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SECTOR | 01 Aug 2025

Four IITs named centres of excellence under critical mineral mission

Business Standard

The government on Friday said it has recognised seven esteemed institutes, including four IITs, as Centres of Excellence under the National Critical Mineral Mission. The move follows the nod accorded on Thursday by the Project Approval and Advisory Committee. The centres of excellence will undertake innovative and transformational research to strengthen and advance the country's science and technology capability in the area of critical minerals. Critical raw materials form the crucial supply chain for emerging sectors of clean energy and mobility transition, in addition to advanced technology and strategic sectors like electronics, defence and space. The other institutes are IIT Bombay, IIT Hyderabad, IIT-ISM Dhanbad, and IIT Roorkee, the mines ministry said in a statement. Each CoE will operate as a consortium, on a hub-and-spoke model, to leverage R&D in critical minerals and pooling the core competence of each constituent under one umbrella. The Ministry had earlier called for

Education

SECTOR | 01 Aug 2025

Allahabad University Admission 2025: CUET cutoff first list released

Business Standard

Allahabad University CUET cut-off 2025 first list has been released. Candidates can view the updated CUET UG cut-off 2025 now and those shortlisted must report to the allotted centre before deadline

Education

SECTOR | 31 Jul 2025, 04:35PM

Trump's tariff war on the world is making the Americans pay the price too

Business Standard

A new study by Yale University has estimated that Trump's tariff regime will result in an average income loss of $2,400 per household in the short term

Education

SECTOR | 31 Jul 2025, 04:12PM

IIT Madras develops agriculture waste-based packaging materials to eliminate plastic use

Business Line

Over 350 million tons of agricultural waste are generated annually, much of which is burned or left to decay, causing air pollution and wasting valuable resources

Education

SECTOR | 30 Jul 2025, 10:27PM

IIT-Madras incubated Plugzmart launches EV platform to link chargers across networks

Business Line

The new software acts as a middleware enabling multiple CMS connections for a single charger.

Education

SECTOR | 30 Jul 2025, 08:46PM

Karnataka to host 'Quantum India Bengaluru Summit' from July 31 onwards

Business Standard

The Karnataka government is all set to host a two-day 'Quantum India Bengaluru Summit' here starting from July 31, officials said on Wednesday. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will inaugurate the summit, while Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar will release the 'Karnataka Quantum Roadmap'. Through this summit, the government aims to showcase quantum technology to the world and strengthen Karnataka's leadership in this transformative field, they said. According to an official statement, state Minister for Science and Technology N S Boseraju has conducted several preparatory meetings, engaging with private technology companies, startups, and representatives from various technical institutions. The landmark event will witness participation from quantum experts representing eight countries and over 1,000 delegates from across India, it said. The summit will also be attended by IT & BT Minister Priyank Kharge, Higher Education Minister M C Sudhakar, Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda,

Education

SECTOR | 30 Jul 2025, 02:45PM

Researchers Develop Portable Device That Detects Tuberculosis Using Smartphones

NDTV Profit

A portable device to detect tuberculosis with the help of a smartphone has been developed by a team of researchers at Tezpur University in Assam.

Education

SECTOR | 29 Jul 2025

4 more foreign universities to set up campuses in India

Business Line

While Western Sydney University and Victoria University will set up campuses in Greater Noida and Noida, respectively, Australia's La Trobe University set up its presence in Bengaluru

Education

SECTOR | 29 Jul 2025

Many liver cancer cases can be prevented by addressing hepatitis: Study

Business Standard

More than three of every five liver cancer cases in the world can be prevented by addressing risk factors, such as hepatitis, alcohol habits and non-alcoholic fatty liver conditions, according to an analysis report of The Lancet Commission on the fatal disease. Researchers from The Hong Kong Cancer Institute, Fudan University, and others in China, South Korea, the US and Europe authored the report. The team predicted a 35 per cent increase in liver cancer driven by a severe form of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease that is caused by excess fat in the liver and called metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis. Liver cancer is among the top three types of cancer deaths in 46 countries, according to a 2022 study published in the Journal of Hepatology. The Lancet Commission's findings present a huge opportunity for countries to target risk factors such as viral hepatitis, alcohol and obesity to prevent liver cancer and save lives, said first author Stephen

Education

SECTOR | 29 Jul 2025

Cadence nears deal to pay over $100 million to US for China sales, sources say

Economic Times

Cadence Design is expected to pay over $100 million to the U.S. government to settle an investigation into illegal sales of chip design products to China's National University of Defense Technology (NUDT). NUDT is believed to use the technology for nuclear explosion simulations.