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Budget 2021: Scientific social responsibility policy to be announced in coming months
•Union Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Harsh Vardhan said there has been a 30 percent increase in the budget for these ministries.
At least one in four science ministry officials should be scientists with current domain expertise: Draft policy
•If the draft policy is accepted, this could mean the lateral entry of experts at mid-level jobs in STEM fields.
India's first multi-wavelength space telescope Astrosat completes 5 years observing stars, galaxies
•Astrosat has documented stars, star clusters, mapping of large and small satellite galaxies of the Milky Way.
Year in review: India’s biggest achievements in the fields of science and medicine
Dinesh C Sharma •India made headlines in fields ranging from nanotechnology to space weather during the year.
Fourth edition of India International Science Festival begins in Lucknow
Jyoti Singh •The aim of Young Scientists’ Conference is to provide a platform to young scientists, entrepreneurs, and researchers.
Pakistan General Election: 48 Dalit aspirants hold future of marginalised Hindu minority in their hands
Ahmed Saeed •At least 48 members belonging to Pakistan's Hindu community have announced their candidature from various seats, most of them from Sindh, the province where most of the country's Hindu population is concentrated in
India’s first robotic telescope in Ladakh begins observing the deep skies
Dinesh C Sharma •Located at Indian Astronomical Observatory (IAO) in Ladakh it ‘s country’s first robotic telescope.
School students display innovative and eco-friendly ideas and models at Child Innovators Exhibition 2018
Jyoti Singh •The exhibition has been put together by the Ahmedabad-based National Innovation Foundation (NIF) which works with children and grassroots innovators.
Study indicates that change in temperature and rainfall patterns is adversely affecting Darjeeling tea production
Dinesh C Sharma •The plant growth is adversely affected when the temperature goes above 32 degrees or drops below 13 degrees.
Metal-organic nanosheets may help in the development of novel lens material: Report
Ratnesh •Ratneshwar Thakur tells us the new findings with respect to Metal-organic nanosheets and the way it can be applied to make novel lens material.