TIFR Visiting Students Research Programme

VISITING STUDENTS RESEARCH PROGRAMMEThe Tata Institute of Fundamental Researchoffers summer programs exposing academically bright students to research in many areas of theoretical and experimental......

Dropping Darwinian evolution may lead to superstitious beliefs, warn experts

Experts have voiced their concern that the decision to remove Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution from 10th-grade textbooks may help propagate superstitious beliefs and irrational practices among......

Noted scientist Govind Swarup passes away

Renowned radio astronomer and scientist Govind Swarup died on Monday night in a private hospital in Pune, Maharashtra following illness, the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics said in a......

What Will Modi's Scientific Advisor Do?

Dr Ajay Kumar Sood will have to complete a task his predecessor started: Getting the government to sign off on a new Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy on which work was begun in 2020.......

The visionary who made Indian IT industry global

One should appreciate the sagacity and audacity of JRD and Nani Palkhivala in founding TCS on April 1, 1968.At that time there was no Microsoft or Intel, SAP or Accenture, much less Google.They......

India reaches Red Planet, but at home red tape binds space firms

Image: School children celebrate after the success of India's Mars mission. Photograph: Reuters Indian firms are frustrated at the slow execution of projects and lack of government support, which......

A third of BSE 500 stocks back to Manmohan era

Stock prices of 176 of BSE 500 firms now below their levels on May 26 last yearThe BSE benchmark Sensex seems to be under-reporting the extent of pain gripping the broader market. Nearly a third of......

Stocks with high returns? Tread with caution

Some make for good investment ideas even after a strong run-up but others could see gains fizzling. The S&P BSE Sensex has risen 28 per cent in 2014 so far. A stable and reforms-oriented government......