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

Here’s how IIT Bombay and Indian Railway researchers are making Indian railways more efficient by grouping non-daily trains together for the timetabling process

Bengaluru

A new study brings attention to a different type of glacier - Rock glaciers, which are landforms composed of rocks and ice, and their importance.

A comic about light from the Betelgeuse star, around 642 lightyears away from the earth, travelling 642 years to reach the human eye.

Mumbai

An international collaboration looks at the role of the subsurface ocean, especially a depth referred to as 26 °C isothermal depth, in the birth of tropical cyclones.

Bengaluru

A team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) has created a cutting-edge photodetector that could greatly enhance high-speed optical communication.

Vellore

Researchers are exploring the Hamilton circuit algorithm to find the most efficient route for public transportation buses for congestion-free travel.

Mumbai

The low-cost sensor made of a copper-based metal-organic framework performs as well as DNA based sensor, the gold standard for water quality sensors.

Celebrate International Women's Day with the theme “For ALL women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.” by learning about six trailblazers in science who have not only contributed immensely to their field of study but also inspired generations of women to pursue knowledge and science. 

Mumbai

Offering limited options to choose from for a multiple choice setting recovers more accurate and truthful information than presenting the complete range of options, reveals IIT Bombay study.

Palakkad

IIT Palakkad study shows how different indices used to predict drought combined with effects fof climate change can lead to different climate predictions for the future

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