The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur has planned to set up a 550 kilowatt Solar Energy Research Experimental Station in its campus.
The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur has planned to set up a 550 kilowatt Solar Energy Research Experimental Station in its campus.
The instances of fake currency detection continue to occur despite a slew of measures initiated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in recent months. According to investigating agencies, the recently recovered Rs 2 crore in fake currency in Mughalsarai, is just the tip of the iceberg.
Currently, India is the reigning leader in global diamond polishing and export business with an estimated global market share of around 90 per cent.
A total of 1,037 students had reportedly applied for campus placement which began on December 1, 2008, of which 732 appeared for interviews while only 574 managed to secure final employment. The record is poor when compared to 98 per cent placement by mid-February during the last placement season. Similarly, around 96 per cent of students had been placed by January end in 2006-07.
Allahabad Bank executive director S K Dua says the banks are not in a position to waive the crores of rupees lying unpaid by professionals. "If the debtor is not in a position to repay, the guarantor or the family kin should make the payment," he says. SBI officials believe most defaulters are deliberately delaying payments on pretext of recession. "A number of the debtors are working abroad after taking the loans and are clearly in a position to repay the debts," says Dua.
Mirza International, the city's leading leather manufacturer, has taken the initiative by starting a power plant that could generate 20 Mw by utilising the waste that is left after processing. The technology has been developed by a research student, Ranjeet, who is currently studying at the Harcourt Butler Technological Institute. He is working on biogas technologies.
Retailers such as Future Axiom and Vmart have decided to consolidate their business by reaching out to unexplored markets outside major cities, believing them to have been relatively unaffected by the downturn. Future Axiom's mobile bazaar CEO, Ashy Sehgal said, "Instead of spending heavily on attracting more customers in overreached metropolitan markets, we can target the unheeded customer waiting for us in smaller cities."
Stiff competition from China makes matters worse for Kanpur's leather exporters. The industry has been hit severely by the slowdown in the west, which is its primary export market.
The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, has developed cutting edge surveillance and tracking technologies, which will be vital in identifying the exact location of mobile phone users and the train positions.The new system would provide information about the exact position of the cellphone user rather than the currently technology, which provides information regarding the BTS tower. This would enable the investigating agencies to nab the terrorists and criminals.
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