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.
Jaechanax kuranganiensis larva. Credit authors - https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2025.3421
Researchers have uncovered a previously unknown species of the unique aquatic insect known as the water-penny beetle, marking the first-ever record of its genus in Tamil Nadu. The discovery, made in the fast-flowing Kurangani stream of the Bodi hills, introduces Jaechanax kuranganiensis to the world.
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