Topic: scientists
Indian scientists find Covid gene in wastewater — a breakthrough in tracking virus outbreak
The study conducted on Ahmedabad's wastewater paves the way for using wastewater-based epidemiology for real-time surveillance of Covid-19 in India.
4 important advances made this week to understand, cure and contain Covid-19
From a positive trial for an antiviral drug to new clues to how the virus spread from China, scientists across the world are working to contain & cure Covid-19.
What scientists know (so far) about how Covid-19 spreads
There is evidence that pre-symptomatic people or those with mild symptoms are driving much of the spread of the virus, but there is still a lot we don’t know.
How to read news like a scientist during coronavirus information overload
The content from a research paper on coronavirus to a newspaper headline is almost like a game of ‘Chinese whispers’. Here’s how to read news better.
Over 11,000 scientists from 153 countries declare global climate emergency
The declaration is based on an analysis of data on energy use, surface temperature, population growth, land clearing, deforestation, carbon emissions etc.
Americans are finally worried about climate change
A shift in political forces and adjustments in the way scientists learned to make their case changed the way Americans look at climate change.
781 scientists, academics urge Modi govt to end Kashmir’s communication lockdown
Scientists from IISC, IITs, TIFR issue 2 statements — one expressing concern about situation at academic institutions, the other on discomfort faced by residents.
ISRO has Modi support. If all projects succeed, it only shows bar isn’t high: IIT-D director
Media should divert its attention from ISRO. It will do ISRO and the nation a lot of good.
Why no experiment can explain the supernatural, making it an intellectual dead end
Betting on natural explanations for natural phenomena has paid off time and time again, while betting on supernatural explanations has not.
Through the mirror world, scientists want to detect parallel universes & exotic matter
Scientists are setting up relatively cheap experiments that just might give concrete evidence for a strange notion known as the mirror world.
Yogi Adityanath said ‘gunda raj’ over and people bought it. But UP crime still the worst
The Yogi Adityanath govt’s brazen touting of encounter killings has gained popular support, but has failed to curb crime on the ground in Uttar Pradesh.
India added 7 crore jobs in June — mostly daily wagers, farmers and small businesses
About 12 crore jobs were lost due to the lockdown in April, but things are gradually improving. However, only 39 lakh new salaried jobs have been created.
Defence
Indian and Chinese troops begin disengagement in Ladakh, Army to remain very cautious
The Indian Army will carry out a verification process in a 72-hour window to ensure China's PLA soldiers have adhered to the agreement arrived at the Corps Commander-level meetings.
It’s time for China, Pakistan, even India to rethink the fantasy Modi called expansionism
India, China and Pakistan all want territory from another. But it’s a pursuit doomed to fail as they can’t get it without annihilating the other.