No flush, no water, no odour, no power needed

“Life is all about pee and poo,” asserted Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi Prof. Vijayaraghavan Chariar. And to prove that you cannot underestimate the importance of pee or poo, seriously you cannot, the “waterless urinal technology” has been invented and installed in the “now odourless” gentlemen restrooms on the campus. This success story will now be one among the many exhibits on show at IIT- Delhi’s “Open House” on Saturday. The waterless...

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IIT, Delhi Presents Open House 2014 Exhibition

For the tenth consecutive year Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-Delhi) is all set to exhibit an extensive collection of innovative research and product development projects at its annual open house, Open House 2014. Scheduled on Saturday April 19, 2014 in the premises of IIT Delhi, Open House 2014 will be a one - day event dedicated to provide an insight into path-breaking research work, student projects and the numerous advanced facilities and laboratories available in IIT Delhi. Continuing the tradition of last nine years, this year too Open...

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IIT-Delhi to throw open its doors on Saturday

Special attention to design, socially relevant, commercially viable projects this year Ever wondered what the insides of a laboratory at the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi looks like? How about wanting to see a robotics show or perhaps witness a mini quadcopter take to the skies? You’re in luck, for IIT-Delhi’s traditional “Open House”, where it throws open its doors to the good citizens of the city, is happening this Saturday. “Almost all our laboratories, departments and research will be open to the public on this day. Along with over 500...

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Indian Institutes that makes it to Top 100 global universities rankings

Global universities have been ranked repeatedly by various websites and education magazines on the basis of their academic curriculum; infrastructure and ability to churn out scholars who has went to become big-wigs in different profession. However, no matter how much we tally the university rankings, US varsities always tops the chart leaving no much scope for India to claim its merit as a education hot-spot. With just four entries in the top 100 and one entry in the top 25, Education Today introduces your to four institutes who are the only institutes that...

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Courses from 3 IITs, IISc are in global top 50

MUMBAI: Four Indian universities, including the IITs at Delhi and Mumbai, are among the global top 50 in at least one of the 30 disciplines covered under the QS World University Rankings by Subject. IIT-Delhi achieved the country's highest position, ranking 42nd in electrical engineering. IIT-Bombay was 49th in electrical engineering and 50th in civil engineering, IIT-Madras 49th in civil engineering and the Indian Institute of Science 46th in materials science. No course from Indian universities figure in areas such as arts, humanities and social sciences....

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IIT students make a NaMo drone for poll campaigning

Far from the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan, drones are set to take poll campaigning to new heights in the Capital. A group of students at IIT-Delhi have designed a drone – an unmanned flying vehicle – to carry banners asking people to vote for BJP PM candidate Narendra Modi. The lightweight equipment can reach a height of 4,000 feet and has a reach of 1,000 metres. The remote-controlled object will fly around open spaces – like parks and grounds – and drop pamphlets in support of Modi as PM, besides acting as a banner in the sky for the Gujarat...

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