'Har Ghar Tiranga (HGT)' is a campaign that started in 2022 under the aegis of Azdi Ka Aamrit Mahotsav, to encourage people to bring India's national flag (Tiranga) home and to hoist it to mark India's independence. Over the last few years since the launch of the campaign, the Tiranga is being promi...

Drug abuse remains one of the most pressing public health and safety challenges facing our nation today. While law enforcement and rehabilitation efforts play a critical role, a proactive, large-scale media campaign serves as a powerful tool to prevent drug abuse by raising awareness, changing perce...

Prof. Aloke Das from the Chemistry department at IISER Pune is among the Bronze Medal winners awarded by the Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) for the year 2026. The CRSI is a premier professional chemical society of India established in 1999 with an aim to facilitate and promote research a...

Prof. Pinaki Talukdar, faculty member in the Department of Chemistry, has been selected to receive the prestigious CRS Silver Star Award given by the Chirantan Rasayan Sanstha (CRS). The CRS Silver Star Medal is a prestigious recognition conferred by CRS to honour individuals who have made outstand...

Recognizing the universal appeal of Yoga, in December 2014, the United Nations proclaimed 21 June as the International Day of Yoga. The aim of the celebration is to raise awareness on the many benefits of practicing yoga.The theme for International Day of Yoga 2025 is “Yoga for One Earth, On...

Prof. Shyam Sundar Rai from the Department of Earth and Climate Science at IISER Pune has been selected to receive the prestigious National Geoscience Award for Lifetime Achievement by the Ministry of Mines, Government of India. The National Geoscience Awards are conferred to honour individuals and...

In the 12th convocation of IISER Pune held in the morning of May 30, 2025, a total of 352 students received their degrees. These included 81 students graduating with PhD degree, including 27 with dual Master of Science and PhD degrees, and 4 with Master of Science degree pursued via the Integrated P...

Prof. Sujit K. Ghosh from the Department of Chemistry has been selected for the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Prize by Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany. This prestigious international recognition is awarded annually to distinguished scientists and scholars and recognises outstanding re...

The CMS Collaboration, of which the research groups of Prof. Seema Sharma and Prof. Sourabh Dube from IISER Pune are members, is among the experimental collaborations selected to receive the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, announced earlier this year in April. The Breakthrough Prize...

Dr. Ashish Arora from the Department of Physics has been selected as a member of the Indian National Young Academy of Science (INYAS).  INYAS is a young scientist academy founded by the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) council in 2014. A total of 19 scientists across India have been selec...

Dr. Siddhesh S. Kamat from the Department of Biology has been conferred upon with the prestigious Tarun Tejankit Award for the year 2025.  Instituted by Loksatta, the Marathi daily of the Indian Express Group, the Tarun Tejankit Award is conferred annually to individuals who have made outstand...

Prof. Angshuman Nag, faculty member in the Department of Chemistry at IISER Pune, has been awarded the Distinguished Lectureship Award at the CSJ Asian International Symposium, organised during the 105th Annual Meeting of the Chemical Society of Japan at Kansai University, Osaka, Japan (March 2...

IISER Pune's team presented an impressive display of innovation and education at Bihar Diwas 2025, a celebration of Bihar's rich history and advancement, held during held during March 22-24, 2025 in Patna. The team participating at the event was led by iRISE project members and included members from...

Dr. Pushkar Sohini named ICCR Chair at the University of ViennaMay 22, 2025 Dr. Pushkar Sohoni has been named as the Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) Chair of Indian Studies at the University of Vienna starting May 21, 2025.  Best Paper Award to PhD student Tejashree LakrasMarch ...

Dr. Sreejith G.J. from the Department of Physics received the APJ Abdul Kalam Young Researcher Award from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. The award recognises Dr. Sreejith's contributions to condensed matter physics and statistical mechanics using high-performance computing.  Named after former Pr...

Dr. Jeetender Chugh, a faculty member in the Department of Chemistry, has been selected to receive the prestigious Prof. S. Subramanian 60th Birthday Lecture Award 2024 by the National Magnetic Resonance Society, India. The award is presented to individuals who have demonstrated excellence in magne...

Anil Zankar, a Guest Faculty member in the Humanities and Social Sciences Department of IISER Pune, has been conferred with the Sudhir Nandgaonkar Memorial Award 2025 at the Third Eye Asian Film Festival held in Mumbai, in recognition of Shri Zankar's work in writing on cinema.  The award was ...

Members from Prof. Chaitanya Athale’s research group from IISER Pune’s Department of Biology put up a stall at the Indian Science Fest 2025 held from 11-12 Jan 2025 at Fergusson College in Pune. Here, PhD student Tanvi Kale and group leader Chaitanya A. Athale share their excitement abou...

Prof. Amit Hogadi from the Department of Mathematics and Prof. Angshuman Nag from the Department of Chemistry have been elected as Fellows of the Indian Academy of Sciences (IASc), Bengaluru. The Academy has announced a total of 40 fellows have been newly elected as Fellows in 2024 from across the ...

Prof. R. Boomi Shankar, faculty member in the Department of Chemistry, has been honoured with the prestigious CRS Silver Star Award by the Chirantan Rasayan Sanstha (CRS) of India at the "Rasayan 20" Symposium held at the Vidyasagar University, Midnapore. From the award ceremony at the "Rasayan 2...