Researchers at the Indian Institutes of Technology at Kharagpur and Kanpur, and also from Princeton University, USA, have designed a model, based on social networks of voters, to make reliable predictions on the ‘surprise’ element of election results and suggest possibilities of decreasing it.
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Mumbai |
May 13
General, Science, Ecology, Society, Policy, Deep-dive
Bureaucracy and political interests hinder the implementation of the Forest Rights Act, finds study
Mumbai |
Apr 30
General, Science, Ecology, Society, Deep-dive
Researchers study how fishermen respond to extreme weather warnings and adapt to ill-effects of climate change.
Bengaluru |
Apr 26
General, Science, Society, Policy, Deep-dive
Melting glaciers, rising sea levels and the threat to biodiversity are some of the conspicuous impacts of global warming. However, the repercussions of this warming are multifaceted and complex than what we understand today.
Bengaluru |
Apr 18
General, Science, Society, News
An international team of researchers investigate the prevalence of water reallocations, from rural areas to cities, throughout the world to understand its drivers, conflicts and policy implications.
Mumbai |
Apr 17
General, Science, Society, Deep-dive
Researchers devise a model for fostering rural entrepreneurship, generating sustainable livelihoods and tackling poverty
Bengaluru |
Apr 15
General, Science, Society, Policy, News
Southern India, now battered with the scorching heat, is awaiting the monsoon showers that bring some respite during the month of June. It looks like the wait would not be too long and well worth it. In a press release issued today, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has announced that the southwest monsoon rainfall over the country, on the whole, is likely to be normal.
Bengaluru |
Apr 12
General, Science, Health, Society, News
Researchers from the USA and Canada estimated the incidence of asthma among children across the world that is triggered by nitrogen dioxide—a major constituent of the vehicular exhaust.
Bengaluru |
Apr 9
General, Science, Health, Society, News
Bacteria like Salmonella and Mycobacterium, which have developed resistance to multiple drugs, are now a global health challenge. Studies estimate that the number of people succumbing to infections caused by drug-resistant bacteria is on the rise, with 33,000 deaths annually in Europe alone.
