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A two-member research team, including a scientist from Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU), has discovered a new species of Moniligastrid earthworm from the Western Ghats.   The newly identified species, named Drawida karatala, was discovered by S. Prashanth Narayan, scientist at the Advanced Centre for Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development (ACESSD), MGU, and J. M. Julikee, […]

Ambassador Venu Rajamony, a distinguished diplomat, stressed the need for a reality check regarding the challenges that confront India in the foreign policy arena and to strategically reset its foreign policy and strictly adhere to a policy of retaining the middle ground in its global diplomatic engagements without alignment to any one side. He said […]

K P S Menon Chair for Diplomatic Studies under School of International Relations and Politics, Mahatma Gandhi University,is hosting a lecture series on foreign policy from October 7,2025 onwards. The inaugural lecture will be delivered by former Ambassador Shri.Venu Rajamony, tomorrow at 11.30 AM.

Humanity can attain true world peace only by embracing a balanced lifestyle that lives in harmony with nature and the environment, said Dr. Satish Kumar, world-renowned environmental and peace activist, Gandhian thinker, and cofounder of Schumacher College, London. He was delivering the keynote address at the three-day international conference on “Sustainable Future” organized at Mahatma […]

Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU) has once again proven its excellence in research, with seven of its faculty members and researchers being featured in the list of the world’s top two percent scientists released by Stanford University. The recognition marks a proud achievement for Kerala’s higher education sector, reinforcing MGU’s leadership in advanced areas of research. […]

Mahatma Gandhi University is hosting a three-day international conference titled “Towards a Sustainable Future: Scientists and Sages Meet” from 6th to 8th October 2025. The conference coincides with significant milestones including the 42nd anniversary of the founding of Mahatma Gandhi University, 100 years of Mahatma Gandhi’s visit to Kerala in 1925, and the 156th birth […]

Chinthu V. Saji, a research scholar at the Inter-University Centre for Biomedical Research and Super Speciality Hospital (IUCBR & SSH), Mahatma Gandhi University, has been awarded a prestigious International Travel Grant by the ANRF (Anusandhan National Research Foundation, India). This grant will support her participation in the upcoming Society for Neuroscience (SfN) Conferenceto be held at San Diego, […]

Tributes to the father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi, on Gandhi Jayanti. Gandhiji’s message of non-violence, peace, tolerance and his unwavering dedication to the cause of India’s freedom struggle will continue to inspire generations to come. Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala is the first university in India to be established in the name of Gandhiji.

Dr. R. Bindu, Minister for Higher Education and Social Justice, remarked that the higher education sector is successfully living up to the responsibilities entrusted by society. She further underscored the government’s commitment to advancing research with a focus on improving quality. The Minister was inaugurating the Small Animal House, established under the Inter-University Centre for […]

The School of Letters, Mahatma Gandhi University is organising a two-day bilingual international conference on (Un)dying Colonialism: Deferring Centres and Dissenting (Post)colonial Voices as part of the V. C. Harris Vaijnanika Sadas on October 14 and 15. The event seeks to bring together scholars, researchers, and students from across the globe to engage in critical […]