Purple revolution: How J-K's Bhaderwah became India's lavender capital

A six-hour drive from Jammu leads to the quiet hilly town of Bhaderwah, which is blanketed in purple this time of year, thanks to the sea of lavender spread across the town, giving a new identity......

Jayant Narlikar: A Voice That Lit The Cosmos

'When Dr Murli Manohar Joshi wanted to start a course on astrology, Jayant was the first one to have the courage to stand up and say astrology is not science.''That's a very rare quality -- to......

Explained: How National Testing Agency functions

The National Testing Agency (NTA) is at the centre of controversy over alleged irregularities in competitive exams conducted by it. Amid the raging row over the recently conducted NEET-UG and......

NEET-PG Delay May Push Doctors Abroad

'The NEET-PG is the only exam for admission to MD, MS and PG Diploma courses.''Many doctors take time off from work to prepare for it, while others study during their long hospital shifts.' IMAGE:......

S K Brahmachari is the new CSIR chief

Eleven months after RA Mashelkar retired from the leadership of India's apex research body, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the government on Monday appointed Samir K......

For India's cannabis industry the grass could be greener

'The government wants farmers to diversify from rice and wheat, and create another green revolution. Cannabis can play a big part in that' For long, cannabis has been a contested territory in......

Spicejet flies into history books with India's first biojet-fuel run flight

Made from Jatropha crop, the fuel has been developed by the CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun. IMAGE: Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin......

HAL chief moots five-point agenda for 'Make in India'

The ‘Make in India’ concept in the defence sector has the potential to help India meet 70 per cent of its defence needs in a few years.  Today, domestic production meets only 30......