Year: 2019

Though a drinking habit is very common, what people consider a standard drink to be varies widely. Credit: Wil Stewart/Unsplash

57 Million Indians Need Treatment for Alcohol Abuse: Govt Survey

The Wire Staff 20/02/2019

The nation-wide survey also says that millions need treatment...

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University of California’s Fresh CRISPR Patent Could Revive Gene-Editing Row

Amrit B.L.S. 20/02/2019

The bitter dispute between the university and the Broad...

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Why Mattel’s Astrophysicist Barbie Is Really the Same Problems in New Clothes

Nehmat Kaur 20/02/2019

The company's efforts to promote gender equality look hollow...

US coal companies' imminent bankruptcy may leave the taxpayers with the bill to clean up after them. Credit: pixabay

Centre Allows Sale of 25% Coal From Captive Mines in Open Market

Reuters 20/02/2019

The decision is aimed at increasing competitiveness and to...

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Will Incentivising Output Improve the Quality of Doctoral Students?

Megha and Shambhavi Naik 20/02/2019

By rewarding publications and patents, we will be assessing...

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Forecasting Quakes in the Himalaya With a Peek Into Its Past

Vasudevan Mukunth 20/02/2019

Why there is a mega-quake building under the Himalaya,...

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14 Years After a Monster Tsunami, What Do We Know of the Quake That Caused It?

C.P. Rajendran 20/02/2019

Efforts to fully characterise the sequence of events on...