Topic: IIT-Madras
BharOS: Indigenous Mobile Operating System
The BharOS is an operating system used in mobile phones. It was developed by JandK Operations Private Limited. IIT Madras was the pioneer in developing the app. And...
‘GNB1 Encephalopathy’ Disease
Researchers in India, the US and Israel and currently trying to develop a drug to treat a rare genetic disease called GNB1 Encephalopathy. What is GNB1 Encephalopathy? GNB1...
IIT-M Ocean Wave Energy Converter
Researchers in IIT Madras have developed and deployed a system called Sindhuja-I that is capable of generating electricity using energy from sea waves. It was recently deployed some...
Australia-India Centre for Energy (AICE)
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras and Australian Universities are collaborating to launch the Australia-India Centre for Energy (AICE) to work on the 2030 SDGs. What is...
IIT Madras: Centre to build Open-source AI for Indian languages
On July 29, 2022, the “Nilekani Centre at AI4Bharat’ was launched, in a bid to build Open-Source AI for Indian Languages. It was launched by the Indian Institute...
NIRF Rankings 2022 – Highlights
NIRF Rankings 2022 were released on July 15, 2022 by the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Key Points In year 2022, rankings were announced in 11 categories viz.,...
PIVOT: AI-based tool to detect Cancer
An Artificial Intelligence-based tool called ‘PIVOT’ has been developed by researchers at the Indian institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras). About PIVOT PIVOT is capable of predicting cancer-causing...
HomoSEP: IIT Madras Robot to clean septic tanks
Indian Institute of Technology Madras has developed a robot called to clean septic tanks and eliminate manual scavenging in India. It is all set to be deployed in...
Centre of Excellence for Hyperloop Technology
The Ministry of Railways said that it will collaborate with the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) to develop an indigenous Hyperloop system. The ministry will also...
India’s first 5-G Test Bed- Key Facts
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated India’s first 5G testbed, which is set up at Rs 220 crore. What is the objective of establishing a 5G testbed? The...
Indo-Finnish Virtual Network Centre on Quantum Computing
An Indo-Finnish Virtual Network Centre on Quantum Computing will be established by India and Finland with the aim of stimulating development projects and innovative research to address the...
