Nihar Ray has run marathons in all seven continents, the one in Antarctica culminating in the additional challenge of a dip in icy waters.At 70, his eyes still light up at the opportunity of running a...
If the previous century belonged to engineers, it can be argued that the current one will be ruled by finance professionals. We are talking about jobs and careers. Three decades ago, a qualification i...
The Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST) has sought “generous funding” from the Centre for the renovation of many of the buildings on the 160-year-old campus.IIEST direct...
Visitors to Science City will get a glimpse of an upcoming observatory in Maharashtra’s Hingoli district equipped to detect ripples generated from the most violent events in space. A prototype of th...
Over 110 scientists on Wednesday appealed to the science and technology ministry to withdraw its offer to fund research to pinpoint ingredients in cow dung, urine and milk for use in medicines, toothp...
Jadavpur University has issued a circular calling for making the campus free of alcohol, drug and tobacco, the move following a meeting vice-chancellor Suranjan Das held with teachers to discuss alleg...
The average final-year undergraduate computer science student in the US, assessed for subject skills, outperforms his counterparts in China, India and Russia, according to research released on Monday....
Confused about what to eat and drink to protect your health? I’m not surprised. For example, after decades of research-supported dietary advice to reduce saturated fats to minimise the risk of heart...
They predict how long you are going to live. Or, calculate how likely you are to have an accident. And what your chances of getting a lifestyle disease are. They are called actuaries. Their job is to ...