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You Know What's Sadder Than National Film Awards?

We are back to being a country that talks about box office numbers as the measure for what an audience's real feelings about a movie are, laments Sreehari Nair.




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National Awards: Bollywood Clout At Work

'No small artistic film can even hope to win, except, maybe, as random tokenism,' asserts Deepa Gahlot.




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Our Biopics Are Bad, But There's Hope

I do have a dream biopic. It has as its subject Renu Saluja, the cosmically gifted editor, with a special focus on the Vidhu Vinod Chopra-Saluja-Sudhir Mishra love story, says Sreehari Nair.




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What Makes Tabu A National Treasure

She is superior to 90 percent of the performing fraternity and she knows it.Subhash K Jha salutes the actor who turns 52 on November 4.




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Instrumental Music from the Colonial Williamsburg Collection

On this recording of period music, the Cross Violin, Kirckman Harpsichord, Keene Spinet, Broadwood Pianoforte and three flutes are played just as they were in colonial times.




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In Freedom We're Born: Songs from the American Revolution

New lyrics set to familiar (or some not so familiar) English melodies, recorded using 18th-century instrumentation to recreate the ambience of a small tavern or public meeting place.




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Echoes of Revolution

Another fine collection of military and marching music performed by the Fifes and Drums of Colonial Williamsburg.




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A Delightful Recreation

Collection of some of Thomas Jefferson's favorite musical pieces recorded on period musical instruments in the Governor's Palace in Colonial Williamsburg.




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The Declaration of Independence

Hear the words that were catalyst to the Revolution, read by Bill Barker, Colonial Williamsburg's Thomas Jefferson.




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Backstory Radio Presents: The American Indian Story

In October 2010, the hosts of Backstory visited Colonial Williamsburg's Kimball Theatre to perform a live show.




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Digital ethology [electronic resource] : human behavior in geospatial context / edited by Tomáš Paus and Hye-Chung Kum.

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2024]




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World review [electronic resource] : environmental and sustainability education in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals / editors, Marco Rieckmann, Faculty of Education and Social Sciences, Department of Education, University of Vechta, German

Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press , 2024.




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Environmental innovation [electronic resource] : an action plan for saving the economy and the planet by 2050 / Jack Buffington.

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2024]




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Foundations of social ecological economics [electronic resource] : the fight for revolutionary change in economic thought / Clive L. Spash.

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2024.




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Leading Indian woman scientist is International Brain Research Organisation’s president-elect

The first scientist from a developing country to be appointed to the top position of IBRO, Shubha Tole is currently the dean of graduate studies at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai




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To curb antimicrobial resistance, government may include antibiotics in definition of new drug

If brought into the new drug bracket, manufacturing, marketing and sale of antibiotics will be documented; patients will be able to buy antibiotics on prescription only




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Nobel Prize for microRNA find underscores RNA’s primacy in biology

When Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won the Nobel Prize last week, 581 clinical trials involving miRNA had been registered in the U.S. alone




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When did the duplication of a gene responsible for breaking down complex carbohydrate starch in the mouth occur?




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Major Boeing-made communications satellite disintegrates in orbit

While Intelsat 33e had a history of issues while in orbit, its unexpected disintegration has heightened concerns about space junk




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New rocket, plus moon and Venus missions, herald new beginnings

‘India in Space’ is a monthly column collecting and analysing developments in the country’s space, spaceflight, and allied sectors




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ISRO-DBT ink deal to conduct biotechnology experiments in space station

Some of the experiments being mooted include how weightlessness can influence muscle loss on those in space, what kind of algae may be suitable as nutrients or to preserve food for longer




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Why is WHO cagey about publishing Meghalaya polio case details?

Despite knowing the results of the case on August 12, and the follow-up results of the child’s immunological profile and virus circulation in the community before mid-September, WHO has not published the news




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Is there any evidence of animal evolution in response to environmental changes caused by humans?




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Study offers clues to why COVID-19 vaccine protection wanes quickly

While most vaccines generate memory B-cells, not all of them turn into long-lasting plasma cells, and herein lies the rub




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China launches Shenzhou-19; new crew arrives at space station in sign of growing influence in space

The team of two men and one woman will replace the astronauts who have lived on the Tiangong space station for the last six months, conducting a variety of experiments and maintaining the structure




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Stoneflies change colour in response to deforestation, suggesting humans can alter evolution

So far, researchers have observed fewer clear-cut examples of human-induced evolution in the wild than one might imagine.




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Rohini Godbole: a passion for high-energy physics, gender equity

Prof Godbole was a role model for young researchers, particularly women scientists struggling against gender bias and negative attitudes




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ISRO's analogue space mission kicks off at Ladakh's Leh

The mission will simulate life in an interplanetary habitat to tackle the challenges of a base station beyond the earth




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India’s first analog space mission to simulate extra-terrestrial conditions on Mars and Moon kicks off 




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WHO’s database on polio cases hides more than it reveals

Besides wild poliovirus cases, the WHO registry has data of only the circulating VDPV cases and not the cases that belong to the other two VDPV categories — iVDPV and aVDPV




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First science result from Aditya-L1 mission is out

As the maximum phase of the current solar cycle approaches, continuously monitoring the Sun with Aditya’s VELC payload is expected to provide valuable scientific data




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Social relationships help vampire bats facilitate their unusual blood diets

At home in the tropical forests of Central and South America, vampire bats feed on various animals, including tapirs, mountain lions, penguins and livestock.




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India will fail to meet 2025 TB ‘elimination’ target




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COP16: Will financial roadblocks continue to hinder conservation efforts? | Explained

While the highlight of COP16 was the engagement of Indigenous people and local communities, the event also raised red flags




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IISc scientists find a way to break down ‘biofilm barriers’ by using cow’s gut enzyme to aid entry of drugs




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Microplastics promote cloud formation, with likely effects on weather and climate

Scientists show that microplastic particles can have the same effects, producing ice crystals at temperatures 5 to 10 degrees Celsius warmer than droplets without microplastics.




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Solutions for a peaceful world

Lady Shri Ram College for Women’s Conflict Transformation and Peace Building course trains students to look at ways in which conflicts can be resolved at various levels.




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Panel on education policy wants UGC Act to lapse

The committee's report, submitted recently to the HRD Ministry, says the UGC has been unable to effectively implement its regulations.




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Destination U.S. for STEM courses

The increase in the duration of the Optional Practical Training to 36 months is expected to provide better hands-on training opportunities to Indian students.




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For that perfect application

Preparing a strong application is crucial for getting admission in a good overseas college. What makes it work?




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A passion for digital media

An internship at the UN headquarters, meeting global leaders, Google challenges and more, the writer has it all at NYU.




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The French connection

The exchange programme at Université Lumière Lyon 2 allowed her to imbibe French culture, writes USHA KIRANA RAVIKULARAMAN.




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Engineer green solutions

With climate change initiatives and Smart City projects on the rise, environmental engineering is gaining ground as a promising option.




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Australian universities to get tough with admissions




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Chennai girl among toppers in CA examination




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Engineering spot admissions from August 6




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Tension on Central varsity campus after students stage protest

Earlier, three students hailing from Andhra Pradesh were allegedly assaulted




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‘Impart quality education and help students become employable’




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Deportation, indelible blot

Despite meticulous planning for study abroad, one could face deportation. Some tips on how this situation can be avoided.




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