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According to IITM, the filings in 2020 include nine patents related to Covid-19 inventions ranging from 'Systems and methods for detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2' and 'A standalone, portable single-use and wireless ventilator system' besides 'A system for non-invasive calibration-free blood pressure measurement' and 'Smart and Sustainable devices for infectious Mask and PPE waste treatment'.

In a press release, B. Raveendran, the head of the centre at IIT-M said, "The project is designed to establish an independent research profile and to contribute significantly to socially relevant research in Artificial Intelligence (AI)".

'AI-For-India 1.0' is an online coding event and is open for students, IT and non-IT professionals and anyone in the age group of 8 to 80 years interested in coding. It is scheduled to be conducted on April 24, 2021. According to the institution, this event is expected to set a world record for the largest coding workshop conducted online.

IIT Delhi director Professor V. Ramgopal Rao told IANS, "We have made a quality mask similar to the N95 based on indigenous technology. This N95 mask can be made available across the country for just Rs 40." According to IIT Delhi, the mask made by the institution has left the N95 made in foreign countries behind in terms of quality. The mask made by IIT Delhi has been certified better in several world class tests.

Besides, the philanthropic arm - Hyundai Motor India Foundation - donated a KONA Electric for IIT Delhi students to study alternate energy powered vehicles and emerging technologies to innovate new age mobility solutions.

Charm Health Innovation Challenge is a Digital Healthcare focused technology competition organised by two California-based organisations, 'Charm Health' and 'iValley'.

The science of Geodesy has applications in monitoring earthquake, volcanic, landslide and weather hazard recognition and response; soil health, water resources, and drought surveillance; climate change including monitoring the polar ice cover; oil spill clean-ups; GPS timing and autonomous vehicle development.

Piezoelectricity is the electric charge that accumulates in certain solid materials in response to applied mechanical stress. Mechanical stress is a measure of internal resistance exhibited by a body or material when an external force is applied to it.

Kumar's 52-year-old father Sunil Singh works on a power loom in Surat on a daily wage basis. He was compelled to shift to Gujarat since the small piece of land that the family owns in Bihar wasn't sufficient for him and his four siblings to earn a living.

The researchers have also compared the performance of their pitcher-plant inspired SLIPS materials to other bio-inspired ideas and have found theirs to be superior in terms of efficiency of water harvesting.