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Thursday, September 4, 2025
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Topic: IIT Bombay

IIT-Bombay researchers find PCOS slows down speed of response by 56%, accuracy by 10%

IIT Bombay findings were published in the journal BioPsychosocial Medicine. Over 11% of Indian women are estimated to be suffering from the endocrinal dysfunction.

IIT placement season kicks off with more recruiters & international offers versus previous cycle

Several IITs acknowledge the strong rebound in recruitments this yr with more participation by PSUs as well in the initial phase. However, students say median salaries are largely stagnant.

Among JEE Advanced toppers, IIT Bombay remains No.1 choice & computer science most popular course

Joint Implementation Committee report shows IIT-Delhi remains 2nd-most preferred choice. It also highlights that female enrolment in IITs is still under 20%, a trend seen over the years.

A biomedical engineer with a mission & over 80 patents: Meet ‘Vigyan Shri’ awardee Rohit Srivastava

The IIT Bombay professor works on making healthcare accessible via affordable gadgets, like a glucometer and urine analyser.

Scientists from IITs, TIFR, IITM-Pune in list of first Rashtriya Vigyan Puruskar awardees

Ceremony is expected to take place on 23 August where the awards will be conferred by the President.

Accused of caste bias, ex-Cisco engineer Sundar Iyer wants to ‘fix’ what CRD did — ‘let down Dalits’

3 yrs after it was filed, CRD has dropped lawsuit against him & engineer Ramana Kompella. Iyer says California civil rights dept 'lied & hid evidence' from court, media & activists.

Ahead of Ram temple consecration, TISS cautions against protest, IIT Bombay to open ‘gaushala’

TISS students have been warned of strict action by law enforcement agencies. IITB will inaugurate a new ‘gaushala' and have a recitation of ‘Geet Ramayan’ on the campus.

IIT alumni are among global greats. But they are indifferent to Darshan Solanki, Ashna trauma

When will the IIT alumni network transcend its Brahmin-centric confines? When will these influential voices challenge prevailing norms so that every student can thrive without prejudice?

IIT Bombay faces flak after ‘imposing Rs 10k fine on student for eating meat at vegetarian table’

Last week, IIT-B's mess council sent an email designating some tables in a common mess as ‘vegetarians only’. Students reportedly protested by eating meat at such tables. 

Has a PhD from IIT lost its sheen? IIT-B professor’s paper says doctoral applications have nosedived

Professor D. Manjunath's paper, yet to be peer reviewed, cites rise in number of students going abroad, lure of PSU jobs & ‘declining quality’ of Master’s courses as possible reasons.

On Camera

On Arundhati Roy, mother-daughter conflicts, and the burden of being a ‘good mother’

When reading the book, one can see Roy’s mother as a 'fascist government' unto herself, the centre of her own cult. In Arundhati’s words, Mary Roy was ‘mother guru’.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.