IITs look to nurture start-ups, host companies’ R&D centres
Around 40 start-ups work out of the IIT Madras research park. In the next six months, that number is slated to go up to 200. Tanuj Jhunjhunwala, 24, quit his…
HRD ministry asks Central Universities to ‘proudly’ fly national flag
A file photo of HRD minister Smriti Irani. Photo: Hindustan Times New Delhi: The human resource development ministry on Thursday told all central universities to fly the national flag. Flags…
The teacher with a million-dollar plan
Robin Chaurasiya, one of the 10 finalists for the Global Teacher Prize 2016. Photo: Aniruddha Chowdhury/Mint Mumbai: Robin Chaurasiya, one of the 10 finalists for the Global Teacher Prize 2016,…
National flag only one of the many plans Smriti Irani has for universities
A file photo of HRD minister Smriti Irani. Photo: PTI On Thursday, Union minister of human resource development Smriti Irani chaired a conference of 46 central university vice-chancellors at Surajkund,…