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Friday, August 15, 2025
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Topic: research papers

Is caste now an undeniable part of Sikhism? New paper by JNU professor sheds light

Paper by Surinder Jodhka was published in Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute and explores tension between Sikhism’s foundational principles and prevalence of caste.

This Indian watchdog is cleaning up ‘mess’ in academia—falsification, fabrication & fraud

India Research Watchdog founder revealed that top institutes are those with the most number of plagiarised papers. 58 papers by 12 top IITs were retracted between 2006 & 2023.

Ashoka University’s real issue is the clash between ‘suits’ that fund and ‘boots’ that run it

The tight ‘suits’ that adorn Ashoka’s governing body will do well to shed them for looser kurtas. The management’s submissiveness became the discussion point rather than the merits of the paper.

‘Hasty acceptance of resignation’ — Ashoka economics dept wants Professor Sabyasachi Das back

Dept writes open letter to university's governing body. Prof Das's paper suggesting that BJP won 'disproportionately' in closely contested seats in 2019 polls has stoked controversy.

Chennai dental college ‘used self-citations to ace rankings’, finds investigation by journal ‘Science’

The academic journal & a retraction watchdog conducted investigation into high citations in research papers of Saveetha Dental College, which has termed the allegations as 'propaganda'.

Indian PhDs, professors are paying to publish in real-sounding, fake journals. It’s a racket

Editors of lesser-known Scopus-indexed journals offer to publish papers for Rs 5,000. And for the right price, ghost writers will write an entire research paper for a ‘client’.

NEP has lofty goals to promote research culture. UGC undermining its basic tool—publishing

It's a fallacious argument that research in India is done only in standalone institutions and universities need only focus on teaching. Universities without research are as good as a dead duck.

2004 research paper of ICMR’s Nivedita Gupta retracted for alleged image manipulation 

Mycopathologia retracted it this month after a Dutch scientist claimed that Gupta’s figures showed unexplained duplications. The ICMR scientist has called the decision unfair. 

India gets 1st preprint server back — ‘IndiaRxiv’ aims to be one-stop shop for domestic research

IndiaRxiv set up by Open Access India, advocacy group founded by Sridhar Gutam of Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, to make scientific findings freely available.

80 research papers by DRDO scientists flagged for ‘image manipulation’, probe on, researchers say

The papers were flagged by an anonymous commenter on online platform PubPeer, where scientists can raise concerns regarding research papers that have already been peer-reviewed & published.

On Camera

Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.