Four engineering students from Kerala developed Bandicoot, India’s first robotic manhole-cleaning machine, after a 2015 sewer tragedy highlighted the dangers of manual scavenging. Launched through their startup, the robot enables safe, efficient sewer cleaning without human entry and is now deployed across 22 Indian states and four countries. The innovation has transformed hazardous sanitation work, […]

The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) has released the WBJEE 2026 counselling schedule for admissions to undergraduate Engineering, Technology and Architecture programmes. Registration, fee payment and choice filling begin on June 30 and continue until July 5, while the three-round counselling process will conclude on July 30 with the final phase of admissions.