Why India needs the rubella vaccine?
Buoyed by the successful elimination of polio six years ago and maternal and neonatal tetanus and yaws in 2016, India
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Watery exoplanets, but is there life?
The quest to find life outside the solar system got a big boost with the discovery of seven Earth-size extra-solar
Read MoreSeven Earth-size planets with possible liquid water spotted
Scientists have spotted seven Earth-size planets with masses similar to Earth orbiting around a dwarf star (TRAPPIST-1) the size of
Read MoreIIT Madras’ first step to develop cheaper cancer diagnostic alternative
A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has developed a cheaper yet reliable alternative for
Read MoreISRO sets the bar high by launching 104 satellites in one mission
The Indian Space Research Organisation boosted its reputation further when it successfully launched a record 104 satellites in one mission
Read MoreIIT Madras researchers study the role of mushroom spores in atmospheric bioaerosols
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras have for the first time, over the Indian region, demonstrated the
Read MoreWaking up to MCPG toxin’s role in causing litchi mystery disease
There is evidence that as late as March 2014, Delhi’s National Centre for Disease Control, India (NCDC) and Centres for
Read MoreIIT Bombay team finds Chennai and Mumbai have high wind energy potential
Of the six cities studied by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay researchers, Chennai and Mumbai seem to have the
Read MoreLancet gets in touch with Current Science authors on litchi disease ethics issue
In response to an article I wrote on February 3 about Dr. Jacob John raising ethics issues about the way the authors
Read MoreIn the Post Truth era we have the Journal of Alternative Facts!
After ‘post truth’, ‘alternative facts’ will soon find its way into dictionaries. There is growing momentum as more and more
Read MoreI am still trying to figure out what my new research agenda will be: Jeffrey Beall
Contrary to what Cabell’s International, a publishing services company, had said in a tweet on January 17 that Jeffrey Beall
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Litchi: Controversy erupts over Muzaffarpur mystery disease study
The scientist who investigated the mystery disease that proved fatal for many 15-year old children in Muzaffarpur, Bihar at the
Read MoreToxins in litchi kill children in Bihar
Unexplained illness in children aged 15 years and younger in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India, which claims many lives during an outbreak
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