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.

Floods

Ghaziabad

Researchers have used global El Niño-Southern Oscillation data to predict extreme rain events and their frequency using convolutional neural networks

Mumbai

Scientists use a combination of global and local data to predict flood hazard in risk-prone villages.

Bengaluru

Scientists from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, explore the effect the eastern ghats had on the floods in Chennai.

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