Research

The study, conducted by scientists from IIT Gandhinagar and the ICAR-Directorate of Rapeseed-Mustard Research at Bharatpur, examined two commercially important Brassica rapa varieties — toria and yellow sarson. By combining molecular genetics, controlled pollination experiments and artificial intelligence-based protein-structure analysis, the researchers characterised four important genes involved in determining whether a mustard flower accepts or rejects its own pollen.

The significance of the rediscovered material goes far beyond the number of objects involved. Rajghat is one of the most important archaeological sites for reconstructing the emergence and development of ancient Varanasi, or Kashi, with occupation at the site extending from at least the early first millennium BCE through successive historic periods and into the medieval age.

A group of researchers from the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), along with University of Sydney, Australia, and Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, has now shown that this textbook limit can be shattered in a solid, epitaxial crystal.

The Department of Science and Technology-backed initiative, announced on 19 August 2026, will support OrthoGraft’s project titled “Production Set-up for Advanced Tissue Derived Biological Dressings.” The proposed products are being developed for difficult-to-heal wounds, including chronic wounds, diabetic foot ulcers and burns.

The research has been published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, one of the world’s leading peer-reviewed astronomy journals, under the title Multiwavelength Diagnostics of Pre-Flare Evolution with Aditya-L1: From the Solar Chromosphere to the Corona. The study was published online on 27 July 2026 and appears in Volume 551 of the journal.