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To Attend or Not to Attend

Attendance has long been a moot point of discussion amongst both Professors and Students. As the semester begins, a few FCHs manage to send shivers down one’s spine with their attendance policies. In an attempt to understand the views of Campus Junta, we at Vox Populi conducted a survey on the “Effect of Attending Classes and […]
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National Aerosol Facility

What is the National Aerosol Facility?  The nuclear reactors run by the Department of Atomic Energy satisfy two critical needs of our nation – nuclear energy and strategic usage. The reactor safety is analyzed by doing a scenario assessment because one cannot simulate the experimental settings in a laboratory. Regardless, we must know about the […]
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A Critique of the ICC Sexual Harassment Rules 2017 and Rules 2021

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed below are the opinions of the writers and theirs alone. The POSH Act was constituted and enacted in 2013 in India aiming to prevent sexual harassment at the workplace and offer redressal in case of an offence. The act mandates that all employers constitute an internal complaints committee (ICC) to make […]
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Cycle Track: The Unanswered Questions

In November last year, many wondered, paddling down at the sight of chopped trees along the roadside, speculating what was coming up. However, it wasn’t long before everyone could trace that the campus was getting a cycle track, a separate lane for the bicyclists to paddle on. The track soon found its way into discussions […]
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Artificial Rain by IITK

On June 22, IIT Kanpur successfully conducted an experiment for cloud seeding. The experiment was a success owing to the valuable contribution of numerous people from IIT Kanpur, including Dr. Manindra Agrawal, Dr Mainak Das, Dr Deepu Philip, and their associates spanning multiple departments with diverse backgrounds. With the approval of the Directorate General of […]
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Yeh Hall ab 13 Na Raha

Following a major incident in Hall 13, where students were found intoxicated, the Warden-in-Charge enacted a ban on the entry of female students into the premises of Hall 13. In the subsequent days, when female campus residents tried to enter hall 13, to their surprise, entry was denied to them, and the only reason given […]
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Have We-Toed the Line?

Ashutosh Muduly, an ex-Quiz Club Coordinator and an active Media and Cultural(MnC) Council member, had applied for the post of Institute Secretary for Non-Performing Arts in the MnC Council. After the interviews and voting by the outgoing core committee, it was announced that Ashutosh won the verdict, 11 votes to 6. Around two days later, […]
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Dhobighat: A Laundry List of Injustices

In light of a sequence of compelling events, Vox was prompted to pay a visit to the Dhobighat- an area on our campus rarely explored by students. The stark contrast to our well-developed and meticulously maintained surroundings left us feeling strange. Half-ruined buildings on the verge of collapse, overgrown grass towering above us- reaching our […]
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Particle Accelerator

History-accelerating the particle! IIT Kanpur first got a particle accelerator in 1968. At that time, it was among one of the first big pieces of equipment, after the IBM computer at IITK campus. The first particle accelerator was a 2 MV Van-de-graff accelerator donated by the US through the Kanpur Indo-American Program (KIAP). In 2006, […]
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Girls Protest at Director’s Residence

The residents of GH-1 have raised concerns that the authorities have not adequately addressed them for more than a week. The consequence was two significant protests led by the residents of Hall 4 and GH-1. On the morning of March 26, residents of GH-1 were surprised by the sound of construction as workers began to […]
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