Bengaluru's emergency response system to get AI boost

13-07-2025

Bengaluru police are on track to integrate an Artificial Intelligence (AI) model into their Emergency Response Support System (ERSS), with testing yielding promising results, multiple sources aware of the development have told DH.

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227 candidates to receive degrees at IIT Dharwad convocation on Saturday

The Hindu

5 days ago

The Hindu

227 candidates to receive degrees at IIT Dharwad convocation on Saturday

Union Secretary of Science and Technology Abhay Karandikar will deliver the convocation address at the sixth annual convocation of Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad to be held on Saturday. Addressing presspersons in Dharwad on Wednesday, Director of IIT Dharwad Venkappayya Desai said that the convocation will be held on the institute's campus at Chikkamaligwad on the outskirts of Dharwad. Director of IIT Goa Dhirendra Katti will be the guest of honour. Prof. Desai said that a total of 227 candidates, 164 30 13 MS and 20 doctoral, will receive degrees during the convocation. And, meritorious students will receive two gold medals and seven silver medals, he said. 'The President of India Gold Medal will be presented to Pomaje Rishabh Sharad from the Electrical Engineering Department, while the Director's Gold Medal will be given to Abhiram K. from the Engineering Physics Department,' he said. Prof. Desai said that Agrim Jain from CS, N. Sanjeev from EE, Eluri Harshita from Mechanical, Jatin Lather from Engineering Physics, Kaushik Shivanand Powar from E&C, Jashwanth Polimera from Aerospace Engineering and Karthikeya Kumar Singh from Aerospace Engineering will be receiving silver medals during the convocation. He said that the Union government has sanctioned the Sam Manekshaw Centre of Excellence for National Security Studies and Research to IIT-Dh, which will focus on strengthening India's defence capabilities and fostering indigenous innovation, including defence applications in national security. Dean of Infrastructure Planning System Amarth Hegde said that the Union Cabinet has sanctioned ₹2,200 cr to IIT-Dh under Phase 1 B for infrastructure development on campus. Utilising these funds which will be released in the next four years, additional academic blocks, labs, research and development centres, faculty and staff housing, outdoor sports infrastructure, green energy and other projects will be taken up, he said.