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In 1887, a father trying to fix his son’s rough tricycle ride led to the breakthrough invention that changed modern travel- IITs reach for global stature amid endowment crunch
- A 16-year-old saw performers bounce off a net and created something which is used from military training grounds, gymnastics, astronaut training, and backyard play to Olympic arenas
- A 14-year-old farm boy’s sketch in a field helped lead to televisionA 14-year-old Idaho farm boy, Philo Farnsworth, envisioned electronic television while observing plowed fields. His groundbreaking idea, de...22 May, 2026, 02.54 PM IST
- Quote of the day by Noam Chomsky: “The whole educational and professional training system is a very elaborate filter, which just weeds out people who are....” Did Manufacturing Consent author Noam Chomsky reveal the disturbing truth about institutions, conformity, and intellectual freedom decades before social media?Quote of the day by Noam Chomsky: The Noam Chomsky education system quote highlights how modern education filters independent thinking in s...09 May, 2026, 05.55 PM IST
- Is Canvas still hacked - what is a data breach? The shocking Canvas cyberattack timelineWhat really happened in the Canvas data breach? Hackers allegedly accessed 275 million student records, exposing education’s dangerous hidd...08 May, 2026, 06.25 PM IST
- The alchemist of Bengaluru: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw began from a garageKiran Mazumdar-Shaw has named her niece Claire Mazumdar as successor, setting up a gradual leadership transition at Biocon. A pioneer who b...05 May, 2026, 05.35 PM IST
- How King Gillette Turned a Simple Idea Into a Shaving RevolutionKing C. Gillette transformed shaving by introducing the disposable blade safety razor. This innovation solved a daily annoyance for men. It...29 Apr, 2026, 05.12 PM IST
- 11 space scientists suspicious deaths and disappearances probe: Are these random events or connected incidents, and who is behind it?11 space scientists suspicious deaths and disappearances probe has begun after the FBI confirmed it will investigate whether the deaths and...22 Apr, 2026, 02.03 AM IST
- Nadir Godrej, chairperson of the Godrej Industries Group to step downNadir Godrej will retire as chairperson of the Godrej Industries Group in August 2026. He will become Chairman Emeritus. Godrej will step d...13 Apr, 2026, 07.01 PM IST
- MIT will enroll fewer grad students as funds from Trump govt dries upMIT is reducing graduate student intake and laying off staff due to federal funding cuts and new tax rules, impacting the US research ecosy...23 May, 2025, 01.32 PM IST
- MIT, TSW tie up for design-driven innovation workshop for senior techiesThe two-day workshop will address the five essential steps to implementation: empathy, defining, ideating, prototyping and testing.01 Oct, 2018, 11.16 PM IST
- Designgild launches startup acceleratorThis is the second accelerator to be set up by the MIT Group after Edugild, India’s first accelerator for edtech startups.16 Nov, 2016, 03.09 PM IST
- EdTech Accelerator Edugild to set up two more centres in Pune“This will be aimed at students of these institutes; the founder must be an alumni or current student. It will function as an inculator, bo...24 May, 2016, 03.47 AM IST
- IIT Kharagpur ties up with MIT, others for cultural researchIndian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur has entered into research tie-ups with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and various ot...02 Oct, 2015, 05.40 AM IST
- IIT-Bombay receives largest ever donation for research and developmentIIT Bombay has received Rs 95 cr to to develop hi-tech products and solutions for consumers and industry that lie at the bottom of the econ...20 Aug, 2014, 11.36 AM IST
- Indian American Sanjay Sarma appointed first digital director of MITAn Indian American professor of mechanical engineering and IIT alumni has been appointed as the first director of digital learning of MIT.21 Nov, 2012, 03.17 PM IST
- Indian-origin professor Anantha Chandrakasan to lead MIT's largest academic departmentIndian-origin academician Anantha Chandrakasan has been named head of MIT's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.14 Jun, 2011, 04.45 PM IST
- IIT-B to felicitate its whizkidsA revolutionary portable map that you can carry in your purse or a pen that draws three-dimensional images and has the capacity to change t...06 Mar, 2011, 06.23 AM IST
- Design grad pool is running dryEver wondered how an intricate logo of a brand, an institute or a company takes shape?19 Jun, 2006, 12.18 AM IST
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