IIT-Kanpur sponsored VC fund, Dhanavritti Ventures, received SEBI Category I AIF registration, becoming first IIT-sponsored VC in India and first in Uttar Pradesh for deep-tech startups.
Odisha Livelihoods Mission and IIT Bhubaneswar signed MoU to incubate 150 rural women enterprises over three years with ₹10.70 crore funding for business planning and market linkages.
IIT Guwahati signed MoA with Airbus India in presence of CM Himanta Biswa Sarma to establish global training center fostering aerospace innovation and logistics hub development in Assam.
IIT Hyderabad launched AI Innovation Hub with JICA and Japanese industry partners, creating collaborative ecosystem for AI research, applied innovation, and talent development across manufacturing and infrastructure sectors.
IITGN researchers developed DNA tetrahedron nanostructures enhanced with Vitamin E derivative, achieving targeted cancer cell destruction with reduced healthy tissue damage through ROS generation mechanism.
Deloitte India has launched its Quantum Centre of Disruption for Enterprises (QCoDE) at the ASPIRE IIT-B Research Park Foundation, located on the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay campus.
IIT Mandi launched first B.Tech in Quantum Science and Engineering in India, plus B.Tech in Agricultural and Chemical Engineering with Data Analytics, blending core engineering with AI.
NIT-Jalandhar’s Chemistry Department organised five-day hands-on workshop on Material Characterisation Techniques with 100+ participants from multiple institutes, covering UV-Vis, FT-IR, NMR and industry automation technologies.
IIT Madras hosted first BRICS Neuroscience Symposium in India with 400+ participants, unveiled Human Brainstem Atlas, and strengthened neuroscience collaborations across BRICS nations through SGBC.
IIT Bhubaneswar researchers developed AI model predicting cloudbursts 72 hours early with 68% accuracy in Mandi, outperforming conventional WRF models for Himalayan disaster preparedness.
