{
  "id": 8303817,
  "title": "Innovation Centre inaugurated at Easwari Engineering College",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/innovation-centre-inaugurated-at-easwari-engineering-college",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T20:37:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/innovation-centre-inaugurated-at-easwari-engineering-college/article71482189.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Friday, Higher Education Minister P. Viswanathan inaugurated an Innovation Centre at Easwari Engineering College in Ramapuram, Kerala. The Centre aims to promote innovation, research, entrepreneurship, and industry-aligned learning through specialized laboratories and pre-incubation facilities. Supported by an ecosystem of centers of excellence linked to prominent technology firms, the SRM Easwari Innovation Centre was equipped with a ₹1.5 crore donation from the SRM Easwari Alumni Association for the building's construction. Notable attendees included R. Shivakumar, Chairman of the SRM Group of Institutions, Ramapuram and Trichy; Geetha Shivakumar, Vice-Chairperson; S. Niranjan, Co-Chairman; and P. Deiva Sundari, Principal of Easwari Engineering College.",
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  "key_points": [
    "Higher Education Minister inaugurated Innovation Centre at Easwari Engineering College",
    "Centre promotes innovation, research, entrepreneurship, industry-aligned learning",
    "₹1.5 crore donation from SRM Easwari Alumni Association supported the Centre"
  ],
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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."
}