Year: 2018

Donna Strickland. Credit: Youtube/Optical Society

Do You Speak Differently of the Physics Nobel Prize If a Woman Wins It?

Vasudevan Mukunth 02/10/2018

With Donna Strickland having won (part of) the Nobel...

(L-R) Arthur Ashkin, Gérard Mourou and Donna Strickland. Credit: Niklas Elmehed/@NobelPrize on Twitter

Donna Strickland First Woman to Win Physics Nobel Prize in 55 Years

The Wire Staff 02/10/2018

This year's physics Nobel Prize acknowledges advancements in optics...

The Parambikulam forest in Kerala is a part of the Western Ghats. dotcompals/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Why the Western Ghats Keep Conservationists at Loggerheads With Policymakers

Rishika Pardikar 02/10/2018

The landscape needs to be viewed in its entirety...

(L-R) Meghnad Saha, Mohandas Gandhi and Satyendra Nath Bose. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Why Gandhi, Meghnad Saha and Satyendra Nath Bose Didn’t Win the Nobel Prize

Vasudevan Mukunth 02/10/2018

Though the Nobel Prizes may rank among the most...

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Coronary Stents Made in India Are as Good as Foreign Ones: Study

The study dispels the perception among many doctors and...

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How Is Modi’s Swachh Bharat Dealing With the Public Health Crisis of Open Defecation?

Kabir Agarwal 02/10/2018

The Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) has become a single-minded...

A man pedals his cycle rickshaw during monsoon rains in New Delhi, India August 31, 2016. Credit: Reuters/Cathal McNaughton/File Photo

Why Improved Forecasts Are Not Helping Prevent Floods and Droughts

Raghu Murtugudde 01/10/2018

Despite the belief of the climate community that more...