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With an oversight committee headed by a former Supreme Court judge already in place to suggest the framing of curriculum on legal studies and judiciary of textbooks in Class 8 and above, the top court said that such an exercise should not be restricted to few classes. "Tell the committee that their examination should not be restricted to Class 8 only. It can go up and down as there are certain issues regarding the textbooks," said a bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and justice J ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has reconstituted its curriculum committee after being rapped by the Supreme Court of India over a section on "corruption in the judiciary" in a now-withdrawn Class 8 Social Science textbook, officials said on Wednesday. The high-powered, 20-member National Syllabus and Teaching Learning Material Committee (NSTC) includes V Kamakoti, Director of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras; Raghuven ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) The NCERT has reconstituted its curriculum committee after being rapped by the Supreme Court over a section on "Corruption in Judiciary" in the now-withdrawn Class 8 Social Science textbook, officials said on Wednesday. The high-powered, 20-member National Syllabus and Teaching Learning Material Committee (NSTC) of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) includes IIT Madras Director V Kamakoti; Indian Council of Historical Research Chairman Raghu ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) The NCERT has reconstituted its curriculum committee after being rapped by the Supreme Court over a section on "Corruption in Judiciary" in the now-withdrawn Class 8 Social Science textbook, officials said on Wednesday. The high-powered, 20-member National Syllabus and Teaching Learning Material Committee (NSTC) of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) includes IIT Madras Director V Kamakoti; Indian Council of Historical Research Chairman Raghu ...Read More >
CHENNAI: IIT-M Pravartak Technologies Foundation has partnered with Maven Silicon to roll out two 9-month certification programmes in VLSI Design and Verification and Embedded Systems Design, aimed at working professionals. Aligned with the India Semiconductor Mission 2.0, the programmes combine structured online learning with hands-on labs and a capstone project, allowing participants to upskill without leaving their jobs. Successful candidates will receive joint certification from IITM Prava ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 7 (ANI): IITM Pravartak Technologies Foundation is partnering with Maven Silicon, a leading VLSI and Embedded Systems training institute, to launch training programs in technologies that are foundational to the semiconductor industry. This move will strengthen India's semiconductor talent pipeline and support domestic electronics manufacturing. Also Read | Usman Khawaja Spots Lionel Messi Lookalike in Pakistan During PSL 2026 (Watch Video). The two programs ...Read More >
Dhanbad - TEXMiN IIT (ISM)Dhanbad, the Technology Translation Research Park ( TTRP), DST, GoI, announces a series of strategic industry collaborations and startup incubation funding during IInvenTiv 2026, reinforcing its role in advancing innovation, entrepreneurship, and industry-academia collaboration in the mining and deep-tech sectors. IInvenTiv 2026, the Ministry of Education's flagship R&D fair being hosted at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, brings together leading academic institutions, startups, inve ...Read More >
Chennai: To encourage responsible and ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI), Stella Maris College has asked its students to declare the use of AI in class assignments and projects. Students are now required to give a handwritten honour code pledge saying they have not received unauthorized or undeclared assistance in the work. This has come into effect from the 2025-26 academic year.The college also introduced an AI framework for learning and assessment, which allows using AI for tasks suc ...Read More >
New Delhi: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is here to stay, and grow. That India is taking AI seriously was never in doubt. Now, the policy to catch them young and make them learn has been unveiled. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has introduced a structured curriculum on Computational Thinking (CT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for classes III to VIII. Union Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched the curriculum at Delhi's Vigyan Bhawan on Wednesday. Aimed at building ...Read More >
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday (March 31) unveiled an ambitious vision to position Amaravati as a global hub for quantum computing and hardware manufacturing, stating that the upcoming "Quantum Valley" in the capital will set a new direction for India's technological future. Speaking at a high-level roundtable on the quantum hardware manufacturing ecosystem held at the Secretariat, the Chief Minister said Amaravati is among the first regions in the country to align with the goal ...Read More >
Chennai, Mar 31 (UNI) The IIT Madras Research Group India Centre for Lab Grown Diamond (InCent-LGD) has taken the Nation's Research on Quantum Technologies, photonics, sensing, and Metrology using Diamond Material to the global stage. Established with the support of the union Ministry of Commerce, this Research Group works towards making India a global leader in the lab-grown diamond industry by developing indigenous technologies. The technologies developed by this Centre will be available to ...Read More >
New Delhi, Feb 17: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday said the India-AI Impact Summit 2026 has infused fresh enthusiasm among the country's youth, stressing that it is India's duty to equip the new generation with Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled education. Summit sparks enthusiasm among youth Speaking at the India-AI Impact Summit 2026 in the national capital, Pradhan said the event has drawn participation with great excitement and is focussed on two broad themes, 'AI ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) As the Delhi government moves ahead with plans to develop "smog-eating" surfaces in the city, environmental experts on Wednesday warned that such technological interventions should not replace efforts to curb pollution at its source. Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Wednesday announced that the government has signed a memorandum of understanding with IIT Madras to identify and develop photocatalytic or "smog-eating" surfaces, which will be tested in se ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) AI and technology solutions company UST has inked an initial agreement with the IIT Madras Incubation Cell (IITMIC) to promote innovation, entrepreneurship, and research-driven solutions in the healthcare and life sciences sectors. According to a release, the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aims to create a collaborative framework between UST and IITMIC (IIT Madras Incubation Cell, a deep-tech startup hub anchored at IIT Madras) to drive innovation through joint progra ...Read More >
Chennai: Every language carries with it the stories, traditions and identity of its people. Yet, even as efforts are underway to protect regional languages, hundreds have vanished across the world over the last few decades, and India is no different. A recent study by researchers from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has raised concerns over the future of Kuwi, an Indigenous language spoken by tribal communities in parts of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, warning that it is losing ground a ...Read More >
Funding to support AI centres of excellence, health foundation models, Indic language technologies and clean energy partnerships. Google on Wednesday announced funding commitments of more than $15 million and a set of partnerships aimed at supporting India's artificial intelligence ecosystem, with healthcare, government-backed research, Indic language technologies and clean energy emerging as key focus areas. The announcements were made at Google's "Lab to Impact" dialogue, supported by the In ...Read More >
India has achieved a historic milestone. DHRUV64 -- the nation's first fully indigenous 64-bit dual-core processor -- has been successfully developed and fabricated entirely within India. This breakthrough represents far more than a technical achievement; it signals India's emergence as a self-reliant semiconductor powerhouse capable of designing and manufacturing critical computing chips. The DHRUV64 Specifications DHRUV64 operates at 1.0 GHz and features dual cores built on a mature 28 nm ma ...Read More >
Chennai: In a significant development towards India's goal to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2070 and generate half of its electricity from non-fossil fuel sources by 2030, the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has conducted a comprehensive study to boost green hydrogen production in the country. Green hydrogen -- a clean fuel produced from renewable energy -- can play a central role in reducing emissions from sectors that are traditionally difficult to decarbonise such a ...Read More >
New Delhi : Google today announced a suite of new collaborations and funding commitments to bolster India's AI ecosystem at its "Lab to Impact" dialogue, an event supported by the India AI Impact Summit 2026. Attended by Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister of Education, the dialogue highlighted Google's research-driven approach to supporting Digital Public Infrastructure and empowering the research, developer, and startup ecosystem to solve national challenges and meet large-scale social nee ...Read More >
New Delhi: Google has laid out a broad set of AI-related commitments for India, touching healthcare, research, language technology, agriculture, and clean energy. The announcements were made at the "Lab to Impact: Google on Health, Science and Society" dialogue, held alongside the India AI Impact Summit 2026. The company positioned these moves as part of its ongoing engagement with India's digital and AI ecosystem, with a clear focus on public infrastructure and large-scale social use cases. Fr ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a bid to support India's research ecosystem, Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google, on Tuesday announced a funding of $8 million for four AI Centres of Excellence for health, agriculture, education, and sustainable cities. The centres were established by the Government, aligning with the vision to "Make AI in India and Make AI work for India". The centres include TANUH at IISc Bangalore, which will focus on developing scalable AI solutions for effect ...Read More >
COLOMBO (News 1st); India has achieved a historic milestone in its semiconductor journey with the launch of DHRUV64, a fully indigenous microprocessor developed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) under the Microprocessor Development Programme (MDP). This breakthrough strengthens India's pursuit of self-reliance in advanced chip design, reducing long-term dependence on imported processors. DHRUV64 is engineered with modern architectural features, offering higher efficie ...Read More >
Delhi-NCR's air quality watchdog has formed a 15-member expert panel to combat vehicular pollution, a major regional pollutant. This committee, comprising academics and specialists, will devise a comprehensive strategy for emission reduction. The Commission for Air Quality Management has set up a 15-member expert committee to tackle vehicular pollution in Delhi-NCR, saying that such emissions remain a major contributor to air pollution in the region. According to a statement, the committee bri ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 17 (PTI) Indian Institute of Technology, Madras and Indian Railways Finance Corporation (IRFC) have set up country's first Single Cell Omics Translational (SCOT) research laboratory, officials said on Monday. Equipped with state-of-the-art instrumentation, the SCOT lab will facilitate early diagnosis, disease prognosis, biomarker discovery and drug screening across a spectrum of diseases -- including cancer, cardiovascular, infectious, inflammatory, metabolic, and other non-commu ...Read More >
PNN Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 17: In an era where Artificial Intelligence is transforming industries, classrooms, homes, and everyday routines at unprecedented speed, a refreshing young voice has stepped forward to demystify this powerful technology for the common reader. Neel Jogani, a promising computer engineering student, has released his first book, "AI for Everyone: A Friendly Guide to Artificial Intelligence in Daily Life." The book is already drawing praise for its clarity ...Read More >
New facilities under the School of Agro and Rural Technology to focus on innovations in sustainable farming, aquaculture, and wellness products. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, on Thursday, launched two interdisciplinary research centres aimed at developing technologies that can enhance livelihood opportunities for rural communities. The Centre for Innovation in Agri & Aqua Voltaics (CIAAV) and the Integrated Facility for Wellness-Product Innovation (IFWPI) have been establi ...Read More >
''The inspector of Bellandur police station was so arrogant, with no empathy to a father who lost his only child. Very sad state. I had money, I paid. What will the poor do?' Sivakumar K wrote on LinkedIn. (AI-generated image) A retired senior public sector executive has alleged that he was forced to pay bribes at multiple levels of Bengaluru's civic and law enforcement machinery following the sudden death of his only child. Sivakumar K, former Chief Financial Officer of Bharat Petroleum Corpor ...Read More >
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. OpenAI is doubling down on India's fast-growing AI market with a bold offer: a free year of its ChatGPT Go service for every user in the country starting November 4. The giveaway coincides with the company's first DevDay Exchange in India and marks its most aggressive expansion effort yet in a market of 1.4 billion people. Normally priced at 399 rupees (under $5) per year, ChatGPT Go unlocks higher message limits, image generation, and larger file uploa ...Read More >
Thalappil Pradeep Institute Professor, Department of Chemistry, IIT Madras is one of the award winners Three Professors from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) have been selected for 'Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025', for outstanding and inspiring contributions by scientists, technologists, and innovators across diverse fields of science, technology, and technology-led innovation. This year's announcement recognised Thalappil Pradeep, Institute Professor, Department of Chemi ...Read More >
Chennai, Oct 28 (PTI) Three professors from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) have been selected for 'Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025', considered India's highest recognition for outstanding contributions by scientists, technologists, and innovators. The award is conferred under four categories -- VigyanRatna (VR), Vigyan Shri (VS), VigyanYuva - Shanti SwarupBhatnagar (VY-SSB) and Vigyan Team (VT), stated a press release issued by IITM on Tuesday. Prof Thalappil Pradeep is being ...Read More >
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