Hyderabad, April 10 (IANS) The Center for Healthcare Entrepreneurship (CfHE) at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad, said on Wednesday that it raised $9.6 million (around Rs 80 crore) from the founder of Tanushree Foundation and ESKEYN Ventures, Sushant Kumar.With this funding, the Center, which is a nationally recognised healthcare technology business incubator, aims to accelerate the development and adoption of breakthrough healthcare solutions to address the unmet needs and improve patient outcomes."The…

Kanpur, April 10 (IANS) IIT-K Foundation for Advanced Consulting, Education and Training (IFACET), established by IIT Kanpur, has announced a strategic collaboration with Skyy Skill Academy to launch online certification courses in emerging cutting-edge technologies.The courses in Electric Vehicle Technology and Powertrain, Autonomous Vehicle and ADAS, Embedded System, Vehicle Design and Analysis, ANSYS, SOLIDWORKS and other emerging technology areas will empower learners with industry-relevant knowledge.Phani, Chief…

New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Ranjana Niraula, Founder, Director & Curator of the Kathmandu Kalinga Literary Festival said that Nepal's contribution to global civilisation is significant and diverse, reflecting the country's unique cultural heritage, natural resources, and strategic location. The Yashaswi Prangya Pratisthan, Nepal Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF) scheduled to be held on September 7 and 8 in Nepal’s capital city will host over 400 writers from Nepal, India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. The central theme…

New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition to postpone the Chartered Accountants (CA) intermediate and final examinations due to the Lok Sabha polls in May. The petition, moved by 27 candidates, proposed shifting the examination dates from May to June to avoid clashes with the election dates.The court, however, found no substantial reason to disrupt the exams, anticipated to be attended by around 4,26,000 candidates, due to the logistical concerns raised by the petitioners.Citing the specific…

New Delhi, 4 April (IANS) To improve the work culture and ecosystem in the central universities, specialised training will be provided to the staff members of all 45 such universities in the country.Accordingly, the University Grants Commission (UGC) on Thursday launched a capacity-building training programme in collaboration with the Capacity Building Commission (CBC). The UGC aims to train at least 5,000 employees from all the Central universities in the first phase.UGC Chairman Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar told IANS that the…

New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Embattled edtech company Byju's has started to lay off hundreds of employees amid a cash crunch. The company said on Tuesday that they are in the final stages of a business restructuring exercise. According to reports, the company is letting the workers go without serving a notice period. In a statement to IANS, the company, which is yet to pay salaries to its employees for the month of March, said: “They are in the final stages of a business restructuring exercise announced in October 2023 to…

New Delhi, 29 March (IANS) Common University Entrance Test (CUET-PG) concluded successfully on March 28, as planned. On Friday, UGC Chairman Professor M. Jagadesh Kumar told IANS that this year, 462,603 examinees appeared for the test, and around 950 experts and 200 translators prepared question papers for it. CUET (PG) was conducted for admissions in post graduation courses in different universities across the country.The test was conducted in 565 different centres located across 253 cities, including nine cities outside…

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Kanpur (UP), March 28 (IANS) The Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre (SIIC), at the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur (IIT-K), has signed a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) agreement with Gliders India Limited, a leading defence Public Sector Undertaking (PSU), to drive innovation in the healthcare sector.Under this CSR collaboration, Gliders India Limited will provide financial assistance and mentorship to startups incubated at SIIC working on advanced medical technologies, digital health solutions,…

New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The Left alliance has swept the JNU Students' Union (JNUSU) elections, winning all four posts -- President, Vice President, General Secretary and Joint Secretary. The results of the central panel were declared after the final count of 5,656 ballots on Sunday night. The election took place on Friday.AISA's Dhananjay won the JNUSU president post by 922 votes. He secured 2,598 votes while ABVP's Umesh Chandra Ajmeera got 1,676 votes.United Left candidate Avijit Ghosh of SFI won the Vice President…

New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) In a bid to create awareness about 5G technology use cases across industries, the National Telecommunications Institute for Policy Research, Innovation, and Training (NTIPRIT), under the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), on Friday said that it hosted a two-day workshop at IIT Gandhinagar. The workshop, titled “5G Use Case Labs: Awareness and Pre-Commissioning Readiness”, aimed at nurturing innovation in 5G technology use cases, particularly focusing on the establishment of 100 5G labs across…

New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) An international team of researchers led by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi on Tuesday announced the development of a new device that can produce high-frequency radiation beyond the current 6G communication technologies.“Dubbed a Spintronic Terahertz (THz) emitter, the device operates through a bilayer system composed of ferromagnetic and non-magnetic materials,” said the team from IIT-Delhi’s Centre for Applied Research in Electronics (CARE), and the National University of…

New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Global drugmaker AstraZeneca's India arm on Thursday announced its plan to expand the scope of its Global Innovation and Technology Centre (GITC) in India, including about 30 per cent increase in employment across information technology, software, and business services over the next two years.Established in Chennai in 2014, GITC has evolved from offering IT support services into a capability centre fuelling AstraZeneca's growth through innovation strategy, the company said."Our commitment to…

Lucknow, March 12 (IANS) The prestigious La Martiniere College of Lucknow has terminated the services of 11 teachers for staging a protest against the principal and conspiring to have him removed, according to a statement issued on behalf of the 179-year-old institution. The action was taken after a month-long enquiry, the statement added.The tenure of the incumbent principal, Carlyle McFarland, who has been at the helm for 12 years and has been credited with restoring the ancient building and improving facilities for…

New York, March 11 (IANS) The brains of polyglots -- people who speak five or more languages -- work differently when it comes to their native language, said researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on Monday. The study, published in the journal Cerebral Cortex, showed that polyglots' language processing network in the brain, located primarily in the left hemisphere, responds more when they hear any of the languages. However, the response is stronger when hearing their native language.The findings…

New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said that access to education should be in the mother tongue which would help the students grow from early childhood. The minister, while launching the 52 Primers initiative, said that it will be an inspirational journey for young minds, paving the way for deeper understanding, lifelong learning, more familiarity and rooted beds in indigenous culture and greater success in academics and beyond.“The initiative has been developed by the Department of…

Srinagar, March 4 (IANS) Capital city Srinagar and other towns of the Valley came to life on Monday as thousands of children returned to schools which were re-opened after the winter break of nearly three months. School buses carrying children wearing uniforms of various colours, parents rushing to school bus-stops and some using private transport to reach the schools dotted all the roads in Srinagar city as traffic cops had a tough time bringing order to jammed roads.Children hugged and greeted each other at the school…

Kanpur, March 3 (IANS) The IIT-Kanpur has been selected as the nodal institute from Uttar Pradesh for the fourth phase of 'Yuva Sangam' under 'Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat' (EBSB).The Central government has started the Yuva Sangam Phase IV visits under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat (EBSB) programme which was conceptualised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to establish a systematic and enduring cultural bond among the diverse states/UTs of the country.According to an official statement, Yuva Sangam is an ongoing cultural exchange…