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France’s Misguided Proposal to Stub out On-Screen Smoking Hits Close to Home

Paul Gasnier 05/12/2017

The on-screen smoking controversy in France echoes a similar...

Day 2 of the second test match between India and Sri Lanka in New Delhi witnessed the visiting team struggle to cope with the city's baleful air. Credit: PTI

Kohli’s Declaration a Sign of How Much Indian Cricket Ignores Medical Opinions

Priyansh 04/12/2017

India chose to risk – as it is entitled...

Genbaku Dome, the peace memorial in Hiroshima for the people killed in the atomic bombing of the city on August 6, 1945. Credit: neil137/pixabay

‘When Do We Become Scared?’

Vasudevan Mukunth 03/12/2017

The stories of two physicists, and how they regarded...

Anoo_Soumya Swaminathan

If We Can Build Mangalyaan, Why Can’t We Do More in Health Sciences: New WHO Deputy Director General

Anoo Bhuyan 30/11/2017

Taking charge as WHO's deputy director general in December,...

The Sutlej river in Shimla, 2014. Credit: darshansphotos/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Study Says Sutlej Had Bigger Role to Play in Indus Civilisation Than Thought

Vasudevan Mukunth 28/11/2017

A new investigation has found that two Harappan sites...

Indu Siva Ranjani. Credit: The Life of Science

Finding the Right Materials for Buildings of the Future

Nandita Jayaraj 19/11/2017

A civil engineer at IIT Guwahati talks about her...

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To Clean Delhi’s Air, NTPC’s Badarpur Plant Must Be Shut Down

Kapil Subramanian 18/11/2017

The NCR must seize the possibilities of reclaiming Badarpur...