World
First IIT Campus outside India to set up in Tanzania
The first IIT campus to be set up outside India will be in Zanzibar, Tanzania. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for setting up of campus of IIT Madras in Zanzibar- Tanzania […]
IIT
General
IITs announced to encourage indigenous lab-grown diamonds
In Union Budget 23-24, a five-year research grant for one of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) was announced to encourage the indigenous production of lab-grown diamonds (LGD) machinery, seeds and recipe. […]
Business
NMDC signs MoU with IIT Kharagpur for Drone-Based Mineral Exploration
National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. (NMDC), the Country’s largest Iron Ore producer, a CPSE under the Ministry of Steel signed an MoU on Wednesday with IIT Kharagpur for drone-based mineral exploration. […]
Technology
ARCI and IIT-H Scientists develop high-performance hybrid supercapacitors
ARCI and IIT-H Scientists develop high-performance hybrid supercapacitors with novel electrode material; The device could pave way for next-generation high power-high energy storage devices for day to day use […]
Technology
Li-CO2 batteries to be used in space missions
Swarna Jayanti Fellow to work on Metal CO2 battery which can reduce payload mass & launch costs of planetary missions; Prof Chandra Shekhar Sharma, from IIT Hyderabad recently demonstrated the technical feasibility of Lithium- CO2 battery in simulated Mars atmosphere for the first time, patent filed for the technology […]
Education
Technical Education to be in Mother Tongue
Union Education Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ has set up a task force for preparing a roadmap on imparting technical education in Mother Tongue, here today. […]
Corona Virus
Startups offer medical equipments & aids catering to doctors safety
Startups offering medical equipments & aids catering to doctors’ safety during the pandemic in the new normal; The lessons learned are being incorporated in the upcoming Science. Technology and Innovation Policy 2020: DST Secretary, Professor Ashutosh Sharma […]
Education
IITs and Other Institutes tasked to do research on societal problems
Vice President urges IITs and higher education institutes to do research on societal problems; VP asks higher education institutes to develop a symbiotic relationship with industry; Urges private sector fund research projects; Calls for collective action from all stakeholders to improve quality of education; Huge potential for India to become a world leader in various technological domains; Inaugurates Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of Delhi IIT; Lauds IIT Delhi for emerging as a leader in entrepreneurship […]
Corona Virus
IIT Delhi develops World’s Most Affordable COVID-19 Diagnostic Kit
Union Human Resource Development Minister, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal’Nishank’ e-launched the World’s most affordable RT-PCR based COVID-19 diagnostic kit developed by IIT Delhi and approved by the ICMR and DCGI in New Delhi today. […]
Technology
IIT Hyderabad uses AI to study supply chain network of biofuels
Bio-derived fuels are gaining widespread attention among the scientific community across the world. The work on biofuels is in response to the global call for reducing carbon emissions associated with the use of fossil fuels. […]
Technology
IIT Guwahati discovers new ways to prevent memory loss due to Alzheimer
IIT Guwahati has worked on out-of-the-box ideas that can help prevent or reduce short-term memory losses associated with Alzheimer’s disease. […]
World
HRD Minister announces modifications in PMRF Scheme to boost in a country
Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ today announced to boost research in the country various amendments have carried out in Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship Scheme. […]