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“National Priority” Over Academic Freedom: Board of Studies Member Resigns in Protest
27 Mar 2019
On 13 March 2019, the Central University of Kerala (CUK) issued a circular directing the deans and head of departments of the university to ensure that PhD research is undertaken “in accordance with…
Samarth Grover
Research Scholars Protest, Demand Hike in Fellowship
21 Dec 2018
The scholars have further threatened to approach the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) if their demands are not met.
Adhiraj Nayar
After Fund Cuts, Science Research Heading Towards Increasing Commercialisation
21 Jul 2018
Many researchers and scientists in our country say that although equipment is procured by the government, it’s utilisation for actual research is very limited because of the general fund cut in the…
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Regular, Good Quality Sleep Could Be a Way to Prevent Alzheimer’s
17 Jul 2018
More and more studies are pointing to a link between sleep and Alzheimer’s — lack of sleep may increase the risk of the disease.
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Delhi Joins Global March for Science 2018
14 Apr 2018
The protestors raised the issue of the modification of textbooks, continuing cuts in research funding, social injustices in the wake of Rohith Vemula’s death and other caste based-attacks, talking…
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How to Save Humanity From an Asteroid Hit? We Are Closer to the Answer
22 Mar 2018
Researchers in Russia have calculated how big of a nuke head will be required to destroy an asteroid headed our way.
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Cases of Deadly Rat-Borne Fever Spike in Nigeria
15 Mar 2018
Why is this disease taking so many lives this year?
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Where did Domesticated Horses Come From? Where did the Wild Ones Go?
01 Mar 2018
The results of this new study completely alter the horse family tree.
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The Crisis in Validating Artificial Intelligence Research
20 Feb 2018
Replication of research in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) is facing challenges because researchers often don’t share their code.
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Alzheimer’s May Spread Through the Brain Like an Infection
10 Jan 2018
The researchers believe that this discovery can help in finding ways to inhibit the spread of the protein, and thus reduce the severity of Alzheimer’s.