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India to advance research integrity and open access in Tier 2 and Tier 3 institutions in collaboration with Springer Nature

PublishersAugust 25, 2025

(21 Aug 2025) The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India and Springer Nature have announced a collaboration aimed at strengthening awareness of research integrity, open access, and evolving scholarly publishing practices across India’s Tier 2 and Tier 3 academic institutions. The partnership is anchored in the RISE-UTTHAN initiative, an academic engagement…

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India: Initiative launched to compile comprehensive national-level database of public libraries

Asia Pacific, LibrariesAugust 25, 2025

(18 Aug 2025) New Delhi, The government, through the Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation under the Ministry of Culture, has recently launched a significant initiative to compile and maintain a comprehensive, “national-level dynamic database” of public libraries across the country, Parliament was informed on Monday. The Ministry of Culture, through the RRRLF, Kolkata an…

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India to penalize universities with too many retractions

Asia Pacific, Research SupportAugust 9, 2025

(1 Aug 2025) India’s national university ranking will start penalizing institutions if a sizeable number of papers published by their researchers are retracted — a first for an institutional ranking system. The move is an attempt by the government to address the country’s growing number of retractions due to misconduct. Many retractions correct honest mistakes in…

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Navigating India’s expanding research landscape

Asia PacificJuly 23, 2025

(22 Jul 2025) India’s transformation has been largely driven by the New Education Policy (NEP) and an ambitious national initiative known as One Nation, One Subscription (ONOS). This government-led plan aims to consolidate access to research materials for educational institutions across the country, ensuring that millions of students and researchers can access high-quality scholarly content. …

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India launches world’s first Traditional Knowledge Digital Library

Asia Pacific, DatabasesJuly 14, 2025

(14 Jul 2025) India became the first country in the world to launch a Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL). This important step aims to protect and promote India’s rich traditional medicine systems using modern digital tools like Artificial Intelligence (AI). The World Health Organization (WHO) praised India’s efforts, calling it a big moment for global healthcare…

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India: How reading communities and libraries are fueling India’s reading resurgence

Information literacyJune 30, 2025

(28 Jun 2025) India has witnessed a decline in traditional bookstores over recent years, with iconic shops in Srinagar, Delhi, and Lucknow closing due to competition from online retailers and changing reading habits. However, a notable resurgence in reading culture is emerging, largely driven by pandemic-induced shifts and the rise of reading communities and community…

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India: ‘Digital threat library’ to advance drone forensics

Asia PacificMay 29, 2025

(27 May 2025) The National Forensic Sciences University [of India] is developing a digital threat library to identify unmanned aerial vehicles used in conflicts, following the recovery of drones like Turkish-made YIHA III kamikaze drones. The repository include data on 35 drone types from the US, China, and Israel, comprising 5,000 parts. The news…

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India: Delhi Assembly library to be digitized

Asia Pacific, DigitizationMay 13, 2025

(1 May 2025) Speaker Vijender Gupta is planning to transform the existing library of Delhi Legislative Assembly into a state-of-the-art e-Library through a structured process of digitization, upgrading IT infrastructure, and modern gadgets. The parliament secretariat has extended its support to assist in this digital transformation, said Delhi Legislative Assembly secretariat. The Times of…

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Opportunities and challenges for academic publishing in India

Research SupportApril 22, 2025

(16 Apr 2025) The discontinuation of the UGC-CARE list and the shift towards decentralized evaluation [of academic journals] have the potential to bring about significant changes in Indian academia. On the one hand, it could promote greater autonomy and flexibility for higher education institutions when it comes to recognizing and rewarding quality research; on the…

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Cambodia and India collaborate to establish science library

Asia PacificFebruary 28, 2025

(26 Feb 2025) A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation of Cambodia and the Ministry of External Affairs of India. The agreement, finalized on February 17, 2025, will pave the way for establishing a state-of-the-art science library in the Ratanak Mondul district of Battambang province. …

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