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Cong flags US downsizing NOAA, urges India to boost earth sciences research

The Congress on Friday claimed the downsizing at the US' National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration could adversely impact India, and said the country will have to enhance its own research capacity and capability in earth sciences very significantly. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh shared on X a media report which claimed the move to downsize the US meteorological body could hurt its data collection around the world. "Right now the Modi government's priority appears to be a trade deal to deal with President Trump's threats on tariffs. But his actions in other areas too could have adverse impacts on India," Ramesh said on X. "The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has been of great importance to our understanding of the monsoon. But NOAA has been identified by President Trump for downsizing and big cuts," he said. Ramesh said the NOAA collects global data on parameters like temperature, salinity, and sea levels that are cruc

National Science Day: 'Raman Effect' that won India's 1st Physics Nobel

Prof RW Wood described 'Raman Effect' as 'a very beautiful discovery' and considered it as one of the most convincing proofs of quantum theory

IIT Madras unveils genome database to advance cancer research in India

The Research was led by the Institute's Centre of Excellence on Cancer Genomics and Molecular Therapeutics, which was funded under the Government of India's 'Institutions of Eminence' initiative

Encourage research in education; change the way women are seen: Prez Murmu

President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday stressed the need to encourage research in the education system, and said research scholars in India are capable of finding solutions to the problems not only faced by the country but by the world. The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 gives impetus to research, she noted while addressing the 21st convocation ceremony at Symbiosis International (Deemed University) in Pune. Murmu also urged students to pursue excellence and not to equate success with material possessions like money, a big house or a car. "I am confident that the young generation is working hard towards the development of the country. People of the country possess a lot of talent and skill. "I want you to understand the requirements of the society and using your knowledge, come up with solutions that can help in the development of the masses, especially those who are marginalised, and it can encourage sustainability," the President said. Through the government schemes, like ...

DST mulls over positioning India as global S&T leader for Viksit Bharat

Secretary DST suggested organising brainstorming sessions to further dwell on such plans and prepare a work programme on some key areas, the statement added

No more euphemisms: India's sell-side researchers should say what they mean

Last time, trouble erupted in banking, and this time, it is brewing in outsourcing. Euphemisms are more damaging than the unvarnished truth

JNU professor Gobardhan Das appointed as new director of IISER Bhopal

Gobardhan Das will be the institute's third director since its inception in 2008

Infosys Foundation announces STEM scholarship for underprivileged girls

Programme commits Rs 100 cr, will support more than 2,000 girl students in first phase

India to pitch for open access to research among G20 countries: PSA Sood

India will make a pitch for interlinking of national archives of G-20 countries to make available scientific papers published by researchers free-of-cost when chief scientific advisors of the multilateral platform meet at Ramnagar in Uttarakhand next week. Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India Prof Ajay Kumar Sood will chair the G20- Chief Scientific Advisors' Roundtable, the first such initiative taken by the grouping, that will also deliberate on better response to future pandemics, tapping into traditional systems of medicine and setting up of a mechanism for continuous global science and technology policy dialogue. "The idea is to have a national archive which is effective and have interoperability of the archives," Prof Sood told PTI in an interview. Sood said author publication charges in peer-reviewed scientific journals have become exorbitant and so has access to published research papers. "We think there should be a policy so that all the accepted papers

Jupiter to be closest to Earth in 59 years today; here's how to watch

Jupiter is coming closer to Earth than it has since 1963. This is due to Earth and Jupiter's differing orbits around the sun, they do not pass each other at the same distance each time

India's scientific achievements need more coverage, says Debiprosad Duari

Eminent scientist Debiprosad Duari feels the academia, government and the press should come forward in sensitising people much more about India's achievements in the field of science and technology. Duari, who was associated with Kolkata's Birla Planetarium for over two decades, said one of the main objectives of the Centre's 'Technology Vision 2035' is to make people aware of their own potential and that of the country in terms of technological advancements. He said communicating with people in their language was key to disseminating information about scientific achievements, and instilling a sense of well-being and euphoria in them. "I was a part of the education and technology sector under the 'Technology Vision 2035' and we have sat together and discussed various things for five-six years since 2012 when this was conceptualised. "The main focus of this initiative is to engage and create an environment by 2035 whereby people know the actual reality of developments in the scienti

Explained: What is Indian Antarctic Bill 2022 and why is it important

The Indian Antarctic Bill provides a regulatory framework for India's Antarctic activities through legal mechanisms

National Technology Day 2021: Date, theme, history and significance

The days marks India conducting three nuclear tests on May 11, 1999.

Govind Swarup, radio astronomer, pioneer and builder of telescopes

In over four decades, he took Indian radio astronomy from nothing to a large community with a substantial presence in the world.

Will heat, humidity slow down coronavirus outbreak? What experts say

All five studies that have come out between March 10 and March 23 have analysed COVID-19's relation with temperature and humidity in China and in other countries with high number of cases

We need to convert research into start-ups: Kris Gopalakrishnan

In a Q&A, Gopalakrishnan stresses the importance of translational research that takes ideas and projects to the industry

'Foreign' obsession in science

Researchers wanted foreign instruments, even if better quality, locally produced ones were available