Confusing signal
As the government rushes to digitise cable TV network, analysts say it will only add to the burden of consumers
Time to reveal
Cabinet clears policy that makes it mandatory for departments to share data; civil society sceptical
Haze, pollution causing low visibility over north India: Met department
This kind of fog, which is a mixture of photochemical smog and harmful greenhouse emissions, can trigger asthma and cardiac problems
Eyes on S-band
Mobile phone operators want reallocation of the spectrum. Say ISRO is wasting the resource
The phoenix act
Indian vulture populations stabilise after six years of ban on diclofenac; scientists still wary
New cancer risk
WHO links excess mobile phone use to cancer; experts divided on health impact of radio frequencies
Tax hike on cigarettes can prevent four million deaths in India: report
ADB report points out that the amount of money spent by the poorest 10 million male smokers on cigarettes a day can actually help them buy 1,400 …
A tab on wishlist
As firms explore applications for Indian consumers, the country is set to drive budget tablet market
The thalidomide story explained
How a drug prescribed for nausea in pregnant women led to severe limb defects in their babies
IMD rolls out national monsoon mission
Will collaborate with weather research organisations across the world to improve monsoon forecast all over the country
Delhi gets high-end radar for storm detection
C-band Doppler radar can identify type of precipitation and determine intensity of winds, useful for detecting storms
New particle resembling Higgs boson found
More data needed to confirm if its Higgs boson; Indian researchers played a major role in the discovery of the elusive particle
When will Indian scientists unbolt?
Are Indian scientists really too busy to answer emails and phone calls? wonders Dinsa Sachan
‘Stem cells – more hype than hope’
Scientific community calls for more stringent regulation of basic stem cell research and clinical trials
Probiotics market thrives sans regulations
Indian food safety authority yet to specify deadline for notifying regulations for food products containing 'friendly' microorganisms
Plastic makes little girls cranky
Research links bisphenol A, used in plastic bottles, with behavioural disorders in three-year-old girls
‘Policies will infuse objectivity in health research’
Several health and research policies in the country are either in draft stage or just recommendatory in nature. This hampers regulation of …
Chinese suplex
As China plays smart games in the business of rare earths, India braces itself to enter the fray
‘Predictions wrong, but give indications’
India Meteorological Department is often accused of making incorrect predictions. The Ministry of Earth Sciences regularly gets funds to …
Spit and know your future
Personal genomics makes individualised healthcare possible; but experts remain wary
Cold takes south India by surprise
Could be due to cold winds from north India or Arctic Oscillation
Not all is lost
Indian recipes retain most iodine during cooking
Lab on the lap
Indian scientists develop a low-cost, easy-to-use physics lab
Pluck and dry
Herbarium trip shows climate change not the only threat
Pitroda holds Twitter conference to announce high-speed Internet connectivity to universities
PM's advisor fields questions from journalists and citizens on microblogging site