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IIT Bombay organized the first-ever Open Source GIS Day celebrations on 15th September and bestowed honour to the winners/ winning organization of the National Geospatial Awards 2024 (Edition 01). Prof. Shireesh Kedare, Director, IIT Bombay distributed the awards. The National Geospatial Awards 2024 (Edition 01) is an initiative of the FOSSEE (GIS) project, IIT Bombay organized under the aegis of

IIT Bombay celebrated National Engineer's Day on Sunday, 15th September 2024. Mr. P R K Murthy (Former Director, Metro Projects, MMRDA) was the Chief Guest on the occasion.

IIT Bombay celebrates Teachers’ Day by conferring - IIT Bombay International Award for Excellence in Research in Engineering and Technology - S. P. Sukhatme Excellence in Teaching Awards to 14 Professors - Dr. P. K. Patwardhan Technology Development Award - C1973 Research Excellence Awards to 16 Professors Commemorating the birth anniversary of noted philosopher, educationist and statesman, Dr. S

The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay celebrated the 78th Independence Day of India on August 15, 2024, near the iconic arch facing the Nandan Nilekani Main Building. The event began with the hoisting of the national flag by Prof. Shireesh Kedare, Director of IIT Bombay, at 9:00 a.m., followed by his address to the gathering, in presence of the Chief Guest Institute alumnus, Mr. Deepak

IIT Bombay observed the ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’ on August 14, 2024, commemorating the victims and sufferings of people during the 1947 partition of India. To mark the occasion, a digital exhibition curated jointly by the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) and the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) was organized in the foyer of the VMCC. Faculty, staff and

IIT Bombay observed the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan, a nationwide initiative by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India, aiming to create a drug-free India on August 12, 2024. The Institute's staff took a pledge at the conference room of the Registrar's Office. Meanwhile, over 200 students from IIT Campus School and Junior College, Powai and Kendriya Vidyalaya, IIT Powai

The Central Library of IIT Bombay celebrated Librarian’s Day on 12th August 2024 commemorating the 132nd birth anniversary of Dr. S. R. Ranganathan, widely regarded as the Father of Library Science in India. The Chief Guest of the function was Dr. Shalini R. Urs. Institute functionaries who attended include Prof. Milind Atrey, Deputy Director (Academics, Research and Translation), Prof. Nand

IIT Bombay hosted the first Indian Nanoelectronics Users Programme (INUP) on August 10, 2024. INUP is a flagship program initiated by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in 2008 at IIT Bombay and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and expanded to include IIT Guwahati, IIT Delhi, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras in 2021. This programme opened up the MeitY-supported semiconductor

Van Mahotsav, celebrated every year, is a green initiative started by campus residents of IIT Bombay. On this day, staff, faculty, students and residents come together to plant saplings at designated spots on campus. Van Mahotsav was held at 10 am on Sunday, July 28 this year at the Lake Side road near the Jal Vihar guest house in IIT Bombay. On the occasion, Chief Guest Mr Abhijit Bangar