Biotech sector steadily growing with over 1,100 startups in the last year: K. VijayRaghavan
K. Vijay Raghavan, former director of National Centre for Biological Sciences, in conversation with Jacob Koshy, Science Editor, The Hindu at the Biotech Conclave 2026 in Chennai on Friday. | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj Quality of education, regulatory frameworks governing the biotechnology sector, economic factors, global competition and the potential of AI to democratise […]
Gaganyaan Episode 6: Life support: Living in space | The Scope
Three astronauts inside a sealed spacecraft cannot rely on Earth’s natural environment. In Episode 6 of The Scope: Gaganyaan — India’s Leap, we look at the Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) that will help sustain the crew inside the Crew Module. From oxygen and carbon dioxide removal to temperature, humidity, pressure, water, waste […]
Ancient spice route may have shaped Keralam’s Malabari goat’s genetic legacy, study shows
The Malabari goat | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Keralam’s ancient maritime connections may extend beyond spices, merchants and ports. A new study suggests that these trade networks may also have shaped the maternal genetic history of the Malabari goat, one of the State’s iconic indigenous breeds. Researchers from the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University […]
Science quiz: on glaciers – The Hindu
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Rechecking, SIT Investigation Announced, ETEducation
In a major breakthrough following widespread student outrage over administrative lapses in the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC), Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has assured protesting candidates that the government will address all their grievances, re-evaluate key examination papers, and institute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into paper leak allegations. Mumbai, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra […]
Bill to let Bengal govt transfer profs across 31 state univs passed, ETEducation
The West Bengal Universities & Colleges Administration & Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2026, aimed at implementing the state’s “One State, One Education” policy through inter-university transfer of teaching and non-teaching staff, was passed by voice vote in a special one-day session of the West Bengal Assembly. Kolkata: The Bengal assembly has passed a bill that would […]
Reality check: study finds far fewer genes truly linked to cerebral palsy
The world’s most common childhood disability, cerebral palsy, has long been associated with birth complications like premature birth, infection, lack of oxygen, and perinatal stroke. But population studies suggest those factors account for only a fraction of cases. To fill this diagnostic void, modern medicine has routinely turned to gene sequencing to hunt for a […]
The ecosystem divide: why Indian bright minds thrive abroad but stall at home
Walk into MIT, Stanford, Caltech, or Bell Labs, and you will find Indian-origin scientists driving quantum computing, mRNA therapeutics, agentic AI, and graphics processor design. They run corporate research divisions, win Nobel Prizes, and turn lab prototypes into trillion-dollar companies. Their schooling, their instincts, their work ethic—all of them trace back to India. (Sign up […]
Urban demand is reorganising the global wildlife trafficking network
Some 2,000 km away from their natural habitat in the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra, five listless baby orangutans were found, bafflingly, in a forest in the middle of Odisha on Tuesday. Videos that were shared widely, showed the critically endangered apes, each around a year old, with limited mobility, huddled together, chomping on bananas […]
Science for All newsletter: Human activity has shaped the genetic diversity of dengue mosquitoes in India
From its roots in Africa, the dengue-spreading mosquito, Aedes aegypti, expanded its range in the 15th century, across the world, aided by the transatlantic slave trade between Africa, America and Europe. And by the late 19th century the insect, with its great environmental adaptability, reached India: in 2024 the country recorded around 2,50,000 dengue cases. Today, Aedes […]