Although spending on science has risen worldwide, greater investment is needed in the face of growing crises, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has recommended in a new report published. The latest edition of its Science Report, which is published every five years, further reveals that there is …
If there is one thing true about India, it's that it is a diverse country. Economically, technologically and environmentally. Some are very rich, some are very poor. There are some who use modern technologies, and there are others who still use technologies that were used a millennium ago. And, of …
The science governing the complex issue of sinks is quite simple. Any system that removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is a sink. The oceans and terrestrial ecosystems like vegetation and soils form two different types of natural sinks. The processes of photosynthesisrespiration and decomposition control the carbon cycle in …
earlier this year, the science and technology committee of Britain's House of Lords produced a long-awaited report on the relationship between science and society. The very first paragraph sets the scene for why such a report was considered necessary. "Society's relationship with science is in a critical phase,' it says. …
ministers and heads of national delegations from 155 countries wound up a six-day conference on science in Budapest with a call to increase resources for scientific research, bridge the gap between North-South science and technology (s&t;) knowledge and harness s&t; for the betterment of society. The
imd officials say the present heat wave is not an unusual phenomenon. “The heat wave will not persist for a longer time,” says S R Kalsi, deputy director general of imd . The heat wave is “due to the lack of effective western disturbances and stagnating high pressure in the …
technology is finally catching up with what science fiction authors had written some five decades ago. Back then, no self-respecting science fiction author and would be caught dead without one or more (preferably more) anti-gravity device in their plots. According to recent reports, the us National Aeronautics and Space Administration …
at this time of the year, the excitement surrounding the budget begins to build up. Speculation will continue till the Budget is presented in the Lok Sabha, followed by series of commentaries in the media. The hype surrounding the budget is understandable; after all, it is the an event of …
the state of Indian science is a grand paradox. Ostensibly one of the largest scientific communities in the world, Indian scientists have failed to produce world class research. Science writer Dilip M Salwi apparently finds the situation amusing since he has written a "fun book' on the subject. Nonsense in …
THE Indian industry and scientific community have strongly condemned the US decision to blacklist 40 Indian companies and laboratories along with their 200 subsidiaries. On November 13, the US slapped sanctions on more than 300 Indian and Pakistani government agencies, government-affiliated firms, laboratories and private companies in response to the …
GERMAN chemists have managed to mimic nature by creating synthetic pearls. The team's ultimate aim is to build artificial teeth and bones out of the same minerals used by nature. For the first time the scientists have claimed to build specific three-dimensional inorganic materials from simple molecules. Pearls are made …
The 20th Century will soon be coming to an end. The most remarkable thing about it has been the extraordinary growth of science - the common name we give to humanity's endeavour to understand nature. The century has seen the practitioners of science mainly occupied with four key questions. The …
the Earth is dragging space and time around itself as it rotates. For the first time there is evidence of a phenomenon predicted 80 years ago on the basis of Einstein's theory of general relativity. This theory predicts that huge objects, in this case a planet, drag space-time around themselves …
for some researchers, tickling is serious business. Tickling is, in fact, a mystery that puzzled Socrates, Galelio, Darwin and still continues to mystify their 20th century counterparts. Armed with "tickle machines" and video tapes of such tv programmes as Saturday Night Live , two scientists from University of California, usa, …
• State governments may soon announce favourable power purchase policies for renewable energy projects. In this regard, an agreement was recently signed by state secretaries, in charge of non-conventional energy sources, and chief executive of state nodal agencies. • The Capital is facing a serious water crisis as the production …
results from a satellite put into orbit to detect nuclear weapons in space have caused a stir in the scientific community. The results reveal thousands of times of more lightning from thunderstorms than scientists had earlier believed. Three months after its launch, Los Alamos National laboratory's Fast On-orbit Recording of …
On the agenda of the African Academy of Science: The academy provides a forum for honouring scientists in Africa and thus boosts their morale. It also assists in integrating science with national development and helps in creating a forum where African scientists can develop academically. This is achieved through holding …
Just how does one deal with the emerging problem of pollution which is going to affect millions of people in a big way, in which a large number of polluters are involved, and about which, in scientific terms, very little is known? These situations are now commonplace across the world …
THOUGH Sweden has been named by the UN as the world leader in gender equality, women scientists of the country have to be several times more productive than their male counterparts in order to get equal scores while applying for research grants. Christine Wenneras, a microbiologist, and Agnes Wold, an …
SCIENTISTS are not saints. Neither are they modest, nor do they believe in the con cept of loving one's fellow-folk. That, unfortunately, is the impression that one is likely to get after reading The Third Culture. The title refers to C P Snovs book The Two Cultures written in the …
to say that science and technology is progressing at lightning speed is an understatement. What, however, needs to be questioned is whether it is moving in the right direction or not. Since reports appeared about the existence of Dolly, the first mammal to have been successfully cloned from the cells …
