MUMBAI: Boeing and the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay ( IIT Bombay) will jointly host a global summit on aerospace innovation in New Delhi on October 16, the US plane maker said Monday. As part of Boeing’s global celebrations to mark its centennial in 2016, the summit will include panelists from government, industry, academia and…
NEW DELHI: India and Germany on Monday signed a deal to fast-track business approvals, an arrangement to make it easier for German companies to operate in Asia’s third largest economy that was announced as Chancellor Angela Merkel visited New Delhi. The fast-track approvals process will ensure that German firms will have a single point of…
The Apple Watch has been on sale since the spring, and like all Apple products, it has been the subject of intense speculation, criticism, fawning and doomsaying. Expect all of it to accelerate, because on Monday Apple is releasing the first major upgrade of the watch’s operating system. The new software had been scheduled for…
Robots: Our new underwater ‘astronauts’ Soon it may be easier to design, plan and carry out infrastructure operations in deep water. Soon it may be easier to design, plan and carry out infrastructure operations in deep water. The EU project called “SWARMs” aims to achieve this by integrating autonomous vehicles such as ROVs and AUVs….
The “City of Dreams” has a new hero. Mumbai boy Eshan Balbale, 17, has built a makeshift bamboo bridge for the kids at Sathe Nagar, who had to walk across a stream of industrial slush to reach school. Eshan studies in Class XII at the Bedekar College in Thane. Though his effort has placed him…
The Indian women’s cricket team is now fourth in the latest ICC team rankings with the new and innovative multi-format system in place. The new rankings system will incorporate the results of Twenty20, ODI and Test matches and then come out with a single rating. Not surprisingly, Australia are ranked number one following its success…
Excitement is never in short supply across India when the sport we are talking about is cricket. But the Twenty20 format, IPL in particular, has taken it to a different level. And BCCI is a veteran at feeling the pulse of the nation. The South Africa tour beginning with the T20s is thus the perfect…
Confused about all the different rankings for universities? We pick out the ones that matter, ask why they are important and tell you how to read them University rankings have always proved popular, both among prospective and current students – not to mention the university alumni who happily share new tables should their university be…
Spacing study sessions will win hands down in improving learning skills. Navya is dejected when she sees her exam results. Tears well up as she stares at her mark sheet. As her friends cheerfully post their marks on Facebook and Whatsapp, Navya’s hurt only intensifies. Even peers, whom she had helped on homework assignments and…
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all-India examination being conducted and administered by the Indian Institute of Science and seven Indian Institutes of Technology. It is conducted by the National Coordination Board GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. In the present competitive scenario, where there is…
