Month: May 2015

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Controversy Dogs Waste-to-Energy Plant

Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar 19/05/2015

Central Pollution Control Board to review controversial Okhla plant...

An artist's illustration of the Mars Orbiter orbiting the red planet. Credit: Nesnad/Wikimedia Commons

It’s Time For ISRO to Reach For the (Blue) Sky

Vasudevan Mukunth 19/05/2015

The problem is not that we haven’t had more...

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Here’s the Secret Behind Rajasthan’s Sanitation Revolution

Somya Sethuraman 19/05/2015

The lesson for other states is that they need...

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‘Hands Cut by Pak-Sponsored Terror, Now Restored by Indian Doctors’

The Wire Staff 18/05/2015

Tweet by former Afghan intelligence chief sees "massive symbolism"...

Officials inspecting the surroundings of Ambarappa Hill, which has been earmarked as the site of the INO. Credit: INO/TIFR

Why Indian Science Projects Must Plan for Cultural Conversations, Too

Vasudevan Mukunth 18/05/2015

With the Neutrino Observatory in Tamil Nadu running into...

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Here’s why the India, China Statement on Climate Change is a Big Deal

Chandrashekhar Dasgupta 17/05/2015

Nothing is permanent in world affairs but the joint...

Antarctica's Larsen B Ice Shelf is likely to shatter into hundreds of icebergs before the end of the decade, according to a new NASA study. Credits: NSIDC/Ted Scambos

10,000-year Old Antarctic Ice Shelf Will Fall by 2020

The Wire Staff 17/05/2015

The widening of a massive crack running across Larsen...