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Tamarind Seed Benefits: Use These Seeds To Stay Healthy

Food | NDTV Food Desk | Wednesday November 14, 2018

Recently, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee Professors from the department of Biotechnology have shown that a protein found in tamarind seeds has antiviral properties and can potentially be used to develop antiviral medication for chikungunya

IIT Mandi Team Makes Progress In Chikungunya Treatment

Education | NDTV Education Team | Wednesday November 14, 2018

The IIT Mandi research by Dr Rajanish Giri from School of Basic Sciences, and is aimed at understanding the structure and action of the Chikungunya Virus (CHIKV) through computational studies.

IIT Madras To Set Up Joint Research Centre With Japanese Manufacturing Firms

Education | NDTV Education Team | Wednesday November 14, 2018

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras is going to establish a Joint Research Cell with leading Japanese Manufacturing Firms.

IIT Roorkee Study Shows Tamarind Seed Protein As A Promising Antiviral Agent For Treating Chikungunya

Education | NDTV Education Team | Tuesday November 13, 2018

The findings have recently been published in the Elsevier journal, Virology.

Twitter CEO Says Taking Multiple Steps to Curb Fake News Before 2019 Elections in India

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday November 12, 2018

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said the social network is taking "multi-variable" steps, including the use of AI tools, to curb fake news ahead of the 2019 general elections in India.

IIT Roorkee Researchers Make Breakthrough In Cancer Treatment

Education | Edited by Shihabudeen Kunju S | Thursday November 8, 2018

An IIT Roorkee team has developed fluorescent carbon nanodots that can serve as theranostic agents for cancer.

Electronic Health Pill Innovation For Cardiac Care Wins 'Accenture Innovation Challenge' 2018

Education | Tuesday November 6, 2018

The grand prize was awarded to the team from Sir M. Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology (Sir MVIT), Bengaluru for their solution 'Aayush', a cost-effective ingestible battery-less electronic health pill.

"Really An IIT Graduate?": Amarinder Singh's Swipe At Arvind Kejriwal

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday November 4, 2018

Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today termed his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal's claim that stubble burning in Punjab was solely responsible for the high pollution levels in the national capital as "nonsense", wondering that can the AAP leader "really" be an IIT graduate.

IIT Roorkee Researchers To Help Rejuvenate Purana Qila Lake

Education | NDTV Education Team | Friday November 2, 2018

IIT Roorkee has lent its expertise to rejuvenate and maintain the Purana Qila lake.

IIT Madras Hosts Conclave To Boost AI And ML Ecosystem In Chennai

Education | NDTV Education Team | Friday November 2, 2018

Indian Institute of Technology Madras undertook a major effort to give a boost to the Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) sectors in Chennai.

IIT-Madras Develops 'India's First Microprocessor', Shakti

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday November 2, 2018

Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) have designed and booted up India's first microprocessor, Shakti.

IIT KGP Hosts Indo-German Workshop On Intelligent Mobility

Education | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 30, 2018

IIT Kharagpur and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) from Germany organised a two-day workshop at IIT KGP on intelligent mobility.

IIT Hyderabad Launches Liberal Arts Minor In 'Artificial Intelligence And Humanity'

Education | NDTV Education Team | Tuesday October 30, 2018

The Minor at IIT Hyderabad is among only a handful of such initiatives globally in wanting to proactively take on questions on Artificial Intelligence.

Facebook Launches Digital Literacy Library in 6 Indian Languages

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday October 29, 2018

Facebook on Monday announced the launch of the Digital Literacy Library -- a collection of lessons in Bengali, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam.

211 Students Including 40 Research Scholars Graduate At IIT Mandi Convocation

Education | NDTV Education Team | Monday October 29, 2018

The graduates included 29 Ph.D. scholars, 11 M.S. (by Research), 28 M.Sc. (Chemistry), 11 M.Sc. Mathematics, 20 MTech. and 112 B.Tech. students.