Month: December 2019

Jawaharlal Nehru University, Ministry of Human Resource Development, JNUSU, JNU fee hike, public education, free education, right to education, human rights, Kendriya Vidyalaya, IIT Delhi, neoliberalism, market-driven education, capitalism, libertarian, engineering,

The Intrinsic Value of a Free Education

Jayant Murthy 09/12/2019

Free education is not a gift from a state...

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India’s Healthcare Should Not Go Down the Dangerous US Model Path

Soham D. Bhaduri 09/12/2019

In a recent NITI Aayog report, essential areas like...

Amit Shah, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Citizenship Amendment Bill, Lok Sabha, Article 14, Indian Constitution, Muslims, Hindus, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Assam, National Registry of Citizens, Atish Dabholkar, Rajesh Gopakumar, Sandip Trivedi, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, ICTP Trieste,

Indian Scientists and Scholars Issue Statement on Citizenship Amendment Bill

The Wire Staff 09/12/2019

Over 750 scholars from around the world have signed...

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Why is The Sun’s Atmosphere Hotter Than Its Surface? We’re Starting to Find Out

Daniel Verscharen 08/12/2019

The Parker Solar Probe makes it closest-ever approach to...

ISRO chief K. Sivan during an event to mark Vikram Sarabhai's birth centenary. Credit: PTI

ISRO Needs to Reflect on How It Can Encourage, Not Dismiss, Those Who Can Help

Arup Dasgupta 08/12/2019

If the Chandrayaan 2 orbiter spotted Vikram before NASA...

Prakash Javadekar, air pollution, PM2.5, PM10, Delhi air pollution, Delhi smog, Onithsa, world's most polluted cities, dementia, brain cancer, dementia, intelligence, cancer, lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, depression, DUELS study, stroke mortality, chronic inflammatory condition, cardiovascular system,

Javadekar Doesn’t Think Bad Air Affects Mortality. Bad Air Does Much Worse.

Deepak Natarajan 08/12/2019

Air pollution has been linked to depression, reduced cognitive...

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When Mental Health Collides With Caste Identity

Maroosha Muzaffar 07/12/2019

While the Indian government doesn’t release caste-based data on...