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The faculty hall at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. Credit: mapbox/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

One Year On, the PM’s Research Fellowship Is off to a Sputtering Start

Kshiti Mishra and Krishna Anujan 08/07/2018

In its first year, the PMRF honoured only 135...

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So You Think You Can Make Sense of University Rankings?

Pushkar 11/05/2018

Though they have their uses, university rankings can cause...

The IIt-M team with their trainer surgical robot. Credit: India Science Wire

IIT Team Developing Affordable Trainer Robot for Medical Colleges

Dinesh C. Sharma 03/07/2017

The researchers estimate their robot will cost Rs 60-70...

Researchers modelled a somewhat similarly shaped active particle using a computer to understand its mechanical properties better. Credit: Zappys Technology Solutions/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Scientists in Chennai Uncover Insights Into Tiny, Self-Propelling ‘Active Particles’

Ronak Gupta 13/02/2017

The active particle design can be used to model...

Inside IIT Madras, Chennai. Credit: IIT Madras

Why Academic Startups in India Have it Trickier Than Most

Raghavi Rao Kodati 30/05/2016

The current startup incubation ecosystem is biased toward IT...