C.P. Rajendran

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The Significance of the 1819 Allah Bund Earthquake, 200 Years on

C.P. Rajendran 05/06/2019

The Allah Bund is a monument to the power of...

sycophancy, CV Raman, Richard Feynman, RA Mashelkar, Satyendra Nath Bose, Meghnad Saha, Indian culture, nuclear family, P Balaram, authoritarianism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Homo hierarchicus, mediocrity barrier, Freeman Dyson, Indian educational system, Indian examination system,

The Scientist as Rebel in the Indian Cultural Milieu

C.P. Rajendran 16/05/2019

The dynastic blood relation as a prop for personal...

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Extreme Events in the Himalayan Region: Are We Prepared for the Big One?

C.P. Rajendran 05/05/2019

It is clear that massive efforts have to be...

Meghalaya mine tragedy, rat hole mining, coal seams, flash floods, coal mine, coal mining, Bay of Bengal, Shillong plateau, Dauki cliff, Shillong, Meghalaya, Meghalayan Age, potable water, water crisis, monsoons, Mawmluh cave, Cherrapunji, National Green Tribunal,

The Meghalayan Plateau Is a Geological Marvel Under Ecological Threat

C.P. Rajendran 14/04/2019

In December, 15 people were trapped in a rat...

Sarasvati river, Saraswati river, Ghaggar river, Hakra river, Ghaggar-Hakra palaeochannel, Harappans, Indus Valley Civilisation, Vedic Aryans, Early Indians, Tony Joseph, Indus-Yamuna interlfuve, perennial river, seasonal river, monsoons, Himalayan glaciers, Liviu Giosan, Peter Clift, Rann of Kutch,

Saraswati: The River That Never Was, Flowing Always in the People’s Hearts

C.P. Rajendran 26/02/2019

If the Centre wants to strengthen the people's faith,...

tsunami advance warning, earthquake advance warning, earthquake damages in Japan, 2011 Japan tsunami, 2018 Indonesia tsunami, Aceh, Anak Krakatau, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, earthquake advance warning, earthquake damages in japan, earthquake nucleation, GPS, India Meteorological Department, Indian Ocean 2004 earthquake and tsunami, Indonesia, Kalpakkam nuclear power plant, Krakatoa, Makran coastal range, Port Blair, Seismology, slip strike earthquake, Sumatra, tsunami, tsunami advance warning, volcano tsunami

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...

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What’s Ailing the Ganga?

C.P. Rajendran 24/10/2018

Let us not give up on cleaning the Ganga,...