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SECTOR | 17 Nov 2025

Experts urge India to create clear rules and SOPs for autonomous vehicles

Business Standard

Road safety experts on Monday stressed the need of the government framing a comprehensive regulatory framework and set of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the testing, deployment and operation of autonomous vehicles (AV) to meet the phased target in the country's complex traffic conditions. Speaking at an event organised by the India chapter of International Road Federation (IRF), P Rajalakshmi, professor, Technology Innovation Hub on Autonomous Navigation (TiHAN) at IIT Hyderabad, said road safety remains a critical concern for autonomous technology becoming mainstream in India. Rajalakshmi said India's target for autonomous vehicles (AVs) involves a phased approach, aiming for widespread use of advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) like lane-keeping and adaptive cruise control by 2030, followed by the introduction of Level 3 and 4 vehicles in specific urban areas and controlled routes by 2040. "As India embarks on a mission to lead in autonomous mobility by 2047, key .

Education

SECTOR | 17 Nov 2025

Tiny heater to kill tumours

Business Line

IIT-Madras team devises compact hyperthermia applicator to treat smaller tumours

Education

SECTOR | 16 Nov 2025

Karnataka bets on quantum push to build a deep-tech hub beyond Bengaluru

Business Standard

New Centres of Excellence at IIIT and IIT Dharwad aim to expand high-end research, talent pipelines and industry partnerships beyond Bengaluru

Education

SECTOR | 16 Nov 2025

IIT Madras researchers identify physiological markers to predict and manage test anxiety in students

Business Line

The research has been published in Behavioural Brain Research, an international peer-reviewed journal publishing studies on the neurobiological basis of behaviour and cognitive processes in humans and animals

IIT researchers identify physiological markers to help manage test anxiety

Business Standard | 16 Nov 2025

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SECTOR | 16 Nov 2025

Delhi car blast: Crime Branch probes Faridabad terror module at Al Falah University

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The Crime Branch team arrived at the university campus and conducted inquiries related to the case

Amid ongoing students' protest, Panjab University postpones exams

Business Standard | 16 Nov 2025 4 more

Education

SECTOR | 14 Nov 2025

There are huge sociological barriers to inclusion and social mobility in India: Nobel laureate in economics

Business Line

James A Robinson of the University of Chicago was awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his work on tracing inequalities among countries

International Conference on Fashion as a Tool for Social Change 2025 Concludes at Woxsen University

Business Line | 14 Nov 2025

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SECTOR | 14 Nov 2025

IIT Madras launches Language and Cognition Lab to study India's linguistic diversity

Business Line

It aims to contribute to the development of human-centred and linguistically aware AI systems

Education

SECTOR | 14 Nov 2025

Veteran actor Kamini Kaushal, star from Laal Singh Chaddha, dies aged 98

Business Standard

Actor Kamini Kaushal, one of Hindi cinema's earliest female stars who began her career with the classic "Neecha Nagar" in 1946 and went on to act in a host of films right till 2022, has died in her Mumbai home, a close family friend said. She was 98. Amongst the industry's highest paid actress in the late 1940s and early 1950s, Kaushal starred opposite the triumvirate of Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand and Raj Kapoor before moving on to character roles in the 1960s. Her last screen appearance was in Aamir Khan's 2022 film "Laal Singh Chaddha" at the age of 95, making for a remarkable 76 year in the movies. "She died at her Mumbai home late on Thursday night. She would have turned 99 in February," Sajan Narain, a close friend of the family, told PTI. Kaushal was born Uma Kashyap on February 24, 1927 in Lahore. Her father, Shiv Ram Kashyap, was widely regarded as the father of Indian botany and taught as a professor at the University of Punjab in pre-partition Lahore. The youngest of two...

Education

SECTOR | 13 Nov 2025

Delhi Blast Probe Widens As Government Orders Deeper Checks Into Al Falah University Details Inside

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The government has asked for a forensic audit of the accounts of Al Falah Iniversity.

Punjab raises objection to wheat varieties that consume 50% more fertilizers

Business Line | 12 Nov 2025 3 more

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SECTOR | 13 Nov 2025

Red Fort blast: Al-Falah gets show-cause over 'false accreditation claims'

Business Standard

The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) has issued a show-cause notice to Al-Falah University, which is under scanner in connection with the Delhi blast probe, for displaying false accreditation on its website, officials said on Thursday. In the show-cause notice, the NAAC said it has noted that the Al-Falah University, "which is neither accredited nor applied for accreditation by NAAC", has publicly displayed on its website that "Al-Falah University is an endeavour of Al-Falah Charitable Trust, which has been running three colleges on the campus, namely Al Falah School of Engineering and Technology (since 1997, Graded A by NAAC), Brown Hill College of Engineering and Technology (since 2008), and Al-Falah School of Education and Training (since 2006, Graded A by NAAC)." "This is absolutely wrong and misleading the public, especially the parents, students and stakeholders," the show-cause notice read. The NAAC has sought an explanation and directed the university to

Teijin, BioVaram sign pact to deliver next-generation medical solutions

Business Standard | 13 Nov 2025 1 more