Month: October 2018

post-docs

The Curious Case of the Missing Indian Postdocs

Shambhavi Naik and Megha 09/10/2018

Postdoctoral fellows form the mainstay of research activities in...

Academic Performance Indicators, fake journals, graded autonomy, higher education, impact factor, Institutes of Eminence, MHRD, Prakash Javadekar, predatory publishing, prestige economy, University Grants Commission, university rankings

The Spectre of Rankings Haunts the Higher Education Sector in India

Pramod K. Nayar 08/10/2018

Unless teaching becomes central to evaluative and ranking processes,...

gw.rtr_

Temperatures to Increase by 1.5 Degrees Celsius by 2030: UN Report

Nina Dombrowski and Brett J. Baker 08/10/2018

There has already been a rise of 1°C since...

indonesia-quake

Anger, Dismay as Indonesia Says Search for Quake Victims to End

Kanupriya Kapoor and Fathin Ungku 08/10/2018

The official death toll has risen to 1,763 but...

mci-pti

The MCI Ordinance is Stop-Gap Surgery, not the Long-Term Policy Measure the Industry Needs

Shefali Malhotra 07/10/2018

The ordinance has been hailed as a key precedent...

lion.-rtr

Gir Lions Vaccinated in an Attempt to Prevent Further Deaths

As many as 23 lions have died in Gujarat's...

231_DDD_Genomics_LDB2

How Scientists are Untangling the Mystery of Developmental Disorders

Linda Geddes 07/10/2018

According to Rare Disease UK, there are between 6,000...