Prince William Hangs Out With Cate Blanchett, Other Stars on the Green Carpet in Singapore I hope he brought his autograph book. Marie Claire · Nov 7, 2023
Prince William arrives in Singapore for annual Earthshot Prize award, the first to be held in Asia Prince William has arrived in Singapore for the annual Earthshot Prize awards, the first to be held in Asia, to support environmental innovators with solutions to battle climate change and save the planet The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2023
William is ‘the biggest cheerleader for the planet’ – Earthshot Prize finalist A Kensington Palace spokesperson said the prince was on his way and was ‘extremely looking forward to being back in Singapore’. The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2023
‘We need more women,’ says only female winner of Millennium Technology prize Women form just 16% of the nominees for next year’s award, but Nobel laureate Prof Frances Arnold says gender balance will come through girls working in science from a young age The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2023
Singapore will light up green ahead of Prince of Wales’ Earthshot Prize ceremony The illuminated Singapore skyline follows a similar activation at Boston City Hall to mark the arrival of the second-annual Earthshot Awards in 2022. The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2023
‘The Buddha was a master teacher who catered his message for different audiences,’ says author Douglas Ober ‘Dust on the Throne’ offers a new perspective on the history and revival of Buddhism in India. Douglas Ober, an honorary research associate in the Centre for India and South Asia Research, questions the modernist view of the Buddha, and the prevalence of ritual practice and animist cults among early… The Hindu · Nov 3, 2023
International law is clear on the need to protect children who are victims of conflicts, says Nobel winner Kailash Satyarthi on affected children of Gaza and Israel Kailash Satyarthi, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 for his work in safeguarding children and childhood of a large number of children worldwide, has been deeply disturbed by the images of children being harmed in the latest Israel-Palestinian crisis. He suggests children and young people affected by conflicts… The Hindu · Nov 1, 2023
What India needs from the ‘Vigyan Puraskar’ awards and what it can get | Explained India’s revamped science awards, the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar, is open to diverse, non-regular affiliations, includes team awards, has no age limit (except for the ‘Yuva’ award), and no cash prizes. This new system must ensure notable contributions include teaching, mentoring, and outreach efforts, adhere to timelines, and ensure gender, socioeconomic,… The Hindu · Oct 31, 2023
Women can make the world better Women must be given freedom, not just to be promoted within male-dominated institutions, to shape better, family-spirited institutions for governance The Hindu · Oct 27, 2023
Mamata threatens protests if Tagore’s name is not included in VB plaque CM Mamata Banerjee threatens protests if Rabindranath Tagore's name not included in Visva-Bharati University plaques by Friday. Plaques are temporary, to be replaced by ASI's, which may take a year, says university official The Hindu · Oct 26, 2023
Women, marriage and labour market participation An analysis of the relationship between women’s marital status and their labour market outcome in the Indian labour market The Hindu · Oct 25, 2023
Inspirational east London teacher named as finalist in $1m global education prize Shafina Vohra's innovative LEGO lessons earn praise from judges of global teaching prize Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2023
Turing, Spock … Borthwick? England coach is analytical genius, says May England wing praises ‘scientific, Spock-like approach’ of head coach who he insists can ‘crack the code to rugby’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2023
The story of Svetlana Mojsov, and the controversy around revolutionary diabetic drugs | Explained Serbian chemist Svetlana Mojsov is fighting to have her work recognised for discovering a revolutionary diabetic drug. Who is she? What was her contribution to discovering GLP-1? The Hindu · Oct 21, 2023
The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023 Mahsa Amini, the Kurdish-Iranian woman who died in police custody, is awarded EU human rights prize Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman who died in police custody in Iran last year, sparking worldwide protests against the country’s conservative Islamic theocracy, has been awarded the European Union’s top human rights prize
France 24 · Oct 19, 2023 Mahsa Amini and Iran's 'Woman, Life, Freedom' movement win Sakharov human rights prize Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman who died in police custody in Iran last year, sparking worldwide protests against the country’s conservative Islamic theocracy, was awarded the European Union’s top human rights prize on Thursday.
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The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2023 Evelyn Fox Keller obituary American theoretical physicist, philosopher and writer who viewed the history of science and gender through a feminist lens
The Hindu · Oct 18, 2023 Calcutta High Court wonders why Visva-Bharati Vice-Chancellor is still in office The Calcutta High Court’s strong rebuke of Visva-Bharati Vice-Chancellor Bidyut Chakrabarty, with the judge saying that he should be removed for getting his own professor out of an international science project last year, has given fodder to his detractors who have long been baying for his blood.
The Hindu · Oct 17, 2023 When the Theosophical Society ran into a major controversy When the Theosophical Society ran into a major controversy
The Conversation · Oct 17, 2023 Louise Glück honed her poetic voice across a lifetime to speak to us from beyond the grave When asked what her response was to being awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 2020, Louise Glück replied that she was “completely flabbergasted.” She said she had thought it “extremely unlikely that I would ever have this particular event to deal with in my life.”
The Hindu · Oct 17, 2023 Undervaluing faculty fellowships is bad for scientists, and science Govt-supported institutes, private universities, and faculty fellowships are key drivers of advanced scientific research and education in India. Fellowships provide salary, research funds, and access to facilities for a fixed period. Institutes benefit from the funds and teaching contributions of fellows. Despite benefits, fellows face challenges in obtaining office/lab space,…
The Hindu · Oct 16, 2023 Daughter of daily wage earner secures eight gold medals in Bangalore University, dreams of becoming govt school teacher Vinutha J., daughter of a daily wage earner, emerged topper in Bangalore University with eight gold medals and three cash prizes. With her achievement, she has fulfilled her father’s dream, who wanted her to excel in academics and become a teacher
The Hindu · Oct 15, 2023 Closing the gender pay gap in the workforce Even when they entered the workforce in droves, overtook men in educational attainment, did not congregate in “female jobs,” and did not drop out from the labour force to have children, women continued to earn less than men.
The Hindu · Oct 14, 2023 “Public sector in countries like India should build more R&D capacity” The public sector in countries like India should build more capacity in research and development as this would help to evolve effective public policies, Charles Edquist of Lund University, Sweden, said on Saturday.