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A growing list of scientists is questioning neo-Darwinism

Denis Noble, a fellow of The Royal Society, disagrees with the view of neo-Darwinism that all biological causation stems from the gene.

Water from desert air? Nobel laureate Omar Yaghi can do it without electricity

Large-scale units, about the size of a 20ft shipping container, to harvest water from the air in arid regions are in development. They can generate up to 1000 litres of water a day.

Genetics, biotechnology, robotics—India’s MoU with Iranian universities are in limbo

A senior professor from Jamia Millia Islamia University told ThePrint that the tenure of most of the university’s partnerships was either over or was on the verge of expiry.

Big private players showing interest in India’s nuclear sector: Jitendra Singh on SHANTI Act

One of the most significant introductions in the SHANTI Act was allowing private players to enter the operations side of the nuclear power sector, which has always been tightly guarded by the government

Paperwork and red-tape are killing India’s scientific research. IISc offers a viable model

When flexibility is denied, grants cease to be instruments of discovery and instead become compliance exercises.

How reels and posts helped researchers document India’s rare sharks and rays

One of the authors of the study said they identified two rare species of shark, which were last seen in 2014, by scanning social media posts.

Nobel Prize was designed for a scientific world that no longer exists

Nobel Day is an opportunity to celebrate excellence. But it rewards the science that fits a comfortable narrative and ignores the science that actually protects society.

How Jupiter saved the Earth from being sucked into the Sun & seahorses show how male pregnancies work

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Why the Nobel Prize continues to elude India

A nation that boasts of the world’s fourth-largest economy has been unable to bag a single Nobel Prize for nearly a decade, and has remained dry of any in sciences since independence.

Indian scientists, entrepreneurs are trying to understand chronic pain. Finally

India is largest producer of morphine. We still don't see chronic pain as public health issue.

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Syringes, MRI to ventilators, West Asia war squeezing India’s medical supply chain—costs up 10 to 50%

Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.