India, June 11 -- A major boost to the academic and research infrastructure of the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) has been announced through a contribution of $1.15 million committed by distinguished alumnus Jagjeet Singh Bindra (BT/CHE/1969).

Through this contribution, a new state-of-the-art facility, to be named the Janice and Jagjeet Bindra Chemical Engineering Annex, will be established within the Department of Chemical Engineering.

The proposed annex is planned to be developed as a modern 4,000-square-metre facility and is expected to be utilised for teaching, research, innovation, and interdisciplinary collaboration. The department's critical infrastructure requirements are intended to be addressed through the ...