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IIT-Bombay event drops Sudhir Chaudhary as speaker after ‘complaints over derogatory remarks’

IIT-Bombay has cancelled Aaj Tak anchor Sudhir Chaudhary’s talk at E-Summit 2024 – the institute’s flagship annual business conclave – allegedly over objections from students about his remarks on tribals and Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren.

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IIT Palakkad beckons public with ‘open house’

IIT Palakkad's Nila campus opens to the public for annual open house, featuring science and technology exhibits and workshops.

The Hindu

IIT Palakkad celebrates Institute Day

IIT Palakkad Director A. Seshadri Sekhar felicitated the postgraduate and undergraduate toppers of each batch, as well as the winners of technical, cultural, and sports events. He also felicitated the faculty and staff who worked at the institute for the last six years.

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Haryana to use IIT Madras platform to assess road accident risks and make interventions

Indian Institute of Technology Madras launches 'Sanjaya', an intelligence platform to visualise accident data and plan interventions.

The Hindu

Second batch of youths from Attappady completes training in plumbing from IIT Palakkad

Twenty-two tribal youngsters from Attappady successfully completed a Plumbing Apprentice Programme offered by IIT Palakkad.

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IITs open doors for students studying in Tier-2, Tier-3 town colleges

Five IITs — Ropar, Guwahati, Mandi, Patna and Kanpur — are now set to change this notion.

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IIT Dharwad hosts alumni meet on new campus

IIT Dharwad alumni meet held on new campus; focus on agritech, clean energy for growth.

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IIT Kanpur Professor suffers cardiac arrest, dies on stage while addressing students

In a shocking incident, IIT Kanpur Professor Sameer Khandekar collapsed on stage due to cardiac arrest while addressing his students and died. He was 55 years old. He was delivering a lecture during an alumni meeting, as per reports.

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IIT-Patna wins eastern region-1 round title of NTPC Electron Quiz

PATNA: IIT-Patna team consisting of Deepankar Jauhari and Kirtan Jain clinched the Eastern Region-I regional round of NTPC Electron Quiz competition, 2023 held on Saturday at the Chandragupta Institute of Management-Patna (CIMP) campus in Patna.

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IIT Madras professor suspended after enquiry committee finds him responsible for death of research scholar

IIT-M suspends professor responsible for research scholar's death. A five-member committee found him solely responsible for Sachin Kumar Jain's suicide. Sen had delayed Sachin's research to 8 years, teased and humiliated him, and isolated him when he developed a close relationship with a female research scholar. On the day of…

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Centre launches third phase of Yuva Sangam, students from M.P. to visit West Bengal

Yuva Sangam, a Union Govt. initiative, started 3rd phase on Sat. 50 students from MP to WB for cultural-cum-edu tour. 5 areas: paryatan, parampara, pragati, prodyogik & paraspar sampark to be explored. 22 States/UTs to participate. IITs, IIMs, NITs, IIITs paired for experiential learning & to promote diversity.

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Two-day IEEE conference on Integrated Intelligence and Communication Systems begins at Sharnbasva University

Chairman of the KKRDB and MLA Ajay Singh inaugurated a two-day IEEE International Conference on Integrated Intelligence and Communication Systems (ICIICS-2023) hosted by Sharnbasva University in Kalaburagi on Friday. He praised Sharnbasva University for its contribution to educational empowerment, especially of women. The university has received 1,457 papers from scholars…

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With pamphlets, on public transport, a retired IIT professor campaigns in MP for ‘right candidates’

While parties spend crores to launch star campaigners into Madhya Pradesh’s poll battleground, a retired IIT physics professor has kicked off a solitary campaign across the state. Over the last one week, Vipin Tripathi has visited various districts using public transport – with pamphlets and an appeal to pick honest…

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IIT-Kanpur looking into complaint of recruitment bias against SC, ST, OBC students

IIT-Kanpur is looking into complaints that companies recruiting from the campus were discriminating against students hailing from a reserved category.

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BHU students, alumni hold solidarity march for unity of University

Students, alumni of BHU in Varanasi held a solidarity march under 'Hum BHU ke Log' banner for unity of campus & against proposal to build wall around IIT BHU following sexual harassment case. Protest forced admin to withdraw proposal.

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IIT Madras opens offshore campus in Zanzibar, Tanzania

IIT Madras launches Zanzibar campus; 50 students admitted. 8 Indian students join PG programme. 22 UG students from Africa, 40% women. IIT to invest in knowledge, Zanzibar govt to bear expenses. 5 new programmes planned in 5 yrs. Banks to facilitate loans for Indian students. Permanent campus to be built…

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The IITs are overcommitted, in crisis

Expanding the system domestically may not have been a wise idea and building overseas branch campuses is highly problematical as far as the Indian Indian Institutes are concerned

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Priyanka Gandhi targets PM as IIT-BHU student is sexually assaulted by bike borne attackers

IIT BHU students protest after female student allegedly stripped, molested by 3 men. FIR registered; Priyanka Gandhi Vadra seeks answers on campus security.

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Delhi-NCR grapple with 'Very Poor to Poor' air quality despite 15-point plan; AQI at 309

Despite a 15-point winter action plan to curb the rising pollution, the battle against deteriorating air quality continues. Read further on Dynamite News

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Bengaluru start-up’s exposure visits to IITs aims to prevent student suicides

Start-up Edvizo, formed by IIT & AIIMS alumni, initiated NLCEE programme to address student suicides by providing career clarity through exposure visits to IITs.

The Hindu

UVCE seeks funds for development of IIT model

UVCE board demands ₹850 cr from State govt for infra, recruitment. Funds sought for salaries, maintenance, infra & equip. IIT Madras spends ₹10 lakh/student/annum; UVCE spends less than ₹1 lakh.

The Hindu

TTD resolves to spend 1% of its annual budget on development of Tirupati town

TTD board resolves to spend 1% of budget on Tirupati dev. activities. Approved construction of shelter, 4-lane roads, footpaths, drains, street lights, queue lines, expansion of subway, IIT experts to check longevity of temples, parking lots, mid-day meals, salary hike for health workers, and compensation for employees.

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Amid IIT Bombay issue, IIT Hyderabad plans ‘pure veg’ dining hall

“Why force a non-vegetarian to eat in a vegetarian-only canteen using technicalities?” This is what a student of the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad asked the management in a recent discussion on vegetarian canteens in the IIT hostel.

Al Jazeera

The BJP is ‘legitimising’ hate speech: Indian Muslim MP

After facing Islamophobic comments inside India’s parliament, Kunwar Danish Ali speaks about a wider climate of hate.

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PM Modi to dedicate IIT Jodhpur campus to nation on Oct 5

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate the permanent campus of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur to the nation on October 5, 2023. Read further on Dynamite News:

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