New Delhi: The new ‘Chandrakanta Kesavan Centre for Energy Policy and Climate Solutions’ will be set up at the IIT-Kanpur.
The new centre will assist policy makers with practical solutions to the climate change problems. The new centre is aimed at spearheading the development of technology and policy solutions to help India and the world combat climate change, a statement from IIT-Kanpur said.
According to the IIT Kanpur statement, the centre will be an autonomous organisation within the institute. The focus of the Centre will be on policy, communications, education and outreach efforts aimed at implementing technology and science-based solutions in the country at large, outside the academic world, reported NDTV.
An agreement for establishing the centre was signed between IIT-Kanpur and alumnus of the Class of 1976, Sudhakar Kesavan. The Centre is named after his mother Dr Chandrakanta Kesavan, a role model for Indian women in science.
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