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SECTOR | 22 Oct 2025, 08:28PM

IIT Madras, Coal India Join Hands To Launch Centre For Sustainable Energy

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The new centre will be led by Satyanarayanan Seshadri and Rajnish Kumar from IIT Madras.

Prabhudas Lilladhar released a Sector Update report for Education on 08 Oct, 2025.

IIT Madras, Coal India join hands to set up Centre for Sustainable Energy

Business Line | 22 Oct 2025, 07:36PM 2 more

Education

SECTOR | 22 Oct 2025, 03:31PM

Nara Lokesh invites Griffith University to set up sports hub in India

Business Line

During his Australia tour, Lokesh also discussed collaborations in innovation, sustainability and public policy to promote youth development and global partnerships

Prabhudas Lilladhar released a Sector Update report for Education on 08 Oct, 2025.

Education

SECTOR | 21 Oct 2025, 11:24PM

University of London professor Francesca Orsini deported from IGI Airport

Business Standard

A professor associated with the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London was deported from the IGI Airport over alleged violation of visa conditions, a government source said on Tuesday. Francesca Orsini, a scholar of Hindi and professor emerita at SOAS, was deported Monday, soon after she arrived from Hong Kong, the source in the Ministry of Home Affairs said. "Francesca Orsini was on a tourist visa, but she has been violating visa conditions," the source said. According to the person, Orsini has been on a 'Black List' since March 2025 for violation of visa conditions. "This is a standard global practice that if a person is found violating visa conditions, he/she can be black listed," the source said. The scholar is known for her book, The Hindi Public Sphere 1920-1940: Language and Literature in the Age of Nationalism. Reacting to her deportation, historian Ramachandra Guha termed Orsini a great scholar of Indian literature, "whose work has rich

Prabhudas Lilladhar released a Sector Update report for Education on 08 Oct, 2025.

Education

SECTOR | 21 Oct 2025, 09:34PM

Heavy rains lash Puducherry, schools and colleges closed on Oct 22

Business Standard

Puducherry has been hit by incessant rains since Tuesday noon, disrupting normal life, with nearly three cm recorded between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm, an official said. Home and Education Minister A Namassivayam said, "Due to heavy rains pounding the union territory, all schools and colleges in Puducherry and Karaikal regions will remain closed on Wednesday." Several roads were waterlogged, disrupting traffic across the region. Minister K Lakshminarayanan convened an emergency meeting with officials from the revenue, PWD, and local administration departments to review the situation. He instructed authorities to prepare all machinery to respond to any exigency.

Prabhudas Lilladhar released a Sector Update report for Education on 08 Oct, 2025.

Education

SECTOR | 21 Oct 2025, 06:04PM

AI is suffering 'brain rot' as social media junk clouds its judgment

Business Standard

Researchers from Texas A&M, the University of Texas at Austin and Purdue University find that exposure to junk web text leads to lasting cognitive decline in large language models

Prabhudas Lilladhar released a Sector Update report for Education on 08 Oct, 2025.

Germany needs immigration to sustain economy, says Bundesbank chief Nagel

Business Standard | 21 Oct 2025, 09:33AM

Education

SECTOR | 20 Oct 2025

Three injured in shooting at Oklahoma State University residence hall

Business Standard

A shooting at an Oklahoma State University residence hall wounded at least three people early Sunday morning, according to a university spokesperson. Police said there was no ongoing threat to campus. Initial reports indicate the shooting happened when people arrived at the residence hall after attending a large private party off-campus, university police said. Officers responded at about 3:40 am. University police Chief Michael Beckner said in a statement posted online that there were multiple victims, one of whom was known to be a student at the school. A university spokesperson said at least three people were shot. All were being treated at hospitals. Police became aware of the shooting at Carreker East residence hall after shooting victims arrived at off-campus locations and reported the incident. The university is located in the city of Stillwater, about 50 miles (80 kilometres) northeast of Oklahoma City.

Prabhudas Lilladhar released a Sector Update report for Education on 08 Oct, 2025.

Education

SECTOR | 20 Oct 2025

Robots with dexterity

Business Line

IIT-Madras team works on ways to strengthen the grasp of robotic hands

Prabhudas Lilladhar released a Sector Update report for Education on 08 Oct, 2025.

Traffic forecasts suited to Indian roads and vehicle types

Business Line | 20 Oct 2025

Education

SECTOR | 19 Oct 2025

IIM Bangalore secures 100% summer placement with consulting leading at 46%

Business Line

This year, the campus saw 46% placements in management consulting, up from 38%

Prabhudas Lilladhar released a Sector Update report for Education on 08 Oct, 2025.

Education

SECTOR | 17 Oct 2025

India's logistics cost to reduce to single digit by December: Gadkari

Business Standard

Logistics cost in India will come down to single digit by December this year, helped by rapid expansion of expressways and economic corridors, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Friday. Addressing ASSOCHAM Annual Conference 2025, Gadkari further said a recent report prepared by IIT Chennai, IIT Kanpur and IIM Bangalore has revealed that India's construction of expressways and economic corridors has helped reduce the country's logistics cost to 10 per cent from 16 per cent earlier. "India's logistics cost will come down to 9 per cent by December, which will help India become more competitive. I am sure that 100 per cent it is going to give benefit to our industry, our exports will be more competitive," he said. Logistics cost is 12 per cent in the US, 12 per cent in European countries and 8 to 10 per cent in China. Talking about India's automobile sector, the minister said, "Within five years, our target is to make India's automobile industry the number 1 in the world." "When I t

Prabhudas Lilladhar released a Sector Update report for Education on 08 Oct, 2025.

India's logistics cost to reduce to single digit by December: Gadkari

Business Line | 17 Oct 2025

Education

SECTOR | 17 Oct 2025

IIM Kozhikode, BEL ink MoU for leadership development and management excellence

Business Line

The MoU envisions a series of customised Professional Post Graduate Diploma programmes designed by IIM Kozhikode to nurture a capable and future-ready talent pool within BEL

Prabhudas Lilladhar released a Sector Update report for Education on 08 Oct, 2025.