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6 February 2014

The largest biometric programme in history – collecting iris and fingerprint patterns of 1.2 billion people in three years – aims to improve the quality of life for some of India’s most disadvantaged and marginalised citizens by “giving the poor an identity.”

‘Light skin’ gene mirrors socio-cultural boundaries in Indian population

13 November 2013

Latest research shows that the presence of the genetic mutation for lighter skin - found in “almost 100%” of Europeans - broadly conforms to many cultural and linguistic differences, as well as ancestral, in the wider Indian population.

Cambridge University Press India collaborates with Indian Institute of Science

12 November 2013

Cambridge University Press India and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore have announced a new collaboration which will publish a series of new academic titles as part of the Cambridge IISc Series.

Announcement of the Prathiba M Singh Cambridge Scholarship

30 October 2013

Prathiba M Singh, an Indian alumna of the Faculty of Law, has donated a scholarship that will allow other Indian students to complete an LLM at the world-renowned Cambridge Faculty of Law.

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‘Light skin’ gene mirrors socio-cultural boundaries in Indian population

Cambridge University Press India collaborates with Indian Institute of Science

Announcement of the Prathiba M Singh Cambridge Scholarship

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