Hooking the future: Scientists deploys AI to track hilsa in Bengal—but fishers fear it may net more than it shouldIndia has launched an AI-based system to help fishers locate hilsa shoals in the Bay of Bengal, using machine learning to analyse ocean con...
16 Apr, 2026, 05.51 PM IST
Reliance’s Anant Ambani launches Vantara University to build global talent in wildlife sciences.Reliance Industries Executive Director Anant Ambani launched Vantara University in Jamnagar, Gujarat, a pioneering institution dedicated to...
12 Apr, 2026, 11.41 AM IST
This Balcony Plant Withstands Wind Better Than You ThinkBalconies can create strong wind tunnels. However, plants are more resilient than they appear. Flexibility allows them to bend and recover,...
07 Apr, 2026, 02.16 PM IST
Gadgil's communities are natural alliesMadhav Gadgil, a renowned ecologist, passed away this week. He believed local communities were key to conservation. Gadgil established the ...
09 Jan, 2026, 11.02 PM IST
Madhav Gadgil, legendary ecologist who transformed Western Ghats conservation, passes away at 83Madhav Gadgil passes away: Renowned Indian ecologist Madhav Gadgil, celebrated for his pivotal work on the Western Ghats, has passed away a...
08 Jan, 2026, 09.48 AM IST
There is a ready fix for Bengaluru's big problem, but many oppose itJust a while ago, Bengaluru was reeling under severe water scarcity. It has become some sort of a recurrent problem for the city. According...
21 Apr, 2024, 06.49 PM IST
Threats from human presence pushing blackbucks to smaller areas, making it difficult to find new mates, says IISc study“We need genetic diversity to sustain a population because if you have genetic diversity, the population is more adaptable to changing envi...
10 Jan, 2023, 05.43 PM IST
- Plants, animals in northeast use chemicals to communicate
Kolkata, Dec 19 (IANS) In a unique scientific exercise centred on northeast India, researchers have kicked-off investigations into how anim...
19 Dec, 2017, 05.27 PM IST
Bengaluru's Jakkur lake turns wasteland; redesign beginsRaw sewage from Yelahanka, Allalasandra and Kogilu is entering the lake through the wetlands. On top of this, researchers said the wetland ...
18 Jul, 2016, 09.54 AM IST
Harsh Vardhan advocates for making science people-centricMinister for Science and Earth Sciences Harsh Vardhan said the approach of science has to be people-centric and the comman man should not r...
19 Apr, 2016, 01.59 PM IST
Bengaluru scientists works make it to Science Express trainThe posters that describe the use of genetic methods for tiger identification and conservation are based on data and methods developed by R...
30 Nov, 2015, 05.19 PM IST
Bengaluru lakes can be revived in 15 Months: IISc scientistsScientists say the city's polluted lakes can be rejuvenated in 15 months by adopting the integrated wetlands ecosystem model.
08 Jun, 2015, 10.12 AM IST
Sewage to soil drains for two more years in BengaluruDespite coming under pressure from all sides, the city's water supply utility cannot keep sewage away because a series of pipeline replacem...
25 May, 2015, 11.12 AM IST
Urban homes emit more greenhouse gases than industry: StudyThe domestic sector in seven cities was one of the highest contributers to greenhouse gases, which are responsible for global warming.
23 Mar, 2015, 11.45 AM IST
- Global warming may lead to food shortfall
Prof NH Ravindranath, chairman of the Centre for Ecological Sciences, IISc, Bengaluru, has said one of the observed impacts of climate chan...
22 Mar, 2014, 07.08 AM IST
135 yrs on, 'extinct' lizard rediscoveredIndian scientists have rediscovered a rare lizard that British colonel RH Beddome had last spotted in the Eastern Ghats in 1877.
24 Mar, 2013, 05.29 AM IST
- Marine National Park to host national workshop on turtles
The two-day fifth annual Turtle Action Group Workshop will be hosted by Marine National Park (MNP) from January 12 in Jamnagar.
12 Jan, 2013, 04.14 AM IST