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TopicK. VijayRaghavan

Topic: K. VijayRaghavan

LS Shashidhara, brilliant geneticist and NCBS director, puts science next to social welfare

Shashidhara wants to focus on applied and translational research in collaboration with multiple institutes to ensure a tangible outcome of immediate utility.

Eminent geneticist, neurobiologist K. VijayRaghavan to helm Ashoka University’s research wing

An alumnus of IIT-Kanpur, VijayRaghavan was awarded the Padma Shri in 2013 and the inaugural Infosys Prize in Life Sciences in 2009.

How new IIT Madras centre will map human brains — one thin slice at a time

While MRI scans allow scientists to peek into a living brain, at the cellular level there is still a lot left to learn. This is where the new IIT-M centre will work.

Quad cooperation on science & tech ‘should be committed to human-centred values’, say experts

At Global Technology Summit 2021, organised by MEA & Carnegie India, panelists from India, Australia, US & Japan discuss the subject ‘Beyond Borders: Science & Technology Cooperation’.

Principal scientific advisor launches MANAS mobile app to promote mental health, wellbeing

MANAS, which stands for Mental Health and Normalcy Augmentation System, is a comprehensive, scalable, and national digital wellbeing platform, K VijayRaghavan's office said.

Govt sets up science and tech core team to coordinate efforts against coronavirus

K. VijayRaghavan, Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government, calls for scientific community in India to 'proactively work together' to develop solutions.

Govt’s science adviser VijayRaghavan has a New Year message for ‘stewards of the planet’

K. VijayRaghavan, Principal Scientific Adviser to Govt of India, talks about the issues his office tried to address in 2019, and the paths taken.

Big data not new, but must be converted to knowledge: Govt’s science adviser VijayRaghavan

VijayRaghavan said knowledge is power, but it will not always be available to everyone. He stressed on the need for democratisation of data and learning.

On Camera

Kolkata’s silencing of Javed Akhtar exposes India’s secular vacuum

Even those parties that wear the label of secular and progressive often bow to the pressures of fundamentalist groups within the Muslim community.

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

Dassault Aviation takes majority control of joint venture with Anil Ambani’s Reliance

Following the transaction which is expected to be completed by November, Dassault Reliance Aerospace Ltd will become an associate company, with Reliance retaining a 49% stake.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.