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On the 15th of April, days after the rape of two minor girls in India, 49 retired civil servants penned an open letter to the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, expressing concern and anguish over the recent nightmarish cases of rape at Kathua and Unnao and our collective failure as human beings.
Researchers from Pune University have isolated an enzyme from a pest and found that it can be used to clean up pesticide residues from food and the environment.
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India today took a major step ahead by upgrading computing capacity in the area of weather forecasting and climate monitoring to 6.8 Petaflop.
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India is the third-largest steel producer in the world after China and Japan, having surpassed other countries such as the United States, Russia and South Korea
Read moreBritain’s wind energy output increased by 14 terawatt-hours between 2016-17 (enough to power 4.5 million homes) and electricity was completely “coal free” for 613 hours last year
Read moreA deeper look at the beef ban, cow vigilantes, Hinduism, and Hindutva vigilantism. Cows have become in India a lightning rod for human cruelty, in the name of religion.
Read moreIn an executive order on Wednesday night, President Donald Trump dissolved the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity (Voter Fraud Commission).
Read moreHumans generated 44.7 million tonnes of electronic waste (e-waste) in 2016, expected to rise to 52.2 million tonnes by 2021. Asia accounts for more than 40 percent.
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Researchers at the Bangalore-based Institute of Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine (InStem) have shown how a genetic switch controls development of organs and body plan of animals.
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Several countries’ central banks, including the Bank of England & Bank of Israel, are planning to launch their own virtual currencies like Bitcoin (cryptocurrency).
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Why should we care about antibiotic use? When shouldn’t we take antibiotics? How can patients educate themselves on antibiotic resistant pathogens?
Read moreCombining commonly used pain killers with ruthenium (a metal belonging to the platinum group) may prove effective in cancer treatment, a study by Indian scientists has indicated.
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The ‘PCV 13’ vaccine from Pfizer is intended for India’s universal immunisation program for children. The patent has been challenged by Doctors Without Borders.
Read moreThe main criteria for success should deal with how to use driverless car technology (autonomous vehicles) to make people’s lives better & make cities healthier
Read moreInstead of ignoring the role of informal knowledge networks, women can be used as channels for targeting climate risk & adaptation policies and programs, the study has suggested
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Indian scientists have now developed a mechanism that can rejuvenate stem cells from older donors, making them useful for transplantation.
Read moreIn 2017, India and other South Asian countries faced growing challenges in the field of internet freedom, censorship, and freedom of speech & expression.
Read moreIndia has made remarkable progress lifting millions of people out of poverty in recent years, but has singularly failed to curb air pollution in Delhi & other cities
Read moreNarendra Modi and Donald Trump each have a corporate style of administration. Modi’s frequent visits to the US have reinvigorated both India-US ties and Indian lobbying
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The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights On Marriage) Bill, 2017, is no doubt a piece of progressive social legislation, well
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