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Sunday, October 26, 2025
TopicIIT-Kharagpur

Topic: IIT-Kharagpur

PM Modi asks IITs to develop infrastructure that can combat disasters like Uttarakhand floods

Addressing the 66th convocation of IIT-Kharagpur, PM Modi said IITs also need to transform from being just Indian Institutes of Technology to Institutes of Indigenous Technologies.

India wants innovation, but arrests IIT grad who develops faster Tatkal ticket-booking app

India’s policy-shapers love to talk big on innovation and frequently use words like AI, machine-learning and blockchain. But the lived realities of innovators are very different.

IIT Kharagpur unveils COVIRAP, a Covid test that costs Rs 500 & delivers results in 1 hour

COVIRAP is a cuboid shaped device that uses a unique temperature-controlled system to screen for Covid-19.

IIT Kharagpur designs Covid test that is portable, costs Rs 400 a sample

The cuboid-shaped device is yet to be approved by ICMR, but the IIT team said trial tests threw up results that matched the results of an RT-PCR test.

IIT Kharagpur to launch undergraduate research programme by year end

The new programme will fund select research ideas proposed by students on a competitive basis.

Muslim girls less likely to drop out of school than boys at higher education level

A study by IIT-Kharagpur researchers shows that while boys drop out to support their families, the attitude towards educating girls among Muslims is changing.

ConQuest 2018 finalists from eastern region were chosen in Kolkata

Two teams from NUJS, Kolkata, and IIT Khargpur won this regional round and will now be headed for final national round to be held in Bengaluru.

All-women teams bag top 3 positions in Smart India Hackathon at IIT

The teams devised innovative prototypes for the agriculture sector such as smart drip irrigation, mechanical harvesters and soil testers.

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After losing no.2 carmaker spot, Hyundai is betting big on the new Venue

Indian car buyers are just as tech-obsessed as their Chinese counterparts, and that obsession has taken precedence over handling and performance.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.