April 20, 2026

Science Chronicle

A Science and Technology Blog

April 20, 2026

Science Chronicle

A Science and Technology Blog

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Achal Agrawal, Research-Integrity Sleuth From India, Among ‘Nature’s 10 People Who Helped Shape Science In 2025’

The recognition by Nature has come just three years after Dr. Achal Agrawal began raising awareness about and reporting on research-integrity violations by Indian researchers through the Indian Research Watch (IRW), a volunteer-run non-profit organisation he founded in November 2022

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NIRF to award mild penalty this year to institutions for retractions, harsh penalty next year

To begin with, the penalty this year to institutions for retractions will be mild, which will become harsh next year

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