IIT along with 7 institutions to use technology to improve lives of people in Rajasthan's Sirohi

The Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur, in partnership with seven other institutions will employ innovative technologies to improve the lives of the people of Sirohi, one of the most backward districts of Rajasthan. The initiative described as Scientific Social Responsibility Director of the IIT, Jodhpur, Santanu Chaudhury, said technologies like AI, Internet of Things, Big Data Analytics, sensors, and drones will be used in areas of health, agriculture, solar energy, drinking water and communication facilities to improve the lives of the people. This is our commitment under Scientific Social Responsibility to improve the living standard of the people of Sirohi by addressing problems plaguing the area and the people thereby harnessing modern technologies, said Chaudhury. "The primary objective is to improve working conditions of workers and provide better medical facilities using a combination of AI and IoT," he said. Read: IIT Madras, NIOT researchers develop turbines to convert wave energy to electricity Read: IIT Madras, NIOT researchers develop turbines to convert wave energy to electricity Read: IIT Mandi researchers find change in rain pattern, predict future rain cycles