K.T. Jaleel, Minister in the LDF government in Kerala, resigns after the State Lok Ayukta finds him guilty of ‘abuse of power’ and ‘nepotism’
Andhra Pradesh government order makes Chief Minister the final authority on performance appraisals of All India Services Officers posted in the State
Election Commission bars Mamata from campaigning for 24 hours, cites violations of model code, the IPC and the RPA; Mamata to sit in dharna in Kolkata
BMC launches a project to restore Khotachiwadi, Mumbai’s 200-year-old heritage enclave with colonial and Portuguese legacies
Faced with rapidly rising number of COVID-19 infections, Telangana government sends SOS to Centre for 30 lakh doses of vaccine
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy cancels visit to Tirupati for Lok Sabha byelection campaign as COVID cases increase
Climate change Greenland melting faster R. Ramachandran A new study led by Michael Bevis of the Ohio State University, published in the latest ...
Nuclear waste Deep down a drill hole R. Ramachandran Narrow vertical holes drilled deep into the earth’s crust have been considered an option ...
Physiology An ear for sensitivity R. Ramachandran The human ear is so extraordinarily sensitive that it can detect soundwave-induced ...
Science congress Science circus R. Ramachandran The level of acceptable science presented at the Indian Science Congress sessions is so ...
Physics Square liquid drops R. Ramachandran AS we are taught in physics, under most conditions, a drop of liquid on a surface has a ...
Astrophysics Cosmic particle accelerators R. Ramachandran Most cosmic rays are protons or atomic nuclei with energies around 108 (100 million) eV.
Climate Change Antarctic Ocean also emits CO2 R. Ramachandran The Southern Ocean is believed to slow down global warming by absorbing heat and carbon ...
Medicine Childbirth after uterus transplant R. Ramachandran The journal “Lancet” has reported the first known case of live birth following a uterine ...
Health care First ever multidrug Ebola trial in Congo R. Ramachandran IN the wake of the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since ...
Climate change Increase in extreme weather events R. Ramachandran ON the heels of the recent Climate Summit in Katowice, Poland, comes a study on the ...
Energy Cooling without power R. Ramachandran RESEARCHERS at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have devised a new way of ...
Environment Recycling fine rubble R. Ramachandran Sand is becoming scarce in many countries because of the global construction boom.
Astronomy Kepler’s legacy: Planets are everywhere R. Ramachandran On October 30, NASA decided to retire its first revolutionary planet-hunting spacecraft, ...
Particle physics Commitment to realising International Linear Collider R. Ramachandran On October 25, particle physicists expressed their strong commitment to realising the ...
Neuroscience A physical model for neurodegenerative diseases R. Ramachandran Many neurodegenerative diseases, from Alzheimer’s to Parkinson’s, are related to the ...
Nobel Prize Test tube evolution R. Ramachandran This year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Frances H. Arnold, George P.
The Prize and many firsts IN the 107-year-history of the Nobel Prize, this year’s Physics award is unique for the ...
Nobel Prize Laser revolution R. Ramachandran The 2018 Prize in Physics is awarded to Arthur Ashkin for his invention of optical ...
Astronomy Decline of an observatory J.N. Sinha An observatory in Muzaffarpur, which had “excellent astronomical equipment”, has been ...
Astronomy Exomoon spotted outside solar system Compiled by R. Ramachandran Astronomers have spotted what could be the first known moon to orbit an exoplanet. Earlier ...
Isotopes Shape-shifting mercury isotopes Compiled by R. Ramachandran Using an unprecedented combination of experimental nuclear physics and theoretical and ...
Nobel Prize Pioneering work in cancer research R. Ramachandran The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to James Allison and ...
Neutrino detector First particle tracks at neutrino detector Compiled by R. Ramachandran The giant cube-shaped neutrino detector of the size of a three-storey building and the ...
Nuclear pasta 'Nuclear Pasta', the ultimate in strength Compiled by R. Ramachandran A team of scientists has calculated the strength of material deep inside the crust of ...
