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Sowmiya Ashok
Sowmiya Ashok, a former Assistant Editor at The Indian Express, is now an independent journalist based in Chennai. She reports on China, politics and the environment. She tweets @sowmiyashok
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Few women in science, fewer on stage of Science Congress to speak about itSubscriber Only
March 19, 2018 01:37 IST
First started in 2012, the Women Science Congress is in its seventh edition despite repeated calls from the women scientific community that it be scrapped.
Mon, Mar 19, 2018
In Odisha vs Chhattisgarh Mahanadi water wars, issues of dams, politicsSubscriber Only
March 19, 2018 00:15 IST
What is the background to the dispute and, going beyond the political rhetoric in both states, who are the parties actually affected by it?
Mon, Mar 19, 2018
Harsh Vardhan’s theory: Hawking said Vedas superior to E=mc^2Subscriber Only
March 17, 2018 05:12 IST
The quote Vardhan attributed to Hawking is from the website of the Institute of Scientific Research on Vedas (I-SERVE), which in turn referenced a post on a fake Stephen Hawking profile on Facebook. A source close to the minister confirmed Vardhan had quoted from the I-SERVE website.
Sat, Mar 17, 2018
Indian Science Congress: Imphal varsity spruced up, but venue change shadow looms largeSubscriber Only
March 16, 2018 06:37 IST
Owing to "disturbances on campus", Osmania University in Hyderabad had expressed inability to host the congress this year in January. This led the ISCA executive committee to move the venue to Manipur University.
Fri, Mar 16, 2018
Madhya Pradesh govt released surge of water for Narmada dam inauguration, then shut tapSubscriber Only
March 10, 2018 04:56 IST
Official records show the high level that day was achieved mainly because BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh released an unusual amount of water from upstream dams over five days until the inauguration.
Sat, Mar 10, 2018
Mundra SEZ: Adani Group secures in-principle approval to divert 1552 hectares forest landSubscriber Only
March 02, 2018 03:35 IST
The port recently came under the scanner when Supreme Court in November 2017 appointed a committee to probe whether the company violated environmental norms by levelling sand dunes that act as natural defence for coastline and seaside biodiversity.
Fri, Mar 02, 2018
What’s hobbling the global effort to save the tiger?Subscriber Only
March 02, 2018 00:28 IST
In 2010, 13 countries committed to doubling big cat numbers. A survey seeking an information baseline has sent out an urgent wake-up call, even though India has not done too badly
Fri, Mar 16, 2018
Govt cites Karnataka polls, seeks time on Cauvery in Supreme CourtSubscriber Only
March 01, 2018 04:45 IST
The Centre brought to the court’s notice efforts made by it to comply with the February 16 order, referring to a meeting of the Chief Secretaries and other senior officers of the three states and the Union territory.
Sun, Apr 01, 2018
Science Day event backs evolution, Satyapal Singh who doubted Darwin leaves before sessionsSubscriber Only
March 01, 2018 02:46 IST
In January, Singh had said that “Darwin’s theory of evolution is wrong”, and that “it is wrong to say humans evolved from monkeys and such references should be removed from science and history school textbooks.”
Thu, Mar 01, 2018
Proposed revision: Govt relaxes rules on cattle market, drops reference to slaughterSubscriber Only
February 27, 2018 05:00 IST
The original version, dated May 23, 2017, had notified a ban on sale of cattle for slaughter in animal markets, triggering an outcry over its effect on trade across the country.
Tue, Feb 27, 2018
Questions on plastic: Limited data, diffused focus in Parliament repliesSubscriber Only
February 22, 2018 00:32 IST
India will host the official global World Environment Day celebrations on June 5. The theme will be ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’. But MPs also seem interested in the many uses of plastic — from parks to notes to roads.
Wed, Mar 07, 2018
Union Cabinet approves setting up of tribunal to resolve Mahanadi disputeSubscriber Only
February 21, 2018 04:36 IST
The dispute has allowed the Naveen Patnaik government to use the issue against the BJP. It will raise the 'misuse' of Mahanadi waters by the BJP-led Chhattisgarh government while campaigning for the February 24 bypoll in Bijepur Assembly seat.
Wed, Feb 21, 2018
Why SC verdict on Cauvery water may reopen awards in other river disputesSubscriber Only
February 17, 2018 05:24 IST
Cauvery verdict: In its 465-page order, the three-judge bench headed by CJI Dipak Misra has thrown open the possibility of re-examining the availability of groundwater and has exercised “warrantable flexibility” in determining inter-basin sharing.
Sat, Feb 17, 2018
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s views on Kashmir problem: What the record saysSubscriber Only
February 12, 2018 01:18 IST
How would Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel have handled the Kashmir problem if he, instead of Jawaharlal Nehru, had been India’s first Prime Minister? The picture of Patel’s thoughts that emerges from his letters and conversations are complex and multilayered.
Mon, Feb 12, 2018
Team from India to help Myanmar conserve dwindling tiger speciesSubscriber Only
February 11, 2018 04:48 IST
The team from India is presently collecting primary data to draw up a conservation plan with the eventual aim of creating a “protected area network.” Spread across 20,000 sqkm, Myanmar has the largest tiger landscape in the world but its dwindling tiger population has been a concern.
Sun, Feb 11, 2018Madhya Pradesh responds to Odisha SOS: Two tigers to be relocatedSubscriber Only
February 07, 2018 05:42 IST
Earlier, the Odisha government had written to other states with overpopulated tiger reserves, asking if they could spare a few of the big cats.
Wed, Feb 07, 2018
Mahadayi dispute: Comments of Goa minister divisive, claims Karnataka govtSubscriber Only
February 06, 2018 04:23 IST
In a written submission to Mahadayi Water Dispute Tribunal, Karnataka also stated that Goa’s “allegations that the State of Karnataka has changed the nature of the flow of Mahadayi is ridiculous and false”.
Tue, Feb 06, 2018
Twist in out-of-Africa theory: Who made 3 lakh-year-old tools found near Chennai?Subscriber Only
February 05, 2018 01:32 IST
Last week, a study in Nature reported evidence from Attirampakkam that suggests early humans may have left Africa much earlier than has been believed so far — a potential breakthrough in our understanding of the evolution of the human species.
Mon, Feb 05, 2018
Delhi pollution: Scheme to support ways to manage crop residue, but Budget smokey on allocationSubscriber Only
February 01, 2018 16:29 IST
Repeated attempts have been made to encourage farmers to switch to non-polluting technology that can help manage paddy stubble, however, it is a cost that is impossible for small farmers to take on without state support.
Thu, Feb 01, 2018
Sunny Deol meets Shakespeare in this year’s Economic SurveySubscriber Only
January 30, 2018 01:46 IST
From Sunny Deol, Manoj Kumar, Tulsidas, Rabindranath Tagore, to romantic poets, writers, economists, a Nobel laureate and even a Republican politician, Subramanian has stuck a quote in nearly all chapters of the pink-coloured ‘Economic Survey 2018-19’.
Tue, Jan 30, 2018Development ups tiger extinction risk by over 50 per cent in protected areasSubscriber Only
January 29, 2018 00:27 IST
The study has suggested the installation of mitigation structures — under- and over-passes for wildlife to pass — before roads are built or widened.
Mon, Jan 29, 2018
The Mahatma’s Footprints: From Mehrauli Dargah to Birla HouseSubscriber Only
January 28, 2018 02:15 IST
January 30 marks the 70th anniversary of the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. The Indian Express goes back to Birla House in the Capital where he was killed and the Mehrauli dargah he visited three days earlier to retrace his last steps — and to discover what today’s visitors find in their wake.
Tue, Jan 30, 2018
Not lab-wala, can’t comment on Satyapal Singh’ Darwin remark: Harsh VardhanSubscriber Only
January 25, 2018 03:25 IST
Vardhan was responding to questions on Minister of State for HRD Satyapal Singh’s comment that Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution was “scientifically wrong”.
Thu, Jan 25, 2018
Minister’s statement on Darwin’s evolution theory wrong, misleading, say scientistsSubscriber Only
January 22, 2018 05:35 IST
Prepare statement against MoS Satya Pal’s Darwin remark, to send it to PMO
Mon, Jan 22, 2018
2G spectrum case: Supreme Court not infallible, says DMK leader A RajaSubscriber Only
January 20, 2018 03:09 IST
Raja said that officers in the CBI, which investigated the case, asked after his arrest: "What is 2G?" He also suggested what the apex court should have done if it wanted to know what happened in 2G spectrum allocations.
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