Sunak adds maths to his multiplying woesWhile many have pointed out that the plan won't work due to the acute shortage of maths teachers in the nation, others couldn't help but te...
17 Jan, 2023, 11.54 PM IST
Why December 22nd is designated as Mathematics Day?Born on December 22, 1887, eminent mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan made significant contributions to the field that helped to solve a num...
22 Dec, 2022, 02.31 PM IST
National Mathematics Day: Here's a riddle challenge to test your skillsOn the special occasion of National Mathematics Day, here are 20 riddles for you that will be your ultimate mathematics exam.
21 Dec, 2022, 05.59 PM IST
Vedic mathematics to be introduced in Gujarat schoolsEducation Minister Jitu Vaghani made the announcement on Wednesday on the birth anniversary of the renowned Indian mathematician Srinivasa ...
23 Dec, 2021, 07.05 PM IST
Prof Atul Dixit from IIT Gandhinagar wins Gábor Szegö Prize 2021The SIAM Activity Group on Orthogonal Polynomials and Special Functions (SIAG/OPSF) awards the Gábor Szegö Prize every two years to one ear...
10 Mar, 2021, 05.10 PM IST
View: NEP 2020 connects disciplinary silos, readies India for global roleThe Indian education system has been hailed for its multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary thoughts but revoking it in functionality is of...
05 Sep, 2020, 08.07 AM IST
India-born eminent mathematician VS Varadarajan, wife Veda give $1 mn to UCLAThe couple want to establish a professorship honouring Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.
07 Mar, 2019, 03.04 PM IST
Famous Five! Child prodigies who went on to make it bigBlaise Pascal, the French mathematician, independently discovered nearly all the geometric proofs of Euclid by the time he was just 12.
19 Jun, 2016, 10.58 AM IST
Indian Institute of Science aiming to change perception that all Math is GreekA group of professors and students in the Indian Institute of Science are aiming to change the common perception that all Math is Greek wit...
22 Dec, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Freida Pinto, Dev Patel reunite for charity"Slumdog Millionaire" co-stars and former couple Freida Pinto and Dev Patel reunited here to support a charitable organisation.
22 Sep, 2015, 05.29 PM IST
SASTRA-Ramanujan award for Oxford scholarMaynard was chosen for the award, which carries a cash prize of $10,000 along with a citation, in recognition of his advances on various lo...
21 Dec, 2014, 04.55 PM IST
Government plans 'GANIT' celebrations to enhance mathematical skillsHRD Minister Smriti Irani had said the objective behind the idea was to infuse innovation in numeracy and mathematics and help increase sci...
07 Dec, 2014, 11.15 AM IST
- Numbers as games
Geniuses, Paul Halmos wrote, “are of two kinds: the ones who are just like all of us, but very much more so, and the ones who, apparently, ...
30 Oct, 2013, 05.45 AM IST
Magical mirrorsBy a delicious stroke of serendipity, it turns out that the secret of metallic mirror-making also came from the Lord: "Krishna as Parthasar...
22 Feb, 2012, 03.56 AM IST
- Tata Realty to develop Rs 3,500-crore IT city in Chennai
The SEZ will have duly notified IT/ITeS along with residential apartments, mall, serviced apartments & an international convention centre. ...
21 Dec, 2009, 04.46 PM IST
- Cambridge prepares to celebrate 800th anniversary
The University of Cambridge is preparing to celebrate its 800th anniversary in 2009 with a year-long series of events organised in the town...
02 Jul, 2008, 05.02 AM IST
- Indian-born wins Math Nobel Prize
Chennai-born-Varadhan was cited for 'in particular for a unified theory of large deviations'.
27 Mar, 2007, 01.00 PM IST