Lucknow, May 7 -- The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA, have been granted a joint Indian patent for a water purification device. The invention titled "A Vessel and A Method for Purifying Water and Monitoring Quality of Water" is expected to be a quite cost-effective apparatus to check water quality, says a press release issued by the IIT-K. The team from IIT Kanpur and MIT, USA have developed the device to solve drinking water related problems....