India launches weather satellite

Will help understand country’s monsoon cycle better

Sikkim earthquake was unusual for Himalaya

It occurred due to sliding, not thrust motion

Ban on stem cell patents which involve destroying human embryos

Researchers call it regressive step, ethicists happy

Probiotics market thrives sans regulations

Indian food safety authority yet to specify deadline for notifying regulations for food products containing 'friendly' microorganisms

‘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 …

Hanging by a silk

It’s flexible yet tougher than a bullet-proof jacket. Are we anywhere near deciphering the fibre?

Eyes on S-band

Mobile phone operators want reallocation of the spectrum. Say ISRO is wasting the resource

Animal sacrifice

150 million animals are killed for research worldwide. Do humans really benefit?

‘Stem cells – more hype than hope’

Scientific community calls for more stringent regulation of basic stem cell research and clinical trials

Signs of the God particle found: CERN

Final findings either confirming or denying the existence of the Higgs boson expected by end of 2012

CAG tears apart Antrix-Devas deal

Former ISRO chairperson Madhavan Nair took advantage of the many positions of power he held to push deal through, says Comptroller and Auditor …

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

Chinese suplex

As China plays smart games in the business of rare earths, India braces itself to enter the fray

New goals set for CERN's Large Hadron Collider

After the quest for Higgs Boson, next set of experiments at the LHC will be to test the theory that predicts a whole range of particles that haven&…

Fall of a premier institute

Amid funds siphoning allegations, future of National Institute of Pharma Education seems bleak

Zeroing in on persistent pollutants

Paints and refrigerants have chemicals like polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons which are difficult to remove …

EU eyes Indian scientists

The European Union (EU) road show to attract Indian scientists and forge collaborations with India concluded recently. During this event, EU …