Chandrayaan-3 ignites space debate in Pakistan but it’s BSc Generals who are calling the shots
Pakistan was ahead of India in the space race when it launched a sounding rocket in 1962. Read Navneet Oberoi’s report.
Has a PhD from IIT lost its sheen? IIT-B professor’s paper says doctoral applications have nosedived
Professor D. Manjunath’s paper, yet to be peer reviewed, cites rise in number of students going abroad, lure of PSU jobs & ‘declining quality’ of Master’s courses as possible reasons, reports Soniya Agrawal.
Ritasha Sobti, who overcame cerebral palsy to crack civil services exams, now awaits UPSC’s decision
Awaiting UPSC’s decision on status of her medical condition, she has already cleared civil services prelims 2023 & bank probationary officer exam. She also has job offer from FCI, reports Chitleen K Sethi.
Congress has a trump card for 2024 but Rahul Gandhi must resolve his Hamletian dilemma first
There was a time when Congress insiders would say, ‘If not Rahul, then who?’ This perception has been changing since Kharge took over the party’s reins, writes D K Singh.
How a poisoner’s handbook helped Vladimir Putin rise to absolute power
Throughout Putin’s political career, dozens of powerful rivals have died—in circumstances far too opaque for Russian authorities to even trouble themselves with the pretence of an investigation, writes Praveen Swami.
Charge anxiety discourages EV buyers. Now a Bengaluru startup has found the fix
Bengaluru-based start up Exponent Energy is improving the economics of electric vehicles by saving vehicle owners’ time with rapid charging, writes Kushan Mitra.
One nation, one election is BJP’s ‘brahmastra’. It wants state contests to be ‘Modi versus who’, too
However you describe India, exercising the power Modi govt is used to would be challenging if, by end of 2024, there are 18 or more states BJP doesn’t rule, writes Shekhar Gupta in this week’s ‘National Interest’.