Tag Archives: The Hindu
The cost of forgetting Ballia
Actively papering over the effects of extreme weather has to be the most self-destructive thing we’re capable of in the climate change era. Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Op-eds
Tagged Ballia, Election Commission of India, heat wave, India Meteorological Department, Lok Sabha elections, Mirzapur, National Disaster Management Authority, The Hindu, Uttar Pradesh
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12 years and counting
I’ve been a journalist for 12 years. For the first few years these anniversaries helped to remember that I was able to survive in the industry but now, after 12, I’m well and truly part of the industry itself — … Continue reading
Posted in Life notes
Tagged journalism, paywall, The Hindu, The Wire
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The BHU Covaxin study and ICMR bait
Earlier this month, a study by a team at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in Varanasi concluded that fully 1% of Covaxin recipients may suffer severe adverse events. One percent is a large number because the multiplier (x in 1/100 * … Continue reading
Posted in Op-eds, Scicomm, Science
Tagged academic publishing, Banaras Hindu University, Bharat Biotech, Covaxin, Drug Safety, Indian Council of Medical Research, Priya Abraham, The Hindu, The Vaccine War
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End of the line
The folks at The Wire have laid The Wire Science to rest, I’ve learnt. The site hasn’t published any (original) articles since February 2 and its last tweet was on February 16, 2024. At the time I left, in October … Continue reading
Posted in Life notes, Scicomm
Tagged science journalism, The Hindu, The Wire Science
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A Q&A about philosophy in journalism
Earlier this year, Varun Bhatta, assistant professor of philosophy at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal, reached out to ask me some questions for something he was writing about the representation of philosophical ideas in journalism. He … Continue reading
Posted in Op-eds, Scicomm
Tagged business model, Creative Commons, editorial independence, journalism, philosophy, public interest, science communication, science journalism, The Conversation, The Hindu, The Wire, Varun Bhatta
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Gaganyaan: The ingredient is not the recipe
For all the hoopla over indigeneity – from ISRO chairman S. Somanath exalting the vast wisdom of ancient Indians to political and ideological efforts to cast modern India as the world’s ‘vishwaguru’ – the pressure vessel of the crew module … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Culture, Science
Tagged crew module, Gaganyaan, Indian Space Research Organisation, S Somanath, The Hindu
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An ‘expanded’ heuristic to evaluate science as a non-scientist
The Hindu publishes a column called ‘Notebook’ every Friday, in which journalists in the organisation open windows big or small into their work, providing glimpses into their process and thinking – things that otherwise remain out of view in news … Continue reading
Posted in Scicomm, Science
Tagged Daniel Pimentel, expertise, Jonathan Osborne, reputation, science journalism, scientific consensus, scientific journals, The Hindu
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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 UAE’s hacks for international prominence
The UAE seems to be making a sincere attempt to whitewash itself, according to a New York Times report on September 1, by hosting the COP28 climate talks. This is both unsurprising and fascinating – both because we’ve seen this … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Science
Tagged Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Hope probe, interplanetary mission, Rahul Menon, Sharjah, space programme, The Hindu, United Arab Emirates
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