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Friday, November 8, 2024
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Topic: Nobel Prize

French author Annie Ernaux awarded 2022 Nobel Prize in literature

Ernaux, 82, won the prize 'for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory', the award-giving body said.

Carolyn Bertozzi, Morten Meldal & Barry Sharpless win Nobel prize in chemistry

The three scientists were awarded for discovering reactions that let molecular building blocks snap together to efficiently create new desired compounds.

2022 Physics Nobel winners worked on quantum entanglement, field that ‘spooked’ Einstein

The trio conducted experiments in quantum entanglement, with the award-giving body stating they have enabled fundamental research and potentially cleared the way for new technology.

Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to scientists Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser & Anton Zeilinger

Scientists have been awarded for their "experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell inequalities and pioneering quantum information science" said the award-giving body.

Swedish geneticist Svante Paabo, explorer of ancient DNA, wins Nobel Prize in Medicine

Paabo is credited with transforming study of human origins. His key achievements include sequencing an entire Neanderthal genome to reveal link between extinct people & modern humans.

Nobel Peace laureates open Indian journalists’ eyes, and a ‘national honour’ for Babasaheb

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Why climate modellers deserved the physics Nobel – they’ve been proved right again and again

This year’s Nobel prize in physics has been split between Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi. Two of them are climate modellers.

Journalists Maria Ressa, Dmitry Muratov win 2021 Nobel Peace Prize

Philipino journalist Maria Ressa and Russian scribe Dmitry Muratov were given the prestigious award for 'their fight for freedom of expression'.

Tanzanian writer Abdulrazak Gurnah wins 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature

The Swedish Academy said the award is in recognition of his 'uncompromising and compassionate' penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf.

Benjamin List, David MacMillan win 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

The two scientists were cited for their work in developing a new way for building molecules, known as asymmetric organocatalysis, the prestigious Nobel Committee said.

On Camera

Trump-proofing Europe is a real project. And India can benefit in this

Poland PM Donald Tusk highlighted that the ‘Trump pill’ will serve as a much-needed wake-up call for Europe to make painful but necessary structural changes.

How to Trump-proof India’s trade policy: ‘Give US tariff concessions, block Chinese dumping’

Donald Trump has been vocal about India’s high import tariffs and has threatened retaliation. Simultaneously, his tough stand on China could see Chinese goods flood India.

China unveils J-35A stealth fighter, with striking resemblance to US F-35. Here’s how they compare

The Chinese aircraft has uncanny similarities to the American F-35 jet. There are claims that China copied the design. Cyber theft of F-35 design data was reported in 2009.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.