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This Gaganyaan astronaut-designate’s MTech thesis could be a big deal for world’s space travel goals

Indian Air Force group captain Prasanth Nair's research on Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerators in his M.Tech may provide a solution to one the biggest challenges of space travel.

In last 3 decades, Ganga dried up at highest rate in 1,000 yrs. ‘It’s not just climate change’

Through streamflow reconstructions for 1,300 yrs using instrumental data & hydrological modelling, IIT Gandhinagar study shows Ganga 'drying from 1991-2020 is unmatched in past millennium'.

Academics write to Modi opposing Israel’s exclusion from intl olympiad—‘undermines India as neutral host’

Decision to exclude country from IOAA taken by board comprising representatives from all countries. Its current president is Aniket Sule of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research.

‘No senior IAS wants to be science secy’—Union minister says bureaucracy holding back innovation in India

Speaking at the launch of a Niti Aayog report, Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh says 'many state governments in India are not taking innovation very seriously…'.

Science is leaving behind women, non-English speakers. We must level the field

Scientific productivity is often measured by the researcher’s number of publications in English. But this metric overlooks the challenges faced by many researchers around the world.

A brand-new energy source—it uses salinity difference between river & seawater

Osmotic energy, created by the difference in salinity between river water and seawater, is emerging as a promising source of renewable electricity. Unlike wind...

AI is introducing new risks in biotechnology. It can undermine trust in science

The very tools that accelerate discovery can also introduce new risks of accidental release or deliberate misuse of biological agents, technologies and knowledge.

Gravitational waves proved Einstein right 10 yrs ago. Now, black holes are taking us further

Future gravitational wave observations will allow us to test more exotic scientific theories, and maybe even probe the missing components of the universe—dark matter and dark energy.

‘Blood Moon’ Sunday! Total lunar eclipse set to paint the moon red. How rare is the phenomenon

India will witness the five-hour lunar eclipse and Astronomical Society has released a list of public viewings. It can be seen from the naked eye, unlike a solar eclipse.

Gaganyaan astronauts are ageing with each year of delay. They’ll be middle-aged trailblazers

New Delhi: By the time Gaganyaan finally lifts off in 2027, India’s very first team of astronauts will be middle-aged trailblazers. The oldest Indian astronaut-designate Group Captain Prasanth Nair will...

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Hasina’s was a trial in absentia, but not a trial without justice

The Sheikh Hasina trial represents an inflection point in the struggle to place citizens above rulers and prevent the next massacre.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Can’t stay behind tech curve anymore, must catch up—Vice Chief of Navy Staff ahead of Swavlamban 2025

New Delhi: Noting that India cannot afford to stay behind the technology curve when it comes to war-fighting, Vice Chief of the Naval Staff...

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.