Year: 2020

Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, Amrita Vishwa Veedyapeetham, first author, first authorship, scientific journals, scientific publishing, anti-Bourdon tube, pressure gauge, guest authors, scientific ethics, ethical conduct, Library of Babel, bad science,

How Did Mata Amritanandamayi Devi Become the First Author of a Scientific Paper?

C.P. Rajendran 24/01/2020

Recently, a curious scientific paper published in April 2017...

Human Spaceflight and Exploration

ISRO Chief Says Gaganyaan Will Pave Way for Continuous Human Presence in Space

ISRO will undertake two unmanned missions in December 2020...

Jawaharlal Nehru, Community Development Scheme, scientific temper, appropriate technology, Indira Gandhi, ISRO, Department of Atomic Energy, frugal engineering, National Physical Laboratory, technology politics, Amita Baviskar, Indian Institutes of Technology, brain drain, technological development, industrialisation, rural mobilisation, basic machinery, foreign trade, tractors, synthetic fertilizers, Digital India, Smart Cities, bullet train, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Make in India, LPG scheme, Aadhaar, Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019, National Population Registry, National Register of Citizens, authoritarian technics,

How Nehru’s Politics Hobbled Modern India’s Use of Technology for Development

Shankar Sunil Nair 24/01/2020

'Midnight Machines' by Arun Mohan Sukumar effectively demonstrates that...

Chandrayaan-2

Your Guide to the Most Anticipated Space Launches of 2020

Jatan Mehta 24/01/2020

ISRO is gearing up for the first test flight...

carbon tax, progressive carbon tax, regressive carbon tax, Gilets Jaunes, neoliberalism, Right to Energy, renewable energy, air pollution, energy efficiency, Economic Survey 2018, clean environment cess, Paris Agreement, climate change, petrol tax, crude oil, diesel tax, employment generation, John Bellamy Foster,

The Tricky Task of Tallying Carbon

Adam Levy, Knowable Magazine 24/01/2020

To slow or stop global warming, the world agrees...

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India Suffers Biggest Locust Attack in 25 Years, Not Fully Controlled Yet

Shruti Jain 23/01/2020

Estimates say crops were affected in more than 3.5...

A child wears mask to prevent an outbreak of a new coronavirus at the Hong Kong West Kowloon High Speed Train Station, in Hong Kong

China Closes off Wuhan, Pandemic Fears Grow Over New Coronavirus

The World Health Organisation has delayed a decision on...