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The Cost of Health: Using science to shield the Indian Pockets | Research Matters India’s heavy reliance on Out-of-Pocket Expenditure emphasises healthcare gaps, necessitating reforms in public investment, insurance, primary care, and affordable access to ensure equity and financia...

#WorldHealthDay2026
The zero debt analysis: How science can save Indian families

Did you know that India spends 3.83% of its GDP on Healthcare? And still 50% Out of the Pocket Expenditure is incurred in medical bills. Where do we lag, find out more;

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Why India's general doctors need urgent rare disease training | Research Matters A new study reveals that while patient groups and specialists fight hard for rare disease awareness in India, a critical lack of knowledge among general doctors is leaving millions without care.

New study exposes India’s healthcare knowledge gap

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#rarediseases #diagnosis #medicalfacilities #lifesavingtreatment #scicomm #science #sciencecommunication #IndianScience #ScienceinIndia

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Did you know that the surface of the sun is hotter than its inside? Corona, the outer atmosphere, is significantly hotter than its surface (photosphere).

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Fruit flies could help us better understand cellular recycling and human fertility | Research Matters Review of decades of research highlights how the cellular recycling process known as autophagy is essential for healthy egg development, offering vital clues for understanding human fertility and repr...

Small fly, big answers: How Autophagy builds better eggs

Scientists at ARI and SPPU have mapped autophagy in fruit flies. The new comprehensive review underscores the importance of autophagy in cell signalling and egg development.

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Prehistoric flower fossil discovered in Indian mine reveals a 52-million-year-old link to Australia | Research Matters An international team of scientists has unearthed a well preserved, 52-million-year-old fossilised flower in a western Indian lignite mine. The discovery reveals an ancient connection between the Indi...

Found in Rajasthan: The Australian flower that lived in India

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#newspecies #fossils #Gondwana #biodiversity #scicomm #science #sciencecommunication #IndianScience #ScienceinIndia #Australia

Decades of satellite data shows expanding deserts in Anantapur | Research Matters Decades of satellite imagery have revealed exactly where and how wind-blown sands and human activity are turning nearly 200 square kilometres of semi-arid Indian farmland into barren desert.

Beyond drought: Understanding the permanent desertification of Anantapur

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#Anantapur #desertification #innovation #satellitemapping #scicomm #science #sciencecommunication #IndianScience #ScienceinIndia #NASA

Ancient Himalayan sediment reveals how the rising mountains and global cooling weakened the Asian Monsoon | Research Matters Analysis of ancient clay and rock chemistry shows that a combination of tectonic mountain shifts and global cooling drastically weakened the South Asian monsoon eight million years ago.

The roof of the world’s secret: How the Tibetan plateau reshaped rain

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#miocene #monsoon #climatechange #Himalayas #scicomm #science #sciencecommunication #IndianScience #ScienceinIndia

𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟲𝟲!!

Another interesting newsletter covering #science #technology #innovation and #discoveries just for you.

In this week’s edition, #hydrogen to #rivers, we have curated stories all under one platform.
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#newspecies
Did you know that more than 12 new species were identified in India in the last few months? Research Matters brings you the new species map for March 2026.

#newspecies #biodiversity #genus #India #scicomm #Indiamap

Sharper climate models predict major Indian rivers could swell by century's end | Research Matters By combining historical observations with global climate models, researchers have significantly reduced uncertainties to reveal a robust increase in future streamflow for most major Indian rivers.

𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗱𝗲: New research from IIT Gandhinagar reveals which Indian rivers might l overflow by 2100

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#climatemodels #globalwarming #prediction #river #scicomm #science #sciencecommunication #IndianScience #ScienceinIndia

India's Dhala impact crater reveals how meteorite shocks could wipe magnetic signatures | Research Matters Researchers studying an ancient meteorite strike in India have discovered that intense shockwaves from planetary collisions can scramble the magnetic memory of rocks, even when a planet's magnetic fie...

India’s two billion year old meteorite scar holds the key to Martian mysteries

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#meteorite #DhalaCrater #magnetism #innovation #scicomm #science #sciencecommunication #IndianScience #ScienceinIndia

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8 + 2 𝑏𝑜𝑛𝑢𝑠 𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠
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7 amazing facts about the Kuiper Belt | Research Matters Kuiper belt objects (KBOs) are icy remnants from the early days of our solar system, located in a vast, doughnut-shaped region beyond the orbit of Neptune. Unlike the rocky bodies found in the main as...

#SpaceSaturday

Meet the icy donut beyond Neptune - Kuiper Belt.
#ResearchMatters is bringing you space facts every Saturday. At Rocket speed, 7 interesting facts to know more about the universe around us.

Episode 1: Kuiper belt
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जुनी प्रतिजैविके आता पुन्हा प्रभावी होऊ शकणार | Research Matters आयआयटी मुंबईच्या संशोधकांची डीएनए-आधारित उपचार पद्धत औषधांना प्रतिरोध करणाऱ्या जीवाणूंना पुन्हा नव्याने प्रतिसाद द्यायला भाग पाडते.

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प्रभावहीन एंटीबायोटिक्स को पुन: प्रभावी बनाएगी यह नई पद्धति | Research Matters आईआईटी मुंबई के शोधकर्ताओं की डीएनए-आधारित उपचार पद्धति औषधि-प्रतिरोधी जीवाणुओं को प्रतिजैविक औषधियों (एंटीबायोटिक) प्रति पुनः संवेदनशील बनाती है।

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प्रभावहीन एंटीबायोटिक्स को पुन: प्रभावी बनाएगी यह नई पद्धति | Research Matters आईआईटी मुंबई के शोधकर्ताओं की डीएनए-आधारित उपचार पद्धति औषधि-प्रतिरोधी जीवाणुओं को प्रतिजैविक औषधियों (एंटीबायोटिक) प्रति पुनः संवेदनशील बनाती है।

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A new way to make old antibiotics work again | Research Matters A DNA-based strategy from researchers of Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay makes drug-resistant bacteria responsive to antibiotics again.

Precision Engineering: Using DNA to stop bacteria from fighting back

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#AMR #ScienceInnovation #antibioticresistance #aptamers #scicomm #science #sciencecommunication #IndianScience #ScienceinIndia

New lizard discovered on remote island in the Car Nicobar Archipelago | Research Matters A scientist has discovered a new species of lizard from the tropical shrubs of the remote Car Nicobar Island in the Indian Ocean. The new reptile, Coryphophylax krishnani, was discovered by researcher...

𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘺𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘭𝘢𝘹 𝘬𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘪 is a small, tree-dwelling lizard with a tail 2.5x its body length. Found in the Car Nicobar Archipelago, it is distinguished by its unique dewlap patterns and genetic markers.

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Scientists find antimicrobial-resistant genes on deep-sea mountains in the Arabian Sea | Research Matters New DNA sequencing of deep-sea sediments reveals a surprisingly diverse world of microbes that hold clues to global nutrient cycles and natural antibiotic resistance.

Scientists are using forensic eDNA to solve the mysteries of the deep-sea floor. By testing a scoop of dirt from the ocean floor, they’ve mapped entire ecosystems of bacteria and fungi.

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#seamounts #DNAtech #microbes #nanopore #scicomm #science

हायड्रोजन वाहून नेणाऱ्या धातूंच्या सद्य चाचणी पद्धती सदोष का? : आयआयटी मुंबईच्या अभ्यासातून उलगडा | Research Matters आयआयटी मुंबईच्या संशोधकांनी शोधले की हायड्रोजन-वहन चाचण्यांमधील त्रुटींमुळे या चाचण्यांतून मिळालेला डेटा कसा खात्रीशीर नसतो. या शोधामुळे हायड्रोजन-इंधन चलित विश्वासाठी आवश्यक असलेली अत्यंत सुरक्षित पा...

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हाइड्रोजन परिवहन के लिए धातु के सुरक्षित पाइपलाइनों की दिशा में एक नया शोध | Research Matters आईआईटी मुंबई के शोधकर्ताओं ने इस बात की पहचान की है कि कैसे सामान्य परीक्षण त्रुटियां विश्वसनीय डेटा में बाधा बनती हैं, और उन्होंने हाइड्रोजन-आधारित विश्व के लिए आवश्यक अति-सुरक्षित साधनसामग्री निर्मा...

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IIT Bombay study finds why our current methods of testing hydrogen-ready metals are inaccurate | Research Matters Researchers have identified how common testing errors lead to unreliable data, providing a new blueprint for building the ultra-safe infrastructure needed for a hydrogen-powered world.

Why does hydrogen metal testing often miss the mark? Researchers from @iitbombay.bsky.social have identified errors in the electrochemical permeation technique, and their new study provides a new standard for labs to follow.

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𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟲𝟱!!

Another interesting scientific newsletter for your interesting minds.

In this week’s edition, #3Dsurgery to #waterconservation, we have curated stories all under one platform, just for you.

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By examining micro-fossils smaller than 5mm, geologists from @iitbombay.bsky.social and IISER Kolkata have identified four new fossils in the Dwarka Basin. These new species offer a microscopic look at the Miocene epoch.
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#newspecies

Cancer cells can use oxygen starvation to outsmart death, shows new study | Research Matters Scientists have discovered that stressed cancer cells can pause their rapid growth and use a biological recycling trick to stay alive, challenging long-held beliefs about how aggressive cancers behave...

The innovative bio-sensor from BRIC-RGCB that tracks cancer’s survival secrets

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#cancer #cancertherapy #innovation #mitophagy #scicomm #science #sciencecommunication #IndianScience #ScienceinIndia

FlDepth: A new tool that measures flood depths from space | Research Matters Scientists at India's NRSC have developed a rapid, satellite-driven tool that accurately maps the depth of floodwaters, promising faster and more effective disaster rescue operations.

The National Remote Sensing Centre has developed FlDepth to map flood depths through thick clouds. Using Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and 3D terrain models, it calculates depth. A breakthrough in remote sensing technologies.

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World Water Day 2026: Understanding the liquid asset with Dr Veena Srinivasan | Research Matters On the 22nd of March, World Water Day is observed to advocate sustainable management of water. Research Matters (RM) caught up with Dr Veena Srinivasan, Executive Director, WELL Labs, to get her views...

Water isn't just for drinking; it's the lifeblood of our economy. On this World Water Day 2026, Dr. Veena Srinivasan, Executive Director, WELL Labs, discusses sustainability and water conservation in urban ecosystems.

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