Tag: IIT

IIT researchers create a cost-effective sensor for detecting fruit ripeness

A team of researchers from the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur and Delhi has developed a cost-effective and highly sensitive tactile pressure sensor for detecting fruit ripeness.

March 29, 2023

Why Indian CEOs rule

The Indian immigrant success story is well documented, particularly in the US. What connects Sundar Pichai of Google, Satya Nadella of Microsoft, Arvind Krishna of IBM, Shantanu Narayen of Adobe, Rakesh Kapoor of Reckitt, Indira Nooyi of Pepsi, Leena Nair of Chanel and Raj Subramaniam of Fedex, amongst many other successful Indians, is the fact that their basic education, high school and undergraduate degree, was done in India.

March 27, 2023

IIT Kanpur to launch haptic smartwatch for blind, visually impaired

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur on Friday announced to launch "haptic smartwatch for the blind and visually impaired" in association with Ambrane India Private Limited for mass manufacturing and sales of the smartwatch.

February 4, 2023

SIIC IIT Kanpur announces winners of Hack & Reboot 2.0 Hackathon

Winner Akinchan Kushwaha has developed ‘VivaFeet’, a smart healthcare assistant in the form of a wearable sock that is targeted toward foot-related complications.

January 27, 2023

IIT Guwahati develops Prosthetic leg to support cross legged sitting, deep squatting

This research was funded by the Ministry of Education, Government of India and the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India.

November 28, 2022

A House Divided

The recent language row is symptomatic of the fault lines in Centre-State relations as also over-politicisation of sensitive issues. Propelled by the popularity of Hindi films and TV serials, use of Hindi in the armed forces and in the Central Government, Hindi has become the de facto lingua franca for non-English speaking people of all States. On the other hand, Hindi propagandists often damage their own case by insensitive over-promotion of Hindi.

November 3, 2022

Functioning of Himachal’s double-engine government satisfactory: PM

The double-engine government is committed to improving railway connectivity across Himachal Pradesh, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing a public rally at Indira Gandhi Stadium, Una.

October 13, 2022

IITs are the temples to create a scientific temper, shape humanity’s future: Dharmendra Pradhan

Speaking on the occasion, Pradhan congratulated all on the inauguration and launch of these initiatives toward academic excellence and nation-building.

September 20, 2022

Jammu’s Higher education dept to collaborate with IIT, IIM

Professor B.S. Sahay, Director IIM Jammu, provided a detailed insight into the expectations of the students towards the course and the Institute through his speech.

September 9, 2022

IITs have been the pride of the nation: President Murmu

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that IITs will further motivate our education fraternity in realising the goals of 'Amrit Kaal'.

September 3, 2022

Thanks to an IITian, Rajasthan gets a ‘Model Gram Panchayat’ in water conservation

The model could be an ideal solution to the water woes of India’s 2.53 lakh gram panchayats (GPs) lying in 250 districts that have been declared as dark zones in terms of groundwater exploitation.

August 25, 2022

Cross legged sitting and deep squatting with prosthetics legs!! IIT Guwahati has the answer

Highly functional mobility for amputees requires devices with advanced features which are expensive and cannot be afforded by many. Further, affordable prosthetic that are available in the market have many functional limitations.

June 13, 2022

Time to acknowledge Environmental Migration under a ‘normative framework’: IIT

This will prevent refugees from being compelled to return to their native countries, where they may suffer danger. Asylum seekers from vulnerable areas must also be absorbed in proportion to their greenhouse gas emissions in host countries. Given the severity of the expected Global Environmental Changes and accompanying impacts, the researchers suggest that taking early and adequate action is critical.

June 5, 2022

Delhi govt approves revamp project for last-mile connectivity at IIT & Panchsheel Park metro stations

The Deputy CM added that thousands of commuters at these metro stations will benefit from this initiative of the Kejriwal government. The project will help in decongesting the roads near metro stations and will provide facilities for last mile connectivity

May 6, 2022

Plastic to hydrogen, IIT researchers comes up with novel invention

It is said that most of the 4.9 billion tonnes of plastics ever produced would end up in landfills, threatening human health and the environment.

March 23, 2022

CES launched at IIT Jammu

Elucidating further he said that the portal will be live in a week’s time and details will be found on IIT Jammu’s official website.

March 23, 2022

IIT-K develops new technique for waste water treatment

These nano-adsorbents have potential in near future to be used as a component of membrane filters and tested for clinical evaluation and application on bio-remediation which is ready to be commercialized, said Sinha.

March 18, 2022