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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.

A Bengaluru group is knee-deep in wastewater—looking for secrets on future diseases

Ecologist Farah Ishtiaq and her team are tracking viruses and diseases through Bangalore's underbelly. Their wastewater-based epidemiology project is catching attention.

After red tape, Covid hit funding, IISc & 2 IITs to get central aid for two more years

Institutes had complained that flow of funds under Institutions of Eminence (IoE) scheme was patchy from 2019 to 2021. Pending portion of aid is for infrastructural development.

4 awards, pavilion of its own — India dazzles at world’s largest astronomy meet in South Korea

First time Indian PhD students have won prizes at the International Astronomical Union's General Assembly. All prizes won for work on topics related to solar research.

With 3D-printed gloves for ‘Rs 1,000’, IISc team offers cheap virtual physio for stroke patients

IISc team says idea ‘behind device is that you wear something like a glove, and the physiotherapist controls the device from a remote location through the internet’. 

Out of 122 student suicides since 2014, 111 at central univs, IITs & NITs: Govt tells Lok Sabha

Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan also gave data for suicides of OBC/SC/ST students. MoS Annapurna Devi gave details of ragging complaints & anti-ragging measures implemented.

After 4 suicides in a year — 3 by hanging — IISc begins removing ceiling fans in hostel rooms

IISc says ceiling fans being removed 'to restrict access to any means of self-harm on campus', on the advice of mental health experts. Plan is to use table or wall-mounted fans instead.

4 suicides in 7 months at IISc Bengaluru during Covid put spotlight on mental health issues

Students accuse IISc of paying little heed to mental health amid the Covid pandemic, while authorities say they have been looking at ways to address the issue.

IISc, TIFR, TISS, TMC, NCPA – J.N. Tata’s ‘famed five’ are India’s crown jewels

From C.V. Raman to Vikram Sarabhai, these institutions have produced leaders who have repeatedly proved India's calibre on the global stage.

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What the key political events of 2025 tell us about Narendra Modi and India’s future

From Operation Sindoor to India-US tensions to the EC controversies, a clear understanding has emerged about where the politics is headed now.

Steady growth rooted in ‘Dravidian model’. How Tamil Nadu more than doubled its GSDP in 10 yrs

RBI Handbook of Statistics shows state’s GSDP has more than doubled in past decade, finishing second behind Maharashtra. It has performed well across health & education parameters as well.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.