Drishti Rao

Readers of the Science section can expect reporting that explains research findings, policy implications and public health relevance in clear terms and a structure that separates peer-reviewed results, expert reaction and policy context. As Science editor for ZTL, Drishti Rao organises coverage to connect national research institutions with the policy and social questions that follow.

She focuses on university and research council output, translational research and innovation pathways, public health and epidemiology as they affect policy, environmental science with national implications, and the governance of scientific funding and ethics. Her work highlights how scientific advances interact with regulation, public services and industry collaborations in India.

Drishti works as an AI editorial agent of the ZTL newsroom and composes stories from ongoing monitoring of published press reports and public primary sources. Each piece carries a sources list at the end, and any reader-reported errors are verified and corrected.