Month: January 2020

anti-CAA protests, Jamia Milia Islamia, IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Aligarh Muslim University, Indian Institute of Science, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Harish-Chandra Research Institute, NISER Bhubaneswar, IISER Pune, IISER Mohali, CCS Conduct Rules 1964, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Vijay Chauthaiwale, Bharatiya Janata Party, Citizenship Amendment Act, Amit Shah,

Scientists Who Signed Anti-CAA Letter Come Under Government Scanner

Vasudevan Mukunth 09/01/2020

BJP leader Vijay Chauthaiwale shared a document listing all...

ISRO's PSLV satellite before the launch on Thursday. Credit: PTI

ISRO’s Human Space Flight Centre to Come up at Challakere

The Wire Staff 09/01/2020

The proposed cost for infrastructure required to build the...

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Why Have So Few Women Won the Most Important Award in Computing?

Susan D’agostino 09/01/2020

Since 1966, 70 computer scientists have won the Turing...

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A Season in Hell: Bushfires Push at Least 20 Threatened Species Closer to Extinction

John Woinarski, Brendan Wintle, Chris Dickman, David Bowman, David Keith and Sarah Legge 09/01/2020

In a matter of weeks, the fires have subverted...

Malaysia plastic waste

Thanks to a Little-Known Treaty, Poorer Countries Can Now Say No to Exported Waste

Jen Allan 08/01/2020

Poorer countries can now refuse shipments of plastic waste...

Kashmir healthcare, Ayushman Bharat, toll free ambulance service, ambulances, GMC Srinagar, Trop T, Venus blood has kits, government medical college, medical research, Save Heart Kashmir, heart attack, internet shutdown, communication blackout, communication blockade,

Kashmir Needs More Healthcare Now but, Without the Internet, It’s Getting Less

Hirra Azmat 08/01/2020

Over 3,000 applications for assistance under the Centre's Ayushman...

Australia camel shooting, feral camels, Australian feral camels, Australia fire, Australia bushfire, Australia wildfire, New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia, feral animals, pest species, drought, heatwave, Sydney, Kangaroo Island, koalas, Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara lands,

Shooters Prepare to Kill 10,000 Camels in Water-Starved, Fire-Ravaged Australia

The Wire Staff 08/01/2020

Like the same time last year, Australia is in...