How climate change triggered Wayanad landslides

The deadly landslides in Kerala's ecologically fragile Wayanad district were triggered by a heavy burst of rainfall, made 10 per cent heavier by climate change, according to a new rapid attribution......

Wayanad rescue will take a few more days: Kerala CM

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said the rescue mission in the landslide-hit Mundakkai region of Wayanad could take a few more days, and appointed a cabinet sub-committee of four......

Cochin varsity fest turns tragic, 4 students die in stampede

Four students were killed, and over 60 were injured in a stampede during Cochin university annual festival in Kochi on Saturday night, the police said. IMAGE: People throne the site of tragedy......

Kerala rains: Toll rises to 22, Centre offers assistance

The death toll in incidents related to heavy rains, including landslides and flash floods in Kerala rose to 22 on Sunday while Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered assistance to the southern state......

The IIT story: IIESTs, 3 new IITs on way

It is well-known that the following seven engineering colleges were chosen for possible conversion to Indian Institutes of Technology / Institutes of National Importance:Aligarh Muslim University......

New IITs: A report card

The author is a chemical engineering graduate from IT-BHU and an MS from Rutgers University, New Jersey. He has interacted with the HRD ministry, the IIT board, and the IIT Selection Committee at......

The march of the new IITs

Seven select engineering colleges, that are soon to attain the coveted IIT status, are back in the news.The seriousness of their march towards achieving the status of an Indian Institute of......

New IITs: A long journey ahead

It is now well known that the S K Joshi Committee has selected seven colleges/universities for potential upgrading to Indian Institutes of Technology.The committee took into account parameters like......

Anilkumar wins CUSAT chess

Defending champion O T Anilkumar of Kerala retained the title in the 15th Cochin University of Science and TechnologyInternational Rating Open chess tournament on better progressive score,......

Mishra shocks Anilkumar

Nineteen-year-old Soumya Ranjan Mishra of Orissa shocked defending champion O T Anilkumar of Kerala to snatch the lead after the eighth round in the 15th CUSAT International Rating Open chess......

Anilkumar maintains lead

Reigning champion and fourth seed O T Anilkumar of Kerala secured 6.5 points and maintained his lead after completion of seven rounds in the 15th CUSAT International Rating Open chess tournament in......