Year: 2015

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New Groundwater Rules Raise Hope of End to Industry Freeloading

Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar 21/11/2015

But activists note that the guidelines fail to stipulate...

A genetic cause of some chronic intestinal diseases has been found, paving the way for a possible cure. Credit: hinkelstone/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

New Genetic Turns in the Long Hunt for a Cure for Chronic Intestinal Diseases

Deepa Padmanaban 21/11/2015

Seminal findings by a researcher from IISc has revealed...

Scanning electron image of Vibrio cholerae. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Remembering Sambhu Nath De, the Medical Man for the Blue Death

Anirban Mitra 20/11/2015

The scientific genius of Sambhu Nath De was the...

Leading up to COP21... Credit: mycieau/Flickr, CC BY-ND 2.0

‘The Developed World Should Practice What it Preaches’: Prakash Javadekar

Nitin Sethi 20/11/2015

"The developed world has used coal for centuries, they...

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Tibet Faces Grim Scenario with Glaciers on Retreat

K.J.M. Varma 18/11/2015

Beijing: Tibet is facing a grim scenario as its...

The Kali river on the Western Ghats. Credit: Sarangib/pixabay

What Lies Behind Environmental Law Making

Manju Menon and Kanchi Kohli 18/11/2015

There are many unanswered questions about the contents and...

The 2012 IgNobel Prize. Source: UCSB

Listen: Celebrating the Quirky Side of Science

Padmaparna Ghosh and Samanth Subramanian 17/11/2015

For over two decades, the Ig Noble Prize has...