A section of Auroville residents had protested the MoU signing 100 acres of Auroville to IIT-Madras saying it would displace Annapurna Farm, the community’s central granary.
Auroville Governing Board signed MoU with IIT Madras 8 July to establish a campus focussed on sustainability & aimed at achieving global excellence in sustainable technologies.
IIT-Madras has put out a call for Rs 200 crore venture capital fund to support start-ups incubated at the institute, whether it's space-tech or medtech.
From early detection of cervical cancer to converting petrol vehicles into electric, 20 start-up founders pitch their ideas at an innovation summit, looking to attract investors.
Tamilisai Soundararajan, an allopathic doctor, said she wouldn’t have backed claim if it wasn't scientifically proven. NTK says 'unfortunate' that urine is being 'treated as medicine'.
Kamakoti endorsed medicinal benefits of cow urine last week & later asserted that there is ‘scientific evidence’. Those at IIT Madras say his beliefs have never disturbed the academics.
Using IIT Madras’ Institute of Eminence funds and access to microgravity, 7 departments collaborated in 2021 to open India’s first research centre dedicated solely to Space 2.0 research.
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.
DMK govt accuses Centre of withholding funds, tightening borrowing, unilateral deductions from state accounts. Says Centre's accounting & funding decisions have 'artificially inflated' debt burden.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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