“Siren Beater, Everybody Out! Evacuation drills should not be taken lightly. It is not an obligation but a necessity and compulsory as per the law,” said a third year student at IISER. This is the first time that Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, has organised a mock emergency evacuation drill for […]

IIM Kozhikode GD/WAT and PI Experience 29 Feb 2016, Afternoon slot 1:30 PM – Panel 2 Hyderabad, Topic for WAT/GD- ‘ Does B-school take a step toward or back for entrepreneurship?’ ( don’t remember the exact title) Total members-10 WAT was immediately followed by GD. It went decent. Everyone got a chance to speak. Little PI […]

1. Jerry Pinto chosen for the 2016 Windham-Campbell Prize Columnist and author Jerry Pinto has been chosen for the 2016 Windham-Campbell Prize. He is among the nine recipients of the annual prize, which is awarded to English-language writers “for their literary achievements or their potential”. Pinto won the award for his first novel ‘Em and […]

Every IITian in this nation has worked rigorously to get into the institution s/he is in now. If you ask any of them whether it was worth it? They would all say YES!  What happens at IIT remains at IIT. If you think IITians are hardworking, 24 hour-geeks, sleep-deprived and study most of the time, […]

Ever dreamt of a facility enabling you to operate your home appliances without even getting out of that couch? ‘HoRo’, a start-up by Sunil Sheth, an engineering student at K. J. Somaiya College of Engineering, Mumbai, has been  developing low-cost home automation devices since 2015. This system enables a user to create a wireless connection […]

After being nominated thrice in the best actor category for the academy awards, Leonardo DiCaprio has finally been honoured with an Oscar in his 25 year long career. He has received the accolade for the visually magnificent masterpiece, The Revenant, directed by the Mexican director, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. The director also received an Oscar for […]

Force on a Rod between rigid walls: If a rod is supported between two rigid walls of exactly same size as that of separation between the walls, a normal force is developed between the ends of the rod and the walls, if temperature of system increases. Due to rise in temperature, the rod expands and […]

At a time when stress related student deaths are making news everywhere, the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B), conducted a stress management workshop on March 2, 2016, for students pursuing research.  The workshop was conducted under the Research Scholar Companion Program (RSCP) that serves as a platform to facilitate interaction between PhD students. A […]

There couldn’t have been better utilization of February 29, than to watch one of India’s largest annual Technical Festival conclude. IIT Delhi’s “vmock Tryst” powered by Robosapiens and driven by Datsun. This 3-day extravaganza was flagged off on February 26, with a theme called ‘FIFTH DIMENSION,’ which celebrates the idea of Gravity being a dimension […]

1. Poet Bhagwati Lal Vyas selected for 2015 Bihari Puraskar Eminent poet Dr Bhagwati Lal Vyas has been chosen for the 2015 Bihari Puraskar for his anthology of Rajasthani poems ‘Katha Sun Aawe Hai Sabad’. In his poetry, Vyas talks about the disagreeable changes in human relations, social disparity and loss of human values. However, […]