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SECTOR | 19 Aug 2025

Maharashtra inks MoUs worth 42,893 cr; projects to create over 28k jobs

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The Maharashtra government on Tuesday signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) worth Rs 42,893 crore with various companies for data centre and solar energy projects in the state. Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the state is emerging as the data centre capital and solar energy integration capital of India. Eight MoUs for various investments and two strategic agreements, including a partnership with the UK to attract foreign investments, were signed. The MoUs worth Rs 42,893 crore are expected to generate 28,558 jobs, it was stated. The chief minister said these investment commitments reflect the trust of investors and the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Fadnavis assured investors that the state government will offer full support from start to finish to ensure smooth implementation of the projects. He also announced renewed momentum for the state's ambitious hyperloop project, now progressing with the involvement of IIT Bombay and IIT ..

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SECTOR | 19 Aug 2025

IIM-Calcutta Innovation Park launches 50cr fund for cleantech, sustainability start-ups

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The fund will be deployed over the next 12-18 months to support ventures in clean energy, climate resilience, sustainable agriculture and waste-to-value solutions, a statement said

Education

SECTOR | 19 Aug 2025

Adani flags vulnerability: Tech wars demand India's Atmanirbharta

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Speaking at IIT-KGP's platinum jubilee, Adani cautioned that sanctions or geopolitical shocks could cripple growth, given India's reliance on chips, oil and defence

Building World's Largest Renewable Energy Park In Kutch District: Gautam Adani At IIT-Kharagpur

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Education

SECTOR | 18 Aug 2025

IIT Guwahati, Isro scientists decode flickering X-rays from black hole

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Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati, in collaboration with UR Rao Satellite Centre, ISRO and Haifa University, Israel, have uncovered a mysterious X-ray signal pattern emitted from a blackhole, located nearly 28,000 light-years from the Earth, according to officials. Using the data from India's space observatory AstroSat, the researchers observed the X-ray brightness from the black hole alternated between bright and dim phases, each lasting several hundred seconds, they said. The findings of this research have been published in the prestigious journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Researchers from across the world are working towards understanding the phenomena of black holes. While drawing gas from the outer layers of their companion stars, they produce extreme heat and emit X-rays. By studying these X-rays, scientists can learn about the environment near the black hole. According to Santabrata Das, Professor at the Department of

Education

SECTOR | 18 Aug 2025

Education minister Pradhan introduces IIM Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha

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The Bill grants IIM Guwahati a Rs 555 crore fund for five years, making it the second IIM in the Northeast after Shillong, with a permanent campus to come up near Guwahati

Education

SECTOR | 17 Aug 2025

Workplace bullying hinders employees' creativity, involvement: Study

Business Standard

Workplace bullying and negative behaviour such as being excluded, humiliated or treated unfairly hinders creative thinking and reduces the likelihood of employees engaging in innovative side projects, a study by Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow has found. In many organisations, employees work on secret, self-initiated ideas developed without management's knowledge and present them to the management once they are ready to deliver significant results leading to business success, it said. According to officials, the researchers employed a mixed-method approach to gather the necessary data. In the experimental scenario-based part of the research, the team gathered input from 112 participants. In the survey-based part of the research, input from 313 employees working in IT-enabled companies was gathered. "Our study sheds light on how subtle forms of workplace mistreatment can silently erode employees' creative potential. Organisations must create an environment where suppor

Education

SECTOR | 16 Aug 2025

NFR, IIT Guwahati team up to develop biodegradable alternatives to plastics

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The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) and IIT-Guwahati have collaborated to introduce biodegradable and compostable materials as a replacement for conventional plastic to ensure environmental sustainability, officials said. As a pilot initiative, NFR has introduced eco-friendly green bed-roll bags on its trains, replacing traditional plastic bags used for distributing linen to passengers. Developed at IIT-Guwahati's in-house research and development facility, the bio-plastic degrades in compost within a short time, according to an official release. It was formally rolled out on August 15 with around 40,000 such bags to be distributed across 25 trains originating from terminals in Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh, it said. The initiative not only enhances passenger convenience, but also contributes towards reducing landfill waste, lowering the carbon footprint and conserving natural resources, the release said. The collaboration with IIT-Guwahati, coupled wit

Jharkhand declares one-day state mourning following minister's death

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Education

SECTOR | 15 Aug 2025

Fyllo bets on India-made sensors to cut costs, boost farm device sales

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Fyllo's breakthrough came with Nero Infinity, developed with IIT collaboration, replacing costly imported sensors with a PVC-based, electromagnetic-wave system based on the Standing Wave Ratio principle

Education

SECTOR | 15 Aug 2025

Bihar ties up with IIT Delhi to build AI-driven bridge, road design expertise

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This includes using drones equipped with high-resolution cameras and thermal imaging to detect defects like cracks and corrosion.

Education

SECTOR | 14 Aug 2025

Trump admin ordered to restore some withheld grant funding to UCLA

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A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore millions of dollars in National Science Foundation grants it has withheld from the University of California, Los Angeles, saying they were made in violation of her earlier court ruling. US District Judge Rita F. Lin ruled late Tuesday that the NSF must reinstate the research grants that were suspended for reasons she had already ruled arbitrary and capricious, and gave the administration until Aug. 19 to show compliance or explain why it hasn't restored the money. It was not immediately clear how much funding could be returned to UCLA. The school's chancellor said last week that the Trump administration has pulled USD584 million in federal grants from various federal agencies. The judge's ruling applies specifically to NSF grants. UCLA's money as been frozen as part of a wider pressure campaign targeting universities that Trump says are out of step with his political agenda. University of California researchers challen