ThePrint13d
Budget boost for 5 youngest IITs with 6,500 additional seats, more infra; fellowships for all IITs
The five IITs established after the Narendra Modi government came to power in 2014 were in Tirupati, Palakkad, Bhilai, Jammu, and Goa, apart from converting ISM Dhanbad into IIT (ISM) Dhanbad.
Business Today13d
Union Budget 2025-26: Govt allocates ₹500 crore for AI centres of excellence, expands IIT infrastructure
The five IITs that are likely to benefit include IIT Bhilai, IIT Dharwad, IIT Goa, IIT Jammu, and IIT Tirupati. This investment aligns with the government’s vision of “Viksit Bharat ...
Business Today13d
'Why India missed its DeepSeek moment?’: Former IIT Delhi director asks AI for ways to fill gaps
That’s the concern raised by V. Ramgopal Rao, a noted academic and former director of IIT Delhi, in a recent post on X (formerly Twitter). Rao questioned DeepSeek about why India, despite ...
The Indian Express13d
Goa govt seeks ‘visa on arrival’ to attract foreign tourists, to write to Centre
The Goa Government is planning to send a proposal to the Centre to consider allowing visa-on-arrival facilities for some selected countries to lure foreign tourists to visit the coastal state, The ...
GIZBOT14d
Union Budget 2025: Government Allots ₹500 Crore for AI Centres of Excellence and to Expand IIT Infrastructure
The five IITs expected to benefit from this expansion include IIT Bhilai, IIT Dharwad, IIT Goa, IIT Jammu, and IIT Tirupati. This move seeks to address the rising demand for seats in IITs and ...
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India bets big on AI, allocates Rs 500 crore for 3 Centres of Excellence
This expansion will add academic and hostel facilities, allowing for the accommodation of 6,500 more students. The IITs benefiting from this expansion include IIT Bhilai, IIT Dharwad, IIT Goa, IIT ...
The Hindu24d
Kamakoti unfit to continue IIT-Madras director: T.N. Congress chief Selvaperunthagai
Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president K. Selvaperunthagai on Monday said that IIT Madras Director, Prof. Kamakoti, should not continue as the head of the premier technology institute in India ...
The Hindu25d
Research papers validate cow urine’s ‘anti-infective’ properties: IIT-Madras Director
Indian Institute of Technology Madras Director V. Kamakoti on Monday (January 20, 2025) claimed five scientific papers published in peer-reviewed journals validated the cow urine had anti ...
Indiatimes25d
IIT Madras enrols five national athletes under the sports quota
Chennai: Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has admitted five athletes with national accomplishments under its ‘Sports Excellence Admission' (SEA) category for the academic year ...
Hindustan Times25d
Nitin Gadkari to inaugurate India’s first cable-stayed bridge on curve in Goa
Union minister Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate India's first cable-stayed bridge built on a curve on Tuesday, a Goa government official said. Gadkari will also lay the foundation stones of four ...
Indiatimes25d
IIT-Madras chief hails ‘gaumutra’ for med value, draws flak
IIT-Madras director V Kamakoti’s remarks on the medicinal benefits of cow urine have generated controversy. At an event celebrating Tamil festival Maatu Pongal, Kamakoti claimed cow urine had ...