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New seeds, new realitiesChallenging the status quo often invites skepticism. Think of pioneers like Copernicus and Vibhishan, who were scorned for their groundbrea...
India plans to send astronauts to moon by 2040, former ISRO chief saysBy 2040, India is setting its sights on the Moon with plans for a manned lunar landing and a state-of-the-art space station. This ambitious...
Venus and Jupiter Conjunction visible from naked eye: Here’s when and where to get the best viewA planetary conjunction takes place when two or more planets seem to align closely in the sky as viewed from Earth, despite being separated...
Asia warming twice as fast as global average: WMOAsia faces rapid warming, double the global average. Sea surface temperatures are also rising quickly. Extreme heatwaves impacted East Asia...
IISc to host the 42nd meeting on astronomy this week in BengaluruThe Indian Institute of Science (IISc) will host the 42nd meeting of the Astronomical Society of India, with scientific discourses on topic...
Lead the planet with trusted techThe ubiquitous nature of digital technology is reshaping the fabric that connects each of us with our communities. Technology is throwing u...
Degrowth means we live a simpler life, so that others can simply live: Giorgos KallisA leading theorist and proponent of degrowth, Kallis spoke to Srijana Mitra Das about why the idea of ceaseless economic growth is being qu...
Addressing present-day inequities and gaps: Why India needs social entrepreneursSocial entrepreneurs have addressed essential human needs that have been ignored and forgotten by current institutions and businesses.
Scientists at Mount Abu used Indian-Made instruments to detect planet 600 light years awayIn the universe of never-ending stars, planets and galaxies, India has made a place for itself by discovering a sub-Saturn or super-Neptune...
- Centre to monitor climate change effects on public health comes up in Pune
Pune, April 10 (IANS) A group of medical colleges here have launched a "Centre for Climate Change and Health" to address the immediate and ...
ISRO gearing up for next launch in November-DecemberOn the failed PSLV-C39 mission in August, ISRO chairman said a committee was looking into it and "it is in the final stages of their findin...
Over a dozen Indian-Americans make it to final of Intel Science Talent SearchOf the 14 Indian-American students who would be coming to Washington in March for the prestigious science competition, five are from Califo...
Gujarat to get its first solar, stellar observatoriesThe Solar Observatory would be utilised to study the Sun as well as the Solar System, while the Stellar Observatory will collect crucial in...
ISRO planning next inter-planetary missionThe ISRO Chairman's response came in reply to a question on media reports about ISRO's next inter-planetary mission to Venus in about two-a...
Mars Orbiter team wins US awardIndia's Mars Orbiter programme team has won the 2015 Space Pioneer Award in the science and engineering category from the US based National...
NASA, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in talks to set up Joint Mars Working GroupBoth the missions of NASA & ISRO will arrive at Mars just in time to join the fleet of Mars-based spacecraft that could witness the effects...
Sustainable development: If governments don’t, companies should take leadAs governments and politicians dither on issues that could save the planet from going over the brink, companies should take the lead.
How serial entrepreneur Naveen Jain turned into a billionaireBrought up in poverty where even getting a basic education was difficult, today Jain is amongst the most successful Indian-born Americans.
- CBDT can't decide if organisation is involved in research: HC
Tax authorities cannot decide on whether an organisation can be considered a `scientific research organisation' so as to avail tax concessi...
- ‘I-T dept can’t tax research work’
The Bombay High Court, in a recent order, came down heavily on the Income-Tax Department, which unilaterally injected an application for ex...