The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has achieved another leap in its quest for self-reliance in space, successfully launching the heaviest communication satellite ever lifted from Indian soil using its formidable heavy-lift rocket, the Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3). Affectionately nicknamed ‘Bahubali’ for its sheer power, the LVM3-M5 mission placed the critical 4,410 kg CMS-03 spacecraft into a precise Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) on Sunday, November 2, 2025, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre.

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New Delhi

Researchers conducted extensive field surveys in Arunachal Pradesh, India, specifically in the Tale Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Tiwarigaon, and Namdapha National Park, to gain a deeper understanding of the elusive Gracixalus frogs. 

Bengaluru

The science of biodiversity loss may benefit by integrating people's knowledge with lab-based techniques.

Bengaluru

Researchers from the IISc, Bengaluru, BNHS, Mumbai, OSU, USA, and NHM, London, have discovered two new species of lizards in the Western Ghats.

Bengaluru

Scientists from the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru study how and why animals from different species interact with each other. 

Bengaluru

Scientists from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, in a rare study combining biology and paleontology show how different climatic factors over evolutionary time have affected the evolution of fan throated lizards.

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