I suggest we build a Vigyan Mandir (Temple of Science) with the ambience of a place of worship, so that it becomes a destination for pilgrims.We should embed on its walls bronze plaques describing......
Ajit Balakrishnan on the surprising drivers of mathematical innovation. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com. The other day, in an attempt to lift the mood of three-dozen......
Indian doctor Dilip Mahalanobis and three other medical professionals have been chosen for the Prince Mahidol Award for 2006.Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej constituted the award.Mahalanobis,......
Indian-American Abhijit Mahalanobis, who developed vital 'pattern recognition' components in missile defence system for the US Army, has been chosen as 'Scientist of the Year' by the prestigious......
The Opposition says Pranab Mukherjee, who was the chairman of the Indian Statistical Institute Council, did not quit that office before filing the papers for his Presidential run. Mukherjee knows......
There has been criticism of the official statistics ever since MoSPI came out with new methodology to estimate the GDP on the base year of 2011-12 compared to earlier 2004-05. Illustration: Uttam......
Economists who get too close to prime ministers eventually come to grief after their boss is defeated, say T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan If you look at the list below, not one of the economists who......
As a well-wisher of the Indian Statistical System and part of the system for more than 37 years, Sunil K Sinha, former DG and CEO, NSSO, offers suggestions to improve data quality. Illustration:......
For a bunch that fancies itself so greatly and does not hesitate to express an opinion on everything, this is very odd behaviour, says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan. Illustration: Dominic......
The Centre has launched a pilot project called Kisan, through which it will use satellite- and drone-based imaging and other geospatial technology to get timely and accurate data on crop yields in......