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India to have ‘world’s longest hyperloop tube soon’: Vaishnaw shares video NEW DELHI: Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on Sunday that the Hyperloop project at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras will feature Asia’s longest Hyperloop tube, measuring 410 metres. He also said that the project is on track to become the world’s longest…
A view of the stalls at the IInvenTiv 2025 research and development fair held at IIT-Madras on Friday. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM A two-day national research and development fair IInvenTiv2025 got underway at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras here on Friday. Around 200 stalls, from 86 NIRF-top ranked institutions are participating…
Sukanta Majumdar. File. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI Members of the Federation of Student Organisations – Tamil Nadu (FSO-TN) on Friday (February 28, 2025) staged a ‘black flag’ protest in Chennai against Union Minister of State for Education Sukanta Majumdar’s visit to Indian Institute of Technology – Madras (IIT-M). Tamil Nadu Today | Centre and…
The Hindu Bureau The Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) Madras has launched web-enabled M Tech course in Artificial Intelligence(AI) for working professionals. Applications are open till may 31st for all 11 disciplines of web M Tech, including the newly launched AI specialisation. Classes will commence in August/September 2025. Details about entrance exam syllabi, programme structure,…
Indian Bank plans to hold a hackathon on cyber security and fintech in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) in April. A part of the hackathon series by Public Sector Banks (PSBs) in compliance with the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) advisory, the hackathon series will be conducted in association with different IITs, universities,…
Scientist pipetting research samples by the microscope | Photo Credit: Catalin Rusnac A cancer genome database that aims to decode the genomic landscape of cancers prevalent in India was recently launched in Chennai. A first-of-its-kind database, this was developed by the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) and aims to transform cancer research in…
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras will organise the first Asian international hyperloop competition in February. The competition will be held from February 21 to 25, bringing together key hyperloop stakeholders from the US, Europe and other parts of the world. The competition is conducted jointly by IIT M Pravartak and SAEIndia and supported by…
V. Kamakoti | Photo Credit: RAGU R Indian Institute of Technology Madras Director V. Kamakoti on Monday claimed five scientific papers published in peer-reviewed journals validated the cow urine had anti-infective properties. On January 15, at a goshala in West Mambalam, he had said cow urine had antifungal, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory properties. He…
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. File | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj The Kotturpuram police have arrested a 30-year-old man on charges of sexually harassing a woman research scholar of Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, on Tuesday (January 14, 2025). A senior official from the city police said a scholar, who resided in a hostel…
The quintessential Chennai college experience is incomplete without days spent frolicking at Saarang, IIT Madras’s long-hailed cultural festival. Over five days, the largely-quiet green oasis turns into a carnival, teeming with the city’s youngsters; some warding off boredom, some in pursuit of their favourite musician, or others on the lookout for talent they need to…
