The Indian Air Force has signed three contracts with IIT Bombay to adopt predictive maintenance for Su-30 MKI aircraft, reducing costs and boosting operational readiness through indigenous technology.
IIT Bhubaneswar has signed an MoU with the Odisha CSR Forum to promote CSR, sustainability, community development, and capacity-building across Odisha through joint projects and training.
Tech‑enabled grab‑and‑go coffee chain abcoffee has raised ₹61 crore in Pre‑Series B funding led by Kliff Ventures to expand across metro markets and strengthen its tech and supply chain.
An IIT Madras CREST analysis finds India now hosts 2.5 lakh start‑ups, with sharp growth in funded ventures, women founders, and innovation beyond major metro cities.
ANRF has selected 10 institutions, including IITs, NITs, and IIMs, to host Convergence Research Centres tackling archaeology, AI, rural development, digital humanities, and sustainable livelihoods through multidisciplinary collaboration.
Researchers at IIT‑Kanpur are analysing relaxed‑state alpha‑wave activity recorded via EEG to understand how stress alters attention, working memory, and decision‑making in the human brain, and to build non‑invasive, data‑driven stress‑modelling tools for affective computing and mental‑health applications.
IIM Calcutta Innovation Park (IIMCIP), in collaboration with Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), has completed the second edition of its Startup Bootcamp under the DICV–IIMCIP Social Impact Incubation Program for Viksit Bharat
Hyundai Motor and Kia have expanded their domestic research footprint by signing agreements with four leading Indian engineering institutes – joining three earlier IIT partners – to jointly develop next‑generation EV batteries, electrification systems, and AI‑driven mobility solutions across India.
IIT Madras’ “100 Startups a Year” mission has incubated 567 deep‑tech ventures, a quarter of which have women co‑founders, revealing a strong push toward diversity and inclusive entrepreneurship across India.
IIT Ropar’s AI‑powered ANNAM.AI platform helps farmers mitigate climate‑linked losses while building interdisciplinary expertise in agriculture, engineering, and artificial intelligence.
