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Latest tool in fight against malaria: Dogs that can sniff out malaria from our socks

Sandhya Ramesh -
A two-year study has shown dogs can be trained to identify socks worn by a malaria patient with a 70% accuracy

Stephen Hawking’s final theory on black holes has been published, and you can read it for free

Johnny Wood -
The new research explains how at least some information could be preserved once a black hole disappears

IISc probe of professor brings #MeToo lens on India’s ‘secretive’ science community

Sandhya Ramesh -
IISc is probing a celebrated scientist over a complaint of sexual harassment. But it may not be an isolated incident in science community.

IIT-Mandi scientists take a leaf from plants to make materials that capture water from fog

Sandhya Ramesh -
The innovation from IIT-Mandi can help tackle the world’s impending water crisis, which already has several areas in its throes.

Geography & coastal settlements make tsunamis more dangerous in Indonesia

Anja Scheffers -
Indonesia covers many complex tectonic environments. Many details of these are still poorly understood.

Why the physics community has lost interest in breakthrough discovery

Sandhya Ramesh -
There’s deep scepticism about an IISc duo’s claims of achieving superconductivity at room temperature owing to their silence on the study.

BBC story on ISRO top engineer focuses more on her cooking than her scientific work

Sandhya Ramesh -
Contrasting women’s professional achievements with their roles in the kitchen reinforces the caretaker stereotype.

Shekhar Gupta, science vs technology isn’t like Communism vs RSS

Vijay Chauthaiwale -
Creating artificial conflicts between science and technology is certainly not conducive to the advancement of either.

Scientists create quantum switch that can jumble sequence of events

Sandhya Ramesh -
ScientiFix, a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to the best sources to read them.

An atom bomb, a GSLV going up, is no science at all. Science is being done in small labs: Bharat Ratna Prof CNR Rao

ThePrint Team -
Govts say they’ve given so much money for science. Actually it’s for big projects, space and atomic and not science. IT has also sucked out talent from science.
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Influencer is a real job. They are shaking up the internet

Triya Gulati -
The reach and impact of influencers are so significant that even politicians such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi have recognised their value—the National Creators Award is proof.

We failed the UP board topper. She should be celebrated, not bullied for her facial hair

Pakistan finance minister should learn from Manmohan Singh and engineer an economic revival

Economy

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

+TFP TCA Sharad Raghavan -
Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

Defence

India, Oman hold 5th annual high-level meeting to boost maritime security

ThePrint Team -
Both the governments expressed their commitment to strengthening their maritime cooperation to strengthen the maritime safety and security framework in the region.

National Interest

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

Shekhar Gupta -
While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.

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