June 10, 2026

Science Chronicle

A Science and Technology Blog

June 10, 2026

Science Chronicle

A Science and Technology Blog

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Manipulation within a photo should always result in a retraction: Elisabeth Bik

Scrutinising images for tell-tale signs of manipulation is no longer a hobby for Dr. Elisabeth Bik; it has become a

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127 papers from India retracted for image duplication, manipulation

The searchable database of retracted papers launched by RetractionWatch shows 982 papers from India have been retracted so far. Of

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Chitra Mandal of CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology admits to ‘unintentional mistakes’; Nine more papers listed on Pubpeer

Dr. Chitra Mandal of CSIR-IICB has admitted to “unintentional mistakes” in her papers. Dr. Elisabeth M. Bik and another person

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19 papers of Chitra Mandal from CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology have duplicated images

Dr. Chitra Mandal, a SERB Distinguished Fellow at the CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, has 19 papers listed on

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Interview: Scientists found guilty will face suitable disciplinary action, says Shekhar Mande

The committee formed on June 3 has been given a defined time period, with a request to complete the investigations

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CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute has 33 papers with manipulated, duplicated images

Papers published with manipulated and duplicated images seem to be a problem not just with CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research.

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CSIR-IITR case is being investigated speedily: CSIR Director-General Shekhar Mande

CSIR Director-General Dr. Shekhar C Mande in response to a Facebook comment said that the CSIR-IITR case is “being investigated

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Another 24 papers with image manipulation, duplication from CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research

With 24 additional papers containing manipulated, duplicated images, the total number of problematic papers from CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research

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33 more papers with manipulated, duplicated images from Indian Institute of Toxicology Research

With 33 more problematic papers spotted on Pubpeer today, the total number of papers containing manipulated and/or duplicated images now

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With 73 problematic papers listed on Pubpeer, Indian Institute of Toxicology Research has a serious problem

Seventy-three papers published between 2004 and 2017 by scientists at the Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), Lucknow have serious problems

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Science news on The Hindu website has high readership

Between January 2017 and January 2019, the Science section (excluding health, environment and technology) on The Hindu website got on

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IIT Delhi start-up’s false claims expose the perils of blind trust

More than two weeks after making false claims on March 8 that Sanfe Period Pain Relief Roll-On, an Ayurveda product

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Four young scientists win DST’s science writing award

Ashish Srivastava (University of Mumbai), Ajay Kumar (IIT Madras) and Nabanita Chakraborty (Vidyasagar University) among PhD students and Dr. Paulomi

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