Blue Sky Analytics becomes the first Indian Startup to win Copernicus Masters Social Entrepreneurship Challenge of the European Space Agency
DELHI :Blue Sky Analytics, a Geospatial Data Intelligence Startup based in Delhi, has become the first Indian Startup to win the ‘Space Oscars’ award presented by the European Space Agency. They are the winners of Copernicus Masters Social Entrepreneurship Challenge for its innovation in using geospatial data for improved environmental monitoring, Blue Sky Analytics received […]
Read More →IIT Madras faculty creates novel applications for Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Deep Learning to solve engineering problems
Chennai, 28th October 2019: Indian Institute of Technology Madras researchers have developed algorithms that enable novel applications for Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Deep Learning to solve engineering problems. The Researchers are going to establish a startup to deploy their AI Software called ‘AISoft’ to develop solutions to engineering problems in varied fields such as […]
Read More →IIT Hyderabad Researchers develop Low Power Chips for Artificial Intelligence Devices
Hyderabad, 22nd October 2019: Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad Researchers have developed low power chips that can be used in Artificial Intelligence-powered Devices. They have developed Magnetic quantum-dot cellular automata (MQCA) based nonmagnetic logic architectural design methodology of approximate arithmetic circuits. The Researchers are working towards a vision of realizing resource constrained Magnetic Chips for […]
Read More →Rabindranath Tagore University launches Madhya Pradesh’s first Atal Incubation Centre within a private University
Bhopal, 24th September, 2019: Bhopal-based Rabindranath Tagore University (RNTU), which is India’s first skills university, has launched Madhya Pradesh’s first Atal Incubation Centre (AIC) within a University campus. AIC-RNTU is supported by the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) under NITI Aayog, Government of India. It has been launched with the aim of boosting the startup ecosystem […]
Read More →Bhopal’s Rabindranath Tagore University receives the Global League Institution Certification at the House of Commons in London
Bhopal, July 23, 2019: The Rabindranath Tagore University (RNTU), which is India’s first skills university established in Bhopal by the AISECT Group of Universities, has received the prestigious Global League Institution (GLI) Certification by the Great Place to Study (GPTS) at the 5th GLI Certification Ceremony held recently at the illustrious House of Commons (UK). […]
Read More →Three IIMB alumni in ET’s ‘40 Under Forty’ List 2019
Bangalore, 17th September 2019: The Economic Times honored three IIM Bangalore alumni with awards under the coveted ’40 Under Forty’ listing consisting of top business leaders, entrepreneurs and owner-professionals of India under the age of forty. Nithya Balasubramanian, Vice President, Cipla, Rohit MA, Co-founder and Managing Director, Cloudnine Group of Hospitals, and Shyam Unnikrishnan, Partner, […]
Read More →Newcastle University welcomes announcement of post-study work visa
Bengaluru: The two-year post-study visa will apply to all international students starting courses from 2020, at undergraduate level or above, at institutions that are compliant with immigration checks. There is no restriction on the kinds of jobs graduates would have to seek and no cap on numbers. The new arrangement reverses a ruling made in […]
Read More →NIRDPR calls for Government buildings across the country to be built using Sustainable Construction Technologies
Hyderabad,29th August 2019: National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) has called upon State and Central Governments to adopt Sustainable Construction Technologies to construct new Government Buildings such as Offices, Schools, Anganwadis, Panchayat Buildings and model Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) Houses across the country. Construction of government buildings using sustainable housing technologies […]
Read More →NITI Aayog launches Fourth Edition of Women Transforming India Awards; invites nominations for the Awards
New Delhi: NITI Aayog, the premier think tank of the Government of India, has launched the Fourth Edition of Women Transforming India (WTI) Awards, in collaboration with the United Nations in New Delhi today. UN Resident Coordinator in India, Ms. Renata Lok-Dessallien, opened the nomination process for WTI Awards 2019, in the presence of CEO […]
Read More →IIT Hyderabad Incubated Startup Launches Medical Device to help Stroke Victims
Hyderabad, 8th August 2019: Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad’s Center for Healthcare Entrepreneurship (CfHE)-Incubated Startup BeAble Health has launched ‘Arm Able,’ an interactive arm training rehabilitative device offering a solution for arm rehabilitation. The product is aimed towards neuro-rehabilitation of Stroke victims and motor rehabilitation of victims with upper limb motor deficit due to conditions […]
Read More →IIT Hyderabad’s CfHE to Graduate Third Batch of Entrepreneurs and Startups
Hyderabad, 6th August 2019: Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad’s Center for Healthcare Entrepreneurship (CfHE) will mark the graduation of its third batch on Thursday (8th August 2019) by hosting a ‘pitching session’ for its Fellows with Investors, Venture Capital and Private Equity firms. This pitching session will help the CfHE Fellows convert their ideas and […]
Read More →Plano, an app to tackle the myopia epidemic gets 100k+ downloads by Indian parents
India’s smartphone penetration has been growing at a phenomenal pace, especially in recent years. Now at a staggering 374,893,000[1] smartphone users, India has the second-highest number of users in the world, only after China. In 2021 the figure is expected to almost triple to 829 million [2] smartphone users. Although the rapid uptake of technology […]
Read More →NIRDPR to host 3rd edition of Rural Innovators Startup Conclave aimed at encouraging rural entrepreneurship
Hyderabad, 2nd August 2019: National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) are all set to host the 3rd edition of Rural Innovators Startup Conclave (RISC) on 27-28th September 2019 at the Institute campus in Rajendranagar, Hyderabad. The two-day unique conclave will serve as a platform to showcase a wide array of budding entrepreneurs, […]
Read More →IIT-M Alum-founded Startup geniSIGHTS launches Joint Vehicle with Canadian Trade Body ‘NRICH’ to provide AI-based solutions in North America
Chennai, 16th July 2019: geniSIGHTS, a startup founded by an IIT Madras alumnus, has launched a Joint Vehicle with NRICH Group, a Canadian Trade Body, to target the North American Markets for Business Analytics products. Through this partnership, geniSIGHTS will have access to Canadian and North American markets to develop AI products for the Government […]
Read More →IIT Madras Faculty launch Platform to accelerate AI Innovation in India
Chennai, 10th July 2019: Indian Institute of Technology Madras Faculty is launching a platform – ‘AI4Bharat’ – to build Artificial Intelligence solutions to address India’s problems and accelerate AI Innovation. It will be a community of AI professionals, students, domain experts, policy makers and academicians collaborating on solving real-world challenges in Agriculture, Healthcare, Smart Cities, […]
Read More →Comment on Union Budget 2019 – Fr. P. Christie, S.J., Director, XLRI- Xavier School of Management
“A robust education system forms the bedrock of a strong and progressive nation. The Government’s initiative in bringing in the New National Education Policy in the near future is a welcome step. There is need for Better Governance framework within the education sector and the government’s announcements like bringing reforms in the Higher Education Regulatory […]
Read More →Sharda University launches ‘WaterForLife Campaign’ to create awareness around Water Crisis in India
New Delhi, 2nd July 2019: Lack of access to clean drinking water is a serious issue in India today. To raise awareness around importance of water and the impact of water crisis on communities across India, Sharda University has launched ‘#WaterForLife’ Campaign. As a part of the campaign, Philem Rohan Singh a PG Student from […]
Read More →IIT Madras Researchers show how specific bacterial proteins act as molecular sensors of salt concentration and temperature
Chennai, 2nd July 2019: Indian Institute of Technology Madras researchers have unravelled the mechanism by which bacterial proteins respond to changes in external environment. Results of their work that involved both experiments and simulations, is now published in the prestigious peer-reviewed journal Nature Communications. This research by Dr. Athi Narayanan Naganathan, Wellcome Trust/DBT India Alliance […]
Read More →TCS Retains Position as America’s Most Community-Minded Information Technology Company
New York & Mumbai, India,19th June 2019: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, has been named America’s Most Community Minded Information Technology Company for the second consecutive year, in The 2019 Civic 50 by Points of Light, the world’s largest organization dedicated to […]
Read More →IIT Hyderabad Researchers improve efficiency of 3rd Generation solar cells using Magnetic Field
Hyderabad, 17th June 2019: Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad Researchers have developed a novel process to improve the performance of third generation solar cells. Working with Dye Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSC), they have shown that the incorporation of magnetic nanoparticles (Fe3O4) in the anode can enhance light-to-power conversion efficiencies. Their most recent work has been […]
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