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A new species of flowering plant, Strobilanthes sharavathiensis, has been discovered in the high-altitude grasslands of India’s Western Ghats

Image: Graphical representation of dust and microbe transport. Credit: Authors, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.180981

A new species of damselfly, the Kodagu Shadowdamsel (Protosticta sooryaprakashi), sporting vibrant sky-blue markings, has been discovered in the biodiversity hotspots of India’s Western Ghats.

A collaborative study by IIT researchers shows that adding tetrapod-shaped nanoparticles to certain synthetic plastics can make them less sticky and easier to process

आईआईटी के शोधकर्ताओं का एक सहयोगात्मक अध्ययन बताता है कि टेट्रापॉड-आकृति के नैनोकणों को कुछ प्लास्टिक पदार्थों में मिलाने से प्लास्टिक कम गाढ़े हो जाते हैं और उनपर सरलता से प्रक्रिया की जा सकती है।

काही सिंथेटिक प्लॅस्टिक मध्ये टेट्रापॉड आकाराचे नॅनोकण मिसळले असता त्या प्लॅस्टिकचा चिकटपणा कमी होऊन त्यावर प्रक्रिया करणे सुलभ होते असे आयआयटी येथील संशोधकांनी संयुक्त विद्यमाने केलेल्या एका संशोधनातून लक्षात आले

Researchers used the f(R, L, T) gravity framework and the Van der Waals equation of state to create a mathematically sound model that, crucially, shows strong resistance to collapse.

Image: 4 of the new species of bush frogs. Credit: Authors https://doi.org/10.3897/vz.75.e148133

A revision of the tiny, elusive bush frogs of Northeast India has led to the formal description of 13 new species, boosting the region's known amphibian diversity. 

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.

Researchers have developed a computer model using the agent-based simulation framework, BharatSim, to simulate a potential H5N1 bird flu outbreak in a realistic South Asian community.