IIT Madras and Shell India Partner to form Centre for Energy ResearchIndian Institute of Technology Madras and Shell India partner to establish Shell IITM Centre for Energy Research (SICER) for advancing tech...
22 May, 2024, 04.45 PM IST
IIT Madras fundraising soars to an all-time high of Rs 131 cr from alumni & corporates in FY22IIT Madras has raised a historic all-time high sum of Rs 131 crore from alumni, donors, and corporate firms during the financial year of 20...
16 May, 2022, 04.47 PM IST
Ashok Soota’s SKAN Research Trust gives Rs 20-crore grant to IIT RoorkeeIIT Roorkee will use the grant for funding of an Institute Chair Professorship, two new faculty Fellowships and one Institute Research Fell...
23 Jun, 2021, 04.07 PM IST
Sterlite Technologies, IIT Madras sign pact for 5G advancement"Sterlite Technologies Ltd (STL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indian Institute of Technology Madras for sponsoring a...
10 Dec, 2019, 04.17 PM IST
India-born eminent mathematician VS Varadarajan, wife Veda give $1 mn to UCLAThe couple want to establish a professorship honouring Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.
07 Mar, 2019, 03.04 PM IST
In a first, US-based son of IIT Kharagpur alumni donates Rs 2 crore to parents' alma materIn a first, US-based son of IIT Kharagpur alumni donates Rs 2 crore to parents' alma mater
11 Apr, 2018, 06.53 PM IST
- Infosys Foundation gives Rs 15.7 cr to Tata Institute for research work
Bengaluru, Dec 4 (IANS) Global software major Infosys's philanthropic arm, Infosys Foundationon Monday announced a combined grant of Rs 15....
04 Dec, 2017, 04.47 PM IST
Manmohan Singh can take up teaching without fearing disqualificationThe Joint Committee on Office of Profit has made it clear that if the former PM chooses to accept the offer, it "may not attract the angle ...
22 Nov, 2016, 05.44 PM IST
IIT Madras establishes “Institute Chair” in the name of Venkataratnam BalaramanBalaraman has had a distinguished career as MD of Pond’s India and thereafter as Director of Hindustan Unilever.
26 Apr, 2016, 06.39 PM IST
IISc's Infosys Chair finds no 'fit' candidates from Indian varsitiesThe tenure of the visiting professors for the Chair had to be cut to three months from the original period of one year.
17 Dec, 2015, 11.11 AM IST
Fund-raising campaign launched to establish Vivekananda ChairChina has funded over 70 Confucius Institutes in the US alone and hundreds globally, in addition to dozens of study centres and numerous Ch...
30 Dec, 2014, 02.15 PM IST
Ranjana Advani first Indian woman to hold chair at US UniversityDr Ranjana Advani has become the first Indian woman to receive the 'Saul Rosenberg MD Professorship in Lymphoma".
19 May, 2013, 12.36 PM IST
- Pratt & Whitney Opens full-time research office at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore
Pratt & Whitney opened an office at the Indian Institute of Science to increase its long-term commitment to conduct advanced research in ga...
19 Jul, 2012, 03.00 PM IST
- University of Chicago to establish chair for Indian studies
The University of Chicago will establish a new visiting professorship in Indian studies to commemorate the legacy of spritual leader Swami ...
26 Jan, 2012, 12.12 AM IST
- Kushagra Bajaj announces $2.5 mn endowment for Carnegie Mellon
The gift will support teaching and research in a field selected by the chair recipient, the university said in a statement.
30 Jun, 2011, 10.06 AM IST
- Nandan and Rohini Nilekani announce a gift of $11 mn to IIHS
The institute is the first in the country that is being developed to look into urban affairs exclusively.
27 Jun, 2011, 03.33 PM IST
Indian American Roop Mahajan named Lewis Hester Chair in EngineeringIndian American Roop Mahajan has been named the Lewis Hester Chair in Engineering by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
15 Jun, 2011, 03.22 PM IST