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150+ Scientists Appeal to the People to ‘Vote Wisely’ in 2019 Elections

The Wire Staff 04/04/2019

In the last two or three years, scientists have...

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TIFR Salary Delay Is Tip of the Iceberg of Bigger Crunch at Autonomous Bodies

R. Ramachandran 08/03/2019

While the real funds crunch at TIFR has not...

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Size Matters: For Disruptive Science, Make Research Teams Smaller, Not Bigger

The Wire Staff 14/02/2019

A new study says that small teams are more...

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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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CSIR Lab? Work on Applied Research or Make do With Small Share of Funds

Madhusudhan Raman 28/01/2019

It's difficult to come away from the numbers believing...

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Biomedical Papers Are More Transparent and Reproducible Today Than Before

Lakshmi Supriya 27/11/2018

Many efforts are being made to improve scientific research's...

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Why You Shouldn’t Measure Scientific Progress With Award-Winning Discoveries

Madhusudhan Raman 25/11/2018

The notion that science is invested in by the...