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Category: 2020

Posted onNovember 16, 2020August 24, 20212020

Sawaal-Jawaab: When, What and How much to eat

by Anusheela

In this session, Prof. Ullas S. Kolthur discussed some key questions related to metabolism. Why or how does what we eat affect our survival? Are…

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Posted onOctober 21, 2020August 24, 20212020

Sawaal-Jawaab: The 2020 Nobel Prizes

by Anusheela

Three scientists, Krishnan Harshan, P. Ajith and Sonal Nagarkar Jaiswal, steered a discussion on this year’s Nobel Prizes. Date: October 21, 2020 Time: 4:00 PM…

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Posted onOctober 17, 2020August 24, 20212020

Your brain on stress

by Anusheela

Prof. Vidita Vaidya talked about stress response pathways, how they help us to cope and how, when they go awry, contribute to vulnerability for disease…

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Posted onOctober 17, 2020August 24, 20212020

Growing food in the face of salinity and drought

by Anusheela

How does the Pokkali variety of rice survive in saline conditions? Prof. M K Mathew discussed the defense mechanisms adopted by the cells of rice…

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Posted onOctober 17, 2020August 24, 20212020

How do raindrops form and grow?

by Anusheela

The focus of this Sawaal-Jawaab was on how some water droplets in clouds grow in size to finally become raindrops. Prof. Rama Govindarajan also discussed…

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Posted onOctober 17, 2020August 24, 20212020

The coronavirus pandemic

by Anusheela

Prof. Gautam Menon gave a Sawaal-Jawaab talk on the coronavirus outbreak. He explained how scientists piece together information about such new diseases, assess their potential…

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In Conversation with Prof. Govind Swarup

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National Science Day, 2019

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  • CACEE 2020: Conference on Advances in Catalysis, Energy, and Environmental Research
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  • ICONS 2020: Intercontinental NMR Conference on Methods and Applications
  • SILAI 2020: Symposium on Intense Laser Application and Innovation
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  • FCS 2019: National Workshop on Fluorescence and Raman Spectroscopy
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  • Structural Biology Meeting, 2019
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