International Women’s Day , 2021

International Women’s Day , 2021

Yesterday’s Women’s day too turned syrupy with praise, platitudes and poetry dedicated to women. Such a heady mix every year turns the environment too intoxicated for women to think clearly on the assigned date. However, for the rest of the year, here is some...
National Science Day 2021

National Science Day 2021

We celebrate the #NationalScienceDay2021 commemorating the discovery of the #RamanEffect. Catch the day’s programme from #BARC, Mumbai: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2GIXOOGBvk Light has a certain probability of being scattered by any material and most of the...
Students love marks not serious research

Students love marks not serious research

Dr. Nanadkumar M Kamat A doctorate in Micro-biology, is a scientist and science writer. A quarter century of guiding scientific research projects at the post graduate level shows me that the highly educated and wealthy state of Goa lacks a ‘science for the sake of...
DNA discovery completes 150 years

DNA discovery completes 150 years

Dr. Nanadkumar M Kamat A doctorate in Micro-biology, is a scientist and science writer. Deoxyribonucleic acid, a nucleic acid commonly known as DNA is unlike any other acid or chemical on Earth. The very history of discovery of DNA as a special molecule and its...