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Friday, March 13, 2026
TopicIndian Science

Topic: Indian Science

Raman Effect to Brahmanda—National Science Day is also about our civilisational wisdom

A renewed commitment to our civilisational principles on National Science Day would reaffirm our collective resolve to ensure that knowledge serves humanity in good faith.

Indian science was never apolitical, says Hyderabad panel on space and vaccine stories

India’s space and vaccine trajectories moved with political currents rather than above them, argued a panel at the History Literature Festival in Hyderabad on Sunday.

Uncovering secrets of the ghost particle: How India missed the neutrino bus & China took the lead

India’s ambitious underground neutrino observatory was supposed to be built in the Bodi Hills in Tamil Nadu's Western Ghats. Scientists involved call it a missed opportunity for India now.

Tutoring kids in Ghaziabad, to using NMR in vaccine research—Kshama Sharma is France’s ‘young talent’

Indian scientist was among 34 awardees of L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science honour. Her larger vision is to inspire young girls to break the glass ceiling in science.

India has ‘talent’ but not enough science funding, opportunities—Physics Nobel laureates in Bengaluru

Duncan Haldane & David Gross spoke at Quantum India summit on plugging brain drain, calling for higher investment and commitment by industries and govt towards tech and R&D.

SubscriberWrites: What is the language of science?—reflection from multilingual India

In multilingual India, the future of science must be polyphonic—bridging English precision with regional inclusion to democratise discovery and empower every curious mind.

Sanskrit didn’t always drive innovation in ancient India. There are two reasons

Sanskrit was seen as the language of divinity, thus the main current of Sanskrit knowledge tended to be conservative, resistant to new developments.

Charaka Samhita to Arthashastra, new NCERT Class 7 science book highlights India’s scientific heritage

New textbook, Curiosity, is among the latest set of books released by NCERT under NEP 2020 & new National Curriculum Framework.

As IISF debuts in Northeast, call for $1 tn investment to make India science-led manufacturing hub

The 4-day India International Science Festival, featuring expos, exhibitions & stalls exploring science & technology, specifically in Northeast, began at IIT Guwahati on Saturday.

Plants to physics, JC Bose showed the world India had its own way of doing science

JC Bose was decades ahead of his time. On his death anniversary, a look at how his work bridged physical and biological sciences and continues to shape research today.

On Camera

Prada learnt its lesson. Where are ‘humara culture’ Indians on Ralph Lauren’s jhumka?

The problem, dear Ralph Lauren, is not your use of the jhumka, but your dismissal of its history. The list of stolen items is too vast to fight, but we haven't given up on acknowledgement.

Floundering PM Internship Scheme used less than 1% of Rs 10,831 crore set aside for it in FY25-26

The Standing Committee on Finance tabled its report on Demands for Grants (2026-27) in the Lok Sabha Thursday.

India-Bangladesh relations on track—After military intel chief’s visit, envoy goes to Army War College

In a first during his tenure as High Commissioner to India, Riaz Hamidullah addressed JOCAP consisting of tri-forces officers, as New Delhi & Dhaka step up normalisation efforts.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.