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TISS, state launch gender-responsive climate planning initiative in Raigad

TISS, state launch gender-responsive climate planning initiative in Raigad

The three-year project aims to place local communities, women and indigenous knowledge at the centre of climate planning, creating a model that can be replicated across the state

19 January,2026 05:35 PM IST | Mumbai | Eshanpriya MS
Nematode-based cancer detection method deemed non-patentable in India

Nematode-based cancer detection method deemed non-patentable in India

The Delhi High Court has dismissed the appeal by Japan-based Hirotsu Bio Science Inc., upholding the rejection of its patent application for a “Cancer Detection Method Using Sense of Smell of Nematode.” The Court held that the method falls under non-patentable diagnostic processes as per Section 3(i) of the Patents Act, 1970.

19 January,2026 02:39 PM IST | New Delhi | ANI
Mumbai University awards degrees to first NEP postgraduate batch

Mumbai University awards degrees to first NEP postgraduate batch

1.72L students receive degrees; varsity records highest PhD awards in nine years; Last year, the university awarded 401 PhD degrees, including 230 in sciences, 80 in commerce and management, 51 in humanities, and 40 in interdisciplinary studies, showing a significant rise

19 January,2026 08:09 AM IST | Mumbai | Aditi Alurkar
Sailing robots collect data from inside Category 5 hurricane at sea

Sailing robots collect data from inside Category 5 hurricane at sea

The C-Stars robots can operate in swarms and survive at sea for up to 100 days at a time; they are relatively cheap but smart enough to collect useful environmental data

19 January,2026 07:04 AM IST | London | Agencies

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