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Senior ISRO Scientist Criticises Sivan’s Approach After Moon Mission Setback

The Wire Staff 22/09/2019

In a Facebook post, Tapan Misra called attention to...

Keezhadi, Madurai, Sangam era, Sangam literature, Tamil literature, Dravidian languages, Tamil, Tamil language, Indus Valley civlisation, Vasant Shinde, Niraj Rai, archaeogenomics, Archaeological Survey of India, Sivaganga, Madurai, Su Venkatesan, Iron Age, Bharatiya Janata Party, Vedic people, Harappan people, cultural invasion,

In ‘Rebuttal’ to ASI, Tamil Nadu Dig Claims Proof Sangam Era Older Than Thought

Kavitha Muralidharan 20/09/2019

Pending further verification, the Keezhadi excavation presents yet another...

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Data, Not a Press Meet, Is a More Reliable Informant of South Asian Ancestry

Navneet A. Vasistha and Anirban Mukhopadhyay 18/09/2019

It was telling how many outlets were happy to...

cloud seeding, climate geoengineering, weather modification, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Varshadhare, India Meteorological Department, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, CAIPEEX, hygroscopic seeding, glaciogenic seeding, potassium chloride, calcium chloride,

Karnataka’s Cloud-Seeding Plan Needs More Science, Less Politics

Mohit M. Rao 18/09/2019

Thanks to Karnataka and Maharashtra, India currently has the...

About a fifth of all tourists in the world are visiting mountains.

The Himalaya Are Becoming Giant Cash Cows

Narendra Patil 17/09/2019

On August 21, the Government of India opened 137...

climate change, Paris Agreement, Arctic sea, Svalbard, Norway, Airctic circle, tundra, permafrost, carbon dioxide, methane, global heating, climate crisis, Sir Robert Swan, Antarctic Environment Protocol, North Pole,

A Trip to the Top of the World, Where the Climate Crisis Is All Too Clear

Sukriti Kapur 16/09/2019

Warmer temperatures and plastic waste lying about reminded an...

scientific social responsibility, Department of Science and Technology, Gautam Bhatia, RTI Act, knowledge workers, Hany Babu, Noam Chomsky, dissent, student protest, Chandrayaan 2, CSR,

Why the Draft Scientific Social Responsibility Policy Seems Set to Be an Eyewash

Malhar 15/09/2019

The problem is that when knowledge workers undertake their...