Topic: IIT Delhi
IIT Delhi beats UC Berkeley & University of Chicago in Times employability rankings, ranks 27th
The other institutes that made it to the top 100 are IISc, Bengaluru and IIT Bombay. IIT Delhi & Bombay also ranked among the top 150 in the QS Graduate Employability Rankings.
US-based software entrepreneur Anant Yardi donates $10 million to alma mater IIT Delhi
IIT Delhi director Ramagopal Rao says donation is meant for AI school established last year, calls it a 'generous gift' that'll help build better solutions.
All-women IIT team develops improved treatment for fungal eye infection that affects farmers
Infected vegetable matter can cause fungal infection in eyes called fungal keratitis in farmers, which can also cause blindness. Natamycin is the only FDA-approved drug used to treat it.
Efforts underway to ensure more Indian institutions scale global excellence, says PM Modi
Prime Minister Modi also congratulated institutions like IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, IISc Bengaluru for appearing in the top-200 positions in QS World University Rankings 2022.
IISc world’s top research university in QS World Rankings, is 1st Indian varsity to score a 100
Overall, IISc has been ranked third best institution in India, with IIT Bombay and Delhi ranking first & second, respectively.
Fauci dismissed IIT-Delhi Covid paper as ‘outlandish’ — what it said & why it was withdrawn
IIT Delhi team claimed SARS-CoV-2 had 4 'inserts' in spike protein that are similar to those in HIV, a highly unlikely occurrence in nature. Scientific community refutes these conclusions.
Dinesh Mohan, IIT professor & leading road safety expert behind Delhi’s BRT, dies of Covid
Dinesh Mohan was known for his research on road safety and work in areas of advancing motorcycle helmet design.
Billionaire investor Vinod Khosla, Delhivery offer help with oxygen as India fights Covid
Khosla Sunday tweeted that he is willing to fund hospitals in India that need the help to import planeloads of oxygen or medical supplies.
IITs tell govt it’s difficult to offer degrees in regional language, NITs more open to idea
Under its new National Education Policy, the government has been pushing for courses in mother tongue. AICTE has already given go-ahead to its affiliates.
IIT-Delhi wants to set up campus abroad, asks for ‘clear directions’ from education ministry
Under UGC regulations, IIT-Delhi will have to submit a 5-yr and a 10-yr strategic plans to set up a foreign campus, with details on infrastructure, staff recruitment, student admissions.
Why Covid cases in India are decreasing, despite low double vaccination rate
WHO’s chief scientist said in late August that India seems to be ‘entering some stage of endemicity’.
Bezos, Branson & Musk — Are billionaires popularising space travel or just on an ego trip?
Jeff Bezos will travel to the edge of space in his New Shepard aircraft — more than a week after billionaire Richard Branson defeated him in a fast developing space race.