Science

Born on September 23, 1917, Asima Chatterjee, was one of the first Indian women to earn a doctorate in science in British India. She paved the way for Indian women to pursue organic chemistry and opened the world’s eyes to the power of medicinal plants.

“It was during my stint in the U.S. that I realised that while I remembered the theoretical concepts, and had the requisite marks, my knowledge and sense of application of many theories were nearly non-existent.”

Born in Gujarat, scientist Vishal Gajjar played a key role in Breakthrough Listen's recent detection of 15 radio bursts coming from a galaxy 3 billion years away.

Considered one of Carson’s most exceptional and groundbreaking books that marked a new public awareness about the use of chemical pesticides, especially DDT, Silent Spring was published on September 27, 1962.

Unlike the U.S., where computer science is unfortunately labelled as a “man's” field, India sees the sector open to both men and women.

Designed by the scientists at ESSO-National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), the organisation has submitted a proposal and is currently awaiting approval from the government.

Ayush always wanted to become an engineer but in his own words, “the system doesn’t encourage anyone who thinks out of the box and I wasn’t ready to be in a mould.”

Astronomers from the Pune-based IUCAA, IISER and members of two other Indian universities, stumbled upon the previously unknown supercluster located in the direction of the Pisces constellation.

Keeping aside the controversies concerning racial, cultural and gender biases that these tests are often accused of, one cannot point out exactly what intelligence is.

The Team Kepler from VIT University, Vellore has become the first ever team from the country to secure a place in the global finalist nominees.