Technology

IIT-Kanpur Develops Budget Smartwatch For Blind

  KANPUR: In his childhood, Prof Siddhartha Panda would often wonder how he could help his visually-impaired cousin live life with more ease. Nearly 35 years later, he met another man, a researcher with a similar mission. Together, they made a haptic smartwatch that could be a boon for people with impaired vision. Prof Panda […]

IIT Roorkee Celebrates 175th Year Of Foundation In Nepal

ROORKEE: Celebrating its 175th year of foundation, the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) organized its first international get-together, Alumni Meet-Nepal, in Kathmandu. “We are overjoyed by the enthusiastic participation of a large number of our alumni in Nepal. I would like to thank the Hon’ble Minister of Education, Science and Technology Devendra Paudel […]

Electric Scooters: Haryana-Based Okinawa, Ather Top Charts; Accident-Prone Ola Sinks

NEW DELHI: Cab-hailing service Ola’s two-wheeler electric vehicle (EV) is bracing up for a more serious storm as Haryana-based Okinawa – another manufacturer of EV scooters – has left it behind in the number of sales, selling 4,000 more units this year till June this week. Okinawa Autotech has taken over both Bhavish Aggarwal’s Ola […]

IIT Roorkee, Deloitte Join Hands To Bridge AI Skill Gap

DEHRADUN: Celebrating the 175th year of its foundation, the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT-R), on Tuesday announced a strategic collaboration with Deloitte, a leader in artificial intelligence to deliver rigorous, immersive programs in AI and machine learning (ML) that are designed to build the next generation workforce. While highlighting the importance of the collaboration […]

IIT-Mandi Researchers Develop Sensors To Overcome Spectrum Shortage

MANDI (HIMACHAL PRADESH): Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi, claim to have developed cooperative spectrum sensors that will provide state-of-the-art solutions in telecommunication technology and enhance the reusability of the radiofrequency spectrum to meet the growing demands of data communication in the future 5G and 6G wireless communication applications. Radiofrequency waves or “spectrum”, […]