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Sunday, April 26, 2026
TopicIndian scientists

Topic: Indian scientists

Birbal Sahni built the paleobotany field in India. Nehru supported him

Birbal Sahni mainly studied fossilised plants from the Indian subcontinent, and helped build evidence for one of the biggest scientific theories of all time — the Continental Drift Theory.

‘People’s scientist’ & champion of Western Ghats Madhav Gadgil passes away aged 83

Indian ecologist and writer Madhav Gadgil, who was known for his work on the ecological significance of the Western Ghats, passed away late at night on 7 January.

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar’s stellar limit was called absurd. It got him 1983 Physics Nobel

No direct observations of any star exceed the Chandrasekhar limit. The theoretical physicist's calculations have helped so far to understand supernovas, neutron stars, and black holes.

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.

47 yrs ago, this Indian-origin physicist asked Feynman a question. He hasn’t looked back since

In an interview with ThePrint, physicist Yogendra Narain Srivastava discusses his radical new theory of black holes and a potential cancer breakthrough born from personal loss.

From ‘father of the Agni Missile’ to INSA’s 1st woman physicist fellow, scientists India lost in 2024

Chemist who created India's first oral contraceptive, 'Saheli', & cardiac surgeon who developed the 1st indigenous mechanical heart valves were also among notable deaths this year.

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.

How experiments at Karnataka’s Kolar Gold Fields are last remaining piece of India’s neutrino legacy

The first groundbreaking finding was in 1965, with the world’s first atmospheric neutrino detection. Since the labs began closing in 1993, efforts to advance research have failed.

Let there be no doubt that scientist Rohini Godbole left us unwillingly

If Rohini Godbole had a better collaborative environment, no doubt her name would have been in the mix for the JJ Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics.

We need to look at how useful the science we do is to our surroundings—IISc ex-director P Balaram

Professor Balaram says India has done noticeable work in indigenising tech & bringing down costs, but scientists need to focus on the real-world applications of their research.

On Camera

Euphoria season 3 is an empty spectacle. Fans are upset, they want it cancelled

Euphoria's characters, who once carried moral ambiguity and emotional density, now feel like flat archetypes of the people they once were.

Strategic petroleum reserves: Why India needs bigger oil buffers & how others compare | Cut The Clutter

This is the transcript of Ep 1830 of Cut the Clutter, where Shekhar Gupta explains why strategic petroleum reserves are a national necessity & how India compares with China, US & Japan.

DRDO unveils amphibious battle platforms with crewless turrets, anti-tank missile capability

Tracked and wheeled variants, built in collaboration with Tata Advanced Systems and Bharat Forge, carry 30mm turrets, cross water using hydro jets, and are 65% indigenous.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.