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ALTERNATIVE NOBEL AWARD
Couldn’t crack IIT-JEE, but won Nobel Prize: This Tambram scientist proved that single sheet of paper can’t decide your futureVenkatraman Ramakrishnan’s journey shows that failing the IIT JEE is not the end of the road. After not clearing the prestigious entrance e...- Big Bang Thought of the Day by Nobel Laureate Peter Higgs, “The Big Bang made the universe explode into existence. The Higgs boson made it stay.” How Peter Higgs’ “God Particle” settled decades of competing universe theoriesBig Bang Thought of the Day by Nobel Laureate Peter Higgs, “The Big Bang made the universe explode into existence. The Higgs boson made it ...
- Quote of the day by American Physicist Richard P Feynman: ‘I think it's much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong’Renowned physicist Richard Feynman championed the strength found in not knowing, arguing that embracing doubt fuels curiosity and progress....
- Quote of the day by Erich von Däniken: 'Could it be that God was an extra-terrestrial?'Erich von Däniken, the author of "Chariots of the Gods," has died at 90. His books proposed that ancient civilizations were visited by alie...
- María Corina Machado: Trump-admirer faces big risk to leave country and collect her Nobel prizeVenezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado risks being declared a fugitive. She cannot travel to Oslo for the Nobel Peace Prize cere...
- Tibet's Dalai Lama: A life in exile in 10 datesDecades after the Dalai Lama's exile following a failed uprising, Tibetans will gather to celebrate his 90th birthday on July 6.
- The most dangerous bias in market & 4 ways to overcome itDaniel Kahneman's work highlights the impact of overconfidence in decision-making processes, urging individuals to combat biases through cr...
- Nobel-winning lithium battery inventor John Goodenough dies at 100John Goodenough, who shared the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing the lithium-ion battery that revolutionized modern life, has d...
- John Goodenough, Nobel laureate and battery pioneer, dies at 100The American was "was a leader at the cutting edge of scientific research throughout the many decades of his career," said Jay Hartzell, Pr...
- Indian organisation shares Alternative Nobel with three othersThe Swedish Right Livelihood Foundation, which awards the Right Livelihood Award known as the 'Alternative Nobel', said "in the face of the...
- MFIs in India should be allowed to accept deposits from public: Muhammad YunusAs MFIs are not allowed to accept deposits, the cost of funds at the hands of the beneficiaries become high because they borrow money from ...
- Making new strides, everyday: Greta Thunberg nominated for Nobel Peace Prize 2020In 2019, she was among four people named as the winners of a Right Livelihood Award.
- Sooner or later world will see a nuclear detonation: ICANThe 2017 Nobel peace prize was awarded to International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), a coalition of NGOs in 100 countries pr...
- Nobel Foundation invests its largest share of funds in Asian IndicesThe ‘Will’ left by Alfred Nobel, which was opened in 1896, mentioned that all his assets should be sold and money be put in funds.
- Angela Merkel risks all as global praise runs into party outrageThe award saves Angela Merkel's detractors the discomfort of seeing international honor bestowed on the chancellor for an open-door policy.
- Chanda Kochhar among three Indians get Asia Game Changer awardsIndian-American actor Aasif Mandvi, 49, and designer Kiran Bir Sethi, 49, also made it to the list besides Kochhar, 53.
- Hindu Muslim incorporated: A new inter-community contract can emerge through an open economyThis contract cannot be imposed from the top. Instead it must be a contract based on the common aim of modernity, access to market, busines...
- The $3 million prize may draw people to physics: Ashoke SenAshoke Sen says heoretical physics research doesn't need elaborate infrastructure.
- India can lead in green energy: Al GoreFormer US Vice President Al Gore today said India can lead the way in adopting energy efficient solutions for everyday needs and accelerate...
- India lost a Nobel due to govt, scientific community callousnessThanks to work-life imbalance and technological advancements, IVF has become big business since the birth of India’s first test tube baby a...
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