Society & Culture

The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai volcano, which made global headlines after its massive eruption on January 15 this year, saw its effects reach outer space, NASA discovered. The American space agency says that its Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) mission and the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Swarm satellites found that the effects reached the edge …

Sometime in the early 1950s, young Sakti Burman was studying at the Government School of Art (now Government College of Art and Craft) in Kolkata. One day when he, along with his classmates, was painting outside in the streets, the mother of a young child pointed to these art students …

Express News Service CHENNAI: There is a picture that comes to mind when you think of student/youth politics, right? Young people, mostly men, at a party office; casually spouting Communist slogans or quoting revolutionaries of yore; with a penchant for smoking; getting dragged into fights and courting arrests. Yet, how …

Depth in manufacturing is a key requirement to gain self-reliance in the electronic industry, and a special thrust on designing locally can help achieve this, said HCL Founder Ajai Chowdhry on Wednesday in the capital. “Government should have a special thrust on designing in every PLI scheme as this will …

Building a holistic culture is a crucial part of any organisation. But defining culture can be a tricky task. Culture is like an invisible thread that binds people together through knowledge, customs, capabilities, legalities, and governance. The simplest explanation is that culture is the characteristics and personality that set your …

Sustainable cooking: Sustainability is the way forward if we want the Earth to remain habitable for our future generations. More than just being a buzzword, sustainability is immersing itself in different aspects of our lives, be it in fashion, in our everyday living, travelling, and even cooking. While sustainable living …

It’s an exciting time for food in America. The culinary landscape in cities big and small around the country has matured exponentially in the past two decades, a shift that has been thrilling to experience and to taste. The immense challenges of the last two years in particular have seen …

Karen Hopkin: This is Scientific American’s 60-Second Science. I’m Karen Hopkin. Hopkin: When you stop to think about it, it’s not all that easy to speak. First you have to think of something to say. Then your brain has to tell your mouth to say it. Interruptions anywhere along this …

Something has gone wrong with our understanding of democracy in India. We have bought into the notion that democracy equals elections that throw up a new power elite, or reinforce an existing one. The time and energy spent on elections by analysts, by the media, and now by consultants is …

For 50 years, Dr Arvind Natu has been taking the road between Pune University and CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (NCL). These two institutions have seen Natu grow from an ordinary boy from Belgaum to a scientist of organic chemistry, making significant contributions to pharmaceuticals and organic synthesis. At 75, Natu still …