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Smog Towers Have No Scientific Basis as a Policy Measure

Santosh Harish 06/08/2020

Smog towers and solutions like them are attractive to...

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A Flaw in the NIRF Rankings – and a Fix

Gangan Prathap 14/06/2020

The NIRF adds the input and output scores to...

Palomar Transient Factory, Zwicky Transient Facility, small telescopes, Vera Rubin Observatory, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Shrinivas Kulkarni, SpaceX Starlink, astronomical twilight, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, dark energy, Hubble constant, redshift, Doppler effect, charge-coupled devices, Type Ia supernovae, supernova, neutron stars, pulsars, millisecond pulsars, Alex Filippenko, Ooty radio telescope, Govind Swarup, IIT Delhi, Caltech Optical Observatory, Donald Backer,

Interview: Shrinivas Kulkarni, Finder of a Thousand Exploding Stars

Jatan Mehta 25/01/2020

An interview with the creator of the Palomar Transient...

Dahiya Doctrine, Gaza Strip, Israel, Palestine, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Tel Aviv University, Jamia Milia Islamia, Manipal University, IIT Delhi, Ashoka University, Jindal University, IIM Bangalore, IIT Bombay, Indian Institute of Science, IIT Gandhinagar, IIT Kanpur, IIT Madras, West Bank, Elbit, Pegasus, Israel Council for Higher Education, Gaza, An Najah University, Abu Dis, Nablus, Aqraba, Ariel University, Al Quds, Jordan, Lebanon, US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel,

Indian Institutes Working With Israeli Counterparts Also Help Oppress Palestine

Marcy Newman 18/01/2020

Why would Indian academic institutions partner with Israeli universities,...

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‘Deteriorating Situation’ in JNU Prompts Science Profs to Seek Refuge in IIT

Vasudevan Mukunth 13/01/2020

As some faculty members at JNU consider quitting because...

anti-CAA protests, Jamia Milia Islamia, IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Aligarh Muslim University, Indian Institute of Science, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Harish-Chandra Research Institute, NISER Bhubaneswar, IISER Pune, IISER Mohali, CCS Conduct Rules 1964, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Vijay Chauthaiwale, Bharatiya Janata Party, Citizenship Amendment Act, Amit Shah,

Scientists Who Signed Anti-CAA Letter Come Under Government Scanner

Vasudevan Mukunth 09/01/2020

BJP leader Vijay Chauthaiwale shared a document listing all...

Jawaharlal Nehru University, Ministry of Human Resource Development, JNUSU, JNU fee hike, public education, free education, right to education, human rights, Kendriya Vidyalaya, IIT Delhi, neoliberalism, market-driven education, capitalism, libertarian, engineering,

The Intrinsic Value of a Free Education

Jayant Murthy 09/12/2019

Free education is not a gift from a state...