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Justice DK Singh Pays Fees Of SC Student: Lucknow
Justice DK Singh from Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court paid the fees of an underprivileged student, Sanskriti Ranjan. The Judge donated Rs 15,000 for her admission at the IIT-BHU. The bench further asked the institute to make availabilities for her seat under the 'SC' category. Reportedly, she cleared the JEE-Advanced and scored 92.77 percentage. Also, she ranked at 2062.
Tags: Judge, High Court, Scheduled Castes, IIT, Human Interest stories
Courtesy: India Times
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Agnikul Cosmos Unveils 'Made In India' Rocket Engine
Chennai-based Space tech Start-up Agnikul unveiled its full-scale second stage rocket engine - Agnilet at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) and at the world expo in Dubai. The IIT Madras-Based incubated company is reportedly making the world's first single-piece 3D printed made-in-India engine. The company signed agreements with various stakeholders in… read-more
Tags: Agnikul Cosmos, 3d rocket, Space, IIT, Startups
Courtesy: ANI
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Jaipur's Mridul Agarwal Tops JEE Advanced and IIT-JEE, 2021
Joint Entrance Examination, (JEE) Advanced, 2021 results with toppers list have been declared on October 15. Mridul Agarwal from Jaipur has become the topper in the competitive examination. However, he not only topped the ranking but also scored the highest ever in the IIT-JEE entrance test. He scored 348 out of 360, with 96.66% marks. Reportedly, he broke the highest score of 96, which was set in 2012.
Tags: Education, JEE Advance, IIT, Jaipur
Courtesy: Times Now News
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Eight IITs Across Nation Run Without Chairman: Education Minister
Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Education, India stated that there are eight IITs without a Chairman. In addition, he also mentioned there are five among these eight IITs which are functioning without a Director, despite the Lok Sabha being aware of the scenario. While addressing this, Pradhan also detailed a survey where STEM enrollment numbers were shared, that included 53,52,258 men and 40,70,533 women.
Tags: Education Minister, IIT, Dharmendra Pradhan, Survey
Courtesy: India today
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IIT-Guwahati, NFR Signs MoU To Improve Operation, Expansion In Northeast
The IIT-Guwahati has signed a MOU with the Northeast Frontier Railway to provide better rail connectivity in Northeastern states. IIT-Guwahati will assist in bettering the rail expansion work while helping the NFR in making plastic-free stations. Besides vowing to provide "world class railway stations in the region" the organisation would "execute research projects” related to geotechnical assistance, Internet of things and operation of… read-more
Tags: Indian Railways, IIT Guwahati, NFR, Northeast Frontier Railway, IIT, Northeast India
Courtesy: NDTV
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IIT-Bombay Startup Builds World's 1st Microsensor-Based Explosive Detector
An IIT-Bombay startup named 'NanoSniff Technologies' has unveiled world's first micro-sensor based explosive trace detector (ETD). Called 'NanoSniffer', the fully indigenous device can detect explosives within 10 seconds and even classify all military, conventional and homemade explosives. Developed using micro-electromechanical system (MEMS), the device can detect even nano-gram unit of explosives. Moreover, marketed by IIT-Delhi incubated… read-more
Tags: Education, detector, explosive, IIT, IIT Bombay
Courtesy: Business Standard
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IIT-Delhi Develops Environment Friendly Modular EV Charging Station
IIT-Delhi researchers have developed a first of its kind environment-friendly electric vehicle charging station as a move towards green energy. Funded by the Centre’s Department of Science and Technology, the station has an inbuilt photovoltaic interface capability. The 20 kW charging station can be built as an independent infrastructure without relying on conventional grids. Moreover, being low cost, the user-friendly charger can charge a… read-more
Tags: IIT Delhi, IIT, Delhi, India, Green Energy, EV charging
Courtesy: NDTV
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IIT-Kharagpur, Manchester Varsities Join Hands For Doctoral Programme
An India-UK dual doctoral programme was launched on March 17 by the Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur and the University of Manchester. The research-based programme provisions students to acquire knowledge by spending time in Manchester and Kharagpur. Open to IIT and IISc graduates, the programme will ensure parchments from both institutions to the successful students. Slated to start in July, the programme help students to benefit… read-more
Tags: IIT, Education, Kharagpur, India
Courtesy: NDTV
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Former Google Employee & An IITian To launch An Ad-Free Search Engine 'Neeva'
Former Google employee and an IITian, Vivek Raghunathan and Sridhar Ramaswamy are planning to roll out new ad-free search engine ’Neeva'. Ramaswamy, the CEO of Neeva said that the ad-burden has diluted the concept of consumer needs, and is planning to launch 'Neeva' in the coming months. However, the private search engine will gradually be launched in Western Europe, Australia and India. Reportedly the California-based platform has already… read-more
Tags: Search Engine, Ad-Free, Neeva, IIT, Google
Courtesy: The Indian Express
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Goa CM Pramod Sawant Withdraws IIT Campus Proposal At Shel-Melauli
Bowing to public opposition, Goa CM Pramod Sawant on January 15 withdrew the proposal to construct the Indian Institute of Technology's (IIT) Goa campus at the Shel-Melauli village. Reportedly, the government will be establishing the IIT Campus at another location. Besides, the CM clarified the move was not an election stunt. Earlier, Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane had written to the CM requesting a revocation of the proposal.
Tags: CM Pramod Sawant, Goa government, IIT, Protests
Courtesy: LiveMint
