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On National Science Day 2025, we bring to you three articles that provide important perspectives on the science ecosystem of India. The authors are TV Venkateswaran, L S Shashidhara and Sriparna Chatterjee.
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In this latest Confluence article, Naveen Kumar Sharma & Arati Upadhyay discuss some measures to boost research in India.
Read here: confluence.ias.ac.in/some-me…
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New in Confluence (@ConfluenceSSS ):
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G. L. Krishna evaluates (from an Ayurveda perspective) the recent recognition given for work on ear piercing in managing bronchial asthma.
The Real Deal: Lessons, Learnings, and Laughter for Girl Scientists
Dr. Karishma S. Kaushik @_KarishmaK provides aspiring girl scientists with an insider’s view into the experiences of a contemporary woman scientist in India
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The latest article in Confluence by Prof. Gautam R. Desiraju (@GautamDesiraju) discusses why science must engage with politics to inform evidence-based decision-making.
Read here: confluence.ias.ac.in/why-sci…
@joshiamitabhevo @Pavan_KumarGV @SumanPhysChem @Shubawrite @Abhadra7
Pandit Nehru’s approach to Ayurveda
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Confluence article by GL Krishna discusses Nehru’s views on Ayurveda: preserve what works, discard what doesn’t, using scientific scrutiny. Lessons worth revisiting today.
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Confluence and Dialogue hosted a panel discussion on the origin, background and debates around the idea of scientific temper on the Scientific Temper Day, 2025.
Recording of the panel discussion is available here:
youtu.be/d7ZqLZn-1v8
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I thought of publishing this in Current Science. Apparently, they do not publish anything other than Science. Indian Academy of Sciences has two other online Journals to cater to such articles. This one has just appeared in Confluence. confluence.ias.ac.in/trust-r…
⭐️New Article Alert: Prof. Arunan reflects on deeply rooted cultural norms and academic power structures that often enable bullying and suppress equity in Indian institutions: tinyurl.com/4fc2xjr3
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What happens when a field biologist lands up in an art and design college? Dr. Chandrima Home shares her pedagogical experiences in this Confluence article:
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Just out in Dialogue:
Soundarya Iyer writes about her experience in using R. Gadagkar's 'Experiments in Animal Behaviour' (a free e-book from @IAScBng ) to teach a mixed bunch of students:
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Just out in Dialogue:
Anindita Bhadra (@Abhadra7 ) writes about the new - or not so new - "casteism" analogue in scientific publishing:
dialogue.ias.ac.in/index.php…
"One Nation, One Subscription: A Good First Step"
An article by Rahul Siddharthan @rsidd120 (IMSc Chennai) on the "One Nation, One Subscription" scheme has been published on the Confluence platform.
Read here: confluence.ias.ac.in/one-nat…
We are sorry for the downtime. There have been some technical issues with the Confluence website. However, a rudimentary version of the website is running now. We expect all features to become available soon.
"Why study evolution?" : An article by Vidyanand Nanjundiah published at Confluence : confluence.ias.ac.in/why-stu…
"An appreciation of evolution enriches the mind. To delete it from the syllabus is as foolish as not teaching a language, or poetry, or history."
Why dropping evolution from the Std. X curriculum is a very bad idea confluence.ias.ac.in/why-dro…
The latest Confluence article by LS Shashidhara and Amitabh Joshi @joshiamitabhevo ...
Confluence has been running “One Among Us”: a cartoon series by Prof. Sujit Kumar Chakrabarti @sujitkc
Link: confluence.ias.ac.in/cartoon…
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