Month: January 2019

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One More Pollution Crisis for India: Burning Tyres

The Wire Staff 30/01/2019

India is importing tonnes of used tyres for generating...

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Govt Finally Announces Researchers Stipend Hike – but Students Call It a Flop

The Wire Staff 30/01/2019

The 25% hike offered by the finance ministry is...

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Expect No Surprises on Air Pollution This Budget

Santosh Harish 30/01/2019

With its general lack of specificity, non-binding targets and...

northeast monsoon, southwest monsoon, drought, water crisis, groundwater depletion, water shortage, Nalgonda, India Meteorological Department, El Nino, Bay of Bengal, farmer suicide, water reservoirs, water cuts, Chennai, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, statistical models, weather prediction,

Northeast Monsoon Flops, Triggering Drought-Like Conditions Across South India

Nidhi Jamwal 30/01/2019

Analysis of monsoon data suggests South India is headed...

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, R&D spending, Gross Expenditure on R&D, GDP, research funding, March for Science, junior research fellowship, senior research fellowship, MHRD, 2018 Economic Survey, Indian Science Congress, intellectual property,

‘Jai Anusandhan’ Will Be an Empty Slogan Until It’s Easy to Undertake Research

Sambit Dash and Anant Bhan 30/01/2019

The Prime Minister and his cabinet should view the...

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NASA Solar Probe Begins Second Orbit of Sun

The spacecraft has been delivering data from its instruments to Earth...

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WHO’s Plan to Jointly Work With Privately-Funded Groups Threatens Its Credibility

K.M. Gopakumar and Shirin Syed 29/01/2019

A number of non-state actors seeking renewal of their...