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2 weeks ago | 
thehindu.com | Sobhana K Nair |Jacob Koshy
Homi Bhabha, back from England, and embroiled into the scientific institutions of colonial India begins work on his vision of setting up independent scientific institutions. How did he manage to carve out a virtually uninhibited line of communication with Jawaharlal Nehru? How did he get a free hand to shape the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research? Why In spite of resources and patronage, has the nuclear story in India nit achieved its potential?
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1 month ago | 
thehindu.com | Sobhana K Nair |Jacob Koshy
In this episode of The Rearview, we delve into the early years of Homi Jehangir Bhabha, considered the Father of India’s atomic energy program. How he gave up a promising career as a theoretical physicist, was nominated for the Nobel Prize in physics, and was as accomplished a musician and artist as he was a scientistThe Rearview is a podcast where the hosts guide you on a scenic route through the history of science.
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1 month ago | 
thehindu.com | Jacob Koshy |Sobhana K Nair
In this episode of The Rearview, we chronicle the life of Salim Ali, India’s foremost ornithologist and conversationalist. His childhood aim was to be a renowned hunter but the feathered beings charmed him off this ambition. During his lifetime, he carried out extensive bird surveys of the subcontinent - from the far reaches of Afghanistan to the icy plateau of Tibet, Bhutan, Pakistan, and India. His books are still used as field guides for both amateur and professional birders.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
thehindu.com | Sobhana K Nair
The Delhi Assembly election has triggered an unexpected crisis for the INDIA bloc. The Samajwadi Party and Trinamool Congress have extended unqualified support to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over the Congress. The Shiv Sena (UBT) is also leaning in favour of Delhi’s ruling party. The support of these parties is symbolic at best, since none of them actually have any significant electoral presence in Delhi. However, their actions signal a wider problem within the bloc.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
thehindu.com | Sobhana K Nair |Jacob Koshy
Vikram Sarabhai was the founding chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation. Though he did relatively young at the age of 52, Sarabhai influenced not ony space but also India’s atomic energy programme. While very much a product of his times, he was one of the rare Indians, who despite being born into wealth and privilege, chose to direct his resources and abilities to nurturing public scientific institutions.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
thehindu.com | Sobhana K Nair
A day after Amazon Web Services (AWS) India’s announcement on hosting a digital twin-powered integrated Airport Operations Command Center (APOC), developed by WAISL Limited, aimed at bringing all airport stakeholders under one roof for integrated solutions to improve passenger experience and airport efficiency, WAISL CEO Rishi Mehta spoke to The Hindu on the sidelines of “AWS re: Invent 2024” in Las Vegas, on what it will mean for travelers.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
thehindu.com | Sobhana K Nair
Centre has no role in MNREGA job-card deletions and it is the function of the State government based on five factors, Union Rural Development Ministry said in a reply to oral questions in Lok Sabha on Tuesday (December 3, 2024) during the Question Hour. The government also denied any correlation between the mandatory imposition of Aadhaar based payment system for MNREGA wages and high rate of job-card deletions, insisting that the Aadhaar seeding has been done only to ensure transparency.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
thehindu.com | Sobhana K Nair
Striking a different note from the rest of the Opposition, Trinamool Congress’s Rajya Sabha leader Derek O’Brien on Wednesday said his party was keen that the Parliament should “run”. Meanwhile, the Trinamool’s working committee arrived at six subjects and said it will remain focused on these “people-centric” issues during the ongoing Winter Session of the Parliament.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
thehindu.com | Sobhana K Nair |Jacob Koshy
The 29th Conference of Parties (COP) just concluded in Baku, Azerbaijan. In the last 29 years of COP, there have been several dramatic moments, with Presidents crashing meetings, delegates slashing their hands, tears and several sleepless nights. The world though has come a long way from climate change cynics to making incremental changes to contain the catastrophe headed our way. But it hasn’t exactly been a linear journey. For every two steps ahead, the world has often moved ten steps backward.
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Nov 23, 2024 | 
thehindu.com | Sobhana K Nair
Just five months after the general election, in which the INDIA bloc won 30 of the 48 seats in Maharashtra and contributed to the BJP’s reduced tally in the Lok Sabha, the Assembly election results announced on Saturday (November 23, 2024) has thrown the alliance into an existential crisis. The views within the bloc ranged from anger against the Congress, which is the largest constituent, to dismissing it as an electoral grouping that has outlived its utility.
