BRICS S&T News
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The Economist, 27 July 2018 The widespread perception on BRICS, that the group has failed to live up to the hype the acronym helped to generate earlier. Read more... |
The Economic Times, 22 June 2018 It was not until Uma Maheswari Vythianathan switched to Tamil in describing the finer points of a Stack -- a computing concept pertaining to data structures -- that she felt the message strike home. Read more... |
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The Economic Times, 21 June 2018 If you had compared India and China in the late 1980s, there would not have been much difference in their science and technology capabilities. In the early 1990s, China had started moving ahead, but the two countries were not too far apart Read more... |
Firstpost, 20 June 2018 India’s newest telescope has started observing the skies. The telescope located at the Indian Astronomical Observatory (IAO) at Hanle in Ladakh is the country’s first robotic telescope and the first one designed to observe dynamic or transient events Read more... |
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Deccan Herald, 20 June 2018 Come June 21, International Yoga Day will be celebrated with thousands participating in mass sessions of Yogic Asanas. This is a great moment for the Indian ancient art and practice to be recognised world over for its value. Read more... |
The Telegraph, 26 April 2018 The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) here on Wednesday got a financial assistance of Rs 5 crore to set up a Centre of Excellence in Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality (VARCoE). Read more... |
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The Wire, 26 April 2018 Indian scientists joined the second global ‘March for Science’ on April 14 this year. However, given the disconnect between the marchers and senior science ministry officials, there are no clear indications of how the government plans to respond formally Read more... |
The Asian Age, 26 April 2018 Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared with the Indian audience at London’s historic Westminster Hall last week how Prince Charles had travelled to New Delhi to invite him to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting and how Queen Elizabeth II had Read more... |
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Business Standards, 25 April 2018 In a move that can be seen as an attempt to correct the mistakes of the past, top officials of a Russian university say that the country wants to leave the "closed" system of Soviet-era universities behind and embrace increased internationalisation Read more... |
Financial Express, 25 April 2018 The three year program, will seek to on board around 100 women entrepreneurs in the energy access domain from across India and provide them with mentoring, corporate connects and get their proof of concepts (POC) off the ground. Read more... |
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The Times of India, 24 April 2018 Until a month ago, the only visitor to Chandar in Velhe taluka was a zilla parishad school teacher who would come to the village every day to guide his lone student. Read more... |
DailyO, 24 April 2018 Conflict of interest is not an issue that’s talked about openly in Indian academic and scientific circles. And so, an editorial on the subject in Current Science — a flagship journal of Bengaluru based Indian Academy of Sciences — has raised quite a few e Read more... |
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India Today, 24 April 2018 A science and technology centre for tribal studies will be set up at Jawaharlal Nehru University where the ancient cures for various ailments will be scientifically evaluated so that they could be used for common purposes. Read more... |
The Hindu, 24 April 2018 India on April 24 said protectionism in all its forms should be rejected and reaffirmed its belief in an economic globalisation which is more open, inclusive and equitable, amidst new trade barriers cropping up across the world, especially in the United S Read more... |
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The Times of India, 21 April 2018 A three-member students’ team of Patna Science College won the inter-university science quiz competition on ‘Latest developments in science and technology’, organized by the department of physics at Magadh Mahila College of Patna University on Friday. Read more... |
The Economic Times, 18 April 2018 Prince Charles welcomes PM Narendra Modi to celebrate India's achievements in science and technology
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was welcomed by Britain's Prince Charles at an exhibition organised to celebrate India's role in the history of science and technology. Read more... |
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The Indian Express, 16 April 2018 Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Sunday said that his government was committed to promote science and sports by building science centres and sports complexes across the state and provide children opportunities to show their latent talent. Read more... |
Live Mint, 16 April 2018 India is the world’s third largest start-up ecosystem. The good news is that it is not limited to large metros. About 20% of existing start-ups have been born in Tier II and III cities. Read more... |
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The Telegraph, 15 April 2018 The need for a walking stick didn't hold back Krishna Sengupta, 74, from joining scientists, fellow academics and students as they marched along Delhi's streets on Saturday in protest against what they view as the government's anti-science policies. Read more... |
Economic & political Weekly, 7 April 2018 India’s science and technology policies advocate increased investment in research and development. However, in 2017–18, the tax incentive for company expenditure on R&D was reduced. This is likely to have major ramifications for R&D at a time when India’s Read more... |