Indian Science Congress

'Need ecosystem to hone skills for Make in India'

Experts in aerospace and defence industries on Thursday called for building an ecosystem to hone skills for the 'Make in India' initiative to succeed in the absence of skilled manpower at mass level.

Jan 08, 2016, 00:13 AM IST

Was Lord Shiva the greatest environmentalist of the world?

Lord Shiva, who is regarded as the 'destroyer of the cosmos', was also possibly the greatest environmentalist of the world, says a young botanist.

Jan 07, 2016, 10:13 AM IST

Nobel winner V Ramakrishnan refuses to attend Indian Science Congress, calls it a 'circus'

India-born Nobel laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan has refused to attend the Indian Science Congress ever in future and called it a 'circus'.

Jan 06, 2016, 09:52 AM IST

'Make in India' for affordable nuclear power: Expert

Observing that the Indian nuclear industry had come of age and was capable of growing fast, he said production had to be on convoy mode to meet the growing demand for cleaner, safer and cost-effective energy.

Jan 06, 2016, 00:25 AM IST

'Indian orbiter still searching for methane on Mars'

The orbiter's scientific instruments were built to study the red planet's surface, its mineral composition and scan its atmosphere for methane gas in search of life-sustaining elements for at least six months.

Jan 04, 2016, 23:52 PM IST

Watch : Fast N Facts @8:00 pm

- Operation Pathankot is still active; search for two terrorists continues.
- Terrorists had disguised them in army uniforms and had attacked using grenades.

Jan 03, 2016, 22:39 PM IST