Not correct to say IIT students' quality is poor: IIT director

Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, the newly appointed director of IIT Madras is an alumnus of the same institution. He had passed in 1980 with a degree in Electronics. Then he went to the University of......

Six themes dominate IIT extravaganza

With IIT-Madras celebrating its golden jubilee, it is appropriate that the fifth Pan-IIT 2008 is held here from 19-21 December. The most interesting feature of the event is the six thematic tracks......

Can India produce billion-dollar innovations?

India has made rapid strides in the world of research and development in the last few years, but are its innovations world-beaters? In an era that has been dominated by American innovations, can......

Innovators in rural India? You bet!

Anna Saheb Udgave, a 70-year-old farmer from the Sadalga village in Karnataka's Belgaum district, developed a low-cost drip irrigation system to fight water crisis in his village.When the......