Flooding in Gujarat worsened by extensive urban development, altered elevations: IIT-GN studyRecent flooding in Gujarat was caused by severe weather and worsened by urban development and compromised drainage systems, according to II...
04 Sep, 2024, 09.19 AM IST
Cleaning of 6 major river basins on cards, govt ropes in 12 institutes to conduct studyFollowing the success of the Ganga River Basin Management Plan framed by a consortium of seven IITs led by IIT Kanpur, the government on We...
28 Feb, 2024, 10.58 PM IST
New research reveals South Asia's 2022 heatwave as most severe in last 7 decadesA recent study from India has found that the 2022 heatwave in South Asia was the most intense in the last 70 years. The heatwave lasted for...
09 Sep, 2023, 10.04 AM IST
IIT Gandhinagar researchers develop a framework to reduce the damages caused by cyclones to power transmission systemsThe researchers have used damage-cum-wind speed data of cyclone Fani in Odisha to develop a fragility model for towers to assess the functi...
16 May, 2022, 05.56 PM IST
Gujarat: IIT study finds traces of coronavirus in Sabarmati river, two lakesWhile the study, funded by the UNICEF, did not reveal if the genes of coronavirus found in the water samples were dead or alive, Professor ...
18 Jun, 2021, 07.36 PM IST
Warming will increase frequency of flash droughts in India: IIT Gandhinagar studyIn contrast to the conventional droughts, flash droughts can impact a large region within two-three weeks, severely affecting crop health a...
01 Mar, 2021, 02.08 PM IST
As Earth warms up, South India to bear the maximum bruntThe earth is expected to warm up somewhere between 2.6 degree and 8.5 degree Celsius over the century.
18 Aug, 2019, 02.57 PM IST
To reduce stress on students, engineering colleges to have induction programmesStarting with the new academic session, all engineering colleges will greet every new student with a 2-5 week-long ‘induction programme’ be...
27 Mar, 2017, 10.02 AM IST
Warming of Indian Ocean behind groundwater decline in IndiaAgriculture in India relies heavily on groundwater for irrigation, particularly in the dry northern regions where precipitation is scarce.
10 Jan, 2017, 04.20 PM IST
India will need over Rs 66 lakh crore by 2030 to adapt to climate change, says studyClimate change adaptation is a key component of the climate negotiations currently on in Paris where 196 countries are negotiating a new pa...
01 Dec, 2015, 05.08 PM IST
IITs at opposing ends over HRD Ministry’s fee hike proposalIndia’s top IITs are divided on the issue of a rise in fees being considered by a council set up by the HRD ministry to tide over paucity o...
09 Oct, 2015, 04.28 AM IST
IIT Bombay most sought-after campus among top 2000 JEE rankholdersIIT Delhi will have 332 students among the top 2000; followed by IIT Kanpur with 251; IIT Kharagpur with 249 and IIT Madras with 21.
14 Jul, 2015, 06.24 PM IST
Why many IITians fail to cope with the curriculum after clearing entranceThe coaching factories are prime suspects for the drop in quality but exhaustion and family pressure also play key roles.
11 Jul, 2015, 01.18 PM IST
Heat waves becoming more prominent in urban areas: StudyThey were left with 217 stations with complete records for the period 1973-2012, most of which were located at airports close to urban area...
30 Jan, 2015, 04.18 PM IST
5,000-year Harappan stepwell found in Kutch, bigger than Mohenjodaro'sPrecious stones like carnelian were in great demand during the Harappan era. Gujarat was the hub of bead and craft manufacturing industries.
08 Oct, 2014, 11.37 AM IST
Go and study abroad but do come back to India, says L&T MDKrishnamurthy Venkataramanan was speaking as chief guest at the 3rd convocation ceremony of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gandhinaga...
03 Aug, 2014, 02.08 AM IST
IIT-Gandhinagar to start MSc in cognitive scienceThe Indian Institute of Technology-Gandhinagar today announced to start a two-year master's programme (MSc) in cognitive science from July
19 Jun, 2013, 08.14 PM IST