IIT-Guwahati: G for Global

IIT Guwahati is looking to carve its place on the global map by attracting students from different countries in the next few years.

The Indian Institute of Technology,Guwahati (IIT-G) is looking to carve its place on the global map by attracting students from different countries in the next few years. IIT-G director Gautam Barua,during its 12th convocation last week said that while the campus already had a few foreign students,he was determined to significantly increase their number in order to make the institutes presence felt across the globe. Also,with a view to increasing exchange programmes with international institutes,IIT-G would double its student intake capacity from the present 3,000 in the next six years,Barua said.

Destination Arunachal for rafters

Arunachal Pradesh is widening its tourism horizon to include yet another sector: adventure sports. The immediate focus is on white-water rafting,with the frontier state offering the challenge on the Siang,which is in fact the Tsangpo that originates in Tibet and flows down to become the Brahmaputra in Assam. While the state government is offering several incentives,an Itanagar-based non-governmental organisation called Donyi Hang has already tied up with a kayak academy based in the United States to help promote the sport. The seventh national rafting championship that Arunachal Pradesh had hosted in March has already prompted a lot of enquires.

IIT-kharagpur to chart master plan for Aizawl

The Mizoram government has roped in IIT Kharagpur to draw up a masterplan to make Aizawl,the picturesque state capital into a model capital city. One of the most populous cities in the Northeast,Aizawl has witnessed haphazard and unplanned growth in the past two decades,with that often being a cause for worry for the authorities since it is situated in one of the most active seismic zones of the country. The proposed masterplan,which is likely to be adopted soon by the Aizawl Development Authority,seeks to divide the city into ten planning zones,with a lot of open space spread all over. Aizawl,incidentally,is the only city in the country where honking is a rare phenomena on the roads.

Nod for Manipur night-landings

There is some cause for cheer for the beleaguered population of Manipur. The Director-General of Civil Aviation has given its approval for night-landing of aircraft at the Tulihal airport in Imphal,the state capital. The decision came amid a severe crisis that the state has been facing as supply of essential commodities,including foodgrain,medicines and fuel,has suffered heavily due to a blockade on both national highways,NH39 and NH53,that link Manipur to the rest of the country. With night-landing becoming a reality,the daily arrival of flights at Imphal is now expected to go up from the existing 10 that land at present.

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