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SECTOR | 15 Apr 2025, 10:36PM

Harvard's decision to resist Trump is of 'momentous significance'

Business Standard

University's $2.2 bn funding frozen for defying Prez's campus demands

Education

SECTOR | 15 Apr 2025, 05:18PM

Is your pet dog leaving a bigger carbon pawprint than you know?

Business Standard

From predators to polluters: A study by researchers at Curtin University, Australia argues that pet dogs might be a greater threat to the wildlife and environment, and they're getting a free pass

Education

SECTOR | 14 Apr 2025

Deep tech not just for startups; govt, industry must step up: Bikhchandani

Business Standard

Joining the debate on Indian startups' focus on online deliveries and betting apps instead of deep tech, tech founder Sanjeev Bikhchandani on Monday said building deep tech isn't the responsibility of startups because funds required for it are too large, and the government as well as deep-pocketed groups such as Reliance and Adani will need to step in. In a longish post on X, Bikhchandani, a serial entrepreneur whose ventures include job portal Naukri.com, and matrimony site Jeevansathi.com and co-founding Ashoka University, said unlike startup funding, deep tech investing needs funds with a longer time horizon of more than 20-25 years. Investors such as venture firms and individual entrepreneurs will do what according to them makes commercial sense and "sometimes out of passion, romance and foolishness". "But even so if you can't make commercial sense out of it, they can't carry on indefinitely without financial support," he said. "And therefore, there is this gap between it being

Education

SECTOR | 14 Apr 2025

Tribhuvan Sahkari University to train talent for entire co-op sector

Business Line

The existing IRMA campus at Anand will form hub for the new university; Centre to pump in 500 crore for infrastructure

Education

SECTOR | 12 Apr 2025

Five students suspended at Delhi's Ambedkar University amid protest

Business Standard

The Ambedkar University Delhi (AUD) administration has suspended five students, including elected representatives of the student union, triggering sharp criticism and allegations of repression by the Students' Federation of India (SFI). There was no immediate response available from the AUD administration. The suspensions come amid an ongoing protest by SFI activists, who have been staging an indefinite sit-in and relay hunger strike demanding the revocation of earlier disciplinary action against three students -? Anan, Harsh, and Nadia. The five students suspended on Friday -- Sharanya Verma (treasurer, AUD Students' Union), Shubhojeet Dey (PhD scholar), Shefali (secretary, SFI AUD unit), Keerthana, and Ajay --? are associated with the SFI or its affiliated student bodies. In an official statement, the SFI alleged that the students were "punished" for attempting to meet Vice Chancellor Anu Singh Lather on Friday to seek dialogue and accountability over the ongoing crisis. The...

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Education

SECTOR | 11 Apr 2025

IIT-Madras start-up Plugzmart's EV fast charger gets ARAI certification

Business Line

Plugzmart's EV charger for heavy vehicles is designed for high-power charging, promoting Make in India' for EV sector

Education

SECTOR | 11 Apr 2025

Assam SEBA HSLC Result 2025 To Be Declared Today: Check Time, Direct Link And Steps To Download Marksheet

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Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu has confirmed that the SEBA HSLC Result 2025 will be declared today, April 11.

Education

SECTOR | 10 Apr 2025

'My degree from IIM-A wasn't enough': Youngster says Big 4 consulting firm gave her a reality check

Business Today

She said in a recent LinkedIn post that when she joined McKinsey, one of the Big 3 management consulting firms, she realised that her MBA degree from the prestigious institute was not enough.

Education

SECTOR | 09 Apr 2025

UK's Coventry University gets nod for campus in GIFT City; to begin academic session from 2026

Business Line

The approval for the university was officially announced at the 13th UK-India Economic and Financial Dialogue at the London Stock Exchange

Education

SECTOR | 09 Apr 2025

IIT-Madras and Ziroh Labs unveil platform to build and run foundational models on CPUs

Business Line

A Centre of AI Research to solve India's compute accessibility challenges also to be set up