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Chandrima Shaha, first woman set to head science academy, was also a cricketer, commentator

Chandrima Shaha, the president-elect of the Indian National Science Academy, says she will take initiatives to combat pseudoscience.

Food supply under threat, UN climate agency urges world to go vegan

According to the IPCC, the world may not have a lot of time to prevent food from running out.

This link between kumkum & solar cells could be the next big science breakthrough

IIT-Hyderabad researchers say dye used to convert turmeric to traditional vermillion kumkum could make solar cell manufacture cleaner, greener, cheaper.

Taj Mahal is losing its sheen & colour because of DNA-sized carbon particles

As an immediate measure, scientists suggest that massive tree plantation nearby with frequent surface monitoring could help add to Taj Mahal's lifespan.

Croissant-shaped Earthlings to greet the next astronaut who sets foot on moon 

Tardigrades, water-dwelling micro-animals, are present everywhere life has been on Earth — from the deepest seas to the tallest mountains.

Chandrayaan-2 is ready to shoot free of Earth for final lap to Moon

Chandrayaan-2, which took off on 22 July, is currently in orbit around the Earth, and has completed five orbit-raising manoeuvres. 

In Pictures: ISRO releases images of Earth taken by Chandrayaan 2

The pictures were captured by L 14 camera on board Chandrayaan II, showing the earth in different hues.

Schoolkids, want to sit with PM Modi and watch Chandrayaan-2 land on moon? Take ISRO quiz

Winners of the quiz will get to watch live Chandrayaan-2 land on the moon from ISRO’s Bengaluru headquarters on 7 September with PM Modi & scientists.

This Indian scientist is working on motor proteins to help the world understand obesity

TIFR Mumbai scientist Roop Mallik’s research is centred on motor proteins, and helps understand how fat deposits & bacterium work inside cells.

New 3D map shows Milky Way isn’t shaped like pancake but a warped wave

The new map, created by the University of Warsaw, was created by mapping over 2,400 cepheids that are scattered throughout the galaxy.

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You can’t ‘wish away’ China, India must balance economic & security considerations, says Sanjeev Sanyal

Sanyal, an economist & member of the Economic Advisory Council to PM, also suggests that if India is to import parts from China, why not allow Chinese companies to manufacture in India.

Compete, coexist, confront & contest: Army chief General Dwivedi says on dealing with China

Referring to current situation, General Upendra Dwivedi says it is stable but not normal; instead, sensitive. He adds the diplomatic side can only come up with certain options.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?