Author: Dr Arvind C Ranade
Science isn’t just for scientists—it’s for everyone. Science has long been the harbinger of innovation and progress, shaping the world we live in today. It is the realm of wonders and possibilities that shapes our world, from the gadgets we use daily to the exploration of distant planets. To realise and explore the magnificence of the scientific world, let us get immersed into the 9th edition of the India International Science Festival (IISF) from 17th to 20th January 2024 at the combined campus of Translational Health Science and Technology Institute and Regional Centre for Biotechnology at NCR Biotech Science Cluster,…
It is a well-known fact that the British came to India as traders through the East India Company in the year 1608. A handful of Britishers established themselves under the guise of business relationships and started capturing various parts of India by adopting unethical techniques and methods. After defeating the Nawab of Bengal in 1757, this company started establishing itself as the ruler of the land. It operated arbitrarily which led to total unrest and the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857. To settle this unrest, finally, the British Government intervened, and thus began the British Raj in India. The Britishers, through…
It is a well-known fact that the British came to India as traders through the East India Company in the year 1608. A handful of Britishers established themselves under the guise of business relationships and started capturing various parts of India by adopting unethical techniques and methods. After defeating the Nawab of Bengal in 1757, this company started establishing itself as the ruler of the land. It operated arbitrarily which led to total unrest and the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857. To settle this unrest, finally, the British Government intervened, and thus began the British Raj in India. The Britishers, through…
What we see in the Universe remains the same irrespective of what, when and where we see! This is the precise idea of the quasi-steady state Universe put forth by pioneering astronomers of 20th century. India has one such revolutionary member of the group who even today believes in the same and is able to answer the changing density of matter in expanding universe. He is none other than the Prof Jayant Vishnu Narlikar. In India, he is also known for his outstanding work on the frontiers of gravity and Mach’s Principle, quantum cosmology, quasar, blackhole and action at a distance…