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Prabir Purkayastha
Billionaire Space Race: Joyride for the Ultra Rich
13 Jul 2021
Is this race about space exploration or entertaining a few ultra rich individuals who can afford the luxury of space travel?
Prabir Purkayastha
Richard Lewontin: The Pioneering Evolutionary Biologist
11 Jul 2021
In this episode of Talking Science, Newsclick editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha talks to immunologist Satyajit Rath about the life of Richard Lewontin and his key scientific discoveries.
Surangya Kaur
French Colonial Crimes Continue to Affect Lives in Polynesia
20 Mar 2021
The French knowingly let the inhabitants of the islands to be exposed to the radioactive fallout from the tests.
Surangya
COVID-19 Vaccines: How Soon Will Life Become Normal?
19 Feb 2021
Dr. Satyajit Rath talks about India's progress in vaccination campaigns and how the vaccines are faring against the different COVID variants.
Surangya
Coronavirus: Where Is it Headed?
03 Feb 2020
Prabir Purkayastha talks about what the virus is, why it has been difficult to contain it, and the criticism China is facing for its response.
Prabir Purkayastha
What Do Skeletal Remains at Rakhigarhi Tell Us?
10 Sep 2019
NewsClick Editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha speaks to scientist Satyajit Rath about the skeletal remains found at Rakhigarhi and the politics around genetic research in South Asia.
Prasanth R.
How did Agriculture Begin in South Asia?
07 Sep 2019
Newsclick's Prabir Purkayastha talks about two recently published papers on the history of agriculture in south Asia and the various migrations that brought people to the Indian subcontinent.
Prabir Purkayastha
Chandrayaan-2: Lander Fails But Not Everything's Lost
07 Sep 2019
Minutes before touching the surface of the moon, communication from lander Vikram to ground stations was lost.
Surangya
Indus Valley Civilisation: Where Did Agriculture Come From?
06 Sep 2019
Recently published studies that analysed a genome from the Indus Valley Civilisation have provided interesting insights into the origins of modern South Asians, their language and the development of…
Prabir Purkayastha
Why Was the Launch of Chandrayan-2 Stopped?
15 Jul 2019
Chandrayan-2 was supposed to be launched at 02:51 hrs, but ISRO's second moon mission had to be stopped