BIT Civil Engineering Dept. inaugrates ACE, organises technical session
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Mangaluru: The Department of Civil Engineering at Bearys Institute of Technology (BIT), Mangalore, formally inaugurated its departmental association, Association of Civil Engineers (ACE) on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. The event organised in association with the IEEE GRSS Student Chapter was held at the BIT Seminar Hall.
Dr. Altamashuddin Khan Nadeemallah, Head of the Department of Civil Engineering extended his welcome to the students and the delegates.
During his address, Dr. Altamashuddin emphasized the importance of professional associations in developing students' skills, fostering teamwork, and cultivating technical leadership among emerging civil engineers.
After the inauguration of ACE, Dr. T. Palanisamy, Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at NITK Surathkal, conducted an interactive technical session on “Machine Learning Models for Natural Disaster Prediction and Management.”
Dr. Palanisamy explained how machine learning techniques are transforming civil engineering by improving the accuracy of disaster forecasting, risk assessment, and real-time response planning.
The session provided students with valuable exposure to emerging interdisciplinary research trends at the intersection of AI and civil engineering. The program concluded with a formal Vote of Thanks delivered by Prof. Prasanna.
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Rupee falls 9 paise to all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai (PTI): Rupee depreciated 9 paise to an all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade on Monday, weighed down by uncertainty over an India-US trade deal and persistent foreign fund outflows.
Forex traders said rupee is trading with a negative bias as investors are in wait and watch mode and awaiting cues from the India-US trade deal front.
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 90.53 against the US dollar, then fell further to an all-time intraday low of 90.58 against the greenback, registering a fall of 9 paise over its previous close.
On Friday, the rupee had slipped 17 paise to close at an all-time low of 90.49 against the American currency.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.05 per cent lower at 98.35.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading higher by 0.52 per cent at USD 61.44 per barrel in futures trade.
On the domestic equity market front, the 30-share benchmark index Sensex was trading 298.86 points lower at 84,968.80, while the Nifty was down 121.40 points at 25,925.55.
Foreign Institutional Investors sold equities worth Rs 1,114.22 crore on Friday, according to exchange data.
"FPIs continue to be in selling mode in equity and debt while RBI has been selling dollars to fund their long positions," said Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP.
