Science News: Mani Bhaumik, an India-born American physicist-philanthropist, donates one million US dollars to establish the prestigious IEEE Jagadish Chandra Bose
Researchers have picked up ‘distress’ calls from plants in difficulty, such as when they need water. More than a century ago, a pioneering Indian scientist had demonstrated that plants can ‘feel’ pleasure and pain.
Debating the Contours of Internet Freedom in India
Thursday, March 4, 2021 5:37PM IST (12:07PM GMT)
New Delhi, Delhi, India: The Dialogue, a Delhi based Tech Policy think tank, organized a National Debate Competition on ‘
Internet Freedom’ on February 27th and 28th in collaboration with Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, University of Delhi. With the New IL Guidelines being notified only last Thursday, this debate could not have been more timely!
The competition saw the participation of more than 160 students from across India from more than 50 different universities. The competition was adjudged by Mr. Dhanendra Kumar, Senior Bureaucrat and Former Chairman, Competition Commission of India, Mr. Anand Venkatnarayanan, a Privacy Professional and a Public Interest Technologist, Ms. Zeba Warsi, Special Correspondent CNN News18, Mr. Rahul Sharma, Founder, The Perspective and Mr. Kazim Rizvi, Founding Director, The