'Omission Of Darwin's Theory of Evolution Is A Serious Error Of Judgment'

'We will bring up students with an imperfect understanding of their own history and a superficial understanding of science.''This is not what we should be doing to future generations.'......

Surge in Covid cases indicates endemicity: Experts

The rise in Covid cases is indicative of the SARS-CoV-2 virus moving into an endemic state in India and behaving like other coronaviruses that cause common cold-like symptoms and can keep......

Scientists believe Covid nearing its end, but also advise caution

Experts say the worst may be over but it may be quite a while before we declare the end of the pandemic. IMAGE: A health worker collects a swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 testing at a hospital......

First cases of B.A. sub-lineage of Omicron found in Maharashtra

For the first time in Maharashtra, four patients of B.A.4 sub-lineage and three cases of B.A.5 sub-lineage of the Omicron variant of coronavirus have been found, the state health department said on......

Why environmentalists are worried about rubber plantations in Northeast

These plantations are not only eating into the land occupied by the region’s native forests, they could also disturb the ground water reserve and soil quality, says Ankur Paliwal. Rubber......

It's time for brain gain, say Indian scientists in US

Managed and operated by volunteers from Boston, YIM is a non-for-profit organisation founded by MIT/Harvard Indian-origin scientists and entrepreneurs in 2009. About 50 young Indian scientists have......

Soon, hydrogen produced from corn will fuel cars

Husks and stalks of corn plants are used to create the fuel Researchers have discovered a new way to produce hydrogen fuel using abundantly available corn stover - the stalks, cobs, and husks. The......

GMOs - from war to dialog?

Indian scientists who wrote to the PM last week are not entirely rejecting GMOs but instead asking for caution and further testing to establish their safety, writes Rajni Bakshi. When dignitaries......