PRAYAGRAJ, March 10 -- The Innovation and Incubation Hub MNNIT Foundation (IIHMF) at Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT) Allahabad on Monday started a five-day short-term course on "Nano-Engineered Materials and Devices for Defence Technologies (NEMDDT-I)". The programme will be held from March 9 to March 13, 2026. It aims to promote research, innovation and knowledge sharing in nano-materials and their growing use in defence technology.Dr Kingshuk Mukhopadhyay, director of DRDO-DMSRDE, inaugurated the course in the presence of Prof RS Verma, director of MNNIT. He stressed industry-academia collaboration and said 25% of DRDO's budget supports academic R&D. Prof Verma highlighted nano-materials in defence. Dr Ram Kumar Mishra spoke on i-TBI and Startin UP support, while Dr Kavita Agarwal delivered the keynote....