Hill-house backed Elevate Campuses raises Rs 945-crore anchor bookHillhouse-backed Elevate Campuses raised Rs 945 crore from 20 anchor investors, including major mutual funds and Norges. The amount represe...
Ashwini Vaishnaw on India’s chip push; Emergent's new AI betHappy Monday! The next set of investments under India’s semiconductor scheme are expected to begin in the next six months, IT minister Ashw...
IIT Madras professor Jhunjhunwala wants PLI to be more startup friendlyPLI should be opened to smaller companies, with incentives tied to meaningful domestic value addition rather than the ability to make large...
NLC India targets large-scale pumped storage projects in Tamil Nadu, OdishaThe company is developing clean energy through its dedicated green arm, NLCIL Renewables Ltd (NIRL). The PSU is targeting to increase its o...
Cleared UPSC, joined govt service, then walked away: IIT Madras alumnus reveals why he quit & what made him question his careerBharani Vlsvss, an IIT Madras alumnus, made the decision to leave the Indian Trade Service after joining government service. He expressed c...
IIT Madras researchers develop ‘morphing skin’ to prevent aircraft stallsIIT Madras researchers developed a novel morphing skin inspired by bird flight. This adaptive external skin dynamically reshapes in real ti...
QNu Labs raises Rs 200 crore led by the National Quantum Mission and Speciale InvestThe company said the fresh capital will be used to accelerate research and development, expand sales and go-to-market operations in India a...
Indian space startup GalaxEye wins US patent for satellite imaging technologyIndian space startup GalaxEye secured a US patent for its satellite sensor synchronisation system. This technology allows for precise, simu...
Voice AI startup Navana raises Rs 40 crore from Ronnie Screwvala, othersNavana successfully raised forty crore rupees in its recent funding round, aimed at broadening its presence in the banking and financial se...
Luxembourg's Deputy PM Xavier Bettel arrives in India for official visitLuxembourg's Deputy Prime Minister Xavier Bettel arrived in New Delhi for a three-day official visit. He will meet External Affairs Ministe...
In 1979, Rahul Mehta’s parents sold their gold and silver to fund his first semester in America; decades later, he helped establish eight schools across six IITsRahul Mehta, after selling four companies, now invests in India's intellectual capital. His foundation supports academic programs at IITs, ...
Luxembourg Deputy PM Bettel to visit India, to meet EAM Jaishankar during stayLuxembourg Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel will visit India from September 7 to 9, meeting External Affairs Minist...
Assam govt signs MoUs with 6 organisations for introducing AI in school educationAssam's education minister announced a significant collaboration with six organizations. These partnerships aim to integrate Artificial Int...
IIT Madras' Bodhan AI launches four AI models for Indian languages in partnership with AI4BharatBodhan AI has launched four foundational AI models for Indian languages. These models cover speech recognition, generation, translation, an...
Bengaluru techie rejects Rs 20 lakh hike despite bigger role, here’s what made him say noA 31-year-old Bengaluru software developer has reportedly declined a Rs 20 lakh salary increase that would have taken his annual pay from R...
IIT Madras builds Rs 17,000 standing wheelchair, 75x cheaper than commercial modelsAn IIT Madras team has developed Arise, a standing wheelchair priced at about $200, as a mechanical alternative to commercial models costin...
This Mysore-born scientist, whose great-grandfather was a mathematician and grandfather a Sanskrit scholar, helped make AI faster at weather forecasting & drug discoveryAnima Anandkumar, a prominent AI researcher, applies machine learning to complex problems in physics and science. Her work at Caltech focus...