IIT-Delhi to come up with many big inventions soon: Director
By IANS| Published: 25th January 2021 9:01 pm IST
By Ganesh Bhatt
New Delhi, Jan 25 : Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi, counted among the best educational institutions, is soon going to dedicate several new innovations to the nation. IIT-Delhi Director V Ramgopal Rao tells in an exclusive interview to IANS how the institute has endeavoured to fight coronavirus pandemic and what the situation vis-a-vis job placements and new courses in the IIT is. Excerpts:
Q: Which new innovations is IIT-D coming up with in the near future?
A: We are developing a new kit to quickly test coronavirus infection. This modern kit’s reliability is more than the antijet kit available in the market. The great thing about this new kit is that its price is quite low. It will be available in the next few days. The IIT-D has also come up with an indigenous N95 mask. It will be made available across the country for just Rs 40 a piece.