Science

A distinguished meteorologist, Anna Mani was the former Deputy Director General of the Indian Meteorological Department and made significant contributions in the field of solar radiation, ozone and wind energy instrumentation. Here's her inspiring story.

Four Indian-American scientists and researchers are among the 102 people who received the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).

Feminist Approach to Technology (FAT), a Delhi-based organisation is trying to encourage girls and women to participate more in the fields of science and technology. Here's how.

A man whose genius transcended boundaries, Jagdish Chandra Bose was a quintessential polymath: a physicist, a biologist, a botanist, an archaeologist, an author and a connoisseur of fine arts. On his 158th birth anniversary, we bring you the story of his path breaking work on the discovery of plant stimuli.

Often been described as one of India’s most eminent 'statesmen of science', ex-ISRO Chairman M G K Menon worked tirelessly for decades to develop a strong scientific programme in India. Here's his inspiring story.

India has been actively involved in research at CERN for many decades, including helping in the discovery of the Higgs Boson.

Here’s a look at eco-friendly toilet designs that can play an important role in the battle for better sanitation for 600 million Indians who defecate in the open.

In an age when most Indian women didn't make it past high school, Janaki Ammal didn't just obtain a PhD at one of America's finest public universities, she went on to make seminal scientific contributions in the field of botany.

On November 21 1963, that a small rocket took off from Thumba on the outskirts of Thiruvananthapuram, announcing the birth of the modern space age in India. This is the interesting story of Indian space history's first milestone.

Remembering Dr. Yellapragada Subbarao, an Indian scientist who revolutionised the field of medicine but was forgotten by the history books.