Press Release: Aaranya University awarded ₹18.5 Cr DST grant for autonomous freshwater monitoring on Aaranya Lake.
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Institutional Dispatches

Recent Press Releases & Major News

Groundbreaking research, faculty appointments, and state recognitions from across the five collegiate schools.

Department of Science & Tech (DST)

Aaranya University Secures ₹18.5 Crore Research Grant for AI-Powered Freshwater Lake Restoration

A collaborative consortium spearheaded by Dr. Manish Roy (CS) and Prof. Vikramaditya Kapur (Environmental Sciences) will deploy autonomous solar telemetry surface vehicles across Aaranya Lake to model wetland micro-climates in real-time.

Ref: PRESS-2026-088 Media Contact →
National Moot Court

School of Law Wins 37th National Moot Court Championship on Indigenous Climate Rights

Defeating 64 law institutions from across the subcontinent, Aaranya’s 3-member oralist delegation was awarded Best Team and Best Memorial at the Supreme Court Bar Association convention for their defense of riverine personhood.

Ref: PRESS-2026-081 School of Law →
Faculty Honors

Prof. Priya Venkatesh Nominated to Global Advisory Panel on Ethical Human-AI Interaction

Recognizing her seminal work on multilingual linguistic models for non-English speakers, Prof. Venkatesh joins a prestigious international committee establishing safety baselines for foundational cognitive models.

Ref: PRESS-2026-074 Faculty Profile →
Campus Biosphere

Aaranya University Campus Certified 100% Net-Positive Water and 1.2 MW Solar Autonomous

An independent audit confirms that the campus recharges more water into the local aquifer than it consumes and generates 62% of its peak electrical power from the Landmark #21 photovoltaic microgrid.

Ref: PRESS-2026-068 Sustainability Plan →
Academic & Cultural Calendar

Upcoming Campus Events & Symposia

Join leading thinkers, jurists, artists, and technocrats across our lakeside amphitheaters and convention centers.

06 Nov 2026
Flagship Festival

Vana-Utsav 2026: Annual Inter-Collegiate Arts & Eco-Summit

A 3-day convergence of live theatre, starlit orchestral performances, architectural bamboo pavilions, eco-hackathons, and 80+ university delegations.

Venue: The Harmony Quad & Outdoor Amphitheatre · Open to Registered Delegates
Festival Schedule
28 Sep 2026
Distinguished Lecture

Colloquium: “Autonomous Systems for Public Good”

Keynote address by Dr. Aris Thorne (Oxford Institute of Technology) on mitigating societal inequities in planetary-scale machine learning deployments.

Venue: Grand Convention Center Auditorium (Landmark #9) · 4:30 PM IST
RSVP Free
12 Oct 2026
Tech Build Sprint

HackAaranya 2026: 48-Hour Civic Tech Hackathon

Cash prizes of ₹5,00,000 + immediate venture incubation from Aaranya Innovation Hub for teams solving water telemetry and legal literacy problems.

Venue: Innovation & Research Hub (Landmark #8) · 24/7 Hacker Lounge
Register Team
22 Jan 2027
Diplomacy & Law

Aaranya Model United Nations (AMUN) VII

Simulating the UN Security Council, UNEP, and International Court of Justice with delegates representing 90 sovereign member states.

Venue: School of Law Moot Complex (Landmark #5)
Delegate Guide
Scholarly Journals

University Publications

Aaranya University houses three distinct student and faculty publications committed to open-access scholarly discourse:

1. The Aaranya Review

Peer-reviewed triannual journal exploring intersections between ecology, computational technology, and humanistic ethics. Indexed in DOAJ.

2. Juris Aaranya

Flagship legal periodical of the School of Law focusing on climate constitutionalism, algorithmic accountability, and human rights.

3. The Green Herald

Independent, student-run investigative campus weekly covering student governance, cultural criticism, and sustainability audits.

Press Resources

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