On a lab-scale, the working prototype has been developed for Rs. 3000  Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati researchers have developed an underwater vibration sensor that enables automated and contactless voice recognition. Conducted in collaboration with researchers from Ohio State University, USA, the developed sensor offers a promising alternative communication method for individuals with voice disabilities who are unable to use conventional …

Given its cost-effective and eco-friendly nature, the developed composite has potential applications in automobiles, furniture, electronics, and packaging industries Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Researchers have developed an eco-friendly composite material made of ‘Bambusa tulda’, a fast-growing bamboo species in Northeast India, combined with biodegradable polymers. Due to its properties such as, high strength, thermal stability, low moisture absorption and cost …

A team representing BharatGen from The International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad (IIIT-H) and Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B) has launched Patram-7B-Instruct, India’s first vision-language foundational model built from scratch for complex document understanding tasks. BharatGen is a Government supported initiative for developing India-centric Multimodal Large Language Models. Patram is part of BharatGen suite of Multimodal Large Language Models being …

KFTL having entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Space Applications Centre (SAC), ISRO Ahmedabad, for collaborative work towards STEM education, N M Desai SAC, ISRO in the presence of SAC delegation of six senior scientists inaugurated the Kalorex Future Tech Lab (KFTL) on March 17. Shri Desai interacted with the students & staff members and encouraged them to take full advantage …

Two major space science and technology international conferences, Space for Sustainability: Science, Technology, Education, and Policy (S²-STEP2025) and the 6th Indian Planetary Science Conference (IPSC-2025), held synchronously at IIT-Roorkee from March 4-7 reinforced the importance of government initiatives, institutional research, and industry partnerships in shaping India’s space sector. Programs like IN-SPACe, the National Space Policy, and Atmanirbhar Bharat are paving the way for greater private …

The Amazon Future Engineer program, launched in 2021, has successfully trained 3 million government school students and over 20,000 teachers across 272 districts in 8 Indian states.  This was stated at the inaugural edition of Amazon Future Engineer program’s ‘Careers of the Future’ summit held in Delhi on Jan 21. The ‘Careers of the Future’ Summit 2025, brought together key …