Month: March 2019

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Mission Shakti: India Likely Destroyed Microsat R Satellite in First ASAT Test

Vasudevan Mukunth 27/03/2019

With this test, India has become the fourth nation...

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Psychiatrists’ Body Takes Notice of Politicians Using Mental Illness as Insult

Anoo Bhuyan 27/03/2019

The Indian Psychiatry Society has asked the Election Commission...

The government could soon publish a list of essential diagnostic tests along the lines of the National List of Essential Medicines. Credit: pixabay

The Right to Know, or Not Know, the Data From Medical Research

Pam Weintraub 26/03/2019

In Iceland, researchers are trying to balance the right...

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Government Notifies New Rules for Drugs and Clinical Trials

"The aim is to promote clinical research in India,...

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Don’t Say Science Is Self-Correcting – Two Studies Show It Isn’t

Sukanya Charuchandra 26/03/2019

Some of the world's 'top' medical journals are reluctant...

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‘We Fear Drought More Than War,’ Say Border Villagers in Gujarat

Kabir Agarwal 25/03/2019

In Mota and Jaloya villages, people are now dependent...

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Hard to Be Friends With a Modi Supporter – Not so Easy With the Left Either

Vasudevan Mukunth 25/03/2019

Upbraiding the Government of India for how it set...