K VijayRaghavan

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With All Eyes on Science, Social Science Scholars Flounder With Even Less Money

Thomas Manuel and Srividya Tadepalli 12/02/2019

In the PhD scholars' stipend hike protests rocking the...

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Let’s Discuss the ‘Reward for Publication’ Idea Instead of Trashing It so Fast

Sudhakar Srivastava 07/02/2019

Like any policy, there are bound to be shortcomings...

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With Scholars Set to Restart Protests, a Peek Inside the Research Funds Gridlock

Vasudevan Mukunth 02/02/2019

Their demands reveal a picture of people trying to...

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The Indian Science Congress Is Too Big to Succeed

Ramanujam Nadathur 08/01/2019

Cramming everything into a four-day event isn’t going to...

A poster outside Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, advertising the Indian Science Congress. Source: YouTube

Pseudoscience at the Science Congress Won’t Stop Unless All Scientists Speak Up

K. VijayRaghavan 06/01/2019

When lay people, including politicians, make erroneous statements, the...

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Should GM Crops Feature in the ‘Evergreen Revolution’ India Dearly Needs?

K. VijayRaghavan and M.S. Swaminathan 19/12/2018

K. VijayRaghavan, principal scientific adviser to the Government of...

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What Does the ‘Statue of Unity’ Have That Scientists and Research Don’t?

Debajyoti Sengupta and Dibya Sankar Das 06/12/2018

In the statue’s aftermath, two students of science hope...