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.

Climate Change

Mumbai

Researchers use a Disaster Intensity Index (DII) to assess disaster impacts on state budgets, offering a roadmap for better disaster preparedness and economic protection.

Mumbai

IIT Bombay’s new web application, IMPART, allows researchers to track changing water surface temperatures and can help to track climate change

Mumbai

Oxidation-resistant, nickel-based superalloy promises cleaner coal-based power generation

Chennai

Researchers study how relative humidity, temperature and dew point temperature are related to spread of tuberculosis infections

Mumbai

Land subsidence in Delhi NCR region is increasing at alarming rates

Mumbai

Scientists survey rural areas of Maharashtra for the most suitable agricultural strategies in the face of climate change

Bengaluru

Noctiluca blooms in the Arabian Sea, as seen from space. [Image Credits: Norman Kuring/NASA]

Bengaluru

A new study puts the focus of the conversation on Climate Change on Climate Justice.

Bengaluru

Study finds plants, which were earlier found in lower elevations, are now replacing the native vegetation of the higher altitudes.  

Bengaluru

Why are apple orchards moving higher up in the Himalayas? This shift is a result of the not-so-cold-anymore winters, says a recent study. 

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