'This Isn't About Rejecting Our Heritage'

'...but subjecting our heritage to rigorous evidence-based understanding.' Kindly note that this image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Parth Sanyal/Reuters  ......

UGC, expert panel against eminence tag to Bengal's Jadavpur varsity, Jamia

An expert panel and the University Grants Commission have recommended that Jadavpur University and Jamia Hamdard University, which were shortlisted by the Centre for granting institutions of......

Suman Chakraborty Is Revolutionising Rural Healthcare

'If you can simplify the technology, you don't need a doctor or a highly qualified technician to work on the technology; even an Asha health worker or a similar front line health worker can use it......

Jagadesh Kumar, whose term as JNU VC saw controversies, is new UGC chairman

JNU vice chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar, whose tenure was marred by controversies, has been appointed as chairman of the University Grants Commission. IMAGE: M Jagadesh Kumar. Photograph: ANI Photo.......

IMD may deploy cutting-edge tech to forecast weather accurately

IMD has decided to increasingly use cutting-edge technology such as artificial intelligence and machine learning in forecasting. A few days ago, farmers from some 150 villages gathered at a square......

With coronavirus still around, 'virus killers' hit the market

A gamechanger for offices and factories, Shycocan, claims to be able to clear an area of 1000 square feet from coronavirus. When Rajah Vijay Kumar had an appointment with his dentist recently, we......

British Indian manufacturing expert Lord Bhattacharyya is dead

Bangalore-born Bhattacharyya, an alumnus of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2002 for his services to science and technology and made a life peer in......

When parents are delighted to have a start-up son-in-law

For the new millennium generation, slowly and at an accelerating pace, it is attractive to harbour a start-up ambition, says R Gopalakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com When I......

Sports shorts: India finish with 16 golds in Asian Airgun

IMAGE: India’s Shreya Agrawal is all smiles. Photograph: SAI Media/Twitter Indian shooters continued their dominance claiming five gold medals on the final day of the Asian Airgun......