Dr. Nishanth Dongari Receives IIT Kharagpur's Nina Saxena Excellence in Technology Award 2026
Dr. Nishanth Dongari, Associate Professor at IIT Hyderabad and founder of PURE Energy, received the Nina Saxena Excellence in Technology Award 2026 from IIT Kharagpur during its Platinum Jubilee celebrations. The award honors his development of PuREPower, India's first integrated Battery Energy Storage System combining solar charging and lithium-ion storage to provide reliable, decentralized clean energy. PuREPower addresses India's power reliability issues with features like sub-10-millisecond switchover and AI-driven battery management, supporting solar and grid-export policies.
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We measured how 3 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is positive (78/100). Lens Score 36/100.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (78–78/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
thetribune broke this story on 24 Aug, 06:28 am. Other outlets followed.