Shillong: Transport Infrastructure Consultancy and Engineering firm RITES Ltd has signed an MoU with the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT-Kanpur) for developing a sustainable future by ‘Transforming to Green’.

RITES and IIT-Kanpur will explore opportunities in the areas of sustainability, including carbon neutrality in sectors such as steel, cement and power. The MoU also includes R&D-related works on air quality sensors.

One such R&D initiative from RITES and IIT-Kanpur is a Dynamic Hyper-local Source Apportionment for Real-Time Policy Action. The team will deploy sensor packages at 3-4 locations.

Manobendra Ghoshal, Chief Strategy Officer, RITES, said, “Our MoU with IIT-Kanpur will pave the way for the future as we move towards carving a niche in the areas of sustainability for various sectors. This synergy of our strengths will give rise to action plans, road maps and strategic innovation, to name a few, for enhancing Sustain4Future. Also, we aim at leveraging our consulting and technical expertise while working towards knowledge building with a pioneering institute like IIT-Kanpur.”

Prof. AR Harish, Dean of Research and Development, IIT-Kanpur, said, “We look forward to ‘shaping tomorrow’ while also coming up with a methodology for implementing national and international best practices.”

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