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SECTOR | 10 Sep 2025

IIT-M Incubated JSP Enviro launches organic wastewater treatment technology

Business Line

Deployed in Tamil Nadu's Erode and Perundurai clusters, BEADS delivers operational savings, reduces carbon emissions, and supports energy recovery.

Education

SECTOR | 09 Sep 2025

Three Indian startups among 19 selected for Commonwealth Startup Fellowship

Business Standard

Three Indian startups selected for the six-month Commonwealth Startup Fellowship, a flagship Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) programme funded by the UK government, pitched their ideas to top investors at the Capstone Showcase in London on Tuesday. The three startupsGhaziabad-based lifeandlimb.ai, Jaipur-based Hexpressions, and Maharashtra-based agritech startup AgrowSurewere chosen from more than 1,400 companies across 44 countries, said Stephen Johns, International Communications Manager, Imperial College London, which is partnering with the UK government through its Imperial Enterprise Lab to facilitate the fellowship. Nishant Agarwal, CEO and founder of lifeandlimb.ai, said when he won the President's Award for Best Outgoing Thesis at IIT Kanpur for his MS thesis on using myo-sensor technology for prosthetics in 2015, he realised he could take the project forward. So, after graduating, I worked in a manufacturing company for a bit to understand the nitty-gritties of...

Education

SECTOR | 09 Sep 2025

AI for All': IIT Madras rolls out free AI courses for school teachers nationwide

Business Line

Offered online via SWAYAM Plus in partnership with IIT Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation, the courses (2545 hours) aim to equip teachers across disciplines with essential AI skills and tools.

Buimerc India Foundation, IIT Palakkad to launch entrepreneurship support programme

Business Line | 09 Sep 2025

Education

SECTOR | 08 Sep 2025

India's Literacy Rate Up From 74% To 80.9% In 13 Years: Education Minister

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He highlighted the role of the ULLASNav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram, under which more than 3 crore learners and 42 lakh volunteers have enrolled.

Education

SECTOR | 08 Sep 2025

Trump Predicts Many More' University Settlements Despite Harvard Ruling

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Trump cast the settlements as efforts by the administration to take on what he cast as anti-religious bias targeting Jewish and Christian students in schools.

Education

SECTOR | 08 Sep 2025

IIM Calcutta secures 41st position globally in Financial Times Masters in Management Rankings

Business Line

FT MIM ranking provides global, data-driven benchmarks for business schools, influencing decisions for prospective students, recruiters, and funding bodies

Education

SECTOR | 05 Sep 2025

New simulation framework enhances biomanufacturing with smarter microbial design

Business Line

Developed by scientists at IIT Madras, the computational tool could reshape how industries harness microbes for sustainable production

Education

SECTOR | 04 Sep 2025

IIT Madras tops NIRF rankings for 2025, seventh consecutive year

Business Standard

IIT Madras topped the NIRF 2025 rankings for the seventh year in a row, followed by IISc Bengaluru and IIT Bombay. A new category on sustainable development goals was introduced this year

IIT-Madras emerges as top engineering college under NIRF ranking for 10th consecutive year

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Education

SECTOR | 04 Sep 2025

Adi Vaani, a translator app for Adivasi languages is getting ready

Business Line

IIT-Delhi, IIIT-H, BITS Pilani join efforts to develop the platform

Education

SECTOR | 04 Sep 2025

'Strategic wins': Tamil Nadu CM Stalin signs six MoUs during London visit

Business Standard

CM Stalin, on Wednesday, signed a total of four more agreements, with the University of Exeter, Ecole Intuit Lab, Lloyd's List and Rolls-Royce