Last year (in 2022), the Government designated December 26 as the ‘Veer Bal Diwas’ to mark the martyrdom of Sri Guru Gobind Singh’s sons Sahibzadas Baba Zorawar Singh Ji and Baba Fateh Singh Ji incarcerated live into the wall on this day in 1705 by Mughal chieftain Wazir Khan in Sirhind (Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab). The mainstreaming of what had remained …
This year, the Grand Finale of the Smart India Hackathon (SIH) organized by the Ministry of Education, MoE’s Innovation cell and AICTE was held from 19th to 23rd December and marked the culmination of more than 50,000 ideas that were received from 44,000 teams in SIH 2023. Over 12,000 participants and more than 2500 mentors participated in the grand finale …
In a dazzling display of creativity and problem-solving prowess, Grade 10 students at Shiv Nadar School Gurugram, Faridabad, and Noida (a not-for-profit initiative of the Shiv Nadar Foundation in K12 education) showcased some cutting-edge technical prototypes solving real-life concerns at Colloquium 2023. The coveted first prize went to team Communica from Shiv Nadar School (Gurugram), comprising Aaditya Seth, Samaira Taneja, Vanij Gupta, Armaan Srivatsan, …
Addressing the growing problem of unorganised parking in major urban centres of the country in their prompt statement at the Grand Finale round of ‘Smart India Hackathon 2023’, a team of six exceptional students developed a working prototype of an innovative application called, ‘iPark’. The students behind the innovation received a cash prize of INR 1,00,000 as well as appreciation …
The online courses aim to bridge the gap between theory & practical applications and are designed to cater to Indian & South Asian region, covering different areas from exercise physiology & movement science to sports psychology Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) – NPTEL is launching seven new online courses on Sports Science, which is a fast-growing field in India. The courses …
The International Confluence Conference on Startups and Innovation held by IIT Madras’s Centre for Research on Startups and Risk Financing (CREST) from 13th to 15th December 2023 brought together a diverse array of experts, researchers, practitioners and policy makers from across the world. Addressing the inaugural session, Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, said, “India can become a superpower by 2047 only …
