Bengaluru to Mumbai in half an hour! IIT Madras and Railways unveil new tech that can change how India travelsIIT Madras and Indian Railways have created India’s first hyperloop test track. This technology aims to cut travel time between Bengaluru a...
26 Feb, 2025, 03.49 PM IST
India sets eyes on world’s longest hyperloop test trackHyperloop is an under development high-speed mass transport system. It operates like railways but uses newer technologies which are expecte...
25 Feb, 2025, 11.31 PM IST
An Elon Musk concept begins to gather speed in IndiaIndia's first 410-meter hyperloop test track is now complete, thanks to a collaboration between Indian Railways, IIT Madras, and startup Tu...
06 Dec, 2024, 08.06 PM IST
NIT Mizoram achieves impressive placement record for 2023-2024 academic session with 86.7% overall placementNIT Mizoram posted an 86.7% placement rate for 2023-2024, with the highest salary package at 14.5 LPA and an average over 7 LPA. Over 75 co...
04 Jul, 2024, 06.36 PM IST
Musk-backed Swisspod eyes opportunity in India hyperloop feasibility studySwisspod Technologies, backed by Elon Musk, plans to establish a presence in India by collaborating on commercial hyperloop systems. CEO De...
19 Mar, 2024, 02.39 PM IST
170 years ago, Mumbai-Thane train set in motion India's railway sagaThe maiden passenger service was hauled by three engines, inexplicably named 'Sahib', 'Sindh' and 'Sultan', which blew off loud whistles, b...
16 Apr, 2023, 08.48 AM IST
Inside IIT Madras’ deep-tech startup incubatorWith 240 startups valued at Rs 10,500 crore incubated over eight years, IIT Madras is India’s hi-tech haven.
31 May, 2021, 10.40 AM IST
IITs roll out courses, incubating centres to bridge AI talent gapThe institute already offers MTech programmes in data science, AI and machine learning, and a minor programme for undergraduate students in...
05 Feb, 2019, 11.51 AM IST
IIT Madras develops human-centric business model to improve efficienciesThe model has already been used by small- and large-scale industries and implemented across sectors, ranging from leather-processing to Ind...
09 Nov, 2018, 03.22 PM IST
Date with History: In 1864, first train chugged from Cantonment to JolarpettaiThe railway line also aided relief work during the Famine of 1876-78.
03 Aug, 2017, 06.02 PM IST
The British built this century-old railway station via PPPIt is a railway station that re minds you of Ruskin Bond's picturesque tales. The solitary platform sees only four halting trains, none of ...
22 Jun, 2017, 05.23 PM IST
Professor G. Raghuram takes charge as Director of IIM BangaloreHe conducts research on the railway, port, shipping, aviation and road sectors. He has published over 35 refereed papers in journals and wr...
22 Feb, 2017, 04.28 PM IST
Four things even Google doesn't know about its CEO Sundar PichaiGoogle may be one of the best search giants in the world but there are a few things we can tell you about Sundar Pichai but it can't.
25 Dec, 2015, 11.55 AM IST
HyperVerge: Startup by IIT grads to inspect 2000 biscuits a minute at ITCFor RoI on existing machines, ITC would have to charge a dollar a biscuit. HyperVerge's system, about to be installed, can inspect 2,000 bi...
04 Jul, 2014, 10.23 AM IST
- Bangalore Metro launch: Bangalore heard a train whistle first in 1864
There will be a sense of deja vu when Namma Metro, a mass rapid transit metropolitan railway, begins commercial operations in the city with...
24 Oct, 2011, 10.38 AM IST
- Bangalore Metro: City heard a train whistle first in 1864
Bangalore's first train had a steam engine for its loco and ran between Cantonment station and Jolarpettai in what is now Vellore district ...
20 Oct, 2011, 11.43 AM IST
- ‘RFQ model in line with int’l practices’
The Planning Commission has defended the request for qualification model recommended to select private sector partners for port projects.
20 Aug, 2008, 01.39 AM IST