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Research on coral reefs published by scientists at the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has been found to have plagiarised content, some of it wrong and misleading.

Idea Plagiarism and Ethics in Competitive Research

Praveen Chaddha 30/08/2018

Idea plagiarism can result in an undeserving person being...

It is incorrect to call them 'predatory' journals because the term predatory suggests that there is a predator and a victim. Credit: nile/pixabay

‘Predatory’ Is a Misnomer in the Unholy Nexus Between Journals and Plagiarism

Rashmi Raniwala and Sudhir Raniwala 10/08/2018

In academia, the crime of plagiarism used to be...

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Why Institutions of Eminence Should Be Set up at the State-Level

Dheeraj Sanghi 01/08/2018

If 20 states declare five private universities each as...

Mukesh Ambani at a Reliance Jio event. Credit: PTI/Files

After UGC, Expert Committee Also Disappoints in Selecting Institutions of Eminence

Pushkar 24/07/2018

The government's Empowered Experts Committee has not displayed good...

IIT Bombay. Credit: iitb.ac.in

Forget Jio – Why the Institutions of Eminence Should All Be IITs

Pushkar 10/07/2018

Jio Institute has attracted unnecessary controversy. When the government...

Prakash Javadekar. Credit: PTI

Govt’s Search for Middle Ground in College Teacher Promotions Could Backfire

Pushkar 09/07/2018

Either way, the approximately uniform API for both college...

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The Shift to Aadhaar-Linked Funds Transfer is Hurting Young Scientists

Virat Markandeya 21/06/2018

Aadhaar-linked direct benefit transfer of scholarships to CSIR and...