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Majorana 1, science journalism, and other things
National Science Day

Majorana 1, science journalism, and other things

While I have many issues with how the Nobel Prizes are put
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An ambigram in The Hindu
Republic Day

An ambigram in The Hindu

The Hindu has an unusual ad in today’s paper (at least
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Posting stats — 2024
blogging

Posting stats — 2024

When I joined The Wire in 2015, the average length of my
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New science pages in The Hindu
science journalism

New science pages in The Hindu

The Hindu has a new print product out called ‘Surf & Dive’
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The fever dream of 'technological sovereignty'
Social welfare

The fever dream of 'technological sovereignty'

I recently came across an initiative called “Industrial47”. Someone had shared a
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The HMPV cascade
human metapneumovirus

The HMPV cascade

I sense the public panic over the HMPV outbreak in China is
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demolition

Rule o flaw — part III

Make sure you've read part I and part II. The
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New attempt to capture academia?
Bharatiya Janata Party

New attempt to capture academia?

From my article in The Hindu today, New science awards, old political
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India-based neutrino oblivion
India-based Neutrino Observatory

India-based neutrino oblivion

In a conversation with science journalist Nandita Jayaraj, physicist and Nobel laureate
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A gentle push over the cliff
Bharat Biotech

A gentle push over the cliff

From ‘Rotavirus vaccine: tortured data analyses raise false safety alarm’, The Hindu,
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The cost of forgetting Ballia
heat wave

The cost of forgetting Ballia

In the day or so before June 1, 14 people died in
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12 years and counting
The Hindu

12 years and counting

I’ve been a journalist for 12 years. For the first few
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