Srinagar, April 20, April 21 -- In a major advancement in sustainable infrastructure engineering, the National Institute of Technology Srinagar has been granted a patent by the Patent Office, Government of India, for a novel material system titled "Zinc-Coordinated Porphyrin-Integrated Geocomposite Systems for Sustainable Pavement Engineering." The patent has been awarded to a research team led by Dr. Vivek (Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering) and Dr. Ravi Kumar (Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry), along with collaborators including PhD scholar Dr. Waseem Arif, Mr. Attaullah Kaleem, Ms. Kizafa Aftab, and Mr. Manzoor Hussain.The innovation marks a significant step forward in the development of high-performance, eco-friendly ...