No amount of alcohol is safe, shows WHO analysis

There is no safe limit to alcohol consumption and any amount of drinking can severely impact one's health, according to a statement published by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in The Lancet......

90 pc Indian universities have outdated curriculum: CNR Rao

Eminent scientist and Bharat Ratna awardee CNR Rao believes that 90 per cent of the universities and higher educational institutions in the country have outdated curriculum, keeping them from......

'I called funding situation idiotic, not politicians'

In an apparent damage control after his angry outbursts targeting politicians, Bharat Ratna awardee Prof CNR Rao on Monday said he was only signalling that "inadequate" funding of science in the......

Support for science is not as good as it should be: CNR Rao

Future of India is tied up with how it invests in education and science, Bharat Ratna awardee and eminent scientist C N R Rao on Sunday said, and voiced concern that the support for the sectors was......

Ratan Tata dreams of water-powered cars!

Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata's dream is to see cars run on water and he has invested $15 million in a start-up firm supporting research in the field, an eminent scientist said. Chairman of the......

Govt rules out IIT in Orissa

The government on Tuesday ruled out setting up an IIT in Orissa, saying it has already approved three such institutes in Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan. Replying to a Calling Attention Motion......

India, beware the China R&D boom

Tradition has it that while China is the factory of the world, India is going to be the laboratory of the world, and while we've already shown our skills in software, the next level of work will......

Why India needs 9% growth

India's per capita income can reach levels of $8000-10,000 by 2025 from the present $1600 if the economy grows at 9 per cent annually, Chairman of Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council C......

BCCI's opposition in vain as ICC Board approves Big 3 rollback

'Today was an important step forward for the future of the ICC and cricket around the world. The proposals from the working group to reverse the resolutions of 2014 and deliver a revised......