Science In India
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Indian Science Congress: Speakers at certain events will have their talks vetted, says association
Scientists from the Indian Science Congress Association will monitor paper presentations and block any unsubstantiated claims based on myths.
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Indian Science Congress: Talks at event should be vetted by serious committees, says Nobel laureate
Structural biologist Venkatraman Ramakrishnan said the event needs to be smaller and more depoliticised.
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Geologist claims Hindu god Brahma discovered dinosaurs, mentioned them in Vedas: Indian Express
Ashu Khosla, who teaches at Panjab University, made the remarks while presenting a research paper at the 106th Indian Science Congress in Phagwara.
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The British government is offering farmers a lump sum payment to quit agriculture
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19th-century letters between two sisters reveal early records of avian life in Madras
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Amid the Ukraine war, India is replicating what it did when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan
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The India Fix: Marathi or Hindutva? Shiv Sena’s weakness stems from its lack of coherent ideology
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How India missed the bus – and why we must catch up now
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Why developing a scientific temper is essential for Indian democracy to flourish
August 20, the fifth death anniversary of slain rationalist Narendra Dabholkar, will be marked as National Scientific Temper Day.
Niruj Mohan Ramanujam
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Stephen Hawking said the Vedas have a theory superior to Einstein’s E=mc^2, claims science minister
Union minister Harsh Vardhan made the statement at the 105th Indian Science Congress.
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‘It is time to redefine R&D as research for nation’s development’, Modi tells science congress
The prime minister urged the community to inculcate a scientific temper among the youth.
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Video
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‘No democracy’: Feminist activist Gloria Steinem on the overturning of Roe v Wade in the US
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Watch: Comedian Kapil Sharma honours Deep Sidhu, KK, Sidhu Moose Wala at Vancouver show
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Watch: Protests in Kolkata and Bengaluru against arrests of Teesta Setalvad and RB Sreekumar
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‘Bare-chested horseback riding display’: Prime Ministers of Canada and UK mock Putin at G7 summit
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Watch: Three-hour wait to enter IKEA’s new Bengaluru store on first weekend
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Video: Why do people in power get away with making unscientific and ridiculous statements?
Dr Tejal Kanitkar, Assistant Professor at Tata Institute of Social Sciences, debunks everyday obscurantism.
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Indian Institute of Science alumni body calls off astrology workshop after outrage
Some wrote to the IISc director that organising such an event would wrongly ‘imply that the alumni body supports astrology as a science’.
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March for Science: Why thousands of Indian scientists will take to the streets on August 9
Budgetary cuts in funding, pseudoscience and growing religious bigotry has left the scientific community worried.
Vinita Govindarajan
The Reel
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Start the week with a film: ‘So Long, My Son’ and China’s warped development
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A mysterious threesome in ‘Haraamkhor’ director’s new film
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Watch: Ranveer Singh tests his survival skills with Bear Grylls in Serbia
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Did a Marathi film released in May predict the current political crisis in Maharashtra?
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‘Shamshera’ trailer: Ranbir Kapoor plays a rebellious bandit in period drama
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‘Ek Doctor Ki Maut’ and the missing Indian scientist in the laboratory
Tapan Sinha’s acclaimed movie is a rare exploration of the complications faced by scientific researchers in India.
Damini Kulkarni
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Nobel laureates spotlight India’s invention problem
Studies confirm that India is doing poorly when it comes to creating new technologies and discovering new things.
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