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A tale of two awardees
In many respects Krishna Ella and Elon Musk are poles apart but on some they share a few similarities. Both of them have played along with nationalist elements in their respective national governments in order to further their agendas, if … Continue reading
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Tagged Appa Rao Podile, Bharat Biotech, Covaxin, COVID-19 pandemic, Dorothy Bishop, Elon Musk, Indian National Science Academy, Krishna Ella, Millennium Plaque of Honour, Royal Society
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On India’s new ‘Vigyan Puraskar’ awards
The Government of India has replaced the 300 or so awards for scientists it used to give out until this year with the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar (RVP), a set of four awards with 56 laureates, The Hindu has reported. Unlike … Continue reading
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Tagged Bhatnagar Award, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Biotechnology, Department of Science and Technology, Department of Space, Khader Vali Dudekula, Millennium Plaque of Honour, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Ministry of Environment, PIO, Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar, The Hindu, women in STEM
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The Indian Science Congress has gutted its own award by giving it to Appa Rao Podile
An award of the Indian Science Congress has become subverted into becoming an instrument of negotiation for political agents: “You let me interfere in your duties, I will give you a fancy-sounding award”. Continue reading
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Tagged ABVP, Appa Rao Podile, Avula Damodaram, BJP, Chandrababu Naidu, Millennium Plaque of Honour, Mukund Thattai, Nobel laureates, Nobel Prize, plagiarism, research misconduct, Rohith Vemula, Sri Venkateswara University, University of Hyderabad, Venkaiah Naidu
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