Month: September 2019

electrons, laser, National Institute for Standards and Technology, vacuum, gold film, photon drag effect, law of conservation of momentum, momentum, electric current, photons, light polarisation, p polarisation, physics,

They Kicked Electrons With a Laser This Way. The Electrons Flowed the Other Way.

Sagnik Ghosh 05/09/2019

Physicists set up a simple experiment and stumbled on...

Terrace farming in Kasauli in the Shivalik hills, Himachal Pradesh. The yellow on the roof of the building is maize drying. Credit: kkoshy/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

What Does the New IPCC Report on Land Use Mean for Indians?

Raghu Murtugudde 05/09/2019

Near-term actions for India should focus on reducing land...

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Official Data Suggests ‘Normal’ Kashmir Sees Drop in Patient Visits to Hospitals

The Wire Staff 04/09/2019

In August, 7 lakh patients visited the OPDs of...

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Mumbai: Heavy Rains Stage Comeback Amidst Festivities; Local Trains Cancelled, Flights Delayed

The state government has asked the officials concerned to...

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US Imposes Sanctions on Iran Space Agencies

Makini Brice, Doina Chiacu and Lisa Lambert 04/09/2019

The organisations were being used to advance Tehran's ballistic...

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Healthcare Should Be Made a Fundamental Right: Government Panel

The Wire Staff 04/09/2019

The high-level committee has also recommended that health, which...

Cities and Canopies, banyan tree, Amazon rainforest, frangipani, gulmohar, peepal, Harini Nagendra, Seema Mundoli, Afzal park, Aarey forest, Mumbai, Palamau tiger reserve, Ruskin Bond,

‘Science Isn’t the Only Way to Look at a Tree. Marvelling Is Another.’

Neha Sinha 04/09/2019

The greatest strength of 'Cities and Canopies' is that...