The Kodaikanal solar observatory, known for the oldest continuous series of solar data collected in India, have helped uncover how giant convection patterns on the Sun respond to solar activity, providing insights for future solar cycle prediction.

This study was published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters in a paper titled "Which Solar Latitude Follows the Sunspot Cycle Exactly?", and is authored by K.P. Raju of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics.

The PIB press release is here.

The DST press release is here.

The paper is here.