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Chandrima Shaha: The Indian Scientist Who Shatters Stereotypes
The book 'Chandrima Shaha: A Lifelong Journey of Scientific Inquiry' presents some less-known aspects of Chandrima’s life. It reveals that her entry into professional cricket was linked to her passion for photography.
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Biology Without Darwin. Next, Physics Without Newton and Einstein?
The removal of Darwin from the school syllabus is not an innocuous change. Seen in the context of revivalism and a return to the so-called ancient science, it is a retrograde step for the teaching of science and an onslaught on rational thinking and scientific temper.
Opinion
Biology Without Darwin. Next, Physics Without Newton and Einstein?
The removal of Darwin from the school syllabus is not an innocuous change. Seen in the context of revivalism and a return to the so-called ancient science, it is a retrograde step for the teaching of science and an onslaught on rational thinking and scientific temper.
Media
S.P.K. Gupta Was Witness to a Bygone Era of Journalism
Sikharam Prasanna Kumara Gupta, S.P.K. Gupta to friends and colleagues, was a soft-spoken, gentle person and a thorough professional.
Editors Pick
A Glimpse of What Was Happening in Hyderabad in September 1948
A letter Padmaja Naidu wrote to her mother Sarojini Naidu describes the lead-up to the military's intervention to merge the largest princely state with India and its aftermath.
Science
How India Used the COVID-19 Pandemic to Push Through a Liberal Drone Policy
Science
The Making of the ‘Raman Effect’ and India’s National Science Day
Science
F.C. Kohli and the Eureka Moment of India’s Software Industry
Science
Suspicious: New MoES Report Is Funded by Tax Money – but Roots for Reliance
Warming Indo-Pacific Ocean Could Disrupt Global Rainfall Patterns
The extent of increase in Indo-Pacific warm pools is almost twofold.
OMICS, Publisher of Fake Journals, Makes Cosmetic Changes to Evade Detection
Following a public outcry over their proliferation, paralleled by a media exposé together with regulatory pressures in some countries, fake journals have appeared to be cleaning up their act.
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ISRO’s New Space Company Gets Its First Order
American firm Spaceflight has bought a payload slot on the first commercial launch of ISRO’s newest rocket – Small Satellite Launch Vehicle.
Scientists Use AI to Help Find Potential Bat Species That Can Carry Nipah Virus
Nipah is a deadly virus that can be transmitted to humans from the bodily fluids of infected bats.
How Millets Can Make India's Food Basket More Climate-Resilient
A new study has found that adding more coarse grains or millets in crop production mix may help make food supply withstand the vagaries of climate change.
Study Suggests Half of All Glaciers in Satluj Basin Could Vanish by 2050
Climate catastrophe is likely to affect the amount of water reserves stored in glaciers.
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Scientists Discover How Serotonin Helps Brain Cells Cope With Stress
A study provides new evidence that serotonin can directly influence the power-plants of brain cells.
Haze Could be Fuelling South Asia's Warming
Since brown carbon in South Asia seems to have a longer bleaching half-life, it has implications for warming in the region.
Government
Full Story | George Fernandes and the Infamous IBM Exit
Though the decision was well within the purview of policy and law, it helped Fernandes score a political brownie point.
What's a Planet-Friendly Diet? Major Study Has Some Recommendations
If you want to remain healthy and also keep Earth healthy, begin the change on your dining table.
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New Study Examines Kerala Floods' Links to Climate Change
It is based on an analysis of rainfall, temperature and extreme events data in Kerala between 1951 and 2017.
