Month: June 2016

Sand Mining TN

Holding His Ground Against the Sand Raiders of Tamil Nadu

Sibi Arasu 26/06/2016

S. Mugilan confronts the state’s mining mafias, even as...

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Climate Blight is Harming the Mango

Sopan Joshi 26/06/2016

Erratic rainfall and unexpected humidity, a fallout of increasingly...

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A Wreath of White Roses Over the Ruins of Mehrangir, Homi Bhabha’s Home

K.S. Parthasarathy 25/06/2016

In June 2016, the National Centre for Performing Arts...

An abstract representation of the formation of life from the film 'Tree of Life', 2011. Source: YouTube

Economics in Mind, Evolution Has Allowed Some Bacteria to Evolve Sublime Genomes

Aswin Sai Narain Seshasayee 25/06/2016

Pelagibacter ubique is one of the most abundant bacteria...

Lightning flashes over Pune, September 2010. Credit: deutero/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Lightning Kills More People in India Than Floods, Quakes

Bharat Dogra 25/06/2016

Those engaged in agricultural work – such as working...

Cambridge University. Credit: foshie/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

How will Brexit Impact Science in the UK?

Vasudevan Mukunth 24/06/2016

Most British scientists had wanted to stay with the...

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Above Average Monsoon Likely: Centre Needs to Wake Up Before Low Lying Areas Are Flooded

Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar 24/06/2016

Even though the monsoon forecast is good news for...