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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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Infinite in All Directions: A Science Workshop and Why Vyomanaut Is Not Cool

Vasudevan Mukunth 23/08/2018

'Vyomanaut' and 'Gagannaut' are both unacceptable monickers for the...

Alladi Ramakrishnan (left) and his wife with Abdus Salam. Credit: Alladi Krishnaswami

With Our Shared Histories, Why Isn’t Indo-Pak Science Diplomacy on the Table?

Aswin Sekhar 19/10/2017

It is time India and Pakistan take steps to...

A 99.99% pure bismuth crystal. The metal has been found to become a superconductor at a higher temperature than thought. Credit: maticulous/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Indian Finding Poses New Challenge to Nobel-Winning Theory About Superconductors

Vasudevan Mukunth 02/12/2016

New experiment at TIFR in Mumbai disproves a prediction...

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...