The study from IISc found a previously unidentified yeast-like symbiont inside the lac insect Kerria lacca, which gives the insect its distinctive red colour and, may also provide other nutrients in return for shelter.

Society

Bengaluru

Infants require the highest level of nutrition for healthy growth and development. A four-month-old child, for example, uses 30% of its consumed food for growth. Adequate intake of minerals, like calcium and potassium, are known to be conducive to their wholesome diet. But, data from UNICEF shows that there is a high rate of undernutrition in children around the world.

Bengaluru

Study analyses what drives the choice of transport to shopping malls in Mumbai.

Bengaluru

Today is National Science Day—a day to celebrate the spirit of science and scientific temper across the county. It is a day to commemorate Sir C V Raman’s discovery of the Raman effect. This year, the theme of National Science Day is ‘Women in Science’, celebrating the contributions of women scientists to the field of science in India.

Mumbai

Researchers study how fishermen respond to extreme weather warnings and adapt to ill-effects of climate change.

Mumbai

Study by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, uses digital processing of archived satellite images to study the growth patterns in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. 

Mumbai

Bureaucracy and political interests hinder the implementation of the Forest Rights Act, finds study 

Bengaluru

Researchers find familial dissimilarities in proteins from two species of Mycobacterium.

Mumbai

Study details how floating plastic debris can affect physical processes in the oceans 

Bengaluru

About five earthquakes of magnitude 5.0 or higher on the Ritcher scale occur on our planet every day. Researchers from the IISc, Bengaluru, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia, and BARC, Mumbai, have reported a method to better identify building sites with soil that could be susceptible to damage from earthquakes.

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