Department of Science and Technology

Photograph of a chip constructed by D-Wave Systems Inc. designed to operate as a 128-qubit superconducting adiabatic quantum optimization processor, mounted in a sample holder. Caption and credit: D-Wave Systems, Inc./Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0

Govt. Promises Shot in the Arm for Quantum Tech Research in India

K.S. Jayaraman 20/05/2018

The announcement was made during a five-day international conference at...

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How Cut-Throat Competition Forces Scientists to Act Against the Collective

Vasudevan Mukunth 01/05/2018

The paucity of three types of resources in the...

People holding placards at a 'March for Science' protest in August 2017. Credit: PTI

After Second March for Science, Scientists Asked to Rethink Funds Demand

T.V. Padma 25/04/2018

Ashutosh Sharma, secretary to the Department of Science and...

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Economic Survey Strikes Right Notes on R&D, Research Spending

The Wire Staff 29/01/2018

Whether any of this means the government will finally...

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India’s R&D Spending Up But It’s Not All That Matters

Sunderarajan Padmanabhan 16/01/2018

The central government and public sector industries account for...

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Indian Flagship Programme to Retain Young Scientists Hits Rough Patch

T.V. Padma 11/01/2018

About 35% of the initial batches of INSPIRE faculty...

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Science Journals Might Be ‘More International’ but Not Their Editorial Boards

Sarah Iqbal 26/12/2017

A strong 'gatekeeper bias' could trap researchers from countries...