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NED programme and conferment of IIT Bombay...

Shri Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, Hon'ble Minister of Education, Government of India inaugurates the National Education Day (NED) programme and confers IIT Bombay Research ...more

Launch of BANDHU - a self- help website to...

Hon’ble Minister of State for Education Shri. Sanjay Dhotre launched a self-help website – Bandhu – for students of IIT Bombay at 11 am on Sunday, November 1, 2020 in the ...more

Ground Breaking Ceremony Of Cafe' 92

Director of IIT Bombay Prof. Subhasis Chaudhuri attended the ground breaking ceremony of Cafe' 92, a Legacy Project of class of 1992 today. The cafe will be located adjacent ...more

GW190521: The most massive black hole collision...

GW190521 is a record-breaking gravitational wave observation that revolutionizes our knowledge about how black holes are formed, and provides a new way to study the ...more

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For a smooth journey, an automated system to classify road surface quality
Road monitoring system from IIT Bombay can classify road quality su...

For a smooth journey, an automated system to classify road surface quality

Road monitoring system from IIT Bombay can classify road quality surface using crowdsourced data
Many drivers might have grumbled at their navigation system for leading them through pothole-f...
New Research Illuminates The Path To Ultrasensitive Biosensors
Researchers identify performance limits of biosensors which observe...

New Research Illuminates The Path To Ultrasensitive Biosensors

Researchers identify performance limits of biosensors which observe dynamic interactions to determine the concentration of desired molecules.
Like a magnet...
Air pollution hurts rural India too, not just its cities
New research shows that rural and urban regions of India face simil...

Air pollution hurts rural India too, not just its cities

New research shows that rural and urban regions of India face similarly high health risks due to air pollution.
Rural India’s air pollution problem needs more attention. Air pollution, the le...
Halting the growth of harmful bacteria through specially-designed sugars
Researchers have used modified sugars to hamper the development of...

Halting the growth of harmful bacteria through specially-designed sugars

Researchers have used modified sugars to hamper the development of cell wall in disease Causing bacteria
Since the discovery of penicillin in 1928, antibiotics have been used to subdue bacter...
Finding flood risks at the village-level to facilitate decision-making
Scientists use a combination of global and local data to predict fl...

Finding flood risks at the village-level to facilitate decision-making

Scientists use a combination of global and local data to predict flood hazard in risk-prone villages.
Climate change has given rise to unpredictable weather conditions all across the globe. S...
Observing crystals that flow
Researchers show strange patterns in the flow of soft polycrystals...

Observing crystals that flow

Researchers show strange patterns in the flow of soft polycrystals
Polycrystals — made up of many tiny crystals (‘grains’) fused into a whole — can behave very differently from single crystal...
How do Indian farmers adapt to climate change amid socio-economic hurdles?
Scientists survey rural areas of Maharashtra for the most suitable...

How do Indian farmers adapt to climate change amid socio-economic hurdles?

Scientists survey rural areas of Maharashtra for the most suitable agricultural strategies in the face of climate change
Wavering weather and unpredictable monsoons due to climate change in t...
Soil check: How much water does your soil contain?
Researchers use ultra-small graphene particles to develop a new soi...

Soil check: How much water does your soil contain?

Researchers use ultra-small graphene particles to develop a new soil moisture sensor
Anyone who has tried their hand at growing plants, be it an amateur gardener or a seasoned farmer, would b...