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IIT Delhi to set up space technology cell in collaboration with ISRO
India | November 01, 2019 19:32 IST
"IIT Delhi and ISRO will jointly set up ISRO Space Technology Cell at IIT Delhi. The cell will work for carrying out focused research projects in the space technology domain with specific deliverables. It is also proposed that IIT Delhi as an Institute becomes academic partner of ISRO in research areas for example Artificial Intelligence (AI), nanotechnology, functional textiles, smart manufacturing or any area of joint interest," Rao told reporters
IIT aspirants protest against 900% fee hike in M.Tech courses
India | October 04, 2019 23:31 IST
Demanding a rollback of the fee hike, IIT aspirants on Friday held a protest at Jantar Mantar here to protest against the 900 per cent hike in fees for M.Tech courses announced by the council of IITs last week.
IIT-Madras students come up with 'emergency ration' packets for distribution during quakes, floods
India | July 19, 2019 16:42 IST
Students at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) have come up with "emergency ration" packets to be distributed during disaster relief operations at the time of floods and earthquakes and can also be consumed immediately or be left for microgreens to grow for later usage.
IIT Bombay is India's top institute in QS World University Ranking
Education | June 19, 2019 8:40 IST
Indian Institute of Bombay (IIT) Bombay has emerged as India's top university, rising to the tenth position in the 2019 QS World University Ranking.
36 per cent teachers' posts vacant at eight IITs, says HRD Ministry in response to RTI query
Education | December 02, 2018 17:38 IST
The IITs of Mumbai (IIT Bombay), Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Chennai (IIT Madras), Roorkee and Varanasi currently have 65,824 students, but only 4,049 teachers against 6,318 approved posts.
IIT-Kanpur student commits suicide by hanging self; exact cause of death yet to be ascertained
India | April 19, 2018 9:47 IST
Police identified the victim as Bheem Singh, a third-year student of Ph.D, said Senior Superintendent of Police Akhilesh Kumar.
IIT Alumni nominated at key position by Obama
World | May 09, 2015 13:12 IST
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama has nominated an IIT alumnus to his advisory commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs).Obama on Friday announced the nomination of Sanjita Pradhan, an MBA from the Indian Institute of Technology,
Have Kakodkar videos interviewing IIT director candidates:Smriti Irani
Politics | April 19, 2015 8:10 IST
New Delhi: Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani on Saturday said Anil Kakodkar's resignation from the chairmanship of the board of governors of Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) was without any reason."The issue related to
IIT's Mauritius campus to start from November
World | September 26, 2014 9:27 IST
Port Louis: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi will start its overseas campus in Mauritius from November.IIT-Delhi is setting-up an International Institute of Technology Research Academy (IITRA) in the island nation. The new institute is
Solar power-driven portable cold storage to prevent food wastage
India | September 20, 2014 13:29 IST
Kolkata: In a pioneering step aimed at zero food wastage, a group of Indian engineers have designed a solar powered, portable micro cold storage system for small farmers that will help them store agricultural produce
IITs, others to develop technologies for rural development
India | September 12, 2014 7:19 IST
New Delhi: A network of IITs and other institutes will evolve appropriate technologies for rural development under the 'Unnat Bharat Abhiyan' scheme, it was announced Thursday.The venture is coordinated by the Indian Institute of Technology
Leopard enters IIT campus
India | July 23, 2014 16:16 IST
Mumbai: A leopard was today spotted in the campus of Indian Institute of Technology here and the officials claimed that it is still present in the premises. “A leopard has been sighted this morning in
10 Indian institutions in top 100 Asian university rankings
World | February 15, 2015 14:55 IST
London: India has made dramatic improvement in an annual Asian universities ranking, with 10 educational institutions figuring in the top 100 list released here today.The Times Higher Education (THE) magazine's "Asia University Rankings-2014" named India
Know IIT Kanpur's journey, from a canteen to India's swanky biotech centre
India | July 16, 2014 8:12 IST
New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) was set up in the industrial city of Kanpur in 1960.From its very inception, IIT Kanpur has been striving to develop itself into an institution
IIT-GN ties up with Ricoh Innovation to work on tech develop
India | July 02, 2012 12:24 IST
Ahmedabad, Jul 2: Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, has tied up with Japanese group Ricoh's California-based unit, Ricoh Innovation Inc (RII), to jointly work on technology development.“We had floated a proposal to Ricoh Innovation to
Delhi boy Arpit Agarwal tops IIT-JEE
India | May 18, 2012 18:08 IST
New Delhi, May 18: The results for IIT-JEE, the joint entrance examination for the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, were declared today with Arpit Agarwal from Delhi topping the test.In all, 4,79,651 candidates appeared in