Mahesh Kakde wins the 2026 Ramanujan Prize, spotlighting his groundbreaking work in algebraic number theory and maths ...

PISA 2025 results show global performance in math, reading, and science of 15-year-olds from 91 countries, excluding India which did not participate.

It should come as no surprise that the first recorded use of the number zero, recently discovered to be made as early as the 3rd or 4th century, happened in India. Mathematics on the Indian ...

The development of mathematics in the Indian subcontinent is a remarkable blend of the familiar and the unique. The Indian decimal place-value numeral system, which is the foundation of the modern ...

Vedic Mathematics traces its origins to the ancient Indian scriptures known as the Vedas, which are the oldest texts of Indian philosophy and knowledge, dating back to 1500–500 BCE. The term “Vedic” ...

In India, many kids who work in retail markets have good math skills: They can quickly perform a range of calculations to complete transactions. But as a new study shows, these kids often perform much ...

An interactive exhibition at the UN in Nairobi, 'From Shunya to Ananta', highlights India's key contributions to mathematics, including the concept of zero and the decimal system, and how these ideas ...

A study by economists shows a wide gap between the kinds of math problems kids who work in retail markets do well and the kinds of problems kids in school do well. In India, many kids who work in ...