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Sunday, July 20, 2025
TopicIIT Kanpur

Topic: IIT Kanpur

JEE Advanced 2025 results: IIT cutoffs drop to three-year low

While IIT Kanpur officials declined to comment on reasons behind this year’s drop, teachers & experts attributed decrease to perceived difficulty of JEE Advanced 2025.

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.

NHA, IIT Kanpur partner to develop open platform for comparing AI models

The platform, built using the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), will contain a quality-preserving database, an open benchmarking platform, and a consent management system.

Sundarbans under threat from heavy toxic metals & acidity in air, finds IIT Kanpur study

Researchers from IIT-Kanpur & Bose Institute compiled the peer-reviewed study & list 10 recommendations to stop degradation of Sundarbans, world's largest mangrove forest.

‘Govts already using our data to manage air quality’ — IIT-K prof who won Infosys Prize for air sensors

Professor Sachida Nand Tripathi conferred Infosys Prize 2023 in Engineering & Computer Science for deploying air pollution sensor networks & his work into understanding haze formation.

Chicken feather plastics, temple flower foam—IIT Kanpur is changing India’s startup scene

IIT-Kanpur's SIIC has been leading the innovation race. The incubation centre is connecting entrepreneurs and scientists to funders while providing infrastructural support.

Could cloud seeding help Delhi breathe easier? Here’s why it’s up in the air

Cloud seeding has been around for 100+ years, but scientific validity & environmental impact are still debated. Delhi govt exploring possibility of inducing rain to combat pollution.

IIT Kanpur signs MoU with Reliance Life Sciences, hopes to ‘revolutionise’ gene therapy

Developed by professor Jayandharan Giridhara Rao and Shubham Maurya of IIT Kanpur, the licensed technology replaces faulty gene with functional version to treat genetic eye diseases.

Why a new airport in Kanpur won’t make the city fly, nor electric buses or a metro

Ideally, Kanpur would be well-positioned to jump up the value curve in its industry specializations—it has over 50 institutes of higher education, including an IIT.

Revolution against QR codes, robots of the future – how IIT Kanpur’s tech is changing world

‘Building systems that challenge natural living systems’ is the motto as researchers pile up cutting-edge inventions that solve key problems, reduce costs and even challenge govt policies.

On Camera

Can Syria’s tiny Druze minority survive West Asia’s new storms? There’s little hope

Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.