IIT-Madras and Hyderabad experts to inspect constructions in Amaravati

IIT-Madras and Hyderabad experts to inspect constructions in Amaravati

Experts from IIT-Madras and IIT-Hyderabad will visit Amaravati on August 2 (Friday) and 3 (Saturday) to assess the conditions of the government buildings, whose construction works were stopped midway. The State government has asked the IIT-Madras and IIT-Hyderabad teams to study the technical issues relating buildings in Amaravati. While works on some buildings were stopped … Read more

Telangana government appoints this IIT-H based startup to inoculate India’s marginalised people

Telangana government appoints this IIT-H based startup to inoculate India’s marginalised people

VaccineOnWheels is a hospital-like set up made across communities to provide vaccination services free of cost (Photo: IE) The Telangana government, in a bid to vaccinate people at the convenience of their nearest areas, has appointed a startup as it’s on-ground COVID-19 immunization administration partner, a statement released by the institute on Friday. ‘ VaccineonWheels’, … Read more

Kudos, IIT, Hyderabad! Researchers develop bio-bricks that can solve rural housing crisis

Kudos, IIT, Hyderabad! Researchers develop bio-bricks that can solve rural housing crisis

The researchers said the material exhibited good thermal insulation and fire-resistant properties. (Picture courtesy: IE) A new development by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad, could bring cost-effective living solutions in the country. The central institute recently inaugurated the country’s first building made completely of bio-bricks from agricultural waste. IIT, Hyderabad, Director … Read more