At 83, Ashok Soota Exits Happiest Minds with Rs 1,330 Crore Deal to Fund Healthcare Ventures
At 83, Ashok Soota sells 22.1% Happiest Minds stake to ITC Infotech for Rs 1,330 crore, channeling proceeds into healthcare and medical research trusts.
IIT Roorkee
2001, Uttarakhand- Evolved from 1847 Thomson College, India’s oldest engineering school. Excels in hydrology, earthquake engineering.
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IIT Roorkee Develops Sustainable Method to Convert Renewable Alcohols into High-Value Chemicals
IIT Roorkee researchers develop a nickel-catalysed method that converts renewable alcohols into highly selective olefins and dienes for medicines and advanced materials for industry.
Alka Nangia Arora Takes Charge as Controller General of Defence Accounts
1991-batch IDAS officer Alka Nangia Arora assumes charge as CGDA, bringing over three decades of defence finance and public service experience.
IIT Roorkee Study Reveals How Lithium Ions Move in Solid Electrolytes
IIT Roorkee researchers identify time-scale renormalization as a key descriptor of lithium-ion transport in garnet solid electrolytes for better solid-state batteries.
Supreme Court Allows IIT Kharagpur B.Arch Student to Shift to IIT Roorkee on Medical Grounds
The Supreme Court used Article 142 to allow an IIT Kharagpur student to shift to IIT Roorkee for treatment at PGI Chandigarh, while limiting the order to his case. A rare inter-IIT transfer In a rare intervention, the Supreme Court allowed a B.Arch student of IIT Kharagpur to transfer to IIT Roorkee on serious mental…
IIT Roorkee Builds Himalayan EEW That Detects P‑Waves to Give Crucial Seconds of Warning
IIT Roorkee’s P‑wave based early‑warning system sends real‑time alerts via BhuDEV app, offering critical seconds for safety across Garhwal and Kumaon.
IITs and IKS: How Rigorous Scholarship Can Redeem India’s Knowledge Traditions
IITs can transform contested IKS agendas into rigorous, verifiable research – bridging Panini, Nyaya, Kerala mathematics and wootz metallurgy with scientific rigor, interdisciplinary collaboration, and evidence-based methods.
IIT Roorkee Alumna Vinita Gupta Became the First Indian-Origin Woman to Take Her Silicon Valley Company Public
IIT Roorkee alumna Vinita Gupta made history by taking Digital Link public on Nasdaq, inspiring women engineers with her innovation, leadership, and perseverance.
IIT Roorkee and WRI India Sign MoU
IIT Roorkee and WRI India signed an MoU to advance sustainable battery ecosystems, clean mobility, circular economy, critical minerals, and India’s clean energy transition.
Centre Plans Seven Defence Manufacturing Clusters Backed by IITs
Centre formalized seven defence manufacturing clusters each backed by dedicated IITs with thematic hubs, aiming to reduce import dependence, boost domestic production, and generate GDP multiplier effects across India.