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Ashok Lavasa. Source: YouTube

‘No Joint Statement on Climate Change with US on the Table for Paris’

Nitin Sethi 04/11/2015

Q&A with Ashok Lavasa, Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forests...

Indian Army soldiers and U.S. Army Alaska set up security around a simulated Black Hawk helicopter during a static loading rehearsal. Credit: dvids/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Listen: War and Peas – the Science Behind the Indian Army’s Diet

Padmaparna Ghosh and Samanth Subramanian 04/11/2015

The unique challenges of feeding an army, and how...

Women shopping in Pushkar. Credit: kkoshy/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

In Haryana, A Pioneering Incentive Fails Young Women

Saumya Tewari, INDIASPEND.ORG 02/11/2015

First, the good news. The number of married girls...

An electric eel. Credit: chrisbrenschmidt/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Electric Eels Sense with Electricity

Janaki Lenin 30/10/2015

The predator’s electric discharge forces them to give themselves...

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‘Good Scientists Solve Problems, but Great Scientists Know What’s Worth Solving’

Nithyanand Rao & Swetamber Das 29/10/2015

Abhay Ashtekar speaks about his inspirations, his encounters with...

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How Domestic Violence Affects India’s Child Mortality Rates Too

Seetha Menon 28/10/2015

There were 1.3 million deaths of children under five in...

President Pranab Mukherjee at Jawaharlal Nehru's memorial, 27 May 2015, New Delhi. Photo: PTI

Scientists Speak Up Against Spread of Communal Hatred in the Country

The Wire Staff 27/10/2015

"A highly polarised community is like a nuclear bomb...