Tag Archives: Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Where the atmanirbharta in spine?
Truth be told, I didn’t expect CSIR chief Shekhar Mande could be so disingenuous. “India didn’t have to depend on western countries,” he says. What is this abject refusal to thank other countries for help – and preferring instead to … Continue reading
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Tagged 100 crore doses, Balram Bhargava, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Covaxin, Covishield, Indian Council of Medical Research, Make in India, remdesivir, RT-PCR tests, Shekhar Mande
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On resource constraints and merit
In the face of complaints about how so few women have been awarded this year’s Swarnajayanti Fellowships in India, some scientists pushed back asking which of the male laureates who had been selected should have been left out instead. This is a … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Science
Tagged Big Science, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Department of Science and Technology, India-based Neutrino Observatory, ISRO, Jadugoda, jugaad, let teachers teach, NASA, particle physics, R&D funding, resource constraint, Sabine Hossenfelder, Sean Carroll, Superconducting Super Collider, Swarnajayanti Fellowships, transparency, Vannevar Bush
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Similar DNA
From an article in Times Now News: Comparing Prime Minister Narendra Modi with former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday said both have a similar “DNA” and share a passion for scientific … Continue reading
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Tagged Atal Behari Vajpayee, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, DNA, human genome, Narendra Modi, nuclear test
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