Despite successful bans on the veterinary drug diclofenac in Nepal and parts of India, a decade-long undercover investigation reveals that toxic alternatives like flunixin and nimesulide are rapidly replacing it, posing a renewed existential threat to the region’s critically endangered vulture populations.

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Mumbai

IIT Bombay researchers uncover how collagen accelerates clumping of hormones in the pancreas, identifying a previously unknown diabetes trigger and a potential new drug target.

New Delhi

The new study looks at how consuming vitamin B-12 led to a cascade of signals originating in the brain and triggering actions connected to stress control and longevity in the gut.

Dhanbad

New study has explored a technique called Magnetotellurics (MT) which electromagnetic signals – tiny electrical currents and magnetic fields in the ground – to map underground structures

Bengaluru

A comprehensive study from 26 major sewage treatment plants has identified 11 sites in Bengaluru that could act as bellwether sites for wastewater surveillance of COVID19 virus

Mohali

The new filter is made of Polylactic Acid and Bismuth Ferrite uses piezo-photocatalysis, which combines the principles of piezocatalysis and photocatalysis to enhance the degradation of pollutants and other chemical transformations. 

Pune
Image: A representation of the paper-discs with the substrate and cell free extracts together with (left to right) increasing concentrations of the sensor without trigger (yellow) compared to with trigger addition (shades of red). Credit Prof Chaitanya Athale

Bengaluru

Researchers used the complex duets of Sarus Cranes to identify distinct signatures in the audio that could then be used to determine their sex.

Mumbai

Scientists at IIT Bombay (IITB) are applying chemistry to trap summer sun for freezing winters. Read the story to know more.

Bengaluru

The research showed that the metabolism of the yeast created fluid flows around them, which helped transport nutrients further than would be possible just by diffusion.

Patna

The application uses Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) to identify disease symptoms from images of leaves, and is small enough to be run on IoT devices.

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