IIT Alumni Council Launches World’s First Open-Source Health Platform, with Ayurveda Revisited by Dr Shantaram Kane

New Delhi [India], August 20:  On India’s 79th Independence Day, the IIT Alumni Council (IITAC) announced the launch of the world’s first open-source health and longevity platform, envisioned as a global healthcare commons. The launch was marked by the release of Ayurveda Revisited: Process Technology Breakthrough, a five-volume compendium by Dr Shantaram Kane, which seeds […]

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IIT Alumni Council Invites Industry Partners to Build India’s First Electric Aircraft Ecosystem

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 30: In a landmark step towards positioning India at the forefront of clean aviation globally, the IIT Alumni Council today unveiled plans to create a fully indigenous ecosystem for the manufacturing of electric aircraft and high-endurance drones under its GO Mobility initiative. The proposed consortium will bring together manufacturers of advanced materials, […]

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IIT Alumni Council Calls for Industry Collaboration to Manufacture Advanced Sustainable Materials Globally

New Delhi [India], June 9: The IIT Alumni Council has invited leading industrial players to collaborate on the mass production of next-generation materials, designed using principles from the semiconductor industry and accelerated by AI-driven platforms. At the heart of this initiative lies the AMAT AI Platform—a foundational large material model under development. Its goal: to […]

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IIT Alumni Council to Co-Create India’s first Global Shipbuilding Research Institute

New Delhi [India], May 23:  IIT Alumni Council to act as sponsor and knowledge partner to co-create a green-shipping-focused research institute and university. The institute would be a part of the shipbuilding megacity being created on the Indian coast.  This greenfield facility will cater to the emerging global market for cryogenic liquid hydrogen carriers, ammonia-fueled […]

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IIT Alumni Council Seeks Tech to Curb Rogue Threats

Pune (Maharashtra) [India], April 17: The IIT Alumni Council’s World Wisdom Workshop #1 of FY 2025-26 has highlighted an urgent need to accelerate technological developments to counter climate change, lifestyle diseases and potential risks from rogue frontier technologies like cyber-attacks, gene editing and agentic AI.  Angel fund supported startups and eminent scientists working in this […]

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