{
  "id": 17837339,
  "title": "Saint-Gobain, IIT-Madras to set up modern research labs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/saint-gobain-iit-madras-to-set-up-modern-research-labs",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T18:43:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/saint-gobain-iit-madras-to-set-up-modern-research-labs/article71657202.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Saint-Gobain India and IIT-Madras are collaborating to establish two research laboratories focused on sustainable construction materials and digital technologies for the built environment. The partnership, backed by a ₹3.8 crore grant, will create the Digital Real-Time Sensing Technologies for Infrastructure (DRSTI) and Concrete Admixture Research for Engineering Next-gen Construction (CAREN) labs at IIT-Madras' Centre of Excellence on Technologies for Low-carbon and Lean Construction. The labs aim to tackle construction sector challenges such as productivity, material efficiency, structural durability, and digital transformation. The CAREN lab will explore the use of chemical admixtures with alternative cementitious materials, while the DRSTI lab will develop intelligent solutions for construction progress monitoring, quality assessment, productivity improvement, and building performance evaluation.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}