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Scientists Say New GST Rates Will Cut Into Their Funding, Impact Research

Joel P. Joseph 01/08/2022

While scientists agree with the move to normalise taxes...

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Does the Way India Evaluates Its Research Doing Its Job?

Suchiradipta Bhattacharjee and Moumita Koley 08/07/2022

The way we evaluate the quality of our research...

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In Recruitment Notice, DST Highlights Bigamy as Clause for Disqualification

The Wire Staff 30/11/2020

Though the clause applies to all government offices, it...

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Understanding the Science Policy Ecosystem in India

B. Chagun Basha 10/11/2019

The task of scientific policy making in India goes...

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Citing DST Budget Limit, INSA Cuts Facilities for Young Scientist Awardees

Amrit B.L.S. 10/09/2018

The INSA council has decided to dispense with the...

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When a Polluted River Floods, the Groundwater Becomes Polluted Too

Bhavya Khullar 03/11/2017

“Sewage must have washed off with flood water, which...

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Genetic Isolation in Casteist India Could Render Some People More Vulnerable to Disease

Dinesh C. Sharma 19/07/2017

There is reduced genetic variation among the people of...