Pakistani authorities ban science text book
Lahore: The government of Pakistan's Punjab province has banned a science book for Grade VI students of a chain of elite schools for containing material that could provoke ‘sexual desire’.
The text b
Malayali connection to Science Express!
When the Science Express, criss-crossing the country to create awareness on biodiversity and Climate Change, chugged into Ernakulam Junction, Kochiites had the pleasant surprise of the concepts being
Science Express chugs into city on August 24
The Science Express-Biodiversity Special, the mobile exhibition train showcasing the nation’s biodiversity and related conservation measures, will chug into the state on August 24 and have halts at Er
Science parks in disarray
Science Parks at Periyar Science and Technology Centre, Kotturpuram, are meant to teach scientific concepts through playing equipment.
But the equipment here are poorly maintained and almost all, suc
Four Indian-American scientists receive US prez award
US President Barack Obama has named four Indian-American scientists among 96 researchers as recipients of the prestigious presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers.
Where fear ends, learning begins
As frustrated students turn their backs on the many marvels of science, it wouldn’t be too far from the truth to say that theory can really bog down even the most enthusiastic spirit. So, children dig
Science ensures NKorea nuclear test would be no secret
North Korea remains largely cut off from the Internet and mobile phone technology that links much of modern society, but any nuclear test would be swiftly revealed by global scientists, experts say.
China far ahead of India in science, PM tells US magazine
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who vowed last month to more than double India's R&D spending to $8 billion a year by 2017, has expressed concern over countries like China overtaking India in the field
Bio-terror fears 'halt research on mutant bird flu'
A research on mutant bird flu has been stopped for the time being in the wake of fears that it could be exploited by terrorists, say scientists.
The H5N1 strain of bird flu is potentially fatal when
Bomb blast kills nuclear scientist in Iran; Israel accused
An Iranian nuclear scientist was killed by a bomb placed on his car by a motorcyclist in Tehran on Wednesday, and a city official blamed Israel for the attack, similar to attacks on nuclear scientists