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Bengaluru | Apr 8, 2022
Studying cities and ecosystems as complex systems

Complexity theory offers opportunities for understanding these systems holistically

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Pune | Mar 8, 2022

On Women's Day, Dr Alakananda Batni highlights some of the challenges and way forward for women in science, in India. 

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Bengaluru | Feb 14, 2022
Course corrections needed in peer review publication process

Time for reform in medical research and publishing? Indian researchers provide shocking analytical insights.

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Bengaluru | Feb 19, 2021

Languages and scripts play a role in the way science is perceived and percolates through society.

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Bengaluru | Feb 12, 2021
Here’s why laboratory science alone cannot solve the extinction crisis

The science of biodiversity loss may benefit by integrating people's knowledge with lab-based techniques.

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Bengaluru | Jul 10, 2020
Post-COVID school education: Build new walls rather than plugging holes

Here are some directions that the school curriculum could take in the coming year

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Bengaluru | Mar 27, 2020
The urgency for social distancing in India: Lessons to learn from Past and Present

What is the importance of Social Distancing in these times of global crisis?

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Bengaluru | Mar 16, 2020
Wading through an ‘infodemic’ amidst the pandemic

In February, when the news of the first few confirmed cases of coronavirus in India came to light, we as a nation warmed up to the ‘Wuhan virus’, now at our doorstep. The mainstream media rushed to report on emerging new cases and debated if our infrastructure could handle this epidemic. Social media was abuzz with guidelines and ‘pro-tips’ on what and what not to do, nevermind the accuracy.

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Bengaluru | Nov 13, 2019
Would deliberations at the IISF 2019 Science and Technology Media Conclave lead to traction in India’s science communication scene?

From the 5th of November 2019 to the 8th, India saw one of its extravagant science events, the India International Science Festival, organised in Kolkata. The event was organised by the Ministry of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Government of India, in association with Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA) and hosted many conferences, conclaves and exhibitions aimed at anyone enthusiastic about science. Although this was the fifth edition of the science festival, it was the first time a dedicated Science and Technology Media Conclave was held as a part of IISF—a move that had many science communicators, writers and journalists enthused. It was spread over two days, the 6th and 7th of November, at the legendary Bose Institute.

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Bengaluru | Jan 25, 2019

Indian-born Nobel Laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan had once called the Indian Science Congress a “circus”. There aren’t many grounds to dispute the label following the most recent events.

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