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Sunday, September 21, 2025
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Topic: IISc

Publications to citations, quality research concentrated in top institutions—NIRF flags disparities

IITs & IISc lead in research output & academic influence, while remaining institutions, though large in number, contribute significantly smaller share of highly cited work.

Can plants’ solar hack fuel tomorrow’s clean energy? IISc, Caltech study cracks photosynthesis mystery

Study can help design efficient artificial leaves, fuel cells, and other systems that mimic photosynthesis. Findings published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Humble genius of IISc prof Madhavi Latha, who helped anchor world’s highest single-arch rail bridge

She doesn’t chase credit, says a retired colleague of Latha, who days ago put up a post crediting Indian Railways & ‘unsung heroes’ for success of Chenab Rail Bridge.

India’s space architects plan luxury living on Moon and Mars. Gaganyaan is the stepping stone

IISc’s Aloke Kumar has led groundbreaking research around space habitation. In 2020, his lab developed ‘space bricks’ using lunar and Martian soil, bacteria and urea.

Karnataka’s first woman engineer didn’t let anything thwart her PhD dream—even WW2

Rajeswari Chatterjee wanted to pursue a PhD in the US, no small dream at the time. Every time she met a hurdle in the path, she merely shifted course, never straying from her goal.

Data of India’s largest genome sequencing project is now publicly available. Historic step, says Modi

Genome India project was launched in 2020, completed in February last year. A total of 10,000 genome samples across diverse sections of Indian society were collected.

Nobel-winning quantum physicist Max Born once taught at IISc. His 6 months in India were bittersweet

Once mentor to Oppenheimer, Born, who fled Nazi Germany, came to India on CV Raman's invitation. The bungalow he lived in when he taught at IISc now houses the university's registrar.

Less than 1 in 5 STEM faculty members in India are women, study by initiative on gender bias finds

Study conducted by BiasWatchIndia published on preprint repository bioRxiv. Findings suggest women’s representation low in top-ranked STEM institutes like IISc, IITs. 

600 mn-yr-old water droplets found trapped in Himalayas could hold answers to how life evolved

Scientists from Indian Institute of Sciences & Japan's Niigata University say this explain how glacial period gave way to 2nd oxygenation event. Study published in Precambrian Research.

IIT Bombay makes it to world’s top 150 universities in QS rankings, 2nd Indian institute ever to do so

While IIT-B jumped 23 positions from last yr to rank 149 this yr, IISc, which had ranked 147 in 2016 list & 155 last yr, slipped to 255th spot in Quacquarelli Symonds World Rankings 2024.

On Camera

Ahmedabad’s Calico Museum took away my phone. And then something magical happened

Without my phone, I wasn't thinking about capturing some beautiful textiles for my ‘inspiration gallery’. I was fully present, taking in the colours and patterns on display.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

2 Assam Rifles personnel killed as convoy ambushed in Manipur, on ‘same route Modi took’ fortnight ago

This is the first major attack on central security forces since last November, when a CRPF jawan was killed and four were injured in an ambush in Jiribam on Manipur-Assam border. 

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.