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Insects in a warming world
Suchibrata Borah
Climate change, propelled by human activities, presents a substantial threat to insect populations worldwide, impacting their behavior, fitness, and distribution. Subhash Rajpurohit and his research group at Ahmedabad University, Gujarat, emphasises the vulnerability of ectothermic insects to fluctuating temperatures and humidity levels. His lab's work offers insights into the intricate relationship between environmental stress, dehydration, and insect reproductive success within the context of climate change.
Posted on Feb 16, 2024 in Agriculture, Plant Biology, Ecology, Research & Young Investigators
The Pink Solution: "N-riching" rice plants
Divya Sriram
A new collaborative study by researchers at University of Calcutta and University of Kalyani has found that a close symbiotic relationship between three species - a plant, a fungus, and bacteria - can be harnessed to promote the growth of rice plants by allowing them to take up more nitrogen from the environment.
Posted on Mar 17, 2020 in Agriculture, Plant Biology, Microbiology & Research

Looking afresh at GM Crops: The wait has been long enough
Monika Koul & Ashok Bhatnagar
While the advantages of genetically modified (GM) crops have been widely studied, the Indian agricultural community has been slow to accept and adopt them. In this opinion piece, Monika Koul and Ashok Bhatnagar examine the issues that are holding back widespread usage of this promising technology, and the potential benefits that it might offer farmers.
Posted on Jan 25, 2021 in Agriculture & Policy
Taking science lessons out to the farmers
Anusha Krishnan
More than 50% of the Indian workforce earns its living through agriculture. Yet, there exists a huge gap in translating the knowledge gained through agricultural research into practice. Here, we chat with R.K. Patnaik, a former agronomist at the Orissa Institute of Agricultural Technology, who has single-handedly been training farmers in a small village in Orissa in better agricultural practices.
Posted on Mar 02, 2020 in Agriculture & Personal Experience

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IUBS Centenary Lectures
IndiaBiostreams: IUBS Centenary Lectures | The Serengeti Rules: The Regulation & Restoration of Biodiversity
Join this talk by Prof Sean B Carroll (Howard Hughes Medical Institute) on The Serengeti Rules, moderated by Prof Eric Warrant (Lund University).

https://youtu.be/a-YDypJ4vBQ
IUBS Centenary Lectures
IndiaBiostreams: IUBS Centenary Lectures | In Conversation with Prof. Rattan Lal
A conversation with this year’s World Food Prize winner Prof. Rattan Lal, moderated by the ISC Communications Director Alison Meston.

https://youtu.be/a1SIHHeDLSM
DBT Webinar Series
IndiaBiostreams: DBT’s Initiatives on Waste to Value
In the sixth webinar by the DBT, we were joined by DK Tuli, DBT-IOC Centre for Advanced Bio-Energy Research, Himachal Pradesh, Sangita Kasture Scientist 'F', DBT, AK Rawat Adviser, DBT, and Sayed Shams Yazdani, ICGEB, New Delhi in a webinar on DBT's initiatives on transforming waste to value.

Senior Research Fellow
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
Centre for Agricultural Technology Assessment & Transfer, Indian Agricultural Research Institute New Delhi intends to recruit 2 Senior Research Fellow, 1 Technical Assistant and 1 Field Assistant in the DBT funded projects entitled “Biotechnology Led Socio-Economic Empowerment of Farm Women” …
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2023-2024 Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral Research Fellowships
The United States – India Educational Foundation (USIEF)
The Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral Research Fellowships are designed for Indian scholars who are registered for a Ph.D. at an Indian institution. These fellowships are for six to nine months.
Agricultural Sciences; Anthropology; Bioengineering; Chemistry; Computer Science (including, but not limited to, cyber …
Closed on 15 July 2022
2022-2023 Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral Research Fellowships
The United States – India Educational Foundation (USIEF)
The Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral Research Fellowships are designed for Indian scholars who are registered for a Ph.D. at an Indian institution. These fellowships are for six to nine months.Bioengineering; Climate Change Sciences; Computer Science (including, but not limited to, cyber security, …
Closed on 15 July 2021