civil engineering

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While the structure is a sight to behold and has mesmerised millions of visitors, the researchers at the Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Tamil Nadu, were more intrigued by the construction of the monument.

25-year-old engineer, Gautam Kumar, traded his chance at earning a hefty paycheck to reforest Khedi and two other remote villages in Madhya Pradesh - one patch in the backyard and one household at a time!

The civil engineering department of IIT Kharagpur has built an award-winning bio-toilet with a giant flush capacity 500 litres of water, which recycles itself for a 'lifetime’ use!

The team, which has developed a prototype, now hopes to set up a startup to commercialise this project.

Nemkumar Bhantia, a professor of civil engineering, has developed roads that are self-repairing, sustainable, long-lasting, and cost-effective.

29-year-old Rajan Jha, an Indian engineer living in the US, was recently selected as one of the 10 Best Civil Engineers across the world by American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) – an engineering society that represents more than 150,000 members of the civil engineering profession in 177 countries.