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Indian Institute of Science

A makeover for IISc, where brilliance begets a better future

Interestingly, IISc began with just two departments: General and Applied Chemistry and Electro-Technology.

14 Oct 2019 4:18 AM

'A complaint was received from a PhD student about sexual harassment by a senior professor. The complaint was enquired into by the internal complaints committee of the institute,' IISc said in a statement. (Representational Image)

Top IISc professor on 'compulsory' retirement over sex harassment charges

The internal complaints committee of the IISc, which investigated the matter, found truth in the complaint, the institute said.

31 Oct 2018 9:19 AM

Scientists find 2 new species of lizards in Western Ghats

In 2008, it was described as a new species based on a detailed study of the museum specimen.

28 Sep 2018 2:02 AM

Shock! This word evokes images of damage and trauma, but not this tech

Teck check: Shock waves to revitalise

Artificial insemination is practised widely by the dairy industry, but these researchers have proved higher success rates using shock waves.

20 Sep 2018 2:23 AM

Groundbreaking: Earth scientist Kusala Rajendran with her team in Nepal.

Trail blazer: Chasing quakes to dissect their phenomena

After completing her Master’s, she joined the Centre for Earth Science Studies (CESS) in Trivandrum as a junior scientist.

26 Aug 2018 6:39 AM

Researchers at the Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit of the IISc Amit Kumar Simlandy, Biswajit Bhattacharyya, Arunavo Chakraborty and Guru Pratheep.

Research: Magic leaf that can generate fuel, oxygen

Conventional approaches to artificial photosynthesis yielded limited dividends, and the observed efficiencies were typically too low to be useful.

06 Jul 2018 2:03 AM

According to this year’s World Reputation Rankings, there are just nine UK institutions in the top 100 – down from ten last year, with Durham falling out. (Photo: Facebook/ IISc Bengaluru)

IISc Bangalore back in world top university list, Oxford drops few notches

Indian Institute of Science is the only Indian University to have made it to the prestigious list.

31 May 2018 10:42 AM

IIM Ahmedabad ranked best management institution.

IISc best institution, IIT-M best for engineering

In the university category, IISc stood first, followed by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Banaras Hindu University (BHU).

04 Apr 2018 1:37 AM

Countries like US and China have 716 trees and 102 trees for one person respectively, according to a 2015 study.

One tree for every four persons: BMC census

According to an Indian Institute of Science (IISc) report from 2014, the ideal ratio tree-human ratio should be seven trees for every person.

21 Dec 2017 2:45 AM

Rohan M. Ganapathy, CEO and director, Bellatrix Aerospace, and Yashas Karanam, director and COO, Bellatrix Corporation, receiving an award from then President Pranab Mukherjee earlier this year.

Final frontier: Sky is the limit for 2 IISc start-ups

Rocket science? Bellatrix Aerospace and Astrome Technologies could well be one up on SpaceX, OneWeb, Boeing.

24 Sep 2017 6:19 AM

IISc-Bengaluru tops HRD ranking list

Prakash Javadekar said the institutions that fared well in the annual rankings will be provided with more funding and enhanced autonomy.

04 Apr 2017 3:23 AM

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