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‘It’s a battle for the survival of scientific research’
Darwinian theory is as fundamental to biology as Newton's laws are to physics or the structure of benzene is to organic chemistry, says Ankit Sule
6 min read18 Aug 2018Govt may soon have ‘umbrella scheme’ to avoid overlapping in scientific research
An 'umbrella scheme' to avoid the overlapping in scientific research will ensure effective coordination between various scientific ministries and departments
1 min read14 Mar 2018How not to be fooled by randomness
If researchers comb through their data fishing for weird things, that's fine, but calculating their statistical significance requires a separate experiment
4 min read12 Dec 2017India’s pharmaceutical research problem
There are several barriers, from a lack of investment in research and development to human capital shortfalls
4 min read15 Sep 2017What are organoids?: A Mint on Sunday audio story
In the first of an infrequent series of Mint on Sunday audio stories, the team at IndiSciComm explores the world of man-made organs. Is this the future of human longevity?
26 min read3 Sep 2017Scientists come out on streets to protest against cuts in funding for science
Scientists claim that in government laboratories they are being asked to generate a part of their salary by selling their inventions and demand a robust funding for science
1 min read10 Aug 2017India ranks 5th in global research publication output: report
North American, European and Pacific countries dominate both in terms of quantitative and qualitative research, says a joint study by CSIR-NISTADS-IISER
2 min read27 Jul 2017World’s first nanocar race to take place next month
World's first nanocar race in France will see tiny molecular machines compete against each other over a minuscule racecourse made of gold atoms
2 min read28 Mar 2017SC declines to entertain plea on reducing pollution
A plea seeking an order for fixing the exhausts of all vehicles on the top rather than in the bottom claiming that would lessen pollution was rejected by the SC
1 min read12 Mar 2017CBR’s favourite charts of 2016
Here are a handful of data visualizations by Chicago Booth Review from 2016 that prove facts can be beautiful
1 min read27 Jan 2017Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared