The Earth Prize 2026 winners: Indian teens develop tamarind-based solution to remove microplastics from waterThree Indian teenagers have earned international acclaim for developing "Plas-Stick," a biodegradable solution to remove microplastics from...
23 May, 2026, 01.36 PM IST
Amaravati still under construction, but Quantum Valley project already luring deep tech startups, scientistsAmaravati, a new city in Andhra Pradesh, is becoming a hub for quantum computing. A technology park called Quantum Valley is attracting sci...
17 May, 2026, 09.10 AM IST
Rocket dreams and unicorns: Investors bet on a long and high rideIndia's private space sector is experiencing a surge in global investment. Skyroot Aerospace has become the country's first space unicorn, ...
11 May, 2026, 09.17 PM IST
IIT Madras Director has an important admission alert to all engineering students who have cleared JEE Mains. WatchIIT Madras is offering JEE Main qualifiers an opportunity to pursue a flexible online BS degree in fields like AI and data science alongsid...
08 May, 2026, 04.02 PM IST
Global demand will be a major revenue driver: newly minted unicorn Skyroot Aerospace CEO Pawan ChandanaSkyroot Aerospace, India's first spacetech unicorn, is poised for global growth, with significant demand expected from US, Europe, and Sout...
08 May, 2026, 07.22 AM IST
Who are R Balasubramaniam and Joram Aniya, new NITI Aayog members?The Centre has appointed R Balasubramaniam and Joram Aniya as full-time members of NITI Aayog, taking the total number of such members to s...
02 May, 2026, 10.49 PM IST
India has strong pipeline of ideas, keen to back local founders: Y Combinator’s Ankit GuptaIn an exclusive interview ahead of Y Combinator’s Startup School India 2026 event, Ankit Gupta, the accelerator’s general partner, said the...
13 Apr, 2026, 05.55 PM IST
Large AI firms hoovering maximum funding, not enough for smaller startups: Y Combinator’s Ankit GuptaAnkit Gupta spoke to ET ahead of the accelerator’s Startup School event in Bengaluru on April 18 — the first in India. In order to tap aspi...
13 Apr, 2026, 11.25 AM IST
Couldn’t crack IIT-JEE, but won Nobel Prize: This Tambram scientist proved that single sheet of paper can’t decide your futureVenkatraman Ramakrishnan’s journey shows that failing the IIT JEE is not the end of the road. After not clearing the prestigious entrance e...
09 Apr, 2026, 02.26 PM IST
Two Padma & over 10 top global prizes: This IITian scientist won honours bigger than Nobel yet lives simply & rides a bicycle to workProfessor Ashoke Sen, a renowned theoretical physicist, has made remarkable contributions to string theory. He was awarded the prestigious ...
08 Apr, 2026, 04.51 PM IST
Non-engineering undergrads bag top placement offers in a tough yearDespite a challenging year, India's top non-engineering colleges are experiencing a robust placement season. Institutions like St. Stephen'...
02 Apr, 2026, 12.35 AM IST
Active cases may peak at 38-48 lakh in mid-May: ExpertsReferring to the model, called Sutra, Manindra Agrawal of IIT-Kanpur had explained that one should not confuse the two different peaks — on...
26 Apr, 2021, 10.02 PM IST
India's Covid graph may peak at 33-35 lakh active cases by May 15: IIT scientistsIn predicting that the active cases would go up by about 10 lakh by mid-May before sliding, scientists from the Indian Institute of Technol...
23 Apr, 2021, 03.49 PM IST
Three IITs develop cement low on carbon contentScientists at IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, IIT Madras and an NGO have developed a type of cement that can emit 20% to 30% less carbon than regula...
29 Sep, 2014, 01.09 PM IST
Women scientists enter IIT councilHRD ministry has nominated two women scientists Tessy Thomas and Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath to the IIT council, the apex body of 16 IITs.
02 Sep, 2014, 01.07 PM IST
- IIT-B team shows how homeopathy works
Six months after the British Medical Association rubbished homeopathy as witchcraft with no scientific basis, IIT scientists have said the ...
16 Dec, 2010, 01.58 AM IST
- Technical textiles may find their way into your wardrobes soon
Fashion designers and top IIT scientists are working to churn out such fabrics.
12 Jul, 2010, 01.50 AM IST