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The collaboration combines engineering and machine-learning expertise from IIT Madras with clinical knowledge from CMC Vellore and addresses one of the most difficult problems in kidney care: many kidney disorders can progress for a considerable period before producing obvious symptoms.
Most of India’s high-resolution Earth-observation spacecraft have operated in low-Earth or Sun-synchronous orbits. These orbits are extremely useful because satellites fly comparatively close to the surface and can obtain detailed imagery. Their limitation is temporal: a satellite moves rapidly around Earth and sees a particular location only when its orbit brings it overhead.
Researchers from the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), Bengaluru—an autonomous institute under the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata, and the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru focused on peptides.
The project will combine Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy, or LIBS, with artificial intelligence and machine-learning algorithms to estimate the Gross Calorific Value of fuels at the point where they are received or used. The collaboration brings together researchers from MAHE’s Manipal Institute of Applied Physics and engineers from GHCL, one of India’s major chemical manufacturers.
Researchers from the Raman Research Institute (RRI), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) explored ways to momentarily get the glass to liquid state for erasing their memory.
The Smew was recorded during the waterbird survey covering important wetlands within the sanctuary, including Rowmari, Dondowa and Muamari beels. Forest officials described the sighting as the first documented occurrence of the species in Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary.
The research was led by Dr Kozhinjampara R. Mahendran of the BRIC-Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (BRIC-RGCB) in Thiruvananthapuram, with major contributions from researchers at RGCB, the CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology in Kolkata and Constructor University in Bremen, Germany. The peer-reviewed study was published in Nature Nanotechnology on August 28, 2026 under the title A self-assembled peptide forms α-helical nanopores for ultrasensitive biomarker profiling.
The survey was conducted jointly by the Thiruvananthapuram Wildlife Division and Warblers and Waders, a collective of birdwatchers involved in systematic monitoring of the protected area. The findings were reported on 26 August 2026 as part of an ongoing programme designed to document seasonal changes in Peppara’s bird communities.
VEDA uses a combination of field observations and numerical modelling to calculate parameters that determine how far visible light can penetrate through water. The tool can generate estimates according to factors such as water depth, season, tidal phase and the angle of the Sun, making it useful for studying the highly variable optical conditions found along Goa’s coastal and estuarine environments.
The Foundation for QC Innovation, or FQCI, has been incorporated as a Section 8 not-for-profit company by IISc Bengaluru under the National Quantum Mission implemented by the Department of Science and Technology.
