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Saketh Sreenivasaiah, a 22 year old postgraduate student at the University of California, Berkeley, has been reported missing in the United States, prompting search operations by local authorities and concern from Indian diplomatic officials.According to PTI and local media reports, Sreenivasaiah was last seen on Tuesday in the 1700 block of Dwight Way in Berkeley,…
NEW DELHI: Remarks linked to research on cow dung and cow urine triggered a political row on social media after the Congress took a swipe at the Padma Shri award to IIT Madras director V Kamakoti, prompting a strong defence from Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu.The Kerala Congress, in a post on X, congratulated Kamakoti on…
CHENNAI: A tiny needle system that sends cancer drugs directly into breast cancer cells, while protecting healthy ones, has been developed by researchers from IIT Madras and two Australian universities – Monash University and Deakin University. The nanotechnology injection delivery system packs the anticancer drug, doxorubicin, into special protective bubbles, then pushes it inside cells…
IIT Madras free Machine Learning course 2026 If you have been wanting to learn machine learning from an IIT professor without paying a course fee, IIT Madras has just opened that door for 2026. Its popular “Introduction to Machine Learning” course, offered via the government’s NPTEL/SWAYAM platform, is now open for free enrolment for the…
For decades, India’s premier engineering institutions have grappled with a stubborn reality: the number of women pursuing engineering remains markedly low. The imbalance has been so chronic that the Indian Institutes of Technology were compelled to introduce supernumerary seats, additional, women-exclusive seats, from 2018 onward. The idea was simple but urgent: reverse the declining presence…
QS Asia Rankings 2026: 7 Indian universities in top 100; IIT Delhi leads India has shown a stronger presence in the QS Asia University Rankings 2026, with seven of its universities now placed among the top 100 in the region. Once again, the IITs are leading the charge, with five of them having made it…
The Government of India has announced the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025, one of the country’s highest recognitions for outstanding and inspirational contributions in science, technology and innovation. The awards have been introduced to celebrate pioneering research, encourage excellence and strengthen India’s scientific and technological landscape. Four categories recognising India’s top scientists The Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar…
Education has always reimagined itself around its tools — the slate, the blackboard, the overhead projector, the internet. Each expanded the reach of the classroom, but none disturbed its moral core: the slow, human process of thinking. Generative AI has done just that. For Indian students, this new phase isn’t unfolding in well-funded laboratories or…
Aravind Srinivas or Sundar Pichai: Which tech leader’s education journey is more impressive? When it comes to stories of Indian brilliance in global technology, two names shine the brightest: Aravind Srinivas, the young innovator behind Perplexity AI, and Sundar Pichai, the seasoned leader guiding Google and Alphabet Inc. Both hail from Tamil Nadu, both are…
For students at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, scholarships are more than financial support, they can shape the trajectory of an academic career. Recognizing the burden of tuition and the importance of merit and holistic development, the institute offers several scholarships targeting both academic excellence and socio-economic need. Understanding the eligibility, benefits, and…
