Chennai : A fire broke out at a lab in the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras here on Tuesday but no one was injured, police said. Police said some workers reported loud explosion like sounds and thick smoke at the rocket and missiles laboratory in the morning hours. The cause of the fire and extent of […]
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Modi faces silent protest at IIT Madras
Chennai : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday faced a silent protest by some 30 students dressed in black and carrying posters when he visited the IIT Madras. Modi, who flew from one venue to another to avoid the threatened black flag protests over the Cauvery issue, could not escape it at the Indian Institute […]
Testing facility at IIT Chennai to help India speed up 5G roll out
New Delhi : In a thrust to roll out 5G in 2020 in line with the global markets, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday that the Department of Telecom (DoT) will support a 5G-test bed at IIT-Madras. The 5G technology is being standardised globally to enable Internet of Things (IoT) applications. The centre at […]
Centre sanctions Rs 456 crore for four IITs
Kharagpur, Jan 26 : The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) on Thursday sanctioned a grant of Rs 456 crore for IIT-Kharagpur and three other IITs for developmental projects. In a tweet, the HRD Ministry has confirmed approval of a total grant of Rs 456.10 crore as one-time additional capital funding for IIT-Kharagpur and three […]