The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) inaugurated its Metaverse Zone facility at Rethink! The Tinkering Lab last week. This pioneering initiative has been made possible through the generous support of the Alumni Batch of 1981, underscoring their enduring commitment to technological innovation and future-ready education. The Metaverse Zone is a cutting-edge facility equipped with advanced extended reality (XR) tools, including full-body haptic suits, gesture-recognition gloves, 360° cameras, VR headsets, 3D LiDAR scanners, and high-performance …

Jaipuria Institute of Management hosted a grand unified convocation for its four campuses—Lucknow, Noida, Jaipur, and Indore, at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi on May 17, in which 1,251 PGDM students were conferred graduating diplomas. Vice President of India, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, graced the event as the Chief Guest. The convocation celebrated a diverse cohort of students across multiple programs with …

Dr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, former Chief Justice of India, has joined as a Distinguished Professor at National Law University (NLU) Delhi. In a statement NLU said, “This historic association marks a transformative chapter in Indian Legal education, bringing one of our most progressive jurists to mentor the next generation of legal minds. This marks a pivotal moment in legal academia …

The American India Foundation Trust (AIF), in partnership with Ericsson, has successfully concluded the first phase of a transformative digital education project that has redefined the future of STEM learning for over 12,500 students across 50 government schools in Uttar Pradesh. Launched in 2024 across the districts of Hapur, Ghaziabad, and Gautam Buddha Nagar, the Ericsson-AIF STEMPowering Project, implemented under …

Samsung, a leading consumer electronics brand, is extending its  ‘Galaxy empowered’  community to Bhutan. A group of Bhutanese teachers recently experienced this community-led  Immersion Programme at the Samsung Regional Headquarter in Gurugram and the educators included from various schools across Bhutan, including Khandothang Primary School (Samtse), Pelrithang Higher Secondary School (Gelephu, Sarpang), Lobesa Lower Secondary School (Punakha Dzongkhag), Yoechen Central …

In a significant stride towards combating climate change, Professor Indrajit Shown from the Chemistry Department at Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science (HITS), Chennai, has developed a photocatalytic system that transforms harmful carbon dioxide (CO2) into valuable renewable fuels using sunlight. This research, published in the prestigious journal Nano Energy, marks a major advancement in green chemistry and aligns with …