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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
TopicHiggs boson

Topic: Higgs boson

‘Don’t call it god particle’—physicist Ashutosh Kotwal keeps science & spirituality separate

In ‘Beyond the Higgs Boson’, Manik Kotwal writes about her son and physicist Ashutosh Kotwal, whose work is crucial to the study of particle physics.

Working to keep science above politics amid Ukraine war, says CERN scientist Archana Sharma

CERN scientist says next major LHC upgrade scheduled after 2025 will be a big opportunity for Indian scientists, engineers and industries.

Why US Fermilab’s findings on ‘muons’ could change the laws of physics as we know them

Fermilab finds that tiny subatomic particle seems to disobey ‘Standard Model’ of physics, but another paper says findings are within theoretical calculations based on this model.

CERN scientist Archana Sharma says Indian girls need more female role models in STEM

CERN scientist Archana Sharma, who was part of the team that discovered Higgs Boson in 2012, tells ThePrint what brings her back to India every 6 weeks.

Get a glimpse of the Big Bang, explore LIGO as CERN brings travelling exhibit to India

For the first time, Geneva-based CERN is bringing its flagship travel science exhibition to India, which will be on show in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata and Delhi.

A bigger Hadron Collider can wait & the money put in other scientific endeavours

Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder advocates it might not be a bad idea to take time to rethink the next big step in science, while saving money that could go to other scientific endeavours. 

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Syringes, MRI to ventilators, West Asia war squeezing India’s medical supply chain—costs up 10 to 50%

Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.