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Nov 14, 2025

India Reports 21% Drop in TB Incidence, Nearly Double the Global Decline: WHO Global TB Report 2025

India recorded a significant 21% reduction in tuberculosis (TB) incidence, from 237 cases per lakh population in 2015 to 187 per lakh in 2024 — nearly double the global decline rate of 12%, as highlighted in the World Health Organization's Global TB Report 2025. This marks one of the steepest declines globally and places India ahead of several other high-burden countries in TB control and elimination efforts.
The report also noted that India achieved a higher reduction in TB mortality compared to the global average, with deaths among HIV-negative individuals falling from 28 per lakh in 2015 to 21 per lakh in 2024. This progress reflects sustained political commitment, rapid technological adoption, and large-scale community engagement to strengthen TB care and prevention systems across the country.

Nov 12, 2025

IIT Gandhinagar Launches India's First Residential AI Diploma Programme

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Gandhinagar launched three first-of-its-kind six-month fully residential GenAI-powered tech postgraduate diploma programmes in association with Futurense Technologies.
The fully residential programmes are specially crafted with the view to create industry-ready professionals in emerging areas of Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, and Cloud Engineering.
The three new 6 month Postgraduate Diploma Programmes are:
PG Diploma in AI and Agentic AI Engineering
PG Diploma in GenAI and Data Science Engineering
PG Diploma in AI-Powered Software Engineering with Cloud

World's First Remote Surgery

In a groundbreaking moment for medicine, doctors from Scotland and the United States successfully completed what's believed to be the world's first transatlantic robotic stroke procedure.
At the University of Dundee, Professor Iris Grunwald, a leading interventional neuroradiologist, carried out a remote thrombectomy, a minimally invasive procedure used to remove blood clots after a stroke, on a human cadaver. Grunwald, who was physically based at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee, operated a robotic system connected to a body located in another facility miles away.
Just hours later, Dr. Ricardo Hanel, a neurosurgeon based in Jacksonville, Florida, used the same technology to perform the world's first transatlantic remote surgery on a human cadaver in Dundee, over 4,000 miles (6,400 km) away.
Both procedures were powered by robotic systems developed by the Lithuanian firm Sentante, with connectivity support from tech giants Nvidia and Ericsson. The team has described the experiment as a potential "game changer" that could redefine how stroke care is delivered worldwide.

Nov 11, 2025

In a First for T.N., Chennai Metro Rail Becomes 'Green Corridor' to Transport Lungs for Transplan...

For the first time in Tamil Nadu, the Chennai Metro Rail turned into a 'green corridor' in November 2025 and helped transport a pair of lungs harvested from a deceased donor in Bengaluru to Apollo Hospitals on Greams Road for transplantation. In 21 minutes, the lungs were transported from the Meenambakkam Metro to AG-DMS Metro, covering 10.82 km across seven stations.

Nov 10, 2025

Delhi Government Launches School Web App to Boost Transparency in Education

The Delhi government unveiled a digital initiative called the School Web App to transform the way schools operate and improve communication between parents, teachers, and administrators.
The new platform is designed as a one-stop solution for all school-related services and aims to make the education process more transparent, efficient, and accessible.

IIT-Kharagpur, German University Alliance Sign Agreement for Joint Research, Student Exchanges

The Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) signed an MoU with the Rhine-Main Universities (RMU), a strategic university alliance in Germany.
The agreement was signed at TU Darmstadt, Germany, in the presence of a delegation led by Suman Chakraborty, Director, IIT-Kharagpur, along with Ramanuj Banerjee, Counsellor (Science and Technology), Embassy of India, Berlin, and other officials. This partnership establishes a powerful framework for joint research, faculty and student exchanges, academic networking and collaborative educational and cultural initiatives across diverse disciplines.
It also marks IIT Kharagpur's formal induction into the RMU's international network 'RM Universe', enabling participation in joint research proposals, fellowships, lecture series and student research stays in Germany.

Nov 06, 2025

CBSE Hosts First International Sahodaya Conference in Dubai

For the first time, the Sahodaya School Complex conference, a flagship forum of the CBSE, moved beyond Indian shores held internationally. The event titled '1st International & 31st Annual Conference of Sahodaya School Complexes – 2025' took place in Dubai, gathering over 1,000 school leaders, educators and stakeholders from CBSE�'affiliated institutions across India and abroad. The theme is 'Rooted in Wisdom, Rising with Vision: Reimagining Education through NEP 2020'.
Organised by the Central Board of Secondary Education and guided by the National Education Policy 2020, the conference serves as a platform for exploring future-ready learning while blending India's educational ethos with global aspirations.

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