Chennai: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, have developed a virtual reality (VR) and artificial intelligence (AI)-based system that can identify with reasonable accuracy whether an 11 or 12-year-old child needs academic support, potentially weeks or months before the need would normally become evident through school report cards.Unlike conventional school tests that assess…
The groundbreaking ceremony of the Centre of Excellence for Road Safety and Traffic Management was held on Friday with senior police officers and officials from Honda Motor Company in attendance Ahmedabad: A Centre of Excellence for Road Safety and Traffic Management will soon come up at Viramgam to strengthen road safety and create a safer…
IIT Madras and IIT Kanpur launch India’s first practice-oriented Bachelor of Cybersecurity programme Indian Institute of Technology Madras and Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur have jointly launched India’s first practice-oriented four-year Bachelor of Cybersecurity (B.Cyber.) programme, which will begin with the academic year commencing July 2026. The undergraduate course has been introduced to address the…
Sanjay B (Picture source: LinkedIn) Three failed NEET attempts. No JEE rank. Years of uncertainty. For Sanjay B, the road to a career was nothing like he had imagined. Today, he works as a Data Scientist in Pune, but before reaching there, he spent years battling disappointment, job rejections and self-doubt. Sharing his journey on…
Lucknow: Five state universities from Uttar Pradesh have been listed in The Times Higher Education (THE) Sustainability Impact Ratings 2026, as India placed 110 institutions among 1,646 universities evaluated worldwide for contributions to the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).According to the 2026 results, Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University (CSJMU), Kanpur, and Mahatma Jyotiba…
Prototype of e200X eVTOL aircraft Chennai: Electric aircraft startup The ePlane Company is raising $50 million from venture capital and strategic investors as it moves closer to certifying its air ambulances in the country.The startup, founded by IIT Madras professor Satya Chakravarthy, builds electric aircraft capable of vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) that can navigate…
3 min readNew DelhiJun 17, 2026 11:14 AM IST When the Centre on Tuesday blocked access to Telegram in India until June 22 and directed the platform to disable its message-editing feature for Indian users until June 30, the move was aimed at preventing a repeat of the misinformation and paper-leak claims that forced the…
Chennai: IIT Madras is set to enrol more than 100 foreign students for the first time in postgraduate courses and PhD programmes. It has given admission letters to 150 students from as many as 17 countries for postgraduate and PhD programmes for the 2026-27 academic year.This is a big jump compared to 90 admission letters…
The U.S.–India TRUST Fellowship 2026–27 at IIT Madras is now accepting applications, offering a 12-month research opportunity for post-doctoral scholars and early-career faculty from the United States. The programme focuses on cutting-edge fields such as AI, quantum technologies, semiconductors, biotechnology, defence, energy, and space, supported by comprehensive funding and institutional assistance. The applications are now…
Over 100 MSMEs attend Coimbatore seminar on waste-to-resource Over 100 MSMEs attend Coimbatore seminar on waste-to-resource Over 100 MSMEs attend Coimbatore seminar on waste-to-resource Over 100 MSMEs attend Coimbatore seminar on waste-to-resource Over 100 MSMEs attend Coimbatore seminar on waste-to-resource Over 100 MSMEs attend Coimbatore seminar on waste-to-resource Over 100 MSMEs attend Coimbatore seminar on…
