said that today a lithium-ion battery costs $270-300 per kWh (unless contracted for huge quantities, when the price could come down to $220 a kWh). In contrast, a Zinc air battery produced today would cost $150 a kWh; if produced on the same scale as Lithium-ion batteries, the costs would come down to $30-40 a kWh, he said. ‘Electrowinning’ process At the heart of the battery is the zinc anode which can be taken out once the battery discharges its power, and replaced. Like pulling a cassette out and inserting another, says Chandiran. The cathode of the battery is, as for metal air batteries, air. Zinc reacts with the Oxygen in the air to deliver electricity, and becomes zinc oxide. In an external contrivance, which could be solar-powered, Oxygen is kicked out of the zinc oxide and the metal is won back —a process called ‘electrowinning’. Chandiran’s team is working on a design to develop battery packs of 15Ah and ~24V that are mechanically rechargeable and run a 5 kW drive motor. “The novelty lies in the design of battery pack for maximum power and ultra fast electrode replacement,” he says. Of course, it is theoretically possible to recharge the battery onboard the vehicle, but it calls for a different research at a more fundamental level. It involves developing a bi-functional catalyst for two activities — discharging and recharging — known in chemistry as ‘oxygen reduction reaction’ (ORR) and ‘oxygen evolution reaction’ (OER). This is also an area that Dr Chandiran is working on, but is not connected to the Zn air battery project. Different anode Meanwhile, another research is going on IIT Madras to develop a new type of anode for the Lithium- ion batteries. The conventional anode used is graphite which, according to Prof. Prathap Haridoss, has its own “practical issues” such as lower capacity and limited fast-charging capability. In a recent paper published in Advanced Energy Materials, an international scientific journal, Dr Haridoss and his team (which included Dr Raghavan Gopalan of IIT Madras, Dr Abhijit Chatterjee of IIT Bombay, Dr Raju Prakash, Dr Vallabha Rao Rikka and Dr Sumit Ranjan Sahu of International Advanced Research Center) have mentioned their development of a composite made of molybdenum trioxide and carbon nanohorns. Carbon nanohorns are nano materials, just like nanotubes and graphene. The battery developed using this new anode material will have about three times the energy density as conventional lithium-ion batteries, Prof Haridoss told BusinessLine. The anode will cost about the same as graphite.

Date: 21st September 2020 Media: (clip attached) Edition: Bangalore / Chennai / Hyderabad / Mumbai / Page No: 9 Journalist: NA Headline: Companies team up with IIT-M to develop zinc-air battery

Date: 21st September 2020 Media: (clip attached) Edition: Hyderabad Page No: 1 Journalist: Mr. M Srinivas Headline: CARO to begin ops from May 2022

Date: 21st September 2020 Media: Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: App to collect accident data on the spot soon URL: https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2020/sep/21/app-to-collect-accident- data-on-the-spot-soon-2199706.html

In Karnataka, four districts have been selected for the pilot project --- Belagavi, Bidar, Mandya and Tumakuru. Each district will have the Superintendent of Police as the nodal officer to coordinate the data collected. The app will enable the stakeholders such as the Police, Transport, Health, PWD, NHAI to use their mobile phones to collect accident data on the spot. Most importantly, it will enable police personnel to enter details about a road accident along with photos and videos, following which a unique ID will be created for the incident. Subsequently, an engineer from the Public Works Department or the local body will receive an alert on his mobile device. The officer will then visit the accident site, examine it and feed the required details, such as the road design. Data thus collected will be analysed by a team at IIT-M, which will then suggest if corrective measures in road design need to be taken. The Road Safety Authority will then implement the suggestions given. A two-day Orientation and Training programme on iRAD App was already conducted by MORTH on September 7-8 in Bengaluru for the selected districts of Karnataka. “The iRAD will have to be integrated with the VAHAN 4 server where all vehicle details are already in place. It will also be integrated with the SARATHI server to get the driver details. This will expedite the FIR registration and another litigation process including insurance. The Health department’s 108 will also update on the victim’s condition after the accident through the app,” said Shivraj Patil, Additional Commissioner of Transport (e-governance & environment). In Bengaluru alone, as on August 31, 2,066 road accidents have been reported by the city traffic police, out of which 390 were severely injured and 409 people have been killed.

Date: 21st September 2020 Media: Telangana Today Edition: Online Journalist: Mr. Srinivas M Headline: Civil Aviation Research Organisation to begin ops from May 2022 in Hyderabad URL: https://telanganatoday.com/civil-aviation-research-organisation-to-begin-ops-from-may-2022- in-hyderabad

The Civil Aviation Research Organisation (CARO) complex, the first research centre in the aviation sector in the country which is coming up at the old airport in Begumpet here, will be operational from May 2022. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has allotted Rs 354 crore under Phase-I for the complex, which is coming up on 20 acres, according to a reply given by Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri in Rajya Sabha earlier this week. Begumpet Airport Director C Pattabhi told Telangana Today that works on CARO were going on at a brisk pace. Once operational, the CARO will aid in finding solutions ingeniously to the increasing air traffic in the country. The AAI will draw in-house experts from it apart from collaborating with International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Hyderabad and IIT Madras for Research and Development (R&D) works. The experts will address key issues confronting the aviation sector and find solutions. Issues related to improving safety of passengers, air traffic movement, identification of new routes, air navigation services and operations among other important aspects would be dealt with by CARO. For instance, the CARO would collect more details about new air traffic routes in consultation with other central agencies and help the AAI to draw up an action plan, an official said, adding the CARO would carry out R&D work in all activities associated with the aviation sector. He said research organisations dealing with the aviation sector were established in only about 10 major countries in the world and in India, the AAI had decided to set up CARO at the Begumpet airport. The then Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu had laid the foundation stone for CARO in July 2018. One of the reasons for selecting the Begumpet airport to establish CARO was that it was centrally located. Moreover, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is also utilising the airport for training its cadets, who go for a sortie from the airport. Choppers regularly used by the government are also being operated from Begumpet along with chartered flights of VIPs and politicians. The airport was closed for commercial air operations after the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport opened in Shamshabad in March 2008.

Date: 22nd September 2020 Media: Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, Prof. Ravindra Gettu Headline: Indian Railways extends MoU with IIT-R for research URL: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/indian-railways-extends-mou-with-iit-r-for- research/articleshow/78262990.cms

Indian Railways has renewed a Memorandum of Understanding with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee along with IIT Kanpur and IIT Madras to foster cutting-edge joint collaborative research. The objective of the MoU for Indian Railways is to intensify outreach to academia and industry to leverage the domain knowledge and expertise for undertaking core and fundamental research for the development of new technologies and applications for use on the Indian Railways network.The MoU will facilitate research in the core area of track, bridges, and other structures, civil infrastructure of high- speed rail, bridges, structures, and health monitoring, track management system, remote monitoring of railway assets, among others through the Centre for Railway Research (CRR) sanctioned by the ministry of railways for undertaking core and fundamental research.The MoU also mandates periodic monitoring by both institutions to review the progress made in R&D projects. It empowers the Centre for Railway Research to facilitate manpower training and explore the possibility of offering degree programs, postgraduate programs and Ph.D. programs in research areas related to railways through the sponsored research avenue of IIT Roorkee.The MoU was signed between Alka Arora Misra, Principal Executive Director (T&MPP), Ministry of Railways and Prof Manish Shrikhande, Dean, Sponsored Research and Industrial Consultancy, IIT Roorkee in the presence of Chairman & CEO, Railway Board, Vinod Kumar Yadav, Director (HR), PED(T&MPP), Vashishtha Johri, General Manager, Southern Railway, Prof. Chaturvedi, Director, IIT Roorkee, Prof. Manoranjan Parida, Deputy Director, IIT Roorkee, Prof. Yogendra Singh, IIT Roorkee, Prof. Satish Sharma, IIT Roorkee Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, Director, IIT Madras, Prof. Ravindra Gettu, IIT Madras, Prof. Abhay Karandikar, Director, IIT Kanpur among others.

Date: 22nd September 2020 Media: Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, Prof. Ravindra Gettu Headline: Indian Railways extends MoU with IIT Roorkee for undertaking joint Research and Development URL: https://www.thestatesman.com/india/indian-railways-extends-mou-iit-roorkee-undertaking-joint- research-development-1502925533.html

Indian Railways has renewed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee along with IIT Kanpur and IIT Madras to foster cutting-edge joint collaborative research. The objective of the MoU for Indian Railways is to intensify outreach to academia and industry to leverage the domain knowledge and expertise for undertaking core and fundamental research for the development of new technologies and applications for use on the Indian Railways network. The MoU will facilitate research in the core area of Track, Bridges and Structures, Civil Infrastructure of High-Speed Rail, Bridges, Structures and Health Monitoring, Track Management System, Remote monitoring of Railway Assets, among others through the Centre for Railway Research (CRR) sanctioned by the Ministry of Railways for undertaking core and fundamental research. The MoU was signed between Alka Arora Misra, Principal Executive Director (T&MPP), Ministry of Railways and Manish Shrikhande, Dean, Sponsored Research and Industrial Consultancy, IIT Roorkee in the presence of Chairman & CEO, Railway Board, Vinod Kumar Yadav, Director General (HR), PED (T&MPP), Vashishtha Johri, General Manager, Southern Railway, Prof Ajit K Chaturvedi, Director, IIT Roorkee, Prof Manoranjan Parida, Deputy Director, IIT Roorkee, Prof Yogendra Singh, IIT Roorkee, Prof Satish Sharma, IIT Roorkee Prof Bhaskar Ramamurthi, Director, IIT Madras, Prof Ravindra Gettu, IIT Madras, Prof Abhay Karandikar, Director, IIT Kanpur among others.

Date: 23rd September 2020 Media: CNBC TV18 Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi Headline: Atmanirbhar Bharat: How 5G is heralding the digital empowerment of India URL: https://www.cnbctv18.com/telecom/atmanirbhar-bharat-how-5g-is-heralding-the-digital- empowerment-of-india-6996921.htm

India celebrates 25 years of mobility this year, and the situation to commemorate the transition into 5G is quite apt. With the COVID pandemic forcing everyone to stay at home, today's workplace ethics is all about communication and collaboration using technology. Autonomous vehicles, interactive stadiums, connected cities, and the integration of billions of IoT devices are further milestones that the future holds. Keysight Technologies has recently signed a memorandum of understanding with IIT Madras to collaborate in developing testing methods for Radio Interface Technology (RIT). The primary goal behind this initiative is to connect the entire nation with 5G technology, including and especially the remote villages, where other forms of connectivity are challenging to set up. India as a 5G Leader The Indian Government has sanctioned an amount of INR 224 crores for this collaborative project, expected to be ready by April 2021. ‘’Our focus should not just be on technology, but on socially useful applications of such technology’’, says Anshu Prakash, Secretary, Department of Telecommunication (DoT). He also emphasised the need for applying 5G technology in the areas of health, education, disaster management, and public safety and that with 5G technology, we should be able to propel ourselves further in becoming an Atmanirbhar Bharat. 5G for Rural India India has a vast rural population who, thus far, have had very low mobility compared to the likes of 3G or 4G technology. These low-mobility areas have remained so because setting up cell towers and ensuring connectivity was a Herculean task. ‘’Joint partnerships with operators, the NEMS, the device makers, and the academic visionaries are needed to truly move the ecosystem forward to stay synchronised’’, claims Satish Dhanasekaran, Senior Vice President, Keysight Technologies. He says that the early capabilities that Keysight has developed along with institutes like IIT Madras are crucial steps in connecting the rural and urban segments of India. India-Specific Aspects of 5G K Ramchand, a member of the DoT, spoke about the importance of developing an indigenous 5G solution, ‘’India is very eager to have indigenous technology in the telecom sector because communication is the common thread across all other industries. The person or unit that controls the communication sector controls other sectors, and hence, the Atmanirbhar motive is essential in maintaining the security of the country’’. Apart from enabling connectivity among rural Indians, 5G has several other applications specific to the Indian subcontinent. Pamela Kumar, Director General of TSDSI, explains why 5G solutions need to be unique to India because our needs and use-cases do not match that of California or Shanghai. These priorities will shape everything about the 5G technology we develop, from the bandwidth to other advanced features. In Closing The advent of 5G technology in India will affect every aspect of our life: the way we live, work, experience entertainment, and stay connected. We must brace ourselves to be a part of this digital revolution. This is a partnered post.

Date: 23rd September 2020 Media: Rediff.com Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi Headline: Indian telcos' 5G rollout is mired in controversy URL: https://www.rediff.com/business/report/tech-indian-telcos-5g-rollout-is-mired-in- controversy/20200923.htm

India celebrates 25 years of mobility this year, and the situation to commemorate the transition into 5G is quite apt. With the COVID pandemic forcing everyone to stay at home, today's workplace ethics is all about communication and collaboration using technology. Autonomous vehicles, interactive stadiums, connected cities, and the integration of billions of IoT devices are further milestones that the future holds. Keysight Technologies has recently signed a memorandum of understanding with IIT Madras to collaborate in developing testing methods for Radio Interface Technology (RIT). The primary goal behind this initiative is to connect the entire nation with 5G technology, including and especially the remote villages, where other forms of connectivity are challenging to set up. India as a 5G Leader The Indian Government has sanctioned an amount of INR 224 crores for this collaborative project, expected to be ready by April 2021. ‘’Our focus should not just be on technology, but on socially useful applications of such technology’’, says Anshu Prakash, Secretary, Department of Telecommunication (DoT). He also emphasised the need for applying 5G technology in the areas of health, education, disaster management, and public safety and that with 5G technology, we should be able to propel ourselves further in becoming an Atmanirbhar Bharat. 5G for Rural India India has a vast rural population who, thus far, have had very low mobility compared to the likes of 3G or 4G technology. These low-mobility areas have remained so because setting up cell towers and ensuring connectivity was a Herculean task. ‘’Joint partnerships with operators, the NEMS, the device makers, and the academic visionaries are needed to truly move the ecosystem forward to stay synchronised’’, claims Satish Dhanasekaran, Senior Vice President, Keysight Technologies. He says that the early capabilities that Keysight has developed along with institutes like IIT Madras are crucial steps in connecting the rural and urban segments of India. India-Specific Aspects of 5G K Ramchand, a member of the DoT, spoke about the importance of developing an indigenous 5G solution, ‘’India is very eager to have indigenous technology in the telecom sector because communication is the common thread across all other industries. The person or unit that controls the communication sector controls other sectors, and hence, the Atmanirbhar motive is essential in maintaining the security of the country’’. Apart from enabling connectivity among rural Indians, 5G has several other applications specific to the Indian subcontinent. Pamela Kumar, Director General of TSDSI, explains why 5G solutions need to be unique to India because our needs and use-cases do not match that of California or Shanghai. These priorities will shape everything about the 5G technology we develop, from the bandwidth to other advanced features. In Closing The advent of 5G technology in India will affect every aspect of our life: the way we live, work, experience entertainment, and stay connected. We must brace ourselves to be a part of this digital revolution. This is a partnered post.

Date: 23rd September 2020 Media: UNI Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, Prof. Ravindra Gettu Headline: Railways extend MoU with IIT(K) for setting up centre for research, expedition, and development URL: http://www.uniindia.com/railways-extend-mou-with-iit-k-for-setting-up-centre-for-research- expedition-and-development/north/news/2173193.html

Indian Railways has extended the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur to encourage a state of the art collaborative research for modernization of Railway Infrastructure and efficient utilization of its scientific assets through the Centre for Railway Research (CRR) at IIT Kanpur.The MoU was signed on Wednesday between Ms Alka Arora Misra, Principal Executive Director (T&MPP), Ministry of Railways and Prof AR Harish, Dean, R&D, IIT Kanpur in the presence of Chairman & CEO, Railway Board, Vinod Kumar Yadav, Prof Abhay Karandikar, Director IIT Kanpur, Director General (HR), PED (T&MPP), Vashishtha Johri, General Manager, Southern Railway and Prof R Hegde Head CRR, IIT Kanpur.

Date: 23rd September 2020 Media: Univarta Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, Prof. Ravindra Gettu Headline: अनुसंधान केन्द्र थानपत करने मᴂ रेलवे की मदद करेगा आईआईटी ( IIT will help railways to set up research centers) URL: http://www.univarta.com/story/States/news/2173506.html

ेलवेनेअनुसांधान क थाफ पत करनेऔर अनुसांधान एवां फ वकास (आरएांडडी) मतेजी लानेकेफ लए भारतीय ा ोफ गकी सांथान (आईआईटी) कानपुर के साथ एक एमओयूपर हार फ कयेह। रेलवेबोडके अ और सीईओ फ वनोद कुमार यादव, आईआईटी केफ नदेशक ो अभय करांदीकर की मौजूदगी म टीएांडएमपीपी की धान कायकारी फ नदेशक अलका अरोरा फ मा और आईआईटी के आरएांडडी के डीन ो एआर हरीश नेएमओयूपर हार फ कए। इस मौके पर ो अजीत के चतुवदी,फ नदेशक,आईआईटी डकी, ो भार राममूफ त, फ नदेशक, आईआईटी मास, ो रवीां गेट्टू , आईआईटी मास भी शाफ मल थे। ो अभय करांदीकर नेइलेॉफ न, ससर नेटवक,आईओटी, पावर इलेॉफ न और इलेकल सुरा के े ो ांम अ ाधुफ नक तकनीकोांकेफ वकास केफ लए भारतीय रेलवेके आधुफ नकीकरण के सांदभमइस सहयोग के मह पर बात की। उोनां ेभारतीय रेलवेकेफ लए ासांफ गकता के े ो ांमआईआईटी कानपुर फमकए जा रहेसांबांफ धत अनुसांधान और फ वकास फगफतफवधयोांपर भी चचाकी। यह समझौता इलेकल लोकोमोफ टव, ेरक श, लोकोमोफ टव फ नयांण और सांचार णाली, टैन इां ॉलेशन, कां डीशन बेड मॉफ नटरांग, फ सल ोसेफ सांग का उपयोग करके टेन और टैक सुरा, पावर और वाहन फ नयांण इलेॉफ न, डाइवर इांटरेस फ सम, टेन र ससर नेटवक और इरनेट ऑ फ थां (आईओटी), फ वद्युत सुरा, नेटवक फ नयांण, आईआईटी कानपुर मसटर िॉर रेलवेरसच(सीआरआर) के माम सेसांबांफ धत तकनीकी े ो ांमाि फ शण के साथ साथ मु े मअनुसांधान की सुफ वधा दान करेगा। वतमान मसीआरआर की अपनी शाफसनक इकाई हैजो इलेकल इांजीफ नयरांग फ वभाग मथत है। आईआईटी कानपुर मइलेकल इांजीफ नयरांग फ वभाग मसटर िॉर रेलवेरसच(सीआरआर) को लोको रसचएांड ोपशन टेोलॉजीज, टैन इां ॉलेशन / ओएचई और सांबांफ धत इलेॉफ न के ापक अनुसांधान डोमेन के साथ सौपां ा गया है। दीप वाता

Date: 23rd September 2020 Media: Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, Prof. Ravindra Gettu Headline: कानपुर: अनुसंधान कᴂद्र थानपत करने मᴂ IIT करेगा रेलवे की मदद, MOU पर ए हस्ताक्षर (Kanpur: IIT will help Railways to establish research center, MOU) URL: https://m.up.punjabkesari.in/uttar-pradesh/news/kanpur-iit-will-help-railways-to-establish- research-center-mou-signed-1247459

रेलवे ने अनुसांधान केंद्र स्थाफपत करने और अनुसांधान एवां फवकास (आरएांडडी) में तेजी लाने के फलए भारतीय प्राोफगकी सांस्थान (आईआईटी) कानपुर के साथ एक एमओयू पर हस्ताक्षर फकये हैं। रेलवे बोडट के अध्यक्ष और सीईओ फवनोद कुमार यादव, आईआईटी के फनदेशक प्रो अभय करांदीकर की मौजूदगी में टीएांडएमपीपी की प्रधान कायटकारी फनदेशक अलका अरोरा फमश्रा और आईआईटी के आरएांडडी के डीन प्रो एआर हरीश ने एमओयू पर हस्ताक्षर फकए। इस मौके पर प्रो अजीत के चतुवेदी, फनदेशक, आईआईटी 셁डकी, प्रो भास्कर राममूफतट, फनदेशक, आईआईटी मद्रास,प्रो रवीांद्र गेट्टू , आईआईटी मद्रास भी शाफमल थे।

प्रो अभय करांदीकर ने इलेक्टरॉफनक्स, सेंसर नेटवकट , आईओटी, पावर इलेक्टरॉफनक्स और इलेक्टक्टरकल सुरक्षा के क्षे配ोां में अत्याधुफनक तकनीकोां के फवकास के फलए भारतीय रेलवे के आधुफनकीकरण के सांदभट में इस सहयोग के महत्व पर बात की। उन्होांने भारतीय रेलवे के फलए प्रासांफगकता के क्षे配ोां में आईआईटी कानपुर में फकए जा रहे सांबांफधत अनुसांधान और फवकास गफतफवफधयोां पर भी चचाट की।

यह समझौता इलेक्टक्टरकल लोकोमोफटव, प्रेरक शक्टक्त, लोकोमोफटव फनयां配ण और सांचार प्रणाली, टरैक्शन इांस्टॉलेशन, कांडीशन बेस्ड मॉफनटररांग, फसग्नल प्रोसेफसांग का उपयोग करके टरेन और टरैक सुरक्षा, पावर और वाहन फनयां配ण इलेक्टरॉफनक्स, डराइवर इांटरेस फसस्टम, टरेन स्तर सेंसर नेटवकर् और इन्ट्रनेट ऑ फथांग्स (आईओटी), फवद्युत सुरक्षा, नेटवकर् फनयां配ण, आईआईटी कानपुर में सेंटर िॉर रेलवे ररसचट (सीआरआर) के माध्यम से सांबांफधत तकनीकी क्षे配ोां में स्टाि प्रफशक्षण के साथ साथ मुख्य क्षे配 में अनुसांधान की सुफवधा प्रदान करेगा।

वतटमान में सीआरआर की अपनी प्रशासफनक इकाई है जो इलेक्टक्टरकल इांजीफनयररांग फवभाग में क्टस्थत है। आईआईटी कानपुर में इलेक्टक्टरकल इांजीफनयररांग फवभाग में सेंटर िॉर रेलवे ररसचट (सीआरआर) को लोको ररसचट एांड प्रोप쥍शन टेक्नोलॉजीज, टरैक्शन इांस्टॉलेशन/ओएचई और सांबांफधत इलेक्टरॉफनक्स के व्यापक अनुसांधान डोमेन के साथ सौांपा गया है।

Date: 23rd September 2020 Media: Hindustan Live Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: भारतीय रेल ने आईआईटी 셁ड़की के साथ एमओयू को आगे बढ़ाया ( Indian Railways advances MoU with IIT Roorkee) URL: https://www.livehindustan.com/uttarakhand/roorki/story-indian-railways-advances-mou-with-iit- roorkee-3510493.html

रेलवे ने अनुसांधान केंद्र स्थाफपत करने और अनुसांधान एवां फवकास (आरएांडडी) में तेजी लाने के फलए भारतीय प्राोफगकी सांस्थान (आईआईटी) कानपुर के साथ एक एमओयू पर हस्ताक्षर फकये हैं। रेलवे बोडट के अध्यक्ष और सीईओ फवनोद कुमार यादव, आईआईटी के फनदेशक प्रो अभय करांदीकर की मौजूदगी में टीएांडएमपीपी की प्रधान कायटकारी फनदेशक अलका अरोरा फमश्रा और आईआईटी के आरएांडडी के डीन प्रो एआर हरीश ने एमओयू पर हस्ताक्षर फकए। इस मौके पर प्रो अजीत के चतुवेदी, फनदेशक, आईआईटी 셁डकी, प्रो भास्कर राममूफतट, फनदेशक, आईआईटी मद्रास,प्रो रवीांद्र गेट्टू , आईआईटी मद्रास भी शाफमल थे।

प्रो अभय करांदीकर ने इलेक्टरॉफनक्स, सेंसर नेटवकट , आईओटी, पावर इलेक्टरॉफनक्स और इलेक्टक्टरकल सुरक्षा के क्षे配ोां में अत्याधुफनक तकनीकोां के फवकास के फलए भारतीय रेलवे के आधुफनकीकरण के सांदभट में इस सहयोग के महत्व पर बात की। उन्होांने भारतीय रेलवे के फलए प्रासांफगकता के क्षे配ोां में आईआईटी कानपुर में फकए जा रहे सांबांफधत अनुसांधान और फवकास गफतफवफधयोां पर भी चचाट की।

यह समझौता इलेक्टक्टरकल लोकोमोफटव, प्रेरक शक्टक्त, लोकोमोफटव फनयां配ण और सांचार प्रणाली, टरैक्शन इांस्टॉलेशन, कांडीशन बेस्ड मॉफनटररांग, फसग्नल प्रोसेफसांग का उपयोग करके टरेन और टरैक सुरक्षा, पावर और वाहन फनयां配ण इलेक्टरॉफनक्स, डराइवर इांटरेस फसस्टम, टरेन स्तर सेंसर नेटवकर् और इन्ट्रनेट ऑ फथांग्स (आईओटी), फवद्युत सुरक्षा, नेटवकर् फनयां配ण, आईआईटी कानपुर में सेंटर िॉर रेलवे ररसचट (सीआरआर) के माध्यम से सांबांफधत तकनीकी क्षे配ोां में स्टाि प्रफशक्षण के साथ साथ मुख्य क्षे配 में अनुसांधान की सुफवधा प्रदान करेगा।

वतटमान में सीआरआर की अपनी प्रशासफनक इकाई है जो इलेक्टक्टरकल इांजीफनयररांग फवभाग में क्टस्थत है। आईआईटी कानपुर में इलेक्टक्टरकल इांजीफनयररांग फवभाग में सेंटर िॉर रेलवे ररसचट (सीआरआर) को लोको ररसचट एांड प्रोप쥍शन टेक्नोलॉजीज, टरैक्शन इांस्टॉलेशन/ओएचई और सांबांफधत इलेक्टरॉफनक्स के व्यापक अनुसांधान डोमेन के साथ सौांपा गया है।

Date: 23rd September 2020 Media: Sangmarg Live Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, Prof. Ravindra Gettu Headline: अनुसंधान केन्द्र थानपत करने मᴂ रेलवे की मदद करेगा आईआईटी ( IIT will help railways to set up research centers) URL: https://sanmarglive.com/news/अनुसांधान-केन्द्र-स्थाफपत/

रेलवे ने अनुसांधान केंद्र स्थाफपत करने और अनुसांधान एवां फवकास (आरएांडडी) में तेजी लाने के फलए भारतीय प्राोफगकी सांस्थान (आईआईटी) कानपुर के साथ एक एमओयू पर हस्ताक्षर फकये हैं। रेलवे बोडट के अध्यक्ष और सीईओ फवनोद कुमार यादव, आईआईटी के फनदेशक प्रो अभय करांदीकर की मौजूदगी में टीएांडएमपीपी की प्रधान कायटकारी फनदेशक अलका अरोरा फमश्रा और आईआईटी के आरएांडडी के डीन प्रो एआर हरीश ने एमओयू पर हस्ताक्षर फकए। इस मौके पर प्रो अजीत के चतुवेदी, फनदेशक, आईआईटी 셁डकी, प्रो भास्कर राममूफतट, फनदेशक, आईआईटी मद्रास,प्रो रवीांद्र गेट्टू , आईआईटी मद्रास भी शाफमल थे।

प्रो अभय करांदीकर ने इलेक्टरॉफनक्स, सेंसर नेटवकट , आईओटी, पावर इलेक्टरॉफनक्स और इलेक्टक्टरकल सुरक्षा के क्षे配ोां में अत्याधुफनक तकनीकोां के फवकास के फलए भारतीय रेलवे के आधुफनकीकरण के सांदभट में इस सहयोग के महत्व पर बात की। उन्होांने भारतीय रेलवे के फलए प्रासांफगकता के क्षे配ोां में आईआईटी कानपुर में फकए जा रहे सांबांफधत अनुसांधान और फवकास गफतफवफधयोां पर भी चचाट की।

यह समझौता इलेक्टक्टरकल लोकोमोफटव, प्रेरक शक्टक्त, लोकोमोफटव फनयां配ण और सांचार प्रणाली, टरैक्शन इांस्टॉलेशन, कांडीशन बेस्ड मॉफनटररांग, फसग्नल प्रोसेफसांग का उपयोग करके टरेन और टरैक सुरक्षा, पावर और वाहन फनयां配ण इलेक्टरॉफनक्स, डराइवर इांटरेस फसस्टम, टरेन स्तर सेंसर नेटवकर् और इन्ट्रनेट ऑ फथांग्स (आईओटी), फवद्युत सुरक्षा, नेटवकर् फनयां配ण, आईआईटी कानपुर में सेंटर िॉर रेलवे ररसचट (सीआरआर) के माध्यम से सांबांफधत तकनीकी क्षे配ोां में स्टाि प्रफशक्षण के साथ साथ मुख्य क्षे配 में अनुसांधान की सुफवधा प्रदान करेगा।

वतटमान में सीआरआर की अपनी प्रशासफनक इकाई है जो इलेक्टक्टरकल इांजीफनयररांग फवभाग में क्टस्थत है। आईआईटी कानपुर में इलेक्टक्टरकल इांजीफनयररांग फवभाग में सेंटर िॉर रेलवे ररसचट (सीआरआर) को लोको ररसचट एांड प्रोप쥍शन टेक्नोलॉजीज, टरैक्शन इांस्टॉलेशन/ओएचई और सांबांफधत इलेक्टरॉफनक्स के व्यापक अनुसांधान डोमेन के साथ सौांपा गया है।

Date: 24th September 2020 Media: (clip attached) Edition: New Delhi Page No: 10 Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, Prof. Ravindra Gettu Headline: IIT will help Railway to set up research center

Date: 24th September 2020 Media: Swarajya Edition: Online Journalist: Mr. Arun Kumar Das Professor: Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, Prof. Ravindra Gettu Headline: Indian Railways Renews MoU with IITs For Undertaking Joint R&D On Tracks, High-Speed Rail URL: https://swarajyamag.com/news-brief/indian-railways-renews-mou-with-iits-for-undertaking-joint- rd-on-tracks-high-speed-rail

The objective of the MoU for Indian Railways is to intensify outreach to academia and industry to leverage the domain knowledge and expertise for undertaking core and fundamental research for the development of new technologies and applications for use on the Indian Railways network. Indian Railways has renewed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee along with IIT K.

Date: 24th September 2020 Media: India Education Diary Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, Prof. Ravindra Gettu Headline: Indian Railways extends MoU with IIT Kanpur to facilitate research on modernization of Railway Infrastructure URL: https://indiaeducationdiary.in/indian-railways-extends-mou-with-iit-kanpur-to-facilitate-research- on-modernization-of-railway-infrastructure/

The Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur today announced the extension of their Memorandum of Understanding with the Indian Railways to encourage state-of-the-art collaborative research for modernization of Railway Infrastructure and efficient utilization of its scientific assets through the Centre for Railway Research (CRR). Located in the Department of Electrical Engineering IIT Kanpur, the Centre for Railway Research works in the domain of Locomotive Research and Propulsion Technologies, Traction Installation/OHE, and associated electronics with the aim of developing a robust infrastructure driven by innovation, equipped with latest technology and operated by trained staff.

Prof. Abhay Karandikar, Director IIT Kanpur added, “We at IIT Kanpur have always understood the significant role played by research in various sectors of modern society today. The collaboration with Indian Railways will play a crucial role in modernizing the system through the productive utilization of cutting-edge technologies in the areas of electronics, sensor networks, IoT, power electronics, and electrical safety. Concurrently, we have also been conducting research and development in the domain areas pertinent to the Indian Railways. Our sole aim will always be able to witness the tangible changes recognized in the system due to our relentless efforts.”

The MoU was signed by Ms. Alka Arora Misra, Principal Executive Director (T&MPP), Ministry of Railways and Prof. A R Harish, Dean, R&D, IIT Kanpur. Present on the occasion were Shri Vinod Kumar Yadav, Chairman & CEO, Railway Board, Prof. Abhay Karandikar, Director, IIT Kanpur, Shri Vashishtha Johri, General Manager, Southern Railway, Prof. R. Hegde, Head CRR IIT Kanpur, Prof. Ajit K Chaturvedi, Director, IIT Roorkee, Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, Director, IIT Madras, and Prof. Ravindra Gettu, IIT Madras.

The MoU will facilitate research in the core area of Electrical Locomotive, Motive Power, Locomotive Control and Communication Systems, Traction Installation, Condition-based monitoring, Train and track safety using signal processing, Power and vehicle control electronics, Driver interface systems, Train level sensor networks and IoT, Electrical Safety, Network Control, Staff Training in related technical areas through the Centre for Railway Research (CRR) at IIT Kanpur.

IIT Kanpur is one of the premier Indian Institutes of Technology to be established in 1959 by the Government of India. As an organization, it has played a pivotal role in conducting research and innovation leading to technological advancements in various sectors in India.

The Indian Railways is responsible for the smooth functioning of one of the largest railway systems in the world transporting billions of passengers and over 1000 million tons of freight annually. It indeed forms the backbone of the transport infrastructure system in India. It has been projected that by 2030, the Indian transport sector is expected is to attract over 60 percent of infrastructure investment. As a result, proactive measures are being undertaken by the Indian Railways for its modernization to boost scientific advancement.

Date: 24th September 2020 Media: Trun Mitra Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, Prof. Ravindra Gettu Headline: भारतीय रेल ने संयुक्त अनुसंधान के नलए आईआईटी 셁ड़की के साथ अपने एमओयू को आगे बढ़ाया ( Indian Railways advances its MoU with IIT Roorkee for joint research) URL: https://tarunmitra.in/archives/315357

भारतीय रेल ने भारतीय प्रौोफगकी सांस्थान (आईआईटी) 셁डकी के साथ ही आईआईटी कानपुर और आईआईटी मद्रास के साथ अनुसांधान के क्षे配 में अपने सहयोग को आगे बढाने के फलए एक एमओयू को नया 셂प फदया है। भारतीय रेल के फलए इस एमओयू का उद्देश्य फशक्षा और उोग जगत के डोमेन नॉलेज और फवशेषज्ञता का लाभ लेने में तेजी लाना है, ताफक भारतीय रेल नेटवकट के फलए नई तकनीकोां और अप्लीकेशन के फवकास के फलए आवश्यक अनुसांधान को सही फदशा फमल सके। एमओयू रेल मां配ालय द्वारा कोर और मौफलक अनुसांधान को बढावा देने के फलए अनुमोफदत सेंटर िॉर रेलवे ररसचट (सीआरआर) के माध्यम से टरैक, फिज और स्टरक्चसट, हाई-स्पीड रेल के फलए फसफवल इन्फ्फ्रास्टरक्चर, फिज, स्टरक्चसट और हेल्थ मॉफनटररांग, टरैक मैनेजमेंट फसस्टम, रेलवे एसेट्स की ररमोट मॉफनटररांग सफहत अ क्षे配ोां में अनुसांधान को बढावा देगा।

सुश्री अलका अरोडा फमश्रा, प्रधान कायटकारी फनदेशक (टी एांड एमपीपी), रेल मां配ालय और मनीष श्रीखांडे, डीन, ररसचट एांड इांडक्टस्टरयल कांसल्टेंसी, आईआईटी 셁डकी ने रेलवे बोडट के अध्यक्ष और सीईओ, फनदेशक (एचआर), पीईडी (टी एांड एमपीपी), श्री फवनोद कुमार यादव की उपक्टस्थफत में एमओयू पर हस्ताक्षर फकया। इस दौरान श्री वफशष्ठ जौहरी, महाप्रबांधक, दफक्षण रेलवे, प्रो. अजीत के . चतुवेदी, फनदेशक, आईआईटी 셁डकी, प्रो. मनोरांजन परीदा, उप-फनदेशक, आईआईटी 셁डकी, प्रो. योगेंद्र फसांह, आईआईटी 셁डकी, प्रो. सतीश शमाट, आईआईटी 셁डकी, प्रो. भास्कर राममूफतट, फनदेशक, आईआईटी मद्रास, प्रो. रफवांद्र गेट्टू , आईआईटी मद्रास, प्रो. अभय करांदीकर, फनदेशक, आईआईटी कानपुर भी उपक्टस्थत रहे।

“भारतीय रेल की सांगठनात्मक सांरचना में बडे बदलाव हुए हैं, फजसके तहत प्रबांधन, अनुसांधान और फवकास सांवगⴂ को अलग फकया गया है। अनुसांधान और फवकास हमारी प्राथफमकता है, और यह तभी सिल हो सकता है जब यह मूल या जमीनी क्टस्थफत के साथ पूरी तरह से जुडा हुआ हो। हम अत्याधुफनक अनुसांधान को बढावा देने के फलए लांबे समय तक चलने वाली साझेदारी की आशा करते हैं, जो भारतीय रेल के पररवतटन का मागट प्रशस्त करेगी। आगे हमने आरडीएसओ को रक्षा अनुसांधान और फवकास सांगठन (डीआरडीओ) और भारतीय अांतररक्ष अनुसांधान सांगठन (ईसरो) के तजट पर पुनगटफठत करने की योजना बनाई है” श्री फवनोद कुमार यादव, अध्यक्ष और सीईओ, रेलवे बोडट, ने कहा।

“भारतीय रेल की प्रमुख तकनीकी समस्याओां को हल करने में आईआईटी की भूफमका महत्वपूणट होगी। ूनतम ऊजाट अपव्यय, धूल का कम-से-कम जमाव, और ूनतम कांपन के साथ-साथ सांचालन के प्रबांधन में ररमोट मॉफनटररांग जैसी तकनीकी प्रगफत के माध्यम से रोफलांग स्टॉक की दक्षता सुफनफित करना हमारी प्रमुख चुनौफतयोां में है। मुझे फवश्वास है फक भारतीय रेल की आकाांक्षाओां को पूरा करने में इस एमओयू की महत्वपूणट भूफमका होगी” श्री राजेश फतवारी, ऑफिसर ऑन स्पेशल ड्यूटी ( सुरक्षा), ने कहा। श्री फतवारी पूवट में टरैक्शन, भारतीय रेल के सदस्य रहे हैं।

यह एमओयू उोग जगत (स्टाटटअप, एसएमई, एमएसएमई, आफद) के साथ फमलकर अनुसांधान के फलए मल्टी-फडस्कीक्टप्लनरी 饃फष्ट्कोण की पररकल्पना करता है, जहाां मुख्य िोकस टेक्नोलॉजी रेडीनेस लेवल के प्रोटोटाइप की समयबद्ध फडलीवरी होगी। रेल मां配ालय और आरडीएसओ आवश्यक तकनीकी जानकारी के साथ ही भारतीय रेल के पास उपलब्ध िील्ड डेटा सफहत वाांक्टच्छत एक्टप्लकेशन के आधार पर फसस्टम की आवश्यकताओां को पूरा करेगा।

“इस कायटिम के आयोजन और हमारे सहयोग को आगे बढाने के फलए मैं रेलवे बोडट के सीईओ और अध्यक्ष श्री यादव को धवाद कहना चाहांगा। हम भारतीय रेल के साथ अपनी साझेदारी को अत्यफधक महत्व देते हैं। हमने भारतीय रेल के अनुसांधान सांबक्टित गफतफवफधयोां के फलए सेंटर िॉर रेलवे ररसचट (सीआरआर) को फवशेष स्थान प्रदान फकया है। आईआईटी 셁डकी की फवशेषज्ञता का उपयोग वररष्ठ रेलवे अफधकाररयोां के फलए मास्टसट स्तर के प्रफशक्षण के फलए भी फकया जा सकता है, जो इस समझौता ज्ञापन के उद्देश्योां को पूरा करने में मदद करेगा” प्रो. अजीत के . चतुवेदी, फनदेशक- आईआईटी 셁डकी, ने कहा।

एमओयू शीषट सांचालन सफमफत के गठन का प्रस्ताव रखता है, फजसमें दोनोां सांस्थानोां के वररष्ठ अफधकाररयोां, सांकाय सदस्योां और फवशेषज्ञोां को शाफमल फकया जाएगा। इसकी अध्यक्षता आरडीएसओ के महाफनदेशक और सह-अध्यक्षता आईआईटी 셁डकी के फनदेशक करेंगे। एक कायटिम सलाहकार सफमफत (पीएसी) भी स्थाफपत की जाएगी फजसमें भारतीय रेल के अफधकारी और आईआईटी 셁डकी के सांकाय सदस्य होांगे। इसकी अध्यक्ष आरडीएसओ के एडीजी और सह-अध्यक्ष डीन (एसआरआईसी), आईआईटी 셁डकी होांगे। पीएसी इस एमओयू के तहत फकए जा रहे सभी अनुसांधान एवां फवकास सांबांधी गफतफवफधयोां का प्रबांधन, फनगरानी और पयटवेक्षण करेगा। एमओयू में प्रस्ताफवत सभी कायⴂ को समय पर पूरा करने के फलए एक फडवीजनल रेलवे मैनेजर, मुरादाबाद को भी पीएसी में शाफमल फकया जाएगा।

अनुसांधान और फवकास पररयोजनाओां में हुई प्रगफत की समीक्षा करने के फलए दोनोां सांस्थानोां द्वारा समय-समय पर फनगरानी भी इस एमओयू का महत्वपूणट फहस्सा है। यह सेंटर िॉर रेलवे ररसचट को रेल कफमटयोां को प्रफशफक्षत करने के फलए सशक्त करता है, जहाां यह आईआईटी 셁डकी द्वारा प्रायोफजत अनुसांधान एवेू के माध्यम से रेल से सांबांफधत अनुसांधान के क्षे配ोां में फडग्री कायटिमोां, स्नातकोत्तर कायटिमोां और पीएच.डी. कायटिमोां को अपना सकता है।

इसमें सीआरआर, आईआईटी 셁डकी की अनुसांधान पररयोजनाएां और फडज़ाइन भी शाफमल होांगी, और यह आपसी सहमफत से रेल प्रौोफगकी से सांबांफधत उपयुक्त पाठ्यिम और ऐक्टच्छक फवषयोां को चुनने की सुफवधा प्रदान करेगी।

भारतीय रेल और आईआईटी कानपुर के साथ-साथ भारतीय रेल और आईआईटी मद्रास के बीच भी एमओयू का नवीनीकरण फकया गया। अलका अरोडा फमश्रा, प्रधान कायटकारी फनदेशक (टी एांड एमपीपी) ने रेल मां配ालय की ओर तथा ए. आर. हरीश, डीन, ररसचट एांड डेवलपमेंट, आईआईटी कानपुर ने एमओयू पर हस्ताक्षर फकए। अलका अरोडा फमश्रा और रवीांद्र गेट्टू , डीन, इांडक्टस्टरयल कांसल्टेंसी एांड स्पॉन्सडट ररसचट, आईआईटी मद्रास ने एमओयू पर हस्ताक्षर फकए।

भारतीय रेल दुफनया के सबसे बडे रेलवे नेटवकट में से एक है, जो प्रफत वषट 8.397 फबफलयन याफ配योां को यातायात की सुफवधा प्रदान करता है और 1000 फमफलयन टन से अफधक माल को एक जगह से दूसरे जगह पहुांचाता है। यह टरैक इन्फ्फ्रास्टरक्चर, पुल, रोफलांग स्टॉक और फसग्नफलांग इांफ्रास्टरक्चर सफहत अपनी पररसांपफत्तयोां के आधुफनकीकरण और उन्नयन के 셂प में एक बडे तकनीकी पररवतटन से गुजर रहा है। यह कांडीशन मॉफनटररांग, प्रीफडक्टक्टव मेन्ट्ेनेन्स फसस्टम्स, डेटा एनाफलफटक्स, और अ क्षे配 में नई तकनीकोां के फवकास पर भी काम कर रहा है। रेल मां配ालय द्वारा नेटवकट के मुख्य मागⴂ पर गफत-उन्नयन पररयोजनाओां को भी फमशन-मोड में फलया जा रहा है।

IIT Madras is an ‘Innovation and Entrepreneurship’ Hub

Date: 1st September 2020 Media: India Today Edition: Online Journalist: NA Alumni: Mr. Sai Prasanth, Mr. Gautam Reddy Headline: Part of IIT-Madras incubated start-up agency to stop spread of Coronavirus URL: https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/part-of-iit-madras-incubated-start-up- agency-to-stop-spread-of-coronavirus-1717225-2020-08-31

Indian Tech Startup Muse Nanobots has launched a nanotech coating for textiles that can inactivate the Coronavirus within five minutes of contact. As the economy begins to open up after months of lockdown, Muse nanocoated textiles can offer enhanced protection for common people to travel and will provide great safety to frontline healthcare, hospital, hotels, and restaurant workers.Muse Nanobots conducted a study with the U.S.-based Situ Biosciences, an ISO 170205-accredited, independent product test laboratory in Chicago, which specializes in providing microbial product testing.The study, conducted to understand the effectiveness of Muse Nanobots antiviral coating on coronavirus 229E, showed that it inactivated 99.99 percent of the coronavirus 229E within five minutes of contact time. The study was conducted in accordance with ISO 18184, the international standards for determining the antiviral activity of textile products.Muse Nanobots, a subsidiary of the IIT Madras- incubated Muse Wearables Startup, which sells payment-enabled hybrid smartwatches in 70 countries, has filed two patents. It is already in touch with around 40 Indian companies including Government Research Organizations. It is also in advanced stages of negotiations with a few companies to install the nanocoating machines at their production facilities.Shield against coronavirusHighlighting the unique aspects of this nanocoating, Sai Prasanth, Co-founder of Muse Nanobots “We are one of the first Indian technology companies to prove, via clinical testing and validation, the coating efficacy of our product on the Coronavirus. Muse Nanobots coating has also displayed a strong anti-bacterial activity on human pathogenic bacteria such as Escherichia coli, and Staphylococcus aureus, among others. The coating makes the textile surface self-sanitizing and provides a germ-resistant surface. ”ADVERTISEMENTFurther, Sai Prasanth said, “This shows that Muse Nanocoat on textiles can become an added layer of protection in the fight against this pandemic. Muse Nanobots coating can be applied on any kind of fabric and can be coated on masks, PPE kits, clothes and packaging material. The test also has shown that it is non-toxic to human cells and is comfortable to use.”Sai Prasanth added, “Our nanocoating offers substantially enhanced protection and is clinically proven to eliminate as much as 99.99 per cent of Coronavirus. However, there are other ways in which Covid-19 can spread, such as while shaking hands with others or through droplets/coughs and hence, users should adhere to social distancing and follow the guidelines to protect themselves against Covid-19.”The startup is targeting the installation of their nanocoating machines in around 15 Indian Textile Companies that make regular office and casual attire, sportswear, PPEs, decor industry (curtains, bedsheets) and packaging material makers by end of 2020.Elaborating on how the Startup is taking this nanocoating technology to the country at large, Gautam Reddy, CEO, Muse Nanobots said, “Muse Nanobots’ nanocoating machine can coat fabrics at an industrial production scale and can be integrated into the existing textile production facilities. No changes in the textile fabrics observed after the coating process which makes this relevant for various textile applications such as office wear, school uniforms, medical wear, sportswear, and wearables, among others. The coating lasts upto 60 washes when washed under 70 degrees Celsius. The coated chemicals do not show any leaching of chemicals.”Further, Gautam Reddy said, “With respect to the cost, Muse Nanobots ensures optimal coating concentrations making us commercially viable compared to our international competitors. In the words of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat,’ we are a ‘Make in India’ product and we have all the supply chains from India. We are also happy to announce that we have attracted top talent to our R&D team and have started working on developing nanotech solutions for water filters, air cleaners and oxygen concentrators.”Apart from direct installations at partner locations, Muse Nanobots also has a coating facility based in Bengaluru where textile companies can send their fabrics to be treated with the antiviral coating.The startup plans to establish three more coating facilities at different cities to cater to the textile coating demand and faster turnaround time by the end of September 2020. Muse Nanobots face masks will be available in the market by the first week of September 2020 on e-commerce platforms and Muse Nanobots website.Some highlights of these nanoparticles coated textiles include:Anti-microbial properties: It continuously captures and destroys viruses and other microbes upon contact. Other viruses are as small as 30 nanometres can also be inactivated permanently.It does not leach while washing in water and is environment-friendly.At present the particles can be coated on materials like cotton, polyester and cotton polyesterIt is non-toxic and therefore can be safely used for making masks and other PPEs.

Date: 1st September 2020 Media: Edition: Online Journalist: NA Alumni: Mr. Sai Prasanth, Mr. Gautam Reddy Headline: Muse Nanobots launches nanotech coating for textiles to inactivate coronavirus URL: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/newsbuzz/muse-nanobots-launches- nanotech-coating-for-textiles-to-inactivate-coronavirus/articleshow/77858315.cms

Indian tech startup Muse Nanobots has launched a nanotech coating for textiles that it claims can inactivate Coronavirus within five minutes of contact.The company said Muse nanocoated textiles can offer enhanced protection for people to travel and will provide great safety to frontline healthcare, hospital, hotels and restaurant workers.Muse Nanobots conducted a study with the U.S.-based Situ Biosciences, an independent product test laboratory in Chicago, to understand the effectiveness of Muse Nanobots antiviral coating on coronavirus 229E, showed that it inactivated 99.99 per cent of the coronavirus 229E within five minutes of contact time.“We are one of the first Indian technology companies to prove, via clinical testing and validation, the coating efficacy of our product on the Coronavirus. Muse Nanobots coating has also displayed a strong anti-bacterial activity on human pathogenic bacteria such as Escherichia coli, and Staphylococcus aureus, among others. The coating makes the textile surface self-sanitizing and provides a germ resistant surface,” said Sai Prasanth, Co- founder of Muse Nanobots.It is also in advanced stages of negotiations with a few companies to install the nanocoating machines at their production facilities.Further, Mr. Sai Prasanth said,He said that Muse Nanocoat on textiles can become an added layer of protection in the fight against this pandemic. The coating can be applied on any kind of fabric and can be coated on masks, PPE kits, clothes and packaging material. The test also has shown that it is non-toxic to human cells and is comfortable to use, he said.The startup is targeting the installation of their nanocoating machines in around 15 Indian Textile Companies that make regular office and casual attires, sportswear, PPEs, decor industry (curtains, bedsheets) and packaging material makers by end of 2020.Gautam Reddy, CEO, Muse Nanobots said the 'Muse Nanobots’ nanocoating machine can coat fabrics at an industrial production scale and can be integrated into the existing textile production facilities."No changes in the textile fabrics observed after the coating process which makes this relevant for various textile applications such as office wear, school uniforms, medical wear, sportswear and wearables, among others. The coating lasts upto 60 washes when washed under 70 degrees Celsius. The coated chemicals do not show any leaching of chemicals," he said.Apart from direct installations at partner locations, Muse Nanobots also has a coating facility based in Bengaluru where textile companies can send their fabrics to be treated with the antiviral coating.Muse Nanobots is a subsidiary of the IIT Madras-incubated Muse Wearables Startup, which sells payment-enabled hybrid smartwatches in 70 countries. Muse Nanobots face masks will be available in the market by the first week of September 2020 on e-commerce platforms and Muse Nanobots website.Muse Nanobots is a subsidiary of the IIT Madras-incubated Muse Wearables Startup, which sells payment-enabled hybrid smartwatches in 70 countries. Date: 2nd September 2020 Media: Analytics Insight Edition: Online Journalist: Adilin Beatrice Headline: Intelligent Virtual Agents accelerate Workflow among corporates URL: https://www.analyticsinsight.net/intelligent-virtual-agents-accelerate-workflow-among- corporates/

Intelligent Virtual Agents (IVA) are slowly replacing humans. This trend is highly being adopted in the US and APAC region. IVA is starting to bloom in India as well with its part as an automated version of customer service representatives.

What is Intelligent Virtual Agent (IVA)? An Intelligent Virtual Agent (IVA) is an Artificial Intelligence (AI) system that emulates human interaction to perform particular tasks, especially customer service. Virtual assistance is seeing high embrace in the tech sector due to its deep neural network, machine learning and other AI advanced technologies. The system functions on three key elements- capacity for learning, reasoning and understanding. IVA has a conversational ability similar to human interaction, using speech and thus responds to the specific intent of the customer. When a person visits a website and a chatbox pops up in the side asking for how it could help you is a chatbot that is powered by AI to address simple routine queries. Chatbots are already designed with answers whereas IVA responds to the basic customer queries by understanding the language and speech. Adopting an integrated and collaborative approach to using IVA helps strike a balance between automating highly repetitive and routine tasks using AI chatbots and managing more complex and sensitive customer issues via human agents.

Some companies that use IVA for customer service approach: • KhUshi, an app created by IIT Madras incubated Uniphore, an IVR company for PNB Metlife. KhUshi being India’s first customer service app powered by AI and conversation recognition capabilities provides its insurance customers with instant human-like interaction assistance. • Uniphore provides an automation platform where digital agents take over transactional conversations from humans, coach agents during calls and accurately predict language, emotions and intent. A report suggests that the global IVA market size was valued at US $ 2,166 million in 2019 and it is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of over 33% during the forecast period of 2020-2025. The global key players of the IVA market are Apple, Microsoft Corporation, Alphabet, Nuance Communications, Samsung Electronics, Amazon, Baidu, International Business Machines (IBM) corporation, Inbenta Technologies, etc. However, due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the fall of business and economy, 2020 is not a very enthusiastic year for the growth of IVA. The year has plummeted the demand. But a strong annual growth of 70% is expected through 2022. Companies in today’s developing sectors are at a spotlight to improve the efficiency and quality of customer experience by looking beyond the basic IVAs and their dependence on poorly equipped human agents. That doesn’t make AI a perfect source for function incorporate. It is the mixture of the human brain and AI technologies like the virtual agent that brings a remarkable outcome by providing real-time solutions to customers Impacts of using IVA in organizations • Reduce customers call hold time Customers are more into service than the actual provision of facilities by any companies. All they want is rapid response whenever they approach the service agent. Messaging apps are there to help 24×7. But still, what they look for is different. Henceforth, customers are not ready to wait for a longer time when their interaction is put on hold. Agents can become maxed out responding to a flux of inbound requests, requiring incoming customer calls or chats to be placed in a queue. When the queue grows, the waiting time too grows to make customers abandon the service. This purely indicates frustration, poor experience and potential lost business. Canada Revenue Agency revealed that wait times increased from an average of 2 minutes to 15 minutes in the past four years. To cope with the rising troubles in customer service IVA could be deployed. IVA does not make any assurance that it could deal with all the problems and sort customers queries. But it might give its best in reducing the desk jobs of employees. • Fix accuracy and consistency issues Even after a customer gets through to an agent after tackling all the redirections and holds time, it is unlikely that they get an accurate answer for their questions. A prediction shows that 40% of answers given by employees to customers were either wrong or incomplete. This impact the general workflow of customer service. It is difficult for agents to train and support to consistent and accurate responses. But AI can do it easily. AI bots support the agents throughout a customer engagement regardless of their communication channel, understanding the customer’s intent and providing the correct responses within the chat. Use of both virtual agents and chatbots bring a chance of routine work and response to the company. Virtual agents attend the requests and automate underlying workflows while chatbots reply to more complex issues. This collaboration fixes a lot of chaotic issues in the working environment. • Help agents focus on productivity As constantly mentioned by tech giants, AI and its inventions are not replacing humans. They are providing people with a better space to work by taking up physical labor. This could lead to humans utilizing their time on more revenue making sectors. The same goes for IVA and customer service agents. When IVA and chatbots are filling the gap of an agent, he/she can function on a more crucial job and develop the company. The agent’s performance will also improve when they are less pressured due to surplus job. In the line of adopting IVA quickly, banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) seem to be standing first followed by healthcare, pharma, hospitality, travel and retail sectors. If IVA is successfully deployed at all the spaces, it will result in a high profit of working hours and labour of employees. IVA could become a technology breakthrough of the decade if the adoption continues.

Date: 6th September 2020 Media: The New Indian Express & The Sunday Standard (clip attached) Edition: Bangalore / Hyderabad/ New Delhi Page No: 1,2 Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Krishna Kannan Headline: Tech Tonic: Medical innovations changing healthcare sector URL: https://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2020/sep/06/tech-tonic-medical-innovations- changing-healthcare-sector-2192091.html

Date: 5th September 2020 Media: The CSR Journal Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Dr. Prabhu Rajagopal Headline: Robotic Push to Erase the Dark Practice of Manual Scavenging URL: https://thecsrjournal.in/manual-scavenging-robots-india-bandicoot/

The long past and persistence of the practice of manual scavenging remain a big blot in our country. The efforts undertaken have unfortunately not provided the desired results. The advent of ‘Made in India’ robots capable of cleaning sewers and septic tanks provide a glimmer of hope of rooting out this abominable practice. Manual Scavenging in India: A Picture of Revulsion More than seven decades since India’s independence, one of the black marks that still rattle the ethical fibre of the country is the practice of manual scavenging. The abhorrent practice involves sanitation workers, mainly belonging to the lower castes, going down into manholes to unblock and clean the sewers or manually clean the septic tanks. They do so without any protective gear and come in contact with toxic gases. The law has yielded little result in discontinuation of this inhuman practice. While the manual handling of excreta was banned in 1993 with the passage of the Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, it was only in 2013 that cleaning of sewers and septic tanks was recognized as manual scavenging. The year saw the passage of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and Their Rehabilitation Act was passed. Yet the practice persists. In 2018, an inter-ministerial task force put the number of people involved in manual scavenging at 53,236. This number was arrived at from just 121 of more than 600 districts in the country. The National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK), the statutory body that was set up by an Act of Parliament for the welfare of sanitation workers revealed in 2018 that on average one life was lost every five days while cleaning sewers and septic tanks. Many of them die from asphyxiation due to exposure to noxious gases. Numerous workers also contract skin diseases and tuberculosis. As per the findings of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, 80% of manual scavengers die before they reach the age of 60. In today’s context, they are under increased risk of contracting COVID-19 while performing this work. Tech solutions to manual scavenging For several decades, precious little was done to find a solution to this disconcerting problem and no lessons were drawn from other countries in this regard. For example, in Paris, giant balls smaller than sewer pipes are put into them and pushed using high water pressure to unlock the sewers. There’s been a paucity of solutions in India until now. Taking cognizance of this fiendish practice, a few young techies have made it their purpose to fix the deficiency of traditional plumbing. They have developed robots to take over the role of sanitation workers. So now when a manhole worker removes the manhole cover, many of which have been incidentally exported to the USA, it would be to lower a robot who would unblock and clean the sewer pipe. Bandicoot The most prominent invention in this space is Bandicoot, which is developed by Kerala-based GenRobotic Innovations Pvt Ltd. Founded in 2015 by a core team of four people, the company rolled out its first product in February 2018 in Kerala and so far has sold it in nine more states. The company has recently come up with an upgraded version, which comprises two main parts, namely, the stand unit and the robotic drone unit. The stand unit outside the manhole controls the robotic drone unit that enters the manhole and can go deep into the sewer. Made up of four expendable legs and mounted with waterproof cameras, the robotic drone unit performs grabbing, shovelling, and unblocking actions inside the manholes. The waste is collected in the bucket attached to the robotic unit and lifted out of the manhole. The control unit has a high definition display that receives inputs from the waterproof cameras. Another display facilitates other interactions such as checking the quantity of poisonous gas inside the manhole. A key feature is the sensor-based feedback system in the robotic unit that enables the user to detect the position of the robotic unit and direct it for cleaning effectively. The company, which earlier this year won the Aarohan Social Innovation Awards 2019, has priced the advanced version called Bandicoot 2.0 at Rs. 32 lakh. The previous version was sold for Rs. 17 lakh. The improvements include lighter body weight, higher waste carrying capacity, and use of light and non-corrosive carbon fibre for durability. Sewer Croc Bengaluru-based Sanitor in association with M/s. Ajantha Technologies focuses on developing equipment to automate the sewer and septic tank cleaning work and eliminate the need for manual entry. It has developed Sewer Croc, the robotic arm for sewer cleaning. Christened so because of its appearance and ability similar to a crocodile, it can swim the sewer pipes and clean them of silt and blockages. Attached with a hose, the robotic arm is sent inside the manhole to gush water at very high speeds to remove the silt. Once, the silt is removed, it is directed along the sewer line to the next manhole, where another tool called ‘Grabber’ is employed to capture the silt and bring it out. This is followed by a camera being sent inside to take the 360-degree images of the sewer pipes to verify that the silt has been removed. SEPoy Septic Tank Robot A product targeted at cleaning septic tanks that cause the death of most sanitation workers is called the SEPoy Septic Tank Robot. It was invented by Dr. Prabhu Rajagopal, a professor from IIT Madras and his students from the Centre for Non-Destructive Evaluation. The electronically-powered and remote-controlled robot has 360-degree motion arm technology and high-velocity cutters. This enables the robot to cut through the thick layers of sludge that accumulate in the septic tanks. The robot has a camera attached to it, which enables the regulator to sit outside the manhole to operate it safely. It was reported that the lab trial for the project has been completed and it is expected to be commercially available in the near future. Manhole Sewage Pipe Cleaning Robot-1 Drona Automations. Pvt. Ltd., which is another Bengaluru based company has come up with Manhole Sewage Pipe Cleaning Robot-1. The company claims that the robot can operate in any manhole conditions. It detects the blockages in the sewer using a camera. The robot can enter and remove waste from the sewer pipe of any dimension ranging from 9 to 13 inches. The company claims that the portable robot can remove blockages such as bricks, stones, slurry, and so on and requires low-maintenance. Scavenger Cleaning Robot and Drainage Cleaning Robot are two other products claimed to be invented to eliminate manual scavenging. Mainstreaming Sewer and Septic Tank Cleaning Robots The development of the automation has provided a possibility of doing away with the scourge of manual scavenging in the country. Stakeholders such as Bezwada Wilson, convener of the Safai Karamchari Andolan, has repeatedly underlined the importance of rehabilitation along with mechanization. A slew of steps can help mainstream and catalyze the adoption of such technologies. CSR to end manual scavenging While it is necessary that municipal bodies set aside annual funds to adopt these technologies, given the limited budget, it might not be possible to attain the desired scale. In this scenario, companies as part of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) focus can provide some funds to start the process of mechanization in places of their choice. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited Mumbai, Indian Oil Corporation Limited in Kumbakonam, and Guwahati and Raheja Corp in Hyderabad have already contributed CSR funds to purchase Bandicoot for these cities. A dedicated fund either by the private sector or the Government, or jointly dedicated to funding and scaling up of such technologies is highly recommendable. The developers of these technologies should work with development organizations to popularize and promote the adoption of the technologies among private sanitation services providers. Besides, they should work on making residential welfare associations (RWAs) and residents insist on the use of these technologies in their area served by private service providers. Crowdfunding platforms such as Milaap and Fuel A Dream can be tapped by citizen bodies and voluntary associations for the dissemination of these technologies. Ultimately, manual scavenging, a social problem, which has been rooted in the country for years, will need concerted, collective, and synced actions for the large-scale technological adoption as one of the significant components for its complete and perpetual eradication.

Date: 6th September 2020 Media: The Sunday Standard (clip attached) Edition: New Delhi Page No: 1,2 Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Krishna Kannan Headline: Tech Tonic: Medical innovations changing healthcare sector URL: https://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2020/sep/06/tech-tonic-medical-innovations- changing-healthcare-sector-2192091.html

Date: 8th September 2020 Media: SME Street Edition: Online Journalist: NA Alumni: Mr.Vijay Kannan Headline: All-New ‘Make in India’ Air Purifier Brand ‘Air OK’ Is Launched URL: https://smestreet.in/sectors/all-new-make-in-india-air-purifier-brand-air-ok-is-launched/

IIT-Madras incubated Clean Tech Air OK Technologies has added yet another feather to its cap by on boarding Mr.Vijay Kannan, known as the doyen of Indian air purifier industry and the man behind Blue air success. He has been a driving force behind the much-needed air purifier industry in India, which is cursed with bad air quality. A name to reckon with in the field of air purification, Mr. Kannan will be joining Air OK as the Chief Strategy Officer and will be responsible for company’s foray into customer retail segment. Air OK is the only indigenous air purifier company that has its own R&D in India and fully manufactures in India, in sync with the Make in India policy initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Mr. Kannan will work on formulating and executing a new comprehensive company growth strategy to bring clean air for everyone, strengthening the overall operations of Air OK. Mr. Kannan’s shot to fame was the national viral campaign titled ‘Clean Air India movement’, which was kick-started by him in early 2014 that gave birth to the present air purifier industry. The campaign undoubtedly had awakened the common man and government stakeholders, on the life-threatening slow poison emerging from bad air quality, risking the lungs of young kids and adults. Following the campaign’s success, Mr. Kannan was awarded the Global Environment Award 2016 for his outstanding achievements in reducing pollution and environment management. Talking about the new beginning, Mr. Kannan said, “As a responsible Indian citizen, I would like to extend to people of India the basic right to breathe clean air. AirOK’s clear ambition is to provide clean air for everyone and we are prepared to deliver it across the nation. With the current significant impact in the wake of the pandemic, AirOK will soon offer corona disinfectant air purifiers as well to combat Covid-19. Our vision is to be an air purifier market leader in India, capturing 20% of its market share by 2025. To be honest, I am exceedingly excited to be a part of this interesting journey.” AirOK Founder & CEO Mr. V Deekshith Vara Prasad said, “Air OK has always been about Make in India, passionate in developing Indigenous Innovations. We came up with new Indigenous technology called “EGAPATM Comprehensive” for clean air.” Further Mr.Vishesh Kaul Head Sales and operations added, “With the success of our first innovation EGAPATM in B2B Segment, We want to create an end-to-end trusted experience for consumers when it comes to buying air purifiers & offer the best value proposition for buyers, Now with the guidance of Vijay Kannan, we plan to reach out directly to the market players to ensure ‘Clear Air for Everyone’ at all Indian homes, offices and industrial spaces. As we pronounce in AirOK, ‘Claim Your Right To Clean Air.”

Date: 8th September 2020 Media: Gadget Innovation Edition: Online Journalist: NA Alumni: Mr.Vijay Kannan Headline: Vijay Kannan, Doyen Of Indian Air-Purifier Industry, Betting On ‘Made In India’ Brand ‘AirOK’ URL: https://www.gadget-innovations.com/2020/09/vijay-kannan-doyen-of-indian-air.html

IIT-Madras incubated Clean Tech Air OK Technologies has added yet another feather to its cap by on boarding Mr.Vijay Kannan, known as the doyen of Indian air purifier industry and the man behind Blue air success. He has been a driving force behind the much-needed air purifier industry in India, which is cursed with bad air quality. A name to reckon with in the field of air purification, Mr. Kannan will be joining Air OK as the Chief Strategy Officer and will be responsible for company’s foray into customer retail segment. Air OK is the only indigenous air purifier company that has its own R&D in India and fully manufactures in India, in sync with the Make in India policy initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Mr. Kannan will work on formulating and executing a new comprehensive company growth strategy to bring clean air for everyone, strengthening the overall operations of Air OK. Mr. Kannan’s shot to fame was the national viral campaign titled ‘Clean Air India movement’, which was kick-started by him in early 2014 that gave birth to the present air purifier industry. The campaign undoubtedly had awakened the common man and government stakeholders, on the life-threatening slow poison emerging from bad air quality, risking the lungs of young kids and adults. Following the campaign’s success, Mr. Kannan was awarded the Global Environment Award 2016 for his outstanding achievements in reducing pollution and environment management. Talking about the new beginning, Mr. Kannan said, “As a responsible Indian citizen, I would like to extend to people of India the basic right to breathe clean air. AirOK’s clear ambition is to provide clean air for everyone and we are prepared to deliver it across the nation. With the current significant impact in the wake of the pandemic, AirOK will soon offer corona disinfectant air purifiers as well to combat Covid-19. Our vision is to be an air purifier market leader in India, capturing 20% of its market share by 2025. To be honest, I am exceedingly excited to be a part of this interesting journey.” AirOK Founder & CEO Mr. V Deekshith Vara Prasad said, “Air OK has always been about Make in India, passionate in developing Indigenous Innovations. We came up with new Indigenous technology called “EGAPATM Comprehensive” for clean air.” Further Mr.Vishesh Kaul Head Sales and operations added, “With the success of our first innovation EGAPATM in B2B Segment, We want to create an end-to-end trusted experience for consumers when it comes to buying air purifiers & offer the best value proposition for buyers, Now with the guidance of Vijay Kannan, we plan to reach out directly to the market players to ensure ‘Clear Air for Everyone’ at all Indian homes, offices and industrial spaces. As we pronounce in AirOK, ‘Claim Your Right To Clean Air.”

Date: September 2020 Media: The Times of India Higher Education Special Issue (Clip Attached) Edition: Magazine Page No: 98 Journalist: Sharangee Dutta Spokesperson Quoted: Mr. Raghuttama Rao Headline: Early exposure helps survive the competition

Date: 10th September 2020 Media: Edition: Online Journalist: ETB Sivapriyan Professor: Prof. Sreenivas Jayanti Student: Dr. Ravendra Gundlapalli Headline: IIT-M researchers make advances in developing alternatives to lithium-ion batteries URL: https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/iit-m-researchers-make-advances-in- developing-alternatives-to-lithium-ion-batteries-885522.html

Researchers at the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) on Thursday claimed to have made significant advances in developing alternatives to the conventional lithium-ion and lead- acid batteries for industrial usage, as the country aims to achieve 40% of its total power generation from non-fossil fuel sources by 2030.Researchers said the study into vanadium redox flow battery stack development opens up possibilities for the indigenous fabrication of flow battery stacks by Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) units for domestic and grid-level energy storage applications.The project is supported by grants from the Ministry of Education and Department of Science and Technology (DST), and involved researchers from the Departments of Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, and the Central Electronics Centre of IIT-M.The IIT Madras Researchers have already filed two patents and presented this in numerous national and international conferences besides publishing research papers in reputed peer-reviewed journals, the institute said in a statement.Researchers said a redox flow battery is an electrochemical system like a normal lead- acid or lithium-ion battery and works based on redox electrochemical reactions occurring at the anode and the cathode.“As a secondary battery, it can reverse these reactions so that it is able to do both charge and discharge reactions, thus converting electrical energy into chemical energy and vice versa,” the institute said.Professor Sreenivas Jayanti, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT-M said they have developed operating protocols and design criteria for flow battery stack of power rating up to 10 kW using the prototype of a practical size that can be directly employed in industrial- scale stacks for grid-level storage.Elaborating on the technical aspects, Ravendra Gundlapalli, PhD Scholar, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT-M, said, “Typical life of a solid-state battery is three to five years; vanadium flow batteries are commercially available with a warranty of 15 to 20 years. From a fire safety point of view, vanadium flow batteries are extremely safe as the electrolytes are not combustible and thermal runaway possibilities are practically nil.”The researchers said there are important advantageous characteristics of flow batteries and that the number of times the electrolyte can be charged or discharged is also very high (>10000 cycles).

Date: 10th September 2020 Media: The New Indian Express Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Sreenivas Jayanti Student: Dr. Ravendra Gundlapalli Headline: IIT-Madras research on an alternative to conventional industrial battery URL: https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2020/sep/11/iit-madras-research-on- alternative-to-conventional-industrial-battery-2195243.html

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) researchers have made advances in a vanadium ‘redox flow battery’ research that may be significant in developing alternatives to conventional lithium- ion and lead-acid batteries for industrial use, a statement from the institute on Thursday said. The research was conducted by PhD scholar Ravendra Gundlapalli, Department of Chemical Engineering professor Sreenivas Jayanti and their team. Jayanti said his team fabricated and executed a vanadium redox flow battery that can generate power in the volume of kilowatts and be integrated with renewable energy sources. “We have developed operating protocols and design criteria for flow battery stack of power rating up to 10 KW,” the professor added.

Date: 10th September 2020 Media: Telangana Today Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Sreenivas Jayanti Student: Dr. Ravendra Gundlapalli Headline: IIT-M develops alternatives to conventional Li-ion batteries URL: https://telanganatoday.com/iit-m-develops-alternatives-to-conventional-li-ion-batteries

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) on Thursday said its researchers have made significant advances in developing alternatives to conventional lithium-ion and lead-acid batteries for industrial usage.

Such advances are crucial as India is aiming to achieve 40 percent of its total electricity generation from non-fossil fuel sources such as solar and wind by the year 2030, the Institute said.

According to the researchers, the study into vanadium redox flow battery stack development opens up possibilities for the indigenous fabrication of flow battery stacks by MSME units for domestic and grid-level energy storage applications.

“Our team designed, fabricated and executed indigenous kW-scale vanadium redox flow battery for application in energy storage, which can be integrated into renewable sources such as solar and wind energy,” Sreenivas Jayanti, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras, said in a statement.

“We have developed operating protocols and design criteria for flow battery stack of power rating up to 10 kW using the prototype of a practical size that can be directly employed in industrial-scale stacks for grid-level storage,” Jayanti added.

According to the team, there are important advantageous characteristics of flow batteries. As the active species are in a liquid state and stored outside the battery, the energy can be stored indefinitely. The number of times the electrolyte can be charged or discharged is also very high. Also, there is no danger if the battery is completely drained.

Thus, more percentage of energy storage capacity can be withdrawn effectively than what is possible with popular solid-state batteries.

“‘Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries’ (VRFB), with their distinct features of independent scale-up of power and energy, long cycling life, low Levelized cost of energy storage and milli-seconds response time, shows great scope in confronting with intermittency in renewable energy sources and load demand,” said study researcher Ravendra Gundlapalli.

Date: 10th September 2020 Media: The Economics Times- Energy World Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Sreenivas Jayanti Student: Dr. Ravendra Gundlapalli Headline: INNOVATION: IIT-M develops alternatives to conventional Li-ion batteries URL: https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/power/iit-m-develops-alternatives-to- conventional-li-ion-batteries/78037726

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) on Thursday said its researchers have made significant advances in developing alternatives to conventional lithium-ion and lead-acid batteries for industrial usage.

Such advances are crucial as India is aiming to achieve 40 per cent of its total electricity generation from non-fossil fuel sources such as solar and wind by the year 2030, the Institute said.

According to the researchers, the study into vanadium redox flow battery stack development opens up possibilities for the indigenous fabrication of flow battery stacks by MSME units for domestic and grid-level energy storage applications.

Date: 10th September 2020 Media: NDTV Edition: Online Journalist: Mridusmita Deka Professor: Prof. Sreenivas Jayanti Student: Dr. Ravendra Gundlapalli Headline: IIT Madras Researchers Develop Alternatives To Conventional Batteries URL: https://www.ndtv.com/education/iit-madras-researchers-develop-alternatives-conventional- batteries

A team of Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) researchers has developed an alternative to the conventional lithium-ion and lead-acid batteries for industrial applications. These batteries can even be integrated into solar and wind energy. This Project has been supported by grants from the Ministry of Education and Department of Science and Technology (DST), and involved researchers from the Departments of Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering and the Central Electronics Centre of IIT Madras.

The research was conducted by Dr Ravendra Gundlapalli, PhD Scholar, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras; Professor Sreenivas Jayanti, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras, and their team. The team has filed two patents and presented this in numerous national and international conferences besides publishing research papers in reputed peer-reviewed journals.

Mentioning these developments as crucial as India is aiming for a 40 per cent of electricity generation from solar and wind energy by 2030, an IIT Madras statement said: “With an increase in the share of renewable energy sources in the world’s energy production, there is a need for large-scale energy storage for both on-grid and off-grid applications to accommodate the natural variation of renewable energy sources. Battery storage of energy is being seen as essential for many applications.” Highlighting the importance of this research, Professor Jayanti said: “Our Research Team at IIT Madras is probably the first team in India to design, fabricate and execute indigenous kW-scale vanadium redox flow battery for application in energy storage, which can be integrated into renewable sources such as solar and wind energy.”

“We have developed operating protocols and design criteria for flow battery stack of power rating up to 10 kW using the prototype of a practical size that can be directly employed in industrial-scale stacks for grid-level storage” the professor added.

Elaborating on the technical aspects, Dr Gundlapalli said: “Typical life of a solid-state battery is three to five years; vanadium flow batteries are commercially available with a warranty of 15 to 20 years. From a fire safety point of view, vanadium flow batteries are extremely safe as the electrolytes are not combustible and thermal runaway possibilities are practically nil.” Dr Gundlapalli added: “The major distinguishing characteristic of flow batteries from conventional solid-state batteries (like Li-ion and Lead-acid) is the independent rating of power and energy levels. In solid-state batteries the power and energy levels are dependent on each other and these levels cannot be changed once the battery is fabricated.”

There are important advantageous characteristics of flow batteries. As the active species are in a liquid state and stored outside the battery, the energy can be stored indefinitely. The number of times the electrolyte can be charged or discharged is also very high. Also, there is no danger if the battery is completely drained. Thus, more percentage of energy storage capacity can be withdrawn effectively than what is possible with popular solid-state batteries, added the IIT Madras statement.

Date: 10th September 2020 Media: Patrika Edition: Online Journalist: Mr. Magan Darmola Professor: Prof. Sreenivas Jayanti Student: Dr. Ravendra Gundlapalli Headline: परम्परागत बैटरी का नवकल्प : नवकरणीय ऊजास मᴂ भी होगा उपयोग ( IIT-M develops alternatives to conventional Li-ion batteries) URL: https://www.patrika.com/chennai-news/conventional-li-ion-and-lead-acid-batteries-for- industrial-usage-6392546/

आइआइटी मद्रास में हुए नए शोध में लेड और फलफथयम आधाररत बैटरी की जगह स्वदेशी केवी पैमाने की वेनेफडयम रेडॉक्स फ्लो बैटरी फवकफसत की गई है। इसका उपयोग सौर ऊजाट और पवन ऊजाट सांचयकोां (उपकरणोां) में भी हो सकेगा। मूलत: यह खोज बैटरी की आयु में वृक्टद्ध करेगी।आइआइटी मद्रास के केफमकल इांजीफनयररांग फवभाग की प्रोिेसर श्रीफनवास जयांती का कहना है फक सांभवत: देश में पहली बार स्वदेशी केवी पैमाने की वेनेफडयम रेडॉक्स फ्लो बैटरी (vanadium redox flow battery) की फडजाइन व िेफिकेशन हुआ है फजसका उपयोग नवकरणीय ऊजाट में भी हो पाएगा।शोधाथी डा. रफवन्द्र गुांडलपल्ली के अनुसार सामा ठोस अवस्था वाली बैटरी का जीवनकाल ३ से ५ साल का होता है। वेनेफडयम रेडॉक्स फ्लो बैटरी की आयु १५ से २० साल की होगी।ऊजाट सांचयक की नवकरणीय ऊजाट उत्पादन में महत्वपूणट भूफमका होती है। इनका कायट लोड लेवल करना और पीक क्षमता में सांतुलन स्थाफपत करना होता है। फवश्व में अक्षय ऊजाट के उत्पादन में बढोतरी के साथ बडे पैमाने पर ऑन फग्रड और ऑि फग्रड ऊजाट स्टोरेज (सांचयक) की आवश्यकता पडेगी। Date: 10th September 2020 Media: The New Indian Express - EDEX Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Sreenivas Jayanti Student: Dr. Ravendra Gundlapalli Headline: IIT-M researchers develop alternatives to conventional Li-ion batteries URL: https://www.edexlive.com/news/2020/sep/10/iit-m-researchers-develop-alternatives-to- conventional-li-ion-batteries-14532.html

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) on Thursday said its researchers have made significant advances in developing alternatives to conventional lithium-ion and lead-acid batteries for industrial usage. Such advances are crucial as India is aiming to achieve 40 per cent of its total electricity generation from non-fossil fuel sources such as solar and wind by the year 2030, the Institute said. According to the researchers, the study into vanadium redox flow battery stack development opens up possibilities for the indigenous fabrication of flow battery stacks by MSME units for domestic and grid-level energy storage applications. "Our team designed, fabricated and executed indigenous kW-scale vanadium redox flow battery for application in energy storage, which can be integrated into renewable sources such as solar and wind energy," Sreenivas Jayanti, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras, said in a statement. "We have developed operating protocols and design criteria for flow battery stack of power rating up to 10 kW using the prototype of a practical size that can be directly employed in industrial-scale stacks for grid-level storage," Jayanti added. According to the team, there are important advantageous characteristics of flow batteries. As the active species are in a liquid state and stored outside the battery, the energy can be stored indefinitely. The number of times the electrolyte can be charged or discharged is also very high. Also, there is no danger if the battery is completely drained. Thus, more percentage of energy storage capacity can be withdrawn effectively than what is possible with popular solid-state batteries. "'Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries' (VRFB), with their distinct features of independent scale-up of power and energy, long cycling life, low Levelized cost of energy storage and milli-seconds response time, shows great scope in confronting with intermittency in renewable energy sources and load demand," said study researcher Ravendra Gundlapalli.

Date: 10th September 2020 Media: IANS Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Sreenivas Jayanti Student: Dr. Ravendra Gundlapalli Headline: IIT-M develops alternatives to conventional Li-ion batteries URL: http://www.ianslive.in/index.php?param=news/-719306

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) on Thursday said its researchers have made significant advances in developing alternatives to conventional lithium-ion and lead-acid batteries for industrial usage. Such advances are crucial as India is aiming to achieve 40 per cent of its total electricity generation from non-fossil fuel sources such as solar and wind by the year 2030, the Institute said. According to the researchers, the study into vanadium redox flow battery stack development opens up possibilities for the indigenous fabrication of flow battery stacks by MSME units for domestic and grid-level energy storage applications. "Our team designed, fabricated and executed indigenous kW-scale vanadium redox flow battery for application in energy storage, which can be integrated into renewable sources such as solar and wind energy," Sreenivas Jayanti, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras, said in a statement. "We have developed operating protocols and design criteria for flow battery stack of power rating up to 10 kW using the prototype of a practical size that can be directly employed in industrial-scale stacks for grid-level storage," Jayanti added. According to the team, there are important advantageous characteristics of flow batteries. As the active species are in a liquid state and stored outside the battery, the energy can be stored indefinitely. The number of times the electrolyte can be charged or discharged is also very high. Also, there is no danger if the battery is completely drained. Thus, more percentage of energy storage capacity can be withdrawn effectively than what is possible with popular solid-state batteries. "'Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries' (VRFB), with their distinct features of independent scale-up of power and energy, long cycling life, low Levelized cost of energy storage and milli-seconds response time, shows great scope in confronting with intermittency in renewable energy sources and load demand," said study researcher Ravendra Gundlapalli.

Date: 10th September 2020 Media: UNI Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Sreenivas Jayanti Headline: IIT-M researchers develop alternatives to conventional batteries for industry use URL: http://www.uniindia.com/iit-m-researchers-develop-alternatives-to-conventional-batteries-for- industry-use/south/news/2156286.html

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) on Thursday said its researchers have made significant advances in developing alternatives to conventional lithium-ion and lead-acid batteries for industrial usage. Such advances are crucial as India is aiming to achieve 40 per cent of its total electricity generation from non-fossil fuel sources such as solar and wind by the year 2030, the Institute said. According to the researchers, the study into vanadium redox flow battery stack development opens up possibilities for the indigenous fabrication of flow battery stacks by MSME units for domestic and grid-level energy storage applications. "Our team designed, fabricated and executed indigenous kW-scale vanadium redox flow battery for application in energy storage, which can be integrated into renewable sources such as solar and wind energy," Sreenivas Jayanti, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras, said in a statement. "We have developed operating protocols and design criteria for flow battery stack of power rating up to 10 kW using the prototype of a practical size that can be directly employed in industrial-scale stacks for grid-level storage," Jayanti added. According to the team, there are important advantageous characteristics of flow batteries. As the active species are in a liquid state and stored outside the battery, the energy can be stored indefinitely. The number of times the electrolyte can be charged or discharged is also very high. Also, there is no danger if the battery is completely drained. Thus, more percentage of energy storage capacity can be withdrawn effectively than what is possible with popular solid-state batteries. "'Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries' (VRFB), with their distinct features of independent scale-up of power and energy, long cycling life, low Levelized cost of energy storage and milli-seconds response time, shows great scope in confronting with intermittency in renewable energy sources and load demand," said study researcher Ravendra Gundlapalli.

Date: 10th September 2020 Media: National Chronicle Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Sreenivas Jayanti Student: Dr. Ravendra Gundlapalli Headline: IIT-M develops alternatives to conventional Li-ion batteries URL: https://nationalchronicle.in/science-technology/iit-m-develops-alternatives-to-conventional-li- ion-batteries/

Such advances are crucial as India is aiming to achieve 40 per cent of its total electricity generation from non-fossil fuel sources such as solar and wind by the year 2030, the Institute said. According to the researchers, the study into vanadium redox flow battery stack development opens up possibilities for the indigenous fabrication of flow battery stacks by MSME units for domestic and grid-level energy storage applications. “Our team designed, fabricated and executed indigenous kW-scale vanadium redox flow battery for application in energy storage, which can be integrated into renewable sources such as solar and wind energy,” Sreenivas Jayanti, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras, said in a statement. “We have developed operating protocols and design criteria for flow battery stack of power rating up to 10 kW using the prototype of a practical size that can be directly employed in industrial-scale stacks for grid-level storage,” Jayanti added. According to the team, there are important advantageous characteristics of flow batteries. As the active species are in a liquid state and stored outside the battery, the energy can be stored indefinitely. The number of times the electrolyte can be charged or discharged is also very high. Also, there is no danger if the battery is completely drained. Thus, more percentage of energy storage capacity can be withdrawn effectively than what is possible with popular solid-state batteries. “‘Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries’ (VRFB), with their distinct features of independent scale-up of power and energy, long cycling life, low Levelized cost of energy storage and milli-seconds response time, shows great scope in confronting with intermittency in renewable energy sources and load demand,” said study researcher Ravendra Gundlapalli.

Date: 10th September 2020 Media: Daily Hunt Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Sreenivas Jayanti Student: Dr. Ravendra Gundlapalli Headline: IIT-M develops alternatives to conventional Li-ion batteries URL: https://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/english/telangana+today+english-epaper- teltdyen/iit+m+develops+alternatives+to+conventional+li+ion+batteries-newsid-n213621538

Such advances are crucial as India is aiming to achieve 40 per cent of its total electricity generation from non-fossil fuel sources such as solar and wind by the year 2030, the Institute said. According to the researchers, the study into vanadium redox flow battery stack development opens up possibilities for the indigenous fabrication of flow battery stacks by MSME units for domestic and grid-level energy storage applications. “Our team designed, fabricated and executed indigenous kW-scale vanadium redox flow battery for application in energy storage, which can be integrated into renewable sources such as solar and wind energy,” Sreenivas Jayanti, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras, said in a statement. “We have developed operating protocols and design criteria for flow battery stack of power rating up to 10 kW using the prototype of a practical size that can be directly employed in industrial-scale stacks for grid-level storage,” Jayanti added. According to the team, there are important advantageous characteristics of flow batteries. As the active species are in a liquid state and stored outside the battery, the energy can be stored indefinitely. The number of times the electrolyte can be charged or discharged is also very high. Also, there is no danger if the battery is completely drained. Thus, more percentage of energy storage capacity can be withdrawn effectively than what is possible with popular solid-state batteries. “‘Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries’ (VRFB), with their distinct features of independent scale-up of power and energy, long cycling life, low Levelized cost of energy storage and milli-seconds response time, shows great scope in confronting with intermittency in renewable energy sources and load demand,” said study researcher Ravendra Gundlapalli.

Date: 10th September 2020 Media: Indian Education Diary Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Sreenivas Jayanti Student: Dr. Ravendra Gundlapalli Headline: IIT Madras Researchers Make Significant Advances in Developing Alternatives to Conventional Li-ion and Lead-acid Batteries for Industrial Usage URL: https://indiaeducationdiary.in/iit-madras-researchers-make-significant-advances-in-developing- alternatives-to-conventional-li-ion-and-lead-acid-batteries-for-industrial-usage/

Indian Institute of Technology Madras Researchers have made significant advances in developing alternatives to conventional lithium-ion and lead-acid batteries for industrial usage. Such advances are crucial as India is aiming to achieve 40 per cent of its total electricity generation from non-fossil fuel sources such as solar and wind by the year 2030. The IIT Madras Researchers have already filed two patents and presented this in numerous national and international conferences besides publishing research papers in reputed peer-reviewed journals. Research into vanadium redox flow battery stack development opens up possibilities for indigenous fabrication of flow battery stacks by MSME units for domestic and grid-level energy storage applications. The Research was conducted by Dr. Ravendra Gundlapalli, PhD Scholar, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras, Prof. Sreenivas Jayanti, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras, and their team. Highlighting the importance of this research, Prof. Sreenivas Jayanti, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras, said, “Our Research Team at IIT Madras is probably the first team in India to design, fabricate and execute indigenous kW-scale vanadium redox flow battery for application in energy storage, which can be integrated into renewable sources such as solar and wind energy.” Prof. Sreenivas Jayanti added, “We have developed operating protocols and design criteria for flow battery stack of power rating up to 10 kW using the prototype of a practical size that can be directly employed in industrial-scale stacks for grid-level storage.” This Project has been supported by grants from the Ministry of Education and Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India and involved researchers from the Departments of Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering and the Central Electronics Centre of IIT Madras. Elaborating on the technical aspects, Dr. Ravendra Gundlapalli, PhD Scholar, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras, said, “Typical life of a solid-state battery is three to five years; vanadium flow batteries are commercially available with a warranty of 15 to 20 years. From a fire safety point of view, vanadium flow batteries are extremely safe as the electrolytes are not combustible and thermal runaway possibilities are practically nil.” Dr. Ravendra Gundlapalli added, “The major distinguishing characteristic of flow batteries from conventional solid-state batteries (like Li-ion and Lead-acid) is the independent rating of power and energy levels. In solid-state batteries the power and energy levels are dependent on each other and these levels cannot be changed once the battery is fabricated.” There are important advantageous characteristics of flow batteries. As the active species are in a liquid state and stored outside the battery, the energy can be stored indefinitely. The number of times the electrolyte can be charged or discharged is also very high (>10000 cycles). Also, there is no danger if the battery is completely drained. Thus, more percentage of energy storage capacity can be withdrawn effectively than what is possible with popular solid-state batteries. Date: 11th September 2020 Media: (clip attached) Edition: Chennai Page No: 2 Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Sreenivas Jayanti Student: Dr. Ravendra Gundlapalli Headline: IIT-M ahead in developing alternatives to batteries

Date: 11th September 2020 Media: The Statesman (clip attached) Edition: Kolkata / New Delhi Page No: 11 Journalist: NA Headline: Judging skills

Date: 11th September 2020 Media: Trinity Mirror (clip attached) Edition: Chennai Page No: 4 Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Sreenivas Jayanti Student: Dr. Ravendra Gundlapalli Headline: IIT(M) researchers develop alternatives to conventional batteries

Date: 11th September 2020 Media: Motoroids Edition: Online Journalist: Mr. Karan Tripathi Professor: Prof. Sreenivas Jayanti Student: Dr. Ravendra Gundlapalli Headline: IIT Madras Researchers Develop Alternative To Lithium-ion And Lead-Acid Batteries URL: https://www.motoroids.com/news/iit-madras/

The world is taking big steps towards electrifying mobility but a lot depends on how battery technology evolves over time. As batteries will be at the core of this transformation, for electric mobility to replace ICE-powered technology fully, power sources will have to be smaller, lighter, greener, last longer, pack more energy than ever and recharge in quick time. Researchers at IIT Madras have been working in this area and have made significant advances in developing alternatives to conventional Li-ion and Lead-acid batteries for industrial usage. How is this related to mobility? Well, any new technology does filter down to related areas, once it’s proven in a certain application. The researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology in Chennai are probably the first Indian team to design, fabricate & execute indigenous kW-scale ‘Vanadium Redox Flow Battery’ stacks for application in energy storage, which can be integrated into solar and wind energy. Such advances are crucial as India is aiming to achieve 40 per cent of its total electricity generation from non-fossil fuel sources such as solar and wind by the year 2030. The IIT Madras Researchers have already filed two patents and presented this in numerous national and international conferences besides publishing research papers in reputed peer-reviewed journals.

Date: 11th September 2020 Media: ABP Education.com Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Sreenivas Jayanti Student: Dr. Ravendra Gundlapalli Headline: IIT Madras researchers develop alternatives to conventional batteries URL: https://www.abpeducation.com/news/iit-madras-researchers-develop-alternatives-to- conventional-batteries-1.1201231?ref=edunews-sec-page-pq-stry- 3?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=abpedu_twit

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras’s researchers have developed alternatives to conventional lithium-ion and lead-acid batteries. This battery can be integrated by solar and wind power. This project has been supported by grants from the Ministry of Education and Department of Science and Technology (DST). The project involves researchers from the Departments of Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering and the Central Electronics Centre of IIT Madras. The research was led by Dr Ravendra Gundlapalli, PhD Scholar, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras, and was joined by Prof. Sreenivas Jayanti, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras. Expressing the importance of research, Prof Jayanti said, “Our Research Team at IIT Madras is probably the first team in India to design, fabricate and execute indigenous kW-scale vanadium redox flow battery for application in energy storage, which can be integrated into renewable sources such as solar and wind energy.” Advertisement Dr Gundlapalli said, “Typical life of a solid-state battery is three to five years; vanadium flow batteries are commercially available with a warranty of 15 to 20 years. From a fire safety point of view, vanadium flow batteries are extremely safe as the electrolytes are not combustible and thermal runaway possibilities are practically nil.” Mentioning that 40 percent of solar and wind power will be generated in India in the future, a statement from IIT Madras reads, “With an increase in the share of renewable energy sources in the world’s energy production, there is a need for large-scale energy storage for both on-grid and off-grid applications to accommodate the natural variation of renewable energy sources. Battery storage of energy is being seen as essential for many applications.”

Date: 11th September 2020 Media: Saur Energy Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Sreenivas Jayanti Student: Dr. Ravendra Gundlapalli Headline: Researchers at IIT Madras Develop Feasible Alternatives to Li-ion Batteries URL: https://www.saurenergy.com/solar-energy-news/researchers-at-iit-madras-develop-feasible- alternatives-to-li-ion-batteries

A team of researchers at IIT Madras has made significant advances in developing alternatives to conventional Li-ion batteries for industrial usage. The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) has announced that a team of researchers has made significant advances in developing alternatives to conventional lithium-ion (Li-ion) and lead- acid batteries for industrial usage. Such advances are crucial as India is aiming to achieve 40 percent of its total electricity generation from non-fossil fuel sources such as solar and wind by the year 2030, the Institute said. According to the researchers, the study into vanadium redox flow battery stack development opens up possibilities for the indigenous fabrication of flow battery stacks by MSME units for domestic and grid-level energy storage applications. “Our team designed, fabricated and executed indigenous kW-scale vanadium redox flow battery for application in energy storage, which can be integrated into renewable sources such as solar and wind energy,” Sreenivas Jayanti, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras said. ”We have developed operating protocols and design criteria for flow battery stack of power rating up to 10 kW using the prototype of a practical size that can be directly employed in industrial-scale stacks for grid-level storage,” Jayanti added. According to the team, there are important advantageous characteristics of flow batteries. As the active species are in a liquid state and stored outside the battery, the energy can be stored indefinitely. The number of times the electrolyte can be charged or discharged is also very high. Also, there is no danger if the battery is completely drained. Thus, more percentage of energy storage capacity can be withdrawn effectively than what is possible with popular solid-state batteries. “Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries’ (VRFB), with their distinct features of independent scale-up of power and energy, long cycling life, low Levelised cost of energy storage and milli-seconds response time, shows great scope in confronting with intermittency in renewable energy sources and load demand,” said Ravendra Gundlapalli, part of the research team.

Date: 12th September 2020 Media: Financial Express (clip attached) Edition: Ahmedabad / Bangalore / Chennai / Hyderabad / Kolkata / Mumbai / New Delhi Page No: 9 Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Sreenivas Jayanti Student: Dr. Ravendra Gundlapalli Headline: New source of storing power

Date: 13th September 2020 Media: Financial Express Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Sreenivas Jayanti Student: Dr. Ravendra Gundlapalli Headline: New source of storing power URL: https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/science/new-source-of-storing-power/2081437/

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras researchers have made significant advances in developing alternatives to conventional lithium-ion and lead-acid batteries for industrial usage. Such advances are crucial as India is aiming to achieve 40% of its electricity generation from non-fossil fuel sources such as solar and wind by 2030. IIT Madras researchers have filed two patents and presented this in numerous conferences, besides publishing research papers in reputed peer-reviewed journals. Research into vanadium redox flow battery stack development opens up possibilities for indigenous fabrication of flow battery stacks by MSME units for domestic and grid-level energy storage applications. The research was conducted by Dr Ravendra Gundlapalli, PhD scholar, and Prof Sreenivas Jayanti, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras, and their team. Prof Jayanti said, “Our team at IIT Madras is probably the first team in India to design, fabricate and execute indigenous kW-scale vanadium redox flow battery for application in energy storage, which can be integrated into renewable sources such as solar and wind energy. We have developed operating protocols and design criteria for flow battery stack of power rating up to 10 kW using the prototype of a practical size that can be directly employed in industrial-scale stacks for grid-level storage.” This project has been supported by grants from the Ministry of Education and Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, and involved researchers from the Departments of Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering and the Central Electronics Centre of IIT Madras. Dr Gundlapalli added that the typical life of a solid-state battery is three to five years; vanadium flow batteries are commercially available with a warranty of 15-20 years. “From a fire safety point of view, vanadium flow batteries are extremely safe as the electrolytes are not combustible and thermal runaway possibilities are practically nil,” Dr Gundlapalli said.

Date: 15th September 2020 Media: Global News Wire Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Dr. V. V. Raghavendra Sai Headline: US-Based RICOVR Healthcare and IIT Madras Receive ‘Ignition Grants’ Award for COVID-19 Diagnostic Device URL: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/09/15/2094189/0/en/US-Based-RICOVR- Healthcare-and-IIT-Madras-Receive-Ignition-Grants-Award-for-COVID-19-Diagnostic-Device.html

The Biosensor Platform uses a small drop of saliva to provide high quality, cost-effective results in 5 minutes & detect active viral particles on the spot without needing a specialized apparatus RICOVR Healthcare Inc., an US-based rapid diagnostics platform company and IIT Madras have developed a revolutionary point-of-care COVID-19 antigen test that can provide results in five minutes using saliva. This project won the prestigious ‘Ignition Grants’ Award from the U.S. India Science and Technology Endowment Fund (USISTEF).

USISTEF, a joint fund established by the U.S. and India to promote innovation through science and technology, announced the results recently after a rigorous binational review process of over 400 proposals, The Ricovr-IIT Madras team was selected for its out-of-the-box, innovative idea to address the COVID-19 challenge.

RICOVR Healthcare’s patented biosensor platform uses a small drop of saliva to provide high-quality, cost-effective results in approximately five minutes. IIT Madras is collaborating with RICOVR to bring this novel COVID-19 antigen test to the market. The innovative approach of detection and simple use of saliva will help bring a cost-effective, accurate, and user-friendly device to global markets in need of more immediate diagnostic tools.

Highlighting the unique aspects of this collaboration, Dr. Himanshu Bhatia, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, RICOVR Healthcare Inc., said, “RICOVR is proud to receive this distinguished award that highlights the strong collaboration with its R&D partner, the Indian Institute of Technology Madras. Given the scientific vetting process's rigor, this achievement adds credibility to our already-proven technology. Our scientific approach and methodical steps continue to propel RICOVR in the right direction. With this recognition and partnership, we are confident we can achieve better outcomes and a robust testing platform for COVID detection.”

The RICOVR and IIT Madras collaboration is intended to support a successful joint U.S.-India entrepreneurial initiative devoted to battle COVID-19. It focuses on developing and implementing new technologies and systems to satisfy unmet rapid and reliable testing needs. RICOVR Healthcare is one step closer to bringing the Point-of-care Fiber-optic Biosensor (P-FAB) Device from the lab to the market.

Elaborating the technology behind this COVID-19 Diagnostic Device, Dr. V. V. Raghavendra Sai, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Applied Mechanics, IIT Madras, said, “This technology is differentiated from the other molecular and antibody-based test in that it can detect the presence of active viral particles on the spot without needing a specialized apparatus. Our lab has already demonstrated and shown the capability of our technology in other diagnostics fields. This award will help us rapidly progress our work for this much-needed diagnostics test. This can be a game-changer in the management and control of COVID-19.”

The USISTEF had called for proposals under the category of ‘COVID-19 Ignition Grants’ in April 2020. The intent was to support promising joint U.S.-India entrepreneurial initiatives that address the development and implementation of new technologies, tools, and systems to address COVID-19 related challenges, including monitoring, diagnosis, health and safety, public outreach, information, and communications.

Reiterating the relevance of mutual cooperation, U.S. Ambassador to India Mr. Kenneth I. Juster emphasized, “The U.S. Government is pleased to partner with the Government of India's Department of Science and Technology to provide initial financing to almost a dozen promising technologies, chosen from over 400 proposals, which seek to help the world in its global fight against COVID-19. This is just one area where American and Indian ingenuity is working together to serve our peoples and the broader international community.”

Point-of-care diagnostics, or near-patient testing, is a type of medical diagnostic test that enables accurate, real-time, laboratory-quality diagnostic test results within minutes. Testing at the point of care in this way increases the efficiency of the diagnostic and testing process, and helps to ensure that patients are receiving the highest-quality care by freeing up invaluable time normally occupied by waiting for test results. Point-of-care diagnostics market that the company operates in is expected to generate US$50.51 billion in revenues by 2026 in the United States alone

About RICOVR RICOVR, a leader in the oral diagnostics and testing market, was founded by Dr. Himanshu Bhatia, a physician executive with a deep background in medical devices and biotechnology. Along with Piyush Sadana, co-founder and seasoned entrepreneur with an investment banking and deep tech background, the firm boasts a distinguished advisory board and management team of scientists and engineers committed to making a positive impact on society. The company has strong partnerships with leading research and development institutions around the globe. To learn more about Ricovr, visit https://www.ricovr.com/.

Date: 15th September 2020 Media: IT News Online Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Dr. V. V. Raghavendra Sai Headline: US-Based RICOVR Healthcare and IIT Madras Receive ‘Ignition Grants’ Award for COVID-19 Diagnostic Device URL: http://www.itnewsonline.com/globenewswire/US-Based-RICOVR-Healthcare-and-IIT-Madras- Receive-Ignition-Grants-Award-for-COVID-19-Diagnostic-Device/7654

The Biosensor Platform uses a small drop of saliva to provide high quality, cost-effective results in 5 minutes & detect active viral particles on the spot without needing a specialized apparatus RICOVR Healthcare Inc., an US-based rapid diagnostics platform company and IIT Madras have developed a revolutionary point-of-care COVID-19 antigen test that can provide results in five minutes using saliva. This project won the prestigious ‘Ignition Grants’ Award from the U.S. India Science and Technology Endowment Fund (USISTEF).

USISTEF, a joint fund established by the U.S. and India to promote innovation through science and technology, announced the results recently after a rigorous binational review process of over 400 proposals, The Ricovr-IIT Madras team was selected for its out-of-the-box, innovative idea to address the COVID-19 challenge.

RICOVR Healthcare’s patented biosensor platform uses a small drop of saliva to provide high-quality, cost-effective results in approximately five minutes. IIT Madras is collaborating with RICOVR to bring this novel COVID-19 antigen test to the market. The innovative approach of detection and simple use of saliva will help bring a cost-effective, accurate, and user-friendly device to global markets in need of more immediate diagnostic tools.

Highlighting the unique aspects of this collaboration, Dr. Himanshu Bhatia, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, RICOVR Healthcare Inc., said, “RICOVR is proud to receive this distinguished award that highlights the strong collaboration with its R&D partner, the Indian Institute of Technology Madras. Given the scientific vetting process's rigor, this achievement adds credibility to our already-proven technology. Our scientific approach and methodical steps continue to propel RICOVR in the right direction. With this recognition and partnership, we are confident we can achieve better outcomes and a robust testing platform for COVID detection.”

The RICOVR and IIT Madras collaboration is intended to support a successful joint U.S.-India entrepreneurial initiative devoted to battle COVID-19. It focuses on developing and implementing new technologies and systems to satisfy unmet rapid and reliable testing needs. RICOVR Healthcare is one step closer to bringing the Point-of-care Fiber-optic Biosensor (P-FAB) Device from the lab to the market.

Elaborating the technology behind this COVID-19 Diagnostic Device, Dr. V. V. Raghavendra Sai, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Applied Mechanics, IIT Madras, said, “This technology is differentiated from the other molecular and antibody-based test in that it can detect the presence of active viral particles on the spot without needing a specialized apparatus. Our lab has already demonstrated and shown the capability of our technology in other diagnostics fields. This award will help us rapidly progress our work for this much-needed diagnostics test. This can be a game-changer in the management and control of COVID-19.”

The USISTEF had called for proposals under the category of ‘COVID-19 Ignition Grants’ in April 2020. The intent was to support promising joint U.S.-India entrepreneurial initiatives that address the development and implementation of new technologies, tools, and systems to address COVID-19 related challenges, including monitoring, diagnosis, health and safety, public outreach, information, and communications.

Reiterating the relevance of mutual cooperation, U.S. Ambassador to India Mr. Kenneth I. Juster emphasized, “The U.S. Government is pleased to partner with the Government of India's Department of Science and Technology to provide initial financing to almost a dozen promising technologies, chosen from over 400 proposals, which seek to help the world in its global fight against COVID-19. This is just one area where American and Indian ingenuity is working together to serve our peoples and the broader international community.”

Point-of-care diagnostics, or near-patient testing, is a type of medical diagnostic test that enables accurate, real-time, laboratory-quality diagnostic test results within minutes. Testing at the point of care in this way increases the efficiency of the diagnostic and testing process, and helps to ensure that patients are receiving the highest-quality care by freeing up invaluable time normally occupied by waiting for test results. Point-of-care diagnostics market that the company operates in is expected to generate US$50.51 billion in revenues by 2026 in the United States alone

About RICOVR RICOVR, a leader in the oral diagnostics and testing market, was founded by Dr. Himanshu Bhatia, a physician executive with a deep background in medical devices and biotechnology. Along with Piyush Sadana, co-founder and seasoned entrepreneur with an investment banking and deep tech background, the firm boasts a distinguished advisory board and management team of scientists and engineers committed to making a positive impact on society. The company has strong partnerships with leading research and development institutions around the globe. To learn more about Ricovr, visit https://www.ricovr.com/.

Date: 15th September 2020 Media: The New Indian Express - EDEX Edition: Online Journalist: Shreesha Ghosh Alumni: Mr. Sumanth Alwala Headline: This software developed by IIT alumni can automatically turn flat fabrics into 3D images on models. Here's how URL: https://www.edexlive.com/news/2020/sep/15/this-software-developed-by-iit-alumni-can- automatically-turn-flat-fabrics-into-3d-images-on-models-14625.html

Indian Institute of Technology Madras-incubated start-up TRI3D has developed apparel visualisation technology capable of converting flat images of garments like sarees and fabrics into beautiful photorealistic 3D images on models, mannequins and creative representations. TRI3D's digital cataloguing software called FAB3D can drape on models, tabletop styles, ghost mannequins and more. "This is a quick, simple, and economical solution to a cataloguing problem," says Sumanth Alwala, co-founder TRI3D, who graduated from IIT Madras in 2013. Sumanth runs TRI3D along with Nitish Reddy Parvatham, who is an alumnus of IIT Bombay.

The software can act as a substitute for conventional model photoshoots and is convenient even for small boutique designers and weavers who don't have access to or can't afford photoshoots. Images generated by the software are acceptable on most of the e-commerce websites. "In simple words, a picture of a flat piece of a saree/fabric is automatically draped onto a model with unchallenged realism, by the power of technology. The photo could also be one of an unstitched fabric and our software will not only 'stitch' the fabric but also visualise it as a saree/finished garment draped onto a model, in a variety of poses, thereby realising the potential of the fabric. The painstaking task of arranging a day-long photoshoot with models having to constantly change in and out of sarees is easily bypassed. The desired image is generated in a matter of minutes, without any compromise. The quality of the generated image is on par if not superior to the images taken by a photoshoot. They are acceptable on e-commerce websites like Amazon, Flipkart, etc and also the users can put it up on their own websites. What we have done is made it easier, affordable and the process quicker," explains Sumanth.

TRI3D's software has helped sellers upload more than 20,000 products in the last three months and more than 60,000 products in the last year, most of them being sarees. "In light of the current Coronavirus pandemic situation, the e-commerce business is expected to rise further, with more people preferring to shop online over walk-in retail stores. It thus becomes imperative for businesses to open up online channels. But one of the main barriers for this channel would be to generate images of garments to be uploaded to e-commerce websites. TRI3D here becomes an invaluable tool, providing efficient solutions for this cataloguing process. It will help them to set up their e-commerce business seamlessly," adds Sumanth.

The software is currently being used not just by retailers, but also wholesalers, and manufacturers, B2B distributors, and even handloom weavers directly in some cases. They currently have more than 150 active customers from all over India, and a lot of them being from remote towns in India like Kanjeevaram, Tiruppur, Salem, Coimbatore, Mangalagiri, Chirala, Pochapally, Ilkal, Mysore, Nasik, Banaras, Chanderi, etc., apart from metro cities.

Date: 16th September 2020 Media: Deccan Herald (clip attached) Edition: Bangalore Page No: 11 Journalist: Mr. ETB Sivapriyan Professor: Dr. V. V. Raghavendra Sai Spokesperson Quoted: Dr. Himanshu Bhatia Headline: This testing device can check Covid-19 in five minutes URL: https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/this-testing-device-can-check-covid-19-in-five- minutes-888546.html

Date: 16th September 2020 Media: India Today Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Dr. V. V. Raghavendra Sai Spokesperson Quoted: Dr. Himanshu Bhatia Headline: Covid-19 diagnostic device prepared by RICOVR Healthcare and IIT Madras receives ‘Ignition Grants’ Award URL: https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/covid-19-diagnostic-device-prepared- by-ricovr-healthcare-and-iit-madras-receive-ignition-grants-award-1722352-2020-09-16

RICOVR Healthcare Inc., a US-based rapid diagnostics platform company, and IIT Madras have developed a revolutionary point-of-care Covid-19 antigen test that can provide results in five minutes using saliva. This project won the prestigious ‘Ignition Grants’ Award from the US India Science and Technology Endowment Fund (USISTEF).Quick Covid-19 testUSISTEF, a joint fund established by the US and India to promote innovation through science and technology, announced the results recently after a rigorous binational review process of over 400 proposals, The Ricovr-IIT Madras team was selected for its out-of-the-box, innovative idea to address the Covid-19 challenge.RICOVR Healthcare’s patented biosensor platform uses a small drop of saliva to provide high-quality, cost- effective results in approximately five minutes.IIT Madras is collaborating with RICOVR to bring this novel Covid-19 antigen test to the market. The innovative approach of detection and simple use of saliva will help bring a cost-effective, accurate, and user-friendly device to global markets in need of more immediate diagnostic tools.Highlighting the unique aspects of this collaboration, Dr. Himanshu Bhatia, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, RICOVR Healthcare Inc., said, “RICOVR is proud to receive this distinguished award that highlights the strong collaboration with its R&D partner, the Indian Institute of Technology Madras. Given the scientific vetting process's rigor, this achievement adds credibility to our already-proven technology. Our scientific approach and methodical steps continue to propel RICOVR in the right direction. With this recognition and partnership, we are confident we can achieve better outcomes and a robust testing platform for Cocid detection.”ADVERTISEMENTThe RICOVR and IIT Madras collaboration is intended to support a successful joint US.-India entrepreneurial initiative devoted to battle Covid-19. It focuses on developing and implementing new technologies and systems to satisfy unmet rapid and reliable testing needs. RICOVR Healthcare is one step closer to bringing the Point-of-care Fiber-optic Biosensor (P-FAB) Device from the lab to the market.Elaborating the technology behind this Covid-19 Diagnostic Device, Dr. V. V. Raghavendra Sai, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Applied Mechanics, IIT Madras, said, “This technology is differentiated from the other molecular and antibody-based test in that it can detect the presence of active viral particles on the spot without needing a specialized apparatus.Our lab has already demonstrated and shown the capability of our technology in other diagnostics fields. This award will help us rapidly progress our work for this much-needed diagnostics test. This can be a game-changer in the management and control of Covid-19.”The USISTEF had called for proposals under the category of ‘Covid-19 Ignition Grants’ in April 2020. The intent was to support promising joint U.S.-India entrepreneurial initiatives that address the development and implementation of new technologies, tools, and systems to address Covid-19 related challenges, including monitoring, diagnosis, health and safety, public outreach, information, and communications.Reiterating the relevance of mutual cooperation, U.S. Ambassador to India Mr. Kenneth I. Juster emphasized,“The US Government is pleased to partner with the Government of India's Department of Science and Technology to provide initial financing to almost a dozen promising technologies, chosen from over 400 proposals, which seek to help the world in its global fight against COVID-19. This is just one area where American and Indian ingenuity is working together to serve our peoples and the broader international community.”Why this Covid-19 test is accurate?Point-of-care diagnostics, or near-patient testing, is a type of medical diagnostic test that enables accurate, real-time, laboratory-quality diagnostic test results within minutes. Testing at the point of care in this way increases the efficiency of the diagnostic and testing process and helps to ensure that patients are receiving the highest-quality care by freeing up invaluable time normally occupied by waiting for test results. The point-of-care diagnostics market that the company operates in is expected to generate US$50.51 billion in revenues by 2026 in the United States alone### Date: 16th September 2020 Media: News 24 Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Dr. V. V. Raghavendra Sai Spokesperson Quoted: Dr. Himanshu Bhatia Headline: Coronavirus Pandemic: US institution, IIT Madras receive ‘Ignition Grants’ Award for COVID- 19 diagnostic device URL: https://news24online.com/news/india/coronavirus-pandemic-us-institution-iit-madras-receive- ignition-grants-award-for-covid-19-diagnostic-device-38a3043c/

Even as the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage several countries, efforts are on all over the world to come up with an effective treatment for the COVID-19 virus.

Some good news has emerged in this fight against the coronavirus pandemic with India playing a leading role.

RICOVR Healthcare Inc., a US-based rapid diagnostics platform company, and IIT Madras have developed a revolutionary point-of-care COVID-19 antigen test that can provide results in five minutes using saliva.

This project won the prestigious ‘Ignition Grants’ Award from the U.S. India Science and Technology Endowment Fund (USISTEF).

USISTEF, a joint fund established by the U.S. and India to promote innovation through science and technology, announced the results recently after a rigorous binational review process of over 400 proposals, The Ricovr-IIT Madras team was selected for its out-of-the-box, innovative idea to address the COVID-19 challenge.

RICOVR Healthcare’s patented biosensor platform uses a small drop of saliva to provide high-quality, cost-effective results in approximately five minutes.

IIT Madras is collaborating with RICOVR to bring this novel COVID-19 antigen test to the market. The innovative approach of detection and simple use of saliva will help bring a cost-effective, accurate, and user-friendly device to global markets in need of more immediate diagnostic tools.

Highlighting the unique aspects of this collaboration, Dr. Himanshu Bhatia, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, RICOVR Healthcare Inc., said, “RICOVR is proud to receive this distinguished award that highlights the strong collaboration with its R&D partner, the Indian Institute of Technology Madras. Given the scientific vetting process's rigor, this achievement adds credibility to our already-proven technology."

"Our scientific approach and methodical steps continue to propel RICOVR in the right direction. With this recognition and partnership, we are confident we can achieve better outcomes and a robust testing platform for COVID-19 detection,” he added

The RICOVR and IIT Madras collaboration is intended to support a successful joint U.S.-India entrepreneurial initiative devoted to battle COVID-19. It focuses on developing and implementing new technologies and systems to satisfy unmet rapid and reliable testing needs. RICOVR Healthcare is one step closer to bringing the Point-of-care Fiber-optic Biosensor (P-FAB) Device from the lab to the market. Elaborating the technology behind this COVID-19 Diagnostic Device, Dr. V. V. Raghavendra Sai, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Applied Mechanics, IIT Madras, said, “This technology is differentiated from the other molecular and antibody-based test in that it can detect the presence of active viral particles on the spot without needing a specialized apparatus. Our lab has already demonstrated and shown the capability of our technology in other diagnostics fields." "This award will help us rapidly progress our work for this much-needed diagnostics test. This can be a game-changer in the management and control of COVID-19,” he added.

The USISTEF had called for proposals under the category of ‘COVID-19 Ignition Grants’ in April 2020. The intent was to support promising joint U.S.-India entrepreneurial initiatives that address the development and implementation of new technologies, tools, and systems to address COVID-19 related challenges, including monitoring, diagnosis, health and safety, public outreach, information, and communications. “The U.S. Government is pleased to partner with the Government of India's Department of Science and Technology to provide initial financing to almost a dozen promising technologies, chosen from over 400 proposals, which seek to help the world in its global fight against COVID-19. This is just one area where American and Indian ingenuity is working together to serve our peoples and the broader international community,” U.S. Ambassador to India Mr. Kenneth I. Juster emphasized while stressing on the relevance of mutual cooperation.

Point-of-care diagnostics, or near-patient testing, is a type of medical diagnostic test that enables accurate, real-time, laboratory-quality diagnostic test results within minutes. Testing at the point of care in this way increases the efficiency of diagnostic and testing process, and helps to ensure that patients are receiving the highest-quality care by freeing up invaluable time normally occupied by waiting for test results. Point-of-care diagnostics market that the company operates in is expected to generate US$50.51 billion in revenues by 2026 in the United States alone.

Date: 16th September 2020 Media: Pharmabiz Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Dr. V. V. Raghavendra Sai Spokesperson Quoted: Dr. Himanshu Bhatia Headline: Ricovr Healthcare & IIT Madras bag ‘Ignition Grants’ Award for COVID-19 diagnostic device URL: http://www.pharmabiz.com/NewsDetails.aspx?aid=131145&sid=2

Even as the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage several countries, efforts are on all over the world to come up with an effective treatment for the COVID-19 virus.

Some good news has emerged in this fight against the coronavirus pandemic with India playing a leading role.

RICOVR Healthcare Inc., a US-based rapid diagnostics platform company, and IIT Madras have developed a revolutionary point-of-care COVID-19 antigen test that can provide results in five minutes using saliva.

This project won the prestigious ‘Ignition Grants’ Award from the U.S. India Science and Technology Endowment Fund (USISTEF).

USISTEF, a joint fund established by the U.S. and India to promote innovation through science and technology, announced the results recently after a rigorous binational review process of over 400 proposals, The Ricovr-IIT Madras team was selected for its out-of-the-box, innovative idea to address the COVID-19 challenge.

RICOVR Healthcare’s patented biosensor platform uses a small drop of saliva to provide high-quality, cost-effective results in approximately five minutes.

IIT Madras is collaborating with RICOVR to bring this novel COVID-19 antigen test to the market. The innovative approach of detection and simple use of saliva will help bring a cost-effective, accurate, and user-friendly device to global markets in need of more immediate diagnostic tools.

Highlighting the unique aspects of this collaboration, Dr. Himanshu Bhatia, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, RICOVR Healthcare Inc., said, “RICOVR is proud to receive this distinguished award that highlights the strong collaboration with its R&D partner, the Indian Institute of Technology Madras. Given the scientific vetting process's rigor, this achievement adds credibility to our already-proven technology."

"Our scientific approach and methodical steps continue to propel RICOVR in the right direction. With this recognition and partnership, we are confident we can achieve better outcomes and a robust testing platform for COVID-19 detection,” he added

The RICOVR and IIT Madras collaboration is intended to support a successful joint U.S.-India entrepreneurial initiative devoted to battle COVID-19. It focuses on developing and implementing new technologies and systems to satisfy unmet rapid and reliable testing needs. RICOVR Healthcare is one step closer to bringing the Point-of-care Fiber-optic Biosensor (P-FAB) Device from the lab to the market. Elaborating the technology behind this COVID-19 Diagnostic Device, Dr. V. V. Raghavendra Sai, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Applied Mechanics, IIT Madras, said, “This technology is differentiated from the other molecular and antibody-based test in that it can detect the presence of active viral particles on the spot without needing a specialized apparatus. Our lab has already demonstrated and shown the capability of our technology in other diagnostics fields." "This award will help us rapidly progress our work for this much-needed diagnostics test. This can be a game-changer in the management and control of COVID-19,” he added.

The USISTEF had called for proposals under the category of ‘COVID-19 Ignition Grants’ in April 2020. The intent was to support promising joint U.S.-India entrepreneurial initiatives that address the development and implementation of new technologies, tools, and systems to address COVID-19 related challenges, including monitoring, diagnosis, health and safety, public outreach, information, and communications. “The U.S. Government is pleased to partner with the Government of India's Department of Science and Technology to provide initial financing to almost a dozen promising technologies, chosen from over 400 proposals, which seek to help the world in its global fight against COVID-19. This is just one area where American and Indian ingenuity is working together to serve our peoples and the broader international community,” U.S. Ambassador to India Mr. Kenneth I. Juster emphasized while stressing on the relevance of mutual cooperation.

Point-of-care diagnostics, or near-patient testing, is a type of medical diagnostic test that enables accurate, real-time, laboratory-quality diagnostic test results within minutes. Testing at the point of care in this way increases the efficiency of diagnostic and testing process, and helps to ensure that patients are receiving the highest-quality care by freeing up invaluable time normally occupied by waiting for test results. Point-of-care diagnostics market that the company operates in is expected to generate US$50.51 billion in revenues by 2026 in the United States alone.

Date: 16th September 2020 Media: India Education Diary Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Dr. V. V. Raghavendra Sai Spokesperson Quoted: Dr. Himanshu Bhatia Headline: US-Based RICOVR Healthcare and IIT Madras receive ‘Ignition Grants’ Award for COVID-19 Diagnostic Device URL: https://indiaeducationdiary.in/us-based-ricovr-healthcare-and-iit-madras-receive-ignition- grants-award-for-covid-19-diagnostic-device/

Even as the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage several countries, efforts are on all over the world to come up with an effective treatment for the COVID-19 virus.

Some good news has emerged in this fight against the coronavirus pandemic with India playing a leading role.

RICOVR Healthcare Inc., a US-based rapid diagnostics platform company, and IIT Madras have developed a revolutionary point-of-care COVID-19 antigen test that can provide results in five minutes using saliva.

This project won the prestigious ‘Ignition Grants’ Award from the U.S. India Science and Technology Endowment Fund (USISTEF).

USISTEF, a joint fund established by the U.S. and India to promote innovation through science and technology, announced the results recently after a rigorous binational review process of over 400 proposals, The Ricovr-IIT Madras team was selected for its out-of-the-box, innovative idea to address the COVID-19 challenge.

RICOVR Healthcare’s patented biosensor platform uses a small drop of saliva to provide high-quality, cost-effective results in approximately five minutes.

IIT Madras is collaborating with RICOVR to bring this novel COVID-19 antigen test to the market. The innovative approach of detection and simple use of saliva will help bring a cost-effective, accurate, and user-friendly device to global markets in need of more immediate diagnostic tools.

Highlighting the unique aspects of this collaboration, Dr. Himanshu Bhatia, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, RICOVR Healthcare Inc., said, “RICOVR is proud to receive this distinguished award that highlights the strong collaboration with its R&D partner, the Indian Institute of Technology Madras. Given the scientific vetting process's rigor, this achievement adds credibility to our already-proven technology."

"Our scientific approach and methodical steps continue to propel RICOVR in the right direction. With this recognition and partnership, we are confident we can achieve better outcomes and a robust testing platform for COVID-19 detection,” he added

The RICOVR and IIT Madras collaboration is intended to support a successful joint U.S.-India entrepreneurial initiative devoted to battle COVID-19. It focuses on developing and implementing new technologies and systems to satisfy unmet rapid and reliable testing needs. RICOVR Healthcare is one step closer to bringing the Point-of-care Fiber-optic Biosensor (P-FAB) Device from the lab to the market. Elaborating the technology behind this COVID-19 Diagnostic Device, Dr. V. V. Raghavendra Sai, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Applied Mechanics, IIT Madras, said, “This technology is differentiated from the other molecular and antibody-based test in that it can detect the presence of active viral particles on the spot without needing a specialized apparatus. Our lab has already demonstrated and shown the capability of our technology in other diagnostics fields." "This award will help us rapidly progress our work for this much-needed diagnostics test. This can be a game-changer in the management and control of COVID-19,” he added.

The USISTEF had called for proposals under the category of ‘COVID-19 Ignition Grants’ in April 2020. The intent was to support promising joint U.S.-India entrepreneurial initiatives that address the development and implementation of new technologies, tools, and systems to address COVID-19 related challenges, including monitoring, diagnosis, health and safety, public outreach, information, and communications. “The U.S. Government is pleased to partner with the Government of India's Department of Science and Technology to provide initial financing to almost a dozen promising technologies, chosen from over 400 proposals, which seek to help the world in its global fight against COVID-19. This is just one area where American and Indian ingenuity is working together to serve our peoples and the broader international community,” U.S. Ambassador to India Mr. Kenneth I. Juster emphasized while stressing on the relevance of mutual cooperation.

Point-of-care diagnostics, or near-patient testing, is a type of medical diagnostic test that enables accurate, real-time, laboratory-quality diagnostic test results within minutes. Testing at the point of care in this way increases the efficiency of diagnostic and testing process, and helps to ensure that patients are receiving the highest-quality care by freeing up invaluable time normally occupied by waiting for test results. Point-of-care diagnostics market that the company operates in is expected to generate US$50.51 billion in revenues by 2026 in the United States alone.

Date: 16th September 2020 Media: Med Gate Magazine Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Dr. V. V. Raghavendra Sai Spokesperson Quoted: Dr. Himanshu Bhatia Headline: Ricovr Healthcare and IIT Madras receive Ignition Grants Award for their revolutionary saliva- based Covid-19 device URL: https://medgatetoday.com/ricovr-healthcare-and-iit-madras-receive-ignition-grants-award-for- their-revolutionary-saliva-based-covid-19-device/

The Biosensor Platform uses a small drop of saliva to provide high quality, cost-effective results in 5 minutes & detect active viral particles on the spot without needing a specialized apparatus

RICOVR Healthcare Inc., an US-based rapid diagnostics platform company and IIT Madras have developed a revolutionary point-of-care COVID-19 antigen test that can provide results in five minutes using saliva. This project won the prestigious ‘Ignition Grants’ Award from the U.S. India Science and Technology Endowment Fund (USISTEF).

USISTEF, a joint fund established by the U.S. and India to promote innovation through science and technology, announced the results recently after a rigorous binational review process of over 400 proposals, The Ricovr-IIT Madras team was selected for its out-of-the-box, innovative idea to address the COVID-19 challenge.

RICOVR Healthcare’s patented biosensor platform uses a small drop of saliva to provide high-quality, cost-effective results in approximately five minutes. IIT Madras is collaborating with RICOVR to bring this novel COVID-19 antigen test to the market. The innovative approach of detection and simple use of saliva will help bring a cost-effective, accurate, and user-friendly device to global markets in need of more immediate diagnostic tools.

Highlighting the unique aspects of this collaboration, Dr. Himanshu Bhatia, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, RICOVR Healthcare Inc., said, “RICOVR is proud to receive this distinguished award that highlights the strong collaboration with its R&D partner, the Indian Institute of Technology Madras. Given the scientific vetting process’s rigor, this achievement adds credibility to our already- proven technology. Our scientific approach and methodical steps continue to propel RICOVR in the right direction. With this recognition and partnership, we are confident we can achieve better outcomes and a robust testing platform for COVID detection.”

The RICOVR and IIT Madras collaboration is intended to support a successful joint U.S.-India entrepreneurial initiative devoted to battle COVID-19. It focuses on developing and implementing new technologies and systems to satisfy unmet rapid and reliable testing needs. RICOVR Healthcare is one step closer to bringing the Point-of-care Fiber-optic Biosensor (P-FAB) Device from the lab to the market.

Elaborating the technology behind this COVID-19 Diagnostic Device, Dr. V. V. Raghavendra Sai, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Applied Mechanics, IIT Madras, said, “This technology is differentiated from the other molecular and antibody-based test in that it can detect the presence of active viral particles on the spot without needing a specialized apparatus. Our lab has already demonstrated and shown the capability of our technology in other diagnostics fields. This award will help us rapidly progress our work for this much-needed diagnostics test. This can be a game-changer in the management and control of COVID-19.”

The USISTEF had called for proposals under the category of ‘COVID-19 Ignition Grants’ in April 2020. The intent was to support promising joint U.S.-India entrepreneurial initiatives that address the development and implementation of new technologies, tools, and systems to address COVID-19 related challenges, including monitoring, diagnosis, health and safety, public outreach, information, and communications.

Reiterating the relevance of mutual cooperation, U.S. Ambassador to India Mr. Kenneth I. Juster emphasized, “The U.S. Government is pleased to partner with the Government of India’s Department of Science and Technology to provide initial financing to almost a dozen promising technologies, chosen from over 400 proposals, which seek to help the world in its global fight against COVID-19. This is just one area where American and Indian ingenuity is working together to serve our peoples and the broader international community.”

Point-of-care diagnostics, or near-patient testing, is a type of medical diagnostic test that enables accurate, real-time, laboratory-quality diagnostic test results within minutes. Testing at the point of care in this way increases the efficiency of diagnostic and testing process, and helps to ensure that patients are receiving the highest-quality care by freeing up invaluable time normally occupied by waiting for test results. Point-of-care diagnostics market that the company operates in is expected to generate US$50.51 billion in revenues by 2026 in the United States alone

Date: 16th September 2020 Media: PV Magazine Edition: Online Journalist: Mr. Emiliano Bellini Professor: Dr. V. V. Raghavendra Sai Headline: Vanadium redox flow battery for storage of wind and solar power URL: https://www.pv-magazine.com/2020/09/16/vanadium-redox-flow-battery-for-storage-of-wind- and-solar-power/

Scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) have developed a kilowatt- scale vanadium redox flow battery to store electricity generated by wind and solar projects. The researchers said the system, which is the first of its kind to be manufactured in India, can be directly deployed in industrial-scale stacks for grid-level storage. “The efficacy of the new designs has been verified experimentally,” they said. They told pv magazine that the storage system has a rated power capacity of 5 kW and 8 kW of peak power, with 25 kWh of storage capacity. Its energy density ranges from 30 watt-hours to 40 watt-hours per liter, with a round-trip efficiency of more than 70% at rated power and 60% at peak power. “The storage capacity can be easily increased by increasing the volume of the electrolyte in the reservoirs or by adding new reservoirs while maintaining the same number of stacks,” researcher Ravendra Gunlapalli said. “Similarly, if the power rating needs to be increased, more stacks can be connected to the same reservoirs.” Each stack features 16 cells, with each cell measuring 1,500 cm2. The electrolyte is made of vanadium oxide sulfate hydrate and the electrode is made of graphitized carbon felt. The researchers used three-dimensional complex geometry and mesh elements for the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations to study the flow distribution and overall pressure drop in the cell. “This combination of experiments and simulations for cell sizes in the range 400 to 1500 cm2 in several types of flow fields have not been reported in the literature and constituted the major contributions of the present work,” they said. “The improved understanding generated from these comprehensive studies led to two patented innovative ideas tested at cell and stack level.”

Date: 16th September 2020 Media: Yahoo Sport Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Dr. V. V. Raghavendra Sai Spokesperson Quoted: Dr. Himanshu Bhatia Headline: US-Based RICOVR Healthcare and IIT Madras Receive ‘Ignition Grants’ Award for COVID-19 Diagnostic Device URL: https://au.sports.yahoo.com/us-based-ricovr-healthcare-iit-224500770.html

RICOVR Healthcare and IIT Madras Princeton, USA, Sept. 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Biosensor Platform uses a small drop of saliva to provide high quality, cost-effective results in 5 minutes & detect active viral particles on the spot without needing a specialized apparatus RICOVR Healthcare Inc., an US-based rapid diagnostics platform company and IIT Madras have developed a revolutionary point-of-care COVID-19 antigen test that can provide results in five minutes using saliva. This project won the prestigious ‘Ignition Grants’ Award from the U.S. India Science and Technology Endowment Fund (USISTEF). USISTEF, a joint fund established by the U.S. and India to promote innovation through science and technology, announced the results recently after a rigorous binational review process of over 400 proposals, The Ricovr-IIT Madras team was selected for its out-of-the-box, innovative idea to address the COVID-19 challenge. RICOVR Healthcare’s patented biosensor platform uses a small drop of saliva to provide high-quality, cost-effective results in approximately five minutes. IIT Madras is collaborating with RICOVR to bring this novel COVID-19 antigen test to the market. The innovative approach of detection and simple use of saliva will help bring a cost-effective, accurate, and user-friendly device to global markets in need of more immediate diagnostic tools. Highlighting the unique aspects of this collaboration, Dr. Himanshu Bhatia, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, RICOVR Healthcare Inc., said, “RICOVR is proud to receive this distinguished award that highlights the strong collaboration with its R&D partner, the Indian Institute of Technology Madras. Given the scientific vetting process's rigor, this achievement adds credibility to our already- proven technology. Our scientific approach and methodical steps continue to propel RICOVR in the right direction. With this recognition and partnership, we are confident we can achieve better outcomes and a robust testing platform for COVID detection.” The RICOVR and IIT Madras collaboration is intended to support a successful joint U.S.-India entrepreneurial initiative devoted to battle COVID-19. It focuses on developing and implementing new technologies and systems to satisfy unmet rapid and reliable testing needs. RICOVR Healthcare is one step closer to bringing the Point-of-care Fiber-optic Biosensor (P-FAB) Device from the lab to the market. Elaborating the technology behind this COVID-19 Diagnostic Device, Dr. V. V. Raghavendra Sai, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Applied Mechanics, IIT Madras, said, “This technology is differentiated from the other molecular and antibody-based test in that it can detect the presence of active viral particles on the spot without needing a specialized apparatus. Our lab has already demonstrated and shown the capability of our technology in other diagnostics fields. This award will help us rapidly progress our work for this much-needed diagnostics test. This can be a game-changer in the management and control of COVID-19.” The USISTEF had called for proposals under the category of ‘COVID-19 Ignition Grants’ in April 2020. The intent was to support promising joint U.S.-India entrepreneurial initiatives that address the development and implementation of new technologies, tools, and systems to address COVID-19 related challenges, including monitoring, diagnosis, health and safety, public outreach, information, and communications.

Date: 16th September 2020 Media: Trinity Mirror (clip attached) Edition: Chennai Page No: 3 Journalist: NA Headline: IIT builds apparel visualization technology

Date: 16th September 2020 Media: Saur Energy Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: 5 Emerging Clean Startups Making India Self Reliant URL: https://www.saurenergy.com/solar-energy-news/5-emerging-clean-startups-making-india-self- reliant

India undoubtedly represents a huge, lucrative market for the cleantech industry with a lot of investments being pumped into the sector. That said, cleantech in India can still be referred to as an emerging concept and the focus to date has been mostly sector-specific. India is a big step as it calls for being ‘vocal for local’ products and services. Our planet is going through a fundamental shift away from fossil fuels. Being local not only applies to limited goods and services but it also highlights the trade of fuels and batteries from foreign countries. From India Inc’s perspective, the generation of renewable energy at scale is constantly evolving, with the main factor hindering it is the high capital intensively. However, various cleantech start-ups are coming up with the aim to make the economy systematic and sustainable as they address the huge demand for batteries in near future and work on battery management systems. Listed below are the few amongst them. Aqueouss: Aqueouss came into existence in the year 2012. They have the reputation of being one of the leading manufacturers and exporters of a high-quality range of Li-ion batteries and LifeP04 batteries. These products are made of high-quality raw material that is the best in the market and has been supplied by our trusted vendor base. These products exhibit long service life, reliability and better performance without any flaws. They test the products in accordance with the standards of quality for the utmost satisfaction of the clients. They specialise in providing lithium batteries for Electric vehicles and solar. Grinntech: Founded in 2018, Grinntech works on Lithium-ion cells to pack technology and supplies Li- ion battery packs for multiple EV applications. The firn is an investor-backed, growth phase start-up, leading on all fronts of battery design for EV applications. They work closely with leading worldwide companies, bringing cutting-edge technology in semiconductor, materials, and manufacturing techniques, etc. The startups’ expertise in the subject matter has been acknowledged by big OEMs and it is working with many of them for their upcoming EVs. The technology is indigenously developed and helps cater to the application-specific needs of the Indian EV industry. They are based out of IIT Madras Research Park. Oorjan: Founded in November 2014 by IIT Bombay alumni Roli Gupta and Gautam Das, Mumbai- based Oorjan is a technology-enabled distributed solar company in India catering to residential, commercial and industrial end-users. It provides turn-key projects to consumers including funding. Their offering includes premium solar products of international brands, easy financing options, installations and hassle-free maintenance. They have their proprietary technology of site assessment, proposal making and IoT based remote monitoring tool which provides real-time and historical generations and savings, and also provides proactive maintenance alerts. They are operational across 14 states in India with more than 1,000 customers. ION Energy: Founded in 2016 by a team of Ph.D. Engineers from Stanford, Penn State and IIT with decades of experience in advanced electronics and battery systems. ION Energy is an advanced battery management and intelligence platform. They utilise artificial intelligence and machine learning to build technologies that improve the life and performance of lithium-ion batteries which power electric vehicles and energy storage systems. It also leverages advanced electronics and software that accelerates the effort of engineering teams. They believe by 2022, global battery manufacturing capacity is set to cross 400 GWh. The huge demand for batteries is driving the need for smarter battery management. A battery management system is key to the reliable and efficient functioning of the battery. Lohum Cleantech Private Limited: Established in the year 2018, “Lohum Cleantech Private Limited” is a leading manufacturer of a wide range of Lithium-ion batteries, power banks, Lithium-Ion cells and Lithium-Ion battery charger. Located in Noida, the firm designs and manufactures Lithium-ion batteries, re-manufacture and re-purpose used battery packs and recycles geostrategic battery materials such as Lithium, Cobalt and Graphite. Their goal is to create technology that makes battery power sources cheaper and last longer in every part of the globe.

Date: 17th September 2020 Media: Deccan Chronicle (clip attached) Edition: Chennai Page No: 1 Journalist: NA Headline: IIT-M collaborated study wins award

Date: 17th September 2020 Media: Manipur Chronicle (clip attached) Edition: Manipur Page No: 3 Journalist: NA Professor: Dr. V. V. Raghavendra Sai Spokesperson Quoted: Dr. Himanshu Bhatia Headline: US-based RICOVR Healthcare and IIT Madras receive 'Ignition Grants' Award for COVID-19 diagnostic device

Date: 17th September 2020 Media: The Hindu Tamil (clip attached) Edition: Chennai Page No: 2 Journalist: NA Professor: Dr. V. V. Raghavendra Sai Headline: கதரானா பரிதொ னனக்埁 எளிய க쏁ힿ: சென்னன ஐஐ羿-க்埁 殿றப்ꯁ ힿ쏁鏁 (Device to perform Corona test: IIT Madras gets special award) URL: https://www.hindutamil.in/news/vetrikodi/news/579885-chennai-iit.html

அகம ி ் 毁 ொதொ நி쟁ைனத்鏁டன் இவணந்鏁 எளிய ர ொனொ ப ிரசொதவன 쏁ힿவய ் ண்翁ꮿ羿த்த கசன்வன ஐஐ羿- ்埁 அகம ி ் - இந்鎿ய 殿றப்ꯁ ힿ쏁鏁垿வடத்鏁ள்ள鏁. இ鏁கதொட ்பொ கசன்வன ஐஐ羿 கைளி뾿ட்ட கசய்鎿 ்埁잿ப்ꯁ: இந்鎿ய - அகம ி ் அ잿ힿயல் கதொ펿ல்ꏁட்ப அற ் ட்டவள நி鎿 鎿ட்டத்鎿ன் 믂லம் அ잿ힿயல், கதொ펿ல்ꏁட்ப ஆ ொய்ச்殿뾿ல் ꯁ鎿ய ண்翁ꮿ羿ப்ꯁ 쿁 ்埁 ‘இ ்வனஷன் 垿 ொன்ட்ஸ் ’ என்ற 殿றப்ꯁ ힿ쏁鏁 ைழங் ப்ப翁垿ற鏁.

அந்த ைவ 뾿ல், கசன்வன ஐஐ羿뿁ம், ிர ொை ் கைல்த்ர ் என்ற அகம ி ் நி쟁ைன믁ம் ரச ்ந்鏁 ண்翁ꮿ羿த்鏁ள்ள எளிய ர ொனொ ப ிரசொதவன 쏁ힿ ்埁‘இ ்வனஷன் 垿 ொன்ட்ஸ் ’ ힿ쏁鏁垿வடத்鏁ள்ள鏁. இ鏁埁잿த்鏁 கசன்வன ஐஐ羿பரயொ-கம羿 ் ல் இன்玿னீய ிங்鏁வற இவணரப ொ殿 ிய ் ힿ.ힿ. ொ ரைந்鎿 ொ சொய் 埂쟁ம்ரபொ鏁, ‘‘இந்த ் 쏁ힿ 믂லம் ர ொனொபொ鎿ப்வப 鏁ல்쮿யமொ எளி鎿ல் ண்翁ꮿ羿 ் லொம்’’ என்றொ .்

Date: 17th September 2020 Media: (clip attached) Edition: Bangalore Page No: 8 Journalist: NA Headline: 5 நி뮿ட ்鎿ல் சகாதரானா னவரனஸ கண்ட잿뿁ம் க쏁ힿனய உ쏁வாக்垿 சென்னன ஐஐ羿 ொ னன (IIT Madras achievement by creating a device to detect Coronavirus in 5 minutes) URL: https://www.dinakaran.com/News_Detail.asp?Nid=617580

கசன்வன: 5 நி뮿டத்鎿ல் க ொர ொனொ வை வஸ ண்ட잿뿁ம் 쏁ힿவய உ쏁ைொ ்垿 கசன்வன ஐஐ羿 சொதவன பவடத்鏁ள்ள鏁. மனித ் ளின் எச்殿வல ப ிரசொதவன கசய்鏁 5 நி뮿டத்鎿ல் க ொர ொனொவை ் ண்ட잿뿁ம் 쏁ힿ ண்翁ꮿ羿 ் ப்பட்翁ள்ள鏁. அகம ி ் ொவை ரச ்ந்த ீ ை ் கைல்த்ர ் நி쟁ைனத்鏁டன் இவணந்鏁 ꯁ鎿ய 쏁ힿவய ஐஐ羿 உ쏁ைொ ்垿뿁ள்ள鏁.

Date: 17th September 2020 Media: Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: 5 நி뮿ஷங்களில் கதரானா ச ாற்னறக் கண்ட잿뿁ம் க쏁ힿ (A device to detect corona in 5 minutes) URL: https://www.dinamani.com/all-editions/edition-chennai/chennai/2020/sep/17/corona-infection- diagnosis-tool-in-5-minutes-discovered-by-iit-chennai-in-collaboration-with-usa-3466626.html

கசன்வன: ர ொனொ ரநொய் பொ鎿ப்வப ் ண்ட잿뿁ம் 쏁ힿவய, அகம ி ் ொퟁடன் கசன்வன ஐஐ羿 இவணந்鏁 ண்翁ꮿ羿த்鏁ள்ள鏁.

இ鏁 கதொட ்பொ கசன்வன ஐஐ羿 ꯁதன்垿ழவம கைளி뾿ட்ட கசய்鎿 ்埁잿ப்ꯁ: அகம ி ் ொퟁம், இந்鎿யொퟁம் ரச ்ந்鏁 ힿஞ்ஞொனம் மற்쟁ம் கதொ펿ல்ꏁட்பத்鎿ன் 믂லம் ꯁ鏁வம வள ரமம்ப翁த்鏁ைதற் ொ அகம ி ் இந்鎿ய அ잿ힿயல் மற்쟁ம் கதொ펿ல்ꏁட்ப அற ் ட்டவளவய நி쟁ힿய鏁. இதன் 믂லம், தற்ரபொ鏁 அகம ி ் ொힿன் ி ை் ் என்ற 毁 ொதொ நி쟁ைனத்鏁டன் கசன்வன ஐஐ羿 இவணந்鏁, ர ொனொ ப ிரசொதவன 믁羿வை உடꟁ ்埁டன் கத ிힿ ்埁ம் 쏁ힿவய ் ண்翁ꮿ羿த்鏁ள்ள鏁.

இந்த ் 쏁ힿ뾿ல் , மனிதனின் உ뮿ழ்நீ ் 殿잿தளퟁ கச쯁த்鎿ய 5 நி뮿ஷங் ளில், ர ொனொைொல் அந்த நப ் பொ鎿 ் ப்பட்羿쏁 ்垿றொ ொ என கத ிந்鏁 ힿ翁ம். ரம쯁ம் இந்த ் 쏁ힿ, 뮿 ் 埁வறந்த கசலힿல் 뮿 த் 鏁ல்쮿யமொ ர ொனொ ப ிரசொதவன 믁羿வைத் கத ிힿ ்埁ம் என்쟁 கசன்வன ஐஐ羿-뾿ன் உ뾿 ி ம쏁த்鏁ை கபொ잿뾿யல் 鏁வற நி ்ைொ垿 ள் கத ிힿ ்垿ன்றன .்

இந்த ் 쏁ힿ뾿ன் கசயல்பொட்வட நி쏂ꮿத்ததற் ொ அகம ி ் ퟁன்殿쮿ன் ힿ쏁鏁ம் ைழங் ப்பட்翁ள்ள鏁. தற்ரபொ鏁, இந்த ் 쏁ힿவய கப ிய அளힿல் சந்வதப்ப翁த்鏁ை鏁 埁잿த்鏁 சம்பந்தப்பட்ட அகம ி ் நி쟁ைன믁ம், கசன்வன ஐஐ羿-뿁ம் இவணந்鏁 ஆரலொ殿த்鏁 ை쏁ைதொ அ鎿ல் கத ிힿ ் ப்பட்翁ள்ள鏁.

Date: 17th September 2020 Media: Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: சகாதரானா பரிதொ னன 믁羿னவ 5 நி뮿ட ்鎿ல் ச ரிힿக்埁ம் க쏁ힿ- சென்னன ஐ.ஐ.羿. கண்翁ꮿ羿ப்ꯁ (A device that can produce corona test results in 5 minutes: IIT Madras invention) URL: https://www.dailythanthi.com/News/TopNews/2020/09/17015426/Corona-test-results-in-5- minutes--Chennai-IIT.vpf

கசன்வன,

அகம ி ் ொퟁம், இந்鎿யொퟁம் ரச ்ந்鏁 ힿஞ்ஞொனம் மற்쟁ம் கதொ펿ல்ꏁட்பத்鎿ன் 믂லம் ꯁ鏁வம வள ரமம்ப翁த்鏁ைதற் ொ அகம ி ் ொ-இந்鎿யொ அ잿ힿயல் மற்쟁ம் கதொ펿ல்ꏁட்ப அற ் ட்டவளவய நி쟁ힿய鏁.

அதன் 믂லம் தற்ரபொ鏁 அகம ி ் ொힿன் ிர ொை ் என்ற 毁 ொதொ நி쟁ைனத்鏁டன் கசன்வன ஐ.ஐ.羿. இவணந்鏁 க ொர ொனொ ப ிரசொதவன 믁羿வை உடꟁ ்埁டன் கத ிힿ ்埁ம் 쏁ힿவய ண்翁ꮿ羿த்鏁 இ쏁 ்垿ற鏁.

இந்த 쏁ힿ뾿ல் மனிதனின் 殿ல鏁ளி உ뮿ழ்நீ ் (எச்殿ல்) க ொண்翁, அை ் க ொர ொனொைொல் பொ鎿 ் ப்பட்翁 இ쏁 ்垿றொ ொ? இல்வலயொ? என்ப鏁 5 நி뮿டத்鎿ரலரய கத ிந்鏁ힿ翁ம். ரம쯁ம் இந்த 쏁ힿ 뮿 ்埁வறந்த கசலힿல் 뮿 த்鏁ல்쮿யமொ க ொர ொனொ ப ிரசொதவன 믁羿வை கத ிힿ ்埁ம் என்쟁 கசன்வன ஐ.ஐ.羿.뾿ன் உ뾿 ் ம쏁த்鏁ை என்玿னீய ிங் 鏁வற நி ்ைொ垿 ள் கத ிힿ ்垿ன்றன .்

இந்த 쏁ힿ, கைற்잿 மொ கசயல்பொட்வட நி쏂ꮿத்ததற் ொ அகம ி ் ொ ퟁன்殿쮿ன் ힿ쏁வத뿁ம் கபற்쟁 இ쏁 ்垿ற鏁. இந்த நிவல뾿ல் இந்த 쏁ힿவய கப ிய அளힿல் சந்வதப்ப翁த்鏁ை鏁 எப்ப羿? என்ப鏁 埁잿த்鏁 அகம ி ் ொ நி쟁ைன믁ம், கசன்வன ஐ.ஐ.羿.뿁ம் இவணந்鏁 ஆரலொ殿த்鏁 ை쏁垿ற鏁.

க ொர ொனொ ரநொய்த் கதொற்றொல் பொ鎿 ் ப்ப翁பை ் ளின் எண்ணி ்வ நொ쿁 ்埁நொள் அ鎿 ித்鏁 ை쏁ம் நிவல뾿ல், க ொர ொனொ ப ிரசொதவன 쿁ம் அ鎿 ித்鏁 ை쏁垿ற鏁. இந்த நிவல뾿ல் கசன்வன ஐ.ஐ.羿. ண்翁ꮿ羿த்鎿쏁 ்埁ம் இந்த 쏁ힿ நவட믁வற ்埁 ைந்தொல் க ொர ொனொ ப ிரசொதவனவய 뮿 ힿவ ힿல் கசய்鏁ힿட 믁羿뿁ம்.

Date: 17th September 2020 Media: Malai Malar Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: சகாதரானா பரிதொ னன 믁羿னவ 5 நி뮿ட ்鎿ல் ச ரிힿக்埁ம் க쏁ힿ - சென்னன ஐ.ஐ.羿. கண்翁ꮿ羿ப்ꯁ (A Device to produce Coronavirus test results in 5 minutes - IIT Madras invention) URL: https://www.maalaimalar.com/news/district/2020/09/17004203/1887899/USBased-RICOVR- Healthcare-and-IIT-Madras-receive-Ignition.vpf

கசன்வன,

அகம ி ் ொퟁம், இந்鎿யொퟁம் ரச ்ந்鏁 ힿஞ்ஞொனம் மற்쟁ம் கதொ펿ல்ꏁட்பத்鎿ன் 믂லம் ꯁ鏁வம வள ரமம்ப翁த்鏁ைதற் ொ அகம ி ் ொ-இந்鎿யொ அ잿ힿயல் மற்쟁ம் கதொ펿ல்ꏁட்ப அற ் ட்டவளவய நி쟁ힿய鏁.

அதன் 믂லம் தற்ரபொ鏁 அகம ி ் ொힿன் ிர ொை ் என்ற 毁 ொதொ நி쟁ைனத்鏁டன் கசன்வன ஐ.ஐ.羿. இவணந்鏁 க ொர ொனொ ப ிரசொதவன 믁羿வை உடꟁ ்埁டன் கத ிힿ ்埁ம் 쏁ힿவய ண்翁ꮿ羿த்鏁 இ쏁 ்垿ற鏁.

இந்த 쏁ힿ뾿ல் மனிதனின் 殿ல鏁ளி உ뮿ழ்நீ ் (எச்殿ல்) க ொண்翁, அை ் க ொர ொனொைொல் பொ鎿 ் ப்பட்翁 இ쏁 ்垿றொ ொ? இல்வலயொ? என்ப鏁 5 நி뮿டத்鎿ரலரய கத ிந்鏁ힿ翁ம். ரம쯁ம் இந்த 쏁ힿ 뮿 ்埁வறந்த கசலힿல் 뮿 த்鏁ல்쮿யமொ க ொர ொனொ ப ிரசொதவன 믁羿வை கத ிힿ ்埁ம் என்쟁 கசன்வன ஐ.ஐ.羿.뾿ன் உ뾿 ் ம쏁த்鏁ை என்玿னீய ிங் 鏁வற நி ்ைொ垿 ள் கத ிힿ ்垿ன்றன .்

இந்த 쏁ힿ, கைற்잿 மொ கசயல்பொட்வட நி쏂ꮿத்ததற் ொ அகம ி ் ொ ퟁன்殿쮿ன் ힿ쏁வத뿁ம் கபற்쟁 இ쏁 ்垿ற鏁. இந்த நிவல뾿ல் இந்த 쏁ힿவய கப ிய அளힿல் சந்வதப்ப翁த்鏁ை鏁 எப்ப羿? என்ப鏁 埁잿த்鏁 அகம ி ் ொ நி쟁ைன믁ம், கசன்வன ஐ.ஐ.羿.뿁ம் இவணந்鏁 ஆரலொ殿த்鏁 ை쏁垿ற鏁.

க ொர ொனொ ரநொய்த் கதொற்றொல் பொ鎿 ் ப்ப翁பை ் ளின் எண்ணி ்வ நொ쿁 ்埁நொள் அ鎿 ித்鏁 ை쏁ம் நிவல뾿ல், க ொர ொனொ ப ிரசொதவன 쿁ம் அ鎿 ித்鏁 ை쏁垿ற鏁. இந்த நிவல뾿ல் கசன்வன ஐ.ஐ.羿. ண்翁ꮿ羿த்鎿쏁 ்埁ம் இந்த 쏁ힿ நவட믁வற ்埁 ைந்தொல் க ொர ொனொ ப ிரசொதவனவய 뮿 ힿவ ힿல் கசய்鏁ힿட 믁羿뿁ம்.

Date: 16th September 2020 Media: Polimer TV Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: A new device to test for Coronavirus through Saliva...IIT Madras achievement URL: https://bit.ly/3hBVi7p

கஅமொி ் ொힿன் ொ ிர ொைொ் என் ற ொதொ நைனத் டன் வஇணந் , உமழ்நீொ் லம் க ொர ொனொ பொிர சொவதன ர மற் க ொண் ைவ ள உட ் டன் க ைளி뾿ம் பதய ힿவ ய க சன் வ ன ஐ.ஐ.. உைொ ் உள் ள. இந் ர தொ - கஅமொி ் ட் யற் ச뾿ல் உைொ ் ப் பட் உள் ள பதய ힿ뾿ல் , மனிதனின் உமழ்நீவ ச ளி ள் க சத் தனொர ல, க ொர ொனொ க தொற் உண் டொ? இல் வ லயொ? என் வபத 5 நமடத் தல் ண் டறய யம் என் க சன் வ ன ஐ.ஐ.. நொ் ைொ ம் க தொிힿத் ள் ள. வ றந் த க சலힿல் , ல் லயமொன ைவ ள ைழங் ம் பதய ힿ뾿ன் க சயல் பொட் வ ட நபணம் க சய் ததற் ொ , கஅமொி ் ைன் சல் ힿ ைழங் க ௗ ைம் க சய் ள் ளதொ ைம் ஐ.ஐ.. ர ப ொசொியொ் ள் க தொிힿத் தனொ் . பதய ힿ ힿவ ힿல் க பொ சந் வ த ் க ொண் ை ப் பட உள் ளதொ இந் ர தொ - கஅமொி ் அத ொொி ள் க தொிힿத் ள் ளனொ் .

Date: 17th September 2020 Media: Business Today Edition: Online Journalist: Ms. Sonal Khetarpal Professor: Prof. V. V. Raghavendra Sai Headline: COVID-19 testing results in 5 minutes! IIT Madras develops a prototype URL: https://www.businesstoday.in/sectors/pharma/covid19-testing-results-in-5-minutes-iit-madras- develops-a-protype/story/416346.html

While the world is eagerly waiting for a vaccine, one of the problems that still exists is an effective COVID-19 test to determine its infection in early stages. The current COVID antibody testing is effective three-four days after the onset of infection; by that time the person has already spread the virus to others. On the other hand, the antigen-based tests to detect coronavirus proteins in the saliva have poor sensitivity, forcing people to go for expensive and time-consuming RT-PCR-based standard tests.

Early diagnosis is important in the management and control of COVID-19, says V. V. Raghavendra Sai, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Applied Mechanics, IIT Madras. The Biosensors Laboratory in IIT Madras headed by Raghavendra Sai is in the process of developing an efficient and sensitive COVID-19 diagnostic test. A prototype has already been developed. The lab was working for the last nine years on a fiber optic biosensor platform for the detection of bacterial toxin in urine for tuberculosis diagnosis.

This technology is now being modified to determine antigen in the saliva for COVID-19 infection. IIT Madras is conducting the research in collaboration with Ricovr Healthcare Inc., USA and Jitendra Satija at VIT Vellore for COVID-19 diagnosis.

"The sensor is designed to detect the SARS-CoV-2related proteins in a person's saliva and gives a digital readout," says Sai.

The biosensor platform is in the form of a handheld device, removing the need for any specialised apparatus, reducing the cost of COVID testing and showing results in five minutes. This technology has already been patented by IIT Madras and their US-based collaborator, Ricovr Healthcare Inc. Sai adds: "This technology is different from the other molecular and antibody-based tests because it can detect the slightest presence of active viral particles on the spot making it accurate. We aim to realise an affordable and reliable COVID diagnosis that would be cheaper than RT-PCR and sensitive than the existing paper-based point-of-care antigen kits."

Point-of-care or near-patient testing is a type of medical diagnostic test that enables accurate, real- time, laboratory-quality diagnostic test results within minutes. Testing at the point of care increases the efficiency of diagnosis and testing process, and helps ensure that patients are receiving quality care and instant results rather than waiting for one-two days.

IIT Madras has tied up with the US-based RICOVR Healthcare to bring the Point-of-care Fiber-optic Biosensor (P-FAB) Device from the lab to the market. The technology will take another three-six months for commercialisation and is expected to have a much wider scope of applications beyond COVID-19 diagnosis, such as disease diagnosis in emergency wards and primary healthcare centres. The project has received a research grant from Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), a Department of Science and Technology (DST) unit under the Government of India. They have also received an 'Ignition Grants' Award from the US India Science and Technology Endowment Fund (USISTEF), a joint fund established by the US and India to promote innovation. This financial support is intended to bring the technology from the research laboratory to the market.

Date: 17th September 2020 Media: MSN Edition: Online Journalist: Ms. Sonal Khetarpal Professor: Prof. V. V. Raghavendra Sai Headline: COVID-19 testing results in 5 minutes! IIT Madras develops a prototype URL: https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/news/covid-19-testing-results-in-5-minutes-iit-madras- develops-a-prototype/ar-BB1994TG

While the world is eagerly waiting for a vaccine, one of the problems that still exists is an effective COVID-19 test to determine its infection in early stages. The current COVID antibody testing is effective three-four days after the onset of infection; by that time the person has already spread the virus to others. On the other hand, the antigen-based tests to detect coronavirus proteins in the saliva have poor sensitivity, forcing people to go for expensive and time-consuming RT-PCR-based standard tests.

Early diagnosis is important in the management and control of COVID-19, says V. V. Raghavendra Sai, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Applied Mechanics, IIT Madras. The Biosensors Laboratory in IIT Madras headed by Raghavendra Sai is in the process of developing an efficient and sensitive COVID-19 diagnostic test. A prototype has already been developed. The lab was working for the last nine years on a fiber optic biosensor platform for the detection of bacterial toxin in urine for tuberculosis diagnosis.

This technology is now being modified to determine antigen in the saliva for COVID-19 infection. IIT Madras is conducting the research in collaboration with Ricovr Healthcare Inc., USA and Jitendra Satija at VIT Vellore for COVID-19 diagnosis.

"The sensor is designed to detect the SARS-CoV-2related proteins in a person's saliva and gives a digital readout," says Sai.

The biosensor platform is in the form of a handheld device, removing the need for any specialised apparatus, reducing the cost of COVID testing and showing results in five minutes. This technology has already been patented by IIT Madras and their US-based collaborator, Ricovr Healthcare Inc. Sai adds: "This technology is different from the other molecular and antibody-based tests because it can detect the slightest presence of active viral particles on the spot making it accurate. We aim to realise an affordable and reliable COVID diagnosis that would be cheaper than RT-PCR and sensitive than the existing paper-based point-of-care antigen kits."

Point-of-care or near-patient testing is a type of medical diagnostic test that enables accurate, real- time, laboratory-quality diagnostic test results within minutes. Testing at the point of care increases the efficiency of diagnosis and testing process, and helps ensure that patients are receiving quality care and instant results rather than waiting for one-two days.

IIT Madras has tied up with the US-based RICOVR Healthcare to bring the Point-of-care Fiber-optic Biosensor (P-FAB) Device from the lab to the market. The technology will take another three-six months for commercialisation and is expected to have a much wider scope of applications beyond COVID-19 diagnosis, such as disease diagnosis in emergency wards and primary healthcare centres. The project has received a research grant from Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), a Department of Science and Technology (DST) unit under the Government of India. They have also received an 'Ignition Grants' Award from the US India Science and Technology Endowment Fund (USISTEF), a joint fund established by the US and India to promote innovation. This financial support is intended to bring the technology from the research laboratory to the market. Date: 17th September 2020 Media: The New Indian Express (clip attached) Edition: Chennai Page No: 5 Journalist: NA Professor: Dr. V. V. Raghavendra Sai Headline: US firm, IIT-M collaborate to bring rapid test to India URL: https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/sep/18/us-firm-iit-m-collaborate-to- bring-rapidtest-to-india-2198362.html

Date: 17th September 2020 Media: Trinity Mirror (clip attached) Edition: Chennai Page No: 2 Journalist: NA Headline: IIT Madras receives 'Ignition Grants' award

Date: 17th September 2020 Media: (clip attached) Edition: Electronic Journalist: Mr. Jayasingh Headline: IIT Madras develops device to test for COVID-19 with Saliva URL: https://fromsmash.com/VBRb3cqlS3-dt

Date: 17th September 2020 Media: News on AIR Edition: Online Journalist: Mr. Jayasingh Headline: IIT Madras develops device to test for COVID-19 with Saliva URL: http://newsonair.com/Text-Bulletin-Details.aspx?id=34545

In , the active COVID-19 caseload remained under fifty thousand for the eighth consecutive day yesterday. The total infection has reached nearly 5.2 lakh while the recoveries have gone up to more than 4.64 lakh. Meanwhile, the Madras IIT said, its team has developed a novel method to detect the COVID-19-causing virus in a person in just five minutes.

"The IIT Madras has claimed that its new method to test for the SARSCoV2 virus in a person that caused Covid-19 disease can be detected in just five minutes from his saliva. It is developed jointly with an US based healthcare diagnostics platform called Ricovr Healthcare. The project has won the ‘Ignition Grants’ Award from the US-India Science and Technology Endowment Fund established jointly by both the countries. The new diagnostic process is said to be capable of sensing active viral particles on the spot without needing a specialized laboratory. The IIT says the innovative detection technique and the simple use of saliva will help bring a cost-effective and user-friendly device for making Covid-19 tests economical and reliable. Jayasingh, AIR News, Chennai."

Date: 17th September 2020 Media: Biospectrum Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: Ricovr, IIT M receive recognition for COVID-19 diagnostic device URL: https://www.biospectrumindia.com/news/78/17225/ricovr-iit-m-receive-recognition-for-covid-19- diagnostic-device.html

The Biosensor Platform uses a small drop of saliva to provide high quality, cost-effective results in 5 minutes & detect active viral particles on the spot without needing a specialized apparatus RICOVR Healthcare Inc., an US-based rapid diagnostics platform company and IIT Madras have developed a revolutionary point-of-care COVID-19 antigen test that can provide results in five minutes using saliva. This project won the prestigious ‘Ignition Grants’ Award from the U.S. India Science and Technology Endowment Fund (USISTEF). USISTEF, a joint fund established by the U.S. and India to promote innovation through science and technology, announced the results recently after a rigorous binational review process of over 400 proposals, The Ricovr-IIT Madras team was selected for its out-of-the-box, innovative idea to address the COVID-19 challenge. RICOVR Healthcare’s patented biosensor platform uses a small drop of saliva to provide high-quality, cost-effective results in approximately five minutes. IIT Madras is collaborating with RICOVR to bring this novel COVID-19 antigen test to the market. The innovative approach of detection and simple use of saliva will help bring a cost-effective, accurate, and user-friendly device to global markets in need of more immediate diagnostic tools. The RICOVR and IIT Madras collaboration is intended to support a successful joint U.S.-India entrepreneurial initiative devoted to battle COVID-19. It focuses on developing and implementing new technologies and systems to satisfy unmet rapid and reliable testing needs. RICOVR Healthcare is one step closer to bringing the Point-of-care Fiber-optic Biosensor (P-FAB) Device from the lab to the market. The USISTEF had called for proposals under the category of ‘COVID-19 Ignition Grants’ in April 2020. The intent was to support promising joint U.S.-India entrepreneurial initiatives that address the development and implementation of new technologies, tools, and systems to address COVID-19 related challenges, including monitoring, diagnosis, health and safety, public outreach, information, and communications.

Date: 18th September 2020 Media: (clip attached) Edition: Chennai Page No: 1 Journalist: NA Professor: Dr. V. V. Raghavendra Sai Spokesperson Quoted: Dr. Himanshu Bhatia Headline: With the help of Biosensor device, COVID-19 testing results in 5 minutes

Date: 18th September 2020 Media: Trinity Mirror (clip attached) Edition: Chennai Page No: 5 Journalist: NA Professor: Dr. V. V. Raghavendra Sai Headline: IIT-Madras develops instant COVID-19 antigen test URL: https://www.trinitymirror.net/news/iit-madras-joins-ricovr-develops-instant-covid-19-antigen-test/

Date: 18th September 2020 Media: - Express Healthcare Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Dr. V. V. Raghavendra Sai Spokesperson: Dr. Himanshu Bhatia Headline: RICOVR Healthcare, IIT Madras bag Ignition Grants Award for saliva-based COVID-19 POC diagnostic device URL: https://www.expresshealthcare.in/news/ricovr-healthcare-iit-madras-bag-ignition-grants-award- for-saliva-based-covid-19-poc-diagnostic-device/424785/

Biosensor platform uses small drop of saliva to provide high quality, cost-effective results in five minutes to detect active viral particles on the spot without needing specialised apparatus A point-of-care COVID-19 antigen test that can provide results in five minutes using saliva has won the Ignition Grants Award from the US India Science and Technology Endowment Fund (USISTEF). Developed by RICOVR Healthcare, an US-based rapid diagnostics platform company and IIT Madras this project won after a rigorous bi-national review process of over 400 proposals. RICOVR Healthcare’s patented biosensor platform reportedly uses a small drop of saliva to provide high-quality, cost-effective results in approximately five minutes. IIT Madras is collaborating with RICOVR to bring this novel COVID-19 antigen test to the market. The approach of detection and simple use of saliva will help bring a cost-effective, accurate, and user-friendly device to global markets in need of more immediate diagnostic tools. The point-of-care diagnostics, or near-patient testing market that the company operates in, is expected to generate $50.51 billion in revenues by 2026 in the US alone. Testing at the point of care in this way increases the efficiency of diagnostic and testing process, and helps to ensure that patients are receiving the highest-quality care by freeing up invaluable time normally occupied by waiting for test results. Highlighting the unique aspects of this collaboration, Dr Himanshu Bhatia, Founder and CEO, RICOVR Healthcare said, “Given the scientific vetting process’s rigour, this achievement adds credibility to our already-proven technology. Our scientific approach and methodical steps continue to propel RICOVR in the right direction. With this recognition and partnership, we are confident we can achieve better outcomes and a robust testing platform for COVID detection.” The RICOVR and IIT Madras collaboration focuses on developing and implementing new technologies and systems to satisfy unmet rapid and reliable testing needs. The award takes RICOVR Healthcare one step closer to bringing the Point-of-care Fiber-optic Biosensor (P-FAB) device from the lab to the market, according to a release. Elaborating the technology behind this COVID-19 diagnostic device, Dr V V Raghavendra Sai, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Applied Mechanics, IIT Madras, said, “This technology is differentiated from the other molecular and antibody-based test in that it can detect the presence of active viral particles on the spot without needing a specialised apparatus. Our lab has already demonstrated and shown the capability of our technology in other diagnostics fields. This award will help us rapidly progress our work for this much-needed diagnostics test. This can be a game-changer in the management and control of COVID-19.” USISTEF, a joint fund established by the US and India to promote innovation through science and technology, had called for proposals under the category of COVID-19 Ignition Grants in April 2020. The intent was to support promising joint US-India entrepreneurial initiatives that address the development and implementation of new technologies, tools, and systems to address COVID-19 related challenges, including monitoring, diagnosis, health and safety, public outreach, information, and communications.

Date: 18th September 2020 Media: Biotecnika Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Dr. V. V. Raghavendra Sai Headline: 5 Minutes COVID-19 Test By IIT Madras Researchers – Prototype Ready URL: https://www.biotecnika.org/2020/09/iit-madras-covid-19-test-that-gives-results-in-5-minutes/

Not having an effective COVID-19 test to determine the infection in the early stages is one of the problems that still exist while the world is eagerly waiting for a vaccine. The COVID antibody testing used currently is effective only after three-four days after the onset of infection by the time which, the person could have spread the infection. Moreover, people are forced to go for expensive and time- consuming RT-PCR-based standard tests, as the antigen-based tests to detect coronavirus proteins in the saliva have poor sensitivity. From the Department of Applied Mechanics, IIT Madras, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, V. V. Raghavendra Sai said that for the management and control of COVID-19, early diagnosis of the infection is important. In order to address this issue, a research team is in the process of developing an efficient and sensitive COVID-19 diagnostic test at the Biosensors Laboratory in IIT Madras headed by Raghavendra Sai and they have already developed a prototype. The Biosensors Laboratory was working on a fiber optic biosensor platform for the detection of bacterial toxin in urine for tuberculosis diagnosis, for the last nine years. Now, this technology has been modified for determining antigen in the saliva for the COVID-19 infection caused by the novel coronavirus.

This research for COVID-19 diagnosis is being conducted by IIT Madras in collaboration with Jitendra Satija at VIT Vellore, and Ricovr Healthcare Inc., the USA. Sai says, “The sensor gives a digital readout and is designed to detect the SARS-CoV-2 related proteins in a person’s saliva.” The biosensor platform shows the results in five minutes, reducing the cost of COVID testing, and removing the need for any specialized apparatus, as it is in the form of a handheld device. This technology has already been patented by IIT Madras and Ricovr Healthcare Inc, IIT Madras’s US-based collaborator. Sai added, “As this technology can detect the slightest presence of active viral particles on the spot, which makes it accurate and different from the other molecular and antibody-based tests. We aim to make the COVID diagnosis reliable, sensitive than the existing paper-based point-of-care antigen kits, and affordable and cheaper than RT-PCR.” Near-patient testing or point-of-care testing is a type of medical diagnostic test that enables real-time diagnostic test results within minutes that is accurate and ensures laboratory-quality results. The efficiency of the diagnosis and testing process is increased in testing at the point-of-care and it helps in making sure that patients need not wait for one-two days rather can receive instant results and quality care.

In order to bring the Point-of-care Fiber-optic Biosensor (P-FAB) Device from the lab to the market, IIT Madras has joined hands with the US-based RICOVR Healthcare. It is expected to take another three- six months for this technology’s commercialization and is expected to be used in disease diagnosis in emergency wards and primary healthcare centers and have a much wider scope of applications beyond COVID-19 diagnoses. A Department of Science and Technology (DST) unit under the Government of India, the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) has provided the project with a research grant. Additionally, the research team has received an ‘Ignition Grants’ Award from a joint fund established by the US and India to promote innovation, the US India Science and Technology Endowment Fund (USISTEF). This financial support is aimed at bringing this technology to the market form the research laboratory.

Date: 20th September 2020 Media: Medicircle Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Dr. V. V. Raghavendra Sai Headline: India COVID News Updates across States and UT URL: https://medicircle.in/india-national-covid-news-updates-across-states-ut-september-20-2020

Ricovr Healthcare Inc., a US-based rapid diagnostics platform company, and IIT-Madras have developed a point-of-care Covid-19 antigen test that can provide results in five minutes using saliva samples. Sixty-three doctors have died due to Covid-19 in Tamil Nadu, of whom 12 are from Chennai, according to data released by the Indian Medical Association Headquarters, Delhi. As Tamil Nadu reported 5,560 fresh cases of Covid-19 on Thursday, the Health Minister, C Vijayabaskar, in a press statement, said over 45,000 children, who tested positive in the State, had been treated so far. Date: 22nd September 2020 Media: The Times of India Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Dr. Mitesh M. Khapra Spokesperson: Dr. Pratyush Kumar, Dr. Anoop Kunchukuttan Headline: IIT Madras develops AI model to process text in 11 Indian languages URL: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/iit-madras-develops-ai-model-to- process-text-in-11-indian-languages/articleshow/78251605.cms

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) on Tuesday said its faculty and AI4Bharat have developed artificial intelligence (AI) models and datasets to process texts in 11 Indian languages.AI4Bharat is a platform for building AI solutions for problems of relevance to India. According to IIT-M, its researchers and AI4Bharat released AI models and datasets for the following languages: Tamil, , , Telugu, , Punjabi, Bengali, Odia, Assamese, Gujarati, and Marathi.The multilingual AI models and datasets developed through this initiative will provide the essential building blocks to students, faculty, startups and industry to work on the Indian language tools and push the frontiers of technology.The faculty have made these cutting-edge resources open- source and completely free of cost, which can be accessed by anyone.These models are freely available and can be downloaded from a Github repository (https://indicnlp.ai4bharat.org/).Elaborating on this initiative, Mitesh M. Khapra, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, said: "We have a very rich diversity of languages in our country. As we move towards a digital economy, it is important that our languages find a space online. This requires a lot of innovation in creating input tools, datasets, and AI models for Indian languages."For example, imagine a learner who posts a question on an e-learning platform in Tamil or Hindi or any other numerous Indian regional languages.There is a need for tools that can automatically process such questions written in the Indian languages and classify them into specific topics."While such tools are available for English and other foreign languages, there are hardly any tools for Indian languages and this is the critical gap that we are trying to address through this initiative. These models are available free of cost as we want the entire country to benefit from them," added Khapra.AI4Bharat is an initiative co-founded by Khapra and Pratyush Kumar from IIT Madras and works to solve India specific problems in a community-driven, open-sourced manner.Speaking about the technology behind this initiative, Anoop Kunchukuttan, a volunteer at AI4Bharat and the lead researcher on this project, said: "We have an urgent responsibility to take the rapid advances of AI and make them accessible to the common man. One way of achieving this is to improve interactions between humans and machines. That is where the field of Natural Language Processing (NLP) comes in. NLP is a branch of AI that deals with the interaction between computers and humans using natural language."For the past one year, a team of researchers comprising students, faculty and volunteers from IIT Madras and AI4Bharat worked on collecting data and training powerful models for processing text written in Indian languages.The models take advantage of the similarities between Indian languages to make efficient use of data. Date: 22nd September 2020 Media: Edition: Online Journalist: Ms. Nandini Professor: Dr. Mitesh M. Khapra Spokesperson: Dr. Pratyush Kumar Headline: IIT-Madras faculty develop AI models to process text in 11 Indian regional languages URL: https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/iit-madras-faculty-develop-ai-models-to-process- text-in-11-indian-regional-languages/story-9bypIvvlPnMfehR7zcc1hO.html

Faculty at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) have developed Artificial Intelligence (AI) models and datasets to process texts in 11 Indian languages, the premier institute said on Tuesday. The initiative was taken up jointly with “AI4Bharat,” a platform for building AI solutions for problems of relevance to the country, a release from IIT-M said here.

The open source tool, completely free of cost, can be downloaded from https://indicnlp.ai4bharat.org/ “The multilingual AI models and datasets developed through this initiative will provide the essential building blocks to students, faculty, start-ups and industry to work on Indian language tools and push the frontiers of technology,” it said.

Researchers from IIT Madras and AI4Bharat released AI models and datasets for Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi, Bengali, Odia, Assamese, Gujarati and Marathi. According to Mitesh M Khapra, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT-M, as the country moves towards a digital economy, it is important that Indian languages find a space online.

“This requires a lot of innovation in creating input tools, datasets, and AI models for Indian languages,” he said.

“For example, imagine a learner who posts a question on an e-learning platform in Tamil or Hindi or any other numerous Indian regional languages. There is a need for tools that can automatically process such questions written in Indian languages and classify them into specific topics,” he said. Such tools were already available for English and other foreign languages but not for Indian ones, Khapra added.

AI4Bharat is an initiative co-founded by Khapra and Pratyush Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras and works to solve India-specific problems in a community-driven, open-sourced manner, the release added.

Kumar said the initiative “is one of the few attempts in academia” to develop and publicly release large scale multilingual AI models containing millions of parameters trained on billions of tokens from 11 Indian languages, completely free and open-source.

Date: 22nd September 2020 Media: News 18 Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Dr. Mitesh M. Khapra Spokesperson: Dr. Pratyush Kumar, Dr. Anoop Kunchukuttan Headline: IIT-M Faculty Develop AI Models To Process Indian Languages URL: https://www.news18.com/news/india/iit-m-faculty-develop-ai-models-to-process-indian- languages-2899569.html

Faculty at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) have developed Artificial Intelligence (AI) models and datasets to process texts in 11 Indian languages, the premier institute said on Tuesday. The initiative was taken up jointly with “AI4Bharat,” a platform for building AI solutions for problems of relevance to the country, a release from IIT-M said here.

The open source tool, completely free of cost, can be downloaded from https://indicnlp.ai4bharat.org/ “The multilingual AI models and datasets developed through this initiative will provide the essential building blocks to students, faculty, start-ups and industry to work on Indian language tools and push the frontiers of technology,” it said. Researchers from IIT Madras and AI4Bharat released AI models and datasets for Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi, Bengali, Odia, Assamese, Gujarati and Marathi.

According to Mitesh M Khapra, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT-M, as the country moves towards a digital economy, it is important that Indian languages find a space online. “This requires a lot of innovation in creating input tools, datasets, and AI models for Indian languages,” he said.

“For example, imagine a learner who posts a question on an e-learning platform in Tamil or Hindi or any other numerous Indian regional languages. There is a need for tools that can automatically process such questions written in Indian languages and classify them into specific topics,” he said. Such tools were already available for English and other foreign languages but not for Indian ones, Khapra added.

AI4Bharat is an initiative co-founded by Khapra and Pratyush Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras and works to solve India-specific problems in a community-driven, open-sourced manner, the release added. Kumar said the initiative “is one of the few attempts in academia” to develop and publicly release large scale multilingual AI models containing millions of parameters trained on billions of tokens from 11 Indian languages, completely free and open-source.

Date: 22nd September 2020 Media: UNI Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Dr. Mitesh M. Khapra Headline: IIT Madras develops AI model to process text in 11 Indian languages URL: http://www.uniindia.com/news/south/language-tn-iit-madras-ai-model/2171704.html

Indian Institute of Technology Madras Faculty has developed Artificial Intelligence Models and datasets to process texts in 11 Indian Regional Languages. This was taken up jointly with ‘AI4Bharat,’ a platform for building AI solutions for problems of relevance to India.

The researchers from IIT Madras and AI4Bharat released AI models and datasets for the following languages: Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi, Bengali, Odia, Assamese, Gujarati, and Marathi. The multilingual AI models and datasets developed through this initiative will provide the essential building blocks to students, faculty, start-ups and industry to work on Indian language tools and push the frontiers of technology.

The Faculty have made these cutting-edge resources open-source and completely free of cost, which can be accessed by anyone. These models are freely available and can be downloaded from a Github repository (https://indicnlp.ai4bharat.org/). An accompanying research paper describing the research methodologies and evaluation has been accepted at EMNLP-Findings (a companion publication at one of the top Natural Language Processing conferences).

Elaborating on this initiative, Dr Mitesh M Khapra, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras, said, “We have a very rich diversity of languages in our country. As we move towards a digital economy, it is important that our languages find a space online. This requires a lot of innovation in creating input tools, datasets, and AI models for Indian languages.” For example, imagine a learner who posts a question on an e-learning platform in Tamil or Hindi or any other numerous Indian regional languages. There is a need for tools that can automatically process such questions written in Indian languages and classify them into specific topics.

“While such tools are available for English and other foreign languages, there are hardly any tools for Indian languages and this is the critical gap that we are trying to address through this initiative. These models are available free of cost as we want the entire country to benefit from them,” added Dr Mitesh Khapra.

AI4Bharat is an initiative co-founded by Dr Mitesh M Khapra and Dr Pratyush Kumar from IIT Madras and works to solve India specific problems in a community-driven, open-sourced manner. Both Dr. Mitesh Khapra and Dr. Pratyush Kumar are also associated with the Robert Bosch Centre for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence.

Speaking about the technology behind this initiative, Dr. Anoop Kunchukuttan, a volunteer at AI4Bharat and the lead researcher on this project, said, “We have an urgent responsibility to take the rapid advances of AI and make them accessible to the common man. One way of achieving this is to improve the interactions between humans and machines. That is where the field of Natural Language Processing (NLP) comes in. NLP is a branch of AI that deals with the interaction between computers and humans using natural language.”

Adding on, Dr. Pratyush Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras, said, “This initiative is one of the few attempts in Academia to develop and publicly release such large scale multilingual AI models containing millions of parameters trained on billions of tokens from 11 Indian languages, completely free and open-source.”

For the past year, a team of researchers comprising students, faculty and volunteers from IIT Madras and AI4Bharat worked on collecting data and training powerful models for processing text written in Indian languages. The models take advantage of the similarities between Indian languages to make efficient use of data. With these models, the researchers have been able to push the state-of-the-art for Indian language processing on several tasks such as document classification, sentiment analysis, semantic matching, paraphrase detection and so on.

Highlighting the work done on Natural Language Processing, Dr. Pratyush Kumar said, “Modern NLP systems are driven by Deep Learning. A fundamental piece of these systems is language models, which capture meanings of words and sentences and their relations and require a large amount of data to train. The unavailability of such data has prevented the development of such models for Indian languages. As a result, Indian NLP has not been able to progress at the rate at which it should.”

Dr. Anoop Kunchukuttan added, “We really hope that start-ups and social initiatives working on Indian language technologies will be able to take our pre-trained models and adapt them to specific use cases by collecting smaller amounts of in-domain data.”

Mr. Divyanshu Kakwani, a Master’s student at IIT Madras and the Lead Student Researcher on this project, said, “I am happy to make a contribution to this project which has the potential to create impact. I hope our efforts inspire other students to work on Indian language technologies. All our models are publicly available and I am curious to see how others take this forward.” The Research Team hopes that this initiative will serve as a ‘call to action’ for academia, government and industry to come together and develop bigger and more diverse datasets for Indian languages. Data drives AI technology and it is time to make a serious investment in building datasets for Indian languages.

Natural language processing is a subfield of linguistics, computer science, and Artificial Intelligence concerned with the interactions between computers and human language, in particular how to program computers to process and analyze large amounts of natural language data.

Date: 22nd September 2020 Media: The New Indian Express- Edex Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Dr. Mitesh M. Khapra Spokesperson: Dr. Pratyush Kumar, Dr. Anoop Kunchukuttan Headline: IIT Madras faculty develop AI models to process text in 11 Indian regional languages URL: https://www.edexlive.com/news/2020/sep/22/iit-madras-faculty-develop-ai-models-to-process- text-in-11-indian-regional-languages-14753.html

Indian Institute of Technology Madras Faculty has developed Artificial Intelligence Models and datasets to process texts in 11 Indian Regional Languages. This was taken up jointly with ‘AI4Bharat,’ a platform for building AI solutions for problems of relevance to India.

The researchers from IIT Madras and AI4Bharat released AI models and datasets for the following languages: Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi, Bengali, Odia, Assamese, Gujarati, and Marathi. The multilingual AI models and datasets developed through this initiative will provide the essential building blocks to students, faculty, start-ups and industry to work on Indian language tools and push the frontiers of technology.

The Faculty have made these cutting-edge resources open-source and completely free of cost, which can be accessed by anyone. These models are freely available and can be downloaded from a Github repository (https://indicnlp.ai4bharat.org/). An accompanying research paper describing the research methodologies and evaluation has been accepted at EMNLP-Findings (a companion publication at one of the top Natural Language Processing conferences).

Elaborating on this initiative, Dr Mitesh M Khapra, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras, said, “We have a very rich diversity of languages in our country. As we move towards a digital economy, it is important that our languages find a space online. This requires a lot of innovation in creating input tools, datasets, and AI models for Indian languages.” For example, imagine a learner who posts a question on an e-learning platform in Tamil or Hindi or any other numerous Indian regional languages. There is a need for tools that can automatically process such questions written in Indian languages and classify them into specific topics.

“While such tools are available for English and other foreign languages, there are hardly any tools for Indian languages and this is the critical gap that we are trying to address through this initiative. These models are available free of cost as we want the entire country to benefit from them,” added Dr Mitesh Khapra.

AI4Bharat is an initiative co-founded by Dr Mitesh M Khapra and Dr Pratyush Kumar from IIT Madras and works to solve India specific problems in a community-driven, open-sourced manner. Both Dr. Mitesh Khapra and Dr. Pratyush Kumar are also associated with the Robert Bosch Centre for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence.

Speaking about the technology behind this initiative, Dr. Anoop Kunchukuttan, a volunteer at AI4Bharat and the lead researcher on this project, said, “We have an urgent responsibility to take the rapid advances of AI and make them accessible to the common man. One way of achieving this is to improve the interactions between humans and machines. That is where the field of Natural Language Processing (NLP) comes in. NLP is a branch of AI that deals with the interaction between computers and humans using natural language.”

Adding on, Dr. Pratyush Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras, said, “This initiative is one of the few attempts in Academia to develop and publicly release such large scale multilingual AI models containing millions of parameters trained on billions of tokens from 11 Indian languages, completely free and open-source.”

For the past year, a team of researchers comprising students, faculty and volunteers from IIT Madras and AI4Bharat worked on collecting data and training powerful models for processing text written in Indian languages. The models take advantage of the similarities between Indian languages to make efficient use of data. With these models, the researchers have been able to push the state-of-the-art for Indian language processing on several tasks such as document classification, sentiment analysis, semantic matching, paraphrase detection and so on.

Highlighting the work done on Natural Language Processing, Dr. Pratyush Kumar said, “Modern NLP systems are driven by Deep Learning. A fundamental piece of these systems is language models, which capture meanings of words and sentences and their relations and require a large amount of data to train. The unavailability of such data has prevented the development of such models for Indian languages. As a result, Indian NLP has not been able to progress at the rate at which it should.”

Dr. Anoop Kunchukuttan added, “We really hope that start-ups and social initiatives working on Indian language technologies will be able to take our pre-trained models and adapt them to specific use cases by collecting smaller amounts of in-domain data.”

Mr. Divyanshu Kakwani, a Master’s student at IIT Madras and the Lead Student Researcher on this project, said, “I am happy to make a contribution to this project which has the potential to create impact. I hope our efforts inspire other students to work on Indian language technologies. All our models are publicly available and I am curious to see how others take this forward.” The Research Team hopes that this initiative will serve as a ‘call to action’ for academia, government and industry to come together and develop bigger and more diverse datasets for Indian languages. Data drives AI technology and it is time to make a serious investment in building datasets for Indian languages.

Natural language processing is a subfield of linguistics, computer science, and Artificial Intelligence concerned with the interactions between computers and human language, in particular how to program computers to process and analyze large amounts of natural language data.

Date: 22nd September 2020 Media: Analytic India Mag Edition: Online Journalist: Sejuti Das Professor: Dr. Mitesh M. Khapra Spokesperson: Dr. Pratyush Kumar, Dr. Anoop Kunchukuttan Headline: IIT Madras Develops AI Models to Process Text In 11 Indian Regional Languages URL: https://analyticsindiamag.com/iit-madras-develops-ai-models-to-process-text-in-11-indian- regional-languag

Indian Institute of Technology Madras Faculty has developed Artificial Intelligence Models and datasets to process texts in 11 Indian Regional Languages. This was taken up jointly with ‘AI4Bharat,’ a platform for building AI solutions for problems of relevance to India.

The researchers from IIT Madras and AI4Bharat released AI models and datasets for the following languages: Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi, Bengali, Odia, Assamese, Gujarati, and Marathi. The multilingual AI models and datasets developed through this initiative will provide the essential building blocks to students, faculty, start-ups and industry to work on Indian language tools and push the frontiers of technology.

The Faculty have made these cutting-edge resources open-source and completely free of cost, which can be accessed by anyone. These models are freely available and can be downloaded from a Github repository (https://indicnlp.ai4bharat.org/). An accompanying research paper describing the research methodologies and evaluation has been accepted at EMNLP-Findings (a companion publication at one of the top Natural Language Processing conferences).

Elaborating on this initiative, Dr Mitesh M Khapra, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras, said, “We have a very rich diversity of languages in our country. As we move towards a digital economy, it is important that our languages find a space online. This requires a lot of innovation in creating input tools, datasets, and AI models for Indian languages.” For example, imagine a learner who posts a question on an e-learning platform in Tamil or Hindi or any other numerous Indian regional languages. There is a need for tools that can automatically process such questions written in Indian languages and classify them into specific topics.

“While such tools are available for English and other foreign languages, there are hardly any tools for Indian languages and this is the critical gap that we are trying to address through this initiative. These models are available free of cost as we want the entire country to benefit from them,” added Dr Mitesh Khapra.

AI4Bharat is an initiative co-founded by Dr Mitesh M Khapra and Dr Pratyush Kumar from IIT Madras and works to solve India specific problems in a community-driven, open-sourced manner. Both Dr. Mitesh Khapra and Dr. Pratyush Kumar are also associated with the Robert Bosch Centre for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence.

Speaking about the technology behind this initiative, Dr. Anoop Kunchukuttan, a volunteer at AI4Bharat and the lead researcher on this project, said, “We have an urgent responsibility to take the rapid advances of AI and make them accessible to the common man. One way of achieving this is to improve the interactions between humans and machines. That is where the field of Natural Language Processing (NLP) comes in. NLP is a branch of AI that deals with the interaction between computers and humans using natural language.”

Adding on, Dr. Pratyush Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras, said, “This initiative is one of the few attempts in Academia to develop and publicly release such large scale multilingual AI models containing millions of parameters trained on billions of tokens from 11 Indian languages, completely free and open-source.”

For the past year, a team of researchers comprising students, faculty and volunteers from IIT Madras and AI4Bharat worked on collecting data and training powerful models for processing text written in Indian languages. The models take advantage of the similarities between Indian languages to make efficient use of data. With these models, the researchers have been able to push the state-of-the-art for Indian language processing on several tasks such as document classification, sentiment analysis, semantic matching, paraphrase detection and so on.

Highlighting the work done on Natural Language Processing, Dr. Pratyush Kumar said, “Modern NLP systems are driven by Deep Learning. A fundamental piece of these systems is language models, which capture meanings of words and sentences and their relations and require a large amount of data to train. The unavailability of such data has prevented the development of such models for Indian languages. As a result, Indian NLP has not been able to progress at the rate at which it should.”

Dr. Anoop Kunchukuttan added, “We really hope that start-ups and social initiatives working on Indian language technologies will be able to take our pre-trained models and adapt them to specific use cases by collecting smaller amounts of in-domain data.”

Mr. Divyanshu Kakwani, a Master’s student at IIT Madras and the Lead Student Researcher on this project, said, “I am happy to make a contribution to this project which has the potential to create impact. I hope our efforts inspire other students to work on Indian language technologies. All our models are publicly available and I am curious to see how others take this forward.” The Research Team hopes that this initiative will serve as a ‘call to action’ for academia, government and industry to come together and develop bigger and more diverse datasets for Indian languages. Data drives AI technology and it is time to make a serious investment in building datasets for Indian languages.

Natural language processing is a subfield of linguistics, computer science, and Artificial Intelligence concerned with the interactions between computers and human language, in particular how to program computers to process and analyze large amounts of natural language data.

Date: 23rd September 2020 Media: The Times of India (clip attached) Edition: Chennai Page No: 2 Journalist: NA Alumni: Mr. Sumanth Alwala Headline: IIT-M tech turns fabric into sewed garment, virtually URL: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/iit-m-tech-turns-fabric-into-sewed-garment- virtually/articleshow/78263723.cms

Small fashion boutiques and designers could now virtually visualise a piece of fabric into any neatly sewn Indian garment on a mannequin or a model for sale on online portals by using a software developed by an IIT-M-incubated startup.The software, Fab3D, developed by Tri3D, can convert flat images of fabrics or garments like saris into photorealistic 3D images of models or mannequins wearing them and could save time and money spent on conventional photoshoots. Sumanth Alwala, co-founder, Tri3D and an IITM alumnus, said the software has gained more interest among small and big vendors in the past three months when e-commerce business picked up pace with more brands selling online during lockdown.“We started a year-and-a-half ago and now have more than 150 active customers and 80% of them are small vendors from remote locations. Nearly half of them approached us in the past three months and we are seeing a steady increase in retailers enquiring and wanting to use our technology,” he said. Sumanth Alwala partnered with Nitish Reddy Parvatham, an IIT Bombay alumnus. In the past three months, more than 20,000 products were catalogued and uploaded in e- commerce portals and social media platforms for sale and 60,000 products in the past one year through the software.The developers said their software, which took two years to develop, could be a substitute for conventional model photoshoots and save time and money for small vendors, boutique designers and weavers. Alwala said a seller has to upload an image of a sari exposing six to seven feet of the fabric in the software and choose one of the nearly 70 different templates including those with props to generate a 3D image of their choice, be it draped on a model or a mannequin, within 10 minutes. Similarly, a piece of an unstitched fabric could also be visualised into a finished garment like a shirt, trouser or a dress. Fashion designers could use the tool to mix and match fabrics into any outfit and the developers can make new templates with new styles that designers come up with. Date: 23rd September 2020 Media: Hindustan Times Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Dr. Mitesh M. Khapra, Dr. Pratyush Kumar Spokesperson: Dr. Anoop Kunchukuttan Headline: IIT-Madras faculty develop AI models to process text in 11 Indian regional languages URL: https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/iit-madras-faculty-develop-ai-models-to-process- text-in-11-indian-regional-languages/story-9bypIvvlPnMfehR7zcc1hO.html

Faculty at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) have developed Artificial Intelligence (AI) models and datasets to process texts in 11 Indian languages, the premier institute said on Tuesday. The initiative was taken up jointly with “AI4Bharat,” a platform for building AI solutions for problems of relevance to the country, a release from IIT-M said here.

The open source tool, completely free of cost, can be downloaded from https://indicnlp.ai4bharat.org/ “The multilingual AI models and datasets developed through this initiative will provide the essential building blocks to students, faculty, start-ups and industry to work on Indian language tools and push the frontiers of technology,” it said.

Researchers from IIT Madras and AI4Bharat released AI models and datasets for Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi, Bengali, Odia, Assamese, Gujarati and Marathi. According to Mitesh M Khapra, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT-M, as the country moves towards a digital economy, it is important that Indian languages find a space online.

“This requires a lot of innovation in creating input tools, datasets, and AI models for Indian languages,” he said.

“For example, imagine a learner who posts a question on an e-learning platform in Tamil or Hindi or any other numerous Indian regional languages. There is a need for tools that can automatically process such questions written in Indian languages and classify them into specific topics,” he said. Such tools were already available for English and other foreign languages but not for Indian ones, Khapra added.

AI4Bharat is an initiative co-founded by Khapra and Pratyush Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras and works to solve India-specific problems in a community-driven, open-sourced manner, the release added.

Kumar said the initiative “is one of the few attempts in academia” to develop and publicly release large scale multilingual AI models containing millions of parameters trained on billions of tokens from 11 Indian languages, completely free and open-source.

Date: 23rd September 2020 Media: India TV Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Dr. Mitesh M. Khapra, Dr. Pratyush Kumar Spokesperson: Dr. Anoop Kunchukuttan Headline: IIT Madras introduce AI models to process text in 11 Indian languages: Know how it works URL: https://www.indiatvnews.com/technology/news-iit-madras-develops-ai-model-to-process-text- in-indian-languages-651636

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) on Tuesday said its faculty and AI4Bharat have developed Artificial Intelligence (AI) models and datasets to process texts in 11 Indian languages. AI4Bharat is a platform for building AI solutions for problems of relevance to India. According to IIT-M, its researchers and AI4Bharat released AI models and datasets for the following languages: Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi, Bengali, Odia, Assamese, Gujarati, and Marathi.

The multilingual AI models and datasets developed through this initiative will provide the essential building blocks to students, faculty, startups and industry to work on the Indian language tools and push the frontiers of technology. The faculty have made these cutting-edge resources open-source and completely free of cost, which can be accessed by anyone. These models are freely available and can be downloaded from a Github repository (https://indicnlp.ai4bharat.org/).

Elaborating on this initiative, Mitesh M. Khapra, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, said: "We have a very rich diversity of languages in our country. As we move towards a digital economy, it is important that our languages find a space online. This requires a lot of innovation in creating input tools, datasets, and AI models for Indian languages."

For example, imagine a learner who posts a question on an e-learning platform in Tamil or Hindi or any other numerous Indian regional languages. There is a need for tools that can automatically process such questions written in the Indian languages and classify them into specific topics. "While such tools are available for English and other foreign languages, there are hardly any tools for Indian languages and this is the critical gap that we are trying to address through this initiative. These models are available free of cost as we want the entire country to benefit from them," added Khapra.

AI4Bharat is an initiative co-founded by Khapra and Pratyush Kumar from IIT Madras and works to solve India specific problems in a community-driven, open-sourced manner.

Speaking about the technology behind this initiative, Anoop Kunchukuttan, a volunteer at AI4Bharat and the lead researcher on this project, said: "We have an urgent responsibility to take the rapid advances of AI and make them accessible to the common man. One way of achieving this is to improve interactions between humans and machines. That is where the field of Natural Language Processing (NLP) comes in. NLP is a branch of AI that deals with the interaction between computers and humans using natural language."

For the past year, a team of researchers comprising students, faculty and volunteers from IIT Madras and AI4Bharat worked on collecting data and training powerful models for processing text written in Indian languages.

Date: 23rd September 2020 Media: Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Dr. Mitesh M. Khapra, Dr. Pratyush Kumar Spokesperson: Dr. Anoop Kunchukuttan Headline: Artificial Intelligence model developed to process text in 11 Indian languages URL: https://www.sentinelassam.com/topheadlines/artificial-intelligence-model-developed-to- process-text-in-11-indian-languages-503143

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) on Tuesday said its faculty and AI4Bharat have developed Artificial Intelligence (AI) models and datasets to process texts in 11 Indian languages. AI4Bharat is a platform for building AI solutions for problems of relevance to India. According to IIT-M, its researchers and AI4Bharat released AI models and datasets for the following languages: Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi, Bengali, Odia, Assamese, Gujarati, and Marathi.

The multilingual AI models and datasets developed through this initiative will provide the essential building blocks to students, faculty, startups and industry to work on the Indian language tools and push the frontiers of technology. The faculty have made these cutting-edge resources open-source and completely free of cost, which can be accessed by anyone. These models are freely available and can be downloaded from a Github repository (https://indicnlp.ai4bharat.org/).

Elaborating on this initiative, Mitesh M. Khapra, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, said: "We have a very rich diversity of languages in our country. As we move towards a digital economy, it is important that our languages find a space online. This requires a lot of innovation in creating input tools, datasets, and AI models for Indian languages."

For example, imagine a learner who posts a question on an e-learning platform in Tamil or Hindi or any other numerous Indian regional languages. There is a need for tools that can automatically process such questions written in the Indian languages and classify them into specific topics. "While such tools are available for English and other foreign languages, there are hardly any tools for Indian languages and this is the critical gap that we are trying to address through this initiative. These models are available free of cost as we want the entire country to benefit from them," added Khapra.

AI4Bharat is an initiative co-founded by Khapra and Pratyush Kumar from IIT Madras and works to solve India specific problems in a community-driven, open-sourced manner.

Speaking about the technology behind this initiative, Anoop Kunchukuttan, a volunteer at AI4Bharat and the lead researcher on this project, said: "We have an urgent responsibility to take the rapid advances of AI and make them accessible to the common man. One way of achieving this is to improve interactions between humans and machines. That is where the field of Natural Language Processing (NLP) comes in. NLP is a branch of AI that deals with the interaction between computers and humans using natural language."

For the past year, a team of researchers comprising students, faculty and volunteers from IIT Madras and AI4Bharat worked on collecting data and training powerful models for processing text written in Indian languages.

Date: 23rd September 2020 Media: Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Dr. Mitesh M. Khapra, Dr. Pratyush Kumar Spokesperson: Dr. Anoop Kunchukuttan Headline: Taking Indian languages online: IIT Madras develops AI model to process 11 texts URL: https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/taking-indian-languages-online-iit-madras-develops-ai- model-process-11-texts-133691

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) on Tuesday said its faculty and AI4Bharat have developed Artificial Intelligence (AI) models and datasets to process texts in 11 Indian languages. AI4Bharat is a platform for building AI solutions for problems of relevance to India. According to IIT-M, its researchers and AI4Bharat released AI models and datasets for the following languages: Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi, Bengali, Odia, Assamese, Gujarati, and Marathi.

The multilingual AI models and datasets developed through this initiative will provide the essential building blocks to students, faculty, startups and industry to work on the Indian language tools and push the frontiers of technology. The faculty have made these cutting-edge resources open-source and completely free of cost, which can be accessed by anyone. These models are freely available and can be downloaded from a Github repository (https://indicnlp.ai4bharat.org/).

Elaborating on this initiative, Mitesh M. Khapra, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, said: "We have a very rich diversity of languages in our country. As we move towards a digital economy, it is important that our languages find a space online. This requires a lot of innovation in creating input tools, datasets, and AI models for Indian languages."

For example, imagine a learner who posts a question on an e-learning platform in Tamil or Hindi or any other numerous Indian regional languages. There is a need for tools that can automatically process such questions written in the Indian languages and classify them into specific topics. "While such tools are available for English and other foreign languages, there are hardly any tools for Indian languages and this is the critical gap that we are trying to address through this initiative. These models are available free of cost as we want the entire country to benefit from them," added Khapra.

AI4Bharat is an initiative co-founded by Khapra and Pratyush Kumar from IIT Madras and works to solve India specific problems in a community-driven, open-sourced manner.

Speaking about the technology behind this initiative, Anoop Kunchukuttan, a volunteer at AI4Bharat and the lead researcher on this project, said: "We have an urgent responsibility to take the rapid advances of AI and make them accessible to the common man. One way of achieving this is to improve interactions between humans and machines. That is where the field of Natural Language Processing (NLP) comes in. NLP is a branch of AI that deals with the interaction between computers and humans using natural language."

For the past year, a team of researchers comprising students, faculty and volunteers from IIT Madras and AI4Bharat worked on collecting data and training powerful models for processing text written in Indian languages.

Date: 23rd September 2020 Media: The Indian Express Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: NID-Ahmedabad student’s zero waste manufacturing process wins James Dyson India award URL: https://indianexpress.com/article/education/nid-ahmedabad-student-wins-india-james-dyson- award-2020-for-earth-tatva-6607514/

Shashank Nimkar from the National Institute of Design (Ahmedabad) has won the James Dyson India Award 2020 for his invention- ‘Earth Tatva’. Nimkar used ceramic rejects called ‘grog’ from the surrounding production cluster and clay to make new products. Not only are these products created out of waste, but they are also manufactured through a zero-waste process. Further, these products can be recycled multiple times.

Stating that about 60-70 per cent of its raw products are the waste by other manufacturers, the award winner claims that this form of production is capable of reducing mining for natural resources and landfills up to 60 per cent. This production design has won him a prize money of £2,000 (aproximately 1.90 lakh) in the competition.

Shashank said he got inspired by the concept of the circular economy, “I have always been fascinated by the idea of turning waste into a valuable resource. Earth Tatva is a unique material composition that turns post-industrial ceramic waste into a universal reusable material.” “I have always been fascinated by the idea of turning waste into a valuable resource. While working on design solutions, I often wonder what happens to the products and materials at their end of life. On this project, I kept asking myself how I can add value from the inside and not just from a functional or aesthetic point of view. That is how the idea of a universal material was conceived against making a product. Since day one, the aim was to make a closed-loop material that can be incorporated in a zero-waste manufacturing process,” he was quoted as saying in the official statement by Dyson.

Shahshank creating ceramic products using zero-waste method For Shashank, Earth Tatva started as a part of his graduation project for his master’s programme at NID- Ahmedabad. He later entered his project for this year’s James Dyson Awards India award and won the prize. This year, 241 entries came in for the award, out of which 93 entries were shortlisted. The runners-up are the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras and a team from NID, Ahmedabad for their project Drishti.

The product has also received numerous other accolades. It was recognised as a circular economy pioneer by Ellen MacArthur Foundation, London, REX Karmaveer Chakra Award, and was adjudicated as the winner for Sustainability by Design, Indus University.

Date: 23rd September 2020 Media: MSN Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: NID-Ahmedabad student’s zero waste manufacturing process wins James Dyson India award URL: https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/newsindia/nid-ahmedabad-students-zero-waste- manufacturing-process-wins-james-dyson-india-award/ar-BB19lhLC

Shashank Nimkar from the National Institute of Design (Ahmedabad) has won the James Dyson India Award 2020 for his invention- ‘Earth Tatva’. Nimkar used ceramic rejects called ‘grog’ from the surrounding production cluster and clay to make new products. Not only are these products created out of waste, but they are also manufactured through a zero-waste process. Further, these products can be recycled multiple times.

Stating that about 60-70 per cent of its raw products are the waste by other manufacturers, the award winner claims that this form of production is capable of reducing mining for natural resources and landfills up to 60 per cent. This production design has won him a prize money of £2,000 (aproximately 1.90 lakh) in the competition.

Shashank said he got inspired by the concept of the circular economy, “I have always been fascinated by the idea of turning waste into a valuable resource. Earth Tatva is a unique material composition that turns post-industrial ceramic waste into a universal reusable material.” “I have always been fascinated by the idea of turning waste into a valuable resource. While working on design solutions, I often wonder what happens to the products and materials at their end of life. On this project, I kept asking myself how I can add value from the inside and not just from a functional or aesthetic point of view. That is how the idea of a universal material was conceived against making a product. Since day one, the aim was to make a closed-loop material that can be incorporated in a zero-waste manufacturing process,” he was quoted as saying in the official statement by Dyson.

Shahshank creating ceramic products using zero-waste method For Shashank, Earth Tatva started as a part of his graduation project for his master’s programme at NID-Ahmedabad. He later entered his project for this year’s James Dyson Awards India award and won the prize. This year, 241 entries came in for the award, out of which 93 entries were shortlisted. The runners-up are the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras and a team from NID, Ahmedabad for their project Drishti.

The product has also received numerous other accolades. It was recognised as a circular economy pioneer by Ellen MacArthur Foundation, London, REX Karmaveer Chakra Award, and was adjudicated as the winner for Sustainability by Design, Indus University.

Date: 24th September 2020 Media: DNA Edition: Online Journalist: Sidharth M.P. Professor: Prof. V. Kamakoti Headline: Indian academia, industry unite and develop 100% indigenous microprocessor ‘Moushik’ URL: https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-indian-academia-industry-unite-and-develop-100- indigenous-microprocessor-moushik-2845174

Researchers at IIT-Madras have have successfully booted up(initialized) ‘Moushik,’ a Microprocessor that has been indigenously designed and fabricated in India. Moushik is a processor cum System on Chip (SoC), which means that, as a processor it can execute the instructions and as a SoC, different components can be attached to the it. This is the third in the series of six computer chips being designed as a part of the Shakti Microprocessor programme.

Speaking of the user applications of this processor, Prof. V. Kamakoti, Reconfigurable Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT-Madras says that they can be used in Credit cards, Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), surveillance cameras, safe locks, personalized Health Management Systems and a boost of other Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

“This is a 180nm chip with a 100Mhz speed and can cater to various small devices and home appliances. In terms of cost, if there is an order for one million units, cost can be brought down to even 1USD per chip. Even though it is of less processing power, India needs billions of such chips for various purposes” he told WION.

The processor development is a joint effort between Indian academia and scientific facilities. While the design of the microprocessor, motherboard PCB, its assembly and post-silicon boot-up were done at IIT Madras, the foundry-specific backend design and fabrication was undertaken at Semi- Conductor Laboratory of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in . The manufacturing of this motherboard was done at Bengaluru. Shakthi Moushik SoC will constitute the heart of an indigenously-developed motherboard called ‘Ardonyx 1.0.’

It is notable that Moushik’s predecessor - Risecreek (22nm chip designed in India and fabricated by Intel) is already in use in India’s strategic sector. Risecreek, an industry-level chip caters to the 100- 350Mhz speed segment. Rimo, another variant in this series was also based on the 180nm technology and was designed and developed in India.

“Now we have three processors ready and another class of processors is in the works. To serve higher computing speeds we can use the existing chips, combine them like building blocks and scale up” Prof Kamakoti added.

Currently, India's fabrication facilities can only offer upto 180nm technology chips. Sophistication and efficiency of chips increase with the decrease in nm. For context, some of the chips powering contemporary smartphones and laptops are between the 5nm and 22nm range. it is expected that Indian facilities will scale up their technology in the coming years.

IIT says that the Shakti series Microprocessors can be used by others as it is on par with International Standards and can pave way for a global market. Given their open-source nature, startups and industries can customize its design based on their needs. Indigenous design, development and fabricating also reduces the risk of using (Imported) systems that may be infected with back-doors and hardware Trojans. This development will assume huge significance when systems based on SHAKTI processors are adopted by strategic sectors such as defence, nuclear power installations and Government Agencies and Departments.

The government of India has also launched the Swadeshi Microprocessor challenge, where the start- ups in this domain can provide solutions to complex designs around home-grown processor ecosystem, catering to both global and domestic requirements.

Date: 24th September 2020 Media: Deccan Herald Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: Researchers at IIT-M develop in-house microprocessor URL: https://www.deccanherald.com/national/researchers-at-iit-m-develop-inhouse-microprocessor- 892395.html

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras here have indigenously developed microprocessor 'MOUSHIK' aimed at serving the Internet of Things devices, under the Centre's Digital India 'smart cities' initiative. The project is funded b...

The project is funded by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. 'MOUSHIK' was conceptualised, designed and developed at the Pratap Subrahmanyam Centre for Digital Intelligence and Secure Hardware Architecture of the RISE Group, department of computer science and engineering, IIT Madras, a press release said."There are three steps involved in the making of a microprocessor, namely Design, Fabrication and Post-Silicon Boot-up," IIT Madras, department of computer science and engineering, professor Kamakoti Veezhinathan said.All the three processes (design, fabrication and post-silicon boot up) for 'MOUSHIK' were undertaken in India demonstrating the 'Atma Nirbhar' ecosystem in Digital Design, Veezhinathan, who is also part of the Reconfigurable Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) Group, said.The field applications of the microprocessor include -- smart cards including credit cards, debit cards,electronic voting machines and office management systems, the release added.

Date: 24th September 2020 Media: NDTV Edition: Online Journalist: Aarzoo Snigdha Professor: Prof. V. Kamakoti Headline: IIT Madras Develops ‘MOUSHIK’ Microprocessor for IoT Devices URL: https://www.ndtv.com/education/iit-madras-develops-moushik-microprocessor-for-iot-devices

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras Researchers have booted up ‘MOUSHIK,’ an indigenously- made Microprocessor, that can cater to the rapidly-growing IoT devices, an integral part of Smart Cities of a Digital India. MOUSHIK is a processor cum ‘system on chip’ which has been conceptualized, designed and developed at the Pratap Subrahmanyam Centre for Digital Intelligence and Secure Hardware Architecture (PS-CDISHA) of the RISE Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras. The Project is funded by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India. Elaborating on the processes behind ‘MOUSHIK,’ Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan, Reconfigurable Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras, said, “There are three steps involved in the making of a microprocessor, namely Design, Fabrication and Post-Silicon Boot-up. All three processes for MOUSHIK were undertaken in India, demonstrating an ‘Atma Nirbhar’ ecosystem in Digital Design Productization.” “The Design of the Microprocessor, Motherboard Printed Circuit Board Design, Assembly and Post- Silicon Boot-up were done at IIT Madras. The foundry-specific backend design and fabrication was undertaken at Semi-Conductor Laboratory of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in Chandigarh and manufacturing of this motherboard was done at Bengaluru. Shakthi MOUSHIK SOC will constitute the heart of an indigenously-developed motherboard called ‘Ardonyx 1.0,” Prof. Kamakoti added. MOUSHIK is an Indigenous RISC-V Microprocessor and is the third chip of the SHAKTI family, all of which were conceptualized and developed by this Centre and were first time ‘silicon successes.’ The Field Applications of ‘MOUSHIK’ include:

• Smart cards including Credit cards, ID Cards, Debit cards, Travel Cards for Metros and Driving Licenses

• Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs)

• Office Management Systems including Attendance, surveillance cameras and safe locks

• Personalized Health Management Systems

• Consumer Electronics including but not restricted to Washing Machines and Water pump monitoring systems Prof. Kamakoti enumerated the benefits to India from such indigenously-developed Microprocessors: 1. The first indigenous chip in the SHAKTI series was designed and booted up SHAKTI in October 2018. This is a basic building block for mobile computing devices, embedded low power wireless systems and networking systems besides reducing reliance on imported microprocessors in Communications and Defence Sectors. 2. SHAKTI Microprocessor can be used by others as it is on par with International Standards. This series of microprocessors has the potential to pave way for a global market. 3. As it is open source, any industry including startups can take the design and customize it based on their needs. The Swadeshi Microprocessor Challenge 2020 (https://innovate.mygov.in/swadeshi- microprocessor-challenge/) has been launched by the Ministry of Electronics and Information technology, Government of India, to encourage the same. 4. The other crucial aspect of such an indigenous design, development and fabricating approach is reducing the risk of deploying systems that may be infected with back-doors and hardware Trojans. This development will assume huge significance when systems based on SHAKTI processors are adopted by strategic sectors such as defence, nuclear power installations and Government Agencies and Departments. The SHAKTI microprocessor system design is based on RISC-V ISA (Instruction Set Architecture). RISC-V is an open, free ISA enabling a new era of processor innovation through open standard collaboration. ISA is the programming or machine language and provides commands to the processor instructing it on the functions to be executed.

Date: 24th September 2020 Media: Republic TV Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: Researchers At IIT-M Develop In-house Microprocessor 'MOUSHIK' URL: https://www.republicworld.com/india-news/general-news/researchers-at-iit-m-develop-inhouse- microprocessor-moushik.html

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras here have indigenously developed microprocessor 'MOUSHIK' aimed at serving the Internet of Things devices, under the Centre's Digital India 'smart cities' initiative.

The project is funded by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. 'MOUSHIK' was conceptualised, designed and developed at the Pratap Subrahmanyam Centre for Digital Inteligence and Secure Hardware Architecture of the RISE Group, department of computer science and engineering, IIT Madras, a press release said.

"There are three steps involved in the making of a microprocessor, namely Design, Fabrication and Post-Silicon Boot-up," IIT Madras, department of computer science and engineering, professor Kamakoti Veezhinathan said.

All the three processes (design, fabrication and post-silicon boot up) for 'MOUSHIK' were undertaken in India demonstrating the 'Atma Nirbhar' ecosystem in Digital Design, Veezhinathan, who is also part of the Reconfigurable Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) Group, said.

The field applications of the microprocessor include -- smart cards including credit cards, debit cards,electronic voting machines and office management systems, the release added.

Date: 24th September 2020 Media: WION Edition: Online Journalist: Mr. Sidharth MP Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: Meet India’s Atmanirbhar Microprocessor chip ‘Moushik’, meant for IoT devices URL: https://www.wionews.com/india-news/meet-indias-atmanirbhar-microprocessor-chip-moushik- meant-for-iot-devices-329966

Researchers at IIT-Madras have have successfully booted up(initialized) ‘Moushik,’ a Microprocessor that has been indigenously designed and fabricated in India. Moushik is a processor cum System on Chip(SoC), which means that, as a processor it can execute the instructions and as a SoC, different components can be attached to the it. This is the third in the series of six computer chips being designed as a part of the Shakti Microprocessor programme.

Speaking of the user applications of this processor, Prof. V. Kamakoti, Reconfigurable Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT-Madras says that they can be used in Credit cards, Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), surveillance cameras, safe locks, personalized Health Management Systems and a boost of other Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

“This is a 180nm chip with a 100Mhz speed and can cater to various small devices and home appliances. In terms of cost, if there is an order for one million units, cost can be brought down to even 1USD per chip. Even though it is of less processing power, India needs billions of such chips for various purposes” he told WION.

The processor development is a joint effort between Indian academia and scientific facilities. While the Design of the Microprocessor, Motherboard PCB, its Assembly and Post-Silicon Boot-up were done at IIT Madras, the foundry-specific backend design and fabrication was undertaken at Semi- Conductor Laboratory of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in Chandigarh. The manufacturing of this motherboard was done at Bengaluru. Shakthi Moushik SoC will constitute the heart of an indigenously-developed motherboard called ‘Ardonyx 1.0.’

It is notable that Moushik’s predecessor - Risecreek (22nm chip designed in India and fabricated by Intel) is already in use in India’s strategic sector. Risecreek, an industry-level chip caters to the 100- 350Mhz speed segment. Rimo, another variant in this series was also based on the 180nm technology and was designed and developed in India. “Now we have three processors ready and another class of processors is in the works. To serve higher computing speeds we can use the existing chips, combine them like building blocks and scale up” Prof Kamakoti added.

Currently, India's fabrication facilities can only offer upto 180nm technology chips. Sophistication and efficiency of chips increase with the decease in nm. For context, some of the chips powering contemporary smartphones and laptops are between the 5nm and 22nm range. it is expected that Indian facilities will scale up their technology in the coming years.

IIT says that the Shakti series Microprocessors can be used by others as it is on par with International Standards and can pave way for a global market. Given their open-source nature, startups and industries can customize its design based on their needs. Indigenous design, development and fabricating also reduces the risk of using (Imported) systems that may be infected with back-doors and hardware Trojans. This development will assume huge significance when systems based on SHAKTI processors are adopted by strategic sectors such as defence, nuclear power installations and Government Agencies and Departments. The government of India has also launched the Swadeshi Microprocessor challenge, where the start- ups in this domain can provide solutions to complex designs around home-grown processor ecosystem, catering to both global and domestic requirements.

Date: 24th September 2020 Media: India TV Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: IIT Madras introduces; MOUSHIK' microprocessor for IoT products: Know details URL: https://www.indiatvnews.com/technology/news-iit-madras-develops-moushik-chip-for-iot- devices-651910

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras on Thursday said its researchers have successfully developed 'MOUSHIK', an indigenously-made microprocessor for the Internet of things (IoT) devices. According to the institute, 'MOUSHIK' is a processor cum a system-on-chip' that can cater to the rapidly-growing IoT devices, an integral part of smart cities of a digital India. It was conceptualised, designed and developed at the Pratap Subrahmanyam Centre for Digital Intelligence and Secure Hardware Architecture (PS-CDISHA) of the RISE Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras. "There are three steps involved in the making of a microprocessor, namely design, fabrication and post-silicon boot-up," Kamakoti Veezhinathan, Reconfigurable Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) Group, IIT Madras, said in a statement. "All three processes for 'MOUSHIK' were undertaken in India, demonstrating an aAtmanirbhar' ecosystem in digital design productisation," Veezhinathan added. The impact of the completely-indigenous development process is the showcasing of an Indian ecosystem for designing, developing and fabricating end-to-end systems within the country, leading to self-sufficiency. According to the researchers, the design of the microprocessor, motherboard printed circuit board design, assembly and post-silicon boot-up were done at the campus. The field applications of 'MOUSHIK' include smart cards including credit cards, ID cards, debit cards, travel cards for metros and driving licenses, electronic voting machines (EVMs) and office management systems including attendance, surveillance cameras and safe locks. It also includes personalised health management systems, consumer electronics including but not restricted to washing machines and water pump monitoring systems. The project was funded by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

Date: 24th September 2020 Media: The New Indian Express - EDEX Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: IIT Madras researchers develop microprocessor 'MOUSHIK' for the Internet of Things devices URL: https://www.edexlive.com/news/2020/sep/24/iit-madras-researchers-developmicroprocessor- moushik-for-the-internet-of-things-devices-14803.html

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras on Thursday said its researchers have successfully developed 'MOUSHIK', an indigenously-made microprocessor for the Internet of things (IoT) devices. According to the institute, 'MOUSHIK' is a processor cum asystem on chip' that can cater to the rapidly-growing IoT devices, an integral part of smart cities of a digital India. It was conceptualised, designed and developed at the Pratap Subrahmanyam Centre for Digital Intelligence and Secure Hardware Architecture (PS-CDISHA) of the RISE Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras. "There are three steps involved in the making of a microprocessor, namely design, fabrication and post-silicon boot-up," Kamakoti Veezhinathan, Reconfigurable Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) Group, IIT Madras, said in a statement. All three processes for 'MOUSHIK' were undertaken in India, demonstrating an aAtmanirbhar' ecosystem in digital design productisation," Veezhinathan added. The impact of the completely- indigenous development process is the showcasing of an Indian ecosystem for designing, developing and fabricating end-to-end systems within the country, leading to self-sufficiency. According to the researchers, the design of the microprocessor, motherboard printed circuit board design, assembly and post-silicon boot-up were done at the campus. The field applications of 'MOUSHIK' include smart cards including credit cards, ID cards, debit cards, travel cards for metros and driving licenses, electronic voting machines (EVMs) and office management systems including attendance, surveillance cameras and safe locks. It also includes personalised health management systems, consumer electronics including but not restricted to washing machines and water pump monitoring systems. The project was funded by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

Date: 24th September 2020 Media: Outlook Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: Researchers at IIT-M develop in-house microprocessor ''MOUSHIK'' URL: https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/researchers-at-iitm-develop-inhouse-microprocessor- moushik/1942144

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras here have indigenously developed microprocessor ''MOUSHIK'' aimed at serving the Internet of Things devices, under the Centre''s Digital India ''smart cities'' initiative.

The project is funded by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. ''MOUSHIK'' was conceptualised, designed and developed at the Pratap Subrahmanyam Centre for Digital Inteligence and Secure Hardware Architecture of the RISE Group, department of computer science and engineering, IIT Madras, a press release said.

"There are three steps involved in the making of a microprocessor, namely Design, Fabrication and Post-Silicon Boot-up," IIT Madras, department of computer science and engineering, professor Kamakoti Veezhinathan said.

All the three processes (design, fabrication and post-silicon boot up) for ''MOUSHIK'' were undertaken in India demonstrating the ''Atma Nirbhar'' ecosystem in Digital Design, Veezhinathan, who is also part of the Reconfigurable Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) Group, said.

The field applications of the microprocessor include -- smart cards including credit cards, debit cards,electronic voting machines and office management systems, the release added.PTI VIJ BN

Date: 24th September 2020 Media: The Week Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: Researchers at IIT-M develop in-house microprocessor 'MOUSHIK' URL: https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/business/2020/09/24/mcm3-biz-chip.html

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras here have indigenously developed microprocessor ''MOUSHIK'' aimed at serving the Internet of Things devices, under the Centre''s Digital India ''smart cities'' initiative.

The project is funded by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. ''MOUSHIK'' was conceptualised, designed and developed at the Pratap Subrahmanyam Centre for Digital Inteligence and Secure Hardware Architecture of the RISE Group, department of computer science and engineering, IIT Madras, a press release said.

"There are three steps involved in the making of a microprocessor, namely Design, Fabrication and Post-Silicon Boot-up," IIT Madras, department of computer science and engineering, professor Kamakoti Veezhinathan said.

All the three processes (design, fabrication and post-silicon boot up) for ''MOUSHIK'' were undertaken in India demonstrating the ''Atma Nirbhar'' ecosystem in Digital Design, Veezhinathan, who is also part of the Reconfigurable Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) Group, said.

The field applications of the microprocessor include -- smart cards including credit cards, debit cards,electronic voting machines and office management systems, the release added.PTI VIJ BN

Date: 24th September 2020 Media: Telangana Today Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: IIT M Develops and Boots up ‘MOUSHIK’ Microprocessor for IoT Devices URL: https://telanganatoday.com/iit-m-develops-and-boots-up-moushik-microprocessor-for-iot- devices

Researchers of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Madras have successfully booted up ‘MOUSHIK,’ an indigenously-made microprocessor. It is a processor cum ‘system on chip’ that can cater to the rapidly-growing IoT devices, an integral part of Smart Cities of a Digital India.

The ‘MOUSHIK’ was conceptualized, designed and developed at the Pratap Subrahmanyam Centre for Digital Intelligence and Secure Hardware Architecture (PS-CDISHA) of the RISE Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT-Madras.

The IIT-Madras on Thursday said the ‘MOUSHIK’ is an indigenous RISC-V microprocessor and is the third chip of the SHAKTI family, all of which were conceptualized and developed by the Centre and were first time ‘silicon successes.’

According to the Institute, the ‘MOUSHIK’ can be included in the field applications for smart cards- credit cards, ID cards, debit cards, travel cards for metros and driving licenses. It can be also included for Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) besides for office management systems including attendance, surveillance cameras and safe locks, personalized health management systems, consumer electronics including but not restricted to washing machines and water pump monitoring systems

Elaborating about the processes behind ‘MOUSHIK,’ Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan of Reconfigurable Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT- Madras, said “There are three steps involved in the making of a microprocessor, namely design, fabrication and post-silicon boot-up. All three processes for MOUSHIK were undertaken in India, demonstrating an ‘Atma Nirbhar’ ecosystem in digital design productization.” “The design of the microprocessor, motherboard printed circuit board design, assembly and post- silicon boot-up were done at IIT-Madras. The foundry-specific backend design and fabrication was undertaken at Semi-Conductor Laboratory of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in Chandigarh and manufacturing of this motherboard was done at Bengaluru. Shakthi MOUSHIK SOC will constitute the heart of an indigenously-developed motherboard called ‘Ardonyx 1.0’,” Prof. Kamakoti said.

Date: 24th September 2020 Media: Analytics India Mag Edition: Online Journalist: Ms. Shristi Deoras Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: IIT Madras Launches ‘MOUSHIK’ Microprocessor For IoT Devices URL: https://analyticsindiamag.com/iit-madras-launches-moushik-microprocessor-for-iot-devices/

Researchers of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Madras have successfully booted up ‘MOUSHIK,’ an indigenously-made microprocessor. It is a processor cum ‘system on chip’ that can cater to the rapidly-growing IoT devices, an integral part of Smart Cities of a Digital India.

The ‘MOUSHIK’ was conceptualized, designed and developed at the Pratap Subrahmanyam Centre for Digital Intelligence and Secure Hardware Architecture (PS-CDISHA) of the RISE Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT-Madras.

The IIT-Madras on Thursday said the ‘MOUSHIK’ is an indigenous RISC-V microprocessor and is the third chip of the SHAKTI family, all of which were conceptualized and developed by the Centre and were first time ‘silicon successes.’

According to the Institute, the ‘MOUSHIK’ can be included in the field applications for smart cards- credit cards, ID cards, debit cards, travel cards for metros and driving licenses. It can be also included for Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) besides for office management systems including attendance, surveillance cameras and safe locks, personalized health management systems, consumer electronics including but not restricted to washing machines and water pump monitoring systems

Elaborating about the processes behind ‘MOUSHIK,’ Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan of Reconfigurable Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT- Madras, said “There are three steps involved in the making of a microprocessor, namely design, fabrication and post-silicon boot-up. All three processes for MOUSHIK were undertaken in India, demonstrating an ‘Atma Nirbhar’ ecosystem in digital design productization.” “The design of the microprocessor, motherboard printed circuit board design, assembly and post- silicon boot-up were done at IIT-Madras. The foundry-specific backend design and fabrication was undertaken at Semi-Conductor Laboratory of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in Chandigarh and manufacturing of this motherboard was done at Bengaluru. Shakthi MOUSHIK SOC will constitute the heart of an indigenously-developed motherboard called ‘Ardonyx 1.0’,” Prof. Kamakoti said.

Date: 24th September 2020 Media: Analytics India Mag Edition: Online Journalist: Ms. Shristi Deoras Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: IIT Madras Launches ‘MOUSHIK’ Microprocessor For IoT Devices URL: https://analyticsindiamag.com/iit-madras-launches-moushik-microprocessor-for-iot-devices/

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras have developed ‘MOUSHIK,’ an indigenously-made Microprocessor that can cater to the rapidly-growing IoT devices as they become an integral part of smart cities for a digital India. As the researchers shared, MOUSHIK is a processor cum ‘system on a chip’ and was conceptualised, designed and developed at the Pratap Subrahmanyam Centre for Digital Intelligence and Secure Hardware Architecture (PS-CDISHA) of the RISE Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras. The MOUSHIK Silicon is manufactured using 180-nanometer technology and has 103 functional IOs. It has a Core Voltage of 1.8v, IO Voltage of 3.3v, with a Gate Count of 647k, among other features. Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan, Reconfigurable Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras explained that there are three steps involved in the making of a microprocessor — Design, Fabrication and Post-Silicon Boot-up. “All three processes for MOUSHIK were undertaken in India, demonstrating an ‘Atma Nirbhar’ ecosystem in Digital Design Productisation,” he said. Some if the areas where it can be implemented are:

• Smart cards including Credit cards, ID Cards, Debit cards, Travel Cards for Metros and Driving Licenses

• Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs)

• Office Management Systems including Attendance, surveillance cameras and safe locks

• Personalised Health Management Systems

• Consumer Electronics including but not restricted to Washing Machines and Water pump monitoring systems “Shakthi MOUSHIK SOC will constitute the heart of an indigenously-developed motherboard called ‘Ardonyx 1.0,” said Prof. Kamakoti said. MOUSHIK is an Indigenous RISC-V Microprocessor and is the third chip of the SHAKTI family. The first indigenous chip in the SHAKTI series was designed and booted up SHAKTI in October 2018. The SHAKTI microprocessor system design is based on RISC-V ISA which is an open, free ISA enabling a new era of processor innovation through open standard collaboration. ISA is the programming or machine language and provides commands to the processor instructing it on the functions to be executed. The Project is funded by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India.

Date: 24th September 2020 Media: Patrika Edition: Online Journalist: Santosh Tiwari Professor: Prof. V. Kamakoti Headline: आईओट डवाइसेज के लए आईआईट मास ने बनाया मौशक माइोोसेसर (IIT Madras develops and boots up moushik microprocessor for IoT devices) URL: https://www.patrika.com/chennai-news/iit-madras-develops-and-boots-up-moushik- microprocessor-for-iot-device-6419754/

भारतीय ौ ोगक सांथान मास के शोधकता ने पूणतः वदेशी माइोोसेसर ‘मौशक’ को सिलतापूवक boots अप कर दया है। मौशक एक ोसेसर व ‘सटम आन चप’ है जो डजटल इांडया के माट सटज़ का अभन हसा, तेजी बढते आईओट डवाइसेज क जरत को पूरा करेगा। ‘मौशक’ क परकपना, डजाइन और वकास ताप सुमयम ने कया है जो आईआईट मास म आरआईएसई प, क ु ांयूटर साइांस एवां इां जीनयरग वभाग के सटर िॉर डजटल इांटेलजस एवां सयोर हाडवेयर आकटेचर (पीएस-सीडीआईएसएचए) से सांब ह। पूणतः वदेशी वकास या हमारे देश के अांदर आद से अांत तक सटम के डजाइन, वकास और नमाण म सम भारतीय इकोसटम का दशन है। यह आमनभरता क ओर बडा कदम है।. खेरवाडा मनयांण तो िषभदेव झाडोल म Khukhadi: देश म सबसे महांगी बकती है ये सजी, कमत 1200 पए त कलो राय मनोरांजन खेल व शा ऑटोमोबाइल गैजेट बजनेस वाय धम/योतष पकायन वीडयो तवीर EP हमारी वेबसाइट पर कांटट का योग जारी रखकर आप हमारी गोपनीयता नीत और कूकज नीत से सहमत होते ह। OK 9/27/2020 मां ालय, भारत सरकार ारा व पोषत है। रीकिगरेबल इांट ु ेलजट सटस इांजीनयरग (आरआईएसई) प, क ु ांयूटर साइांस एवां इांजीनयरग वभाग, आईआईट मास के ो. कामकोट वीजीनाथान ने ‘मौशक’ बनने क या पर वतार से बताया, ‘‘माइोोसेसर का नमाण तीन चरण म होता है। ये ह डजाइन, िैकेशन और पोट-सलकॉन बूट-अप। मौशक नमाण के तीन चरण भारत म पूरे कए गए। यह डजटल डजाइन ोडटाइजेशन म हमारे ‘आमनभर’ इकोसटम को दशाता है। ो. कामकोट ने यह भी बताया क माइोोसेसर, मदरबोड टेड सकट बोड क डजाइन, असबली और पोट-सलकॉन बूट-अप सभी काय आईआईट मास म कए गए। िाउां -ी पेसिक बैकएड डजाइन और ि ां ैकेशन का काय चांडीगढ म भारतीय अांतर अनुसांधान सांगठन (इसरो) क सेमी-कांडटर योगशाला म कया गया और मदरबोड बांगलू म बनाया गया। ‘श मौशक एसओसी’ वदेश म वकसत मदरबोड ‘एोनकस 1.0’’ का दल होगा। मौशक एक वदेशी आरआईएससी-वी माइोोसेसर है और श परवार का तीसरा चप है। सभी चप क परकपना और वकास इसी सटर म कया गया था और पहली बार ‘सलकॉन सिलता’ दज क गई थी। मौशक के िड एलीकेशन 1. माट काड जैसे क ेडट काड, आईडी काड, डेबट काड, महानगरीय ैवेल काड और ाइवग लाइसस आद। 2. इलेॉनक वोटग मशीन (ईवीएम) 3. कायालय बांधन णाली जैसे क एटडस, नगरानी कैमरे और सेि लाक आद 4. नजी वाय बांधन णाली 5. कांयूमर इलेॉनस जैसे क वाशग मशीन और वॉटर पांप मॉनटरग सटम और इनके अतर भी कई हो सकते ह। भारत के वदेशी माइोोसेसर क कई वशेषताएां 1. अटूबर 2018 म श सीरीज के पहले वदेशी चप को डजाइन और ***** अप कया गया। यह मोबाइल कांयूटग उपकरण, एबेडेड यून वुत वायरलेस सटम और नेटवकग सटम का बुनयाद अांग है और रसांचार और रा े म आयातत माइोोसेसर पर हमारी नभरता कम करेगा। 2. अांतराीय मानक पर तैयार श माइोोसेसर का उपयोग सरे भी कर सकते ह। माइोोसेसर क यह सीरीज हमारे लए व बाजार का ार खोल देगी। 3. यह एक खुला ोत है इसलए टाटअप समेत कोई भी उोग डजाइन ले सकता है और अपनी आवयकता के अनुसार कटमाइज़ कर सकता है। ऐसे यास के ोसाहन के लए भारत सरकार के इलेॉनस और सूचना ौ ोगक मां ालय ने वदेशी माइोोसेसर चैलज 2020 शु कया है। 4. डजाइन, वकास और नमाण के पूण वदेशी कोण का सरा महवपूण पहलू बैक-डोर और हाडवेयर ोजन से सांमत सटम लगाने का खतरा कम करना है। श आधारत ासेसर जब रणनीतक महव के े जैसे रा, परमाणु ऊजा तान और सरकारी एजसी और वभाग अपनाएगे ां तो इस वकास क अहमयत बढ जाएगी। श माइोोसेसर सटम का डजाइन आरआईएससी-वी आईएसए (इांशन सेट आकटेचर) पर आधारत है। आरआईएससी-वी एक खुला, नः शुक आईएसए है जो खुले मानक सहयोग के जरए ोसेसर इनोवेशन का नया युग शु करने क मता दान करता है। आईएसए मुयतः ो ामग या मशीन लवेज है और ोसेसर को कए जाने वाले काय के लए कमाांड देता है। Date: 24th September 2020 Media: Swarajya Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: IIT Madras Researchers Develop Processor-Cum-SoC 'MOUSHIK' For IoT Devices URL: https://swarajyamag.com/insta/iit-madras-researchers-develop-processor-cum-soc-moushik-for- iot-devices

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras on Thursday (24 September) said its researchers have successfully developed 'MOUSHIK', an indigenously-made microprocessor for the Internet of things (IoT) devices.

According to the institute, 'MOUSHIK' is a processor cum 'system on chip' that can cater to the rapidly- growing IoT devices, an integral part of smart cities of a digital India.

It was conceptualised, designed and developed at the Pratap Subrahmanyam Centre for Digital Intelligence and Secure Hardware Architecture (PS-CDISHA) of the RISE Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras.

“There are three steps involved in the making of a microprocessor, namely design, fabrication and post-silicon boot-up,” Kamakoti Veezhinathan, Reconfigurable Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) Group, IIT Madras, said in a statement.

“All three processes for ‘MOUSHIK’ were undertaken in India, demonstrating an 'Atmanirbhar’ ecosystem in digital design productisation,” Veezhinathan added.

The impact of the completely-indigenous development process is the showcasing of an Indian ecosystem for designing, developing and fabricating end-to-end systems within the country, leading to self-sufficiency.

According to the researchers, the design of the microprocessor, motherboard printed circuit board design, assembly and post-silicon boot-up were done at the campus.

The field applications of ‘MOUSHIK’ include smart cards including credit cards, ID cards, debit cards, travel cards for metros and driving licenses, electronic voting machines (EVMs) and office management systems including attendance, surveillance cameras and safe locks. It also includes personalised health management systems, consumer electronics including but not restricted to washing machines and water pump monitoring systems.

The project was funded by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

Date: 24th September 2020 Media: IANS Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: IIT Madras develops 'MOUSHIK' chip for IoT devices URL: http://www.ianslive.in/index.php?param=news/IIT_Madras_develops_MOUSHIK_chip_for_IoT_dev ices-723871/Latest%20News/31

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras on Thursday (24 September) said its researchers have successfully developed 'MOUSHIK', an indigenously-made microprocessor for the Internet of things (IoT) devices. According to the institute, 'MOUSHIK' is a processor cum 'system on chip' that can cater to the rapidly-growing IoT devices, an integral part of smart cities of a digital India. It was conceptualised, designed and developed at the Pratap Subrahmanyam Centre for Digital Intelligence and Secure Hardware Architecture (PS-CDISHA) of the RISE Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras. “There are three steps involved in the making of a microprocessor, namely design, fabrication and post-silicon boot-up,” Kamakoti Veezhinathan, Reconfigurable Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) Group, IIT Madras, said in a statement. “All three processes for ‘MOUSHIK’ were undertaken in India, demonstrating an 'Atmanirbhar’ ecosystem in digital design productisation,” Veezhinathan added. The impact of the completely-indigenous development process is the showcasing of an Indian ecosystem for designing, developing and fabricating end-to-end systems within the country, leading to self-sufficiency. According to the researchers, the design of the microprocessor, motherboard printed circuit board design, assembly and post-silicon boot-up were done at the campus. The field applications of ‘MOUSHIK’ include smart cards including credit cards, ID cards, debit cards, travel cards for metros and driving licenses, electronic voting machines (EVMs) and office management systems including attendance, surveillance cameras and safe locks. It also includes personalised health management systems, consumer electronics including but not restricted to washing machines and water pump monitoring systems. The project was funded by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

Date: 24th September 2020 Media: UNI Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: IIT-Madras develops microprocessor for IoT Devices URL: http://www.uniindia.com/iit-madras-develops-microprocessor-for-iot- devices/south/news/2174498.html

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras on Thursday (24 September) said its researchers have successfully developed 'MOUSHIK', an indigenously-made microprocessor for the Internet of things (IoT) devices. According to the institute, 'MOUSHIK' is a processor cum 'system on chip' that can cater to the rapidly-growing IoT devices, an integral part of smart cities of a digital India. It was conceptualised, designed and developed at the Pratap Subrahmanyam Centre for Digital Intelligence and Secure Hardware Architecture (PS-CDISHA) of the RISE Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras. “There are three steps involved in the making of a microprocessor, namely design, fabrication and post-silicon boot-up,” Kamakoti Veezhinathan, Reconfigurable Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) Group, IIT Madras, said in a statement. “All three processes for ‘MOUSHIK’ were undertaken in India, demonstrating an 'Atmanirbhar’ ecosystem in digital design productisation,” Veezhinathan added. The impact of the completely-indigenous development process is the showcasing of an Indian ecosystem for designing, developing and fabricating end-to-end systems within the country, leading to self-sufficiency. According to the researchers, the design of the microprocessor, motherboard printed circuit board design, assembly and post-silicon boot-up were done at the campus. The field applications of ‘MOUSHIK’ include smart cards including credit cards, ID cards, debit cards, travel cards for metros and driving licenses, electronic voting machines (EVMs) and office management systems including attendance, surveillance cameras and safe locks. It also includes personalised health management systems, consumer electronics including but not restricted to washing machines and water pump monitoring systems. The project was funded by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

Date: 24th September 2020 Media: News today Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: IIT-Madras develops microprocessor for Internet of Things devices URL: https://newstodaynet.com/index.php/2020/09/25/iit-madras-develops-microprocessor-for- internet-of-things-devices/

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) have successfully booted up ‘MOUSHIK,’ an indigenously-made Microprocessor for IoT devices. MOUSHIK is a processor cum ‘system on chip’ that could cater to the rapidly-growing IoT devices, an integral part of Smart Cities of a Digital India. ‘MOUSHIK’ was conceptualised, designed and developed at the Pratap Subrahmanyam Centre for Digital Intelligence and Secure Hardware Architecture (PS-CDISHA) of the RISE Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT-Madras. A IIT-M release said the impact of the completely-indigenous development process was the showcasing of an Indian ecosystem for designing, developing and fabricating end-to-end systems within the country, leading to self-sufficiency. The project is funded by Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. Prof Kamakoti Veezhinathan, Reconfigurable Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT-M said “there are three steps involved in the making of a microprocessor, namely Design, Fabrication and Post-Silicon Boot-up. All three processes for MOUSHIK were undertaken in India, demonstrating an ‘Atma Nirbhar’ ecosystem in Digital Design Productization.” “The Design of the Microprocessor, Motherboard Printed Circuit Board Design, Assembly and Post- Silicon Boot-up were done at IIT Madras”, he said. The foundry-specific backend design and fabrication was undertaken at Semi-Conductor Laboratory of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in Chandigarh and the motherboard was manufactured at Bengaluru. Shakthi MOUSHIK SOC will constitute the heart of an indigenously-developed motherboard called ‘Ardonyx 1.0.’ MOUSHIK is an Indigenous RISC-V Microprocessor and is the third chip of the SHAKTI family, all of which were conceptualised and developed by this Centre and were first time ‘silicon successes.’

Date: 24th September 2020 Media: Gadgets Now Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: IIT Madras researchers develop 'MOUSHIK' chip for IoT devices.. URL: https://www.gadgetsnow.com/tech-news/iit-madras-researchers-develop-moushik-chip-for-iot- devices/articleshow/78294378.cms

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras said its researchers have successfully developed 'MOUSHIK', an indigenously-made microprocessor for the Internet of things (IoT) devices.

According to the institute, 'MOUSHIK' is a processor cum system on chip' that can cater to the rapidly- growing IoT devices, an integral part of smart cities of a digital India.

It was conceptualised, designed and developed at the Pratap Subrahmanyam Centre for Digital Intelligence and Secure Hardware Architecture (PS-CDISHA) of the RISE Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras.

"There are three steps involved in the making of a microprocessor, namely design, fabrication and post-silicon boot-up," Kamakoti Veezhinathan, Reconfigurable Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) Group, IIT Madras, said in a statement.

"All three processes for 'MOUSHIK' were undertaken in India, demonstrating an aAtmanirbhar' ecosystem in digital design productisation," Veezhinathan added.

The impact of the completely-indigenous development process is the showcasing of an Indian ecosystem for designing, developing and fabricating end-to-end systems within the country, leading to self-sufficiency.

Date: 24th September 2020 Media: The Hawk Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: IIT Madras develops 'MOUSHIK' chip for IoT devices URL: http://www.thehawk.in/technology/iit-madras-develops-moushik-chip-for-iot-devices-174924

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras on Thursday said its researchers have successfully developed 'MOUSHIK', an indigenously-made microprocessor for the Internet of things (IoT) devices. According to the institute, 'MOUSHIK' is a processor cum asystem on chip' that can cater to the rapidly- growing IoT devices, an integral part of smart cities of a digital India. It was conceptualised, designed and developed at the Pratap Subrahmanyam Centre for Digital Intelligence and Secure Hardware Architecture (PS-CDISHA) of the RISE Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras. Also Read - S. Korea censored over 2 lakh pieces of online data last year "There are three steps involved in the making of a microprocessor, namely design, fabrication and post-silicon boot-up," Kamakoti Veezhinathan, Reconfigurable Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) Group, IIT Madras, said in a statement. "All three processes for 'MOUSHIK' were undertaken in India, demonstrating an aAtmanirbhar' ecosystem in digital design productisation," Veezhinathan added. The impact of the completely-indigenous development process is the showcasing of an Indian ecosystem for designing, developing and fabricating end-to-end systems within the country, leading to self-sufficiency. Also Read - Consumers enjoy online shopping via AR/VR, 3D content: Report According to the researchers, the design of the microprocessor, motherboard printed circuit board design, assembly and post-silicon boot-up were done at the campus. The field applications of 'MOUSHIK' include smart cards including credit cards, ID cards, debit cards, travel cards for metros and driving licenses, electronic voting machines (EVMs) and office management systems including attendance, surveillance cameras and safe locks. It also includes personalised health management systems, consumer electronics including but not restricted to washing machines and water pump monitoring systems. The project was funded by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

Date: 24th September 2020 Media: Sify Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: IIT Madras develops 'MOUSHIK' chip for IoT devices URL: https://www.sify.com/finance/iit-madras-develops-moushik-chip-for-iot-devices-news-topnews- ujyhk9fgibbhb.html

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras on Thursday said its researchers have successfully developed 'MOUSHIK', an indigenously-made microprocessor for the Internet of things (IoT) devices. According to the institute, 'MOUSHIK' is a processor cum asystem on chip' that can cater to the rapidly- growing IoT devices, an integral part of smart cities of a digital India. It was conceptualised, designed and developed at the Pratap Subrahmanyam Centre for Digital Intelligence and Secure Hardware Architecture (PS-CDISHA) of the RISE Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras. Also Read - S. Korea censored over 2 lakh pieces of online data last year "There are three steps involved in the making of a microprocessor, namely design, fabrication and post-silicon boot-up," Kamakoti Veezhinathan, Reconfigurable Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) Group, IIT Madras, said in a statement. "All three processes for 'MOUSHIK' were undertaken in India, demonstrating an aAtmanirbhar' ecosystem in digital design productisation," Veezhinathan added. The impact of the completely-indigenous development process is the showcasing of an Indian ecosystem for designing, developing and fabricating end-to-end systems within the country, leading to self-sufficiency. Also Read - Consumers enjoy online shopping via AR/VR, 3D content: Report According to the researchers, the design of the microprocessor, motherboard printed circuit board design, assembly and post-silicon boot-up were done at the campus. The field applications of 'MOUSHIK' include smart cards including credit cards, ID cards, debit cards, travel cards for metros and driving licenses, electronic voting machines (EVMs) and office management systems including attendance, surveillance cameras and safe locks. It also includes personalised health management systems, consumer electronics including but not restricted to washing machines and water pump monitoring systems. The project was funded by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

Date: 24th September 2020 Media: MSN Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: Meet India's Atmanirbhar Microprocessor chip 'Moushik', meant for IoT devices URL: https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/news/meet-indias-atmanirbhar-microprocessor-chip- moushik-meant-for-iot-devices/ar-BB19nG2X

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras on Thursday said its researchers have successfully developed 'MOUSHIK', an indigenously-made microprocessor for the Internet of things (IoT) devices. According to the institute, 'MOUSHIK' is a processor cum asystem on chip' that can cater to the rapidly- growing IoT devices, an integral part of smart cities of a digital India. It was conceptualised, designed and developed at the Pratap Subrahmanyam Centre for Digital Intelligence and Secure Hardware Architecture (PS-CDISHA) of the RISE Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras. Also Read - S. Korea censored over 2 lakh pieces of online data last year "There are three steps involved in the making of a microprocessor, namely design, fabrication and post-silicon boot-up," Kamakoti Veezhinathan, Reconfigurable Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) Group, IIT Madras, said in a statement. "All three processes for 'MOUSHIK' were undertaken in India, demonstrating an aAtmanirbhar' ecosystem in digital design productisation," Veezhinathan added. The impact of the completely-indigenous development process is the showcasing of an Indian ecosystem for designing, developing and fabricating end-to-end systems within the country, leading to self-sufficiency. Also Read - Consumers enjoy online shopping via AR/VR, 3D content: Report According to the researchers, the design of the microprocessor, motherboard printed circuit board design, assembly and post-silicon boot-up were done at the campus. The field applications of 'MOUSHIK' include smart cards including credit cards, ID cards, debit cards, travel cards for metros and driving licenses, electronic voting machines (EVMs) and office management systems including attendance, surveillance cameras and safe locks. It also includes personalised health management systems, consumer electronics including but not restricted to washing machines and water pump monitoring systems. The project was funded by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

Date: 24th September 2020 Media: Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: IIT Madras develops ‘MOUSHIK’ chip for IoT devices URL: https://english.lokmat.com/technology/iit-madras-develops-moushik-chip-for-iot-devices/

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras on Thursday said its researchers have successfully developed 'MOUSHIK', an indigenously-made microprocessor for the Internet of things (IoT) devices. According to the institute, 'MOUSHIK' is a processor cum asystem on chip' that can cater to the rapidly-growing IoT devices, an integral part of smart cities of a digital India. It was conceptualised, designed and developed at the Pratap Subrahmanyam Centre for Digital Intelligence and Secure Hardware Architecture (PS-CDISHA) of the RISE Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras. Also Read - S. Korea censored over 2 lakh pieces of online data last year "There are three steps involved in the making of a microprocessor, namely design, fabrication and post-silicon boot-up," Kamakoti Veezhinathan, Reconfigurable Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) Group, IIT Madras, said in a statement. "All three processes for 'MOUSHIK' were undertaken in India, demonstrating an aAtmanirbhar' ecosystem in digital design productisation," Veezhinathan added. The impact of the completely-indigenous development process is the showcasing of an Indian ecosystem for designing, developing and fabricating end-to-end systems within the country, leading to self-sufficiency. Also Read - Consumers enjoy online shopping via AR/VR, 3D content: Report According to the researchers, the design of the microprocessor, motherboard printed circuit board design, assembly and post-silicon boot-up were done at the campus. The field applications of 'MOUSHIK' include smart cards including credit cards, ID cards, debit cards, travel cards for metros and driving licenses, electronic voting machines (EVMs) and office management systems including attendance, surveillance cameras and safe locks. It also includes personalised health management systems, consumer electronics including but not restricted to washing machines and water pump monitoring systems. The project was funded by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

Date: 24th September 2020 Media: Bhaskar Live Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: IIT Madras develops ‘MOUSHIK’ chip for IoT devices URL: https://www.bhaskarlive.in/iit-madras-develops-moushik-chip-for-iot-devices/

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras on Thursday said its researchers have successfully developed 'MOUSHIK', an indigenously-made microprocessor for the Internet of things (IoT) devices. According to the institute, 'MOUSHIK' is a processor cum asystem on chip' that can cater to the rapidly-growing IoT devices, an integral part of smart cities of a digital India. It was conceptualised, designed and developed at the Pratap Subrahmanyam Centre for Digital Intelligence and Secure Hardware Architecture (PS-CDISHA) of the RISE Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras. Also Read - S. Korea censored over 2 lakh pieces of online data last year "There are three steps involved in the making of a microprocessor, namely design, fabrication and post-silicon boot-up," Kamakoti Veezhinathan, Reconfigurable Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) Group, IIT Madras, said in a statement. "All three processes for 'MOUSHIK' were undertaken in India, demonstrating an aAtmanirbhar' ecosystem in digital design productisation," Veezhinathan added. The impact of the completely-indigenous development process is the showcasing of an Indian ecosystem for designing, developing and fabricating end-to-end systems within the country, leading to self-sufficiency. Also Read - Consumers enjoy online shopping via AR/VR, 3D content: Report According to the researchers, the design of the microprocessor, motherboard printed circuit board design, assembly and post-silicon boot-up were done at the campus. The field applications of 'MOUSHIK' include smart cards including credit cards, ID cards, debit cards, travel cards for metros and driving licenses, electronic voting machines (EVMs) and office management systems including attendance, surveillance cameras and safe locks. It also includes personalised health management systems, consumer electronics including but not restricted to washing machines and water pump monitoring systems. The project was funded by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

Date: 24th September 2020 Media: Skill Outlook Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: IIT Madras Develops and Boots up ‘MOUSHIK’ Microprocessor for IoT Devices URL: https://skilloutlook.com/education/iit-madras-develops-and-boots-up-moushik-microprocessor- for-iot-devices

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras on Thursday said its researchers have successfully developed 'MOUSHIK', an indigenously-made microprocessor for the Internet of things (IoT) devices. According to the institute, 'MOUSHIK' is a processor cum asystem on chip' that can cater to the rapidly- growing IoT devices, an integral part of smart cities of a digital India. It was conceptualised, designed and developed at the Pratap Subrahmanyam Centre for Digital Intelligence and Secure Hardware Architecture (PS-CDISHA) of the RISE Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras. Also Read - S. Korea censored over 2 lakh pieces of online data last year "There are three steps involved in the making of a microprocessor, namely design, fabrication and post-silicon boot-up," Kamakoti Veezhinathan, Reconfigurable Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) Group, IIT Madras, said in a statement. "All three processes for 'MOUSHIK' were undertaken in India, demonstrating an aAtmanirbhar' ecosystem in digital design productisation," Veezhinathan added. The impact of the completely-indigenous development process is the showcasing of an Indian ecosystem for designing, developing and fabricating end-to-end systems within the country, leading to self-sufficiency. Also Read - Consumers enjoy online shopping via AR/VR, 3D content: Report According to the researchers, the design of the microprocessor, motherboard printed circuit board design, assembly and post-silicon boot-up were done at the campus. The field applications of 'MOUSHIK' include smart cards including credit cards, ID cards, debit cards, travel cards for metros and driving licenses, electronic voting machines (EVMs) and office management systems including attendance, surveillance cameras and safe locks. It also includes personalised health management systems, consumer electronics including but not restricted to washing machines and water pump monitoring systems. The project was funded by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

Date: 24th September 2020 Media: India Education Diary Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: IIT Madras Develops and Boots up ‘MOUSHIK’ Microprocessor for IoT Devices URL: https://indiaeducationdiary.in/iit-madras-develops-and-boots-up-moushik-microprocessor-for- iot-devices/

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras on Thursday said its researchers have successfully developed 'MOUSHIK', an indigenously-made microprocessor for the Internet of things (IoT) devices. According to the institute, 'MOUSHIK' is a processor cum asystem on chip' that can cater to the rapidly- growing IoT devices, an integral part of smart cities of a digital India. It was conceptualised, designed and developed at the Pratap Subrahmanyam Centre for Digital Intelligence and Secure Hardware Architecture (PS-CDISHA) of the RISE Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras. Also Read - S. Korea censored over 2 lakh pieces of online data last year "There are three steps involved in the making of a microprocessor, namely design, fabrication and post-silicon boot-up," Kamakoti Veezhinathan, Reconfigurable Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) Group, IIT Madras, said in a statement. "All three processes for 'MOUSHIK' were undertaken in India, demonstrating an aAtmanirbhar' ecosystem in digital design productisation," Veezhinathan added. The impact of the completely-indigenous development process is the showcasing of an Indian ecosystem for designing, developing and fabricating end-to-end systems within the country, leading to self-sufficiency. Also Read - Consumers enjoy online shopping via AR/VR, 3D content: Report According to the researchers, the design of the microprocessor, motherboard printed circuit board design, assembly and post-silicon boot-up were done at the campus. The field applications of 'MOUSHIK' include smart cards including credit cards, ID cards, debit cards, travel cards for metros and driving licenses, electronic voting machines (EVMs) and office management systems including attendance, surveillance cameras and safe locks. It also includes personalised health management systems, consumer electronics including but not restricted to washing machines and water pump monitoring systems. The project was funded by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

Date: 24th September 2020 Media: Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: IIT-M builds in-house microprocessor ‘MOUSHIK’ URL: https://www.navhindtimes.in/2020/09/25/business/iit-m-builds-inhouse-microprocessor-moushik/

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras on Thursday said its researchers have successfully developed 'MOUSHIK', an indigenously-made microprocessor for the Internet of things (IoT) devices. According to the institute, 'MOUSHIK' is a processor cum asystem on chip' that can cater to the rapidly- growing IoT devices, an integral part of smart cities of a digital India. It was conceptualised, designed and developed at the Pratap Subrahmanyam Centre for Digital Intelligence and Secure Hardware Architecture (PS-CDISHA) of the RISE Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras. Also Read - S. Korea censored over 2 lakh pieces of online data last year "There are three steps involved in the making of a microprocessor, namely design, fabrication and post-silicon boot-up," Kamakoti Veezhinathan, Reconfigurable Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) Group, IIT Madras, said in a statement. "All three processes for 'MOUSHIK' were undertaken in India, demonstrating an aAtmanirbhar' ecosystem in digital design productisation," Veezhinathan added. The impact of the completely-indigenous development process is the showcasing of an Indian ecosystem for designing, developing and fabricating end-to-end systems within the country, leading to self-sufficiency. Also Read - Consumers enjoy online shopping via AR/VR, 3D content: Report According to the researchers, the design of the microprocessor, motherboard printed circuit board design, assembly and post-silicon boot-up were done at the campus. The field applications of 'MOUSHIK' include smart cards including credit cards, ID cards, debit cards, travel cards for metros and driving licenses, electronic voting machines (EVMs) and office management systems including attendance, surveillance cameras and safe locks. It also includes personalised health management systems, consumer electronics including but not restricted to washing machines and water pump monitoring systems. The project was funded by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

Date: 24th September 2020 Media: Deccan News Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: IIT Madras develops ‘MOUSHIK’ slide for IoT devices URL: https://deccan.news/iit-madras-develops-moushik-slide-for-iot-devices/

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras said on Thursday that its researchers had successfully developed ‘MOUSHIK’, a native-made microprocessor for the Internet of Things (IoT) devices. According to the institute, ‘MOUSHIK’ is a processor-cum system on chip ‘that can cater to the fast- growing IoT devices, an integral part of smart cities in a digital India. It was conceptualized, designed and developed at the Pratap Subrahmanyam Center for Digital Intelligence and Secure Hardware Architecture (PS-CDISHA) of the RISE Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras. “There are three steps involved in manufacturing a microprocessor, namely design, manufacturing and post-silicon startup,” Kamakoti Veezhinathan, Reconfigurable Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) Group, IIT Madras, said in a statement.

“All three processes for ‘MOUSHIK’ have been undertaken in India, demonstrating an ‘Atmanirbhar’ ecosystem in the production of digital design,” Veezhinathan added. The impact of the completely indigenous development process is the exhibition of an Indian ecosystem for the design, development and manufacture of end-to-end systems in the country, leading to self- sufficiency. According to the researchers, the design of the microprocessor, the design of the motherboard, the assembly and post-silicone start-up were done on campus. The field applications of ‘MOUSHIK’ include smart cards, including credit cards, ID cards, debit cards, travel cards for subways and driver’s licenses, electronic voting machines (EVMs) and office management systems, including attendance, surveillance cameras and secure locks.

It also includes personal health management systems, consumer electronics, including but not limited to washing machines and water pump monitoring systems. The project was funded by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

Date: 24th September 2020 Media: Devdiscourse Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: Researchers at IIT-M develop in-house microprocessor 'MOUSHIK' URL: https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/technology/1225878-researchers-at-iit-m-develop- inhouse-microprocessor-moushik

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras said on Thursday that its researchers had successfully developed ‘MOUSHIK’, a native-made microprocessor for the Internet of Things (IoT) devices. According to the institute, ‘MOUSHIK’ is a processor-cum system on chip ‘that can cater to the fast- growing IoT devices, an integral part of smart cities in a digital India. It was conceptualized, designed and developed at the Pratap Subrahmanyam Center for Digital Intelligence and Secure Hardware Architecture (PS-CDISHA) of the RISE Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras. “There are three steps involved in manufacturing a microprocessor, namely design, manufacturing and post-silicon startup,” Kamakoti Veezhinathan, Reconfigurable Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) Group, IIT Madras, said in a statement.

“All three processes for ‘MOUSHIK’ have been undertaken in India, demonstrating an ‘Atmanirbhar’ ecosystem in the production of digital design,” Veezhinathan added. The impact of the completely indigenous development process is the exhibition of an Indian ecosystem for the design, development and manufacture of end-to-end systems in the country, leading to self-sufficiency. According to the researchers, the design of the microprocessor, the design of the motherboard, the assembly and post-silicone start-up were done on campus. The field applications of ‘MOUSHIK’ include smart cards, including credit cards, ID cards, debit cards, travel cards for subways and driver’s licenses, electronic voting machines (EVMs) and office management systems, including attendance, surveillance cameras and secure locks.

It also includes personal health management systems, consumer electronics, including but not limited to washing machines and water pump monitoring systems. The project was funded by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

Date: 24th September 2020 Media: The Times of India (clip attached) Edition: Guwahati Page No: 11 Journalist: NA Headline: IIT-M tech turns fabric into sewed garment, virtually

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Date: 25th September 2020 Media: The Hindu (clip attached) Edition: Chennai Page No: 3 Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: IIT-M develops indigenous microprocessor URL: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/iit-m-develops-indigenous- microprocessor/article32687089.ece

Date: 25th September 2020 Media: The Times of India (clip attached) Edition: Chennai Page No: 6 Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: IIT-M develops smaller, faster microprocessor for IoT devices

Date: 25th September 2020 Media: Deccan Chronicle (clip attached) Edition: Chennai Page No: 2 Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: IIT-M configures device to boost loT

Date: 25th September 2020 Media: Western Times (clip attached) Edition: Ahmedabad Page No: 7 Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: IIT Madras develops 'MOUSHIK' chip for loT devices

Date: 25th September 2020 Media: Andhra Jyoti (clip attached) Edition: Hyderabad Page No: 2 Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: IIT Madras introduces MOUSHIK microprocessor

Date: 25th September 2020 Media: ETV Bharat (Tamil) Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: னமக்தராꮿராஸஸர் 殿ப்னப உ쏁வாக்垿 ொ鎿 ் சென்னன ஐஐ羿! (Microprocessor chip invented by chennai IIT) URL: https://www.etvbharat.com/tamil/tamil-nadu/state/chennai/microprocessor-chip-invented-by- chennai-iit/tamil-nadu20200925070843894

கசன்வன ஐஐ羿 ஆ ொய்ச்殿யொள ் ள் உள்நொட்羿ரலரய தயொ ி ் ப்பட்ட வம ்ர ொꮿ ொஸஸ ் ‘மퟁ� ்வ ' கைற்잿 மொ கதொடங்垿뿁ள்ளன .் இந்த மퟁ� ் ஓ ் ꮿ ொஸஸ ் ம் 殿ஸ்டம் ஆன் 殿ப் ஆ埁ம். இ鏁 羿玿ட்டல் இந்鎿யொힿன் ஸ்மொ ்ட் 殿ட்羿 쿁டன் ஒன்잿வணந்த அங் மொன அ鎿ힿவ ைொ ைள ்ந்鏁 ை쏁ம் lot 羿வைஸ் ளின் ரதவை வள நிவறퟁ கசய்ய ் 埂羿யதொ埁ம். 믁ற்잿쯁மொ உள்நொட்羿ரலரய உ쏁ைொ ் ப்பட்羿쏁 ்埁ம் இந்த ꮿ ொஸன் தொ ் ம், 羿வஸனிங், கடைலப்ꮿங் மற்쟁ம் ரபப் ிர ட் கசய்த கதொட ் ம் 믁தல் 믁羿ퟁ ைவ 뾿லொன 殿ஸ்டத்வத நொட்翁 ்埁ள் இந்鎿யன் இர ொ殿ஸ்டத்வத கைளிப்ப翁த்鎿 ் ொட்羿 தன்னிவறퟁ ்埁 ை펿கசய்垿ற鏁.

மퟁ� ்垿ன் ꮿன்னணி뾿쯁ள்ள ꮿ ொஸவஸ பற்잿 ரப ொ殿 ிய ் ொமர ொ羿 ퟀ펿நொதன் 埂쟁வ 뾿ல், “ஒ쏁 வம ்ர ொꮿ ொஸஸவ உ쏁ைொ ்埁ை鎿ல் 믂ன்쟁 ை펿믁வற ள் உள்ளடங்垿뿁ள்ளன – அதொை鏁 羿வஸன் , ரபப் ிர ஷன் மற்쟁ம் ரபொஸ்ட்-쮿 ொன் ꯂட்-அப். மퟁ� ்垿ற் ொன இந்த எல்லொ 믂ன்쟁 தயொ ிப்ꯁ பணி 쿁ம் இந்鎿யொힿரலரய ரமற்க ொள்ளப்பட்டன. அ鎿ல் 羿玿ட்டல் ꯁக ொட ்வடரஸஷனில் ஆத்மநி ்ப ் எꟁம் தன்னிவறퟁ இர ொ殿ஸ்டம் கசயல்ப翁த்தப்பட்ட鏁. வம ்ர ொꮿ ொஸஸ ் 羿வஸன் , மத ்ரபொ ்翁 ꮿ ிண்டட் ச ் ்뿂ட் ரபொ ்翁 羿வஸன் , அகஸம்ꮿளி அண்ட் ரபொஸ்ட்-殿쮿 ொன் ꯂட்-அப் ஆ垿யவை ஐஐ羿 கமட் ொரலரய உ쏁ைொ ் ப்பட்டன. பퟁண்ட ி ்க ன்ரற உ ிய ரப ் எண் ட் 羿வஸன் மற்쟁ம் ரபப் ிர ஷன் சண்羿 ில் உள்ள கஸ뮿- ண்ட ்ட ் ரலப ட்ட ி ஆஃப் இந்鎿யன் ஸ்ரபஸ் ிஸ ்ச் ஆ ் வனரஸஷனொல் (ISRO) ரமற்க ொள்ளப்பட்ட鏁 மற்쟁ம் மத ்ரபொ ்翁 கபங் 쿂 ில் தயொ ி ் ப்பட்ட鏁. இந்த ஷ ்鎿 மퟁ� ் SOC, ‘ஆண்ட் ொனி ்ஸ் 1.0’ என்றவழ ் ப்ப翁ம் உள்நொட்羿ரலரய உ쏁ைொ ் ப்பட்ட மத ்ரபொ ்羿ன் இதயத்வத க ொண்翁ள்ள鏁.

இவை 殿쮿 ் ொன் கைற்잿뾿ல் 믁தல் 믁வறயொனதொ埁ம். கமட்ர ொஸ் மற்쟁ம் 羿வ ힿங் வலஸன்ற் ொ 垿 羿ட் ொ ்翁, ID ொ ்翁, கடꮿட் ொ ்翁 மற்쟁ம் 羿 ொைல் ொ ்翁 உள்ளிட்ட ஸ்மொ ்ட் ொ ்翁 ளி쯁ம், எல ்ட் ொனி ் ஓட்羿ங் கம�ன் ை쏁வ ப்ப鎿ퟁ, ண் ொணிப்ꯁ ர ம ொ ் ள் மற்쟁ம் ரஸஃப் லொ ்ஸ் உள்ளிட்ட ஆஃꯀஸ் ரமரனஜ்கமன்ட் 殿ஸ்டம்ஸ் 쿁ம், ப ்ஸனவலஸ்翁 கைல்த் ரமன்ஜ்கமன்ட் 殿ஸ்டம்ஸ் ,ைொ�ங்கம�ன் மற்쟁ம் ைொட்ட ் பம்ப் மொனிட ிங் 殿ஸ்டம்ல் உள்ளடங்垿ய鏁. இ鏁மட்翁뮿ன்잿 உள்நொட்羿ரலரய தயொ ி ் ப்ப翁ம் வம ்ர ொꮿ ொஸஸ ின் பயன்பொ翁 ள் ஷ ்鎿  ில் இ쏁 ்埁ம் உள்நொட்羿ரலரய உ쏁ைொன 믁தல் 殿ப் 羿வஸன் கசய்யப்பட்翁 ஷ ்鎿 இன் -ல் அ ்ரடொப ் 2018-ல் ꯂட்-அப் கசய்யப்பட்ட鏁. இ鏁ரை கமொவபல் ம்ப்뿂羿ங் 羿வைஸஸ் , எம்கபடட் ரலொ பை ் ைய லஸ்் 殿ஸ்டம்ஸ் மற்쟁ம் கநட்கைொ ் ்垿ங் 殿ஸ்டத்鎿ற் ொன ஆ ம்ப ் ட்ட கடைலப்கமன்ட் அம்சங் ளொ埁ம்.

ரம쯁ம், இ鏁 த ைல் கதொ펿ல்ꏁட்பம் மற்쟁ம் பொ鏁 ொப்ꯁ 鏁வற ளில் இற ்埁ம鎿 கசய்யப்ப翁ம் வம ்ர ொ ꮿ ொஸஸ ் வள சொ ்ந்鎿쏁 ்埁ம் நிவலவமவய뿁ம் 埁வற ்垿ற鏁.ஷ ்鎿 வம ்ர ொꮿ ொஸஸவ மற்றை ் 쿁ம் உபரயொ垿 ் 믁羿뿁ம், ொ ணம் இ鏁 ச ்ைரதச த த்鎿ற்埁 ச ிநி ொனதொ埁ம். வம ்ர ொ ꮿ ொஸஸ ் ளின் இந்த 毀 ிஸ் ச ்ைரதச மொ ் ்க 羿ல் ꮿ ரை殿 ் ை펿கசய்뿁ம் 鎿றன் வள ் க ொண்翁ள்ளன. 鎿றந்த ஆதொ த்鏁டன் இ쏁ப்பதொல் ஸ்டொ ்ட்அப்ஸ் உள்ளிட்ட எந்த கதொ펿ல்鏁வற ரைண் 翁மொனொ쯁ம் இந்த 羿வஸவன ைொங்垿 தங் ள் ரதவை ்埁 ஏற்ப இவத ஸ்டவமஸ் கசய்鏁 க ொள்ளலொம். ISA என்ப鏁 믁 ்垿யமொ ꯁர ொ垿 ொ뮿ங் அல்ல鏁 뮿�ன் லொங்ரைஜ் ஆ埁ம். அ鏁 ꮿ ொஸஸ쏁 ்埁 மொண்ட் அளித்鏁 எவத கசயல்ப翁த்த ரைண்翁ம்" என்쟁 அ잿ퟁ쟁த்鎿னொ .்

Date: 25th September 2020 Media: Edu Advice Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: IIT Madras Develops and Boots up ‘MOUSHIK’ Microprocessor URL: http://eduadvice.in/home/NewsDetail?pid=29607

Indian Institute of Technology Madras Researchers have successfully booted up ‘MOUSHIK,’ an indigenously-made Microprocessor. MOUSHIK is a processor cum ‘system on chip’ that can cater to the rapidly-growing IoT devices, an integral part of Smart Cities of a Digital India. ‘MOUSHIK’ was conceptualized, designed and developed at the Pratap Subrahmanyam Centre for Digital Intelligence and Secure Hardware Architecture (PS-CDISHA) of the RISE Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras. A video explaining the project can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpRJe915-9I The impact of the completely-indigenous development process is the showcasing of an Indian ecosystem for designing, developing and fabricating end-to-end systems within the country, leading to self-sufficiency. The Project is funded by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India. Elaborating about the processes behind ‘MOUSHIK,’ Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan, Reconfigurable Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras, said, “There are three steps involved in the making of a microprocessor, namely Design, Fabrication and Post-Silicon Boot-up. All three processes for MOUSHIK were undertaken in India, demonstrating an ‘Atma Nirbhar’ ecosystem in Digital Design Productization.” Further, Prof. Kamakoti said, “The Design of the Microprocessor, Motherboard Printed Circuit Board Design, Assembly and Post-Silicon Boot-up were done at IIT Madras. The foundry-specific backend design and fabrication was undertaken at Semi-Conductor Laboratory of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in Chandigarh and manufacturing of this motherboard was done at Bengaluru. Shakthi MOUSHIK SOC will constitute the heart of an indigenously-developed motherboard called ‘Ardonyx 1.0.’” MOUSHIK is an Indigenous RISC-V Microprocessor and is the third chip of the SHAKTI family, all of which were conceptualized and developed by this Centre and were first time ‘silicon successes.’ The Field Applications of ‘MOUSHIK’ include 1. Smart cards including Credit cards, ID Cards, Debit cards, Travel Cards for Metros and Driving Licenses 2. Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) 3. Office Management Systems including Attendance, surveillance cameras and safe locks 4. Personalized Health Management Systems 5. Consumer Electronics including but not restricted to Washing Machines and Water pump monitoring systems Prof. Kamakoti enumerated the benefits to India from such indigenously-developed Microprocessors: 1. The first indigenous chip in the SHAKTI series was designed and booted up SHAKTI in October 2018. This is a basic building block for mobile computing devices, embedded low power wireless systems and networking systems besides reducing reliance on imported microprocessors in Communications and Defence Sectors. 2. SHAKTI Microprocessor can be used by others as it is on par with International Standards. This series of microprocessors has the potential to pave way for a global market. 3. As it is open source, any industry including startups can take the design and customize it based on their needs. The Swadeshi Microprocessor Challenge 2020 (https://innovate.mygov.in/swadeshi- microprocessor-challenge/) has been launched by the Ministry of Electronics and Information technology, Government of India, to encourage the same. 4. The other crucial aspect of such an indigenous design, development and fabricating approach is reducing the risk of deploying systems that may be infected with back-doors and hardware Trojans. This development will assume huge significance when systems based on SHAKTI processors are adopted by strategic sectors such as defence, nuclear power installations and Government Agencies and Departments. The Technical Aspects of the MOUSHIK Processor Silicon are: Ø The MOUSHIK Silicon is manufactured using 180 nanometer technology Ø Die size of 5.315 X 5.155 sq.mm Ø It has 103 functional IOs Ø Package - 256 pin CQFP Package Ø Core Voltage - 1.8v Ø IO Voltage - 3.3v Ø Gate Count - 647k Ø Instance Count - 210k Ø DFT - SCAN, JTAG The SHAKTI microprocessor system design is based on RISC-V ISA (Instruction Set Architecture). RISC-V is an open, free ISA enabling a new era of processor innovation through open standard collaboration. ISA is the programming or machine language and provides commands to the processor instructing it on the functions to be executed.

Date: 25th September 2020 Media: Daily Hunt Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: IIT M Develops and Boots up 'MOUSHIK' Microprocessor for IoT Devices URL: https://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/english/telangana+today+english-epaper- teltdyen/iit+m+develops+and+boots+up+moushik+microprocessor+for+iot+devices-newsid- n217170350

Indian Institute of Technology Madras Researchers have successfully booted up ‘MOUSHIK,’ an indigenously-made Microprocessor. MOUSHIK is a processor cum ‘system on chip’ that can cater to the rapidly-growing IoT devices, an integral part of Smart Cities of a Digital India. ‘MOUSHIK’ was conceptualized, designed and developed at the Pratap Subrahmanyam Centre for Digital Intelligence and Secure Hardware Architecture (PS-CDISHA) of the RISE Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras. A video explaining the project can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpRJe915-9I The impact of the completely-indigenous development process is the showcasing of an Indian ecosystem for designing, developing and fabricating end-to-end systems within the country, leading to self-sufficiency. The Project is funded by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India. Elaborating about the processes behind ‘MOUSHIK,’ Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan, Reconfigurable Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras, said, “There are three steps involved in the making of a microprocessor, namely Design, Fabrication and Post-Silicon Boot-up. All three processes for MOUSHIK were undertaken in India, demonstrating an ‘Atma Nirbhar’ ecosystem in Digital Design Productization.” Further, Prof. Kamakoti said, “The Design of the Microprocessor, Motherboard Printed Circuit Board Design, Assembly and Post-Silicon Boot-up were done at IIT Madras. The foundry-specific backend design and fabrication was undertaken at Semi-Conductor Laboratory of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in Chandigarh and manufacturing of this motherboard was done at Bengaluru. Shakthi MOUSHIK SOC will constitute the heart of an indigenously-developed motherboard called ‘Ardonyx 1.0.’” MOUSHIK is an Indigenous RISC-V Microprocessor and is the third chip of the SHAKTI family, all of which were conceptualized and developed by this Centre and were first time ‘silicon successes.’ The Field Applications of ‘MOUSHIK’ include 1. Smart cards including Credit cards, ID Cards, Debit cards, Travel Cards for Metros and Driving Licenses 2. Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) 3. Office Management Systems including Attendance, surveillance cameras and safe locks 4. Personalized Health Management Systems 5. Consumer Electronics including but not restricted to Washing Machines and Water pump monitoring systems Prof. Kamakoti enumerated the benefits to India from such indigenously-developed Microprocessors: 1. The first indigenous chip in the SHAKTI series was designed and booted up SHAKTI in October 2018. This is a basic building block for mobile computing devices, embedded low power wireless systems and networking systems besides reducing reliance on imported microprocessors in Communications and Defence Sectors. 2. SHAKTI Microprocessor can be used by others as it is on par with International Standards. This series of microprocessors has the potential to pave way for a global market. 3. As it is open source, any industry including startups can take the design and customize it based on their needs. The Swadeshi Microprocessor Challenge 2020 (https://innovate.mygov.in/swadeshi- microprocessor-challenge/) has been launched by the Ministry of Electronics and Information technology, Government of India, to encourage the same. 4. The other crucial aspect of such an indigenous design, development and fabricating approach is reducing the risk of deploying systems that may be infected with back-doors and hardware Trojans. This development will assume huge significance when systems based on SHAKTI processors are adopted by strategic sectors such as defence, nuclear power installations and Government Agencies and Departments. The Technical Aspects of the MOUSHIK Processor Silicon are: Ø The MOUSHIK Silicon is manufactured using 180 nanometer technology Ø Die size of 5.315 X 5.155 sq.mm Ø It has 103 functional IOs Ø Package - 256 pin CQFP Package Ø Core Voltage - 1.8v Ø IO Voltage - 3.3v Ø Gate Count - 647k Ø Instance Count - 210k Ø DFT - SCAN, JTAG The SHAKTI microprocessor system design is based on RISC-V ISA (Instruction Set Architecture). RISC-V is an open, free ISA enabling a new era of processor innovation through open standard collaboration. ISA is the programming or machine language and provides commands to the processor instructing it on the functions to be executed.

Date: 25th September 2020 Media: Rajasthan Patrika (clip attached) Edition: Chennai Page No: 4 Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: IIT Madras develops ‘MOUSHIK’ chip for IoT devices

Date: 25th September 2020 Media: Andhra Jyoti (clip attached) Edition: Hyderabad Page No: 2 Journalist: NA Headline: IIT Madras introduces MOUSHIK microprocessor

Date: 25th September 2020 Media: (clip attached) Edition: Hyderabad Page No: 16 Journalist: NA Headline: Microprocessor test successful

Date: 25th September 2020 Media: Sakshi (clip attached) Edition: Hyderabad Page No: 9 Journalist: NA Headline: Maushik microprocessor ready

Date: 25th September 2020 Media: News Today (clip attached) Edition: Chennai Page No: 2 Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: IIT-Madras develops microprocessor for Internet of Things devices URL: https://newstodaynet.com/index.php/2020/09/25/iit-madras-develops-microprocessor-for- internet-of-things-devices/

Date: 25th September 2020 Media: Edition: Online Journalist: Siddharth MP Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: IIT मद्रास ने बनाया 100% देसी माइिोप्रोसेसर, इंटरनेट से लेकर िेनडट काडस तक सब मᴂ करेगा काम (IIT Madras built 100% indigeneous microprocessor, will work in everything from internet to credit card) URL: https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/technology/iit-madras-successfully-initialized-a-microprocessor- moushik’/754134

Date: 25th September 2020 Media: Trinity Mirror (clip attached) Edition: Chennai Page No: 6 Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: Chennai IIT develops 'System on Chip' URL: https://www.trinitymirror.net/news/chennai-iit-develops-system-on-chip/

Date: 25th September 2020 Media: Bisinfo Tech Edition: Online Journalist: Ms. Nitisha Dubey Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: IIT Madras Researchers Release ‘Moushik’ URL: https://www.bisinfotech.com/iit-madras-researchers-release-moushik/

Researchers from IIT-Madras have recently invented ‘Moushik’, a Microprocessor that has been indigenously designed and fabricated in India. Moushik is a processor cum System on Chip(SoC), which means that, as a processor it can execute the instructions and as a SoC, different components can be attached to the it. This is the third in the series of six computer chips being designed as a part of the Shakti Microprocessor programme. This chip can be used in Credit cards, Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), surveillance cameras, safe locks, personalized Health Management Systems and a boost of other Internet of Things (IoT) devices, informed Prof. V. Kamakoti, Reconfigurable Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT-Madras. “This is a 180nm chip with a 100Mhz speed and can cater to various small devices and home appliances. In terms of cost, if there is an order for one million units, cost can be brought down to even 1USD per chip. Even though it is of less processing power, India needs billions of such chips for various purposes” he told WION. IIT says that the Shakti series Microprocessors can be used by others as it is on par with International Standards and can pave way for a global market. Given their open-source nature, startups and industries can customize its design based on their needs. Indigenous design, development and fabricating also reduces the risk of using (Imported) systems that may be infected with back-doors and hardware Trojans. This development will assume huge significance when systems based on SHAKTI processors are adopted by strategic sectors such as defence, nuclear power installations and Government Agencies and Departments.

Date: 25th September 2020 Media: India Technology Edition: Online Journalist: Aishwarya Dharni Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: MOUSHIK: New Shakti Microprocessor From IIT Madras For IoT Devices URL: https://www.indiatimes.com/trending/social-relevance/iit-madras-moushik-microprocessor-iot- 523657.html

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras have come up with 'MOUSHIK' - an indigenously-made Microprocessor which can cater to the rapidly-growing IoT devices that are an important part of Smart Cities of a Digital India. MOUSHIK has been conceptualised, designed and developed at the Pratap Subrahmanyam Centre for Digital Intelligence and Secure Hardware Architecture (PS-CDISHA) of the RISE Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras. MOUSHIK is a processor cum 'system on chip'. The project is funded by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. Twitter “There are three steps involved in the making of a microprocessor, namely Design, Fabrication and Post-Silicon Boot-up. All three processes for MOUSHIK were undertaken in India, demonstrating an ‘Atma Nirbhar’ ecosystem in Digital Design Productization", said Professor Kamakoti Veezhinathan, Reconfigurable Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras. Our Popular Products ₹ 99He added, “The Design of the Microprocessor, Motherboard Printed Circuit Board Design, Assembly and Post-Silicon Boot-up were done at IIT Madras. The foundry-specific backend design and fabrication was undertaken at Semi-Conductor Laboratory of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in Chandigarh and manufacturing of this motherboard was done at Bengaluru. Shakthi MOUSHIK SOC will constitute the heart of an indigenously-developed motherboard called ‘Ardonyx 1.0".

Date: 25th September 2020 Media: Express Computer Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: IIT Madras develops ‘MOUSHIK’ chip for IoT devices URL: https://www.expresscomputer.in/iot/iit-madras-develops-moushik-chip-for-iot-devices/64243/

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras on Thursday said its researchers have successfully developed ‘MOUSHIK’, an indigenously-made microprocessor for the Internet of things (IoT) devices. According to the institute, ‘MOUSHIK’ is a processor cum asystem on chip’ that can cater to the rapidly-growing IoT devices, an integral part of smart cities of a digital India. It was conceptualised, designed and developed at the Pratap Subrahmanyam Centre for Digital Intelligence and Secure Hardware Architecture (PS-CDISHA) of the RISE Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras. “There are three steps involved in the making of a microprocessor, namely design, fabrication and post-silicon boot-up,” Kamakoti Veezhinathan, Reconfigurable Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) Group, IIT Madras, said in a statement. “All three processes for ‘MOUSHIK’ were undertaken in India, demonstrating an a Atmanirbhar’ ecosystem in digital design productisation,” Veezhinathan added. The impact of the completely-indigenous development process is the showcasing of an Indian ecosystem for designing, developing and fabricating end-to-end systems within the country, leading to self-sufficiency. According to the researchers, the design of the microprocessor, motherboard printed circuit board design, assembly and post-silicon boot-up were done at the campus. The field applications of ‘MOUSHIK’ include smart cards including credit cards, ID cards, debit cards, travel cards for metros and driving licenses, electronic voting machines (EVMs) and office management systems including attendance, surveillance cameras and safe locks. It also includes personalised health management systems, consumer electronics including but not restricted to washing machines and water pump monitoring systems. The project was funded by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Date: 25th September 2020 Media: CRN Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: IIT Madras develops ‘MOUSHIK’ chip for IoT devices URL: https://www.crn.in/iot/iit-madras-develops-moushik-chip-for-iot-devices/

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras on Thursday said its researchers have successfully developed ‘MOUSHIK’, an indigenously-made microprocessor for the Internet of things (IoT) devices. According to the institute, ‘MOUSHIK’ is a processor cum asystem on chip’ that can cater to the rapidly- growing IoT devices, an integral part of smart cities of a digital India. It was conceptualised, designed and developed at the Pratap Subrahmanyam Centre for Digital Intelligence and Secure Hardware Architecture (PS-CDISHA) of the RISE Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras. “There are three steps involved in the making of a microprocessor, namely design, fabrication and post-silicon boot-up,” Kamakoti Veezhinathan, Reconfigurable Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) Group, IIT Madras, said in a statement. “All three processes for ‘MOUSHIK’ were undertaken in India, demonstrating an aAtmanirbhar’ ecosystem in digital design productisation,” Veezhinathan added. The impact of the completely-indigenous development process is the showcasing of an Indian ecosystem for designing, developing and fabricating end-to-end systems within the country, leading to self-sufficiency. According to the researchers, the design of the microprocessor, motherboard printed circuit board design, assembly and post-silicon boot-up were done at the campus. The field applications of ‘MOUSHIK’ include smart cards including credit cards, ID cards, debit cards, travel cards for metros and driving licenses, electronic voting machines (EVMs) and office management systems including attendance, surveillance cameras and safe locks. It also includes personalised health management systems, consumer electronics including but not restricted to washing machines and water pump monitoring systems. The project was funded by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. –IANS

Date: 25th September 2020 Media: Good Tech GO Edition: Online Journalist: Professor: Prof. Mitesh Khapra Headline: IIT Madras develops AI models to process text in Indian languages URL: http://goodtechgo.com/index.php/2020/09/25/iit-madras-develops-ai-models-to-process-text- in-indian-languages/

IIT Madras has developed Artificial Intelligence Models and datasets to process texts in 11 Indian Regional Languages. This was taken up jointly with ‘AI4Bharat,’ a platform for building AI solutions. The researchers from IIT Madras and AI4Bharat released AI models and datasets for the following languages: Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi, Bengali, Odia, Assamese, Gujarati, and Marathi. The multilingual AI models and datasets developed through this initiative will provide the essential building blocks to students, faculty, start-ups and industry to work on Indian language tools and push the frontiers of technology. The Faculty have made these cutting-edge resources open-source and completely free of cost, which can be accessed by anyone. These models are freely available and can be downloaded from a Github repository (https://indicnlp.ai4bharat.org/). Elaborating on this initiative, Dr Mitesh M Khapra, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras, said, “We have a very rich diversity of languages in our country. As we move towards a digital economy, it is important that our languages find a space online. This requires a lot of innovation in creating input tools, datasets, and AI models for Indian languages.” For example, imagine a learner who posts a question on an e-learning platform in Tamil or Hindi or any other numerous Indian regional languages. There is a need for tools that can automatically process such questions written in Indian languages and classify them into specific topics.

Date: 26th September 2020 Media: Tech Gig Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: IIT Madras researchers launch a new microprocessor for IoT devices URL: https://content.techgig.com/IIT-Madras-researchers-launch-a-new-microprocessor-for-IoT- devices/articleshow/78330704.cms

Researchers from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has successfully developed an indigenous microprocessor for IoT devices. The microprocessor is named as MOUSHIK.

The institute claims that this microprocessor is a combination of a processor and system on a chip that caters to rapidly growing IoT devices. Digital India's push for smart cities has increased the adoption of the internet of things (IoT) devices.

The processor is designed and developed at the Pratap Subrahmanyam Centre for Digital Intelligence and Secure Hardware Architecture (PS-CDISHA) of the RISE Group. The development process India's ability to design, develop, and fabricate end-to-end systems.

Kamakoti Veezhinathan from RISE Group at IIT Madras said, "There are three steps involved in the making of a microprocessor, namely design, fabrication and post-silicon boot-up. All three processes for ‘MOUSHIK’ were undertaken in India, demonstrating an 'Atmanirbhar’ ecosystem in digital design productisation."

The researchers said that design, assembly and post silicon boot up was done at the institute's campus by the group. The foundry specific design and fabrication was undertaken at Semi- Conductor Laboratory of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in Chandigarh. While the manufacturing took place at Bengaluru.

The Shakthi Moushik SoC will constitute the heart of a motherboard called 'Ardonyx 1.0'. MOUSHIK can be used for credit cards, ID cards, travel cards for metros, driving licenses, electronic voting machines (EVMs) and even office management systems such as attendance, surveillance cameras, safe locks, and personalised health management systems.

This is not the first chip designed by IIT Madras researcher. MOUSHIK is the third chip of the SHAKTHI family. The first one was designed in October 2018. Date: 27th September 2020 Media: VAR India Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: IIT Madras Develops Microprocessor For IoT Devices: MOUSHIK URL: https://www.varindia.com/news/iit-madras-develops-microprocessor-for-iot-devices-moushik

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras Researchers have invented ‘MOUSHIK,’ an indigenously- made Microprocessor, that can cater to the rapidly-growing IoT devices, an integral part of Smart Cities of a Digital India. MOUSHIK is a processor cum ‘system on chip’ which has been conceptualized, designed and developed at the Pratap Subrahmanyam Centre for Digital Intelligence and Secure Hardware Architecture (PS-CDISHA) of the RISE Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras.

The MOUSHIK Silicon is manufactured using 180-nanometer technology and has 103 functional IOs. It has a Core Voltage of 1.8v, IO Voltage of 3.3v, with a Gate Count of 647k, among other features. Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan, Reconfigurable Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras explained that there are three steps involved in the making of a microprocessor - Design, Fabrication and Post-Silicon Boot-up. “All three processes for MOUSHIK were undertaken in India, demonstrating an ‘Atma Nirbhar’ ecosystem in Digital Design Productisation,” he said.

Date: 27th September 2020 Media: Siz Meek Edition: Online Journalist: Prateek Gupta Professor: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan Headline: IIT Madras launched ‘MOUSHIK’ microprocessor SoC for IoT products URL: https://gizmeek.com/iit-madras-launched-moushik-microprocessor-soc-for-iot-products

It was conceptualized, designed, and developed at the Pratap Subrahmanyam Centre for Digital Intelligence and Secure Hardware Architecture (PS-CDISHA) of the RISE Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras. "There are three steps involved in the making of a microprocessor, namely design, fabrication, and post-silicon boot-up," Kamakoti Veezhinathan, Reconfigurable Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) Group, IIT Madras, said in a statement.

Ideology

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras have come up with 'MOUSHIK' - an indigenously-made Microprocessor that can cater to the rapidly-growing IoT devices that are an important part of Smart Cities of a Digital India. The impact of the completely-indigenous development process is the showcasing of an Indian ecosystem for designing, developing, and fabricating end-to- end systems within the country, leading to self-sufficiency.

Applications

• ID cards • Debit cards, credit cards • Travel cards for metros • Driving licenses • Electronic voting machines (EVMs) • Office management systems including attendance, surveillance cameras, and safe locks. • Personalized health management systems • Consumer electronics washing machines and water pump monitoring systems

Previous developments

SHAKTI Microprocessor can be used by others as it is on par with International Standards. This series of microprocessors has the potential to pave way for a global market. As it is open-source, any industry including startups can take the design. This development will assume huge significance when systems based on SHAKTI processors are adopted by strategic sectors.

This is a basic building block for mobile computing devices, embedded low power wireless systems, and networking systems besides reducing reliance on imported microprocessors in the Communications and Defence Sectors. The other crucial aspect of such an indigenous design, development, and fabricating approach is reducing the risk of deploying systems that may be infected with back-doors and hardware Trojans.

Date: 27th September 2020 Media: Zee News Edition: Online Journalist: Vishal Singh Headline: IIT मद्रास ने तैयार नकया ऐप, पुनलस अब एक क्लिक मᴂ पता कर लेगी कहां और कैसे आ एक्सीडᴂट ( IIT Madras prepared app, police will now find out where and how accident happened in one click) URL: https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/up-uttarakhand/lucknow-police-will-find-out-exact- location-of-road-accidents-with-the-help-of-iit-madras-app-integrated-road-accident-database- app/755336

राजधानी लखनऊ में हो रहे सडक हादसोां पर अब न केवल िेक लगेगा बक्टल्क शहर में कहाां, कब और कैसे दुघटटना हुई, इसकी जानकारी एक क्टिक पर उपलब्ध होगी. अक्सर एक ही जगह होने वाली दुघटटनाओां का असली कारण नही पता चल पाता है, ऐसे में अब शहर में आइआरएडी(Integrated Road Accident Database) ऐप का टरायल शु셂 हो गया. इस ऐप पर सडक पर होने वाले छोटे से छोटे हादसोां का ब्यौरा दजट फकया जाएगा. पुफलस अब महज खानापूफतट करके सडक हादसे की ररपोटट नही बना पाएगी. क्ोांफक आइआरएडी ऐप में पुफलस दुघटटना से जुडे करीब 29 फबांदुओां का ब्यौरा भरना पडेगा जो सांबांफधत फवभाग फजसमें पररवहन फवभाग, नगर फनगम, पीडब्ल्यूडी और एनएचएआइ शाफमल है उनको सीधे चला जाएगा.

आईआईटी मद्रास ने तैयार नकया ऐप

लखनऊ के एडीसीपी टरैफिक पूणेंदु फसांह ने बताया फक आईआईटी( Indian Institute Of Technology)मद्रास में तैयार फकया एकीकृ त सडक दुघटटना डेटाबेस पररयोजना का टरायल लखनऊ में शु셂 हो गया है. इसका यूपी के 13 फजलोां में टरायल होना है फजनमें लखनऊ भी शाफमल है.

कैसे करेगा ऐप काम

दुघटटना का फदन, तारीख, समय, घटना के वक्त रोशनी की क्टस्थत, दुघटटना में मौत हुई या घायल, हादसे से नुकसान, क्षफतग्रस्त वाहनोां की सांख्या, दुघटटना का कारण, वाहन व उनके चालक की पूरी जानकारी, घटनास्थल का लैंडमाकट , वाहन की क्टस्थफत, ओवर स्पीड- ओवर, डराइफवांग लाइसेंस की वैधता, सडक की क्टस्थत की पूणट जानकारी के साथ एिआइआर नांबर, जाांच अफधकारी का नाम आइआरएडी ऐप देगा. ररयल टाइम में फववरण दजट करने के साथ ही सांबांफधत अफधकारी-अस्पताल को मोबाइल एप से सूचना भी भेजेगा. फजससे घायल को समय पर इलाज फमल सके . पुफलस की टीम जो ब्यौरा भरेगी उस जानकारी के आधार पर शासन की एक टीम हादसोां के कारणोां पर ररसचट करेगी और सांबांफधत फवभाग उसका समाधान कराएांगे. इसके फलए बीट इांचाजट और थानेदारोां को टरैफनांग दी जा रही है. इससे दुघटटना के कारणोां पता चलने पर दुघटटनाओां पर रोक लगाने में मदद फमलेगी.

6 राज्यो मᴂ शु셂 हो रहा है टरायल पहले चरण में, इस योजना को छह राज्ोां में लागू करने का फनणटय फलया गया है. ये राज् महाराष्ट्र , कनाटटक, मध्य प्रदेश, राजस्थान, उत्तर प्रदेश और तफमलनाडु हैं. आईआरएडी मोबाइल ऐप की फज़ेदारी आईआईटी मद्रास तथा नेशनल इन्फॉमेफटक्स सेंटर सफवटसेज को दी गई है. यह योजना सूचना प्रौोफगकी आधाररत प्रणाली पर प्रस्ताफवत है.

Date: 28th September 2020 Media: The Times of India- Student Edition: Online Journalist: NA Spokesperson: S. Rajesh, Ramesh Kumar Headline: IIT-ESPN AI-Driven IPL Superstats URL: https://toistudent.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/top-news/iit-espn-ai-driven-ipl- superstats/62400.html

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) and ESPNcricinfos artificial intelligence (AI) tool 'Superstats is once again enhancing the fans experience of the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches, the company said on Monday. This data science-driven tool offers three major metrics of forecaster, luck index and smart stats that would cover all aspects of the match for fans coverage - pre-game, in-game and post-game. Developed in 2019 through a collaboration between ESPNcricinfo, IIT Madras and Gyan Data Pvt. Ltd - an IIT Madras-incubated company, the tool is a suite of metrics that helps fans judge performances in limited-overs cricket in a far more nuanced manner than conventional metrics do. "Superstats was a significant part of ESPNcricinfo's stats coverage of IPL 2019 and will be a key ingredient of the 2020 plan as well," S Rajesh, Stats Editor, ESPNcricinfo, said in a statement. The research team working with cricket experts from ESPNcricinfo derived super stats from ESPNcricinfo's database and scientific methods, processes and complex algorithms based on machine learning. The algorithms process accurate, fast data, quantify the impact of luck and analyses the real value of a player's performance in the game of cricket in real-time. Superstats takes into account the context of every performance, batting and bowling. Context includes pitch conditions, quality of opposition and match situation - in terms of the pressure on the player. The 'Forecaster' predicts the final score of an ongoing innings and the win probabilities of teams using statistical and machine learning models. The 'Luck Index' is a first-of-its-kind concept in cricket analytics that quantifies the impact of lucky events (such as dropped catches and umpiring errors, among others) on the final score and match result. The 'Smart Stats' is a set of three novel metrics - Smart Runs, Smart Wickets, and Impact Score - that factor in the pressure on a player and opposition quality for evaluating batting and bowling performances. "The use of data science driven tools in sports have helped us to offer a much more enriching content experience to our discerning fans and cricket enthusiasts," said Ramesh Kumar, Vice President and Head, ESPN (India and South Asia).

Date: 28th September 2020 Media: Telangana Today Edition: Online Journalist: NA Spokesperson: Mr. S. Rajesh, Ramesh Kumar Headline: IIT Madras, ESPN’s AI tool ‘Superstats’ to enhance IPL experience URL: https://telanganatoday.com/iit-madras-espns-ai-tool-superstats-to-enhance-ipl-experience

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) and ESPNcricinfo’s artificial intelligence (AI) tool ‘Superstats’ is once again enhancing the fans experience of the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches, the company said on Monday. This data science-driven tool offers three major metrics of forecaster, luck index and smart stats that would cover all aspects of the match for fans coverage – pre-game, in-game and post-game. Developed in 2019 through a collaboration between ESPNcricinfo, IIT Madras and Gyan Data Pvt. Ltd – an IIT Madras-incubated company, the tool is a suite of metrics that helps fans judge performances in limited-overs cricket in a far more nuanced manner than conventional metrics do. “Superstats was a significant part of ESPNcricinfo’s stats coverage of IPL 2019 and will be a key ingredient of the 2020 plan as well,” S Rajesh, Stats Editor, ESPNcricinfo, said in a statement. The research team working with cricket experts from ESPNcricinfo derived super stats from ESPNcricinfo’s database and scientific methods, processes and complex algorithms based on machine learning. The algorithms process accurate, fast data, quantify the impact of luck and analyses the real value of a player’s performance in the game of cricket in real-time. Superstats takes into account the context of every performance, batting and bowling. Context includes pitch conditions, quality of opposition and match situation – in terms of the pressure on the player. The ‘Forecaster’ predicts the final score of an ongoing innings and the win probabilities of teams using statistical and machine learning models. The ‘Luck Index’ is a first-of-its-kind concept in cricket analytics that quantifies the impact of lucky events (such as dropped catches and umpiring errors, among others) on the final score and match result. The ‘Smart Stats’ is a set of three novel metrics – Smart Runs, Smart Wickets, and Impact Score – that factor in the pressure on a player and opposition quality for evaluating batting and bowling performances. “The use of data science driven tools in sports have helped us to offer a much more enriching content experience to our discerning fans and cricket enthusiasts,” said Ramesh Kumar, Vice President and Head, ESPN (India and South Asia).

Date: 28th September 2020 Media: DT Next Edition: Online Journalist: NA Spokesperson: S. Rajesh, Ramesh Kumar Headline: IIT Madras, ESPN's AI tool 'Superstats' to enhance IPL experience URL: https://www.dtnext.in/News/Sports/2020/09/28174806/1253616/IIT-Madras-ESPNs-AI-tool- Superstats-to-enhance-IPL-.vpf

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) and ESPNcricinfo's artificial intelligence (AI) tool 'Superstats' is once again enhancing the fans experience of the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches, the company said on Monday.

This data science-driven tool offers three major metrics of forecaster, luck index and smart stats that would cover all aspects of the match for fans coverage - pre-game, in-game and post-game.

Developed in 2019 through a collaboration between ESPNcricinfo, IIT Madras and Gyan Data Pvt. Ltd - an IIT Madras-incubated company, the tool is a suite of metrics that helps fans judge performances in limited-overs cricket in a far more nuanced manner than conventional metrics do.

"Superstats was a significant part of ESPNcricinfo's stats coverage of IPL 2019 and will be a key ingredient of the 2020 plan as well," S Rajesh, Stats Editor, ESPNcricinfo, said in a statement.

The research team working with cricket experts from ESPNcricinfo derived super stats from ESPNcricinfo's database and scientific methods, processes and complex algorithms based on machine learning.

The algorithms process accurate, fast data, quantify the impact of luck and analyses the real value of a player's performance in the game of cricket in real-time.

Superstats takes into account the context of every performance, batting and bowling. Context includes pitch conditions, quality of opposition and match situation - in terms of the pressure on the player.

The 'Forecaster' predicts the final score of an ongoing innings and the win probabilities of teams using statistical and machine learning models.

The 'Luck Index' is a first-of-its-kind concept in cricket analytics that quantifies the impact of lucky events (such as dropped catches and umpiring errors, among others) on the final score and match result.

The 'Smart Stats' is a set of three novel metrics - Smart Runs, Smart Wickets, and Impact Score - that factor in the pressure on a player and opposition quality for evaluating batting and bowling performances.

"The use of data science driven tools in sports have helped us to offer a much more enriching content experience to our discerning fans and cricket enthusiasts," said Ramesh Kumar, Vice President and Head, ESPN (India and South Asia).

Date: 28th September 2020 Media: UNI Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: AI-powered ‘Superstats’ enhancing the IPL Experience for Fans URL: http://www.uniindia.com/~/ai-powered-superstats-to-enhance-ipl-experience-for- fans/Sports/news/2179455.html

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) and ESPNcricinfo's artificial intelligence (AI) tool 'Superstats' is once again enhancing the fans experience of the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches, the company said on Monday.

This data science-driven tool offers three major metrics of forecaster, luck index and smart stats that would cover all aspects of the match for fans coverage - pre-game, in-game and post-game.

Developed in 2019 through a collaboration between ESPNcricinfo, IIT Madras and Gyan Data Pvt. Ltd - an IIT Madras-incubated company, the tool is a suite of metrics that helps fans judge performances in limited-overs cricket in a far more nuanced manner than conventional metrics do.

"Superstats was a significant part of ESPNcricinfo's stats coverage of IPL 2019 and will be a key ingredient of the 2020 plan as well," S Rajesh, Stats Editor, ESPNcricinfo, said in a statement.

The research team working with cricket experts from ESPNcricinfo derived super stats from ESPNcricinfo's database and scientific methods, processes and complex algorithms based on machine learning.

The algorithms process accurate, fast data, quantify the impact of luck and analyses the real value of a player's performance in the game of cricket in real-time.

Superstats takes into account the context of every performance, batting and bowling. Context includes pitch conditions, quality of opposition and match situation - in terms of the pressure on the player.

The 'Forecaster' predicts the final score of an ongoing innings and the win probabilities of teams using statistical and machine learning models.

The 'Luck Index' is a first-of-its-kind concept in cricket analytics that quantifies the impact of lucky events (such as dropped catches and umpiring errors, among others) on the final score and match result.

The 'Smart Stats' is a set of three novel metrics - Smart Runs, Smart Wickets, and Impact Score - that factor in the pressure on a player and opposition quality for evaluating batting and bowling performances.

"The use of data science driven tools in sports have helped us to offer a much more enriching content experience to our discerning fans and cricket enthusiasts," said Ramesh Kumar, Vice President and Head, ESPN (India and South Asia).

Date: 28th September 2020 Media: IANS Edition: Online Journalist: NA Spokesperson: S. Rajesh, Ramesh Kumar Headline: IIT Madras, ESPN's AI tool 'Superstats' to enhance IPL experience URL: http://www.ianslive.in/index.php?param=news/IIT_Madras_ESPNs_AI_tool_Superstats_to_enhanc e_IPL_experience-725067/Latest%20News/31

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) and ESPNcricinfo's artificial intelligence (AI) tool 'Superstats' is once again enhancing the fans experience of the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches, the company said on Monday.

This data science-driven tool offers three major metrics of forecaster, luck index and smart stats that would cover all aspects of the match for fans coverage - pre-game, in-game and post-game.

Developed in 2019 through a collaboration between ESPNcricinfo, IIT Madras and Gyan Data Pvt. Ltd - an IIT Madras-incubated company, the tool is a suite of metrics that helps fans judge performances in limited-overs cricket in a far more nuanced manner than conventional metrics do.

"Superstats was a significant part of ESPNcricinfo's stats coverage of IPL 2019 and will be a key ingredient of the 2020 plan as well," S Rajesh, Stats Editor, ESPNcricinfo, said in a statement.

The research team working with cricket experts from ESPNcricinfo derived super stats from ESPNcricinfo's database and scientific methods, processes and complex algorithms based on machine learning.

The algorithms process accurate, fast data, quantify the impact of luck and analyses the real value of a player's performance in the game of cricket in real-time.

Superstats takes into account the context of every performance, batting and bowling. Context includes pitch conditions, quality of opposition and match situation - in terms of the pressure on the player.

The 'Forecaster' predicts the final score of an ongoing innings and the win probabilities of teams using statistical and machine learning models.

The 'Luck Index' is a first-of-its-kind concept in cricket analytics that quantifies the impact of lucky events (such as dropped catches and umpiring errors, among others) on the final score and match result.

The 'Smart Stats' is a set of three novel metrics - Smart Runs, Smart Wickets, and Impact Score - that factor in the pressure on a player and opposition quality for evaluating batting and bowling performances.

"The use of data science driven tools in sports have helped us to offer a much more enriching content experience to our discerning fans and cricket enthusiasts," said Ramesh Kumar, Vice President and Head, ESPN (India and South Asia).

Date: 28th September 2020 Media: The New Indian Express- Edex Edition: Online Journalist: NA Spokesperson: Ramesh Kumar Headline: IIT Madras, ESPN's AI 'Superstats' is back to make your IPL experience more engaging URL: https://www.edexlive.com/news/2020/sep/28/iit-madras-espns-ai-superstats-is-back-to-make- your-ipl-experience-more-engaging-14851.html

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) and ESPNcricinfos artificial intelligence (AI) tool 'Superstats' is once again enhancing the fans' experience of the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches, the company said on Monday. This data science-driven tool offers three major metrics of forecaster, luck index and smart stats that would cover all aspects of the match for fans coverage - pre-game, in-game and post-game. Developed in 2019 through a collaboration between ESPNcricinfo, IIT Madras and Gyan Data Pvt. Ltd - an IIT Madras-incubated company, the tool is a suite of metrics that helps fans judge performances in limited-overs cricket in a far more nuanced manner than conventional metrics do. "Superstats was a significant part of ESPNcricinfo's stats coverage of IPL 2019 and will be a key ingredient of the 2020 plan as well," S Rajesh, Stats Editor, ESPNcricinfo, said in a statement. The research team working with cricket experts from ESPNcricinfo derived super stats from ESPNcricinfo's database and scientific methods, processes and complex algorithms based on machine learning. The algorithms process accurate, fast data, quantify the impact of luck and analyses the real value of a player's performance in the game of cricket in real-time. Superstats takes into account the context of every performance, batting and bowling. Context includes pitch conditions, quality of opposition and match situation - in terms of the pressure on the player. The 'Forecaster' predicts the final score of an ongoing innings and the win probabilities of teams using statistical and machine learning models. The 'Luck Index' is a first-of-its-kind concept in cricket analytics that quantifies the impact of lucky events (such as dropped catches and umpiring errors, among others) on the final score and match result. The 'Smart Stats' is a set of three novel metrics - Smart Runs, Smart Wickets, and Impact Score - that factor in the pressure on a player and opposition quality for evaluating batting and bowling performances. "The use of data science driven tools in sports have helped us to offer a much more enriching content experience to our discerning fans and cricket enthusiasts," said Ramesh Kumar, Vice President and Head, ESPN (India and South Asia).

Date: 28th September 2020 Media: Analytics India Mag Edition: Online Journalist: Srishti Deoras Professor: Prof. Raghunathan Rengaswamy, Prof. Mahesh Panchagnula Spokesperson: S. Rajesh Headline: IIT Madras & ESPNcricinfo’s AI-Powered Tool Is Enhancing The IPL Experience This Season URL: https://analyticsindiamag.com/iit-madras-espncricinfos-ai-powered-tool-is-enhancing-the-ipl- experience-this-season/

Artificial intelligence-powered tool, ‘Superstats’ by Indian Institute of Technology Madras and ESPNcricinfo is enhancing the experience of Indian Premier League (IPL) matches for its fan by providing a context to every game event in a game and also provides insights into factors such as ‘luck.’ It uses data science to enable the same. Superstats takes into account the context of every performance, batting and bowling. Context includes pitch conditions, quality of opposition, and match situation – in terms of the pressure on the player. The AI Engine leverages the rich data collected from over a decade-old ESPNcricinfo’s ball-by-ball updates. The work was led by Prof. Raghunathan Rengaswamy and Prof. Mahesh Panchagnula of IIT Madras along with the ESPNcricinfo team. The AI tool was developed in 2019 through a collaboration between ESPNcricinfo, IIT Madras and Gyan Data Pvt. Ltd., an IIT Madras-incubated company. It is a suite of metrics that helps fans judge performances in limited-overs cricket – T20s and ODIs – in a far more nuanced manner than conventional metrics do. It has a feature called ‘Forecaster’ that can predict the final score of an ongoing inning and the win probabilities of teams using statistical and machine learning models. The predictions take into account several factors including the current run rate, number of overs and wickets left, quality and form of the players. It also features a first-of-its-kind concept in cricket analytics called ‘Luck Index’ that quantifies the impact of lucky events (such as dropped catches and umpiring errors, among others) on the final score and match result. The ‘Smart Stats’ is a set of three novel metrics – Smart Runs, Smart Wickets, and Impact Score – that factor in the pressure on a player and opposition quality for evaluating batting and bowling performances. “Superstats was a significant part of ESPNcricinfo’s stats coverage of IPL 2019 and will be a key ingredient of the 2020 plan as well. Since it is a bouquet of offerings, these stats metrics will enhance all aspects of coverage: pre-game, in-game and post-game,” said S. Rajesh, Stats Editor, ESPNcricinfo. Superstats is derived from ESPNcricinfo’s database using complex algorithms based on machine learning. The algorithms process accurate, fast data, quantify the impact of luck and analyses the real value of a player’s performance in the game of cricket in real-time. “It has been a wonderful experience to be a part of this effort from IIT Madras. These kinds of projects also reaffirm our faith in the universality of the machine learning and data science techniques that we develop and its application potential in multiple fields,” said Prof. Raghunathan Rengaswamy, Dean (Global Engagement), IIT Madras. It is to be noted that these data science algorithms use forecasting methods that train on past data to uncover trends and patterns during different periods of play and adapt based on actual match data resulting in highly accurate predictive models.

Date: 28th September 2020 Media: Punjab News Express Edition: Online Journalist: NA Spokesperson: S. Rajesh, Ramesh Kumar Headline: IIT Madras, ESPN's AI tool 'Superstats' to enhance IPL experience URL: https://www.punjabnewsexpress.com/sports/news/-iit-madras-espns-ai-tool-superstats-to- enhance-ipl-experience-120223

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) and ESPNcricinfo's artificial intelligence (AI) tool 'Superstats' is once again enhancing the fans experience of the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches, the company said on Monday.

This data science-driven tool offers three major metrics of forecaster, luck index and smart stats that would cover all aspects of the match for fans coverage - pre-game, in-game and post-game.

Developed in 2019 through a collaboration between ESPNcricinfo, IIT Madras and Gyan Data Pvt. Ltd - an IIT Madras-incubated company, the tool is a suite of metrics that helps fans judge performances in limited-overs cricket in a far more nuanced manner than conventional metrics do.

"Superstats was a significant part of ESPNcricinfo's stats coverage of IPL 2019 and will be a key ingredient of the 2020 plan as well, " S Rajesh, Stats Editor, ESPNcricinfo, said in a statement.

The research team working with cricket experts from ESPNcricinfo derived super stats from ESPNcricinfo's database and scientific methods, processes and complex algorithms based on machine learning.

The algorithms process accurate, fast data, quantify the impact of luck and analyses the real value of a player's performance in the game of cricket in real-time.

Superstats takes into account the context of every performance, batting and bowling. Context includes pitch conditions, quality of opposition and match situation - in terms of the pressure on the player.

The 'Forecaster' predicts the final score of an ongoing innings and the win probabilities of teams using statistical and machine learning models.

The 'Luck Index' is a first-of-its-kind concept in cricket analytics that quantifies the impact of lucky events (such as dropped catches and umpiring errors, among others) on the final score and match result.

The 'Smart Stats' is a set of three novel metrics - Smart Runs, Smart Wickets, and Impact Score - that factor in the pressure on a player and opposition quality for evaluating batting and bowling performances.

"The use of data science driven tools in sports have helped us to offer a much more enriching content experience to our discerning fans and cricket enthusiasts, " said Ramesh Kumar, Vice President and Head, ESPN (India and South Asia).

Date: 28th September 2020 Media: Bhaskar Live Edition: Online Journalist: NA Spokesperson: S. Rajesh, Ramesh Kumar Headline: IIT Madras, ESPN’s AI tool ‘Superstats’ to enhance IPL experience URL: https://www.bhaskarlive.in/iit-madras-espns-ai-tool-superstats-to-enhance-ipl-experience/

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) and ESPNcricinfos artificial intelligence (AI) tool ‘Superstats is once again enhancing the fans experience of the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches, the company said on Monday. This data science-driven tool offers three major metrics of forecaster, luck index and smart stats that would cover all aspects of the match for fans coverage – pre-game, in-game and post-game. Developed in 2019 through a collaboration between ESPNcricinfo, IIT Madras and Gyan Data Pvt. Ltd – an IIT Madras-incubated company, the tool is a suite of metrics that helps fans judge performances in limited-overs cricket in a far more nuanced manner than conventional metrics do. “Superstats was a significant part of ESPNcricinfo’s stats coverage of IPL 2019 and will be a key ingredient of the 2020 plan as well,” S Rajesh, Stats Editor, ESPNcricinfo, said in a statement. The research team working with cricket experts from ESPNcricinfo derived super stats from ESPNcricinfo’s database and scientific methods, processes and complex algorithms based on machine learning. The algorithms process accurate, fast data, quantify the impact of luck and analyses the real value of a player’s performance in the game of cricket in real-time. Superstats takes into account the context of every performance, batting and bowling. Context includes pitch conditions, quality of opposition and match situation – in terms of the pressure on the player. The ‘Forecaster’ predicts the final score of an ongoing innings and the win probabilities of teams using statistical and machine learning models. The ‘Luck Index’ is a first-of-its-kind concept in cricket analytics that quantifies the impact of lucky events (such as dropped catches and umpiring errors, among others) on the final score and match result. The ‘Smart Stats’ is a set of three novel metrics – Smart Runs, Smart Wickets, and Impact Score – that factor in the pressure on a player and opposition quality for evaluating batting and bowling performances. “The use of data science driven tools in sports have helped us to offer a much more enriching content experience to our discerning fans and cricket enthusiasts,” said Ramesh Kumar, Vice President and Head, ESPN (India and South Asia).

Date: 28th September 2020 Media: Daily Hunt Edition: Online Journalist: NA Spokesperson: S. Rajesh, Ramesh Kumar Headline: IIT Madras, ESPN's AI tool 'Superstats' to enhance IPL experience URL: https://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/english/the+siasat+daily+english-epaper- siaseten/iit+madras+espn+s+ai+tool+superstats+to+enhance+ipl+experience-newsid-n218092830

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) and ESPNcricinfos artificial intelligence (AI) tool 'Superstats is once again enhancing the fans experience of the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches, the company said on Monday. This data science-driven tool offers three major metrics of forecaster, luck index and smart stats that would cover all aspects of the match for fans coverage - pre-game, in-game and post-game. Developed in 2019 through a collaboration between ESPNcricinfo, IIT Madras and Gyan Data Pvt. Ltd - an IIT Madras-incubated company, the tool is a suite of metrics that helps fans judge performances in limited-overs cricket in a far more nuanced manner than conventional metrics do. 'Superstats was a significant part of ESPNcricinfo's stats coverage of IPL 2019 and will be a key ingredient of the 2020 plan as well,' S Rajesh, Stats Editor, ESPNcricinfo, said in a statement. The research team working with cricket experts from ESPNcricinfo derived super stats from ESPNcricinfo's database and scientific methods, processes and complex algorithms based on machine learning. The algorithms process accurate, fast data, quantify the impact of luck and analyses the real value of a player's performance in the game of cricket in real-time. Superstats takes into account the context of every performance, batting and bowling. Context includes pitch conditions, quality of opposition and match situation - in terms of the pressure on the player. The 'Forecaster' predicts the final score of an ongoing innings and the win probabilities of teams using statistical and machine learning models. The 'Luck Index' is a first-of-its-kind concept in cricket analytics that quantifies the impact of lucky events (such as dropped catches and umpiring errors, among others) on the final score and match result. The 'Smart Stats' is a set of three novel metrics - Smart Runs, Smart Wickets, and Impact Score - that factor in the pressure on a player and opposition quality for evaluating batting and bowling performances. 'The use of data science driven tools in sports have helped us to offer a much more enriching content experience to our discerning fans and cricket enthusiasts,' said Ramesh Kumar, Vice President and Head, ESPN (India and South Asia).

Date: 28th September 2020 Media: Edu Advice Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Raghunathan Rengaswamy and Prof. Mahesh Panchagnula Spokesperson: S. Rajesh, Ramesh Kumar, Maheshwarran Karthikeyan Headline: AI-powered ‘Superstats’ enhancing the IPL Experience for Fans URL: http://eduadvice.in/home/NewsDetail?pid=29641

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) and ESPNcricinfos artificial intelligence (AI) tool ‘Superstats is once again enhancing the fans experience of the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches, the company said on Monday. This data science-driven tool offers three major metrics of forecaster, luck index and smart stats that would cover all aspects of the match for fans coverage – pre-game, in-game and post-game. Developed in 2019 through a collaboration between ESPNcricinfo, IIT Madras and Gyan Data Pvt. Ltd – an IIT Madras-incubated company, the tool is a suite of metrics that helps fans judge performances in limited-overs cricket in a far more nuanced manner than conventional metrics do. “Superstats was a significant part of ESPNcricinfo’s stats coverage of IPL 2019 and will be a key ingredient of the 2020 plan as well,” S Rajesh, Stats Editor, ESPNcricinfo, said in a statement. The research team working with cricket experts from ESPNcricinfo derived super stats from ESPNcricinfo’s database and scientific methods, processes and complex algorithms based on machine learning. The algorithms process accurate, fast data, quantify the impact of luck and analyses the real value of a player’s performance in the game of cricket in real-time. Superstats takes into account the context of every performance, batting and bowling. Context includes pitch conditions, quality of opposition and match situation – in terms of the pressure on the player. The ‘Forecaster’ predicts the final score of an ongoing innings and the win probabilities of teams using statistical and machine learning models. The ‘Luck Index’ is a first-of-its-kind concept in cricket analytics that quantifies the impact of lucky events (such as dropped catches and umpiring errors, among others) on the final score and match result. The ‘Smart Stats’ is a set of three novel metrics – Smart Runs, Smart Wickets, and Impact Score – that factor in the pressure on a player and opposition quality for evaluating batting and bowling performances. “The use of data science driven tools in sports have helped us to offer a much more enriching content experience to our discerning fans and cricket enthusiasts,” said Ramesh Kumar, Vice President and Head, ESPN (India and South Asia).

Date: 28th September 2020 Media: Skill Outlook Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Raghunathan Rengaswamy and Prof. Mahesh Panchagnula Spokesperson: S. Rajesh, Ramesh Kumar, Maheshwarran Karthikeyan Headline: AI-powered ‘Superstats’ enhancing the IPL Experience for Fans URL: https://skilloutlook.com/education/ai-powered-superstats-enhancing-the-ipl-experience-for-fans

Indian Institute of Technology Madras and ESPNcricinfo’s Artificial Intelligence Tool ‘Superstats’ is once again enhancing the fans experience of Indian Premier League (IPL) matches. It uses data science to give a context to every event in a game and also provides insights into factors such as ‘luck.’ ESPNcricinfo had partnered with IIT Madras to co-develop an AI Engine that leverages the rich data collected from over a decade-old ESPNcricinfo’s ball-by-ball updates. Developed in 2019 through a collaboration between ESPNcricinfo, IIT Madras and Gyan Data Pvt. Ltd., an IIT Madras-incubated company, the tool is a suite of metrics that helps fans judge performances in limited-overs cricket – T20s and ODIs – in a far more nuanced manner than conventional metrics do. The ‘Forecaster’ predicts the final score of an ongoing innings and the win probabilities of teams using statistical and machine learning models. The predictions take into account several factors including the current run rate, number of overs and wickets left, quality and form of the players. The ‘Luck Index’ is a first-of-its-kind concept in cricket analytics that quantifies the impact of lucky events (such as dropped catches and umpiring errors, among others) on the final score and match result. The ‘Smart Stats’ is a set of three novel metrics – Smart Runs, Smart Wickets, and Impact Score – that factor in the pressure on a player and opposition quality for evaluating batting and bowling performances. Highlighting the role of this AI-driven tool, Mr. S. Rajesh, Stats Editor, ESPNcricinfo, said, “Superstats was a significant part of ESPNcricinfo’s stats coverage of IPL 2019 and will be a key ingredient of the 2020 plan as well. Since it is a bouquet of offerings, these stats metrics will enhance all aspects of coverage: pre-game, in-game and post-game.” IIT Madras Researchers and Gyan Data working with cricket experts from ESPNcricinfo derived Superstats from ESPNcricinfo’s database and scientific methods, processes and complex algorithms based on machine learning. The algorithms process accurate, fast data, quantify the impact of luck and analyzes the real value of a player’s performance in the game of cricket in real-time. The work was led by Prof. Raghunathan Rengaswamy and Prof. Mahesh Panchagnula of IIT Madras along with the ESPNcricinfo team. Speaking about the contribution of IIT Madras in developing this AI Engine, Prof. Raghunathan Rengaswamy, Dean (Global Engagement), IIT Madras, said, “It has been a wonderful experience to be a part of this effort from IIT Madras. These kinds of projects also reaffirm our faith in the universality of the machine learning and data science techniques that we develop and its application potential in multiple fields.” Further, Prof. Mahesh Panchagnula, Dean (Alumni and Corporate Relations), IIT Madras, said, “Our relationship with ESPN is strong and still growing from strength to strength. I expect more in the future out of this relationship.” Superstats takes into account the context of every performance, batting and bowling. Context includes pitch conditions, quality of opposition, and match situation – in terms of the pressure on the player. Speaking about this collaboration, Mr. Ramesh Kumar, Vice President and Head, ESPN (India and South Asia), said, “The use of data science driven tools in sports have helped us to offer a much more enriching content experience to our discerning fans and cricket enthusiasts. It has given us a distinct edge in the way we present the many layers of content, bringing the various nuances of the game in the right context, and providing the complete picture to our users. It also helps us to further establish our unique brand proposition of being a much more astute cricket platform going beyond just the scores” These data science algorithms use forecasting methods that train on past data to uncover trends and patterns during different periods of play and adapt based on actual match data resulting in highly accurate predictive models. Mr. Maheshwarran Karthikeyan, Lead Data Scientist and a die-hard cricket enthusiast who worked on this project said, “Thanks to the increasingly popular field of data science and ESPNcricinfo’s rich ball- by-ball data, it has been possible to develop complex data-driven algorithms that analyze a cricket match just like an expert.”

Date: 28th September 2020 Media: Inside Sport Edition: Online Journalist: NA Spokesperson: S. Rajesh, Ramesh Kumar Headline: IIT Madras, ESPN’s AI tool ‘Superstats’ to enhance IPL experience URL: https://www.insidesport.co/iit-madras-espns-ai-tool-superstats-to-enhance-ipl-experience/

Indian Institute of Technology Madras and ESPNcricinfo’s Artificial Intelligence Tool ‘Superstats’ is once again enhancing the fans experience of Indian Premier League (IPL) matches. It uses data science to give a context to every event in a game and also provides insights into factors such as ‘luck.’ ESPNcricinfo had partnered with IIT Madras to co-develop an AI Engine that leverages the rich data collected from over a decade-old ESPNcricinfo’s ball-by-ball updates. Developed in 2019 through a collaboration between ESPNcricinfo, IIT Madras and Gyan Data Pvt. Ltd., an IIT Madras-incubated company, the tool is a suite of metrics that helps fans judge performances in limited-overs cricket – T20s and ODIs – in a far more nuanced manner than conventional metrics do. The ‘Forecaster’ predicts the final score of an ongoing innings and the win probabilities of teams using statistical and machine learning models. The predictions take into account several factors including the current run rate, number of overs and wickets left, quality and form of the players. The ‘Luck Index’ is a first-of-its-kind concept in cricket analytics that quantifies the impact of lucky events (such as dropped catches and umpiring errors, among others) on the final score and match result. The ‘Smart Stats’ is a set of three novel metrics – Smart Runs, Smart Wickets, and Impact Score – that factor in the pressure on a player and opposition quality for evaluating batting and bowling performances. Highlighting the role of this AI-driven tool, Mr. S. Rajesh, Stats Editor, ESPNcricinfo, said, “Superstats was a significant part of ESPNcricinfo’s stats coverage of IPL 2019 and will be a key ingredient of the 2020 plan as well. Since it is a bouquet of offerings, these stats metrics will enhance all aspects of coverage: pre-game, in-game and post-game.” IIT Madras Researchers and Gyan Data working with cricket experts from ESPNcricinfo derived Superstats from ESPNcricinfo’s database and scientific methods, processes and complex algorithms based on machine learning. The algorithms process accurate, fast data, quantify the impact of luck and analyzes the real value of a player’s performance in the game of cricket in real-time. The work was led by Prof. Raghunathan Rengaswamy and Prof. Mahesh Panchagnula of IIT Madras along with the ESPNcricinfo team. Speaking about the contribution of IIT Madras in developing this AI Engine, Prof. Raghunathan Rengaswamy, Dean (Global Engagement), IIT Madras, said, “It has been a wonderful experience to be a part of this effort from IIT Madras. These kinds of projects also reaffirm our faith in the universality of the machine learning and data science techniques that we develop and its application potential in multiple fields.” Further, Prof. Mahesh Panchagnula, Dean (Alumni and Corporate Relations), IIT Madras, said, “Our relationship with ESPN is strong and still growing from strength to strength. I expect more in the future out of this relationship.” Superstats takes into account the context of every performance, batting and bowling. Context includes pitch conditions, quality of opposition, and match situation – in terms of the pressure on the player. Speaking about this collaboration, Mr. Ramesh Kumar, Vice President and Head, ESPN (India and South Asia), said, “The use of data science driven tools in sports have helped us to offer a much more enriching content experience to our discerning fans and cricket enthusiasts. It has given us a distinct edge in the way we present the many layers of content, bringing the various nuances of the game in the right context, and providing the complete picture to our users. It also helps us to further establish our unique brand proposition of being a much more astute cricket platform going beyond just the scores” These data science algorithms use forecasting methods that train on past data to uncover trends and patterns during different periods of play and adapt based on actual match data resulting in highly accurate predictive models. Mr. Maheshwarran Karthikeyan, Lead Data Scientist and a die-hard cricket enthusiast who worked on this project said, “Thanks to the increasingly popular field of data science and ESPNcricinfo’s rich ball- by-ball data, it has been possible to develop complex data-driven algorithms that analyze a cricket match just like an expert.”

Date: 28th September 2020 Media: The Hawk Edition: Online Journalist: NA Spokesperson: S. Rajesh, Ramesh Kumar Headline: IIT Madras, ESPN's AI tool 'Superstats' to enhance IPL experience URL: http://www.thehawk.in/sports/iit-madras-espns-ai-tool-superstats-to-enhance-ipl-experience- 175655

Indian Institute of Technology Madras and ESPNcricinfo’s Artificial Intelligence Tool ‘Superstats’ is once again enhancing the fans experience of Indian Premier League (IPL) matches. It uses data science to give a context to every event in a game and also provides insights into factors such as ‘luck.’ ESPNcricinfo had partnered with IIT Madras to co-develop an AI Engine that leverages the rich data collected from over a decade-old ESPNcricinfo’s ball-by-ball updates. Developed in 2019 through a collaboration between ESPNcricinfo, IIT Madras and Gyan Data Pvt. Ltd., an IIT Madras-incubated company, the tool is a suite of metrics that helps fans judge performances in limited-overs cricket – T20s and ODIs – in a far more nuanced manner than conventional metrics do. The ‘Forecaster’ predicts the final score of an ongoing innings and the win probabilities of teams using statistical and machine learning models. The predictions take into account several factors including the current run rate, number of overs and wickets left, quality and form of the players. The ‘Luck Index’ is a first-of-its-kind concept in cricket analytics that quantifies the impact of lucky events (such as dropped catches and umpiring errors, among others) on the final score and match result. The ‘Smart Stats’ is a set of three novel metrics – Smart Runs, Smart Wickets, and Impact Score – that factor in the pressure on a player and opposition quality for evaluating batting and bowling performances. Highlighting the role of this AI-driven tool, Mr. S. Rajesh, Stats Editor, ESPNcricinfo, said, “Superstats was a significant part of ESPNcricinfo’s stats coverage of IPL 2019 and will be a key ingredient of the 2020 plan as well. Since it is a bouquet of offerings, these stats metrics will enhance all aspects of coverage: pre-game, in-game and post-game.” IIT Madras Researchers and Gyan Data working with cricket experts from ESPNcricinfo derived Superstats from ESPNcricinfo’s database and scientific methods, processes and complex algorithms based on machine learning. The algorithms process accurate, fast data, quantify the impact of luck and analyzes the real value of a player’s performance in the game of cricket in real-time. The work was led by Prof. Raghunathan Rengaswamy and Prof. Mahesh Panchagnula of IIT Madras along with the ESPNcricinfo team. Speaking about the contribution of IIT Madras in developing this AI Engine, Prof. Raghunathan Rengaswamy, Dean (Global Engagement), IIT Madras, said, “It has been a wonderful experience to be a part of this effort from IIT Madras. These kinds of projects also reaffirm our faith in the universality of the machine learning and data science techniques that we develop and its application potential in multiple fields.” Further, Prof. Mahesh Panchagnula, Dean (Alumni and Corporate Relations), IIT Madras, said, “Our relationship with ESPN is strong and still growing from strength to strength. I expect more in the future out of this relationship.” Superstats takes into account the context of every performance, batting and bowling. Context includes pitch conditions, quality of opposition, and match situation – in terms of the pressure on the player. Speaking about this collaboration, Mr. Ramesh Kumar, Vice President and Head, ESPN (India and South Asia), said, “The use of data science driven tools in sports have helped us to offer a much more enriching content experience to our discerning fans and cricket enthusiasts. It has given us a distinct edge in the way we present the many layers of content, bringing the various nuances of the game in the right context, and providing the complete picture to our users. It also helps us to further establish our unique brand proposition of being a much more astute cricket platform going beyond just the scores” These data science algorithms use forecasting methods that train on past data to uncover trends and patterns during different periods of play and adapt based on actual match data resulting in highly accurate predictive models. Mr. Maheshwarran Karthikeyan, Lead Data Scientist and a die-hard cricket enthusiast who worked on this project said, “Thanks to the increasingly popular field of data science and ESPNcricinfo’s rich ball- by-ball data, it has been possible to develop complex data-driven algorithms that analyze a cricket match just like an expert.”

Date: 28th September 2020 Media: Indian Education Diary Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Raghunathan Rengaswamy, Prof. Mahesh Panchagnula Spokesperson: S. Rajesh, Ramesh Kumar, Maheshwarran Karthikeyan Headline: AI-powered ‘Superstats’ enhancing the IPL Experience for Fans URL: https://indiaeducationdiary.in/ai-powered-superstats-enhancing-the-ipl-experience-for-fans/

Indian Institute of Technology Madras and ESPNcricinfo’s Artificial Intelligence Tool ‘Superstats’ is once again enhancing the fans experience of Indian Premier League (IPL) matches. It uses data science to give a context to every event in a game and also provides insights into factors such as ‘luck.’ ESPNcricinfo had partnered with IIT Madras to co-develop an AI Engine that leverages the rich data collected from over a decade-old ESPNcricinfo’s ball-by-ball updates. Developed in 2019 through a collaboration between ESPNcricinfo, IIT Madras and Gyan Data Pvt. Ltd., an IIT Madras-incubated company, the tool is a suite of metrics that helps fans judge performances in limited-overs cricket – T20s and ODIs – in a far more nuanced manner than conventional metrics do. The ‘Forecaster’ predicts the final score of an ongoing innings and the win probabilities of teams using statistical and machine learning models. The predictions take into account several factors including the current run rate, number of overs and wickets left, quality and form of the players. The ‘Luck Index’ is a first-of-its-kind concept in cricket analytics that quantifies the impact of lucky events (such as dropped catches and umpiring errors, among others) on the final score and match result. The ‘Smart Stats’ is a set of three novel metrics – Smart Runs, Smart Wickets, and Impact Score – that factor in the pressure on a player and opposition quality for evaluating batting and bowling performances. Highlighting the role of this AI-driven tool, Mr. S. Rajesh, Stats Editor, ESPNcricinfo, said, “Superstats was a significant part of ESPNcricinfo’s stats coverage of IPL 2019 and will be a key ingredient of the 2020 plan as well. Since it is a bouquet of offerings, these stats metrics will enhance all aspects of coverage: pre-game, in-game and post-game.” IIT Madras Researchers and Gyan Data working with cricket experts from ESPNcricinfo derived Superstats from ESPNcricinfo’s database and scientific methods, processes and complex algorithms based on machine learning. The algorithms process accurate, fast data, quantify the impact of luck and analyzes the real value of a player’s performance in the game of cricket in real-time. The work was led by Prof. Raghunathan Rengaswamy and Prof. Mahesh Panchagnula of IIT Madras along with the ESPNcricinfo team. Speaking about the contribution of IIT Madras in developing this AI Engine, Prof. Raghunathan Rengaswamy, Dean (Global Engagement), IIT Madras, said, “It has been a wonderful experience to be a part of this effort from IIT Madras. These kinds of projects also reaffirm our faith in the universality of the machine learning and data science techniques that we develop and its application potential in multiple fields.” Further, Prof. Mahesh Panchagnula, Dean (Alumni and Corporate Relations), IIT Madras, said, “Our relationship with ESPN is strong and still growing from strength to strength. I expect more in the future out of this relationship.” Superstats takes into account the context of every performance, batting and bowling. Context includes pitch conditions, quality of opposition, and match situation – in terms of the pressure on the player. Speaking about this collaboration, Mr. Ramesh Kumar, Vice President and Head, ESPN (India and South Asia), said, “The use of data science driven tools in sports have helped us to offer a much more enriching content experience to our discerning fans and cricket enthusiasts. It has given us a distinct edge in the way we present the many layers of content, bringing the various nuances of the game in the right context, and providing the complete picture to our users. It also helps us to further establish our unique brand proposition of being a much more astute cricket platform going beyond just the scores” These data science algorithms use forecasting methods that train on past data to uncover trends and patterns during different periods of play and adapt based on actual match data resulting in highly accurate predictive models. Mr. Maheshwarran Karthikeyan, Lead Data Scientist and a die-hard cricket enthusiast who worked on this project said, “Thanks to the increasingly popular field of data science and ESPNcricinfo’s rich ball- by-ball data, it has been possible to develop complex data-driven algorithms that analyze a cricket match just like an expert.”

Date: 28th September 2020 Media: Indulge Express Edition: Online Journalist: NA Spokesperson: S. Rajesh, Ramesh Kumar Headline: An AI-tool, Superstats, is enhancing the IPL experience for viewers URL: https://www.indulgexpress.com/gadgets/2020/sep/28/an-ai-tool-superstats-is-enhancing-the-ipl- experience-for-viewers-28473.html

Indian Institute of Technology Madras and ESPNcricinfo’s Artificial Intelligence Tool ‘Superstats’ is once again enhancing the fans experience of Indian Premier League (IPL) matches. It uses data science to give a context to every event in a game and also provides insights into factors such as ‘luck.’ ESPNcricinfo had partnered with IIT Madras to co-develop an AI Engine that leverages the rich data collected from over a decade-old ESPNcricinfo’s ball-by-ball updates. Developed in 2019 through a collaboration between ESPNcricinfo, IIT Madras and Gyan Data Pvt. Ltd., an IIT Madras-incubated company, the tool is a suite of metrics that helps fans judge performances in limited-overs cricket – T20s and ODIs – in a far more nuanced manner than conventional metrics do. The ‘Forecaster’ predicts the final score of an ongoing innings and the win probabilities of teams using statistical and machine learning models. The predictions take into account several factors including the current run rate, number of overs and wickets left, quality and form of the players. The ‘Luck Index’ is a first-of-its-kind concept in cricket analytics that quantifies the impact of lucky events (such as dropped catches and umpiring errors, among others) on the final score and match result. The ‘Smart Stats’ is a set of three novel metrics – Smart Runs, Smart Wickets, and Impact Score – that factor in the pressure on a player and opposition quality for evaluating batting and bowling performances. Highlighting the role of this AI-driven tool, Mr. S. Rajesh, Stats Editor, ESPNcricinfo, said, “Superstats was a significant part of ESPNcricinfo’s stats coverage of IPL 2019 and will be a key ingredient of the 2020 plan as well. Since it is a bouquet of offerings, these stats metrics will enhance all aspects of coverage: pre-game, in-game and post-game.” IIT Madras Researchers and Gyan Data working with cricket experts from ESPNcricinfo derived Superstats from ESPNcricinfo’s database and scientific methods, processes and complex algorithms based on machine learning. The algorithms process accurate, fast data, quantify the impact of luck and analyzes the real value of a player’s performance in the game of cricket in real-time. The work was led by Prof. Raghunathan Rengaswamy and Prof. Mahesh Panchagnula of IIT Madras along with the ESPNcricinfo team. Speaking about the contribution of IIT Madras in developing this AI Engine, Prof. Raghunathan Rengaswamy, Dean (Global Engagement), IIT Madras, said, “It has been a wonderful experience to be a part of this effort from IIT Madras. These kinds of projects also reaffirm our faith in the universality of the machine learning and data science techniques that we develop and its application potential in multiple fields.” Further, Prof. Mahesh Panchagnula, Dean (Alumni and Corporate Relations), IIT Madras, said, “Our relationship with ESPN is strong and still growing from strength to strength. I expect more in the future out of this relationship.” Superstats takes into account the context of every performance, batting and bowling. Context includes pitch conditions, quality of opposition, and match situation – in terms of the pressure on the player. Speaking about this collaboration, Mr. Ramesh Kumar, Vice President and Head, ESPN (India and South Asia), said, “The use of data science driven tools in sports have helped us to offer a much more enriching content experience to our discerning fans and cricket enthusiasts. It has given us a distinct edge in the way we present the many layers of content, bringing the various nuances of the game in the right context, and providing the complete picture to our users. It also helps us to further establish our unique brand proposition of being a much more astute cricket platform going beyond just the scores” These data science algorithms use forecasting methods that train on past data to uncover trends and patterns during different periods of play and adapt based on actual match data resulting in highly accurate predictive models. Mr. Maheshwarran Karthikeyan, Lead Data Scientist and a die-hard cricket enthusiast who worked on this project said, “Thanks to the increasingly popular field of data science and ESPNcricinfo’s rich ball- by-ball data, it has been possible to develop complex data-driven algorithms that analyze a cricket match just like an expert.”

Date: 29th September 2020 Media: The Hindu (clip attached) Edition: Chennai Page No: 2 Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Raghunathan Rengaswamy, Prof. Mahesh Panchagnula Spokesperson: Mr. S. Rajesh, Mr. Maheshwarran Karthikeya Headline: AI tool will help fans predict results of limited-overs matches URL: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/ai-tool-will-help-fans-predict-results-of- limited-overs-matches/article32719550.ece

Date: 29th September 2020 Media: Trinity Mirror (clip attached) Edition: Chennai Page No: 4 Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Raghunathan Rengaswamy Headline: IIT Chennai drives Al-powered statistics for cricket fans URL: https://www.trinitymirror.net/news/ai-powered-superstats-enhances-ipl-experience-for-fans/

Date: 29th September 2020 Media: Swarajya Edition: Online Journalist: NA Spokesperson: S. Rajesh, Ramesh Kumar Headline: IIT Madras And ESPNcricinfo Developed AI Tool Superstats Deployed For IPL 2020 URL:https://swarajyamag.com/insta/iit-madras-and-espncricinfo-developed-ai-tool-superstats- deployed-for-ipl-2020

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) and ESPNcricinfos artificial intelligence (AI) tool 'Superstats’ is once again enhancing the fans experience of the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches, the company said on Monday.

This data science-driven tool offers three major metrics of forecaster, luck index and smart stats that would cover all aspects of the match for fans coverage - pre-game, in-game and post-game.

Developed in 2019 through a collaboration between ESPNcricinfo, IIT Madras and Gyan Data Pvt. Ltd - an IIT Madras-incubated company, the tool is a suite of metrics that helps fans judge performances in limited-overs cricket in a far more nuanced manner than conventional metrics do.

"Superstats was a significant part of ESPNcricinfo's stats coverage of IPL 2019 and will be a key ingredient of the 2020 plan as well," S Rajesh, Stats Editor, ESPNcricinfo, said in a statement.

The research team working with cricket experts from ESPNcricinfo derived super stats from ESPNcricinfo's database and scientific methods, processes and complex algorithms based on machine learning.

The algorithms process accurate, fast data, quantify the impact of luck and analyses the real value of a player's performance in the game of cricket in real-time.

Superstats takes into account the context of every performance, batting and bowling. Context includes pitch conditions, quality of opposition and match situation - in terms of the pressure on the player.

The 'Forecaster' predicts the final score of an ongoing innings and the win probabilities of teams using statistical and machine learning models.

The 'Luck Index' is a first-of-its-kind concept in cricket analytics that quantifies the impact of lucky events (such as dropped catches and umpiring errors, among others) on the final score and match result. The 'Smart Stats' is a set of three novel metrics - Smart Runs, Smart Wickets, and Impact Score - that factor in the pressure on a player and opposition quality for evaluating batting and bowling performances.

"The use of data science driven tools in sports have helped us to offer a much more enriching content experience to our discerning fans and cricket enthusiasts," said Ramesh Kumar, Vice President and Head, ESPN (India and South Asia).

Date: 29th September 2020 Media: Express Computer Edition: Online Journalist: NA Spokesperson: S. Rajesh, Ramesh Kumar Headline: IIT Madras, ESPN’s AI tool ‘Superstats’ to enhance IPL experience URL: https://www.expresscomputer.in/news/iit-madras-espns-ai-tool-superstats-to-enhance-ipl- experience/64392/

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) and ESPNcricinfos artificial intelligence (AI) tool ‘Superstats is once again enhancing the fans experience of the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches, the company said on Monday. This data science-driven tool offers three major metrics of forecaster, luck index and smart stats that would cover all aspects of the match for fans coverage – pre-game, in-game and post-game. Developed in 2019 through a collaboration between ESPNcricinfo, IIT Madras and Gyan Data Pvt. Ltd – an IIT Madras-incubated company, the tool is a suite of metrics that helps fans judge performances in limited-overs cricket in a far more nuanced manner than conventional metrics do. “Superstats was a significant part of ESPNcricinfo’s stats coverage of IPL 2019 and will be a key ingredient of the 2020 plan as well,” S Rajesh, Stats Editor, ESPNcricinfo, said in a statement. The research team working with cricket experts from ESPNcricinfo derived super stats from ESPNcricinfo’s database and scientific methods, processes and complex algorithms based on machine learning. The algorithms process accurate, fast data, quantify the impact of luck and analyses the real value of a player’s performance in the game of cricket in real-time. Superstats takes into account the context of every performance, batting and bowling. Context includes pitch conditions, quality of opposition and match situation – in terms of the pressure on the player. The ‘Forecaster’ predicts the final score of an ongoing innings and the win probabilities of teams using statistical and machine learning models. The ‘Luck Index’ is a first-of-its-kind concept in cricket analytics that quantifies the impact of lucky events (such as dropped catches and umpiring errors, among others) on the final score and match result. The ‘Smart Stats’ is a set of three novel metrics – Smart Runs, Smart Wickets, and Impact Score – that factor in the pressure on a player and opposition quality for evaluating batting and bowling performances. “The use of data science driven tools in sports have helped us to offer a much more enriching content experience to our discerning fans and cricket enthusiasts,” said Ramesh Kumar, Vice President and Head, ESPN (India and South Asia).

Date: 29th September 2020 Media: The New Indian Express (clip attached) Edition: Chennai Page No: 2 Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Raghunathan Rengaswamy, Prof. Mahesh Panchagnula Headline: A new era for cricket; AI to predict matches

Date: 29th September 2020 Media: CRN Edition: Online Journalist: NA Spokesperson Quoted: S. Rajesh, Ramesh Kumar Headline: IIT Madras, ESPN’s AI tool ‘Superstats’ to enhance IPL experience URL: https://www.crn.in/news/iit-madras-espns-ai-tool-superstats-to-enhance-ipl-experience/

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) and ESPNcricinfos artificial intelligence (AI) tool ‘Superstats is once again enhancing the fans experience of the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches, the company said on Monday. This data science-driven tool offers three major metrics of forecaster, luck index and smart stats that would cover all aspects of the match for fans coverage – pre-game, in-game and post-game. Developed in 2019 through a collaboration between ESPNcricinfo, IIT Madras and Gyan Data Pvt. Ltd – an IIT Madras-incubated company, the tool is a suite of metrics that helps fans judge performances in limited-overs cricket in a far more nuanced manner than conventional metrics do. “Superstats was a significant part of ESPNcricinfo’s stats coverage of IPL 2019 and will be a key ingredient of the 2020 plan as well,” S Rajesh, Stats Editor, ESPNcricinfo, said in a statement. The research team working with cricket experts from ESPNcricinfo derived super stats from ESPNcricinfo’s database and scientific methods, processes and complex algorithms based on machine learning. The algorithms process accurate, fast data, quantify the impact of luck and analyses the real value of a player’s performance in the game of cricket in real-time. Superstats takes into account the context of every performance, batting and bowling. Context includes pitch conditions, quality of opposition and match situation – in terms of the pressure on the player. The ‘Forecaster’ predicts the final score of an ongoing innings and the win probabilities of teams using statistical and machine learning models. The ‘Luck Index’ is a first-of-its-kind concept in cricket analytics that quantifies the impact of lucky events (such as dropped catches and umpiring errors, among others) on the final score and match result. The ‘Smart Stats’ is a set of three novel metrics – Smart Runs, Smart Wickets, and Impact Score – that factor in the pressure on a player and opposition quality for evaluating batting and bowling performances. “The use of data science driven tools in sports have helped us to offer a much more enriching content experience to our discerning fans and cricket enthusiasts,” said Ramesh Kumar, Vice President and Head, ESPN (India and South Asia).

Date: 29th September 2020 Media: Daily Hunt Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: IIT Madras develops "MOUSHIK" microprocessor URL: https://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/english/adda247-epaper- adda/iit+madras+develops+moushik+microprocessor-newsid-n218327340

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) and ESPNcricinfos artificial intelligence (AI) tool ‘Superstats is once again enhancing the fans experience of the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches, the company said on Monday. This data science-driven tool offers three major metrics of forecaster, luck index and smart stats that would cover all aspects of the match for fans coverage – pre-game, in-game and post-game. Developed in 2019 through a collaboration between ESPNcricinfo, IIT Madras and Gyan Data Pvt. Ltd – an IIT Madras-incubated company, the tool is a suite of metrics that helps fans judge performances in limited-overs cricket in a far more nuanced manner than conventional metrics do. “Superstats was a significant part of ESPNcricinfo’s stats coverage of IPL 2019 and will be a key ingredient of the 2020 plan as well,” S Rajesh, Stats Editor, ESPNcricinfo, said in a statement. The research team working with cricket experts from ESPNcricinfo derived super stats from ESPNcricinfo’s database and scientific methods, processes and complex algorithms based on machine learning. The algorithms process accurate, fast data, quantify the impact of luck and analyses the real value of a player’s performance in the game of cricket in real-time. Superstats takes into account the context of every performance, batting and bowling. Context includes pitch conditions, quality of opposition and match situation – in terms of the pressure on the player. The ‘Forecaster’ predicts the final score of an ongoing innings and the win probabilities of teams using statistical and machine learning models. The ‘Luck Index’ is a first-of-its-kind concept in cricket analytics that quantifies the impact of lucky events (such as dropped catches and umpiring errors, among others) on the final score and match result. The ‘Smart Stats’ is a set of three novel metrics – Smart Runs, Smart Wickets, and Impact Score – that factor in the pressure on a player and opposition quality for evaluating batting and bowling performances. “The use of data science driven tools in sports have helped us to offer a much more enriching content experience to our discerning fans and cricket enthusiasts,” said Ramesh Kumar, Vice President and Head, ESPN (India and South Asia).

Date: 29th September 2020 Media: The Times of India Edition: Online Journalist: Kamini Mathai Headline: Helyxon gets Covid-19 champion award URL: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/helyxon-gets-covid-19-champion- award/articleshow/78381231.cms

Helyxon Health services, an IIT-Madras-backed startup, was honoured with the Covid Champion award by CII Tamil Nadu chapter.The award, as part of its annual flagship IT conference - CII Connect 2020, was bestowed upon the company for its efforts towards easing the pain-points of the healthcare system during the time of crisis with its latest invention OXY2, a 4-in-1 remote monitoring system and a holistic patient engagement platform, EPICare.A widely adopted system amongst hospitals in the state, Helyxon’s OXY2 is a wireless patient monitoring device that does continuous monitoring of four critical parameters – temperature, oxygen saturation, respiratory rate and heart rate.EPICare has been largely instrumental in providing remote monitoring solutions for doctors to conveniently connect to their patients amidst the Covid crisis. The solution and services have been availed for free for medical professionals thereby facilitating doctors to cater to their request and requirement.

Miscellaneous News Items

Date: 1st September 2020 Media: (clip attached) Edition: Mumbai Page No: 1 Journalist: NA Headline: 25 years of connecting India and the journey beyond URL: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/jee-aspirants-can-reach-out-to-iit-alumni-for-a- ride-to-exam-centres/articleshow/77860630.cms

Date: 1st September 2020 Media: India Business Review Edition: Online Journalist: NA Alumni: Mr. Tarun Mehta & Mr. Swapnil Jain Headline: Ather Energy announces a Referral Program for the Ather 450 URL: https://indianbizreview.in/2020/09/01/ather-energy-announces-a-referral-program-for-the-ather- 450/

Ather Energy’s first product, the Ather 450 has been one of the most loved electric scooters of all time. If you are an owner of the Ather 450 it’s time to introduce her to your friend. The process of buying one now comes with added benefits and an exciting offer. Ather Energy has introduced a new referral program that will benefit their existing customers as well as new owners with monetary credits worth INR 2500. The referral program is live in Bengaluru and Chennai.

As part of the program, Ather will enable existing Ather 450 owners to share a referral code with their friends. If a purchase is made using the referral code, then both the referrer and referee get monetary credits worth INR 2500 each. Initially, there was a longer wait period for the delivery but now all the pre-ordered Ather 450s will be delivered within three weeks of payment, yet another reason to introduce the vehicle to a friend.

Ather introduced easy ownership models like the exchange of any petrol 2-wheelers for an Ather scooter, as recommended by the Ather community members and India’s first two wheeler lease program along with the referral program, in addition to all the fiscal incentives offered by the Central and State Governments, makes the transition to EVs easier and beneficial.

Ravneet Phokela, Chief Business Office, Ather Energy, said: “A lot of our Ather 450 owners have been referring new customers and it was time we rewarded their faith in our product and brand. Most of us look to others for product and service recommendations and these recommendations come with a high level of trust. Our community of owners and the Ather Forum have been our loudest supporters and our strongest critics, allowing us to grow and improve. We have built a solid foundation since the launch of the Ather 450, and a strong relationship with our customer base, and we are hoping to strengthen our community as we enter new markets with the Ather 450X in the coming months.”

Ather Energy, one of India’s first intelligent electric vehicle manufacturers, was founded in 2013 by IIT Madras alumni, Tarun Mehta and Swapnil Jain. Backed by founders of Flipkart, Sachin Bansal & Binny Bansal, Hero Motocorp and Tiger Global, Ather Energy launched India’s first truly intelligent electric scooter – Ather 450 in 2018, followed by their new flagship offering Ather 450X in 2020. Ather has also installed a comprehensive public charging network, Ather Grid, built and designed in India. With 38 charging Points in Bengaluru and 14 charging Points in Chennai, Ather Grid is one of the largest fast- charging networks for electric vehicles in the country. Ather Energy currently operates in Bengaluru and Chennai and in 2020 expands to Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad and more cities. Ather has added multiple ownership and purchase options for consumers, making it easier and more affordable to shift to EVs: including exchange, leasing, subscription and model upgrades.

Date: 2nd September 2020 Media: Your Story Edition: Online Journalist: NA Alumni: Ms. Ravali Amba Headline: Here are 5 startups that have made it to the inaugural cohort of Humane Entrepreneurship program URL: https://yourstory.com/2020/08/startups-cohort-humane-entrepreneurship-program

The struggle to sustain the needs of the current population of 7.8 billion is putting undue strain on the planet’s limited resources. Experts say the current production and consumption patterns are not sustainable. And, given that the global population is set to reach 10 billion by 2050, the next few decades to come will be decisive for the people and the planet. This calls for an urgent need for a paradigm shift in our food, materials and animal testing systems, away from resource-intensive, inhumane animal dependent practices, towards sustainable, new-age alternatives. India, with its myriad of environment and food-related challenges stands to particularly benefit from sustainable and effective alternatives. While efforts are underway in this direction, there is a need to scale up. Currently, the space is largely driven by young entrepreneurial ventures and the scale, most often, is limited to a small section of the market. To address this gap, the Humane Society International/ India (HSI/India) launched the Humane Entrepreneurship program for businesses that are developing safe products to create a sustainable and humane impact on the planet. And, through the program HSI/India aims to empower eligible entrepreneurs to move their products from prototype to scaled-up models by providing an ecosystem of capacity builders, investors, domain experts and public institutions to aid in transforming businesses. HSI/India has now selected five startups for its inaugural cohort. Here are the five entrepreneurs and their efforts in the creation of viable alternatives. Kushal Aradhya R, Naka Foods Kushal Aradhya’s love for cooking led him to take the entrepreneurial plunge soon after completing his engineering. He started Naka Foods in 2016 in Mysore and its first product was an almond-based beverage mix. The next couple of years saw him travelling, where he got introduced to the potential and impact of Spirulina-based food. He pivoted the business to develop the Spirulina nutrition bar. Today, Naka Foods is focused on developing alternative foods like microalgae-based and plant-based products. After the market launch of the Spirulina nutrition bar, the startup is now developing its second product — plant-based chicken. “We are working towards replacing traditionally used food products with alternative foods that are naturally sustainable, use minimal resources and bring less suffering to animals. In addition, we use whole foods which are processed minimally and that’s why our products are high on nutrition,” Kushal says. He is motivated by the possibility of developing animal-free products using plants. “This will have a positive impact on food production, making it more sustainable and healthy.” Animesh Gupta and Pramit Gupta, Oats’Up Realising “the horrors of the dairy industry,” Animesh Gupta turned vegan a year ago. As an engineering student, he found it challenging to find dairy alternatives at cafes and restaurants. Turning vegan also made him conscious about what he was consuming. “I began reading the product labels carefully. And, that’s when I realised, either most of the products have a form of dairy product or another, or were loaded with sugar and chemicals.” At the same time, he realised how consumers were turning a blind eye to the quality of dairy products. “Time and again, media has pointed how the milk is adulterated with chemicals like urea, detergents, caustic soda, just to thicken or whiten the milk.” But the tipping point for Animesh was that 68 percent of the world’s population is lactose-intolerant. Not wanting to take the conventional route of opting for a corporate job after engineering, Animesh saw this as an opportunity to start a purpose-driven venture. He teamed up with Pramit Gupta to start Oats’Up earlier this year, which makes Oats-milk based beverages. Ravali Amba, Brew51 A biomedical engineer from IIT Madras, Ravali spent four years at a biomedical wearables startup, where she led the research, product development and launch of the product in India, US & UK. This gave her the confidence to plunge into entrepreneurship and started Brew51 this year. The startup is joining efforts to create a kinder, healthier and more sustainable world by replacing animals in foods using plants and precision fermentation. “We are starting that effort by creating a fish alternative.” Ravali further explained, “Each year, more than two trillion sentient fishes asphyxiate for hours before they die. Fishes also consume microplastics which are now collecting in the bodies of humans who eat them, leading to human health issues. And finally, the growing demand for fish is leading to habitat damage, eutrophication and destruction of food chains. Alternatives to overcome these challenges are clearly needed.” Sign up for our exclusive newsletters. Subscribe to check out our popular newsletters. Unlike other meats, plant-based seafood is a wide-open market and Brew51 plans to be an early entrant and leverage it. “There are many approaches to creating alternative seafood: plant-based, fermentation-based and cell-based. In addition, there are many texturisation technologies that can create the flakiness of fish. We are leveraging the best of these technologies and inventing a few in the process to create a product that very closely mimics seafood and delivers on taste, texture, aroma and nutrition.” Jasmine Bharucha, Katharos Foods As a health- conscious individual, Jasmine Bharucha moved to whole plant-based foods. But she missed one ingredient in her salads - feta cheese. The absence of a vegan-friendly and healthy feta cheese led her to experiment in her kitchen. And, when she perfected her recipe and got a thumbs up from fellow vegans, she launched the product commercially. Today, Katharos Foods offers two vegan cheese products - Herbed Feta and Gooey Pizza. “Our products are all-natural, free of preservatives, chemicals and emulsifiers. We pride ourselves on transparency. if you can’t pronounce it, you won’t find it in our ingredients.” Jasmine explains that cheese is often the last to be given up by most transitioning vegans which is hardly surprising given dairy cheese is a processed food with high concentration of casein. “Casein is a milk protein which produces casomorphins that are opioids which are addictive, just like opium and morphine.” Manish Pareek and Mayank Jain, Vegshoes and NoHide Founded in 2016 by Manish Pareek and Mayank Jain, VegShoes.in offers high-quality vegan shoes and accessories. It is an online marketplace that sells vegan footwear and accessories. In addition, the startup also has an R&D division that is working on creating better vegan leather that outperforms and outlasts the properties of real leather. “By using biomimicry, we replicate the cell-like structure found in animal leather to create vegan leather. We do this using bio-based ingredients that are sustainable and are available in abundance,” explained Manish. The resultant material does not only look like leather but will be nearly three times stronger than real leather with properties like breathability, resistant to wear. “The superior quality of our footwear is comparable to quality leather footwear and ensures comfort and fit.” The startup believes it encourages consumers to take a step towards eliminating one of the most polluting processes of leather tanning while also saving countless animals that are butchered to fulfil the need for food or clothing. A new start to scale To help scale these humane businesses in the Indian startup ecosystem and aid in the creation of viable market alternatives for animal-based products, the Humane Entrepreneurship program provides a one stop platform to address common obstacles through a collective, streamlined effort.The programme will provide entrepreneurship training (covering essential technical skills), personal development and networking - through mentorship from subject matter experts and experienced business leaders. This prospect is already brewing excitement for the entrepreneurs. “With its ecosystem of mentors, advisors, experts and investors from across the world, it is a rare opportunity to leverage this incredible ecosystem to level-up my startup,” shares Ravali. Animesh points out that while there are a lot of mentors for tech startups and businesses, it’s hard to come by mentors who can help deep-dive and address challenges for plant-based startups as it is an emerging category. And, that’s where a programme like Humane Entrepreneurship becomes all the more relevant for them by providing an ingress to challenges and opportunities in developing sustainable alternatives to animal products. For Jasmine, the program presents an opportunity to expand her network in the Humane business ecosystem. HSI/India is an affiliate of the Humane Society International (HSI), which, along with the Humane Society of the United States, forms the world’s largest animal protection organisation with a presence in more than 50 countries. To further HSI’s larger goal to reduce the consumption of animal-based products through the creation of viable alternatives, HSI/India has been working closely with the startup ecosystem. It engages with the startup community through various initiatives like strategic grants, funding and engagements. And, the Humane Entrepreneurship Program has been yet another step in the direction.

Date: 2nd September 2020 Media: DNA Edition: Online Journalist: Mr. Ravi Dubey Headline: Ayodhya Development Authority meets to approve Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple master plan URL: https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-ayodhya-development-authority-meets-to-approve- shri-ram-janmabhoomi-temple-master-plan-2840701

The Ayodhya Development Authority meeting is underway in Ayodhya to give its necessary approval to the map of the Ram Temple being constructed in the holy city of Ayodhya. The Ram Temple master plan map was submitted to the authority by Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust on August 29.

The meeting is convened at the Ayodhya Development Authority office headed by commissioner MP Agrawal. Vice-chairman Dr. Neeraj Shukla and other members of the authority are also present in the meeting.

The Authority board will approve the Ram Temple design after receiving NOC from nine different departments including revenue, municipal corporation, environment, and town planning department.

Apart from this the Trust also needs to deposit various fees and cess worth Rs. Five crores, after which the authority will approve the Ram Temple master plan.

Last Saturday, Dr. Anil Mishra, one of the trustees of ‘Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirtha Kshetra,’ handed over the map and other necessary documents related to the construction of Ram temple to the Vice President and Secretary of the Ayodhya Development Authority for approval.

The members of the Trust had met in New Delhi on Thursday (August 20) and held discussions over the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. The Trust members discussed the temple roadmap and modalities and the master plan for the development of 70 acre land of Ram Janmabhoomi premises for discussion. On this land, the temple complex has to be constructed.

Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust said that the construction of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Mandir has begun in Ayodhya and engineers from CBRI Roorkee, IIT Madras along with Larsen and Toubro are currently testing the soil at the mandir site. The Ram temple trust expressed hope that the construction work would be completed in 36-40 months.

According to Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, the Ram Temple in Ayodhya will be built as per India's ancient and traditional construction techniques. The Trust said in a tweet that the temple will be built to sustain earthquakes, storms and other natural calamities and no iron will be used in the construction of the historic temple. "For Mandir construction, copper plates will be used to fuse stone blocks with each other. The plates should be 18 inches long, 30 mm wide & 3 mm in depth.10,000 such plates may be required in total structure. We call upon Shri Rambhakts to donate such copper plates to the trust," the Trust said in another tweet.

"Donors can engrave family names, place of origin, or their community temples' names on these plates. This way, the copper plates will not only symbolize the unity of this country but also be a testament to the entire country's contribution towards Mandir construction," it added. It may be recalled that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had conducted the 'Bhoomi Pujan' of Ram temple and laid the foundation stone of the temple at Ram Janmabhoomi in Ayodhya on August 5. Date: 2nd September 2020 Media: News Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: Ram Mandir map approved by Ayodhya Development Authority, construction set to begin URL: https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/ram-mandir-map-approved-by-ayodhya- development-authority-construction-set-to-begin/646504

In a significant development regarding the construction of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) has approved the map of the layout of the proposed grand temple which would be built in the temple city in Uttar Pradesh. The ADA officials on Wednesday held a meeting and passed the map. This clears the way for the construction of the Ram Temple in the temple town.

The meeting was held after Shri Ram Janambhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust had submitted the map and other documents for approval on August 29. With ADA approving the map, the construction of the Ram Mandir now can begin.

Confirming the significant development, Commissioner MP Agrawal said, "No objection certificates were taken from all departments concerned. The area of the layout is 2.74 lakh square meter and the temple covers 12,879 square meter area”.

Earlier, the Ram Mandir Trust had confirmed that engineers from CBRI Roorkee, IIT Madras along with construction major Larsen & Toubro have started testing the soil at the mandir site. The trust has said that the Ram Mandir will be built by adhering to India's ancient and traditional construction techniques.

The temple will be built to sustain earthquakes, storms and other natural calamities. Notably, iron won't be used in the construction of the Mandir. The construction work is expected to finish in 36-40 months.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed the ‘bhoomi pujan’ for the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya on August 5. The PM performed the ground-breaking ceremony for Ram temple in Ayodhya and laid the first brick. The event was attended by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, state Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and others. Ending centuries-long dispute, the Supreme Court delivered its judgement in the Ram Janmabhoomi- Babri Masjid land dispute case in 2019 and paved the way for the construction of a Ram Temple by a Trust at the disputed site in Ayodhya.

Date: 2nd September 2020 Media: Edition: Online Journalist: Mr. Abhishek Kumar Headline: राम मंनदर का नक्शा पास, 13000 वगस मीटर कवडस एररया मᴂ होगा ननमासण (Map of Ram temple is near, construction will be done in 13000 square meters covered area) URL: https://www.aajtak.in/india/uttar-pradesh/story/ram-mandir-ayodhya-development-authority- map-pass-yogi-government-1122999-2020-09-02

अयोध्या में बन रहे श्रीराम जभूफम मांफदर का नक्शा आज पास कर फदया गया. अयोध्या फवकास प्राफधकरण बोडट की बैठक में सवटसफत से नक्शे को पास कर फदया गया. 274110 वगट मीटर ओपन एररया और करीब 13000 वगट मीटर कवडट एररया का नक्शा पास फकया गया है. 13000 वगट मीटर कवडट एररया में राम मांफदर बनेगा.

गौरतलब है फक अयोध्या में भगवान राम का मांफदर 36 से 40 महीने में बनकर तैयार हो सकता है. मांफदर फनमाटण में एक ग्राम भी लोहे का प्रयोग नहीां होगा. श्रीराम जभूफम तीथट क्षे配 टरस्ट के महासफचव चांपत राय ने कहा था फक मांफदर की आयु कम से कम एक हजार वषट होगी. लासटन एांड टूिो कांपनी, आईआईटी के इांजीफनयरोां की फनमाटण कायट में मदद ली जा रही है.

श्रीराम जभूफम तीथट क्षे配 टरस्ट के महासफचव चांपत राय ने कहा था फक मांफदर स्थल से फमले अवशेषोां के श्रद्धालु दशटन कर सके , ऐसी व्यवस्था भी की जा रही है. मांफदर फनमाटण में पत्थरोां का उपयोग होगा. पत्थरोां की आयु के फहसाब से ही मांफदर की एक हजार वषट आयु का आकलन फकया गया है. फनमाटण कांपनी लासटन एांड टूिो ने योग्यतम लोगोां को अपने साथ जोडा है.

चांपत राय ने कहा था फक फमट्टी की ताकत नापने के फलए कांपनी ने आईआईटी चेन्नई की सलाह ली है. 60 मीटर गहराई तक की फमट्टी की जाांच हुई. भूकांप आएगा तो यहाां की जमीन की फमट्टी उन तरांगोां को फकतना झेल पाएगी, इन सब की जाांच हुई है. राम मांफदर के फनमाटण में एक ग्राम भी लोहे का प्रयोग नहीां होगा. राम मांफदर का एररया करीब तीन एकड का होगा.

चांपत राय ने कहा था फक मांफदर फनमाटण में 10,000 ताांबे की पफत्तयाां व रॉड भी चाफहए. इसके फलए दाफनयोां को आगे आने की ज셂रत है. सरकारी आांकडोां के अनुसार हर साल दो करोड लोग अयोध्या दशटन के फलए आते हैं. राम मांफदर बन जाने के बाद यह आांकडा कािी बढ जाएगा. इसफलए सरकार बस, रेल, हवाई जहाज आफद सुफवधाओां के बारे में सोच रही है.

Date: 2nd September 2020 Media: Daily Hunt Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: Ram Mandir map approved by Ayodhya Development Authority, construction set to begin URL: https://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/english/timesnownews+english-epaper- tnneng/ram+mandir+map+approved+by+ayodhya+development+authority+construction+set+to+b egin-newsid-n211340666

In a significant development regarding the construction of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) has approved the map of the layout of the proposed grand temple which would be built in the temple city in Uttar Pradesh. The ADA officials on Wednesday held a meeting and passed the map. This clears the way for the construction of the Ram Temple in the temple town.

The meeting was held after Shri Ram Janambhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust had submitted the map and other documents for approval on August 29. With ADA approving the map, the construction of the Ram Mandir now can begin.

Confirming the significant development, Commissioner MP Agrawal said, "No objection certificates were taken from all departments concerned. The area of the layout is 2.74 lakh square meter and the temple covers 12,879 square meter area".

Earlier, the Ram Mandir Trust had confirmed that engineers from CBRI Roorkee, IIT Madras along with construction major Larsen & Toubro have started testing the soil at the mandir site. The trust has said that the Ram Mandir will be built by adhering to India's ancient and traditional construction techniques.

The temple will be built to sustain earthquakes, storms and other natural calamities. Notably, iron won't be used in the construction of the Mandir. The construction work is expected to finish in 36-40 months.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed the 'bhoomi pujan' for the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya on August 5. The PM performed the ground-breaking ceremony for Ram temple in Ayodhya and laid the first brick. The event was attended by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, state Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and others. Ending centuries-long dispute, the Supreme Court delivered its judgement in the Ram Janmabhoomi- Babri Masjid land dispute case in 2019 and paved the way for the construction of a Ram Temple by a Trust at the disputed site in Ayodhya

Date: 2nd September 2020 Media: Patrika Edition: Online Journalist: Mr. Nitin Shrivastav Headline: अयोध्या मᴂ भव्य राम मंनदर ननमासण के नलए नक्शा पास, 36 से 40 महीनों मᴂ बनकर होगा तैयार ( Map pass for construction of grand Ram temple in Ayodhya, to be ready in 36 to 40 months) URL: https://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/english/timesnownews+english-epaper- tnneng/ram+mandir+map+approved+by+ayodhya+development+authority+construction+set+to+b egin-newsid-n211340666

ीराम जमभूम मांदर का नशा बुधवार को पास कर दया गया। अयोया वकास ाधकरण के चेयरमैन और कमर एम. पी. अवाल क अयता म ई बोड क बैठक म सवसमत से नशे पर मुहर लगाई गई। 2 लाख 74 हजार वग मीटर ओपन एरया और करीब 13000 वग मीटर कवड एरया का नशा पास कया गया है। 13000 वग मीटर कवड एरया म ही भ राम मांदर का नमाण कया जाएगा। राम जमभूम तीथ े ट ने 70 एकड परसर के दो नशे अथॉरट के सामने रखे थे। इनम से एक नशा 2 लाख 74 हजार वग मीटर के लेआउट का था और सरा 12,879 वग मीटर का। दोन नशे बोड क बैठक म पास कर दए गए गए। इसके बाद राम मांदर तीथ े ट ने कहा क जद ही मांदर क नव क खुदाई शु हो जाएगी। माना जा रहा है क ये काम अगले हते से ही शु हो सकता है। लगभग 67 एकड भूम का लेआउट समेत मानच मांजूरी के लए ट ने ाधकरण को सपा है। जसम करीब पाांच एकड म राम मांदर का नमाण है। बाक भूम के लेआउट को इसलए शामल कया गया है, जससे भवय म कसी कार के नमाण म अडचन न

गोलबाजार म बांद रह कान, सुभाष चौक म ापारय ने माना अनलॉक नयम Katni 2 minutes ago . यादा उमीद पालना सेहत के लए हो ै ां ां ी ोऔर पढ Photos: बीच सडक पर टकराई Mercedes, Porsche और Bugatti, उड गए तीन कार के परखचे ! +5 6 /12 इांडया CORONAVIRUS राय मनोरांजन खेल व शा ऑटोमोबाइल गैजेट बजनेस वाय धम/योतष पका लस वीडयो तवीर EPAPER हमारी वेबसाइट पर कांटट का योग जारी रखकर आप हमारी गोपनीयता नीत और कूकज नीत से सहमत होते ह। OK 9/7/2020 मांदर 36 से 40 महीने म बनकर तैयार लासन एड ट ां ू ो कांपनी, आईआईट के इां जीनयर के एक अनुमान के मुताबक अयोया म भगवान राम का मांदर 36 से 40 महीने म बनकर तैयार हो सकता है। नमाण कांपनी लासन एड ट ां ू ो ने इसके लए योयतम लोग को अपने साथ जोडा है। मांदर नमाण म एक ाम भी लोहे का योग नह होगा। ीराम जमभूम तीथ े ट के महासचव चांपत राय ने बताया क मांदर क आयु कम से कम एक हजार वष होगी। उहने कहा क मांदर थल से मले अवशेष के ालु दशन कर सक, ऐसी वथा भी क जा रही है। मांदर नमाण म पथर का उपयोग होगा। पथर क आयु के हसाब से ही मांदर क एक हजार वष आयु का आकलन कया गया है। म क ताकत नापने के लए कांपनी ने आईआईट चेनई क सलाह ली। 60 मीटर गहराई तक क म क जाांच ई। लगभग 5 करोड होगी िस नशा पास कराने के लए अयोया वकास ाधकरण को ट क ओर से डेवलेपमट, मटेनस, सुपरवजन िस के साथ लेबर सेस भी देना पडेगा। सारे टैस मलाकर माना जा रहा है क कुछ अमाउांट करीब 5 करोड या उससे यादा का हो सकता है। ाधकरण अब िस जमा करने के लए ट को नोटस जारी करेगा। ट को वकास शुक के साथ-साथ अनुरण शुक पयवेण व लेबर सेस भी देना होगा। ट को 2 करोड 11 लाख पए धकरण को देना है। इसके अलावा 15 लाख पए लेबर डपाटमट को देना है। ट क तरि से जमा कया जाने वाला यह शुक आयकर छूट के बाद का है। बोड से मानच क मांजूरी के बाद ाधकरण शुक जमा करने के लए ट को प जारी करेगा। ट उसी के बाद धनराश जमा करेगा। धनराश जमा होने के बाद ही ाधकरण वीकृत मानच ट को सपेगा। नमाण काय जद होगा शु मांदर ट कायालय के भारी काश गत क ु े मुताबक राम मांदर के पाांच एकड े के सटे जजर मांदरो को गरा कर साि करवाया जा रहा है। एलडट क मशीन मांदर परसर म पांच चुक ह। कई एक दो दन म पांचने वाली ह। ऐसे मे मांदर क नव क खुदाई कर पलर खडा करने का काम शु होने म अब देर नह है।

Date: 2nd September 2020 Media: Economic Times - Tech Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: Y Combinator to conduct startup lessons at IITs URL: https://tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/startups/y-combinator-to-conduct-startup- lessons-at-iits/77883285

Silicon Valley startup accelerator Y Combinator (YC) is looking to tap into aspiring student entrepreneurs in India, as it focuses on the country's burgeoning startup ecosystem.

On Wednesday, the storied incubator announced its first virtual IIT tour, wherein it will host a series of online talks at six campuses in September and October. These talks will be conducted by YC partners and alumni founders from each of these schools starting with IIT Roorkee on September 4, followed by IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras, IIT Bombay, and IIT Delhi.

Participating in these talks are YC partners Tim Brady, Michael Seibel and Anu Hariharan and entrepreneurs like Razorpay founders Harshil Mathur and Shashank Kumar; OkCredit founder Harsh Pokhrana; FamPay founders Sambhav Jain and Kush Taneja; and Chutney founder Vivek Nautiyal.

"YC partners will talk about myths around starting startups, some of the secret advantages of the YC community, war stories from starting their own companies as well as getting ready in college if they want to start a startup one day, while the founders will talk about their journey, fundraising and their stint at YC," said Kat Manalac, Partner at Y Combinator.

Several schools provide strong computer science and engineering education, but very few know how to "teach startups", Manalac added.

"Giving students access to successful founders who are alumni of their schools and letting them ask questions accomplishes at least one important thing -- it provides students with an example, it shows them a pathway and it plants the seed that they too can build a huge company," she said.

India had emerged as an important market for the accelerator, famous for incubating internet majors like Airbnb, Stripe, and Dropbox. It has backed about 100 companies in the country, the highest among all geographies outside the United States. Among its significant early bets in India are digital payments firm Razorpay, social commerce player Meesho and fintech startup Cleartax.

Last week, Y Combinator had unveiled 14 Indian startups for its first fully-remote Summer 2020 batch and is currently accepting applications for Winter 2021 batch.

"We've done talks at schools like MIT and Stanford for years, and we've found that it’s a great way for us to meet future founders. We've met hundreds of students that we’ve ended up funding" Manalac said.

Date: 2nd September 2020 Media: PTI Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: Great Learning collaborates with Northwestern University to launch online 'Master of Science in Data Science Programme' URL: http://www.ptinews.com/pressrelease/42489_press-subGreat-Learning-collaborates-with- Northwestern-University-to-launch-online--Master-of-Science-in-Data-Science-Programme-

Great Learning, one of India's leading Edtech companies for professional and higher education, is launching the 'Master of Science in Data Science Programme' (MS DS Programme) offered by Northwestern University School of Professional Studies. This fully online degree program offers the opportunity to earn a world-class master's degree from a global top-30ranked university for graduates and working professionals in India.

The programme, designed and delivered by Northwestern University School of Professional Studies, has been structured to accommodate working professionals and offers learners the flexibility to earn the degree while employed full-time. Upon successful completion, the learners will be awarded a Master of Science degree from Northwestern University.

According to the World University Rankings by Times Higher Education, Northwestern University ranks 11th in the United States in their collegiate rankings. The rigorous degree program will help learners who aspire to build their careers in Data Science with a comprehensive curriculum, a guided learning journey, and exceptional learning support. Learners will also have access to robust career support and placement opportunities through Great Learning's extensive career services and corporate network. In the midst of the uncertainty and travel restrictions this year, this degree program offers a wonderful opportunity for learners to secure a world-class credential with minimal disruption. The program will prepare learners for some of the most sought-after roles in the industry today like Data Analyst, Data Scientist, Machine Learning Engineer as well as leadership roles in the data science domain. Great Learning will support the learning journey of the learners through guidance, hands on support and industry-oriented exposure for learners in India.

Mohan Lakhamraju, Founder & CEO, Great Learning, said, "The demand for Data Science talent is atits peak right now across the globe. Despite the financial challenge posed by COVID-19, companies across sectors like IT, BFSI, Healthcare, E-commerce, Manufacturing and Pharma are looking for high-quality data science and machine learning professionals. In such an environment, the Master of Science in Data Science Programme from the prestigious Northwestern University's School of Professional Studies can be a game changer for one's career. This globally well-recognized degree will create a fantastic career launch pad for our learners. Those looking to build a global career must definitely consider the program."

Thomas F. Gibbons, Dean, Northwestern University School of Professional Studies, said, "Our collaboration with Great Learning supports Northwestern's goal to forge global alliances which provide access to our academic programs for new international audiences. As a pioneer in high- quality, high-impact professional online degree programs, we are excited to increase access to this program learners from India."

The program provides a robust blend of online live and video-based learning, personalized mentorship sessions, and a series of structured projects. The program curriculum will help learners gain an in-depth understanding of the fundamentals of data science and machine learning techniques such as:mathematics & statistics (as relevant to data science), programming languages like R & Python as well as topics like machine learning, time series analysis and computer vision among others. The program will strengthen their core analytical skills to derive actionable insights from the data and come up with robust analytical solutions to business problems. According to a recent survey by Analytics India Magazine on the Leadership Sentiment and Outlook for 2020, 92% of the leadership in India believes that the demand for data science experts would gain traction in the post-COVID world.

About Great Learning Great Learning is India's leading professional learning company focused on upskilling working professionals and students. It offers comprehensive, industry-relevant programs in Business Analytics, Data Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Software Engineering, Management, Digital Marketing, Design Thinking, and more. Great Learning's programs are developed in collaboration with the world's foremost academic institutions like Stanford University, MIT, IIT Madras, the University of Texas at Austin, NUS, and Great Lakes Institute of Management and are constantly reimagined and revamped to address the dynamic needs of the industry. Great Learning is the only ed-tech company to provide these programs in a blended and online mode, relying on its vast network of expert mentors and highly qualified faculty to deliver an unmatched learning experience for learners in India and the world over. Having delivered over 25 million hours of learning that has impacted 250,000+ learners from over 85 countries, Great Learning is on a mission to enable transformative learning and career success in the digital economy for professionals and students across the globe.

About Northwestern University's School of Professional Studies The mission of the School of Professional Studies is to provide a superior Northwestern education to outstanding students whose academic pursuits must be balanced with professional or personal commitments. SPS strives to be a leader in continuing and professional education by providing innovative learning opportunities that serve the lifelong learning needs of its students. Northwestern University School of Professional Studies students are part of a unique and distinguished university community. They learn in a supportive, collaborative environment in courses - offered online and in the evenings on Northwestern's Chicago and Evanston campuses - that enable them to balance their personal and professional lives with the pursuit of learning. Classes in SPS degree and certificate programs are taught by some of the university's most respected and talented teachers - scholars and professionals who value the diversity, energy and creativity of students. One of the 12 colleges and schools of Northwestern University, SPS has been a core part of Northwestern's mission for more than 80 years. SPS is enmeshed in many parts of the University - sharing faculty members, creating innovative programs and setting the standard for higher education for adults. SPS students become part of a university ranked among the U.S.A's best universities with top medical, law and business schools, and a faculty that has made pioneering contributions to materials science, nanotechnology, economics, the humanities, and more.

Date: 2nd September 2020 Media: India Today Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: Great Learning collaborates with Northwestern University to launch online 'Master of Science in Data Science Programme' URL: https://www.indiatoday.in/pr-newswire?rkey=20200902EN13527&filter=4315

Great Learning, one of India's leading Edtech companies for professional and higher education, is launching the 'Master of Science in Data Science Programme' (MS DS Programme) offered by Northwestern University School of Professional Studies. This fully online degree program offers the opportunity to earn a world-class master's degree from a global top-30ranked university for graduates and working professionals in India.

The programme, designed and delivered by Northwestern University School of Professional Studies, has been structured to accommodate working professionals and offers learners the flexibility to earn the degree while employed full-time. Upon successful completion, the learners will be awarded a Master of Science degree from Northwestern University.

According to the World University Rankings by Times Higher Education, Northwestern University ranks 11th in the United States in their collegiate rankings. The rigorous degree program will help learners who aspire to build their careers in Data Science with a comprehensive curriculum, a guided learning journey, and exceptional learning support. Learners will also have access to robust career support and placement opportunities through Great Learning's extensive career services and corporate network. In the midst of the uncertainty and travel restrictions this year, this degree program offers a wonderful opportunity for learners to secure a world-class credential with minimal disruption. The program will prepare learners for some of the most sought-after roles in the industry today like Data Analyst, Data Scientist, Machine Learning Engineer as well as leadership roles in the data science domain. Great Learning will support the learning journey of the learners through guidance, hands on support and industry-oriented exposure for learners in India.

Mohan Lakhamraju, Founder & CEO, Great Learning, said, "The demand for Data Science talent is atits peak right now across the globe. Despite the financial challenge posed by COVID-19, companies across sectors like IT, BFSI, Healthcare, E-commerce, Manufacturing and Pharma are looking for high-quality data science and machine learning professionals. In such an environment, the Master of Science in Data Science Programme from the prestigious Northwestern University's School of Professional Studies can be a game changer for one's career. This globally well-recognized degree will create a fantastic career launch pad for our learners. Those looking to build a global career must definitely consider the program."

Thomas F. Gibbons, Dean, Northwestern University School of Professional Studies, said, "Our collaboration with Great Learning supports Northwestern's goal to forge global alliances which provide access to our academic programs for new international audiences. As a pioneer in high- quality, high-impact professional online degree programs, we are excited to increase access to this program learners from India."

The program provides a robust blend of online live and video-based learning, personalized mentorship sessions, and a series of structured projects. The program curriculum will help learners gain an in-depth understanding of the fundamentals of data science and machine learning techniques such as:mathematics & statistics (as relevant to data science), programming languages like R & Python as well as topics like machine learning, time series analysis and computer vision among others. The program will strengthen their core analytical skills to derive actionable insights from the data and come up with robust analytical solutions to business problems. According to a recent survey by Analytics India Magazine on the Leadership Sentiment and Outlook for 2020, 92% of the leadership in India believes that the demand for data science experts would gain traction in the post-COVID world.

About Great Learning Great Learning is India's leading professional learning company focused on upskilling working professionals and students. It offers comprehensive, industry-relevant programs in Business Analytics, Data Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Software Engineering, Management, Digital Marketing, Design Thinking, and more. Great Learning's programs are developed in collaboration with the world's foremost academic institutions like Stanford University, MIT, IIT Madras, the University of Texas at Austin, NUS, and Great Lakes Institute of Management and are constantly reimagined and revamped to address the dynamic needs of the industry. Great Learning is the only ed-tech company to provide these programs in a blended and online mode, relying on its vast network of expert mentors and highly qualified faculty to deliver an unmatched learning experience for learners in India and the world over. Having delivered over 25 million hours of learning that has impacted 250,000+ learners from over 85 countries, Great Learning is on a mission to enable transformative learning and career success in the digital economy for professionals and students across the globe.

About Northwestern University's School of Professional Studies The mission of the School of Professional Studies is to provide a superior Northwestern education to outstanding students whose academic pursuits must be balanced with professional or personal commitments. SPS strives to be a leader in continuing and professional education by providing innovative learning opportunities that serve the lifelong learning needs of its students. Northwestern University School of Professional Studies students are part of a unique and distinguished university community. They learn in a supportive, collaborative environment in courses - offered online and in the evenings on Northwestern's Chicago and Evanston campuses - that enable them to balance their personal and professional lives with the pursuit of learning. Classes in SPS degree and certificate programs are taught by some of the university's most respected and talented teachers - scholars and professionals who value the diversity, energy and creativity of students. One of the 12 colleges and schools of Northwestern University, SPS has been a core part of Northwestern's mission for more than 80 years. SPS is enmeshed in many parts of the University - sharing faculty members, creating innovative programs and setting the standard for higher education for adults. SPS students become part of a university ranked among the U.S.A's best universities with top medical, law and business schools, and a faculty that has made pioneering contributions to materials science, nanotechnology, economics, the humanities, and more.

Date: 2nd September 2020 Media: Yahoo Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: Great Learning collaborates with Northwestern University to launch online 'Master of Science in Data Science Programme' URL: https://in.news.yahoo.com/great-learning-collaborates-northwestern-university-135058353.html

Great Learning, one of India's leading Edtech companies for professional and higher education, is launching the 'Master of Science in Data Science Programme' (MS DS Programme) offered by Northwestern University School of Professional Studies. This fully online degree program offers the opportunity to earn a world-class master's degree from a global top-30ranked university for graduates and working professionals in India.

The programme, designed and delivered by Northwestern University School of Professional Studies, has been structured to accommodate working professionals and offers learners the flexibility to earn the degree while employed full-time. Upon successful completion, the learners will be awarded a Master of Science degree from Northwestern University.

According to the World University Rankings by Times Higher Education, Northwestern University ranks 11th in the United States in their collegiate rankings. The rigorous degree program will help learners who aspire to build their careers in Data Science with a comprehensive curriculum, a guided learning journey, and exceptional learning support. Learners will also have access to robust career support and placement opportunities through Great Learning's extensive career services and corporate network. In the midst of the uncertainty and travel restrictions this year, this degree program offers a wonderful opportunity for learners to secure a world-class credential with minimal disruption. The program will prepare learners for some of the most sought-after roles in the industry today like Data Analyst, Data Scientist, Machine Learning Engineer as well as leadership roles in the data science domain. Great Learning will support the learning journey of the learners through guidance, hands on support and industry-oriented exposure for learners in India.

Mohan Lakhamraju, Founder & CEO, Great Learning, said, "The demand for Data Science talent is atits peak right now across the globe. Despite the financial challenge posed by COVID-19, companies across sectors like IT, BFSI, Healthcare, E-commerce, Manufacturing and Pharma are looking for high-quality data science and machine learning professionals. In such an environment, the Master of Science in Data Science Programme from the prestigious Northwestern University's School of Professional Studies can be a game changer for one's career. This globally well-recognized degree will create a fantastic career launch pad for our learners. Those looking to build a global career must definitely consider the program."

Thomas F. Gibbons, Dean, Northwestern University School of Professional Studies, said, "Our collaboration with Great Learning supports Northwestern's goal to forge global alliances which provide access to our academic programs for new international audiences. As a pioneer in high- quality, high-impact professional online degree programs, we are excited to increase access to this program learners from India."

The program provides a robust blend of online live and video-based learning, personalized mentorship sessions, and a series of structured projects. The program curriculum will help learners gain an in-depth understanding of the fundamentals of data science and machine learning techniques such as:mathematics & statistics (as relevant to data science), programming languages like R & Python as well as topics like machine learning, time series analysis and computer vision among others. The program will strengthen their core analytical skills to derive actionable insights from the data and come up with robust analytical solutions to business problems. According to a recent survey by Analytics India Magazine on the Leadership Sentiment and Outlook for 2020, 92% of the leadership in India believes that the demand for data science experts would gain traction in the post-COVID world.

About Great Learning Great Learning is India's leading professional learning company focused on upskilling working professionals and students. It offers comprehensive, industry-relevant programs in Business Analytics, Data Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Software Engineering, Management, Digital Marketing, Design Thinking, and more. Great Learning's programs are developed in collaboration with the world's foremost academic institutions like Stanford University, MIT, IIT Madras, the University of Texas at Austin, NUS, and Great Lakes Institute of Management and are constantly reimagined and revamped to address the dynamic needs of the industry. Great Learning is the only ed-tech company to provide these programs in a blended and online mode, relying on its vast network of expert mentors and highly qualified faculty to deliver an unmatched learning experience for learners in India and the world over. Having delivered over 25 million hours of learning that has impacted 250,000+ learners from over 85 countries, Great Learning is on a mission to enable transformative learning and career success in the digital economy for professionals and students across the globe.

About Northwestern University's School of Professional Studies The mission of the School of Professional Studies is to provide a superior Northwestern education to outstanding students whose academic pursuits must be balanced with professional or personal commitments. SPS strives to be a leader in continuing and professional education by providing innovative learning opportunities that serve the lifelong learning needs of its students. Northwestern University School of Professional Studies students are part of a unique and distinguished university community. They learn in a supportive, collaborative environment in courses - offered online and in the evenings on Northwestern's Chicago and Evanston campuses - that enable them to balance their personal and professional lives with the pursuit of learning. Classes in SPS degree and certificate programs are taught by some of the university's most respected and talented teachers - scholars and professionals who value the diversity, energy and creativity of students. One of the 12 colleges and schools of Northwestern University, SPS has been a core part of Northwestern's mission for more than 80 years. SPS is enmeshed in many parts of the University - sharing faculty members, creating innovative programs and setting the standard for higher education for adults. SPS students become part of a university ranked among the U.S.A's best universities with top medical, law and business schools, and a faculty that has made pioneering contributions to materials science, nanotechnology, economics, the humanities, and more.

Date: 2nd September 2020 Media: The Week Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: Great Learning collaborates with Northwestern University to launch online 'Master of Science in Data Science Programme' URL: https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/business/2020/09/02/pwr28-great-learning.html

Great Learning, one of India's leading Edtech companies for professional and higher education, is launching the 'Master of Science in Data Science Programme' (MS DS Programme) offered by Northwestern University School of Professional Studies. This fully online degree program offers the opportunity to earn a world-class master's degree from a global top-30ranked university for graduates and working professionals in India.

The programme, designed and delivered by Northwestern University School of Professional Studies, has been structured to accommodate working professionals and offers learners the flexibility to earn the degree while employed full-time. Upon successful completion, the learners will be awarded a Master of Science degree from Northwestern University.

According to the World University Rankings by Times Higher Education, Northwestern University ranks 11th in the United States in their collegiate rankings. The rigorous degree program will help learners who aspire to build their careers in Data Science with a comprehensive curriculum, a guided learning journey, and exceptional learning support. Learners will also have access to robust career support and placement opportunities through Great Learning's extensive career services and corporate network. In the midst of the uncertainty and travel restrictions this year, this degree program offers a wonderful opportunity for learners to secure a world-class credential with minimal disruption. The program will prepare learners for some of the most sought-after roles in the industry today like Data Analyst, Data Scientist, Machine Learning Engineer as well as leadership roles in the data science domain. Great Learning will support the learning journey of the learners through guidance, hands on support and industry-oriented exposure for learners in India.

Mohan Lakhamraju, Founder & CEO, Great Learning, said, "The demand for Data Science talent is atits peak right now across the globe. Despite the financial challenge posed by COVID-19, companies across sectors like IT, BFSI, Healthcare, E-commerce, Manufacturing and Pharma are looking for high-quality data science and machine learning professionals. In such an environment, the Master of Science in Data Science Programme from the prestigious Northwestern University's School of Professional Studies can be a game changer for one's career. This globally well-recognized degree will create a fantastic career launch pad for our learners. Those looking to build a global career must definitely consider the program."

Thomas F. Gibbons, Dean, Northwestern University School of Professional Studies, said, "Our collaboration with Great Learning supports Northwestern's goal to forge global alliances which provide access to our academic programs for new international audiences. As a pioneer in high- quality, high-impact professional online degree programs, we are excited to increase access to this program learners from India."

The program provides a robust blend of online live and video-based learning, personalized mentorship sessions, and a series of structured projects. The program curriculum will help learners gain an in-depth understanding of the fundamentals of data science and machine learning techniques such as:mathematics & statistics (as relevant to data science), programming languages like R & Python as well as topics like machine learning, time series analysis and computer vision among others. The program will strengthen their core analytical skills to derive actionable insights from the data and come up with robust analytical solutions to business problems. According to a recent survey by Analytics India Magazine on the Leadership Sentiment and Outlook for 2020, 92% of the leadership in India believes that the demand for data science experts would gain traction in the post-COVID world.

About Great Learning Great Learning is India's leading professional learning company focused on upskilling working professionals and students. It offers comprehensive, industry-relevant programs in Business Analytics, Data Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Software Engineering, Management, Digital Marketing, Design Thinking, and more. Great Learning's programs are developed in collaboration with the world's foremost academic institutions like Stanford University, MIT, IIT Madras, the University of Texas at Austin, NUS, and Great Lakes Institute of Management and are constantly reimagined and revamped to address the dynamic needs of the industry. Great Learning is the only ed-tech company to provide these programs in a blended and online mode, relying on its vast network of expert mentors and highly qualified faculty to deliver an unmatched learning experience for learners in India and the world over. Having delivered over 25 million hours of learning that has impacted 250,000+ learners from over 85 countries, Great Learning is on a mission to enable transformative learning and career success in the digital economy for professionals and students across the globe.

About Northwestern University's School of Professional Studies The mission of the School of Professional Studies is to provide a superior Northwestern education to outstanding students whose academic pursuits must be balanced with professional or personal commitments. SPS strives to be a leader in continuing and professional education by providing innovative learning opportunities that serve the lifelong learning needs of its students. Northwestern University School of Professional Studies students are part of a unique and distinguished university community. They learn in a supportive, collaborative environment in courses - offered online and in the evenings on Northwestern's Chicago and Evanston campuses - that enable them to balance their personal and professional lives with the pursuit of learning. Classes in SPS degree and certificate programs are taught by some of the university's most respected and talented teachers - scholars and professionals who value the diversity, energy and creativity of students. One of the 12 colleges and schools of Northwestern University, SPS has been a core part of Northwestern's mission for more than 80 years. SPS is enmeshed in many parts of the University - sharing faculty members, creating innovative programs and setting the standard for higher education for adults. SPS students become part of a university ranked among the U.S.A's best universities with top medical, law and business schools, and a faculty that has made pioneering contributions to materials science, nanotechnology, economics, the humanities, and more.

Date: 2nd September 2020 Media: Devdiscourse Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: Great Learning collaborates with Northwestern University to launch online 'Master of Science in Data Science Programme' URL: https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/business/1195164-great-learning-collaborates-with- northwestern-university-to-launch-online-master-of-science-in-data-science-programme

Great Learning, one of India's leading Edtech companies for professional and higher education, is launching the 'Master of Science in Data Science Programme' (MS DS Programme) offered by Northwestern University School of Professional Studies. This fully online degree program offers the opportunity to earn a world-class master's degree from a global top-30ranked university for graduates and working professionals in India.

The programme, designed and delivered by Northwestern University School of Professional Studies, has been structured to accommodate working professionals and offers learners the flexibility to earn the degree while employed full-time. Upon successful completion, the learners will be awarded a Master of Science degree from Northwestern University.

According to the World University Rankings by Times Higher Education, Northwestern University ranks 11th in the United States in their collegiate rankings. The rigorous degree program will help learners who aspire to build their careers in Data Science with a comprehensive curriculum, a guided learning journey, and exceptional learning support. Learners will also have access to robust career support and placement opportunities through Great Learning's extensive career services and corporate network. In the midst of the uncertainty and travel restrictions this year, this degree program offers a wonderful opportunity for learners to secure a world-class credential with minimal disruption. The program will prepare learners for some of the most sought-after roles in the industry today like Data Analyst, Data Scientist, Machine Learning Engineer as well as leadership roles in the data science domain. Great Learning will support the learning journey of the learners through guidance, hands on support and industry-oriented exposure for learners in India.

Mohan Lakhamraju, Founder & CEO, Great Learning, said, "The demand for Data Science talent is atits peak right now across the globe. Despite the financial challenge posed by COVID-19, companies across sectors like IT, BFSI, Healthcare, E-commerce, Manufacturing and Pharma are looking for high-quality data science and machine learning professionals. In such an environment, the Master of Science in Data Science Programme from the prestigious Northwestern University's School of Professional Studies can be a game changer for one's career. This globally well-recognized degree will create a fantastic career launch pad for our learners. Those looking to build a global career must definitely consider the program."

Thomas F. Gibbons, Dean, Northwestern University School of Professional Studies, said, "Our collaboration with Great Learning supports Northwestern's goal to forge global alliances which provide access to our academic programs for new international audiences. As a pioneer in high- quality, high-impact professional online degree programs, we are excited to increase access to this program learners from India."

The program provides a robust blend of online live and video-based learning, personalized mentorship sessions, and a series of structured projects. The program curriculum will help learners gain an in-depth understanding of the fundamentals of data science and machine learning techniques such as:mathematics & statistics (as relevant to data science), programming languages like R & Python as well as topics like machine learning, time series analysis and computer vision among others. The program will strengthen their core analytical skills to derive actionable insights from the data and come up with robust analytical solutions to business problems. According to a recent survey by Analytics India Magazine on the Leadership Sentiment and Outlook for 2020, 92% of the leadership in India believes that the demand for data science experts would gain traction in the post-COVID world.

About Great Learning Great Learning is India's leading professional learning company focused on upskilling working professionals and students. It offers comprehensive, industry-relevant programs in Business Analytics, Data Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Software Engineering, Management, Digital Marketing, Design Thinking, and more. Great Learning's programs are developed in collaboration with the world's foremost academic institutions like Stanford University, MIT, IIT Madras, the University of Texas at Austin, NUS, and Great Lakes Institute of Management and are constantly reimagined and revamped to address the dynamic needs of the industry. Great Learning is the only ed-tech company to provide these programs in a blended and online mode, relying on its vast network of expert mentors and highly qualified faculty to deliver an unmatched learning experience for learners in India and the world over. Having delivered over 25 million hours of learning that has impacted 250,000+ learners from over 85 countries, Great Learning is on a mission to enable transformative learning and career success in the digital economy for professionals and students across the globe.

About Northwestern University's School of Professional Studies The mission of the School of Professional Studies is to provide a superior Northwestern education to outstanding students whose academic pursuits must be balanced with professional or personal commitments. SPS strives to be a leader in continuing and professional education by providing innovative learning opportunities that serve the lifelong learning needs of its students. Northwestern University School of Professional Studies students are part of a unique and distinguished university community. They learn in a supportive, collaborative environment in courses - offered online and in the evenings on Northwestern's Chicago and Evanston campuses - that enable them to balance their personal and professional lives with the pursuit of learning. Classes in SPS degree and certificate programs are taught by some of the university's most respected and talented teachers - scholars and professionals who value the diversity, energy and creativity of students. One of the 12 colleges and schools of Northwestern University, SPS has been a core part of Northwestern's mission for more than 80 years. SPS is enmeshed in many parts of the University - sharing faculty members, creating innovative programs and setting the standard for higher education for adults. SPS students become part of a university ranked among the U.S.A's best universities with top medical, law and business schools, and a faculty that has made pioneering contributions to materials science, nanotechnology, economics, the humanities, and more.

Date: 2nd September 2020 Media: NDTV- Education Edition: Online Journalist: Mr. Bishal Kalita Headline: Times World University Rankings 2021: No Indian University In Top 300; 7 IITs Had Boycotted The Process URL: https://www.ndtv.com/education/times-world-university-rankings-2021-again-no-indian- university-in-top-300

The result of Times World University Rankings 2021 has been announced. In the overall category, University of Oxford, United Kingdom, has topped the list. Indian Institute of Science, or IISc, Bengaluru, has been placed in the 301-350 category in overall global rankings.

In April, seven of the top Indian Institute of Technology (IITs), including IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, IIT Madras, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Roorkee and IIT Guwahati, had announced they were collectively boycotting the rankings. "These IITs will reconsider their decision next year if Times Higher Education is able to convince them about the parameters and transparency in their ranking process," their joint press statement had said.

The newer IITs continue to participate although they have slipped in the ranks as well. IIT Ropar, which was in the 301-350 bracket last year, is now in the 351-400 bracket. Beyond 200, the THE World University Rankings does not assign individual ranks but places institutions in brackets instead.

IIT Indore has been placed in the 401-500 bracket. As many as 15 institutes, including Banaras Hindu University and , are at the 601-800 bracket.

All top 10 institutions in THE Wold University rankings 2021 are from the United States and the United Kingdom.

Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), New Delhi, has maintained its position in the global rankings and has also improved its rank among Indian Institutions.

As per THE data, JMI improved its rank from 19th to 12th this year among Indian Institutions and globally it has maintained its rank between 601-800 bracket, an official statement said.

A total of 1527 institutions from 93 countries were assessed by THE in comparison to 1400 institutions from 92 countries last year. Number of Indian Institutions also increased to 63 from 56 assessed last year by the agency.

For the World University Rankings, THE's in-house data team assessed a total of 1,527 institutions from 93 countries.

THE World University Rankings 2021 has considered five parameters for assessing universities: Teaching (30%), Research (30%), Citations (30%), Industry Income (2.5%) and International Outlook (7.5%).

Date: 2nd September 2020 Media: Hindustan Times Edition: Online Journalist: Mr. Amandeep Shukla Headline: No Indian varsity in top 300 in THE rankings boycotted by several IITs URL: https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/no-indian-varsity-in-top-300-in-the-rankings- boycotted-by-several-iits/story-1ZtTTzOOI5NJ50EvW4K1RJ.htm

The Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (IISc) was the top-ranked Indian institution, in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) rankings, which were boycotted by several leading Indian Institutions of Technology (IITs).

No Indian institution could figure in the top 300 rankings, released on Wednesday, which was dominated by American and British universities.

The IIT at Ropar follows IISc in the list of institutions and is placed in the 351 to 400 brackets. IIT Indore is third-placed in the 401-500 category.

Several Indian universities find themselves in the 601-800 bracket. These include the Delhi University, Banaras Hindu University, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Institute of Chemical and Technology (Mumbai), the Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) at Pune and Kolkata, IITs at Gandhinagar and Hyderabad, and Indraprastha Institute of Information and Technology, Delhi. Others in the 601 to 800 bracket are Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia, King George’s Medical University (Lucknow), Thapar University (Patiala), Punjab University (Chandigarh), Savitribai Phule Pune University, and Mahatma Gandhi University.

Overall, the University of Oxford has been placed first followed by Stanford, Harvard, and the California Institute of Technology, which is in fourth place. Other universities in the top ten include Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Cambridge, University of California, Berkeley, Yale University, Princeton University, and the University of Chicago.

Significantly, many top Indian institutions including the IITs at Delhi, Madras, and Bombay had not participated in the rankings after questioning the criteria adopted.

Meanwhile, in a statement, THE said Indian had overall 63 universities to qualify the rankings which were its highest ever number.

China’s Tsinghua University becomes the first-ever Asian university to break into the top 20 since the current methodology launched in 2011, the statement said.

Eighteen countries had were represented in the top 100. A total of 1,527 institutions qualified this year, a 9% increase from the 2020 rankings when 1,397 institutions qualified.

India recorded the highest number of new entrants (14) since 2020, more than any other country or region in the 2021 ranking. After India, the US (13), mainland China (10), Russia, Japan, and Iran (all 9), had maximum new entries.

The THE statement also said that since 2016, mainland China has gained 5 additional places in the top 200. It has also doubled its representation in the top 100 since last year, gaining 3 additional places (6 in total).

Phil Baty, Chief Knowledge Officer at THE, said that India’s record participation clearly highlights India’s desire to compete with the very best. “India has previously suffered from a lack of internationalization within its institutions, which were not attracting as many global scholars, thinkers, or students as much as other countries. The recent announcement of the New Education Policy, the first of its kind since 1986, could be a great step in the right direction for India. With proposed comprehensive changes to Indian higher education, such as the approval for foreign universities to open campuses in India, the policy is an incredibly exciting turning point for the country,” he said.

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021 includes 1,527 universities across 93 countries and regions, standing as the largest and most diverse university rankings ever to date. The universities are assessed on various criteria including indicators that measure an institution’s performance across teaching, research, knowledge transfer, and international outlook.

Date: 3rd September 2020 Media: Hindustan Times Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: Ayodhya authority rushes approvals for Ram temple plans, construction can start URL: https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/ayodhya-s-ram-temple-gets-authority-nod- construction-can-begin-soon/story-QtqfBcTcx6OZBJxi17XExH.html

The Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) on Wednesday approved two layouts for Ram Janmabhoomi in Ayodhya after fixing a fee of Rs 2.11 crore payable by the Ram temple trust, officials said. One layout is for the entire Ram Janmabhoomi campus (open area) and the other is for the proposed Ram temple (covered area).

The approval paves the way for the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust to start construction work of the temple. The trust had filed its request for approvals on Saturday. RAM TEMPLE PLAN • COVERED AREA • 3.67% of total campus • GROUND FLOOR • Temple: 2,628.50 sq metre • Corridor: 7,343.50 sq metre • Total : 9,972 sq metre • FIRST FLOOR • Temple: 1,850.70 sq metre • SECOND FLOOR • Temple: 1,056.60 sq metre • Total covered area: 12,879 sq metre • FEE TO BE PAID • Development charge: Rs 1,79,45,477 • Approval fee: Rs 1,50,000 • Construction approval fee: Rs 84,400 • Inspection fee: Rs 29,73,307 • TOTAL: Rs 2,11,33,184 • The first layout pertains to an area of 2,74,110 sq metre (approximately 67.33 acre) of the entire Ram Janmabhoomi campus and the second layout is of 12,879 sq metre for the Ram temple, which will be the focal point of the campus.

Neeraj Shukla, vice-chairman of ADA, had to convene a board meeting to approve the layouts. The vice-chairman himself has the authority to approve layouts only up to 25 acres. For any construction above this 25-acre limit, the vice-chairman has to convene a board meeting. “The estimated construction cost of the Ram temple (covered area) was calculated on the basis of the public work department’s (PWD) schedule. It came to approximately Rs 15 crore. On this cost, the labour cess was fixed,” said Shukla.

Divisional commissioner MP Agarwal, who is also chairman of ADA, presided over the board meeting. The board also charged a labour cess of Rs 15.36 lakh. The trust will have to deposit the fee in ADA’s Punjab National Bank account, Ayodhya. FEE TO BE PAID • Development charge: Rs 1,79,45,477 • Approval fee: Rs 1,50,000 • Construction approval fee: Rs 84,400 • Inspection fee: Rs 29,73,307 • TOTAL: Rs 2,11,33,184 “After depositing the fee, the trust will start construction work of the Ram temple,” said Champat Rai, general secretary of the trust.

Larsen and Toubro, the country’s leading construction company, has been engaged for carrying out the Ram temple work in Ayodhya. The Ram temple construction committee, which is a body of the trust, will supervise the construction work.

Nripendra Misra, former principal secretary to the Prime Minister, is chairman of the construction committee.

Central Building Research Institute- Roorkee and Indian Institute of Technology-Madras have assisted Larsen and Toubro in testing the soil of the sanctum sanctorum of the temple.

Date: 3rd September 2020 Media: The Times of India (clip attached) Edition: Chennai Page No: 3 Journalist: NA Headline: Efforts on to complete Pulicat lake bar mouth project: TN tells HC

Date: 3rd September 2020 Media: The Indian Express Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: THE World University Ranking 2021: Only IISc among top 350, total 63 Indian varsities qualified for ranking URL: https://indianexpress.com/article/education/the-world-university-ranking-2021-despite-indias- highest-ever-entries-none-in-top-300-china-breaks-into-top-20-6578915/

THE World University Ranking 2021: India records its highest ever number of universities to qualify for the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Ranking (WUR) 2021. A total of 63 universities from India qualified for the ranking, however, none could make it to the top 300. While the jump of 14 more institutes is the highest jump by any country in the South Asian region, however, it is China which is winning praises as China’s Tsinghua University becomes the first-ever Asian university to make the overall top 20.

The United States is the most represented country with 59 entries in the top 200, followed by the UK with 29 and Germany with 21 institutes in the top ranking universities across the world. THE has assessed performance of 1527 higher education institutes from 93 countries or regions on several parameters including teaching, research, knowledge transfer, and international outlook.

Chinese universities competition for US, UK

UK’s University of Oxford retains top spot for the fifth consecutive year, however, the report noted that “UK’s status as a higher education superpower is under challenge, as institutions from Asia continue to impress.” Of the UK’s top 20 ranked institutions last year, only five were able to improve their position in the table.

The US also sees the challenge from Asia affecting its performance, claims THE. It further claims, “50 per cent of the US’s top 20 performing universities from last year’s ranking fails to maintain their position. Over the past five years, the US has lost 4 positions in the overall top 200” This rise is being credited to China. Asia’s rise is fronted by China’s Tsinghua University, which becomes the first Asian university ever to break into the THE World University Rankings top 20 since the current methodology launched in 2011.

“Since 2016, mainland China has gained five additional places in the top 200. It has also doubled its representation in the top 100 since last year, gaining 3 additional places (6 in total). Of the 7 universities that achieved a top 200 place in 2020, 85 per cent improved their position in 2021, as mainland China continues to challenge the world’s very best,” claims official statement by THE.

Date: 3rd September 2020 Media: One India Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: नई जगह, नया पता, कैसी होगी नई बाबरी मक्लिद? ( New place, new address, how will the new Babri Masjid be?) URL: https://hindi.oneindia.com/news/india/new-place-new-address-how-will-the-new-babri-masjid- be-577538.html

अयोध्या में मांफदर मक्टिद फववाद ख़त्म हो गया है. पााँच अगस्त को अयोध्या में मांफदर का भूफमपूजन कायटिम सम्पन्न हुआ.कायटिम में ख़ुद प्रधानमां配ी नरेन्द्र मोदी शाफमल हुए थे. इसके साथ ही भव्य मांफदर बनने का काम शु셂 हो चुका है.श्रीराम ज भूफम तीथट क्षे配 टरस्ट की तर से कहा गया है फक सेंटरल फबक्टल्डांग ररसचट इांस्टीट्यूट (सीबीआरआई) 셁डकी, आईआईटी मद्रास और लासटन एांड टूिो के इांजीफनयर फमट्टी की जाांच करके मांफदर फनमाटण का काम शु셂 कर चुके हैं.36 से 40 महीने के अांदर मांफदर का फनमाटण कायट पूरा कर फलया जाएगा.अब ख़बर आ रही है फक अयोध्या डवलपमेंट अथोररटी की तर से मांफदर का नक़्शा भी पास कर फदया गया है. 29 अगस्त को इस बारे में बैठक हुई थी.

सुप्रीम कोटट के आदेश के बाद दूसरी तर मक्टिद बनाने के काम में भी तेज़ी आई है. सुन्नी वक़्फ बोडट ने पााँच एकड ज़मीन पर क्ा काम होना है इसके फलए इांडो इस्लाफमक क쥍चरल ाउांडेशन बनाया था. इसी ाउांडेशन को फज़ेदारी दी गई थी फक इस पााँच एकड ज़मीन का कैसे इस्तेमाल होना है. सुप्रीम कोटट ने अयोध्या मामले में िैसला सुनाते हुए राम मांफदर के फलए केंद्र सरकार को टरस्ट बनाने का आदेश फदया था और यूपी सरकार को मक्टिद के फलए पाांच एकड जगह देने का िै़ ै सला सुनाया था. सुप्रीम कोटट के आदेश के बाद अयोध्या के पास धन्नीपुर गाांव में ही यूपी सरकार ने सुन्नी वक़्फ़ बोडट को मक्टिद बनाने के फलए पाांच एकड ज़मीन दी है. यह ज़मीन कृफष फवभाग के 25 एकड वाले एक ामट हाउस का फहस्सा है जहाां इस समय धान की सल की रोपाई हुई है. यहााँ अभी एक दरगाह है. यह जगह फववाफदत स्थल से तकरीबन 25 फकलोमीटर दूर है. हालााँफक अयोध्या के कई मुसलमान और इस फववाद में पक्षकार रहे कई लोग इतनी दूर ज़मीन देने के प्रस्ताव का और मक्टिद बनाने का फवरोध कर रहे थे.

कौन हैं प्रोिेसर एसएम अख़्तर इांडो इस्लाफमक क쥍चरल ाउांडेशन ने ज़मीन पर मक्टिद बनाने के फलए फडज़ाइन करने वाले आफकटटेक्ट का नाम िाइनल कर फलया है. जाफमया फमक्टल्लया इस्लाफमया यूफनवफसटटी के प्रोिै़ े सर एसएम अख़्तर को इस काम के फलए चुना गया है. प्रोिेसर अख़्तर जाफमया में आफकटटेक्टर फवभाग के डीन भी हैं. तीस साल से इस िील्ड से जुडे हैं और इांडो इस्लाफमक नक़्शे फडज़ाइन करने में उन्हें महारत हाफसल है. बीबीसी से बातचीत में उन्होांने बताया फक इस काम के फलए उन्होांने कोई एप्लीकेशन नहीां भरी थी. उनके मुताफबक़ उनका चयन उनकी काफबयलत के आधार पर फकया गया है क्ोांफक उनका काम ही बोलता है. एक फसतांबर को ही उन्हें िोन पर इस बारे में सूचना दी गई फक उन्हें पााँच एकड की ज़मीन पर मक्टिद के साथ जो कुछ बनेगा, उसका फडज़ाइन तैयार करना है.

दुफनया भर में साल 2007 से इस्लाफमक आटट एांड आफकटटेक्चर पर एक अांतरराष्ट्र ीय काांफ्रेंस चलती आ रही है. ईरान, पाफकस्तान सफहत दुफनया के कई देशोां में इसका आयोजन हो चुका है. तीन बार फदल्ली में भी उसका आयोजन हुआ है. प्रोिेसर अख़्तर फदल्ली में उन काांफ्रेंस के सांयोजक रहे हैं. उनका मानना है फक हो सकता है इस वजह से उनके काम के बारे में ाउांडेशन वालोां पता चला हो. उनका दावा है फक प्रोिेसर बनने के पहले उन्होांने कई कांपफनयोां में बतौर कांसलटेंट काम फकया है. जाफमया के काी फबक्टल्डांग का फडज़ाइन उन्होांने फकया है. प्रोिेसर अख़्तर इांफडयन इांस्टीट्यूट ऑि आफकटटेक्ट उत्तर प्रदेश चैप्टर के अध्यक्ष और सफचव दोनोां रह चुके हैं और लखनऊ से ताल्लुक रखते हैं.

कैसा होगा मक्टिद का नक्शा? अयोध्या में जो मांफदर बन रहा है उसकी भव्यता की हर जगह काी चचाट है. फवश्व फहांदू पररषद के साथ फमलकर कुछ साल पहले राम मांफदर का मॉडल गुजरात के रहने वाले वास्तुकार चांद्रकाांत सोमपुरा ने तैयार फकया है, फजसमें थोडे बदलाव के साथ अब स्वीकृफत फमल चुकी है. तो क्ा मक्टिद का नक्शा भी उतना ही भव्य होगा? इस सवाल के जवाब में प्रोिेसर अख़्तर कहते हैं, "हमारे प्रोिेशन में कहा जाता है, आफकटटेक्चर कभी दोहराया नहीां जाता. उसे हमेशा समय के साथ फवकफसत फकया जाता है. जो मर चुका है वो पुरात्तव हो जाता है और जो जीफवत है वो आफकटटेक्चर यानी वास्तुफशल्प है. जो भी चीज़ समसाफमयक होगी, जीफवत होगी और वाइिेंट होगी - हम वैसा ही फडज़ाइन करेंगे. जब इस सोच के साथ हम करते हैं तो नई चीज़ बनाते हैं, पुराने चीज़े फदमाग से फनकल जाती है. फवश्व में हर जगह ये हो रहा है." तो क्ा नए मांफदर का ढाचा पुरानी बाबरी मक्टिद से फबलकुल अलग होगा? इस पर प्रोिेसर अख़्तर सा सा शब्ोां में कहते हैं फक नई मक्टस्ज़द फबल्कुल ही अलग होगी. उसमें गुम्बदनुमा कोई फहस्सा नहीां होगा. तो क्ा इस फसलफसले में सुन्नी वक़्फ बोडट से उन्हें इजाजत फमल गई है? इस पर वो कहते हैं फक फडजाइन पर काम करने से पहले फकसी से इजाजत लेने की ज़셂रत नहीां हैं. उनके मुताफबक़ फवश्व में यूरोप और दूसरे देशोां में ऐसे कई नई थीम पर काम हो रहा है, फजसमें मक्टिद 'ज़ीरो एनजी' पर काम करती है. हर कुछ वहााँ ररसाइकल होता है. साथ ही प्रोिेसर अख्तर ने ये भी सा फकया फक फिलहाल मक्टिद की कोई तस्वीर उनके जेहन में नहीां है. अभी उन्होांने सोचना शु셂 ही फकया है, और जब सोते जागते उसी के ख्याल आएांगे, तो ही वो उस फडजाइन पर काम शु셂 कर पाएांगे.

Date: 3rd September 2020 Media: Patrika Edition: Online Journalist: Mr. Satya Prakash Headline: राम भक्तों को अभी और नकतना करना होगा मंनदर ननमासण का इंतजार ( How much more will the Ram devotees have to wait for the temple construction) URL: https://www.patrika.com/ayodhya-news/ram-devotees-still-have-to-wait-for-the-temple- construction-6378779/

राम मांदर नमाण के लए अयोया के वकास ाधकरण ने भले ही नशा पास कर दया है लेकन राम भ को अभी कुछ समय इांतजार करना होगा। ट के मुताबक मांदर के नमाण से पहले अभी कई जााँच अभी बाक है जसके लए चेनई क आईआईट कर रही है। उनके मुताबक मांदर क आयु 1000 वष रखा गया है इसलए काय से पहले भूम परीण के साथ लगाए जाने वाले सामय का परीण कया जाएगा। उसके बाद ही िाउांडेशन बनाये जाने का काय शु होगा। राम जमभूम तीथ े को मला वीकृत नशा राम मांदर नमाण के लए अयोया वकास ाधकरण ने ी राम जमभूम तीथ े ट को वीकृत नशा सपते ए मांदर नमाण क वीकृत दे द है अयोया के वकास ाधकरण म पहली बार 5 दन सबसेबडा नशा पास करनेका कायकया है। वह ी राम जमभम तीथे ट नेभी सभी S राय मनोरांजन खेल व शा ऑटोमोबाइल गैजेट बजनेस वाय धम/योतष पका लस वीडयो तवीर EPAPER हमारी वेबसाइट पर कांटट का योग जारी रखकर आप हमारी गोपनीयता नीत और कूकज नीत से सहमत होते ह। सबस बडा नशा पास करन का काय कया ह। वह ी राम ज मभूम तीथ ट न भी सभी नधारत शुक को जमा कर कायवाही को पूरा कया है। नशे के वीकृत के बाद ट ने मांदर नमाण क जानकारी द। 12 हजार 9 सौ वगमीटर म होगा राम मांदर तो 6000 वगमीटर म होगा पाकग ी राम जमभूम तीथ े ट के महासचव चांपत राय के मुताबक राम जमभूम परसर 2 लाख 74 हजार वग मीटर है जसम हरयाली होनी चाहए जसके लए 27 हजार वग मीटर का थान सुरत रहेगा मांदर नमाण म भूतल से तीसरी मांजल तक 12 हजार 9 सौ वग मीटर कबड एरया म होगा उनके मुताबक परसर के पूरे े का 40% भाग ही कवर कर सकते ह लेकन इसम सि 3.6 हसा ही कबर कर रहे ह। राम जमभूम परसर म पाकग क सुवधा भी पयात होगी जो क 6000 वग मीटर का े उपलध रहेगा वही बताया क मांदर क ऊांचाई भूतल से 161 िुट ऊांचा होगा मानच वीकृत को लेकर वकास ाधकरण के ारा जतने भी कार से शुक का ावधान रखा गया है सभी जमा कया गया है IIT चेनई व CBRI डक राम जमभूम मांदर को सुरत रखने का तैयार करेगी मापदांड राम मांदर नमाण म अभी कतना समय लगेगा इसे भी प कर दया है ट के मुताबक जतने भी कानूनी या के तहत पूरा कया जा रहा है जतने भी ाथमक काय थे वह लगभग पूरा कर लया गया है जस थान पर मांदर का नमाण होना है उस थान के नीचे क म क श कैसी है। जससे भूकांप जैसे शय से भी सुरत रखा जाए जसके लए जाांच या कया गया और जसका काय IIT चेनई व cbri डक ारा कया गया है। जसके रपोट का इांतजार है। जसके बाद ही राम मांदर नमाण के लए नव का ाइांग म 1200 थान पर 35 मीटर गहराई 1 मीटर चौडे खांबे लगाई जाएगी जसके बाद उस पर आईआईट चेनई ारा िाउांडेशन क डजाइन तैयार करेगी। िाउांडेशन बनाये जाने के लए बुांदेलखांड क ग और बेतुवा व केन नद का मोरांग होगा इतमाल भूतल पर तैयार कए जाने वाले िाउांडेशन को लेकर आईआईट चेनई ारा 10 कुांतल ग, सीमट व मोरांग क जाांच क जाएगी इस लए अभी मांदर का नमाण कब शु होगा यह नही कहा जा सकता है। ट के मुताबक देश बुांदेलखांड क ग बेतुवा व केन नद के मोरांग को अछा माना गया है। जसका परीण कया जाएगा साथ ही लगाए जाने वाला सीमट क भी वालट को परखे जाने के बाद काय ारांभ कया जाएगा।

Date: 3rd September 2020 Media: Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: सुंदरता व मजबूती की नमसाल होगा राममंनदर: चंपत राय (Ram temple will be an example of beauty and strength: Champat Rai) URL: https://www.amarujala.com/lucknow/ram-temple-will-be-an-example-of-beauty-and-strength- champat-rai

भगवान राम के बनने वाले भव्य मांफदर सुांदरता व मजबूती की फमसाल होगा। आईआईटी चेन्नई के वैज्ञाफनक फगट्टी, मोरांग व सीमेंट को लेकर शोध करेंगे ताफक मांफदर एक हजार वषट से भी ज्ादा समय तक अक्षुण रहे। अभी मांफदर फनमाटण के फलए फमट्टी की सैंपफलांग समेत फवफभन्न ररपोटⴂ का आना शेष है। समस्त ररपोटट आने के बाद ही फनमाटण शु셂 होगा। ये बातें श्रीराम जभूफम तीथट क्षे配 के सफचव चांपत राय ने अयोध्या फवकास प्राफधकरण से मानफच配 लेने के बाद कही है।

उन्होांने बताया है फक मांफदर फनमाटण का एक-एक कायट कानूनी प्रफिया के तहत आगे बढ रहा है। नक्शा पास हो जाने के बाद अब प्राथफमक स्तर के काम पूरे हो गए हैं। उन्होांने बताया है फक फजस फनधाटररत स्थान पर मांफदर बनना है, वहाां की 60 मीटर की गहराई तक के सैंपल फलए गए हैं। सैंपफलांग का काम आईआईटी चेन्नई कर रहा है। दूसरा कायट भूकांपरोधी भवन का है। इसके फलए भी सैंपल सेंटरल फबक्टल्डांग ररसचट इांस्टीट्यूट, 셁डकी कर रहा है। इन दोनोां सांस्थाओां को अभी ररपोटट देना है।

इसी ररपोटट के आधार पर नीांव का फडजाइन फकया गया है। बताया फक फजतने फहस्से में मांफदर बनेगा, वहाां 1200 स्थानोां पर 35 मीटर गहराई की पैफलांग होगी। इसमें मोरांग, फगट्टी व सीमेंट भरी जाएगी। इसमें कौन सी फगट्टी, मोरांग व सीमेंट का प्रयोग होना है, इसका फनधाटरण भी आईआईटी चेन्नई को करना है। बताया है फक फगट्टी के फलए राबट्टसगांज और बुांदेलखांड की 800 फकलो फगट्टी भेजी जानी है। इसके साथ ही बेतवा व केन नदी का मोरांग 10 क्टक्वांटल भेजा जाएगा।

इसके अलावा सीमेंट पर भी ररसचट चल रहा है। वह बताते हैं फक बाजार में फमलने वाली सीमेंट का प्रयोग नहीां फकया जाएगा। आईआईटी चेन्नई ररसचट कर रहा है फक सीमेंट में कौन सी वस्तु फमलाई जाए फक उसकी क्षमता 1 हजार वषट तक फटकाऊ हो जाएां । वैज्ञाफनक ऐसा सब इसफलए कर रहे हैं ताफक मांफदर की फमयाद 1 हजार वषट तक हो। वह बताते हैं ये सब कायट पूणट होने के बाद मांफदर फनमाटण शु셂 होगा। उन्होांने कहा फक राममांफदर के नक्शा के फलए शुल्क जमा करने में कोई ररयायत नहीां माांगी गई थी, मांफदर समाज के धन से बनेगा और शुल्क भी समाज के फलए उपयोग होगा।

श्रीराम जभूफम टरस्ट क्षे配 के सफचव बोले, सभी जाांच ररपोटट आने के बाद शु셂 होगा फनमाटण, राबट्टसगांज और बुांदेलखांड की 800 फकलो फगट्टी व बेतवा व केन नदी की 10 क्टक्वांटल मोरांग भेजेंगे चेन्नई, सीमेंट पर ररसचट कर रहे आईआईटी चेन्नई के वैज्ञाफनक

Date: 3rd September 2020 Media: The Indian Express - Tamil Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: உலக பல்கனலக்கழகங்கள் ரவரினெப் பட்羿யல் : சென்னன ஐஐ羿 நினல என்ன? (Global University Rankings - What is the position of IIT Madras?) URL: https://tamil.indianexpress.com/education-jobs/times-higher-education-world-university-ranking- 2021-indian-university-top-300-list-219152/#

வடம்ஸ் உய ் ல்ힿ உல பல் வல ் ழ ங் ள் 2021 த ை ிவச뾿ல் இந்鎿யொힿல் இ쏁ந்鏁 அ鎿 மொன ல்ힿ நி쟁ைனங் ள் இடம்ꮿ羿த்鏁ள்ளன. 63 இந்鎿ய நி쟁ைனங் ள் த ை ிவச பட்羿ய쮿ல் இடம் கபற்잿쏁ந்தொ쯁ம், 믁தல் 300 பல் வல ் ழ ங் ள் பட்羿ய쮿ல் இந்鎿யப் பல் வல ் ழ ம் ஒன்쟁埂ட இடம் கபறힿல்வல.

毀னொힿன் கபய்玿ங் ந ில் உள்ள 殿ங்埁ைொ பல் வல ் ழ ம் 믁தல் 20 இடங் 쿁 ்埁ள் ைந்த 믁தல் ஆ殿ய பல் வல ் ழ மொ என்ற கப쏁வமவய தட்羿 கசன்ற鏁.

믁தல் 200 பல் வல ் ழ ங் ள் பட்羿ய쮿ல் அகம ி ் ொힿன் 59 ல்ힿ நி쟁ைனங் ள் இடம் ꮿ羿த்鏁ள்ளன. இங்垿லொந்鏁 29 இடங் வள뿁ம், கஜ ்மனி 21 இடங் வள뿁ம் வ ப்பற்잿ய鏁. வடம்ஸ் உய ் ல்ힿ உல பல் வல ் ழ ங் ள் 2021 த ை ிவச ற்ꮿத்தல், ஆ ொய்ச்殿, அ잿ퟁ ப ிமொற்றம், ச ்ைரதச ண்ரணொட்டம் உள்ளிட்ட 埁잿뿀ட்翁 அம்சங் ளின் அ羿ப்பவட뾿ல், 93 நொ翁 ள் (அ) ꮿ ொந்鎿யங் வளச் ரச ்ந்த 1527 உய ் ல்ힿ நி쟁ைனங் ள் த ை ிவசப்ப翁த்தப்ப翁垿ன்றன .்

இங்垿லொந்鎿ன் ஆ ்ஸ்ரபொ ்翁 பல் வல ் ழ ம் 5 -ை鏁 ஆண்டொ 믁த쮿டத்வதத் த ் வைத்鏁 ் க ொண்翁ள்ள鏁. இ쏁ப்ꮿꟁம், “ஆ殿யொힿல் ல்ힿ நி쟁ைனங் ள் மொணை ் வள கதொட ்ந்鏁 ஈ ்த்鏁 ை쏁ைதொல், உய ் ல்ힿ뾿ல் இங்垿லொந்鏁 நிவல சைொலொ உள்ள鏁” என்쟁 அ잿 ்வ 埁잿ப்ꮿட்ட鏁. டந்த ஆண்翁 த ை ிவச뾿ல் இடம்கபற்ற இங்垿லொந்鎿ன் 믁தல் 20 ல்ힿ நி쟁ைனங் ளில், 5 நி쟁ைனங் ள் மட்翁ரம தற்ரபொவதய த ை ிவச뾿ல் 믁ன்ரனற்றம் ண்翁ள்ளன.

Date: 3rd September 2020 Media: Economic Times - Telecom Edition: Online Journalist: Mr. Rakesh Kumar Bhatnagar Headline: Need to focus on design in India to become Atmanirbhar URL: https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/tele-talk/design-in-india-to-become- atmanirbhar/4486

Almost all the current 5G launches in the world have been implemented as an add-on to 4G (non- standalone 5G) with limitations in the capabilities. With standalone5G Core, the new radio and 3GPP standardized 5G Core is independent of the 4G network. Voice services will also be supported and there will be a handover between 5G and 2G/ 3G/ 4G for both voice and data.

Deployment options for both 5G Core and 5G Radio in new 5G networks can be as an add-on to 4G i.e. non-standalone or as only 5G standalone (SA). Eventually, almost all service providers will deploy 5G Core, and in coming months we’ll start to see the first commercial 5G Core deployments from leading service providers around the world.

5G comes with the promise of newuse casesthat have not previously been possible with 4G networks like industrial automation, mission critical IoT, and advanced consumer services like virtual reality, augmented reality and gaming.

Globally, 5G is going to make a paradigm change for the growth of the economy and hence it is driven by national governments, providing full support for their local industries to develop essential IPRs, development of the right ecosystem, market access and become globally competitive. Technology is developed based on global uses cases and identification of spectrum is the basic requirement for such development.

There are different aspects of the 5G ecosystem i.e. development of technology, IPR creation and manufacturing, and deployment in India. There is a Government Report from 5G Expert Committee headed by Prof Paulraj in 2018 but the Local manufacturing and the IPR issues related to 5G have not been addressed in the report and these play an important role in 5G AtmaNirbhar Bharat. The key consideration of ‘AtmaNirbhar Bharat’ is that we should be able to manufacture, produce and control the technology of 5G. Consequently, it is important to own the design in India which can be changed and controlled in India.

Although the efforts of TSDSI on 5G standards are laudable but there is a need on harmonisation between TSDSI and 3GPP 5G technologies The Government should promote Indian standards and at the same time harmonise with the world through a High-level Standardisation Committee with experts drawn from TEC, TSDSI, CDOT, DOT, Academia and Industry and involve Indian missions also at the later stages when considered appropriate.

Date: 3rd September 2020 Media: Business Insider Edition: Online Journalist: Ms. Sanchita Dash Alumni: Mr. Kuldeep Singh Rajput Headline: SoftBank Vision Fund 2 leads a $100 million funding in this Indian founder’s global health tech startup URL: https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/softbank-vision-fund-2-leads-a-100-million- funding-in-this-indian-founders-global-healthtech-startup/articleshow/77907105.cms

Japanese investment firm SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2 has led a $100 million fund in Biofourmis – a digital therapeutics startup. The round also saw participation from the startup’s existing investors Openspace Ventures, MassMutual Ventures, Sequoia Capital, and EDBI.Biofourmis, the Singapore-based startup, has global operations across the US and Asia Pacific. It was founded in 2015 by Kuldeep Singh Rajput, who hails from Bengaluru, and is a graduate of IIT Madras and pursued further studies at the National University of Singapore.“Our vision is to use digital medicine to empower patients, clinicians and researchers everywhere by providing software-as-a-treatment for patients with unmet clinical needs, from post-acute care to optimal medication therapy,” said Rajput in a statement.AdvertisementThe startup offers artificial intelligence and machine learning led solutions in healthcare. With the latest investment, Biofourmis now plans to invest deeper into its offerings in healthcare with new verticals – Biofourmis Therapeutics and Biofourmis Health. The first vertical will offer digital therapeutics solutions with a “beyond the pill” model. While the second vertical will focus on managing patients remotely and will also use predictive analysis to defer a medical crisis.“Biofourmis Health’s “home hospital” initiative leverages the company’s AI-based remote monitoring to lower healthcare costs—through reductions in length of stay, readmissions and emergency department visits, among other measures,” said the company.According to reports, with the latest fundraise the company has tripled its valuation from $250 million to $750 million. Earlier, the startup had raised $35 million in a Series B round in May 2019 Date: 4th September 2020 Media: Eastern Chronicle (clip attached) Edition: Guwahati Page No: 1,5 Journalist: NA Headline: No Indian varsity in top 300 in THE rankings

Date: 4th September 2020 Media: ANI Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: ADA hands over approved Ram temple's layout to Ram Janmabhoomi Trust URL: https://aninews.in/news/national/general-news/ada-hands-over-approved-ram-temples-layout- to-ram-janmabhoomi-trust20200904045821/

Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 4 (ANI): The Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) has handed over the approved design of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple being constructed in Ayodhya to the Ram Temple Trust.The Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust had submitted the layout designs of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, and other documents related to it, to the Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) for approval in August.General secretary of the Trust, Champat Rai told reporters on Thursday about the various measures being taken to make the temple strong and ensure that it lasts for thousands of years."The whole sequence of the temple construction process is being done as per the law, all initial works are almost done. Soil sample has been taken from 60 meters deep from the spot where the temple is to be constructed," Rai said.He further said that the Indian Institute of Technology Madras is conducting a study on all the materials which will be used in the temple construction. IIT-Madras is assisting Larsen and Toubro construction company which has been engaged for the construction work of the Temple.The Trust had on August 20 said that the construction of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Mandir has "begun" and the engineers had begun testing the soil at the site.According to Trust, the shrine will be built in adherence to the country's ancient and traditional construction techniques. It will also be built to sustain earthquakes, storms and other natural calamities.Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Ayodhya on August 5 to attend the 'Bhoomi pujan' at Ram Janmbhoomi site.In February this year, Prime Minister Modi announced the constitution of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra, to oversee the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya.

Date: 4th September 2020 Media: Yahoo News Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: ADA hands over approved Ram temple's layout to Ram Janmabhoomi Trust URL: https://in.news.yahoo.com/ada-hands-over-approved-ram-232821515.html

Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 4 (ANI): The Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) has handed over the approved design of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple being constructed in Ayodhya to the Ram Temple Trust.The Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust had submitted the layout designs of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, and other documents related to it, to the Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) for approval in August.General secretary of the Trust, Champat Rai told reporters on Thursday about the various measures being taken to make the temple strong and ensure that it lasts for thousands of years."The whole sequence of the temple construction process is being done as per the law, all initial works are almost done. Soil sample has been taken from 60 meters deep from the spot where the temple is to be constructed," Rai said.He further said that the Indian Institute of Technology Madras is conducting a study on all the materials which will be used in the temple construction. IIT-Madras is assisting Larsen and Toubro construction company which has been engaged for the construction work of the Temple.The Trust had on August 20 said that the construction of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Mandir has "begun" and the engineers had begun testing the soil at the site.According to Trust, the shrine will be built in adherence to the country's ancient and traditional construction techniques. It will also be built to sustain earthquakes, storms and other natural calamities.Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Ayodhya on August 5 to attend the 'Bhoomi pujan' at Ram Janmbhoomi site.In February this year, Prime Minister Modi announced the constitution of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra, to oversee the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya.

Date: 4th September 2020 Media: ZEE 5 Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: ADA hands over approved Ram temple’s layout to Ram Janmabhoomi Trust URL: https://www.zee5.com/zeekannada/ada-hands-over-approved-ram-temples-layout-to-ram- janmabhoomi-trust/

Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 4 (ANI): The Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) has handed over the approved design of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple being constructed in Ayodhya to the Ram Temple Trust.The Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust had submitted the layout designs of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, and other documents related to it, to the Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) for approval in August.General secretary of the Trust, Champat Rai told reporters on Thursday about the various measures being taken to make the temple strong and ensure that it lasts for thousands of years."The whole sequence of the temple construction process is being done as per the law, all initial works are almost done. Soil sample has been taken from 60 meters deep from the spot where the temple is to be constructed," Rai said.He further said that the Indian Institute of Technology Madras is conducting a study on all the materials which will be used in the temple construction. IIT-Madras is assisting Larsen and Toubro construction company which has been engaged for the construction work of the Temple.The Trust had on August 20 said that the construction of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Mandir has "begun" and the engineers had begun testing the soil at the site.According to Trust, the shrine will be built in adherence to the country's ancient and traditional construction techniques. It will also be built to sustain earthquakes, storms and other natural calamities.Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Ayodhya on August 5 to attend the 'Bhoomi pujan' at Ram Janmbhoomi site.In February this year, Prime Minister Modi announced the constitution of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra, to oversee the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya.

Date: 4th September 2020 Media: Daily Hunt Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: ADA hands over approved Ram temple's layout to Ram Janmabhoomi Trust URL: https://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/english/business+world-epaper- bizworld/ada+hands+over+approved+ram+temple+s+layout+to+ram+janmabhoomi+trust-newsid- n211808682

Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 4 (ANI): The Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) has handed over the approved design of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple being constructed in Ayodhya to the Ram Temple Trust.The Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust had submitted the layout designs of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, and other documents related to it, to the Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) for approval in August.General secretary of the Trust, Champat Rai told reporters on Thursday about the various measures being taken to make the temple strong and ensure that it lasts for thousands of years."The whole sequence of the temple construction process is being done as per the law, all initial works are almost done. Soil sample has been taken from 60 meters deep from the spot where the temple is to be constructed," Rai said.He further said that the Indian Institute of Technology Madras is conducting a study on all the materials which will be used in the temple construction. IIT-Madras is assisting Larsen and Toubro construction company which has been engaged for the construction work of the Temple.The Trust had on August 20 said that the construction of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Mandir has "begun" and the engineers had begun testing the soil at the site.According to Trust, the shrine will be built in adherence to the country's ancient and traditional construction techniques. It will also be built to sustain earthquakes, storms and other natural calamities.Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Ayodhya on August 5 to attend the 'Bhoomi pujan' at Ram Janmbhoomi site.In February this year, Prime Minister Modi announced the constitution of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra, to oversee the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya.

Date: 4th September 2020 Media: Morning India Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: ADA hands over approved Ram temple's layout to Ram Janmabhoomi Trust URL: https://morningindia.in/ada-hands-over-approved-ram-temples-layout-to-ram-janmabhoomi- trust/

Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 4 (ANI): The Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) has handed over the approved design of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple being constructed in Ayodhya to the Ram Temple Trust.The Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust had submitted the layout designs of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, and other documents related to it, to the Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) for approval in August.General secretary of the Trust, Champat Rai told reporters on Thursday about the various measures being taken to make the temple strong and ensure that it lasts for thousands of years."The whole sequence of the temple construction process is being done as per the law, all initial works are almost done. Soil sample has been taken from 60 meters deep from the spot where the temple is to be constructed," Rai said.He further said that the Indian Institute of Technology Madras is conducting a study on all the materials which will be used in the temple construction. IIT-Madras is assisting Larsen and Toubro construction company which has been engaged for the construction work of the Temple.The Trust had on August 20 said that the construction of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Mandir has "begun" and the engineers had begun testing the soil at the site.According to Trust, the shrine will be built in adherence to the country's ancient and traditional construction techniques. It will also be built to sustain earthquakes, storms and other natural calamities.Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Ayodhya on August 5 to attend the 'Bhoomi pujan' at Ram Janmbhoomi site.In February this year, Prime Minister Modi announced the constitution of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra, to oversee the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya.

Date: 4th September 2020 Media: Devdiscourse Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: ADA hands over approved Ram temple's layout to Ram Janmabhoomi Trust URL: https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/headlines/1197458-ada-hands-over-approved-ram- temples-layout-to-ram-janmabhoomi-trust

Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 4 (ANI): The Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) has handed over the approved design of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple being constructed in Ayodhya to the Ram Temple Trust.The Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust had submitted the layout designs of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, and other documents related to it, to the Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) for approval in August.General secretary of the Trust, Champat Rai told reporters on Thursday about the various measures being taken to make the temple strong and ensure that it lasts for thousands of years."The whole sequence of the temple construction process is being done as per the law, all initial works are almost done. Soil sample has been taken from 60 meters deep from the spot where the temple is to be constructed," Rai said.He further said that the Indian Institute of Technology Madras is conducting a study on all the materials which will be used in the temple construction. IIT-Madras is assisting Larsen and Toubro construction company which has been engaged for the construction work of the Temple.The Trust had on August 20 said that the construction of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Mandir has "begun" and the engineers had begun testing the soil at the site.According to Trust, the shrine will be built in adherence to the country's ancient and traditional construction techniques. It will also be built to sustain earthquakes, storms and other natural calamities.Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Ayodhya on August 5 to attend the 'Bhoomi pujan' at Ram Janmbhoomi site.In February this year, Prime Minister Modi announced the constitution of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra, to oversee the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya.

Date: 4th September 2020 Media: BW Business World Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: ADA hands over approved Ram temple's layout to Ram Janmabhoomi Trust URL: http://www.businessworld.in/article/ADA-hands-over-approved-Ram-temple-s-layout-to-Ram- Janmabhoomi-Trust/04-09-2020-316441/

Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 4 (ANI): The Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) has handed over the approved design of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple being constructed in Ayodhya to the Ram Temple Trust.The Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust had submitted the layout designs of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, and other documents related to it, to the Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) for approval in August.General secretary of the Trust, Champat Rai told reporters on Thursday about the various measures being taken to make the temple strong and ensure that it lasts for thousands of years."The whole sequence of the temple construction process is being done as per the law, all initial works are almost done. Soil sample has been taken from 60 meters deep from the spot where the temple is to be constructed," Rai said.He further said that the Indian Institute of Technology Madras is conducting a study on all the materials which will be used in the temple construction. IIT-Madras is assisting Larsen and Toubro construction company which has been engaged for the construction work of the Temple.The Trust had on August 20 said that the construction of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Mandir has "begun" and the engineers had begun testing the soil at the site.According to Trust, the shrine will be built in adherence to the country's ancient and traditional construction techniques. It will also be built to sustain earthquakes, storms and other natural calamities.Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Ayodhya on August 5 to attend the 'Bhoomi pujan' at Ram Janmbhoomi site.In February this year, Prime Minister Modi announced the constitution of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra, to oversee the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya.

Date: 4th September 2020 Media: Lokmat Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: ADA hands over approved Ram temple's layout to Ram Janmabhoomi Trust URL: https://english.lokmat.com/national/ada-hands-over-approved-ram-temples-layout-to-ram- janmabhoomi-trust/

Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 4 (ANI): The Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) has handed over the approved design of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple being constructed in Ayodhya to the Ram Temple Trust.The Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust had submitted the layout designs of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, and other documents related to it, to the Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) for approval in August.General secretary of the Trust, Champat Rai told reporters on Thursday about the various measures being taken to make the temple strong and ensure that it lasts for thousands of years."The whole sequence of the temple construction process is being done as per the law, all initial works are almost done. Soil sample has been taken from 60 meters deep from the spot where the temple is to be constructed," Rai said.He further said that the Indian Institute of Technology Madras is conducting a study on all the materials which will be used in the temple construction. IIT-Madras is assisting Larsen and Toubro construction company which has been engaged for the construction work of the Temple.The Trust had on August 20 said that the construction of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Mandir has "begun" and the engineers had begun testing the soil at the site.According to Trust, the shrine will be built in adherence to the country's ancient and traditional construction techniques. It will also be built to sustain earthquakes, storms and other natural calamities.Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Ayodhya on August 5 to attend the 'Bhoomi pujan' at Ram Janmbhoomi site.In February this year, Prime Minister Modi announced the constitution of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra, to oversee the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya.

Date: 4th September 2020 Media: West Bengal Khabar Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: ADA hands over approved Ram temple's layout to Ram Janmabhoomi Trust URL: https://www.westbengalkhabar.in/news/ada-hands-over-approved-ram-temples-layout-to-ram- janmabhoomi-trust20200904045819/

Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 4 (ANI): The Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) has handed over the approved design of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple being constructed in Ayodhya to the Ram Temple Trust.The Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust had submitted the layout designs of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, and other documents related to it, to the Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) for approval in August.General secretary of the Trust, Champat Rai told reporters on Thursday about the various measures being taken to make the temple strong and ensure that it lasts for thousands of years."The whole sequence of the temple construction process is being done as per the law, all initial works are almost done. Soil sample has been taken from 60 meters deep from the spot where the temple is to be constructed," Rai said.He further said that the Indian Institute of Technology Madras is conducting a study on all the materials which will be used in the temple construction. IIT-Madras is assisting Larsen and Toubro construction company which has been engaged for the construction work of the Temple.The Trust had on August 20 said that the construction of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Mandir has "begun" and the engineers had begun testing the soil at the site.According to Trust, the shrine will be built in adherence to the country's ancient and traditional construction techniques. It will also be built to sustain earthquakes, storms and other natural calamities.Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Ayodhya on August 5 to attend the 'Bhoomi pujan' at Ram Janmbhoomi site.In February this year, Prime Minister Modi announced the constitution of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra, to oversee the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya.

Date: 4th September 2020 Media: Delhi Live News Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: ADA hands over approved Ram temple's layout to Ram Janmabhoomi Trust URL: https://www.delhilivenews.in/news/ada-hands-over-approved-ram-temples-layout-to-ram- janmabhoomi-trust20200904045819/

Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 4 (ANI): The Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) has handed over the approved design of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple being constructed in Ayodhya to the Ram Temple Trust.The Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust had submitted the layout designs of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, and other documents related to it, to the Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) for approval in August.General secretary of the Trust, Champat Rai told reporters on Thursday about the various measures being taken to make the temple strong and ensure that it lasts for thousands of years."The whole sequence of the temple construction process is being done as per the law, all initial works are almost done. Soil sample has been taken from 60 meters deep from the spot where the temple is to be constructed," Rai said.He further said that the Indian Institute of Technology Madras is conducting a study on all the materials which will be used in the temple construction. IIT-Madras is assisting Larsen and Toubro construction company which has been engaged for the construction work of the Temple.The Trust had on August 20 said that the construction of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Mandir has "begun" and the engineers had begun testing the soil at the site.According to Trust, the shrine will be built in adherence to the country's ancient and traditional construction techniques. It will also be built to sustain earthquakes, storms and other natural calamities.Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Ayodhya on August 5 to attend the 'Bhoomi pujan' at Ram Janmbhoomi site.In February this year, Prime Minister Modi announced the constitution of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra, to oversee the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya.

Date: 4th September 2020 Media: Odisha Post Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: ADA hands over approved Ram temple's layout to Ram Janmabhoomi Trust URL: https://www.odishapost.news/news/ada-hands-over-approved-ram-temples-layout-to-ram- janmabhoomi-trust20200904045819/

Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 4 (ANI): The Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) has handed over the approved design of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple being constructed in Ayodhya to the Ram Temple Trust.The Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust had submitted the layout designs of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, and other documents related to it, to the Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) for approval in August.General secretary of the Trust, Champat Rai told reporters on Thursday about the various measures being taken to make the temple strong and ensure that it lasts for thousands of years."The whole sequence of the temple construction process is being done as per the law, all initial works are almost done. Soil sample has been taken from 60 meters deep from the spot where the temple is to be constructed," Rai said.He further said that the Indian Institute of Technology Madras is conducting a study on all the materials which will be used in the temple construction. IIT-Madras is assisting Larsen and Toubro construction company which has been engaged for the construction work of the Temple.The Trust had on August 20 said that the construction of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Mandir has "begun" and the engineers had begun testing the soil at the site.According to Trust, the shrine will be built in adherence to the country's ancient and traditional construction techniques. It will also be built to sustain earthquakes, storms and other natural calamities.Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Ayodhya on August 5 to attend the 'Bhoomi pujan' at Ram Janmbhoomi site.In February this year, Prime Minister Modi announced the constitution of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra, to oversee the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya.

Date: 4th September 2020 Media: News 18 Edition: Online Journalist: Headline: टर‍िट ने पेश नकया राम मंनदर का नया ूबसूरत मॉडल, मंनदर के बेस की मजबूती के नलए जमीन के अंदर बनᴂगे 1200 नपलर (Trust has introduced a new beautiful model of Ram temple, 1200 pillars to be built underground to strengthen the base of the temple) URL: https://hindi.news18.com/news/uttar-pradesh/ayodhya-shri-ram-janmabhoomi-teerth-kshetra- trust-presented-new-model-of-ram-temple-to-media-nodark-3225493.html

अयोध्या फवकास प्राफधकरण से राम मांफदर का मानफच配 स्वीकृत होने के बाद श्री राम जभूफम तीथट क्षे配 टरस्ट (Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust) के महासफचव चांपत राय (Champat Rai) ने इसे मीफडया के सामने पेश फकया है, जो फक खूबसूरत फप्रांटेड मॉडल है. यही नहीां, जो मॉडल मीफडया के सामने पेश फकया है, उसी आधार पर अयोध्या के राम जभूफम पररसर में राम मांफदर का फनमाटण फकया जाएगा. आपको बता दें फक 2 फसतांबर को अयोध्या फवकास प्राफधकरण ने राम मांफदर के दो नक्शोां को मांजूरी दी थी.

माननचत्र स्वीकृनत के अदा नकया इतना शु쥍‍िक बहरहाल, पहला लेआउट राम मांफदर पररसर का है, फजसका क्षे配िल 274110 वगट मीटर है. जबफक दूसरा लेआउट 12879 वगट मीटर का है, फजस पर राम मांफदर का फनमाटण होगा. मानफच配 स्वीकृफत के फलए राम लला की तरि से राम जभूफम तीथट क्षे配 टरस्ट ने दो करोड 11 लाख 33 हज़ार 184 셁पय फवकास शुल्क भी अदा फकया. मंनदर के बेस को मजबूत बनाने के नलए जमीन के अंदर 1200 नपलर बनाए जाएंगे

आज स्वीकृत नक्शा को प्राप्त करने के फलए राम जभूफम तीथट क्षे配 टरस्ट के महासफचव टरस्ट के महासफचव फवमलेंद्र मोहन फमश्र और डॉ. अफनल फमश्र फवकास प्राफधकरण कायाटलय पहुांचे. इस दौरान फवकास प्राफधकरण के उपाध्यक्ष डॉ. नीरज शुिा ने उनको राम मांफदर का नक्शा सौांपा. उसके बाद अयोध्या फवकास प्राफधकरण के सभागार में भी टरस्ट के महासफचव चांपत राय ने मीफडया के सामने खूबसूरत राम मांफदर का मॉडल भी पेश फकया. राम जभूफम तीथट क्षे配 टरस्ट के महासफचव चांपत राय ने बताया फक नक्शा स्वीकृफत के बाद फवकास शुल्क भी जमा कर फदया गया है अब एलएनटी के इांजीफनयर अपना काम शु셂 करेंग. इससे पहले आईआईटी चेन्नई के सेंटरल फबक्टल्डांग ररसचट इांस्टीट्यूट के एक्सपटट मक्टन्दर में लगने वाले कांिीट और सीमेंट की जाांच करेंगे. आमतौर पर बाजार में फबकने वाले सीमेंट का राम मांफदर फनमाटण के कायट में प्रयोग नहीां फकया जाएगा. यही नहीां, मांफदर के बेस को मजबूत बनाने के फलए जमीन के अांदर 1200 फपलर बनाए जाएांगे, फजसके अांदर फसिट कांिीट का प्रयोग होगा और उसमें वही कांिीट प्रयोग होगा फजसे दोनोां सांस्थाएां अप्रूव करेंगी.

Date: 4th September 2020 Media: Aaj Tak Edition: Online Journalist: Mr. Shivendra Shrivastava Headline: यूपी: अयोध्या प्रानधकरण ने सौंपा राम मंनदर का नक्शा, 36 से 40 महीने मᴂ तैयार होगा मंनदर (UP: Ayodhya Authority handed over the map of Ram temple, the temple will be ready in 36 to 40 months) URL: https://www.aajtak.in/india/uttar-pradesh/story/ayodhya-development-authority-handed-over- ram-temple-layout-to-ram-janmabhoomi-trust-1124276-2020-09-04

अयोध्या फवकास प्राफधकरण ने राम मांफदर के फलए स्वीकृत फकए गए नक्शे को राम जभूफम तीथट क्षे配 टरस्ट के महामां配ी चांपत राय को सौांप फदया है. इस दौरान वहाां पर टरस्टी डॉ अफनल फमश्र और फवमलेंद्र मोहन प्रताप फमश्र भी मौजूद थे. दरअसल मांफदर का नक्शा दो फसतांबर को फवकास प्राफधकरण बोडट की बैठक में सवटसफत से पास कर फदया गया था. 274110 वगट मीटर ओपन एररया और करीब 13000 वगट मीटर कवडट एररया का नक्शा पास फकया गया है. 13000 वगट मीटर कवडट एररया में राम मांफदर बनेगा. राम जभूफम तीथट क्षे配 टरस्ट ने फवकास शुल्क के तौर पर 2 करोड 11 लाख 33 हजार 184 셁पये प्राफधकरण खाते में जमा फकए हैं. अनुमान के मुताफबक अयोध्या में भगवान राम का मांफदर बनने में 36 से 40 महीने का समय लग सकता है. मांफदर फनमाटण में लोहे का कहीां प्रयोग नहीां फकया जाएगा. श्रीराम जभूफम तीथट क्षे配 टरस्ट के महासफचव चांपत राय ने कहा था फक मांफदर की आयु कम से कम एक हजार वषट होगी. लासटन एांड टूिो कांपनी, आईआईटी के इांजीफनयरोां की फनमाटण कायट में मदद ली जा रही है.श्रीराम जभूफम तीथट क्षे配 टरस्ट के महासफचव चांपत राय ने कहा है फक मांफदर स्थल से फमले अवशेषोां के श्रद्धालु दशटन कर सके , ऐसी व्यवस्था भी की जा रही है. मांफदर फनमाटण में पत्थरोां का उपयोग होगा. पत्थरोां की आयु के फहसाब से ही मांफदर की एक हजार वषट आयु का आकलन फकया गया है. फनमाटण कांपनी लासटन एांड टूिो ने योग्यतम लोगोां को अपने साथ जोडा है.चांपत राय ने कहा फक फमट्टी की ताकत नापने के फलए कांपनी ने आईआईटी चेन्नई की सलाह ली है. 60 मीटर गहराई तक की फमट्टी की जाांच की गई. भूकांप आएगा तो यहाां की जमीन की फमट्टी उन तरांगोां को फकतना झेल पाएगी, इन सब की जाांच हुई. राम मांफदर के फनमाटण में एक ग्राम भी लोहे का प्रयोग नहीां होगा. राम मांफदर का एररया करीब तीन एकड का होगा.

Date: 4th September 2020 Media: Hindustan Live Edition: Online Journalist: Mr. Amit Kumar Headline: अयोध्या: राम मंनदर मᴂ लगने वाले सीमᴂट, नमट्टी और मोरंग की होगी जांच, जाननए क्ों हो रहा है ऐसा ? (Ayodhya: Cement, soil and morang to be installed in Ram temple will be investigated, know why this is happening?) URL: https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/story-ram-mandir-ayodhya-cement-soil-and- morang-to-be-installed-in-ram-temple-will-be-investigated-know-why-this-is-happening-champat-rai- sri-ram-janmabhoomi-tirth-kshetra-trust-3465500.html

अयोध्या के रामजभूफम में फवराजमान रामलला के मांफदर फनमाटण के फलए नीांव खोदने और उसे भरने में अभी समय लगेगा। राम मांफदर को प्राकृफतक आपदाओां से एक हजार साल तक सुरफक्षत रखने के फलए हर तकनीकी पहलू पर फवशेषज्ञ लगातार शोध कर रहे हैं।

रामजभूफम तीथट क्षे配 टरस्ट के महासफचव चांपत राय ने बताया फक राम मांफदर फनमाटण में फजन सामफग्रयोां का उपयोग फकया जाना है, पहले उनकी ताकत की जाांच की जानी है। फिर इसके बाद उनकी ताकत अथवा क्षमता को बढाने के फलए उसमें फवशेष रसायनोां का प्रयोग फकया जाना है। इन सभी फवषयोां पर भी सीबीआरआई व आईआईटी चेन्नई के फवशेषज्ञ शोध कायट कर रहे हैं। उनका शोध पूरा होने के बाद ही अगले चरण में फनमाटण की प्रफिया पर अमल हो सकेगा। उन्होांने बताया फक फनमाटण में कौन सी और कहाां फक फगट्टी प्रयोग होगी और कहाां से मोरांग आएगी, उसका भी परीक्षण होना है।

उन्होांने जानकारी दी फक बुांदेलखांड की फगट्टी को सबसे उपयुक्त माना जाता है। इसी तरह से बेतवा-केन नदी के मोरांग को भी सबसे अच्छा माना जाता है। फिर भी इनका परीक्षण फकया जाएगा। उन्होांने बताया फक आईआईटी, चेन्नई के फवशेषज्ञोां ने दस-दस टन फगट्टी व मोरांग की माांग की है फजनका परीक्षण होना है। फवशेषज्ञोां की माांग के अनुसार यह फगट्टी और मोरांग चेन्नई भेजी जाएगी। उन्होांने बताया फक इसी तरह से सीमेण्ट का भी परीक्षण कर बताया जाएगा फक फकस स्टैंडडट की सीमेण्ट प्रयोग की जानी चाफहए। फवशेषज्ञ सीमेण्ट की क्षमता वृक्टद्ध के फलए रसायनोां पर शोध कर रहे है। इसके बाद उनकी ररपोटट फमलने पर ही काम को गफत दी जा सकेगी।

जमा ई धनरानश रामजभूफम में फवराजमान रामलला के मांफदर समेत पूरे 70 एकड नक्शे की स्वीकृफत के बाद रामजभूफम तीथट क्षे配 टर स्ट ने आरटीजीएस के जररए दो करोड दस लाख 68 हजार 184 फवकास प्राफधकरण के खाते में भेज दी थी। फिर भी रह धनराफश प्राफधकरण के खाते में नहीां पहुांची। इसकी जब पडताल शु셂 हुई तो तकनीकी खामी सामने आई। फिलहाल इसका फनवारण गु셁वार को फकया गया और धनराफश प्राफधकरण खाते में हस्तान्तररत हो गयी। रामजभूफम तीथट क्षे配 के महासफचव चांपत राय ने बताया फक एएिडीए बोडट की ओर से दो करोड 11 लाख 33 हजार 184 셁पये का शुल्क आरोफपत फकया गया था। उन्होांने बताया फक चूांफक पहले चरण में मानफच配 के साथ 65 हजार की धनराफश जमा की जा चुकी थी। इसके कारण यह राफश घटाकर शेष राफश का भुगतान फकया गया।

Date: 4th September 2020 Media: Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: Ayodhya Development Authority hands over approved Ram Mandir's layout to Ram Janmabhoomi Trust URL: https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/ayodhya-development-authority-hands-over-approved- ram-mandirs-layout-to-ram-janmabhoomi-trust

The Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) has handed over the approved design of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple being constructed in Ayodhya to the Ram Temple Trust.

The Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust had submitted the layout designs of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, and other documents related to it, to the Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) for approval in August.

General secretary of the Trust, Champat Rai told reporters on Thursday about the various measures being taken to make the temple strong and ensure that it lasts for thousands of years. "The whole sequence of the temple construction process is being done as per the law, all initial works are almost done. Soil sample has been taken from 60 meters deep from the spot where the temple is to be constructed," Rai said.

He further said that the Indian Institute of Technology Madras is conducting a study on all the materials which will be used in the temple construction. IIT-Madras is assisting Larsen and Toubro construction company which has been engaged for the construction work of the Temple. The Trust had on August 20 said that the construction of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Mandir has "begun" and the engineers had begun testing the soil at the site.

According to Trust, the shrine will be built in adherence to the country's ancient and traditional construction techniques. It will also be built to sustain earthquakes, storms and other natural calamities.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Ayodhya on August 5 to attend the 'Bhoomi pujan' at Ram Janmbhoomi site.

In February this year, Prime Minister Modi announced the constitution of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra, to oversee the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya.

Date: 4th September 2020 Media: INextLive Edition: Online Journalist: Mr. Abhishek Kumar Tiwari Headline: राम मंनदर के लेआउट को अयोध्या नवकास प्रानधकरण से नमली मंजूरी, अब तेजी से होगा काम (Ayodhya Development Authority gets approval for Ram temple layout, work will now be expedited) URL: https://www.inextlive.com/article4/ada-hands-over-approved-ram-temple-layout-to-ram- janmabhoomi-trust-1599192691

अयोध्या के रामजभूफम में फवराजमान रामलला के मांफदर फनमाटण के फलए नीांव खोदने और उसे भरने में अभी समय लगेगा। राम मांफदर को प्राकृफतक आपदाओां से एक हजार साल तक सुरफक्षत रखने के फलए हर तकनीकी पहलू पर फवशेषज्ञ लगातार शोध कर रहे हैं।

रामजभूफम तीथट क्षे配 टरस्ट के महासफचव चांपत राय ने बताया फक राम मांफदर फनमाटण में फजन सामफग्रयोां का उपयोग फकया जाना है, पहले उनकी ताकत की जाांच की जानी है। फिर इसके बाद उनकी ताकत अथवा क्षमता को बढाने के फलए उसमें फवशेष रसायनोां का प्रयोग फकया जाना है। इन सभी फवषयोां पर भी सीबीआरआई व आईआईटी चेन्नई के फवशेषज्ञ शोध कायट कर रहे हैं। उनका शोध पूरा होने के बाद ही अगले चरण में फनमाटण की प्रफिया पर अमल हो सकेगा। उन्होांने बताया फक फनमाटण में कौन सी और कहाां फक फगट्टी प्रयोग होगी और कहाां से मोरांग आएगी, उसका भी परीक्षण होना है।

उन्होांने जानकारी दी फक बुांदेलखांड की फगट्टी को सबसे उपयुक्त माना जाता है। इसी तरह से बेतवा-केन नदी के मोरांग को भी सबसे अच्छा माना जाता है। फिर भी इनका परीक्षण फकया जाएगा। उन्होांने बताया फक आईआईटी, चेन्नई के फवशेषज्ञोां ने दस-दस टन फगट्टी व मोरांग की माांग की है फजनका परीक्षण होना है। फवशेषज्ञोां की माांग के अनुसार यह फगट्टी और मोरांग चेन्नई भेजी जाएगी। उन्होांने बताया फक इसी तरह से सीमेण्ट का भी परीक्षण कर बताया जाएगा फक फकस स्टैंडडट की सीमेण्ट प्रयोग की जानी चाफहए। फवशेषज्ञ सीमेण्ट की क्षमता वृक्टद्ध के फलए रसायनोां पर शोध कर रहे है। इसके बाद उनकी ररपोटट फमलने पर ही काम को गफत दी जा सकेगी।

जमा ई धनरानश रामजभूफम में फवराजमान रामलला के मांफदर समेत पूरे 70 एकड नक्शे की स्वीकृफत के बाद रामजभूफम तीथट क्षे配 टरस्ट ने आरटीजीएस के जररए दो करोड दस लाख 68 हजार 184 फवकास प्राफधकरण के खाते में भेज दी थी। फिर भी रह धनराफश प्राफधकरण के खाते में नहीां पहुांची। इसकी जब पडताल शु셂 हुई तो तकनीकी खामी सामने आई। फिलहाल इसका फनवारण गु셁वार को फकया गया और धनराफश प्राफधकरण खाते में हस्तान्तररत हो गयी। रामजभूफम तीथट क्षे配 के महासफचव चांपत राय ने बताया फक एएिडीए बोडट की ओर से दो करोड 11 लाख 33 हजार 184 셁पये का शुल्क आरोफपत फकया गया था। उन्होांने बताया फक चूांफक पहले चरण में मानफच配 के साथ 65 हजार की धनराफश जमा की जा चुकी थी। इसके कारण यह राफश घटाकर शेष राफश का भुगतान फकया गया।

Date: 4th September 2020 Media: Yourstory Edition: Online Journalist: Mr. Thimmaya Poojary Alumni: Kuldeep Singh Rajput Headline: [Weekly funding roundup] Venture investments cross half-a-billion dollars for the first time this fiscal URL: https://yourstory.com/2020/09/weekly-funding-roundup-venture-investments-cross

Venture capital (VC) funding into the Indian startup ecosystem touched a new high for the current financial year as the total investments crossed half-a-billion dollars for the first time. Venture capital funding had gone into a tailspin ever since COVID-19 pandemic started and the highest it touched on a weekly basis was $248 million in the month of April. In fact, for most of the weeks the total funding was much below $100 million, even touching single digits at some point. The first week of September has turned out to be very fortuitous for the Indian startups as VC funding touched $530 million across 20 deals which is a 229 percent increase when compared to the previous week when it had reached $161 million. It has been an eventful week as there was a new entrant into the unicorn club with Unacademy raising $150 million at a valuation of $1.4 billion, with Softbank as the lead investor. ALSO READ 3one4 Capital launches new $100M early-stage VC fund Other prominent names in the startup ecosystem like Zomato, Livspace, and Dunzo also raised funding. The first week of September also witnessed funding deals spread across stages, unlike in the past when it was overwhelmingly dominated by early-stage transactions. In this period, early stage got 10 deals, with five each for growth stages. Debt funding made a comeback with a total value of $56 million. Key highlight Unacademy, one of the leading edtech startups in the country entered the unicorn club with SoftBank leading a $150 million funding round, valuing the company at $1.45 billion. This deal marks the first investment made by SoftBank this year as it had entered a transaction in December last year. Besides SoftBank, existing investors of Unacademy including General Atlantic, Sequoia India, Nexus Venture Partners, Facebook, and Blume Ventures also participated in the round. Other deals Online home interior design and execution platform Livspace raised Series D funding of $90 million in a round led by Switzerland- based investment firm Kharis Capital and Nicholas Cator’s Venturi Partners with participation from new investors including Peugeot Group’s holding company FFP and Singapore-based EDBI. Existing investors Ingka Investments, TPG Growth, Goldman Sachs, UC-RNT, and Bessemer Ventures also participated in the round. Hyperlocal delivery app Dunzo raised $28 million in its ongoing Series E funding round led by Google and Lightstone Fund. Dunzo issued compulsorily convertible preference shares (CCPS) to both Google and Lightstone with each share carrying a face value of Rs 55 with a premium of Rs 1.13 lakh. Google is an existing investor in Dunzo and it was its first direct investment into an Indian startup in 2017. Bengaluru-based Strata raised Rs 140 crore ($18.7 million) from investors to acquire three pre-leased warehouses amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The consortium of assets collectively computed for a total of 0.7 million sq ft of warehousing space. The Strata Avigna Warehousing I & II — situated in Hosur — received 100 percent commitment from investors within just 42 days of its launch, while the pharma warehousing asset in Bengaluru was closed within just seven days. Delhi-based vernacular gaming platform WinZO has raised $18 million in a Series B investment round led by global interactive entertainment fund Makers Fund based in Singapore, and New York-based Courtside Ventures. Both funds are making their first-ever investment in India through WinZO. With the funding, WinZO plans to strengthen its content pipeline, captivate mobile-first consumers and their gaming needs, and become the go-to gaming app in India. Bengaluru-based fintech startup Avail Finance raised $11.5 million in Series B funding round led by Alpha Wave Incubation (AWI), a $300 million venture fund managed by Falcon Edge Capital. The round also saw participation from existing investor Matrix Partners. The funds will be used by the startup to expand the team and to offer a varied product mix for targeted users, including both existing and prospective. Bengaluru’s technology-based home interiors service provider HomeLane raised Rs 60 crore ($8 million) in a bridge round from new and existing investors. Stride Ventures led the round, participating through debt funding of Rs 20 crore in the company. Existing investors Accel Partners, Sequoia Capital, Evolvence India, and JSW Ventures also participated, infusing another Rs 40 crore in equity. Sign up for our exclusive newsletters. Subscribe to check out our popular newsletters. Entropik Tech, a startup that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to track consumer's emotional response, raised $8 million as part of its Series A funding. The investment round was led by Alpha Wave Incubation (AWI), a $300 million venture fund managed by Falcon Edge Capital. The round also saw participation from existing investors Bharat Innovation Fund, which increased its stake in the company, and IDFC Parampara Fund. Apna.co, a recruitment platform for grey and blue-collar workers, raised $8 million in Series A funding round from existing investors Lightspeed India and Sequoia Capital India. The round also saw participation from new investors Greenoaks Capital and Rocketship VC. Founded in December 2019 by Nirmit Parikh, Apna.co has created a vertical network for skilled professionals like carpenters, painters, and field sales agents. This startup claimed that it has more than 1.2 million users engaging on its platform. Ultraviolette Automotive, an electric vehicle startup, has raised Rs 30 crore from the leading two-wheeler and three-wheeler manufacturer TVS Motor Company, as part of its ongoing Series B funding round. The startup is likely to see investment from other key stakeholders soon. Quintype Technologies, a Bengaluru-based SaaS startup that provides digital media publishers a secure and robust platform to create, curate, distribute, and monetise content raised Rs 25 crore in Series A round of funding. The investment is being done by IIFL AMC, which is part of IIFL Wealth Management Ltd. Y Combinator-backed B2B startup Bikayi, which provides free WhatsApp- integrated ecommerce store setup with payment gateways and order tracking, raised a seed round of $2 million from a clutch of international investors, including Mantis ventures, a VC fund promoted by the popular band Chainsmokers. Other investors include YC, Pioneer Fund, and angel investor Ankur Nagpal. TrulyMadly, a dating app raised a Pre-Series A funding round of Rs 8.1 crore via Angelist, Inflection Point Ventures, and The Chennai Angels. Some of India’s leading entrepreneurs and CXOs from startups like Unacademy, Haptik, Innov8, AirBnB, and Times Internet invested in this round. TrulyMadly’s existing investors also participated in the round. Railofy, a startup that offers travel protection to railway passengers against wait list (WL) and reservation against cancellation (RAC) has raised Rs 70 million in its seed round from Chiratae Ventures. The startup plans to use the freshly-raised funds to scale its presence across the country. Gurugram-based superfoods and AI health venture The Healthy Company has raised its first institutional round of investment to the tune of $350,000. The round includes investment from marquee investors from Venture Catalysts, Kushal Bhagia as part of First Cheque, 9Unicorns, Beardo founders - Ashutosh Valani and Priyank Shah, Amit Waiker, Vaibhav Karnavat, and Udtara Ventures. Bengaluru-based green technology startup Virtual Forest raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Napino Auto and Electronics Ltd. Started in November 2019, Virtual Forest transforms ideas into innovative green technologies for home appliances like inverters, air conditioners, BLDC ceiling fans, and solar pump controllers for Indian homes. India connect Biofourmis, a US healthtech platform founded by IIT Madras alumni Kuldeep Singh Rajput raised $100 million in Series C funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. The round saw participation from existing investors Openspace Ventures, MassMutual Ventures, Sequoia Capital, and EDBI. The fresh funding will be used to develop, validate, and commercialise several released and unreleased digital therapeutic solutions across cardiology, respiratory, oncology, and pain, with a focus on the US and key Asian markets including Asia-Pacific, China, and Japan

Date: 5th September 2020 Media: The New Indian Express (clip attached) Edition: Chennai Page No: 3 Journalist: NA Alumni: Dr. Balaji Sampath Headline: A Teachers' Day tribute from the pillars of AhaGuru

Date: 5th September 2020 Media: The Hindu Business Line Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: Agnikul Cosmos bags TiE50 Award URL: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/science/agnikul-cosmos-bags-tie50- award/article32524215.ece

IIT Madras-incubated Agnikul Cosmos, which provides a dedicated launch vehicle for smaller satellites at a lower cost, has been conferred with TiE50 award. The award recognizes top technology and technology-enabled start-ups across the world, who will be awarded at its flagship conference TiECON 2020 at TiE's Silicon Valley.

Date: 5th September 2020 Media: Hindustan Times Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: ‘Ram mandir construction to begin after Sept 17’: Temple trust general secy URL: https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/ram-mandir-construction-to-begin-after-sept-17- temple-trust-s-general-secretary/story-nHizXn7331oSV0HPgFQzTL.html

Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust’s general secretary Champat Rai has said that the construction of the Ram mandir at Ayodhya would begin after September 17 after the fortnight-long ‘pitru paksha’ ends. Pitru Paksh refers to the period when Hindus express gratitude to their ancestors. Rai said country’s leading construction company Larsen and Toubro is all set to lay the foundation of the grand temple, which would come up in 12,879 sq metre area on Ram Janmabhoomi campus. The company is carrying out construction without charging any fee. Around 1,200 pillars will be laid around 100 feet below the surface to prepare the temple’s foundation. These pillars will be of stone and no iron will be used. Again on these pillars, another layer of foundation will be laid.

The construction company has sourced machines from Mumbai and is in the process of sourcing machines from Hyderabad. To start with, the Trust is expected to engage around 100 labourers to lay the foundation of the temple.

In view of the Covid-19 pandemic, these labourers will be tested for the virus and thermal-scanned before allowing entry into the Ram Janmabhoomi campus.

Earlier this week, the Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) approved two layouts - one of Ram mandir and another of the entire Ram Janmabhoomi campus.

The ADA also handed over the layouts to the Trust on September 4 after it deposited requisite fee of Rs 2.11 crore in the development authority’s bank account.

The proposed Ram mandir will be 360 feet long, 235 feet wide and 161 feet high and will have five domes. According to the Trust, the temple’s foundation will be laid by using modern techniques so that it could be preserved for over 1,500 years and its structure for 1,000 years.

Experts from the Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), Roorkee and IIT Madras have been roped in to make the temple’s foundation strong so that it can withstand earthquakes and storms. On November 9, 2019, the Supreme Court had ruled in favour of Ram mandir ending decades-old Ayodhya title dispute. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the temple during the groundbreaking bhoomi pujan of the mandir in Ayodhya last month.

Date: 5th September 2020 Media: ZEE News Edition: Online Journalist: Ms. Manmeet Gupta Headline: अयोध्या राम मंनदर ननमासण: नक्शा पास होने के बाद 'रामकाज' मᴂ आई तेजी, कानपुर से पंचीं मशीनᴂ (Ayodhya Ram temple construction: 'Ramkaj' boom after passing the map, machines arrived from Kanpur) URL: https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/up-uttarakhand/after-passing-map-of-ram-mandir- construction-work-is-in-fast-mode-heavy-machines-reached-ayodhya/741956

अयोध्या फवकास प्राफधकरण से भव्य राम मांफदर का नक्शा पास होने के बाद से श्रीराम के कायट में तेजी देखी जा रही है. सबसे पहले मांफदर फनमाटण के फलए नीांव की खुदाई होनी है. इसके फलए अयोध्या में मशीनें पहुांच रही हैं. नीांव की खुदाई में प्रयोग होने वाली बडी casagrande मशीन कानपुर से अयोध्या पहुांच चुकी है.

200 फीट गहरी होगी राम मंनदर की नींव इसी मशीन के जररये राम मांफदर की नीांव की खोदी जाएगी. राम मांफदर फनमाटण क्षे配 में 12 सौ स्थानोां पर फपलर के फलए खुदाई होगी. राम जभूफम तीथट क्षे配 टरस्ट के महामां配ी चांपत राय के अनुसार लगभग 200 िीट गहरी नीांव की खुदाई कराई जाएगी. इसमें कांिीट से चट्टानोां का फनमाटण कराया जाएगा, फजस पर राम मांफदर का बनाया जाएगा.

राम जन्मभूनम थल पर बने जजसर मंनदर हटᴂगे इन मशीनोां को राम ज भूफम पररसर के गेट नांबर 3 से अांदर भेजा जा रहा है. यही मशीनें नीांव की खुदाई का काम करेंगे. नीांव की खुदाई से पहले राम ज भूफम स्थल पर बने जजटर मांफदरोां को हटाने का काम भी शु셂 हो चुका है. जजटर मांफदरोां को हटाने के बाद ही इन बडी मशीनोां के माध्यम से नीांव की खुदाई का काम शु셂 होगा.

कुशल इंजीननयसस की टीम अयोध्या मᴂ ठहरी राम मांफदर फनमाटण के फलए L&T के कुशल इांजीफनयर काम में लग गए हैं. बकायदा पररसर के अांदर इन इांजीफनयरोां की रहने की व्यवस्था भी कराई जा रही है. यही नहीां राम मांफदर की नीांव के फलए फगट्टी और सीमेंट पर आईआईटी चेन्नई ररसचट कर रही है. लगभग 5 एकड भूफम में खुदाई का काम होना है, फजसका समतलीकरण का काम पहले ही हो चुका है.

Date: 5th September 2020 Media: MSN Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: Ram mandir construction to begin after Sept 17’: Temple trust’s general secretary URL: https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/newsindia/ram-mandir-construction-to-begin-after-sept-17- temple-trusts-general-secretary/ar-BB18JI60

Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust’s general secretary Champat Rai has said that the construction of the Ram mandir at Ayodhya would begin after September 17 after the fortnight-long ‘pitru paksha’ ends. Pitru Paksh refers to the period when Hindus express gratitude to their ancestors. Rai said country’s leading construction company Larsen and Toubro is all set to lay the foundation of the grand temple, which would come up in 12,879 sq metre area on Ram Janmabhoomi campus. The company is carrying out construction without charging any fee. Around 1,200 pillars will be laid around 100 feet below the surface to prepare the temple’s foundation. These pillars will be of stone and no iron will be used. Again on these pillars, another layer of foundation will be laid.

The construction company has sourced machines from Mumbai and is in the process of sourcing machines from Hyderabad. To start with, the Trust is expected to engage around 100 labourers to lay the foundation of the temple.

In view of the Covid-19 pandemic, these labourers will be tested for the virus and thermal-scanned before allowing entry into the Ram Janmabhoomi campus.

Earlier this week, the Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) approved two layouts - one of Ram mandir and another of the entire Ram Janmabhoomi campus.

The ADA also handed over the layouts to the Trust on September 4 after it deposited requisite fee of Rs 2.11 crore in the development authority’s bank account.

The proposed Ram mandir will be 360 feet long, 235 feet wide and 161 feet high and will have five domes. According to the Trust, the temple’s foundation will be laid by using modern techniques so that it could be preserved for over 1,500 years and its structure for 1,000 years.

Experts from the Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), Roorkee and IIT Madras have been roped in to make the temple’s foundation strong so that it can withstand earthquakes and storms. On November 9, 2019, the Supreme Court had ruled in favour of Ram mandir ending decades-old Ayodhya title dispute. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the temple during the groundbreaking bhoomi pujan of the mandir in Ayodhya last month.

Date: 5th September 2020 Media: Amar Ujala Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: राममंनदर की नींव ुदाई के नलए कानपुर से अयोध्या पंचीं मशीनᴂ, 1200 थानों पर होगी पाइनलंग (Machines from Kanpur to Ayodhya for digging foundation of Ram temple, piling to be done at 1200 places) URL: https://www.amarujala.com/lucknow/machines-reached-ayodhya-from-kanpur-to-excavate- the-foundation-of-ram-temple

श्रीराम जभूफम मांफदर के नीांव की मृदा परीक्षण ररपोटट आईआईटी चेन्नई से आ गई है। हालाांफक अभी सीबीआरआई 셁डकी की भूकांपरोधी ररपोटट का इांतजार है। दोनोां ररपोटट आने के बाद ही कायटदायी सांस्था एलएांडटी नीांव फनमाटण की वास्तफवक फडजाइन को अांफतम 셂प देते हुए खुदाई शु셂 करेगी। इस बीच शफनवार को नीांव में 1200 स्थानोां पर 35 मीटर गहरी पाइफलांग के फलए कानपुर से मशीनें पहुांची हैं।

श्रीराम मांफदर के फलए नक्शा स्वीकृत होने के बाद अब फनमाटण कायट शु셂 करने की तैयारी तेज हो गई है। अयोध्या में राम मांफदर के भव्य फनमाटण के फलए अभूतपूवट तरीकोां से कांस्टरक्शन वकट की मॉफनटररांग और प्लाफनांग की जा रही है। राम मांफदर का फनमाटण फजस भूफम पर होना है, उस पर आधारभूत ढाांचा तैयार करने के फलए 1200 स्थानोां पर 35 मीटर गहराई तक की पाइफलांग की तैयारी की फडजाइन को अांफतम 셂प फदया जा रहा है। इनके भीतर लोहे का प्रयोग नहीां फकया जाएगा, क्ोांफक उसकी उम्र महज 100 वषट होती है। फपछले महीने सेंटरल फबक्टल्डांग ररसचट इांस्टीट्यूट (सीबीआरआई) 셁डकी और इांफडयन इांस्टीट्यूट ऑि टेक्नोलॉजी (आईआईटी) के फवशेषज्ञोां ने अयोध्या में राम जभूफम स्थल पर पहुांच कर जमीन की गुणवत्ता की जाांच की थी। फजस फनधाटररत स्थान पर मांफदर बनना है वहाां की 60 मीटर की गहराई तक सैंपल फलए गए हैं। सैंपफलांग की ररपोटट आईआईटी चेन्नई से अयोध्या पहुांच गयी है। एलएांडटी के इांजीफनयर इस ररपोटट का अध्ययन करने में जुटे हैं। जबफक दूसरा काम मांफदर के भवन को भूकांप रोधी बनाए रखने का है। इसके फलए सीबीआरआई, 셁डकी को फजेदारी सौांपी गई है, अभी इस ररपोट के आने का इांतजार है। नीांव खुदाई के फलए राममांफदर पररसर पहुांची मशीन राममांफदर की नीांव खुदाई व अ कायⴂ के फलए रामजभूफम पररसर बडी-बडी मशीनें पहुांचने लगी हैं। इसी िम में शफनवार को कानपुर से कासाग्राांडे मशीन अयोध्या पहुांची। बताया जा रहा है फक इसी मशीन से नीांव की खोदाई का काम शु셂 फकया जाएगा। इस मशीन से नीांव के फपलर के फलए खुदाई की जाएगी। राममांफदर की नीांव के फलए दो सौ िीट गहराई तक खुदाई की जानी है। इसके फलए और भी मशीनोां को मांगाया जा रहा है। बडी मशीनोां को रामजभूफम पररसर में लाने के फलए गेट नांबर तीन का प्रयोग फकया जाएगा। वहीां मजदूरोां की सांख्या भी बढा दी गई है, पररसर क्टस्थत जजटर मांफदरोां को फगराने का काम लगातार जारी है।

नीांव खोदाई शु셂 होने में अभी लगेगा एक माह टरस्ट सू配ोां के मुताफबक राममांफदर की नीांव खोदाई शु셂 होने में अभी करीब एक माह का समय लग सकता है। फवफभन्न सांस्थाओां की प्रारांफभक ररपोटट के आधार पर अयोध्या में प्रस्ताफवत राम मांफदर की नीांव का फडजाइन तैयार फकया गया है। इसके मुताफबक, फजतने फहस्से में मांफदर बनेगा वहाां करीब 12 सौ स्थानोां पर 35 मीटर गहराई की ‘पाईफलांग’ होगी। इन गड्ोां में मौरांग, फगट्टी और सीमेंट भरा जाएगा। ये मौरांग, फगट्टी और सीमेंट कहाां से आएांगे? इसका फनधाटरण आईआईटी, चेन्नई को करना है। आईआईटी चेन्नई के फवशेषज्ञोां ने बुांदेलखांड और सोनभद्र के इलाके की कुल 800 फगट्टी मांगाई है। फजसकी क्षमता लैब में जाांची जाएगी। इसके अलावा बुांदेलखांड में केन और बेतवा नदी के फकनारे फमलने वाली लाल मौरांग की 10 क्टक्वांटल मा配ा आईआईटी, चेन्नई भेजी जाएगी।

मांफदर की मजबूती पर खास िोकस मांफदर की मजबूती पर खास िोकस है। राम मांफदर के फनमाटण में बाजार में फमलने वाला सीमेंट उपयोग में नहीां लाया जाएगा। आईआईटी चेन्नई इस बारे में ररसचट कर रहा है फक फकन खफनजोां को फमलाकर ऐसा सीमेंट तैयार फकया जाए फजससे मांफदर का भवन एक हजार साल तक सुरफक्षत रह सके। इस पर फवचार होगा फक राम मांफदर फनमाटण में उपयोग होने वाले सीमेंट फकस कांपनी का होगा, उस कांपनी का स्टैंडडट जाांचा जाएगा। इसके बाद इस बात की भी जाांच की जाएगी फक उस सीमेंट में और क्ा फमलाया जाए फजससे उसकी शक्टक्त बढ जाए और इसके बाद ही सीमेंट का चयन होगा। डॉ.अफनल फमश्र, टरस्टी, श्रीरामजभूफम तीथट क्षे配

गेट तोडकर रामजभूफम पररसर में प्रवेश करे गी पाइफलांग ग्रील मशीन राम मांफदर फनमाटण के फलए एलएांडटी कांपनी की मशीन अयोध्या पहुांच गई है। लगभग तीन से चार मशीनें पररसर में मौजूद हैं जो फक मांफदर फनमाटण के फलए बनाए जाने वाले िाउांडेशन को लेकर खोदाई करने का कायट करेंगे। मांफदर के िाउांडेशन बनाये जाने के पहले नीांव में 1200 फपलर को गलाए जाने का कायट फकया जाएगा यह कायट जमीन के 200 िीट अांदर तक फकया जाएगा फजसके फलए बडी पाइफलांग ग्रील मशीन अयोध्या पहुांच चुकी है। लेफकन अभी तक पररसर में प्रवेश नहीां हो सका है। सुरक्षा के अफधकाररयोां के साथ कई बार फकये गए कोफशश के बाद भी नहीां ले जाया जा सका। अब पररसर के गेट नांबर 3 के मुख्य गेट के भाग को तोडे जाने के बाद ही मशीन को पररसर में दाक्टखल कराया जाएगा।

Date: 6th September 2020 Media: The Hindu (clip attached) Edition: Chennai Page No: 8 Journalist: Mr. K Dayanand Headline: Restoration of Sembakkam lake a matter of great relief

Date: 6th September 2020 Media: Yourstory Edition: Online Journalist: Ms. Trisha Medhi Alumni: Mr. Nikhilesh Mishra and Mr. Puneet Jain Headline: Top 10 funding deals bagged by Chennai startups amidst lockdown URL: https://yourstory.com/2020/09/funding-deals-chennai-startups-coronavirus-lockdown

The capital of Tamil Nadu has seen considerable growth in the number of startups and the startup culture over the last couple of years. The presence of several mentor organisations like TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs), CIIE Startupreneurs, IIT Alumni Clubs, and Nasscom’s Million Dollar Startup Programme, has given a push to the startup ecosystem in Chennai. The city’s incubation centres such as IIT Madras Research Park provide the necessary base for a good launch. While startups based in Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Delhi-NCR have retained their position in terms of funding deals, Chennai has also grabbed the investors’ focus despite the ongoing pandemic. According to YourStory Research, the number of funding deals in Chennai-based startups jumped about 31 percent to 17 in the first six months of 2020 – up from 13 deals in H1 2019 and 10 in H1 2018. It's worth noting that funding amounts in Chennai startups have recorded a 206 percent jump in H1 2020 from its H1 2018 levels. Here are the top 10 funding deals bagged by Chennai-based startups during the lockdown (We have considered deals that were closed since March 25). BankBazaar Adhil Shetty, CEO, BankBazaar Online financial service marketplace raised two rounds of funding during the lockdown, amounting to $9.78 million. In April, the startup raised Rs 29 crore as part of its ongoing Series D round from existing investors, including Amazon, Sequoia, and Walden SKT Venture Fund, according to the RoC filings accessed by YourStory. In June, the financial service marketplace, which sees around 100 million visits per quarter, raised Rs 45 crore from new investor WSV – a joint venture fund of Walden International and Korean company SKTA – and its existing investors including Amazon, Sequoia India, Experian, and Eight Roads. Sign up for our exclusive newsletters. Subscribe to check out our popular newsletters. The company stated that the latest capital raise was part of BankBazaar’s Series D1 equity financing round, and the proceeds are earmarked to accelerate the delivery of contactless personal finance products and its business expansion in India. Founded in 2008, BankBazaar is an online marketplace which gives customers instant customised offers on loans and credit cards. It also provides free consumer credit score on its portal and has partnered with over 50 financial institutions in the country. Including this recent round, BankBazaar, which claims to have been chosen by over 50 of India’s leading financial institutions to integrate with the platform, has so far raised $116 million in funding from investors. 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In June, the startup raised $5.5 million from IndusInd Bank through debt financing as part of its Series C round. The transaction was guaranteed by Development Finance Corporation (DFC) — America’s development bank. In August, it received a grant of $114,000 from the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank FMO. The grant will be used for procurement and distribution of dual-purpose PPE kits and enablement of on-site soil testing for farmers. Earlier, in February 2020, the startup had raised $32 million as part of its Series C round led by Lightbox, with participation from FMO — the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank, as well as its current investor LGT Lightstone Aspada. Started in 2015 by Karthik and Sanjay Dasari, WayCool Foods procures, processes, and distributes a wide range of food products, including fresh produce, staples, and dairy products. It claims to be transporting over 250 tonnes of food every day to 8,000 enterprise clients across southern India. 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Date: 6th September 2020 Media: The Times of India Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: Ram temple construction to begin after 'pitra paksh' URL: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ram-temple-construction-to-begin-after-pitra- paksh/articleshow/77959910.cms

The much-awaited construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya will begin after September 17 when the 'Pitra Paksh' period ends.Pitra Paksh refers to the period when Hindus express gratitude to their ancestors and no auspicious work is done during this period.According to Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust general secretary, Champat Rai, country's leading construction company Larsen and Toubro is all set to lay the foundation of the grand temple, which would come up in 12,879 square metre area on Ram Janmabhoomi campus.The company is carrying out construction without charging any fee. Around 1,200 pillars will be laid around 100 feet below the surface to prepare the temple's foundation. These pillars will be of stone and no iron will be used. Again, on these pillars, another layer of foundation will be laid. All workers will be tested for the coronavirus and thermal-scanned before being allowed entry into the Ram Janmabhoomi campus.Last week, the Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) had approved two layouts -- one of Ram mandir and another of the entire Ram Janmabhoomi campus.The ADA also handed over the layouts to the Trust on September 4 after it deposited requisite fee in the development authority's bank account.The proposed Ram mandir will be 360 feet long, 235 feet wide and 161 feet high and will have five domes.TOP COMMENTVery important news.HammerSEE ALL COMMENTSADD COMMENTAccording to the Trust, the temple's foundation will be laid by using modern techniques so that it could be preserved for over 1,500 years and its structure for 1,000 years.Experts from the Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), Roorkee and IIT Madras have been roped in to make the temple's foundation strong so that it can withstand earthquakes and storms.

Media: The Hawk Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: Ram temple construction to begin after 'pitra paksh' URL: http://www.thehawk.in/states/uttar-pradesh/ram-temple-construction-to-begin-after-pitra- paksh-171600 the 'Pitra Paksh' period ends.Pitra Paksh refers to the period when Hindus express gratitude to their ancestors and no auspicious work is done during this period.According to Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust general secretary, Champat Rai, country's leading construction company Larsen and Toubro is all set to lay the foundation of the grand temple, which would come up in 12,879 square metre area on Ram Janmabhoomi campus.The company is carrying out construction without charging any fee. Around 1,200 pillars will be laid around 100 feet below the surface to prepare the temple's foundation. These pillars will be of stone and no iron will be used. Again, on these pillars, another layer of foundation will be laid. All workers will be tested for the coronavirus and thermal-scanned before being allowed entry into the Ram Janmabhoomi campus.Last week, the Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) had approved two layouts -- one of Ram mandir and another of the entire Ram Janmabhoomi campus.The ADA also handed over the layouts to the Trust on September 4 after it deposited requisite fee in the development authority's bank account.The proposed Ram mandir will be 360 feet long, 235 feet wide and 161 feet high and will have five domes.TOP COMMENTVery important news.HammerSEE ALL COMMENTSADD COMMENTAccording to the Trust, the temple's foundation will be laid by using modern techniques so that it could be preserved for over 1,500 years and its structure for 1,000 years.Experts from the Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), Roorkee and IIT Madras have been roped in to make the temple's foundation strong so that it can withstand earthquakes and storms.

Date: 6th September 2020 Media: News 18 (Hindi) Edition: Onilne Journalist: NA Headline: राम मंनदर ननमासण सनमनत के चेयरमैन कल अयोध्या का करᴂगे दौरा, नींव ुदाई से पहले पररसर का लᴂगे जायजा (Chairman of the Ram Temple Construction Committee will visit Ayodhya Tomorrow) URL: https://hindi.news18.com/news/uttar-pradesh/ayodhya-the-chairman-of-the-ram-temple- construction-committee-will-visit-ayodhya-tomorrow-it-will-take-stock-before-digging-the-foundation- nodbk-3228178.html

राम मांफदर फनमाटण सफमफत के चेयरमैन नृपेंद्र फमश्र (Chairman Nripendra Mishra ) सोमवार को अयोध्या (Ayodhya) के दौरे पर जाएांगे. फजलाफधकारी व राम जभूफम तीथट क्षे配 टरस्ट के पदेन सदस्य अनुज झा (Anuj Jha) ने बताया फक नृपेंद्र फमश्र कल 7 फसतांबर को अयोध्या पहुांचेंगे. वे टरस्ट के महासफचव चांपत राय (Champat Rai) व अ सदस्योां से मुलाकात करेंगे. नीव खुदाई के पहले पररसर का जायजा लेंगे. उनका िोकस राम मांफदर की नीांव खुदाई की तैयारी के साथ आधुफनक अयोध्या के ब्लूफप्रांट पर भी होगा. यहाां पर अांतरराष्ट्र ीय स्तर के तमाम सुफवधाएां कारपोरेट इन्वेस्टमेंट से सजाने की तैयारी की भी सूचना है. श्रीराम ज भूफम मांफदर के नीांव की मृदा परीक्षण ररपोटट आईआईटी चेन्नई से आ गई है. हालाांफक, अभी सीबीआरआई 셁डकी की भूकांप रोधी ररपोटट का इांतजार है.

दोनोां ररपोटट आने के बाद ही सांस्था l&t नीांव फनमाटण की वास्तफवक फडजाइन को अांफतम 셂प देते हुए खुदाई शु셂 करेगी. इस बीच कानपुर से पाइफलांग मशीन अयोध्या पहुांच चुकी है. फजस स्थान पर राम मांफदर बनना है उस स्थान पर 12 गड्े खोदे जाएांगे, फजसकी गहराई 35 मीटर होगी. इस पाइफलांग मशीन के द्वारा ही सभी गड्े खोदे जाएांगे. राम मांफदर के फलए नक्शा स्वीकृफत होने के बाद मक्टन्दर फनमाटण कायट शु셂 करने की तैयारी तेज हो गई है. अयोध्या में राम मांफदर के फनमाटण के फलए अभूतपूवट तरीके से कांस्टरक्शन और प्लाफनांग की जा रही है. उस पर आधारभूत ढाांचा तैयार करने के फलए 12 स्थानोां पर 35 मीटर गहराई के गड्ो की तैयारी की फडजाइन को अांफतम 셁प फदया जा रहा है.

इसमᴂ लोहे का प्रयोग नहीं नकया जाएगा खास बात यह है फक इसमें लोहे का प्रयोग नहीां फकया जाएगा, क्ोांफक इसकी उम्र केवल 100 वषट है. फपछले महीने आईआईटी चेन्नई के फवशेषज्ञ अयोध्या पहुांचकर जमीन की जाांच के फलए फमट्टी के सैंपल फलए थे फजसकी ररपोटट आ गई है. एलएनटी के इांजीफनयर ररपोटट का अध्ययन कर रहे हैं. राम मांफदर के नीव में आमतौर पर बाजारोां में फबकने वाले कांिीट व सीमेंट का इस्तेमाल नहीां होगा. आईआईटी चेन्नई व सेंटरल फबक्टल्डांग ररसचट इांस्टीट्यूट 셁डकी के फवशेषज्ञ द्वारा की गई जाांच ररपोटट पर ही कांिीट व सीमेंट का इस्तेमाल होगा.

Date: 7th September 2020 Media: Morning India (Clip Attached) Edition: Kolkata Page No: 7 Journalist: NA Headline: Ram temple construction to begin after 'pitra paksh'

Date: 7th September 2020 Media: The New Indian Express Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: Ram Mandir construction after 'Pitra Paksha', dilapidated shrines razed to pave way for temple URL: https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/sep/07/ram-mandir-construction-after-pitra- paksha-dilapidated-shrines-razed-to-pave-way-for-temple-2193683.html

The preparation is on to commence the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya after September 17 which marks the end of a fortnight-long ‘Pitra Paksha', according to Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust’s general secretary Champat Rai. Pitra Paksha refers to the period when Hindus express gratitude to their ancestors. Rai said heavy machinery to be used in foundation laying and construction of temple has started reaching the Ram Janmabhoomi premises. To make way for heavy machines to reach the temple site, scores of big and small temples lying dilapidated without ‘puja’ and ‘bhog’ for years due to ongoing dispute over the birthplace on Janmbhoomi premises have been razed to the ground. One of the famed temples demolished to clear the way for the machines included over 300-year-old ‘Sita Ki Rasoi’ (Sita’s kitchen). According to Champat Rai, the scores of temples on Ram Janmabhoomi premises, the land of which was acquired by the Centre 30 years ago, had turned into ruins. “The temples had become so decrepit and rickety that it was dangerous to enter them,” said Rai. The other temples demolished in the process are Sakshi Gopal, Kohbar Bhawan, Ram Khazana, Anand Bhawan, and Manas Bhawan. “However, the sanctum sanctums of all the demolished structures were preserved to be pedestalled after the construction of respective temples on Ramjanmbhoomi complex,” said Mahant Kamal Nayan Das, the heir apparent of Mahant Nritya Gopal Das. Rai said country’s leading construction company Larsen and Toubro was all set to lay the foundation for the grand temple, which would come up in 12,879 sq metre area on Ram Janmabhoomi premises. The company will carry out construction without charging any fee. The temple edifice would stand on around 1,200 pillars which would be placed below the temple surface around 100 feet under the ground to prepare the temple’s foundation. These pillars would be of stone and no iron will be used. Again on these pillars, another layer of The sources claimed that the construction company has been sourcing the machines from Mumbai and Hyderabad. Initially, the trust is expected to engage around 100 labourers to lay the foundation of the temple. Moreover, the key sources in the temple trust claimed that the raw material to be used in construction would be sourced from the forests of Bundelkhand where Lord Ram spent the maximum time of his 14-year in exile. However, a high-level meeting involving UP Police, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and state administration is likely to be held on Tuesday to finalise the blueprint for a security blanket to be thrown around Janmabhoomi complex during the construction of the temple. Earlier last week, the Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) had approved two layouts -- one of Ram mandir and another of the entire Ram Janmabhoomi campus. The ADA had handed over the layouts to the trust on September 4 after it received the requisite fee of Rs 2.11 crore in the development authority’s bank account. The proposed Ram mandir will be 360 feet long, 235 feet wide and 161 feet high with five domes. According to the trust, the temple’s foundation will be laid by using modern techniques so that it could withstand any calamity like an earthquake for over 1,500 years and its structure for 1,000 years. Experts from the Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), Roorkee, and IIT Madras have been roped in to make the temple’s foundation strong so that it can withstand earthquakes and storms. On November 9, 2019, the Supreme Court had ruled in favour of Ram mandir ending decades-old Ayodhya title dispute. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the temple during the groundbreaking Bhoomi Pujan in Ayodhya on August 5, 2020.

Date: 7th September 2020 Media: The Print Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: राम मंनदर ननमासण की 셂परे ा तैयार करने मᴂ जुटे सनमनत के अध्यक्ष नृपᴂद्र नमश्रा, 2 नदनों नलए पंच रहे हℂ अयोध्या ( Nripendra Mishra, chairman of the committee engaged in preparing the Ram temple construction, is arriving Ayodhya for 2 days) URL: https://hindi.theprint.in/india/nripendra-mishra-president-of-ram-mandir-construction- committee-preparing-outline-of-temple-construction/167807/

राम मांफदर फनमाटण सफमफत के अध्यक्ष नृपेंद्र फमश्रा सोमवार को अयोध्या पहुांच रहे है. वे अपने इस दौरे के दौरान मांफदर फनमाटण की तैयाररयोां की समीक्षा करेंगे. वहीां श्रीराम जभूफम तीथट टरस्ट के सदस्योां के साथ मांफदर पररसर का फनरीक्षण करेंगे.

टरस्ट के सदस्य कामेश्वर चौपाल ने फदफप्रांट कहा,’मांफदर फनमाटण का काम चरण दर चरण में होना है. मांफदर फनमाटण सफमफत के अध्यक्ष होने के नाते वे अयोध्या पहुांच रहे है. मांफदर फनमाटण के फलए 48 माह (2024) की समय सीमा तय की गई है.’

कामेश्वर चौपाल ने आगे कहा, ‘इस समस सीमा के फहसाब से ही फनमाटण के सभी कामोां के समय को तय फकया जाएगा फक फकतने समय में फकतना फनमाटण सांबांधी कायट होना चाफहए. इसके अलावा मांफदर फनमाटण में लगी लासटन एांड टुिो (एलएांडटी) कांपनी के साथ चचाट भी करेंगे.’

एक फवश्वस्त सू配 ने फदफप्रांट को बताया ,’मांफदर टरस्ट16 फदनोां के फपतृ पक्ष के समाप्त होने के बाद राम मांफदर का फनमाटण के कायट करने के फलए तैयार है. एलएांडटी कांपनी भी पररसर में मांफदर की नीांव रखने की तैयारी कर रहा है.’

सू配 ने यह भी बताया, ‘श्रीराम मांफदर फनमाटण और अयोध्या के फवकास को लेकर लगातार पीएमओ द्वारा फनगरानी की जा रही है. इसफलए कई एजेंफसयोां को आगामी फदनोां में पयटटकोां की सांख्या को देखते जनसुफवधाएां फवकफसत करने की योजना तैयार करने की फजेदारी दी गई है.’

Date: 7th September 2020 Media: Edition: Online Journalist: Mr. Sudhakar Singh Headline: अयोध्या: क्ा है नृपᴂद्र नमश्र का राम मंनदर प्लान? दो नदन के दौरे मᴂ क्ल ंचेगा ाका (Ayodhya: What is Nripendra Mishra's Ram temple plan? Template will be pulled in two days tour) URL: https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/uttar-pradesh/ayodhya/faizabad/ram-mandir- nripendra-mishra-ayodhya-visit-know-the-agenda/articleshow/77975529.cms

अयोध्या अयोध्या में राम जभूफम का भूफम पूजन और फिर नक्शा पास होने के बाद मांफदर फनमाटण के काम में तेजी आ रही है। माना जा रहा है फक इसी महीने राम मांफदर की नीांव का काम भी शु셂 हो जाएगा। इन सबके बीच राम मांफदर फनमाटण सफमफत के चेयरमैन नृपेंद्र फमश्र का अयोध्या दौरा कािी अहम है। आइए जानते हैं इस दौरे के क्ा मायने हैं और क्ा ऐक्शन प्लान लेकर वह राम की नगरी पहुांच रहे हैं।

फवकास प्राफधकरण की ओर से राम मांफदर का नक्शा मांजूर होने के बाद फनमाटण कायट जोर पकड रहा है। फनमाटण कायट में उपयोग होने वाली मशीनें लगातार पररसर में आ रही हैं। इस पर श्रीराम जभूफम तीथट क्षे配 टरस्ट लगातार फनगाह बनाए हुए है। इन सबके बीच नृपेंद्र फमश्र मांगलवार सुबह राम जभूफम तीथट क्षे配 टरस्ट के पदाफधकाररयोां के साथ राम मांफदर फनमाटण को लेकर मांथन करेंगे।

जानकारोां की मानें तो वह मांफदर फनमाटण के फलए शु셂 होने वाली नीांव की खुदाई के काम पर भी चचाट कर सकते हैं। सू配ोां के मुताफबक इसी महीने में मांफदर की बुफनयाद का काम शु셂 हो सकता है। फसतांबर के दूसरे हफ्ते में नीांव का काम प्रारांभ हो सकता है। ऐसे में नृपेंद्र के दौरे को उससे भी जोडकर दे खा जा रहा है। सू配ोां की मानें तो नृपेंद्र फमश्र टरस्ट के सदस्योां के साथ राम मांफदर फनमाटण के प्रा셂प, ढाांचे और उसकी मजबूती को लेकर मांथन करेंगे। श्रीराम जभूफम तीथट क्षे配 टरस्ट मृदा परीक्षण और दूसरे सभी फबांदुओां पर वह फवस्तार से चचाट कर सकते हैं।

राम मांफदर फनमाटण के फलए अब बडी मशीनोां का आना शु셂 हो गया है। बता दें फक एडीए से राम मांफदर का नक्शा अप्रूव होने के बाद फनमाटण कायट शु셂 करने में तेजी आई है। मांफदर की नीांव की खुदाई में प्रयोग होने वाली बडी मशीनें मांफदर पररसर में पहुांच गई हैं। ये कासाग्रान्डे मशीन कानपुर से आई है। नक्शे में मांफदर फनमाटण के पाांच एकड क्षे配 के साथ पूरे 70 एकड क्षे配 का लेआउट शाफमल है।

बता दें फक टरस्ट के महासफचव चांपत राय ने पहले ही स्पष्ट् कर फदया है फक राम मांफदर का फनमाटण वैज्ञाफनक फवफध के द्वारा फकया जाएगा। इसके फलये सामफग्रयोां का वैज्ञाफनक ढांग से परीक्षण भी कराया जा रहा है। फजस भूफम पर राम मांफदर का फनमाटण होना है, उसकी भार क्षमता के फलए 200 िीट तक जाांच की जा चुकी है। अब आईआईटी चेन्नई इस बात की जाांच कर रहा है फक अगर कभी भूकांप आता है तो फकतनी क्षमता तक का भूकांप आ सकता है। इसके साथ ही उससे बचाव के क्ा उपाय होांगे। इस बारे में शीघ्र ररपोटट आने वाली है।

चांपत राय के मुताफबक राम मांफदर का फनमाटण फजस भूफम पर होना है, उस पर आधारभूत ढाांचा तैयार करने के फलए 1200 स्थानोां पर 35 मीटर गहराई तक की पाइफलांग की जाएगी। हालाांफक इनके भीतर लोहे का प्रयोग नहीां फकया जाएगा, क्ोांफक उसकी उम्र महज 100 वषट होती है। जबफक राम मांफदर को इतना मजबूत बनाने का प्लान है, फजससे 1000 साल तक उस पर कोई असर ना पडे।

इस काम की पूरी फनगरानी आईआईटी चेन्नई करेगी। चांपत राय के अनुसार राम मांफदर के फनमाटण में फकस पत्थर की फगट्टी और कौन सा सीमेंट और मोरांग इस्तेमाल फकया जाएगा, इसका भी परीक्षण फकया जा रहा है। इसके फलए सैंपल भेजा जा रहा है। इसकी जाांच लासटन ऐांड टूिो (एल ऐांड डी) की ओर से की जाएगी। इसके बाद गुणवत्ता के आधार पर फनमाटण सामग्री का चयन फकया जाएगा।

Date: 7th September 2020 Media: Dainik Tribune Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: एक हजार साल तक की मजबूती का मानक (Standard of strength up to one thousand years) URL: https://www.dainiktribuneonline.com/news/nation/standard-of-strength-up-to-one-thousand- years-6020

अयोध्या अयोध्या में राम जभूफम का भूफम पूजन और फिर नक्शा पास होने के बाद मांफदर फनमाटण के काम में तेजी आ रही है। माना जा रहा है फक इसी महीने राम मांफदर की नीांव का काम भी शु셂 हो जाएगा। इन सबके बीच राम मांफदर फनमाटण सफमफत के चेयरमैन नृपेंद्र फमश्र का अयोध्या दौरा कािी अहम है। आइए जानते हैं इस दौरे के क्ा मायने हैं और क्ा ऐक्शन प्लान लेकर वह राम की नगरी पहुांच रहे हैं।

फवकास प्राफधकरण की ओर से राम मांफदर का नक्शा मांजूर होने के बाद फनमाटण कायट जोर पकड रहा है। फनमाटण कायट में उपयोग होने वाली मशीनें लगातार पररसर में आ रही हैं। इस पर श्रीराम जभूफम तीथट क्षे配 टरस्ट लगातार फनगाह बनाए हुए है। इन सबके बीच नृपेंद्र फमश्र मांगलवार सुबह राम जभूफम तीथट क्षे配 टरस्ट के पदाफधकाररयोां के साथ राम मांफदर फनमाटण को लेकर मांथन करेंगे।

जानकारोां की मानें तो वह मांफदर फनमाटण के फलए शु셂 होने वाली नीांव की खुदाई के काम पर भी चचाट कर सकते हैं। सू配ोां के मुताफबक इसी महीने में मांफदर की बुफनयाद का काम शु셂 हो सकता है। फसतांबर के दूसरे हफ्ते में नीांव का काम प्रारांभ हो सकता है। ऐसे में नृपेंद्र के दौरे को उससे भी जोडकर देखा जा रहा है। सू配ोां की मानें तो नृपेंद्र फमश्र टरस्ट के सदस्योां के साथ राम मांफदर फनमाटण के प्रा셂प, ढाांचे और उसकी मजबूती को लेकर मांथन करेंगे। श्रीराम जभूफम तीथट क्षे配 टरस्ट मृदा परीक्षण और दूसरे सभी फबांदुओां पर वह फवस्तार से चचाट कर सकते हैं।

राम मांफदर फनमाटण के फलए अब बडी मशीनोां का आना शु셂 हो गया है। बता दें फक एडीए से राम मांफदर का नक्शा अप्रूव होने के बाद फनमाटण कायट शु셂 करने में तेजी आई है। मांफदर की नीांव की खुदाई में प्रयोग होने वाली बडी मशीनें मांफदर पररसर में पहुांच गई हैं। ये कासाग्रान्डे मशीन कानपुर से आई है। नक्शे में मांफदर फनमाटण के पाांच एकड क्षे配 के साथ पूरे 70 एकड क्षे配 का लेआउट शाफमल है।

बता दें फक टरस्ट के महासफचव चांपत राय ने पहले ही स्पष्ट् कर फदया है फक राम मांफदर का फनमाटण वैज्ञाफनक फवफध के द्वारा फकया जाएगा। इसके फलये सामफग्रयोां का वैज्ञाफनक ढांग से परीक्षण भी कराया जा रहा है। फजस भूफम पर राम मांफदर का फनमाटण होना है, उसकी भार क्षमता के फलए 200 िीट तक जाांच की जा चुकी है। अब आईआईटी चेन्नई इस बात की जाांच कर रहा है फक अगर कभी भूकांप आता है तो फकतनी क्षमता तक का भूकांप आ सकता है। इसके साथ ही उससे बचाव के क्ा उपाय होांगे। इस बारे में शीघ्र ररपोटट आने वाली है।

चांपत राय के मुताफबक राम मांफदर का फनमाटण फजस भूफम पर होना है, उस पर आधारभूत ढाांचा तैयार करने के फलए 1200 स्थानोां पर 35 मीटर गहराई तक की पाइफलांग की जाएगी। हालाांफक इनके भीतर लोहे का प्रयोग नहीां फकया जाएगा, क्ोांफक उसकी उम्र महज 100 वषट होती है। जबफक राम मांफदर को इतना मजबूत बनाने का प्लान है, फजससे 1000 साल तक उस पर कोई असर ना पडे।

इस काम की पूरी फनगरानी आईआईटी चेन्नई करेगी। चांपत राय के अनुसार राम मांफदर के फनमाटण में फकस पत्थर की फगट्टी और कौन सा सीमेंट और मोरांग इस्तेमाल फकया जाएगा, इसका भी परीक्षण फकया जा रहा है। इसके फलए सैंपल भेजा जा रहा है। इसकी जाांच लासटन ऐांड टूिो (एल ऐांड डी) की ओर से की जाएगी। इसके बाद गुणवत्ता के आधार पर फनमाटण सामग्री का चयन फकया जाएगा।

Date: 7th September 2020 Media: Janmabhoomi (Gujarati) (clip attached) Edition: Mumbai Page No: 3 Journalist: NA Headline: Future of the IIT student is in jeopardy as companies withdraw job offers

Date: 7th September 2020 Media: The Economic Times- Travel World.com Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Mr. Thanjavur V Selvakumar Headline: Panel to study the condition of Edakkal caves URL: https://travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/destination/states/panel-to-study-condition- of-edakkal-caves/77977674

In a major step towards the conservation of Edakkal caves, the preeminent archaeological site in Wayanad, the state government has constituted a multi-disciplinary expert committee to assess the present condition of the archaeological site and come up with a report on various measures required for its conservation.

Edakkal caves, situated on the Ambukuthi hills, are famous for its prehistoric petroglyphs (rock carvings). The panel comprises experts from the fields of archaeology, history, geology, rock mechanics, conservation, etc.

Noted historian and director general of Centre for Heritage Studies M R Raghava Warrier is the chairman of the committee. Other members of the committee are retired scientist of Centre for Earth Sciences G Shankar; principal secretary of science and technology department Prof Sudheer K P; associate professor of archaeology and maritime history, Tamil Nadu University, Thanjavur V Selvakumar; associate professor, IIT-Chennai, and rock mechanics expert Vidyabhushan Maji; senior conservator at regional conservation laboratory Nidhin Kumar Maurya; and member secretary of Kerala disaster management authority Sekhar Kuriakose. State archaeology department director is the convener of the committee and conservation officer of the department is the joint convener. Various organizations had for decades demanding higher level of protection to the archaeological site, especially after the Ambukuthi hills and the areas near the caves witnessed rock falls, and cracks on earth surface during the monsoon season over the past two years.

Wayanad Prakrithi Samrakshana Samithi (WPSS) which has been in the forefront demanding steps to protect the caves since 1985 welcomed the decision to appoint an expert committee to study the present condition of the archaeological site, though it has been long overdue.

WPSS president N Badusha said that except for the 20 cents around the site, the nearby areas have been under the control of commercial lobbies and land encroachment mafia.

“We have been demanding takeover of the site by the Archaeological Survey of India and all land encroachments in the Ambukuthi hills should be evicted and that uncontrolled tourism activities should be controlled after conducting a carrying capacity study,” he added. Date: 7th September 2020 Media: UNI Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: Qapita secures USD1.8 million in Seed Round led by Vulcan Capital URL: http://www.uniindia.com/qapita-secures-usd1-8-million-in-seed-round-led-by-vulcan- capital/business-economy/news/2152030.html

Qapita, a Singapore-based fintech and legal-tech firm with an office in India (Hyderabad) on Monday said that it has raised a seed round totalling USD1.8 million.This round is led by Vulcan Capital and several prominent early stage investors including Alto Partners Multi Family Office, Atin Kukreja (CEO of Rippledot Capital), Koh Boon Hwee, K3 Ventures, KDV Holdings, Mission Holdings and several Northstar Group Partners including Patrick Walujo. In addition to managing capitalisation tables (cap tables) and employee stock ownership plans (ESOP), Qapita will also enable digital issuance of ESOPs and shares.Qapita was founded in 2019 by CEO Ravi Ravulaparthi, COO Lakshman Gupta, and CTO Vamsee Mohan, who recognised the inefficiencies in private market ownership and transactions, coupled with the need to digitally disrupt this sector. The founders hold decades of experience in investment banking, corporate finance and software engineering respectively, working across markets like India, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and Hong Kong. The founders are alumni of Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore, Indian School of Business (ISB) and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Chennai.

Date: 7th September 2020 Media: BW Disrupt Edition: Online Journalist: NA Alumni: Mr.Vamsee Mohan Headline: Legal-Tech Startup Qapita Secures USD1.8 Million in Seed Round led by Vulcan Capital URL: http://bwdisrupt.businessworld.in/article/Legal-Tech-Startup-Qapita-Secures-USD1-8-Million-in- Seed-Round-led-by-Vulcan-Capital/07-09-2020-317599/

Qapita, a Singapore-based fintech and legal-tech firm with an office in India (Hyderabad), providing fully-featured digital equity management software, today announced that it has raised a seed round totalling USD1.8 million. This round is led by Vulcan Capital and several prominent early stage investors including Alto Partners Multi Family Office, Atin Kukreja (CEO of Rippledot Capital), Koh Boon Hwee, K3 Ventures, KDV Holdings, Mission Holdings and several Northstar Group Partners including Patrick Walujo. In addition to managing capitalisation tables (cap tables) and employee stock ownership plans (ESOP), Qapita will also enable digital issuance of ESOPs and shares. Qapita was founded in 2019 by CEO Ravi Ravulaparthi, COO Lakshman Gupta, and CTO Vamsee Mohan, who recognised the inefficiencies in private market ownership and transactions, coupled with the need to digitally disrupt this sector. The founders hold decades of experience in investment banking, corporate finance and software engineering respectively, working across markets like India, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and Hong Kong. The founders are alumni of Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Banglore, Indian School of Business (ISB) and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Chennai. Through the Qapita platform, fast-growth private companies and startups can record and manage equity ownership and ESOPs seamlessly and accurately, which can then be accessed by different stakeholders, from investors, to founders, and to employees, based on appropriate access levels. Companies will also be able to issue digital equity awards and grants on the platform. The fresh funding will be used to strengthen and build the team, accelerate product development and build its client base. Qapita is also building digital share issuance capabilities on the platform, which will enable firms to issue shares digitally. Qapita has offices in India and Singapore, and will initially serve customers based in Singapore, India and Indonesia before expanding into other markets. Speaking on the successful fundraise, Ravi Ravulaparthi, CEO and Co-Founder of Qapita, said, “We launched the company seeing the opportunity to tap into the rapid growth of startups, angel investments and employee ownership in Southeast Asia and India. Having worked alongside multiple founders and startups during their fundraising journeys, we recognised the huge gaps that exist in digitising ownership records. If records are systematically digitised today, then transactions can be digitised in the future. We also believe the platform will encourage more employee equity ownership in startups. The ESOP value proposition should be as simple as a pay slip.” The startup ecosystem in India and Southeast Asia is thriving and growing at a rapid pace, with capital increasingly being allocated to up-and-coming players. An increase in funding is significant, as more companies build on the opportunity to reach growth stages or become attractive acquisition targets. Commenting on the investment, Tommy Teo of Vulcan Capital said, “Qapita is setting out to build a best-in-breed equity management platform for private companies and startups. The platform will empower all equity stakeholders to digitally manage their holdings in this region, where each country has its own unique regulatory landscape. We see the founding team’s commitment, network, deep understanding of these markets, and the potential of the software platform as a winning combination. With high growth companies remaining private for longer, we believe digital equity management and liquidity solutions to be a multi-billion dollars opportunity, and are excited to embark on this journey as a partner.” Date: 7th September 2020 Media: VCC Circle Edition: Online Journalist: Mr. Narinder Kapur Headline: Vulcan Capital leads seed funding in fintech startup Qapita URL: https://www.vccircle.com/vulcan-capital-leads-seed-funding-in-fintech-startup-qapita

Qapita, a Singapore-based fintech and legal-tech firm with an office in India (Hyderabad), providing fully-featured digital equity management software, today announced that it has raised a seed round totalling USD1.8 million. This round is led by Vulcan Capital and several prominent early stage investors including Alto Partners Multi Family Office, Atin Kukreja (CEO of Rippledot Capital), Koh Boon Hwee, K3 Ventures, KDV Holdings, Mission Holdings and several Northstar Group Partners including Patrick Walujo. In addition to managing capitalisation tables (cap tables) and employee stock ownership plans (ESOP), Qapita will also enable digital issuance of ESOPs and shares. Qapita was founded in 2019 by CEO Ravi Ravulaparthi, COO Lakshman Gupta, and CTO Vamsee Mohan, who recognised the inefficiencies in private market ownership and transactions, coupled with the need to digitally disrupt this sector. The founders hold decades of experience in investment banking, corporate finance and software engineering respectively, working across markets like India, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and Hong Kong. The founders are alumni of Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Banglore, Indian School of Business (ISB) and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Chennai. Through the Qapita platform, fast-growth private companies and startups can record and manage equity ownership and ESOPs seamlessly and accurately, which can then be accessed by different stakeholders, from investors, to founders, and to employees, based on appropriate access levels. Companies will also be able to issue digital equity awards and grants on the platform. The fresh funding will be used to strengthen and build the team, accelerate product development and build its client base. Qapita is also building digital share issuance capabilities on the platform, which will enable firms to issue shares digitally. Qapita has offices in India and Singapore, and will initially serve customers based in Singapore, India and Indonesia before expanding into other markets. Speaking on the successful fundraise, Ravi Ravulaparthi, CEO and Co-Founder of Qapita, said, “We launched the company seeing the opportunity to tap into the rapid growth of startups, angel investments and employee ownership in Southeast Asia and India. Having worked alongside multiple founders and startups during their fundraising journeys, we recognised the huge gaps that exist in digitising ownership records. If records are systematically digitised today, then transactions can be digitised in the future. We also believe the platform will encourage more employee equity ownership in startups. The ESOP value proposition should be as simple as a pay slip.” The startup ecosystem in India and Southeast Asia is thriving and growing at a rapid pace, with capital increasingly being allocated to up-and-coming players. An increase in funding is significant, as more companies build on the opportunity to reach growth stages or become attractive acquisition targets. Commenting on the investment, Tommy Teo of Vulcan Capital said, “Qapita is setting out to build a best-in-breed equity management platform for private companies and startups. The platform will empower all equity stakeholders to digitally manage their holdings in this region, where each country has its own unique regulatory landscape. We see the founding team’s commitment, network, deep understanding of these markets, and the potential of the software platform as a winning combination. With high growth companies remaining private for longer, we believe digital equity management and liquidity solutions to be a multi-billion dollars opportunity, and are excited to embark on this journey as a partner.”

Date: 7th September 2020 Media: Medianama Edition: Online Journalist: Ms.Soumyarendra Barik Professor: Prof. V Kamakoti Headline: Need to ‘centrally control’ data to prevent algorithmic bias: DoT's draft AI Stack frameworks URL: https://www.medianama.com/2020/09/223-indian-ai-stack-algorithmic-bias/

Qapita, a Singapore-based fintech and legal-tech firm with an office in India (Hyderabad), providing fully-featured digital equity management software, today announced that it has raised a seed round totalling USD1.8 million. This round is led by Vulcan Capital and several prominent early stage investors including Alto Partners Multi Family Office, Atin Kukreja (CEO of Rippledot Capital), Koh Boon Hwee, K3 Ventures, KDV Holdings, Mission Holdings and several Northstar Group Partners including Patrick Walujo. In addition to managing capitalisation tables (cap tables) and employee stock ownership plans (ESOP), Qapita will also enable digital issuance of ESOPs and shares. Qapita was founded in 2019 by CEO Ravi Ravulaparthi, COO Lakshman Gupta, and CTO Vamsee Mohan, who recognised the inefficiencies in private market ownership and transactions, coupled with the need to digitally disrupt this sector. The founders hold decades of experience in investment banking, corporate finance and software engineering respectively, working across markets like India, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and Hong Kong. The founders are alumni of Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Banglore, Indian School of Business (ISB) and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Chennai. Through the Qapita platform, fast-growth private companies and startups can record and manage equity ownership and ESOPs seamlessly and accurately, which can then be accessed by different stakeholders, from investors, to founders, and to employees, based on appropriate access levels. Companies will also be able to issue digital equity awards and grants on the platform. The fresh funding will be used to strengthen and build the team, accelerate product development and build its client base. Qapita is also building digital share issuance capabilities on the platform, which will enable firms to issue shares digitally. Qapita has offices in India and Singapore, and will initially serve customers based in Singapore, India and Indonesia before expanding into other markets. Speaking on the successful fundraise, Ravi Ravulaparthi, CEO and Co-Founder of Qapita, said, “We launched the company seeing the opportunity to tap into the rapid growth of startups, angel investments and employee ownership in Southeast Asia and India. Having worked alongside multiple founders and startups during their fundraising journeys, we recognised the huge gaps that exist in digitising ownership records. If records are systematically digitised today, then transactions can be digitised in the future. We also believe the platform will encourage more employee equity ownership in startups. The ESOP value proposition should be as simple as a pay slip.” The startup ecosystem in India and Southeast Asia is thriving and growing at a rapid pace, with capital increasingly being allocated to up-and-coming players. An increase in funding is significant, as more companies build on the opportunity to reach growth stages or become attractive acquisition targets. Commenting on the investment, Tommy Teo of Vulcan Capital said, “Qapita is setting out to build a best-in-breed equity management platform for private companies and startups. The platform will empower all equity stakeholders to digitally manage their holdings in this region, where each country has its own unique regulatory landscape. We see the founding team’s commitment, network, deep understanding of these markets, and the potential of the software platform as a winning combination. With high growth companies remaining private for longer, we believe digital equity management and liquidity solutions to be a multi-billion dollars opportunity, and are excited to embark on this journey as a partner.” Date: 8th September 2020 Media: Hindustan Times Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: Ram temple construction committee chairman Nripendra Mishra’s visit to Ayodhya begins today URL: https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/ram-temple-construction-committee-chairman- nripendra-mishra-s-visit-to-ayodhya-begins-today/story-RUiM48pL8PWbmGQe8OIaLM.html

Nripendra Misra, the chairman of Ram Mandir construction committee, will visit Ayodhya on Monday to review preparations for the construction of the shrine. Misra along with the members of the Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirath Kshetra Trust will inspect the Ram Janmabhoomi campus and will meet engineers of the Larsen & Toubro (L&T), the construction company that has been awarded the contract of the project.

During his two-day visit, Misra will also discuss the temple’s layout plan with architects Nikhil Sompura and Ashish Sompura – the sons of Chandrakant Sompura, the main architect of the Ram Mandir. The Sompuras are expected to reach Ayodhya from Ahmedabad on Tuesday. If the Sompuras cannot reach Ayodhya on Tuesday, then a virtual meeting is likely to be held to discuss the modalities about the construction of the temple.

The Trust is set to start the construction of the Ram Mandir after the ongoing 16-day pitra paksha ends on September 17. Hindus express gratitude to their ancestors during this period, especially through food offerings.

L&T is preparing to lay the foundation of the Ram Mandir, which is spread across 12,879 square metres, in the Ram Janmabhoomi campus.

Around 1,200 pillars will be laid at around 100 feet (ft) below the surface for the temple’s foundation as first layer. The pillars are made of stone and no iron will be used. There will be another layer of foundation after the stone pillars. “Construction work of the Ram Mandir will start after pitra paksha,” said Champat Rai, general secretary of the Trust.

Around 100 labourers will be engaged to lay the foundation of the shrine. The labourers will undergo coronavirus disease (Covid-19) tests and thermal scanning before they are allowed entry to the Ram Janmabhoomi campus.

The Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) approved the layouts of the Ram Mandir and the Ram Janmabhoomi campus last week. The ADA handed over the layouts to the members of the Trust on September 4 after the latter deposited a fee of Rs 2.11 crore in its bank account.

The Ram Mandir will be 360 ft long, 235 ft wide and 161 ft high. The shrine will have five domes. State- of-the-art technology will be used to lay the temple’s foundation in a bid to preserve it for over 1,500 years and the structure for another 1,000 years.

Experts from the Central Building Research Institute (CBRI) in Roorkee and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Madras have been roped in to make the templ’s foundation strong and ensure that it can withstand earthquakes and other natural calamities.

On November 9, 2019, the Supreme Court (SC) had ruled in favour of construction of the Ram Mandir that ended decades-old Ayodhya title suit dispute.

Date: 8th September 2020 Media: Zee News India Edition: Online Journalist: Mr. Manmeet Gupta Headline: अयोध्या: 39 माह मᴂ भव्य राम मंनदर बनकर हो जाएगा तैयार, अक्टूबर से शु셂 होगी नींव की ुदाई ( Ayodhya: Grand Ram temple will be ready in 39 months, foundation excavation will start from October) URL: https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/up-uttarakhand/grand-ram-temple-will-be-ready-in-39- months-in-ayodhya-temple-construction-will-start-from-october/743946

अक्टूबर से अयोध्या में राम मांफदर के फनमाटण का काम शु셂 जाएगा और 39 माह में भव्य मांफदर बनकर तैयार हो जाएगा. मांगलवार को श्रीराम जभूफम तीथट क्षे配 टरस्ट के महामां配ी चांपत राय ने इस सम्बांध में जानकारी दी.

राममांफदर फनमाटण सफमफत के अध्यक्ष नृपेंद्र फमश्र और टरस्ट के महामां配ी चांपत राय ने मांगलवार को पररसर में 3 घांटे तक लासटन एांड टूिो कांपनी के इांजीफनयरोां के साथ बैठक की. फजसके बाद चांपत राय ने बताया फक अभी टेक्टस्टांग के तौर पर फसिट एक 100 िीट की पाइफलांग होगी, इसके फलए एक मशीन भी लाई गई है. ये पाइफलांग फकतनी मजबूत होगी उसकी ररपोटट आने में एक माह लगेगा. फजसके बाद नीांव की खुदाई का काम शु셂 होगा. 1200 खम्भोां के फलए भी नीांव खोदी जाएगी. दरअसल, पूरे पररसर में 1200 जगहोां पर पाइफलांग होनी है. पाइफलांग मशीनोां से खम्भोां को खडा करने के फलए खुदाई की जाएगी.

मांफदर फनमाटण में लोहे का इस्तेमाल नहीां फकया जाएगा क्ोांफक लोहे की आयु 100 वषट के करीब होती है और मांफदर की आयु 1000 वषट हो ऐसी फनमाटण सामग्री का प्रयोग होना है. नीांव की आयु मांफदर के पत्थर से ज्ादा हो इसके फलए IIT चेन्नई टेक्टस्टांग का काम कर रहा है. फकतनी फगट्टी, फकतनी सीमेंट लगेगा उसपर होमवकट हो रहा है. वहीां, सीबीआरआई 셁डकी और आईआईटी चेन्नई के फवशेषज्ञोां की ओर से भेजी गयी ररपोटट के आधार पर नीांव की फडजाइन तैयार हो रहा है.

राम मांफदर 1000 वषट तक सुरफक्षत रहे इसके फलए वैज्ञाफनक कायट कर रहे हैं. आईआईटी चेन्नई ने 60 मीटर गहराई से फमट्टी के सैंपल फलए हैं. फमट्टी के सैंपल से फमट्टी की ताकत को मापने का काम फकया गया है. साथ ही भूकांप में भी राम मांफदर सुरफक्षत रहे इसे लेकर CBRI स्टडी कर रहा है. फजसकी ररपोटट जल्द ही राम जभूफम तीथट क्षे配 टरस्ट को सौांपी जाएगी. IIT चेन्नई में इस पर भी ररसचट हो रहा है फक राम मांफदर फनमाटण में कौन से सीमेंट, पत्थर, फगट्टी और फकस नदी के मौरांग का इस्तेमाल फकया जाएगा. यह माना जा रहा है फक रॉबट्टसगांज, डाला और बुांदेलखांड की फगट्टी, बेतवा-केन नदी की मौरांग राम मांफदर फनमाटण में प्रयोग के फलए अच्छी है. साथ ही मांफदर फनमाटण में स्टैंडडट कांपनी के सीमेंट का इस्तेमाल फकया जाएगा. चांपत राय ने बताया फक लासटन एांड टूिो कांपनी के इांजीफनयसट के चचाट की गई है फक कैसे राम घाट से एक बार में पत्थरोां की फशक्टफ्टांग हो. साथ ही पररसर की सुरक्षा को लेकर भी चचाट हुई है

Date: 9th September 2020 Media: Navbharat Times Edition: Online Journalist: Mr. Sujeet Upadhyay Headline: Ayodhya News: एक हजार साल की मजबूती के मानक पर हो रही है राम मंनदर की नींव की तैयारी ( Ayodhya News: Preparation for the foundation of Ram temple on the standard of one thousand years of strength) URL: https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/uttar-pradesh/ayodhya/faizabad/ayodhya-news- preparation-for-foundation-of-ram-temple-on-standard-of-one-thousand-years-of- strength/articleshow/77990339.cms

राम मांफदर का नक्शा एडीए से अप्रूव होने के बाद अब मांफदर फनमाटण को लेकर गफतफवफधयाां तेज हो गई हैं। मांफदर की नीांव फनमाटण की तकनीकी प्रगफत की समीक्षा और अयोध्या फवकास के नए मॉडल की योजनाओां पर िोकस करने के फलए मांफदर फनमाटण सफमफत के चेयरमैन नृपेंद्र फमश्र अयोध्या पहुांचने वाले हैं। उधर मांफदर फनमाटण के पाांच एकड क्षे配 की नीांव की मजबूती को हाई तकनीक पर ढालने के फलए आईआईटी चेन्नई और सेंटरल फबक्टल्डांग ररसचट इांस्टीट्यूट 셂डकी के इांफजफनयररग टीमें टेक्टस्टांग में लगी हैं। मांफदर की मजबूती एक हजार साल तक बनी रहे, इसी पर सारी तैयारी हो रही है।

श्री राम ज भूफम तीथट क्षे配 टरस्ट के महासफचव चांपत राय के मुताफबक मांफदर की मजबूती नीांव पर ही फनभटर करेगी। राय ने कहा फक मांफदर की नीांव की मजबूती को लेकर हर तरह से तकनीकी और वैज्ञाफनक परीक्षण फकए जा रहे हैं। इसके फपलर उसी हाई तकनीक से खडे फकए जाएांगे। जैसे नफदयोां के पुलोां को खडा फकया जाता है। केवल अांतर इतना रहेगा फक इसमें लोहे का प्रयोग न करके मजबूत कांिीट मसाले का प्रयोग फकया जाएगा। इसी बात को ध्यान में रखकर आइआईटी की टीम फमट्टी की जाांच के साथ नीांव में प्रयोग होने वाले मैटेररयल की भी टेक्टस्टांग कर रही है।

셂ड़की से भूकंप रोधी जांच ररपोटस का इंतजार राय ने बताया फक पूरी जाांच के बाद ही मांफदर की नीांव की खुदाई का काम शु셂 होगा। मांफदर स्थल के साइल की जाांच ररपोटट आ चुकी है। अब 셂डकी से भूकांप रोधी जाांच ररपोटट का इांतजार है। इसके साथ ही इसके फपलर को तैयार करने में फवफशष्ट् तरह की मजबूत फगट्टी, बेतवा नदी के मोरांग और बेहद मजबूत सीमेंट के सैंपल टेस्ट के फलए आईआईटी चेन्नई भेजे जा रहे हैं। जहाां उसकी मजबूती की वैज्ञाफनक जाांच की जाएगी। उसके बाद मांफदर की नीांव का काम शु셂 होगा।

मंनदर की नींव की नडजाइन तैयार करने मᴂ जुटी टीमᴂ टरस्ट के सदस्य डा. अफनल फमश्र के मुताफबक आईआईटी और सीबीआरआई की टीमें वैज्ञाफनक और तकनीकी परीक्षण करके मांफदर की नीांव की फडजाइन तैयार करने में जुटी हैं। कायटदाई सांस्था एलएांडटी की तैयारी भी नीांव की खुदाई को लेकर अांफतम चरण में है। मांफदर की मजबूती एक हजार साल के मानक पर ही सारे परीक्षण फकए जा रहे हैं।

1200 नपलर पर ड़ा होगा राम मंनदर अफनल फमश्र ने बताया फक मांफदर के आधार की नीांव पर 1200 फपलर खडे फकए जाएांगे। हर फपलर के फलए एक मीटर व्यास का गड्ा 35 मीटर गहरा खोदा जाएगा। फजसे मजबूत कांिीट के मसाले से भरा जाएगा। जबफक इसकी नीांव 200 िीट गहरी रहेगी। टरस्ट के महा सफचव चांपत राय का कहना है फक नागर शैली के राम मांफदर का फनमाटण फपलर के बने प्लेट िामट पर होगा। और इसमें कही भी लोहे का प्रयोग नही फकया जाएगा। इसके बाद इससे बची खाली जमीन को कांिीट से भर कर बेस तैयार होगा।

Date: 8th September 2020 Media: Navodaya Times Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: राम मंनदर की नींव की ुदाई आज से होगी शु셂, मशीनᴂ पंची अयोध्या (Digging of the foundation of Ram temple will start from today, machines reached Ayodhya) URL: https://www.navodayatimes.in/news/khabre/digging-of-the-foundation-of-ram-temple-will-start- from-today-machines-reached-ayodhya-prshnt/156678/

राम मांफदर का नक्शा एडीए से अप्रूव होने के बाद अब मांफदर फनमाटण को लेकर गफतफवफधयाां तेज हो गई हैं। मांफदर की नीांव फनमाटण की तकनीकी प्रगफत की समीक्षा और अयोध्या फवकास के नए मॉडल की योजनाओां पर िोकस करने के फलए मांफदर फनमाटण सफमफत के चेयरमैन नृपेंद्र फमश्र अयोध्या पहुांचने वाले हैं। उधर मांफदर फनमाटण के पाांच एकड क्षे配 की नीांव की मजबूती को हाई तकनीक पर ढालने के फलए आईआईटी चेन्नई और सेंटरल फबक्टल्डांग ररसचट इांस्टीट्यूट 셂डकी के इांफजफनयररग टीमें टेक्टस्टांग में लगी हैं। मांफदर की मजबूती एक हजार साल तक बनी रहे, इसी पर सारी तैयारी हो रही है।

श्री राम ज भूफम तीथट क्षे配 टरस्ट के महासफचव चांपत राय के मुताफबक मांफदर की मजबूती नीांव पर ही फनभटर करेगी। राय ने कहा फक मांफदर की नीांव की मजबूती को लेकर हर तरह से तकनीकी और वैज्ञाफनक परीक्षण फकए जा रहे हैं। इसके फपलर उसी हाई तकनीक से खडे फकए जाएांगे। जैसे नफदयोां के पुलोां को खडा फकया जाता है। केवल अांतर इतना रहेगा फक इसमें लोहे का प्रयोग न करके मजबूत कांिीट मसाले का प्रयोग फकया जाएगा। इसी बात को ध्यान में रखकर आइआईटी की टीम फमट्टी की जाांच के साथ नीांव में प्रयोग होने वाले मैटेररयल की भी टेक्टस्टांग कर रही है।

셂ड़की से भूकंप रोधी जांच ररपोटस का इंतजार राय ने बताया फक पूरी जाांच के बाद ही मांफदर की नीांव की खुदाई का काम शु셂 होगा। मांफदर स्थल के साइल की जाांच ररपोटट आ चुकी है। अब 셂डकी से भूकांप रोधी जाांच ररपोटट का इांतजार है। इसके साथ ही इसके फपलर को तैयार करने में फवफशष्ट् तरह की मजबूत फगट्टी, बेतवा नदी के मोरांग और बेहद मजबूत सीमेंट के सैंपल टेस्ट के फलए आईआईटी चेन्नई भेजे जा रहे हैं। जहाां उसकी मजबूती की वैज्ञाफनक जाांच की जाएगी। उसके बाद मांफदर की नीांव का काम शु셂 होगा।

मंनदर की नींव की नडजाइन तैयार करने मᴂ जुटी टीमᴂ टरस्ट के सदस्य डा. अफनल फमश्र के मुताफबक आईआईटी और सीबीआरआई की टीमें वैज्ञाफनक और तकनीकी परीक्षण करके मांफदर की नीांव की फडजाइन तैयार करने में जुटी हैं। कायटदाई सांस्था एलएांडटी की तैयारी भी नीांव की खुदाई को लेकर अांफतम चरण में है। मांफदर की मजबूती एक हजार साल के मानक पर ही सारे परीक्षण फकए जा रहे हैं।

1200 नपलर पर ड़ा होगा राम मंनदर अफनल फमश्र ने बताया फक मांफदर के आधार की नीांव पर 1200 फपलर खडे फकए जाएांगे। हर फपलर के फलए एक मीटर व्यास का गड्ा 35 मीटर गहरा खोदा जाएगा। फजसे मजबूत कांिीट के मसाले से भरा जाएगा। जबफक इसकी नीांव 200 िीट गहरी रहेगी। टरस्ट के महा सफचव चांपत राय का कहना है फक नागर शैली के राम मांफदर का फनमाटण फपलर के बने प्लेट िामट पर होगा। और इसमें कही भी लोहे का प्रयोग नही फकया जाएगा। इसके बाद इससे बची खाली जमीन को कांिीट से भर कर बेस तैयार होगा।

Date: 8th September 2020 Media: NDTV Edition: Online Journalist: Ms. Mridusmita Deka Headline: IIT JAM 2021 Admission: Application Starts On September 10 URL: https://www.ndtv.com/education/iit-jam-2021-admission-application-starts-on-september-10

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru will open the application window for the online registration of candidates for admission to MSc (Two Year), Joint MSc-PhD, MSc-PhD Dual Degree and other Post-Bachelor's Degree programmes at the IITs and to the Integrated PhD programmes at IISc. Candidates with the required eligibility can register for the online application for the Joint Admission Test for MSc (JAM) between September 10 and October 15, 2020 for the 2021 academic session. Integrated PhD programmes in Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences and Biological Sciences at IISc Bangalore will use the JAM 2021 results to shortlist candidates for the final selection for admission to the institute. Details including IIT JAM 2021 eligibility, admission procedure, application dates, IIT JAM admit cards and JAM results are available on the JAM 2021 portal -- jam.iisc.ac.in. JAM is an all-India level test held across the country jointly by Indian Institutes of Technology and Indian Institute of Science. The eligibility test of JAM is conducted in eight zones across the country jointly by Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, and seven Indian Institutes of Technology (Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee) on behalf of Ministry of Education (MoE). The 2021’s edition of JAM will be administered by IISc Bengaluru. The computer-based JAM 2021 is scheduled to be held on February 14, 2021 in two shifts. The IIT JAM 2021 results, as per the schedule provided by the IISc Bangalore, will be declared on March 20, 2021. The 2021 session of JAM has also included one more subject, Economics, apart from the already existing subjects: Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Biotechnology, Geology and Mathematical Statistics. “All the seven Test Papers of JAM 2021 will be of entirely objective type, with three different patterns of questions, namely (i) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), (ii) Multiple Select Questions (MSQ), and (iii) Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions,” read a statement from the JAM 2021 website.

Date: 8th September 2020 Media: Analytics India Mag Edition: Online Journalist: NA Alumni: Mr. Karthikeyan Sankaran Headline: Register for this Webinar on “Data Engineering: Careers and Skills” URL: https://analyticsindiamag.com/register-for-this-webinar-on-data-engineering-careers-and-skills/

For every Data Scientist a company hires, they in turn need to hire an average 5 Data Engineers. This has led to a huge increase in the demand for data engineers – in India as well as globally. What makes a career in Data Engineering even more relevant is the fact that the demand is expected to grow even during the economic slowdown. In this webinar, a panel of experts from LatentView, Genpact and Praxis Business School will talk to you on: • What is data engineering and how is it different from data science? • What does a data engineer do? • What makes Data engineering such an attractive career option? • What are the skills required and how can you acquire these skills? • How does the post graduate program in data engineering at Praxis Business school, with knowledge support from LatentView and Genpact, help you build a career in data engineering?

Karthikeyan Sankaran (Karthik) has over 20+ years of experience in the software industry with specific focus on Business Intelligence & Advanced Analytics. He is a passionate data science practitioner with the ability to effectively use technology to solve business problems. Currently in his role at Latentview Analytics, he works at the intersection of Business, Data, Math and Technology to answer business questions using an approach that is simple, pragmatic & effective. Karthik has spoken at many conferences, conducted data science bootcamps and is a regular guest lecturer in campuses. Karthik completed his engineering at IIT Madras and is an MBA from IIM Calcutta.

Sidharth Reddy is Vice President and global head of Data and Advanced Analytics delivery for banking and capital markets clients at Genpact. He has more than 20 years of industry experience across the globe. In his career, he has held front- and middle-office roles in various banks in USA and India. He has also consulted with numerous commercial and investment banks across the globe in the field of ALM, FTP, Liquidity Risk, and Market Risk Management. He has an MBA from Illinois State University, as well as a Bachelor of Arts (Economics) and Master of Arts (Economics) from Loyola College, Chennai, India.

Prof. Charanpreet Singh has been the driving force behind the highly successful Data Science Program offered by Praxis Business School, and is one of the pioneers in this field, having started the Praxis full-time program as early as in 2011. Prof Singh has 30+ years of experience in organizations like British Oxygen, Tata Steel, PwC, HP and Praxis. He has professional and academic interests in the areas of education, learning, data science and communication and has been a mentor to career aspirants across domains. He is a Chevening Scholar of the British Government and has done his B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Kanpur and his MBA from the University of Iowa in the USA.

Date: 8th September 2020 Media: Citizens Matters Edition: Online Journalist: Mr. Laasya Shekhar Professor: Prof. Sudarshan S Headline: As colleges embrace virtual education, how are professors and students coping? URL: https://chennai.citizenmatters.in/virtual-education-norms-and-processes-in-chennai-colleges- 18405

All it takes for Bharani (name changed), a social work student at Madras Christian College (MCC) to take part in her department’s webinar is a mobile phone with a good internet connection. Happy to save three hours of commuting time from her home in Avadi to her college in Nungambakkam, M Varsha, a Journalism student from MOP Vaishnav College attends classes online. A BSc Maths student at Loyola College, Anto Nelson doesn’t miss the class; he listens to the live online class and notes down the sum as instructed by the professor.

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These instances clearly portray the evolution of college education in the age of COVID. Organising classes through Zoom or Google classroom, discussions through webinars, checking written assignments with the aid of plagiarism software — the pandemic has clearly changed the path of college education in Chennai. Learning is no more confined to the classroom, as students with Internet access can continue the learning. Education post COVID Colleges in Chennai are slowly adapting to the post-COVID world by encouraging students towards extended learning. “We have started the new semester,” says Dr P Wilson, Principal of Madras Christian College (MCC). The college is exploring student-friendly measures such as conducting classes and practicals through online software. “The college administration has created an ID for each student to attend classes through Google Classroom. A survey was also conducted to find out the percentage of students with Internet connectivity,” said Sri Loganathan, a final year Journalism student from MCC. 94% of the students have proper Internet connectivity according to the survey. “We will do a case-by-case analysis for those without a proper mobile or Internet. This will formulate a solution,” says P Wilson. Meanwhile, colleges are putting technology to the best use. Many city-based colleges have created inhouse tools for various facets of education such as college admissions, examinations and classroom learning.

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Classroom instruction & webinars WebEx, Google Meet, Zoom myperfectice, PaperShala and TCS iON digital learning software. Major institutions use Examinations in-house tools.

Library resources Remote software, Koha and other open-source solutions

Registration and filling Adobe Acrobat and other Enterprise Resource Planning forms software

MHRD’s virtual labs, e labs for programming and self-testing, Self learning inhouse tools

(Based on inputs from various colleges in Chennai) Loyola College is creating a mobile-based application to make the learning process easy for students. “We will record attendance, assign weekly targets and track their performances through the application,” says F R Francis Thomas, Principal of Loyola College. Colleges are exploring a complete transformation of pedagogy by conducting internals, practicals, project work and internship online. “Students will not hold the apparatus physically, but through a computer-mediated process; chemistry practicals can also be conducted thus. Lecturers in the department will conduct a demo for students,” said Wilson, adding that all the faculty members are currently learning about the nuances of virtual education. There has been an emphasis on self-learning too, through assignments and group works. Various institutions are offering full-time degree courses online. For example, IIT-Madras has introduced the world’s first online BSc Degree program in programming and Data Science. Students can get a degree regardless of their age or location and with a wide range of academic backgrounds says a brochure on the website. The signs, so far From good class strength to increased participation among students, several positives have been noticed since the introduction of virtual education. “The class strength is pretty encouraging,” says Dr Sandeep Sancheti, Vice-Chancellor. SRM Institute of Science and Technology. “We are getting daily/weekly reports that records average 85-90% and in most cases above 90%. It is better than in regular classrooms. I feel it is because students cannot go anywhere outside due to the virus and resources for learning is available at a click,” he added. Virtual education has also enhanced the confidence of students who are no longer shy or scared to ask questions or seek clarification on doubts. “The chatbox in remote learning is a great tool for many students who hesitate to interact in a classroom setting. It also facilitates referring to other resources on the Internet parallelly, which is often not feasible in conventional learning methodology,” says Dr Sancheti. However, as we probe a little more, some complaints begin to emerge. “It is not the same. The feeling of physically attending a seminar is more exciting,” sighs Bharani. Few of her classmates could not attend due to connectivity issues and there was no discipline among the participants, many of whom had to be repeatedly told to turn off their mic to avoid ambient noise. Technological glitches sometimes make virtual classes uncomfortable for professors and students. “Besides missing the college ambience, I find classes from home distracting. Half of the time is exhausted in conversations like, Am I audible, hello, can you hear me?” says Varsha M. Anto Nelson misses the kick of solving Maths problems in a step-by-step procedure. “It is not fun to watch solved problems in a PowerPoint presentation. I personally miss the classroom experience,” he mentions. For students belonging to economically poor backgrounds, virtual education is a huge burden. Says Ananth P, a BA Economics student, “Continuing my education during the COVID-19 times has proved to be so difficult. My father has been taking night shifts so that he can save money and buy me an Android phone,” says Ananth, whose father is a mechanic. “Every college has financially backward students coming from remote areas, with no access to gadgets. Colleges should identify donors who could sponsor dongles for students and send recorded classes to the students with poor internet connection, so that they can listen to these whenever they get access” Kanya Babu, co-founder of All India Movement for Service, an organisation fighting for the rights of children A big leap How ready are teachers themselves for the sudden jump into futuristic education? A few proactive professors have used the opportunity to learn the processes and benefits of virtual education. A year ago, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS) conducted a webinar, connecting its clinical students. “We have conducted four such webinars in the past one year. Since then, a few professors have gotten accustomed to online teaching methods,” says Dr S Balasubramaniam, director of clinics, TANUVAS, adding that the advantages of virtual education cannot be ignored. “This is the easiest way to expose students to global medicine practices,” he added. But the shift has not been easy for all professors who feel that they were put in a spot without proper training and preparation. “The attention span of a student is less than twelve minutes. It is a tough job to monitor hundreds of students online,” says Sudarshan S, Professor, IIT-Madras, who has been teaching online now for more than four months. For some teachers, there is also the discomfort of having to adapt to something completely new, after being conditioned for years to conventional methods. “I was so technologically challenged that I could not even open my mail without my husband’s help. As the college announced the commencement of online classes, I started learning about it all,” says a faculty member of M O P Vaishnav College for Women, who did not wish to be named. The road ahead With all these changes thanks to the pandemic, do educationists anticipate a permanent change in the college system and pedagogy? “Education will move towards hybrid learning and predominantly, constructivism where students construct their knowledge on their own with the support of teachers,” says P Wilson, also acknowledging that the transformation must not exclude less privileged students. “Inclusive approach may suffer in online education,” says Principal of Loyola College, Thomas Amirtham. The college that has 30 per cent of its seats taken up by poor and first-generation students does not see virtual education as a future norm, even though measures are being taken to fill the gap under the present circumstances. “We will provide additional data for students who cannot afford it. More such schemes will be implemented,” Thomas Amirtham added.

Date: 9th September 2020 Media: Hindustan (clip attached) Edition: New Delhi Page No: 2 Journalist: NA Headline: 1200 pillars of Ram temple to be constructed in four fifth months

Date: 9th September 2020 Media: TV9 Bharatvarsh Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: अयोध्या: अगले महीने शु셂 होगा राम मंनदर की नींव का काम, इंजीननयसस से नमलने के बाद बोले चंपत राय ( ( Champat Rai said after the foundation of Ram temple, work will start next month) URL: https://www.tv9bharatvarsh.com/uttar-pradesh/digging-of-ram-mandir-foundation-will-start- from-the-mid-of-october-281818.html

श्रीरामज भूफम तीथट क्षे配 टरस्ट के महामां配ी चांपत राय ने कहा फक मांफदर की नीांव के मुख्य काम की शु셁आत अक्टूबर मध्य से हो पाएगी. नीांव की खुदाई से पहले एक मीटर के व्यास (Diameter) का 100 िीट गहरा एक खांभा डाला जाएगा, फजसका केवल पाइफलांग टेस्ट होगा. उन्होांने कहा इसकी ररपोटट आने में समय लगेगा.

राम मांफदर फनमाटण सफमफत के अध्यक्ष नृपेंद्र फमश्र और टरस्ट के महामां配ी चांपत राय ने मांगलवार को 3 घांटे तक लासटन एांड टूिो कांपनी के इांजीफनयरोां के साथ बैठक की. इसके बाद चांपत राय ने प配कारोां बताया फक अभी टेक्टस्टांग के तौर पर फसिट एक 100 िीट की पाइफलांग होगी, इसके फलए एक मशीन भी लाई गई है. पाइफलांग फकतनी मजबूत होगी, उसकी ररपोटट आने में एक माह लगेगा. इसके बाद नीांव की खुदाई का काम शु셂 होगा.

नकतनी नगट्टी, नकतना सीमᴂट लगेगा उसपर होमवकस हो रहा है

चांपत राय ने कहा फक 1200 खांभोां के फलए भी नीांव खोदी जाएगी, इसमें समय लगेगा. मुख्य काम की शु셁आत अक्टूबर मध्य से हो पाएगी. पूरे पररसर में 1200 जगहोां पर पाइफलांग होनी है. पाइफलांग मशीनोां से खांभोां को खडा करने के फलए खुदाई की जाएगी. उन्होांने बताया फक नीांव की आयु मांफदर के पत्थर से ज्ादा हो इसके फलए आईआईटी चेन्नई टेक्टस्टांग का काम कर रहा है. फकतनी फगट्टी, फकतनी सीमेंट लगेगा उसपर होमवकट हो रहा है.

1200 ंभों को 100 मीटर गहराई मᴂ लगाना है

चांपत राय ने बताया फक 1200 खांभोां को 100 मीटर गहराई में लगाना है. यह तकनीकी काम है और इसमें समय लगेगा. इस काम की शु셁आत अक्टूबर के मध्य से ही हो पाएगी. एक-दो फदन इधर-उधर हो सकता है. सभी लोग चाहते हैं फक मांफदर की नीांव की आयु पत्थरोां ज्ादा हो. आईआईटी चेन्नई में इस पर भी ररसचट हो रहा है फक राम मांफदर फनमाटण में कौन से सीमेंट, पत्थर, फगट्टी और फकस नदी के मौरांग का इस्तेमाल फकया जाएगा.

चांपत राय ने बताया फक लासटन एांड टूिो कांपनी के इांजीफनयसट के चचाट की गई है फक कैसे राम घाट से एक बार में पत्थरोां की फशक्टफ्टांग हो. साथ ही पररसर की सुरक्षा को लेकर भी चचाट हुई है. उन्होांने बताया फक मांफदर पररसर का नृपेंद्र फमश्र ने भी मांगलवार को फनरीक्षण फकया. इससे पहले, अफधगृहीत पररसर की सुरक्षा के फलए गफठत स्थायी सुरक्षा सफमफत की बैठक हुई.

आने वाले नदनों मᴂ सुरक्षा के प्रबंध पहले से भी अनधक चाक चौबंद होंगे

एडीजी सुरक्षा बीके फसांह ने कहा फक सुरक्षा सांबांधी फनणटय लेने से पहले फनरीक्षण करना आवश्यक होता है, ताफक बेहतर स्टरक्चर बनाया जा सके . सभी सदस्योां ने पररसर का भ्रमण कर सुरक्षा के क्ा-क्ा प्रबांध हो सकते हैं, इस पर अपनी-अपनी राय दी. पररसर की सुरक्षा व्यवस्था सावटजफनक नहीां की जा सकती, लेफकन आने वाले फदनोां में सुरक्षा के प्रबांध पहले से भी अफधक चाकचौबांद होांगे.

Date: 9th September 2020 Media: News 18 Edition: Online Journalist: Mr. Krishna Shukla Headline: अयोध्या मᴂ राम मंनदर ननमासण के नलए राम भक्तों को अभी और करना होगा इंतजार, ये है वजह (For the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya, Ram devotees will have to wait longer, this is the reason) URL: https://hindi.news18.com/news/uttar-pradesh/ayodhya-ram-devotees-will-still-have-to-wait-for- ram-temple-construction-in-ayodhya-nodbk-3231114.html

जल्द से जल्द भव्य राम मांफदर फनमाटण (Ram Temple Construction) की आस लगाए राम भक्तोां को अभी और इांतजार करना पड सकता है. राम मांफदर फनमाटण के फलए की जाने वाली नीांव की खुदाई का फनयफमत काम 15 अक्टूबर के बाद ही शु셂 होने की सांभावना है. तत्काल में आई ररग मशीन (Rig Machine) से अभी फसिट 1 मीटर चौडा और 100 ीट गहरा गड्ा खोदकर उसमें कांिीट का मसाला भरा जाएगा और एक खम्भा तैयार होगा, फजसकी मजबूती की जाांच आईआईटी चेन्नई (IIT Chennai) एक महीने में करेगी. इसकी जाांच ररपोटट आने में एक महीने का समय लगेगा. इसके बाद लगभग 15 अक्टूबर के बाद से फनयफमत 셂प से नीांव की खुदाई और खांभोां को भरे जाने का काम शु셂 होगा.

इतना ही नहीां इन 1200 खांभोां को खोदकर इन्हें भरे जाने के फलए और मशीनें भी लगाई जाएांगी. यह जानकारी राम मांफदर तीथट क्षे配 टरस्ट के महासफचव चांपत राय ने मांगलवार को राम मांफदर फनमाटण सफमफत के अध्यक्ष नृपेंद्र फमश्र के साथ L&T और टरस्ट के अ पदाफधकाररयोां के साथ हुई मीफटांग के बाद दी. राय ने बताया फक अभी फसिट टेस्ट पाइफलांग की जाएगी फजसके तहत एक 100 िीट के गड्े को खोदकर उसे भरने का काम होगा और उसकी मजबूती की जाांच होगी.

छोटी से छोटी तकनीकी ानमयों की जांच इसके अलावा चांपत राय ने बताया फक हम सभी ने यह तय फकया है फक मांफदर की बुफनयाद की आयु मांफदर में लगे पत्थरोां से ज्ादा हो. इसीफलए आईआईटी चेन्नई के तकनीकी फवशेषज्ञोां के द्वारा हर छोटी से छोटी तकनीकी खाफमयोां की जाांच की जा रही है. राय ने बताया फक फनमाटण के फलए कायटदाई सांस्था L&T के तकनीकी फवशेषज्ञ इस बात की गांभीरता से चचाट कर रहे हैं फक फनमाटण के फलए सीमेंट कहाां से मांगाई जाएगी. कहाां की फगट्टी का प्रयोग फकया जाएगा. साथ ही मौरांग की गुणवत्ता क्ा होनी चाफहए. इन सभी पर बेहद गांभीरता से चचाट चल रही है. फनमाटण में 39 महीनोां का समय लग जाएगा. Date: 9th September 2020 Media: India Tv Edition: Online Journalist: NA Headline: राम मंनदर के नींव का काम अक्टूबर मध्य से शु셂 होगा : चंपत राय ( Ram temple foundation work will start from mid-October: Champat Rai) URL: https://www.indiatv.in/india/uttar-pradesh-ayodhya-ram-mandir-foundation-work-will-start-from- mid-october-champat-rai-739661

श्रीरामज भूफम तीथट क्षे配 टरस्ट के महामां配ी चांपत राय ने कहा फक मांफदर फनमाटण नीांव की खुदाई से पहले एक मीटर के व्यास में 100 िीट गहरा एक नीांव का खांभा डाला जाएगा, फजसका केवल पाइफलांग टेस्ट होगा। इसकी ररपोटट आने में समय लगेगा। नीांव के मुख्य काम की शु셁आत अक्टूबर मध्य से हो पाएगी। राम मांफदर फनमाटण सफमफत के अध्यक्ष नृपेंद्र फमश्र और टरस्ट के महामां配ी चांपत राय ने मांगलवार को पररसर में 3 घांटे तक लासटन एांड टूिो कांपनी के इांजीफनयरोां के साथ बैठक की। इसके बाद चांपत राय ने प配कारोां बताया फक अभी टेक्टस्टांग के तौर पर फसिट एक 100 िीट की पाइफलांग होगी, इसके फलए एक मशीन भी लाई गई है। पाइफलांग फकतनी मजबूत होगी, उसकी ररपोटट आने में एक माह लगेगा। इसके बाद नीांव की खुदाई का काम शु셂 होगा।

उन्होांने कहा फक 1200 खांभोां के फलए भी नीांव खोदी जाएगी। इसमें समय लगेगा। मुख्य काम की शु셁आत अक्टूबर मध्य से हो पाएगी। पूरे पररसर में 1200 जगहोां पर पाइफलांग होनी है। पाइफलांग मशीनोां से खांभोां को खडा करने के फलए खुदाई की जाएगी। उन्होांने बताया फक नीांव की आयु मांफदर के पत्थर से ज्ादा हो इसके फलए आईआईटी चेन्नई टेक्टस्टांग का काम कर रहा है। फकतनी फगट्टी, फकतनी सीमेंट लगेगा उसपर होमवकट हो रहा है।

चांपत राय ने बताया फक 1200 खांभोां को 100 मीटर गहराई में लगाना है। इस काम की शु셁आत अक्टूबर के मध्य से ही हो पाएगा। यह तकनीकी काम है और इसमें समय लगेगा। एक-दो फदन इधर-उधर हो सकता है। सभी लोग चाहते हैं फक मांफदर की नीांव की आयु पत्थरोां ज्ादा हो। आईआईटी चेन्नई में इस पर भी ररसचट हो रहा है फक राम मांफदर फनमाटण में कौन से सीमेंट, पत्थर, फगट्टी और फकस नदी के मौरांग का इस्तेमाल फकया जाएगा।

चांपत राय ने बताया फक लासटन एांड टूिो कांपनी के इांजीफनयसट के चचाट की गई है फक कैसे राम घाट से एक बार में पत्थरोां की फशक्टफ्टांग हो। साथ ही पररसर की सुरक्षा को लेकर भी चचाट हुई है। उन्होांने बताया फक मांफदर पररसर का नृपेंद्र फमश्र ने भी मांगलवार को फनरीक्षण फकया।

इससे पहले, अफधगृहीत पररसर की सुरक्षा के फलए गफठत स्थायी सुरक्षा सफमफत की बैठक हुई। एडीजी सुरक्षा बीके फसांह ने कहा फक सुरक्षा सांबांधी फनणटय लेने से पहले स्थालीय फनरीक्षण करना आवश्यक होता है, ताफक बेहतर सुरक्षा खाका बनाया जा सके। सभी सदस्योां ने पररसर का भ्रमण कर सुरक्षा के क्ा-क्ा प्रबांध हो सकते हैं, इस पर अपनी-अपनी राय दी। पररसर की सुरक्षा व्यवस्था सावटजफनक नहीां की जा सकती, लेफकन आने वाले फदनोां में सुरक्षा के प्रबांध पहले से भी अफधक चाकचौबांद होांगे।