Water is essential to sustain life on earth. Access to safely managed drinking water in a way that it’s available when needed and is free of contamination is not a given to many communities around the world. About two-thirds of our planet’s surface is covered in ocean waters, but this water canno...

Dr. Apurva Barve, Coordinator of the Centre of Excellence in Science and Mathematics Education (CoESME) at IISER Pune, was invited to give a webinar on Alternative Careers in Life Sciences by JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysore. Mysore Star reported. July 26, 2020. ...

A recent paper from Dr Amrita Hazra’s group at IISER Pune offers new insights into the puzzle of how vitamin B-12, one of the largest ‘small molecules' made in nature, is pieced together. They do this by reconstituting the activity of two novel enzymes involved in B-12 synthesis and find that the ...

Prof. Harinath Chakrapani, Professor of Chemistry at IISER Pune, has won the Bronze Medal of Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI). [caption id="attachment_1827" align="alignright" width="213"] Prof. Harinath Chakrapani[/caption] CRSI is a is a premier professional chemical society of Indi...

MANAV Human Atlas Initiative, a project jointly undertaken by IISER Pune, NCCS and Persistent Systems, conducted a 3-day online workshop on Science in Action in collaboration with DAV College and Panjab University. Times of India reported. July 14, 2020. ...

The Solar Water Bottle Distillation set up developed by the Science Activity Centre was published by Times of India in their Newspapers in Education (NIE) edition. July 9, 2020. ...

Dr. Siddhesh Kamat and his group's work was highlighted by the India Alliance in their Research News Bulletin for June 2020. June 2020. ...

Dr. Neelesh Dahanukar and his collaborators discovered a new genus and species of a new Maharaja barb fish from the Western Ghats. The species has been named after an esteemed fish taxonomist from Manipur, Dr. Vishwanath Waikhom. India Education Diary, Indian Express, Times of India I, II reported ...

IISER Pune's Dr. Aurnab Ghose and team, with Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), SP Pune University and others, announced the initiation of Pune city's first epidemiological survey for COVID-19. Hindustan Times, Careers360 and Indian Express reported the news. June 21, 2020. ...

During the lockdown period, Science Activity Centre has initiated a series demonstrations of hands-on science activities, which is live-streamed on their YouTube channel every Sunday. Hindustan Times reported on this. Hindustan Times also reported on the special live session that was held on the oc...

While it is well-recognised that expanding testing capacity is a critical element in the management of the COVID-19 pandemic, testing is a logistically and technically formidable task for a large population such as ours. Research institutions have the infrastructure and technical know-how required f...

Dr Angshuman Nag’s work has found a way to improve the stability of perovskite (mineral form of calcium titanate, used widely in household appliances) nanocrystals, while maintaining high light emission intensity and electronic connectivity of the nanocrystals. Sakal covered the new finding. June 1...

In response to the growing COVID-19 crisis and the need to ramp up testing, IISER Pune came forward to set up a testing centre on the campus. The Centre began its activities from May 21, 2020. Hindustan Times reported. May 22, 2020. Savitribai Phule Pune University joined hands with IISER Pune to f...

Smt. Indrani Balan Science Activity Centre at IISER Pune conducted its first successful live online demonstration on Sunday, June 7, 2020, through YouTube live-streaming. This was the first of a series of science activity demonstrations, titled Next-Gen Science Camps: Exploring Fun Activities at ...

Named in honour of the mineralogist Lev Perovski, perovskite is the mineral form of the inorganic compound calcium titanate (CaTiO3). A large fraction of earth’s minerals has various compositions of metal oxides with the same perovskite structure. Such oxide perovskites are commonly used in our hous...

Dr. Nixon Abraham in association with Sassoon Hospital is trying to assess if early detection of smell disruption can be used to screen for COVID-19, in light of the observation that loss of smell is one of the symptoms of the disease. Hindustan Times reported. June 02, 2020. ...

Dr. Aurnab Ghose and his collaborators found that spectrin molecules, which are present in neurons, protect them from mechanical shocks and stretch-induced damage. The research was published in the journal eLife and was covered by India Education Diary. May 28, 2020. ...

Centre of Excellence in Science and Mathematics Education (CoESME), in association with Wilson College, Mumbai, conducted their first fully online workshop on Research-based Pedagogical Tools (RBPTs) from May 18-23, 2020. Responding to demands of the present lockdown induced situation, CoESME decide...

While it is well-recognised that expanding testing capacity is a critical element in the management of the COVID-19 pandemic, testing is a logistically and technically formidable task for a large population such as ours. Research institutions have the infrastructure and technical know-how required f...

Science Activity Centre encouraged people to observe Zero Shadow Day in Pune on May 13 at 12:31 pm through write ups, photos and videos posted on their site. Many students and teachers experienced this phenomenon. Sakal reported. May 16, 2020 ...