IITs to bar 22 firms from campus hiring for 2 years
The Indian Institutes of Technology have decided to stop cooperating with 22 companies in campus recruitment for the next two placement seasons after the firms failed to honour job offers made to…
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Indian labs develop AI tool and targeted drug for cancer care
Two studies by Indian research institutes under the Department of Science and Technology have introduced advances in cancer care: an artificial intelligence framework to detect rare cancer stem-like cells, and a small-molecule…
Indian scientists develop smart cancer drug RK-251 as chemo alternative
Researchers from the Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST) and IIT Guwahati have developed RK-251, a smart cancer drug candidate that activates selectively inside cancer cells, potentially offering a…
IIT Guwahati JRF job: Life science research, Rs 44,910/month
The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) has invited applications for one Junior Research Fellow (JRF) position in a project on halotolerant ice nucleating proteins for marine applications. The selected candidate…
Indian scientists develop smart cancer drug RK-251 that targets only tumour cells
Indian researchers have developed an experimental cancer drug, RK-251, that activates only inside cancer cells, potentially replacing traditional chemotherapy that harms healthy cells. The drug is designed to remain inactive in normal…
IIT Guwahati study finds microplastics along Brahmaputra shorelines
An IIT Guwahati study has found microplastic contamination along the Brahmaputra’s shorelines and recommended field-based remediation. Commissioned by the North Eastern Development Finance Corporation under its Techno Economic Development Fund, the report…
IIT-Guwahati and IIT Bombay develop low-cost green hydrogen catalysts
Researchers at IIT-Guwahati have developed a low-cost catalyst using nickel and an anthracene-based organic molecule to produce hydrogen from water. The Assam Tribune reports that the catalyst was synthesised in a simple…
IIT Guwahati develops cheap nickel catalyst for green hydrogen
Researchers at IIT Guwahati have developed a new catalyst using nickel and anthracene that can split water to produce hydrogen more efficiently. The catalyst, described in a study led by associate professor…
IIT Guwahati develops E-Eye to detect cancer-causing toxicants in water
IIT Guwahati researchers have created E-Eye, a portable optical device that detects cancer-causing heavy metals and bacteria in water within minutes. The device costs Rs 3,500 with each test at Rs 2,…
IIT Guwahati develops Rs 3,500 device to test water contaminants
IIT Guwahati researchers have developed E-Eye, a portable device that detects arsenic, lead, iron, chromium, fluoride and E. coli in water. The device costs about Rs 3,500, with each test costing around…
