March 7, 2026
Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India (MBRDI) and the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) have signed a five-year Master Research Agreement (MRA) to collaborate on joint research programmes. The agreement aims to strengthen cooperation between industry and academia through research initiatives focused on emerging mobility and engineering technologies. According to a press release issued […]
March 3, 2026
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Indian Institute of Technology Madras and Lucas TVS have developed a 30 kW Wide Band Gap (WBG)-based Integrated Drive System (IDS) for electric vehicle applications. The system was launched in Chennai on 02 March 2026 under the National Mission on Power Electronics Technology (NaMPET) of the Ministry of […]
February 27, 2026
The ePlane Company, a Chennai-based deep-tech startup developing electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, has inaugurated a 60,000 sq ft integrated prototyping and testing facility at the IIT Madras Discovery Campus in Thaiyur. The facility is intended to support full-scale aircraft production and certification-ready systems as part of India’s urban air mobility segment. The […]
January 30, 2026
Kammrath & Weiss GmbH, a Germany-based manufacturer of specialised microscopy and materials science equipment, has installed a 10 Kelvin cryostat designed for ultra-high vacuum (UHV) applications at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras in Chennai. The system has been commissioned for operation within a UHV chamber and is intended to support advanced low-temperature materials and […]
September 18, 2025
Green Gravity has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology Indian School of Mines (IIT ISM), Dhanbad, on 17 September 2025. The agreement focuses on exploring the deployment of gravitational energy storage across legacy mining sites in India. The MoU was signed in the presence of Sukumar Mishra, Director of […]
August 9, 2025
Rolls-Royce and the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enable internships and joint research in defence engineering. The agreement was signed by Prof. Sachin C. Patwardhan, Dean (R&D), IIT Bombay, and G. S. Selwyn, Executive Vice-President of Rolls-Royce India. Alex Zino, Director — Business Development and […]
July 24, 2025
Inbound Aerospace, an IIT Madras–incubated startup, has secured funding from Speciale Invest to develop reusable spaceplanes for microgravity manufacturing, scientific research, and defence applications. The company is building recoverable spacecraft designed for low-Earth orbit (LEO) missions that can return to Earth via conventional runway landings. These spaceplanes are designed to remain in orbit for extended […]
July 8, 2025
Hyundai Motor India Ltd. (HMIL), in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology Madras and Guidance Tamil Nadu, has unveiled the design of the Hyundai HTWO Innovation Centre. The centre is a 65,000 sq. ft. green hydrogen research facility located at IIT Madras’ Discovery Campus in Thaiyur, Chennai. It is part of an INR 1.8 […]
May 24, 2025
Agnikul Cosmos, a Chennai-based spacetech startup, has conducted a successful test of an electric motor-driven semi-cryogenic rocket engine. The engine was throttled to different levels of thrust by varying the speed of the electric motor. The test marks a development milestone for the company as it prepares for clustered engine firings. The semi-cryogenic engine, named […]
May 13, 2025
Kia India, an automotive manufacturer, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati, committing an investment of INR 350 million over a five-year period from 2025 to 2029. The partnership focuses on enhancing academic infrastructure, promoting collaborative research, and supporting student development in automotive and industrial engineering. As part of […]
