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PM Modi to dedicate IIT Jodhpur campus to nation on Oct 5

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate the permanent campus of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur to the nation on October 5, 2023. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Consciousness: why a leading theory has been branded 'pseudoscience'

Civil war has broken out in the field of consciousness research. More than 100 consciousness researchers have signed a letter accusing one of the most popular scientific theories of consciousness – the integrated information theory – of being pseudoscience.

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IIT-Bombay mess sanctions segregated space for people eating vegetarian food

IIT-B's mess admin has sanctioned a segregated space in the common mess for veg-only diners. This is the first time such a rule has been officially sanctioned, and has been met with criticism from students. The rule requires compliance and violation will be penalised. This is seen as a manifestation…

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Karnataka government plans to shift UVCE to Jnanabharathi campus

Minister Dr. Sudhakar said, “The previous government has declared UVCE as an autonomous State university on IIT model. But, there are no facilities. We have to develop the university.”

The Hindu

Finance Committee OKs $25 million settlement to two men wrongfully convicted of 1993 murder of IIT hoops star

Tyrone Hood would get $17.5 million after spending 22 years in prison. Wayne Washington spent 14 years behind bars and would get $7.5 million. But Ald. Brian Hopkins worried the City Council would be setting an unaffordable precedent.

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IIT-Delhi student dies by suicide, second case in two months

A 21-year-old student of B.Tech final year at the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi died by suicide, the second incident of suicide on the campus in last two months

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₹3.32 crore ADB grant for safe public transport travel in Hyderabad

Team of tech experts from BITS Hyderabad, IIT Mumbai & Kharagpur, led by Prof. Prasanta Sahu, wins ADB grant of US$3.99 lakh to develop TUTEM tech for urban transit. Aim: enhance last-mile security for metro rail passengers & make Hyderabad a safe city. Police & metro rail authorities working together…

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Zameer asks madrasas to teach Kannada, English, science, and maths

Minister Khan directs madrasas to teach English, Science, Maths & Kannada. Pilot project to start in 100 madrasas for 5,000 students. Incentives for minority students studying abroad & in IIT/NIT increased. Handbook released to improve quality of learning in Morarji Desai & Moulana Azad Model schools.

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Discrimination in IIT campuses | Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry

The IIT world of academic rigour, parental pressure, and downright discrimination casts a shadow on the lives of young adults who believe they have arrived when they enter India’s elite institutions. There, they sometimes falter, and in the belief that they have failed at life itself, take drastic measures

The Hindu

IIT Palakkad launches outreach series for Attappady

A joint team inspected water quality and waste management systems in Varadimala and Sholayur. They proposed preventive measures against waterborne diseases and safe sanitation practices.

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IIT Madras researchers launch a programme to train professional drivers

IIT Madras researchers develop a 3STP training programme for driver trainers to evaluate drivers’ knowledge, skill and practice to reduce road accidents

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World looking at India as nursery of new possibilities: PM Modi

PM Modi the inaugural address at the “Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Samagam” on the third anniversary of the launch of the National Education Policy

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IIT Palakkad seeks applications for PG spot admissions

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Palakkad has invited online applications for spot admission to MTech and MSc postgraduate programmes

The Hindu

Tragic end to bright tribal student at IIT

Dreams of Umali Naik & Saidamma to see their son, Karthik, succeed at IIT Hyderabad, shattered when his body was found in the sea near Jodugullapalem in Visakhapatnam of neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. Karthik was a brilliant student, securing top rank in JEE Mains & Advanced exams

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IIT student from Hyderabad found dead in Visakhapatnam

Police suspect that issues related to his studies might have been the reason for the IIT student from Hyderabad to end his life.

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IITH pioneered introduction of fractal academics, says director

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Institutes review implementation of NEP, draw roadmap for future

NEP 2020 implementation discussed at joint press conf. in Tirupati: IIT-T, SVU, SPMVV, IISER, Nat. Sanskrit Univ. & KVS-Hyderabad discussed open curriculum, multi-disciplinary learning, value edu., extended internships, multiple-exit strategies, university-industry linkage & community engagement.

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Women still minority at IITs, efforts on to achieve gender parity, says IIT director Preeti Aghalayam

IIT-Madras, set up in 1959, has become the first IIT in the country to launch an international campus

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Development of Nellore railway station will be completed by May 2024, says SCR General Manager

SCR GM Arun Kumar Jain announced that Nellore railway station on Grand Trunk route will be upgraded with world-class amenities and completed by May 2024. IIT Madras has proof-checked the design for the station building. Regular monitoring of the upgradation works is being done to ensure seamless experience for rail…

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CTCRI and Palakkad IIT ink MoU for collaboration

The ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute will collaborate with the Indian Institute of Technology - Palakkad for promoting artificial intelligence (AI)-based agricultural decision-making tools.

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Reconstruction of road begins at Vazhukkumpara on NH 544

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IIT-Kharagpur offers tools to check alertness of loco pilots

The Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, has come out with a solution to check the alertness of Loco Pilots. The Online Monitoring of Drowsiness (OMD) is a tamper proof device that can be used for real-time assessment of the Loco Pilot’s level of drowsiness. It is based on normal and…

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Humming of the universe caused by low-frequency gravitational waves found by IIT-H researchers

IIT-H researchers, as part of the Indian Pulsar Timing Array (InPTA) consortium, have found evidence for ultra-low frequency gravitational waves originating from a large number of ‘dancing monster black hole pairs’ more than a million times the size of the Sun.

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India's largest radio telescope key to detecting the universe's vibrations

India’s Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) was one of the world’s six large telescopes that played a key role in finding the first direct evidence for the relentless vibrations of the fabric of the universe

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IIT Palakkad set to shift to Sahyadri campus

IIT officials said that the new campus was named Sahyadri as a tribute to the Western Ghats that surround the campus in 504 acres.

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