IIT Roorkee supports Uttarakhand’s Tourism Boom
Uttarakhand advances all-season tourism via infrastructure, rural empowerment, IIT innovations, and local talents like Priyanka Khantwal breaking into South cinema.
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IIT Gandhinagar Pioneers Smarter Navigation for Flexible Robots in Tight Spaces
IIT Gandhinagar researchers unveil a groundbreaking control framework for tendon-driven continuum robots, revolutionizing precision in surgery and industrial tasks.
IIT Madras Elevates India’s Lab-Grown Diamond Research to Global Prominence with iCDEM 2026
IIT Madras’s InCent-LGD hosts iCDEM 2026, showcasing India’s diamond tech advances in quantum, photonics, and energy for global leadership and self-reliance.
IIT Jodhpur’s Bio-Bricks Transform Farm Waste and Plastics into Eco-Friendly Building Revolution
IIT Jodhpur unveils Bio-Bricks and Agro-Plastic Blocks from crop residue and plastic waste, offering carbon-negative, durable alternatives to fired bricks for sustainable construction.
Bitget Powers IIT Delhi’s Blockchain4Youth Surge Amid Web3 Education Boom
Bitget partners with IIT Delhi for Blockchain4Youth workshop, drawing 280+ students amid 650 registrations, fueling India’s hunger for blockchain, Web3, and decentralized tech skills.
IIT Hyderabad builds affordable light gas gun for high‑speed impact testing
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad have developed a compact, low‑cost light gas gun that can fire projectiles at speeds up to 0.8 km per second, enabling controlled high‑speed impact testing in the lab. The student‑led project, built using PVC pipes at around ₹50,000, offers a far more affordable alternative to conventional defence‑grade testing systems.
Art, science and technology converge at IIT Gandhinagar’s Curiosity Conference 2026
The Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IIT‑Gn) hosted the Curiosity Conference 2026 on March 21 and 22, exploring the intersection of art, science, and technology through the lens of curiosity. The two‑day event aimed to reimagine learning by highlighting how curiosity drives flexible thinking, creativity, and problem‑solving across disciplines.
IIM Bangalore’s Centre for Digital Public Goods convenes roundtable to design Open Network for Carbon Markets
As India prepares to launch its Carbon Credit Trading System (CCTS), IIM Bangalore, through its Centre for Digital Public Goods (CDPG), hosted a multi‑stakeholder roundtable on 19 March 2026 to design the Open Network for Carbon Markets (ONCM). The roundtable brought together regulators, exchange operators, technology firms, policymakers, forest‑department officials, and corporate buyers, with the goal of building an open digital infrastructure for seamless, transparent, and inclusive carbon trading.
Inside IIM Bangalore’s startup incubation journey and the rising wave of Deep Tech funding in 2026
IIM Bangalore’s startup and entrepreneurship centre, NSRCEL, has spent over a decade refining its incubation model, evolving from a mentor‑led hub into a more structured engine for early‑stage innovation. At the same time, India’s deeptech ecosystem is gaining momentum, with venture capital commitments expected to deepen in 2026 as investors increasingly back science‑driven startups.
IIT Mandi’s AI device offers 3‑hour landslide warning, making India’s mountains safer
A low‑cost early warning system developed by IIT Mandi’s Professor Kala Venkata Uday can predict landslides up to three hours in advance with over 90% accuracy. Installed across 60 sites in Himachal Pradesh, the AI‑powered device uses sensors and machine learning to detect subtle slope movements and trigger timely alerts for at‑risk communities.