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Chennai: ‘Gaumutra‘, or cow urine, has “anti-bacterial” and “anti-fungal” properties, and can heal a variety of illnesses, including IBS, or Irritable Bowel Syndrome – advice apparently proffered by V Kamakotithe Director of Chennai’s Indian Institute of Technology, according to a video that emerged online Monday. Amid outrage over his comment, NDTV asked Professor Kamakoti this…
Last Updated:January 20, 2025, 08:26 IST IIT Madras Director V Kamakoti’s praise for gaumutra’s medicinal value has sparked controversy after he shared an anecdote about its healing effects. IIT Madras director praises cow urine’s medicinal value, faces criticism. (Image: News18) A video of IIT Madras Director V Kamakoti praising the ‘medicinal value’ of ‘gaumutra’ (cow…
Last Updated:January 15, 2025, 6:11 PM IST The woman scholar was accompanied by male students who along with the public caught the accused and handed him over to the police The police apprehended the accused and informed the institute (Representative/File Photo) A woman research scholar at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras on Tuesday…
Last Updated:December 17, 2024, 3:47 pm IST According to institute’s director Prof V Kamakoti, two supernumerary seats per program will be allotted in all BTech and BS programs under the ‘Fine Arts and Culture Excellence (FACE)’ admissions category. The institute constituted a committee with the Ministry of Culture to select the award and scholarship recognition…
Union Railway Minister shared a video on the microblogging platform X (formerly Twitter) on December 5, showing the completion of a 410-meter Hyperloop test track, signalling significant progress in India’s high-speed transportation ambitions. The test track, located at IIT Madras’ Discovery Campus in Thaiyur, is an outcome of a collaborative effort between Indian Railways, IIT-Madras’…
Last Updated:December 01, 2024, 5:12 PM IST If you are eager to join the government sector, here we’ve mentioned a list of vacancies that you can apply for this week. Check out list of top government organisations that are currently hiring (Representative/File Photo) The government sector is always the first choice of most of the…
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Madras has been rated the topmost higher education institution overall for the sixth consecutive year in the National Institutional Rankings Framework (NIRF) 2024 released by the Ministry of Education (MoE) recently. The institute has ranked on top in the ‘engineering’ category for the ninth year in a row. It stood second…
This historic contribution is also one of the largest donations ever made to an educational institution in India The institute has designated an academic building the ‘Krishna Chivukula Block’ in honour of Dr. Chivukula, and a dedication ceremony took place on campus today The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has been granted its…
The JEE Advanced 2024 exam took place on 26 May (Representational/ File Photo) The JEE Advanced 2024 results were released on June 9, indicating that a total of 48,248 applicants passed this year The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced 2024 scorecards have been made public by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras. By going…
From developing intelligent yoga mats, applications and products like wearable sensors with a focus on improving athlete feedback in games like judo and boxing, among others, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Madras is collaborating with the Union government to bring deep tech into sports by providing technological support for hosting the 2036 summer Olympics, for which…