Indian Institute of Technology Madras Current Affairs, GK & News

Integrated Road Accident Database (iRAD) project

April 29, 2022

A central accident database management system has been launched by the central government that will help in analyzing the causes of road accidents and devise safety interventions with the aim of reducing such accidents in India. Overview: The name of the system is the Integrated Road Accident Database (IRAD). It is an initiative of the ..

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AI tool developed by IIT-M to study cancer causing mutations

July 19, 2021

NBDriver (neighbourhood driver) is an AI tool which can be used in analyzing the cancer-causing mutations in cells. This AI tool has been developed by researchers working at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) About NBDriver The researchers of Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) have created a mathematical model based on artificial intelligence. ..

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World’s first-ever Online B.Sc. Degree in Programming and Data Science launched by IIT Madras

June 30, 2020

The World’s first-ever Online B.Sc. Degree in Programming and Data Science is prepared and to be offered by the Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) Madras. The Online Course was launched through a virtual event by the Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal on 30th June 2020. About the Online Course In three different stages, ..

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IIT Madras launches ‘Career Back 2 Women’

March 18, 2020

The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras has recently launched a re-skilling programme for women called ‘Career Back 2 Women’. The programme aims at offering 150 hours of training to re-skill women who have taken a break from their career. The certification course comprises of artificial intelligence, machine learning, cyber security data science and big data. This ..

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Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan nominated as the Director of US Government Agency- National Science Foundation(NSF)

December 20, 2019

Alma mater of University of Madras(B.Sc Physics 1981), Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (B.E Electronics and Communication Engineering), and Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (M.Tech in Electrical Engineering), Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan has been nominated by the President of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump to serve as the 15th Director of the National ..

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IIT Madras launchs ‘Arise-A Standing Wheelchair’ for disabled

November 5, 2019

The IIT Madras has launched the newly designed ‘Arise-A Standing Wheelchair’ standing wheelchair for disabled at IIT Madras Research Park. The standing wheelchair is designed by TTK Center for Rehabilitation Research & Device Development (R2D2). The purpose of this wheelchair is that it will help a person in a wheelchair to stand without any help.

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