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Website link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uX6L0rd4QmEZ8eDzcca49yY2aLtx_vPJ/view
IIT Delhi reached out to rural public impacted by outbreak of
COVID-19 pandemic
Rural Technology Action Group (RuTAG) at Indian
Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD) brought forward an
issue of their Newsletter targeting the rural population
impacted by reverse migration due to the outbreak
of COVID-19 pandemic. In the prevailing situation,
the worst-affected section of the population has been
the large multitude of migrant labourers and small entrepreneurs. It is becoming increasingly evident that decentralised industrialisation of the rural sector providing
local employment stability to the rural population must
be urgently taken up. This Newsletter is the outcome
of 22 online sessions/conferences/workshops during
lockdown period at various locations across India. It
includes several rural technological innovations. Now, to
reach out to the maximum number of target population,
RuTAG division at IIT have started publishing their publications on rural technological innovations in local
languages, like Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi, Bangla and Punjabi.
Website link:
http://rutag.iitd.ac.in/rutag/sites/default/files/images/user38/RuTAG%20Newsletter%20July%202020.pdf
IIT Delhi developed PRACRITI, a platform for monitoring
COVID-19
PRACRITI is an acronym for PRediction and Assessment of CoRona Infections and Transmission in India. It is a web-based dashboard that gives details of state- and district- wise predictions of COVID-19 transmission in the country. The dashboard also takes into account 73 different lockdown scenarios and how the transmission will be affected if the
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