Month: November 2019

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Understanding the Science Policy Ecosystem in India

B. Chagun Basha 10/11/2019

The task of scientific policy making in India goes...

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Men Over 40 With Faulty BRCA2 Gene Should Be Tested Annually for Prostate Cancer

Michael Porter 10/11/2019

The PSA test is not reliable enough to be...

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Cyclone ‘Bulbul’ Set to Make Landfall in Bengal, Kolkata Airport Suspends Operations for 12 Hours

Heavy to extremely heavy rainfall, accompanied by winds reaching...

Sharda, 35, who is a first time surrogate mother, rests inside the temporary home for surrogate mothers provided by Akanksha IVF center in Anand town, about 70 km (44 miles) south from the western Indian city of Ahmedabad August 21, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Mansi Thapliyal

India’s Proposed Commercial Surrogacy Ban Is an Assault on Women’s Rights

Shonottra Kumar 09/11/2019

The law seeks to bring into force undue restrictions...

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Do the Deaths of Top Scientists Make Way for New Growth?

Veronique Greenwood 09/11/2019

A recent study suggests that after prominent scientists die,...

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In Assam, Raging Rivers Reduce Landowners to Refugee Status

Chandrani Sinha 09/11/2019

Of the many people struggling to prove their citizenship...

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Australia: Out-Of-Control Bushfires Rage Across Eastern Regions

More than 100 bushfires are threatening huge swathes of...