Pocket FM elevates Lalit Gangwar as COO to lead global operationsIn his new role, Lalit Gangwar will lead the company’s audio vertical as it expands internationally and oversee business operations and mon...
21 Apr, 2026, 02.59 PM IST
FedEx completes India's first intra-city drone delivery flight trials in BengaluruFedEx has successfully completed India's first intra-city drone delivery flight trials in Bengaluru, in collaboration with IIT-Madras. Thes...
21 Apr, 2026, 02.24 PM IST
Soon, you won’t need to stop at highway tolls: Nitin GadkariNational highway plazas will transition to a multi-lane free flow (MLFF) toll system by the end of 2026, eliminating the need for physical ...
18 Dec, 2025, 04.38 PM IST
FedEx, IIT Madras launch SMART Centre for logistics innovationFedEx and IIT Madras have launched the FedEx SMART Centre with a $5 million grant to develop sustainable, technology-driven supply chain so...
19 Aug, 2025, 02.30 PM IST
Kedarnath youth, who lived in tents and carried pilgrims' luggage, cracks IIT Madras. Check his motivation behind this journeyAtul Kumar, from Uttarakhand, overcame adversity to crack the IIT JAM exam. He supported his family by working in Kedarnath. He lacked reso...
18 Jul, 2025, 03.29 PM IST
IIT Madras-incubated Amber Wings gets DGCA nod for hybrid cargo drone ATVA-1The certification opens the door for high-frequency, last-mile deliveries through made-in-India drones. The hybrid cargo drone ATVA-1 has b...
18 Jul, 2025, 06.01 AM IST
Hyundai Motor Group ties up with IITs to advance battery, electrification researchHyundai Motor Group has partnered with IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, and IIT Madras to research batteries and electrification. They will invest US...
03 Dec, 2024, 04.25 PM IST
Infosys to invest up to Rs 17 cr in space tech startup GalaxEyeIncubated at IIT Madras and based out of Bengaluru, GalaxEye is building multi-sensor satellites and synchronisation platform, which genera...
19 Sep, 2024, 08.21 PM IST
IIT Madras partners with VyVoxel to offer AR/VR programming courseIIT Madras and VyVoxel collaborate for an online AR/VR course teaching Unity 3D, C#, Vuphoria, XR kit. Students develop apps for various de...
14 Mar, 2024, 02.48 PM IST
FedEx commits USD10 million to IIT Bombay and IIT MadrasThe Indian Institute of Technology, Madras has received $5 million grant from FedEx to set up Centre of Excellence for supply chains. The p...
12 Dec, 2023, 08.13 PM IST
IIT Madras researchers develop app for inter-city goods transportationThe first version of the App has been developed and commercialised through OptRoute Logistics, an IIT Madras-incubated start-up co-founded ...
13 Nov, 2023, 04.30 PM IST
IIT, NIT courses in Indian languages not feasible: Central government task forceUnion education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank had announced on December 2, 2020, that technical courses would soon be offered in Indian...
24 Mar, 2021, 07.46 AM IST
Entrance test to IITs to completely go online from 2018The number of students eligible to take the test climbed from 1.5 lakh in 2015 to 2 lakh in 2016 due to an increase in IIT seats.
20 Aug, 2017, 09.39 PM IST
Snapshots from IIT placements: Expect the unexpectedThe first phase of placements at the IITs has revealed several surprises for India’s best-known engineering institutes.
30 Dec, 2016, 02.01 AM IST
Biggies blacklisted but placements spring a startup surprise at IITsOne of the most popular recruiters on campuses, the Seattle-based ecommerce giant, Amazon, is making its first visit to Jodhpur, Indore and...
08 Dec, 2016, 12.56 AM IST
Uniphore expands leadership team with two new appointmentsThe company has appointed Sami Benafia as director of sales in the Middle East and Aravind Gaddala as director of product management in Che...
16 Feb, 2016, 01.15 PM IST
Visa Inc to enter IITs with 120 offers, Rs 22 lakh pay packageVisa Inc could be a game changer at the IITs this placement season as it battles with Google and Facebook to hire the top graduates for loc...
26 Nov, 2014, 04.00 AM IST