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Delhi HC ban on ‘shadow libraries’ is pushing Indian researchers up against the paywall

Researchers say necessary journal articles usually locked behind expensive paywalls, ban gives unfair advantage to those studying abroad with access to institutional resources.

Optimists think alike, but pessimism hits everyone differently, find Japanese, Australian researchers

Researchers did functional magnetic resonance imaging to probe into brain activity in 87 participants as they thought of different future events marked as positive, neutral or negative.

UGC halts CARE reference list of journals for ‘greater academic freedom’. What it means for academia

Introduced in 2018, UGC-CARE list aimed to recognise only reputable journals for faculty selections, promotions, and research funding.

Researchers come up with new way to increase crop yields

The National Institute of Plant Genome Research has found a way to enhance nitrogen uptake and efficiency in plants.

Scientist couple’s research paper-style wedding card analyses their ‘stable covalent bond’

Indian agriculture researchers Alapati Nymisha & Prem Kumar B's wedding invite gives a sneak peek into their love story, how they met, fell in love & decided to get married—all through science.

Scientists find way to boost supercapacitors’ energy storage. It could change how we charge devices

This could help develop devices that substantially reduce charging times for everything, from laptops to electric vehicles.

Indian researchers paid $17mn to publish in open access journals in 2020

Researchers from IIM Ahmedabad, IMU Kolkata & Berhampur University behind study also emphasised need for development of national open access repository for Indian researchers.

‘Beehive imprints’, not 550 mn-yr-old fossil: Bhimbetka find proven false, scientists accept mistake

Rare Dickinsonia fossil actually decaying beehive imprints, finds research team from University of Florida that went to the rock shelters in Madhya Pradesh for follow-up study.

38% Americans think US is ‘losing ground’ on scientific advancements since Covid, finds study

Conducted by Pew Research Centre, the survey also found that only 14% US citizens thought the country was excelling in scientific achievements.

NEP has lofty goals to promote research culture. UGC undermining its basic tool—publishing

It's a fallacious argument that research in India is done only in standalone institutions and universities need only focus on teaching. Universities without research are as good as a dead duck.

On Camera

This is how Strait of Hormuz shock is forcing a global trade reset

The current Iran war has laid bare a fundamental reality: 20 per cent of global energy trade cannot afford to rely on a single artery, no matter how resilient and cost-effective.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.