Forest depts as nodal agency for community forest resources: A political blunder

The Chhattisgarh government issued an order on May 31, making the state forest department the nodal agency for Community Forest Resource Rights 

Lasers could speed up coronavirus diagnostics

Our approach uses a technique called Raman spectroscopy to identify viruses by shining a light on a disposable cartridge that collects samples …

IISF 2019: Science should be inventive and innovative, says PM Modi

The four-day event began in Kolkata on November 5

How advances in nanotechnology may help in targeted cancer treatment

An imaging system would detect cancers by synergistic combination of two imaging methods, fluorescence scanning and surface-enhanced Raman scattering

Science communicators get awards for popularising subject

The award is to promote bridging gaps between scientists and lay man for better scientific communication

National Science Day: Remembering Sukumar Chandra Sirkar, an unsung student of CV Raman

Few know about Raman’s research associates and students who were witness to the discovery and subsequently worked on various aspects of it

Bibha Chowdhuri – celebrating a forgotten life in physics

Despite working with some of the leading lights of the physics fraternity in India and abroad, Chowdhuri remains an unsung hero of Indian science.

In wait for revamp

Researchers and government call for new ideas to revive Indian science yet again. Will it work?

Polavaram fraud

The Polavaram dam on the Godavari could displace 400,000 people and submerge nearly 4,000 hectares of forestland. Most of the people threatened …

Uttarakhand denied additional food grains under food security Act

NDA-ruled Centre tells Uttarakhand to computerise Public Distribution System first; Congress-ruled state cries foul

Black curse of the Kali river

Villages on the banks of the river at risk of fatal illnesses

First day of Kumbh leaves a trail of filth

Organisers play the blame game

Salvation for seers, curse for farmers

Practice of jal samadhi makes life hellish for people downstream of Sangam

Message SCIMBL for science alert

Vigyan Prasar celebrates National Science Day; launches mobile alert service to inculcate interest in science

Nagpur's Star Bus Service gets very poor rating

Inquiry panel recommends looking for an alternative service provider, but ignores corruption charges

Run up to Doha climate summit: parties make final pit stop in Bangkok

Round-tables proposed on vision and ambition, Uthra Radhakrishnan reports from Bangkok

Push to create cadre of family doctors for rural India

Government's National Health Systems Resource Centre is finalising recommendations which are likely to seek inclusion of family medicine in MBBS …

Bill Gates, Grand Challenges and Indian Science Congress

The Bill Gates Foundation has invited Indian innovators to send in their ideas that could change the world. But India needs more solutions to its …