New research from India reveals that, contrary to long-held scientific beliefs, feeding on trees and shrubs does not provide Asian elephants with more protein than grazing on grass.

Society

Dehradun

A new study reveals that while older shepherds in India revere wolves as sacred guardians, the younger generation increasingly views them as financial liabilities, posing a new challenge for wildlife conservation.

Bengaluru

Padubidri V. Shivaprasad was awarded the prize for pioneering an out-of-the-box solution to the global food crisis: teaching rice to be wild again.

Hyderabad

India's poorest students are closing the STEM gap, but a strong gender bias and the high cost of private colleges continue to block equitable access to 'high-value' science and technology degrees.

Bengaluru

Six young researchers have been named the winners of the Infosys Prize 2025, celebrating their extraordinary contributions to science and scholarship in India. The Infosys Science Foundation (ISF) announced the laureates, all under 40, who are being honoured for research that tackles some of the world’s most pressing challenges and complex theoretical problems. Their work ranges from creating absurdly fast algorithms to pioneering sustainable fertiliser production.

Bengaluru

A novel AI-driven system offers educators and learners a dynamic, visual understanding of individual knowledge assimilation, moving beyond traditional grading.

Roorkee

Researchers from IIT Roorkee examine how the historic Ganga Canal in India has shaped centuries of cultural identity, vernacular architecture, and cultural confluence along its banks and how it served as a shared spiritual space for the multitude of cultures that shared the land.

Chennai

Delhi's urban form is an 'inverted compact city' where high density in peripheral, unplanned zones creates significant disparities in well-being, proving that beyond a certain point, socio-economic factors matter more than density alone.

Bengaluru

A new study reveals how wastewater surveillance can track flu, RSV, and COVID-19 variants, offering a unique window into community health.

Bhopal

New research challenges conventional wisdom on public debt limits, offering novel insights for emerging economies.

Mumbai

Analysing data from 1975 to 2014, a study examining changes through three waves over 40 years by researchers at IIT Bombay and the University of Hyderabad found that productivity in India's semi-arid tropics depends less on farm size and more on access to inputs, credit, and markets.

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