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India Today
14-07-2025
- Science
- India Today
IIT Mandi concludes PRAYAS 3.0, offers STEM training to school students
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi has completed the third edition of its school outreach programme, PRAYAS 3.0. The initiative ran for a month and brought school students to campus for an extended exposure to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).The aim of PRAYAS is to give school students an early experience with labs, lectures, and real-world problem-solving at a leading science from across the region participated in this edition, staying on campus and attending sessions led by IIT Mandi faculty and student LEARNING, ROBO SOCCER, AND EARLY STEM EXPOSURE The programme mixed workshops with lab visits, project-based learning, and team of the standout moments came during the Robo Soccer challenge, an event where students designed and programmed robots to play football matches. For most participants, it was their first time working with robotic systems.'The excitement on their faces as they controlled their robots on the soccer field was priceless,' said a student mentor. 'Most of them had never done anything like this before.'Apart from robotics, the programme introduced participants to basic computer programming, circuit building, and mechanical design. It also included problem-solving exercises and exposure to tools and equipment that are often not available in regular school at the closing ceremony, Dr. Tushar Jain, Head of the Centre for Continuing Education (CCE) at IIT Mandi, said, 'PRAYAS is about planting seeds of curiosity. We hope this experience will stay with these students for a long time and influence how they approach learning.'Dr. Jain added that early exposure to STEM fields helps students build confidence and interest. 'The learning and confidence they've gained here—we hope that pushes some of them to take up science or engineering seriously in the future.'The programme ended with a certificate distribution ceremony on campus. For the participating students, the past month offered more than just lessons—it offered a glimpse into a future where science is not just studied, but also built, tested, and played PRAYAS 3.0, IIT Mandi continues its effort to connect scientific institutions with the next generation, one robotics match at a time.- Ends
Business Upturn
10-07-2025
- Business
- Business Upturn
Docker Brings Agentic Apps to Life with New Compose Support, Cloud Offload, and Partner Integrations
By GlobeNewswire Published on July 10, 2025, 14:30 IST BERLIN, July 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Docker, Inc.® , a provider of cloud-native and AI-native development tools, infrastructure, and services, today announced major new capabilities that make it dramatically easier for developers to build, run, and scale intelligent, agentic applications. By extending Docker Compose to support agents and AI models, introducing Docker Offload for cloud-scale execution, and collaborating with cloud providers like Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure and AI SDKs like CrewAI, Embabel, LangGraph, Spring AI, and Vercel AI SDK, Docker is delivering on its mission to simplify complex technology and empower developers. 'Agentic applications are rapidly evolving, but building production-grade agentic systems is still too hard,' said Tushar Jain, EVP of Engineering, Docker, Inc. 'Just like Docker democratized microservices a decade ago, we're now making agentic apps accessible to every developer by making agent-based development as easy, secure, and repeatable as container-based app development has always been. The next wave of software is powered by intelligent agents, and Docker makes it easy to turn that potential into real, running applications.' These advancements are more than just new tools. They help solve one of the biggest challenges facing developers today, which is moving agentic applications from local prototypes to secure and scalable production environments. Docker Compose Enters the Agent Era For over a decade, Docker Compose has been the go-to tool used by millions of developers for defining and running multi-container applications. Now, Docker is extending Compose into the agent era, enabling developers to define intelligent agent architectures consisting of models and tools in the same simple YAML files they already use for microservices and take those agents to production. With the new Compose capabilities, developers can: Define agents, models, and tools as services in a single Compose file Run agentic workloads locally or deploy seamlessly to cloud services like Google Cloud Run or Azure Container Apps Integrate with Docker's open source Model Context Protocol (MCP) Gateway for secure tool discovery and communication Share, version, and deploy agentic stacks across environments without rewriting infrastructure code This approach brings powerful agent orchestration into familiar workflows with no new languages or tools required. 'Making it just as straightforward for developers to take AI apps from prototype into production as it already is for regular code—that's the next big thing in app development,' said Torsten Volk, Principal Analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group. 'Expanding Docker Compose to give developers the same familiar, simple experience for AI deployments as they have for traditional apps is exactly what we need. Plus, the new capability to run AI models directly in the cloud—without clogging up your laptop—is another major step forward. This should make a real difference in how quickly enterprises can start adopting AI at scale.' Introducing Docker Offload: Cloud Power, Local Simplicity As agentic applications demand more GPU power for complex AI tasks, local machines frequently fall short of the necessary capacity, which has become a significant pain point for developers. To solve this, Docker today unveiled Docker Offload (Beta), a new capability that enables developers to offload AI and GPU-intensive workloads to the cloud without disrupting their existing workflows. With Docker Offload, developers can: Maintain local development speed while accessing cloud-scale compute and GPUs Run large models and multi-agent systems in high-performance cloud environments Choose where and when to offload workloads for privacy, cost, and performance optimization Keep data and workloads within specific regions to meet sovereignty requirements and ensure data does not leave designated zones across the globe. Docker Offload integrates directly into Docker Desktop, preserving the familiar docker compose up experience while delivering cloud horsepower under the hood. Built on a Thriving Ecosystem Docker's agentic capabilities are launching alongside new integrations with leading cloud and AI platforms. Key partnerships include: Google Cloud: Deploy agentic applications to production via serverless environments with the new gcloud compose up command Microsoft Azure: Seamless deployments via Azure Container Apps, arriving soon Popular agent frameworks: Compose integrations now support CrewAI, Embabel, Google's ADK, LangGraph, Spring AI, and Vercel AI SDK, and more. Steren Giannini, Director of Product Management, Google Cloud Run 'With Compose Spec support in Cloud Run, we're making it dramatically simpler to move sophisticated AI apps from local development straight to production. This collaboration brings the best of both worlds: Docker's local dev power combined with Cloud Run's serverless scale and reliability, all with one simple command.' Scott Hunter, Vice President Director of Product, Azure Developer Experience 'Microsoft has been collaborating with Docker for many years, and we're pleased to see Docker extend the Compose Spec to support agent-based application development. We're working together to make agentic app deployment seamless on Microsoft Azure Container Apps—helping developers easily build and scale AI applications and agents from local dev to the cloud. These integrations help ensure developers can easily adopt Docker's agentic tooling alongside the frameworks they already use.' Ram Venkatesh, CTO and Co-founder of 'Agent-based systems represent a transformative leap in how software interacts with the world: autonomous, goal-driven, and contextual. Docker's direction supporting agentic architectures is a major unlock for developers, making it radically easier to compose, scale, and iterate on multi-agent systems without compromising security or reinventing infrastructure. This is the kind of pragmatic innovation that accelerates agentic adoption for real-world use cases.' Craig McLuckie, CEO and Founder of Stacklok and Co-Creator of Kubernetes 'Enterprises that want to lift up their knowledge workers and create powerful new customer experiences need to connect the right data to AI models at the right times, and that requires use of MCP. Docker has a critical role to play in facilitating adoption of MCP through familiar constructs like containers and Docker Compose. By working together, in the open, we can bring simplicity and security to MCP that will unlock real enterprise adoption.' Availability Docker Compose enhancements for agentic applications are available today Docker Offload is available in closed beta for developers who request access. Google Cloud Run integration is live; Azure Container Apps support is coming soon MCP Gateway and Docker Hub MCP Server are open source and ready for use Resources About Docker Docker drives modern software development by making it easy to adopt container technology to radically boost productivity, security, testing, and collaboration at every step of the developer experience, including emerging AI workflows. Embraced by over 20 million developers worldwide, Docker's unmatched flexibility and choice make it the preferred tool for developers seeking efficiency and innovation for creating modern applications. Learn more about Docker at . A video accompanying this announcement is available at: Disclaimer: The above press release comes to you under an arrangement with GlobeNewswire. Business Upturn takes no editorial responsibility for the same. 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India Today
01-06-2025
- Business
- India Today
IIT Mandi's PRAYAS 3.0 brings real-time tech learning to campus in June
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi initiated the third iteration of its flagship training programme -- PRAYAS 3.0 (Promoting and Accelerating Young and Aspiring Students). The one-month residential training program will educate students in Robotics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and the Internet of Things (IoT) using experiential learning and hands-on programme will be held at the IIT Mandi campus in Himachal Pradesh and will begin on 16 June 2025. The institute's Centre for Continuing Education (CCE) is organizing PRAYAS 3.0, which will equip students with the right technological skills that are in growing demand in the today's job institute says that the training will be project-oriented, with the supervision of IIT Mandi professors and industry professionals. The trainees will be compelled to work on actual industry projects on embedded systems, machine learning, computer vision, and IoT integration. They will also be introduced to industry-specific tools such as Arduino, Python, Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), and the YOLO algorithm for object detection.A capstone culmination project will allow students to apply their learning in the real world, with each project evaluated at programme completion. Successful applicants will be certified by IIT Tushar Jain, director, CCE, mentioned that PRAYAS 3.0 is a testament to the institute's continuous efforts in developing future-ready professionals through experiential course is educationally suitable for undergraduate, postgraduate, and diploma students of engineering. The fee of the residential course is Rs 62,400 including boarding and accommodation for the whole period.
Indian Express
30-05-2025
- Business
- Indian Express
PRAYAS 3.0: IIT Mandi announces one-month residential program on robotics, AI, IoT
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi on Friday announced the launch of Promoting and Accelerating Young and Aspiring Students (PRAYAS) initiative. The PRAYAS 3.0, a one-month residential training program on Robotics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and the Internet of Things (IoT). PRAYAS 3.0 will be held at the IIT Mandi campus and will involve hands-on, project-based learning aimed at building practical technological skills among students, a statement read. Introduced by the Centre for Continuing Education (CCE), the program is tentatively scheduled to begin on June 16, 2025. The programme will include project-based learning with real-time applications and mentorship from IIT Mandi faculty members. It will also provide exposure to key domains such as embedded systems, machine learning, computer vision, and IoT integration. The institute will also help candidates familiarise themselves with Arduino, Python, CNNs and YOLO, among other technologies, and their capstone projects will be evaluated at the end of the programme. Upon completion, students will receive certificates from IIT Mandi. 'PRAYAS 3.0 represents IIT Mandi's continuing commitment to building future-ready professionals through experiential learning,' said Dr Tushar Jain, head of the Centre for Continuing Education at IIT Mandi. The programme is open to undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students, as well as diploma holders in engineering. The fee charged for the programme is Rs 62,400 and will include food and accommodation.
Yahoo
13-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Solana Validators Prepare To Vote on Influential SIMD-228 Proposal Impacting Inflation
The Solana community is currently engaged in discussions around the SIMD-228 proposal, a governance initiative that aims to transform the network's tokenomics by introducing a dynamic emissions model for SOL tokens. Authored by Tushar Jain and Vishal Kankani of Multicoin Capital, the proposal seeks to replace the existing fixed inflation schedule of 4.6% annually, which decreases by 15% each year until stabilizing at 1.5%. Under the new model, the issuance rate of new SOL tokens would adjust based on the staking rate. If the percentage of staked SOL falls below a targeted threshold of 33%, the inflation rate would increase to incentivize staking. Conversely, higher staking rates would lead to lower emissions, reflecting the network's reduced need to 'overpay' for security. Proponents argue that this change could enhance the value of SOL by making it scarcer during periods of high staking. Voting on the proposal is set to kick off in epoch 753, which is expected to begin this weekend. Key figures in the Solana ecosystem, including co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko and Helius founder Mert Mumtaz, have expressed support for the initiative. Mumtaz stated that the proposal could strengthen the network while emphasizing the value of public discourse regardless of the outcome. However, not all voices in the community are in favor. Lily Liu, president of the Solana Foundation, has expressed skepticism about the proposal, labeling it 'too half-baked' and warning that its unpredictable staking yields could deter institutional investors. The authors of SIMD-228 have defended their proposal, asserting that it has undergone extensive discussion and input since its inception in January. Sign in to access your portfolio
