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India's riverine floods are changing in surprising ways
A new study presents a comprehensive understanding of how river floods in India have evolved over the past 40 years, from ...
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A symbiotic relationship with fungi gives lac insects their crimson hue, finds IISc study
The study from IISc found a previously unidentified yeast-like symbiont inside the lac insect Kerria lacca, which gives the ...
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In a breakthrough for malaria eradication, researchers identify key protein for the parasite’s reproduction
The study sheds light on a crucial protein, PfPPM2, which controls asexual division and switching between the sexual forms in ...
Research Matters11 j
India's embayed beaches are vanishing due to a mix of climate change and human activity
A new study has confirmed that embayed beaches are experiencing critical shoreline retreats, and beaches that have seen ...
Research Matters6 j
Traditional practices and technology needs to come together to secure India's water future
Researchers at IISc conducted a case study of the Koramangala Challaghatta (K&C) Valley project in Karnataka to show how ...
Research Matters13 j
Navigating the Green Path: India's Climate Journey Explored by RBI
New research reveals India's shifting climate change risks and resilience, offering a novel framework for other developing ...
Research Matters10 j
In a breakthrough in quantum computing, Indian researchers imprint information onto entangled photons.
The new method offers a straightforward approach to imprint the geometric phase from a classical laser beam and transfer it ...
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Cracks in blood stains could tell us how they got there, according to a new study
The scene is often depicted in crime dramas: forensic scientists analyse bloodstains left behind, trying to piece together what happened. But beyond the dramatic flair, the science of how blood dries ...
Research Matters14 j
India's changing landscape is warming certain regions while cooling others, finds study
Researchers used a variety of data collected between 2001 and 2015 to study the effect of Land Use Land Cover (LULC) on ...
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Soumya Swaminathan
Dr Soumya Swaminathan was most recently WHO’s Chief Scientist and before that, Deputy Director-General for Programmes. As WHO’s inaugural Chief Scientist, Dr Swaminathan built the Science division ...