Why do tigers rest for 16–20 hours a day? IITian-IFS officer shares fascinating explanation.Tigers need long rest periods for survival. IFS officer Himanshu Tyagi explains this is due to energy conservation. Tigers understand calor...
09 May, 2026, 02.36 PM IST
Cake, pasta, and smiles: IIT Kharagpur professor celebrates birthday with students, serves them lunch himself. Netizens say, 'How do I send to my professor?'A heartwarming video from IIT Kharagpur is going viral. Professor Aurobinda Routray celebrated his birthday with students. He cut a cake an...
23 Apr, 2026, 09.42 AM IST
JEE Mains Session 2 Result 2026 OUT: Check how to download scorecard, direct link, official website, cut offs, topper names and moreJEE Mains Session 2 Result 2026 Released: Candidates can check their scorecards and the final answer keys. Approximately 11.23 lakh student...
20 Apr, 2026, 09.29 PM IST
PM Modi to launch telecom projects worth Rs 37,000 crore in Jharsuguda, says BJP's Baijayant Jay PandaPrime Minister Modi inaugurated projects exceeding Rs 60,000 crore in Odisha's Jharsuguda, including a massive Rs 37,000 crore telecom init...
27 Sep, 2025, 12.17 PM IST
How Odisha's 17-year-old tops JEE Mains 2025 with 100 percentile. Meet Om Prakash Behera. How he prepared and now which IIT and what branch he wantsOm Prakash Behera from Bhubaneswar, Odisha, has achieved All India Rank 1 in JEE Mains 2025 with a perfect score. He secured 100 percentile...
20 Apr, 2025, 01.13 PM IST
Centre announces '100 Cube' Odisha startup plan to help establish hundred startups of ₹100 crore valuation each by 2036The '100 Cube' initiative aligns with the Modi government's 'Purvodaya' vision, which focuses on boosting development in the eastern states...
11 Feb, 2024, 10.51 AM IST
IITs, IIMs advised to become multi-disciplinary: Union Edu MinUnion Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has urged IITs and IIMs to become multi-disciplinary, extending their specialization beyond the...
26 Nov, 2023, 09.50 PM IST
Odia woman gets PM Modi's praise for making solar energy medium of employmentIn his monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat, Modi also hailed the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bhubaneswar, for developing a batte...
30 Oct, 2022, 06.58 PM 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
IIT-Kharagpur implements micro solar dome project to provide affordable clean energyThe project intends to provide 44,000 micro solar domes in households of marginalised (SC and ST) communities in rural areas in West Bengal...
01 Nov, 2019, 12.20 PM IST
HRD Ministry awards IoE status to 5 public institutes including IIT-Kharagpur, IIT-Madras and BHUThe decision was taken following a recommendation made by the University Grants Commission last month on the basis of the advice of an Empo...
05 Sep, 2019, 04.27 PM IST
PM Modi releases stamp, coin to commemorate Odisha's Paika rebellionThe Paika Rebellion, many claim, was the first war of Independence against the British. Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal, Chief Minister Naveen ...
24 Dec, 2018, 03.15 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate new campus of IIT Bhubaneswar on December 24: Dharmendra PradhanBesides dedicating the new IIT Bhubaneswar campus, Modi will lay the foundation stone for IISER, Berhampur, Pradhan said.
16 Dec, 2018, 07.37 PM IST
Centre may undertake Jagannath Temple's 3D structural analysisThe Centre today said it would like to undertake a 3D structural analysis of the over 800-year-old Jagannath Temple in Puri to further stre...
20 May, 2016, 10.34 PM IST
Government may allow only 5 of the 10 proposed IITs and IIMs to start admissions this yearThe HRD ministry might postpone the launch of proposed IITs in Jammu, Chhattisgarh and Goa and new IIMs in Punjab and Odisha to next year.
05 Jun, 2015, 04.05 AM IST
Bill for Steel Institute may be introduced in Par this sessionThe institute will offer graduate, post graduate, doctoral and research programmes with a maximum strength of 5,400, as per the proposal.
08 Apr, 2015, 04.55 PM IST
- Sibal says common test will continue to maintain IIT brand, students disagree
While Sibal said the new system will continue to maintain the IIT brand, the students contended the proposal will not be beneficial for the...
24 Feb, 2012, 09.24 PM IST