Press Releases
Explore the latest press releases from SOCIITY, the IIT Madras CSR and social impact platform, featuring updates, media coverage, and research breakthroughs across innovation, sustainability, and societal impact.
22 September 2026IIT Madras inaugurates construction robotics lab in a CSR-funded partnership with Bechtel India
CHENNAI: Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) inaugurated a ₹3.30-crore state-of-the-art robotics laboratory in the campus tod…
12 August 2026IIT Madras, CAMS to launch initiatives to boost next-generation FinTech innovation
Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) and Computer Age Management Services (CAMS) are extending and expanding their collaborati…
3 August 2026How IIT Madras helped Jhandu Kumar win India's first Commonwealth Games 2026 medal
Para powerlifter Jhandu Kumar won India's first medal at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, and behind his bronze lies an IIT Madras lab c…
25 June 2026Herbalife and IIT Madras launch India's first Centre of Excellence on Plant Cell Fermentation Technology
Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras), in collaboration with Herbalife International India Pvt. Ltd., has inaugurated the Herba…
6 June 2026Release of ANCHOR: World’s Most Detailed 3D Atlas of the Human Brainstem
The Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre at IIT Madras is a state-of-the-art research facility dedicated to mapping the human brain at unpreced…
5 May 2026Hon’ble Education Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan Inaugurates IIT Madras’ First-Ever Technology Summit in Delhi, bringing together Industry, Academia & Govt for Nation Building
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Hon’ble Minister of Education (MoE), Government of India, inaugurated IIT Madras’ first ever Technology Summit held…
4 February 2026IIT Madras Releases First-of-Its-Kind Paediatric Leukaemia, Colorectal and Pancreatic Cancer Genome Database to transform Cancer Research in India
Cancer is one of the most fatal health problems globally. A recent Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) report indicated that number of…
2 February 2026IIT Madras and Daimler India Commercial Vehicles to develop universal driver rating system
Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Daimler India commercial vehicles (DI…
17 November 2025IIT Madras partners with Indian Railways Finance Corp to establish Nation's first 'Single Cell Omics Translational Research Lab'
Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) is partnering with Indian Railways Finance Corporation (IRFC), a Navratna Public Sector E…