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Gender in Physics working group of the Indian Physics Association. Credit: ICTS-TIFR

A Step Forward to Address the Gender Gap in Indian Science

Nithyanand Rao 23/03/2018

Taking inspiration from international groups, female physicists in India...

A simple reclassification can multiply the development potential of land, such as is visible along Mumbai's shoreline. Credit: sarangib/pixabay

Circumventing the CRZ: Unlocking Mumbai’s Coastal Real Estate

Shweta Wagh and Hussain Indorewala 20/03/2018

Every amendment made to the CRZ without public debate...

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Watch: Stephen Hawking, the Cosmic Bard, Traveller and Poet

The Wire Staff 14/03/2018

Stephen Hawking (1941-2018) was one of the most popular...

Dr. Rani Bang; with a patient in Gadchiroli. Credit: Abhijeet Safai/Wikimedia Commons and Rachita Vora

Interview: Rani Bang on Healthcare for Impoverished Women in Rural India

Sangeeta Menon, India Development Review 13/03/2018

Dr Rani Bang discusses problems faced in rural reproductive...

By repeatedly exercising doubt, we can reinforce doubt's place in the fight against the hegemonic majoritarianism of modern India. Every “Wait a sec…” and “I don’t get it…” is pushback. Credit: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

The Narendra Modi Government’s Pursuit of Scriptural Authority Is a War Against Doubt

Vasudevan Mukunth 12/03/2018

Wherever there has been room for doubt about interpreting...

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Why Suicide Rates Among Pregnant Women in Nepal Are on the Rise

Bibha Simkhada and Edwin van Teijlingen 10/03/2018

Pregnant women and new mothers who feel powerless are...

A scene from the documentary film 'Unrest' (2017). Source: YouTube

A Film on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome That Tells a Story We Don’t Normally Hear

Amba Salelkar 08/03/2018

Beyond the candy fluff of ‘Women’s Day’, Unrest raises...