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By making all taxpayer-funded research accessible to all, US will boost science around the world
Open access matters for both the public and academics, as the fast-moving emergency of the Covid-19 pandemic amply demonstrated.
Virginia Barbour, The Conversation
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Why Indian researchers oppose efforts to have a pirate website banned
Big publishers say the Sci-Hub site is guilty of copyright infringement. But many academics say the material it makes available is vital for their projects.
Arunabh Saikia
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Do women’s periods really synchronise when they spend time together?
Research in the 1970s had indicated that being in close proximity led to the transfer of pheromones.
Alexandra Alvergne, The Conversation
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Why a celebrated Russian artist chose to become an Indian citizen
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Asian Games, Shooting: Led by Sift Kaur Samra’s gold, India win seven medals on Wednesday
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Adani Power’s largest public investor is a ‘single person company’, reports ‘The Indian Express’
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From the biography: Why Indira Gandhi saw young Farooq Abdullah as the future leader of Kashmir
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IAS officer who emptied Delhi stadium to walk her dog compulsorily retired
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Pirates in our public library: Why Indian scholars are closely watching a court case in Quebec
The online library aaaaarg.fail, which is being sued for copyright violation, gives researchers access to a wealth of vital texts that are inaccessible in the subcontinent.
Rochelle Pinto
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In Pictures: #OccupyUGC protests against scrapping of fellowships for PhD and MPhil students
Students argue that the 'non-NET' fellowship stipend worked as a lifeline for those pursuing research.
Mayank Jain
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IIT-B ex-dean reveals how allowing cheat-sheets in exams helps him tackle academic dishonesty
In a reddit AMA, former Dean of Student Affairs quelled fears about the dismal state of research at the IITs and claimed that there's more to it than what meets the eye.
Mayank Jain
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‘I like to study’: 92-year-old woman attends classes with children at a school in Uttar Pradesh
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Watch: Touching farewell from constable in song and verse as IPS officer is transferred
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Watch: Man saves child who came into contact with live wire on flooded street
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Watch: Woman shifts seamlessly between English accents from over a dozen countries
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Watch: Timelapse video of massive ‘shelf cloud’ moving across the sky over Brazilian town