Month: September 2022

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Government Discontinues Hundreds of Awards for Scientists and Researchers

The Wire Staff 27/09/2022

Home secretary Ajay Bhalla said that awards of “very...

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Book Excerpt: How the Bitra Floating Reserve Was Born

Rucha Karkarey and Mayuresh Gangal 27/09/2022

An excerpt from 'At the Feet of Living Things:...

A policewoman wears a mask to protect herself from air pollution at a junction during restrictions on private vehicles based on registration plates on a smoggy morning in New Delhi

What India’s Women Need To Fight the Gendered Threat of Air Pollution

Saumya Kalia 27/09/2022

The answer is as obvious as its implementation has...

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NASA DART Spacecraft Hits Target Asteroid in Test of Planetary Defense System

Steve Gorman 27/09/2022

The finale to the spaceflight was humankind's first attempt...

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NavIC: India’s Push for Homegrown Navigation System Jolts Smartphone Giants

Munsif Vengattil and Aditya Kalra 26/09/2022

ISRO has said systems like GPS and Russia's GLONASS...

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Opinion: Should Scientific Journals Take a Political Stand?

Gautam I. Menon 26/09/2022

Put another way, where should scientific journals intervene in...

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Sharing Contraceptive Responsibility Like a Man

Alok Vajpeyi 26/09/2022

In India, female sterilisation has remained the mainstay of...