New Delhi | The Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh and IIT-Delhi, IIT-Bombay, IIT-Kanpur have collaborated with each other to offer internship programmes and sponsored M. Tech. programmes to students from Ladakh. This initiative has been launched with an idea to enhance opportunities for the students from Ladakh who are currently pursuing an undergraduate level […]
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Had thought of clearing the exam only: UPSC topper Shruti Sharma
New Delhi | The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) result came as a big surprise to Shruti Sharma, who has bagged the top position, as she had not expected to secure the highest rank and thought that she would only be able clear the exam. “Now that I have got a chance, I am happy that […]
Shruti Sharma tops UPSC, all three toppers are women
New Delhi | The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has declared the results for civil services exams of the year 2021. Shruti Sharma has secured the first position, while Ankita Agarwal came second and Gamini Singla got the third rank. Women have won the all top three positions this year. This results of the UPSC have […]
Biomass Burning Drives Poor Air Quality in Delhi Post Diwali, Not Fireworks: IIT Delhi Study
New Delhi | Air quality indices tipping into the hazardous category have become increasingly commonplace in recent years, during days following the Diwali festivities in the national capital region. The Diwali festivities often coincide with the crop harvesting season and thus stubble burning. Both the activities are expected to impact ambient air quality severely. However, […]
‘Will create chaos’, SC declines to entertain plea to postpone NEET PG 2022 exam
New Delhi | The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain pleas seeking the postponement of NEET-PG 2022 scheduled for May 21, saying it will create “chaos and uncertainty”. A bench headed by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud noted that postponing the exam will impact the patient care and also prejudice to over two lakh students who have […]
IIT-Delhi researchers develop high efficiency, shadow-less, portable solar PV towers for power generation
New Delhi | An IIT Delhi research team led by Physicist Prof. Dalip Singh Mehta has developed high efficiency, shadow-less (solar panels at bottom are not shadowed by the top panels) and auto rotating Solar PV towers for photovoltaic power generation in a given area throughout the day. The developed ‘non-mechanical’ and ‘mechanical’ tracking solar […]
IIT Madras turns Covid-19 cluster with 55 testing positive
Chennai | With 25 more testing positive, the total number of persons infected with Coronavirus in the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM) has gone up to 55, said Tamil Nadu Health Secretary J.Radhakrishnan. According to him, the tests are being conducted in the 19 hostels in IITM complex. The infection rate is higher in a […]
IIT-D’s Electrical Engineering prog ranked 56th globally
New Delhi | The IIT Delhi’s Electrical Engineering programme has been ranked ranked 56th globally, as per the 12th edition of the QS World University Rankings. The Institute has also been ranked among India’s top three domestically for Electrical and Electronic (1st), Statistics & Operations Research (1st), Computer Science & Information Systems (1st), Civil & Structural […]
IIT-Delhi, Delhi Jal Board sign MoU to address NCT’s water security issues
New Delhi | The Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi (IIT-D) and the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) will work together with an aim to address the water security-related issues in the national capital, an official said. An MoU signed by the IIT-D and the DJB seeks to collaborate on identified research and development initiatives in the areas of […]
Don’t seek admission in China, Indian students warned
New Delhi | On a day when Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited India, the UGC and AICTE warned Indian students and their parents not to seek admission in professional courses in China. The University Grant Commission (UGC) warning, a first of sorts in connection with Chinese educational institutions, invoked the extant rules that both UGC […]