IIT Madras
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IIT-Madras student found dead in hostel room
Chennai: A fourth-year student of aeronautical engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras was found dead in his hostel room here, said police. The student, identified as Subhranshu Sarkar and…
- India
Indian Institute of Technology Madras launches e-mobility course
For working professionals, the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) is introducing an online certificate programme on e-Mobility that is industry-focused. This was developed with input from industry professionals and will…
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Scourge of manual scavenging to end; robots to take over the dirty and life threatening task
M Somasekhar A robot is all set to potentially substitute manual scavenging, the topmost avoidable human labour in India. ‘HomoSEP’ is the robot that can help sanitation workers clean up septic tanks…
- India
IIT Madras turns Covid-19 cluster with 55 testing positive
Chennai: With 25 more testing positive, the total number of persons infected with Coronavirus in the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM) has gone up to 55, said Tamil Nadu Health Secretary J.Radhakrishnan.…
- India
IIT-M Dalit scholar rape: Main accused arrested in West Bengal
Kingshuk Debsharma, a research scholar from the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) who is an accused in the sexual assault case of a 30-year-old Dalit woman PHD scholar, was arrested on Sunday…
- India
TN: One year on, police disregard alleged rape of IIT Dalit scholar
A 30-year-old Dalit woman, pursuing her PhD in IIT-Madras, was allegedly raped by her fellow scholar and seven others on March 29, 2021. However, there was no FIR registered for a long…
- Technology
Walmart joins IIT Madras to accelerate research and skilling in India
Chennai: Walmart Global Tech (WGT) on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras aimed at accelerating research as well as skilling in new areas of…
- India
India’s R-value further reduces, COVID-19 peak likely in next 14 days: IIT analysis
New Delhi: India’s R-value which indicates the rate of spread of coronavirus has further reduced to 1.57 in the week from January 14-21 and the national peak of the third wave of…
- India
IIT-Madras, Centre join hands to add road safety features on MapmyIndia App
Mumbai: The Union Ministry of Road Transport & Highways and IIT-Madras joined hands with MapmyIndia on Friday to enhance the road safety and driving features on free-to-use navigation App for India, officials said…
- Technology
IIT-M develops India’s first motorised wheelchair vehicle
Chennai: The Indian Institute of Technology Madras on Monday announced the development of India’s first indigenous motorised wheelchair vehicle that can be used not only on roads but also on uneven terrains.…
- Chennai
IIT Madras asst prof resigns on caste discrimination, letter goes viral
Chennai: Vipin Puthiyedathveetil, an Assistant Professor of Department of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, has resigned from the premier institute citing caste discrimination. He…
- Technology
IIT Madras’ startup, AICTE partner to upskill 10 lakhs Indians
Chennai: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras’ startup GUVI on Wednesday collaborated with the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to upskill 10 lakh Indians in coding through a one-day free workshop…
- India
AMU ranks eighth among Indian institutes in ShanghaiRanking 2020
Aligarh: Aligarh Muslim University has been ranked fourth among the Indian universities in the 2020 Academic Ranking of World Universities by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy. The AMU figures in the bracket of 801-900 ranking of…
- Technology
Google AI helping India boost maternal health
New Delhi: Researchers from Google Research and IIT Madras have designed an AI technology that could indicate women who are at risk of dropping out from the health information programme. The technology has…
- News
IIT team shows way for effective drugs to treat HIV/AIDS
Chennai: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras researchers are working on a new idea that may help develop effective drugs for treating HIV/AIDS. Using molecular dynamics simulations, the research team have shown…
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