Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) discovered a new antibacterial small molecule (IITR00693) that could help the fight against drug-resistant infections. The research was led by Prof Ranjana Pathania, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, IIT Roorkee, along with Mahak Saini, IIT Roorkee; Amit Gaurav, IIT Roorkee; Ashish Kothari, AIIMS, Rishikesh; Balram Ji Omar, AIIMS, Rishikesh; Varsha …

Chartwells, an education specialist of the contract food and support services multinational Compass Group, is gearing up to foray into school food services especially in the private schools segment in India in a big way with a nutrition-first food solution. The Indian subsidiary is already present in about 12 high-end schools across the country. Post-Covid, the provider is building on …

On March 8, the smart business district of GIFT City (Gujarat International Finance Tec-City) in Gujarat, India’s first International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) under Special Economic Zone Act, 2005, witnessed history being created with the entry of first-ever foreign university into India. Deakin University, Australia is going to set up an international branch campus (IBC) in GIFT City, 25 Km …

The result of the latest edition of ‘Chemiskillz 23’, an annual paper presentation contest organized for undergraduates, postgraduates, and PhD students Chemistry students by Manali Petrochemicals Limited with the aim of finding the brightest mind in Chemistry, has been declared. DG Vaishnav College’s (Chennai) Santosh S was declared as the winner of Chemiskillz 23. Vishwadhara N from Anna Adarsh, Chennai won the second prize, …

BITS Pilani, on March 9 announced a foray into legal education with BITS Law School in Greater Mumbai. The law school will move within a 63-acre university campus in the Mumbai Metropolitan Area for which Rs 1500 crore investment is being made. It will offer two hugely popular five-year integrated degree programmes, B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) and B.B.A. LL.B. (Hons.). The first academic year …

The course open to all students, irrespective of age, and having studied Mathematics and Physics in their Class 12 (or equivalent) will be taught in Online Mode & Admission is possible without JEE through an in-built 4-week qualifier process and aligns with the India Semiconductor Mission to make India a global hub for electronics manufacturing and design. The four-year online Bachelor of …