In his letter, MK Stalin has written that the proposed project site at Pottipuram village in the Theni district of Tamil Nadu falls within the Mathikettan-Periyar tiger corridor as mapped by the National Tiger Conservation Authority and if the project is carried out, it may 'destroy' the genetic flow of the corridor.
Despite his contribution to the field of science and unwavering commitment to the nation, the Times of India attempted to downplay the achievements of Pranab Dastidar
The scientists have claimed that highly infectious NeoCov strain needs just one mutation to turn itself into a zoonotic pathogen, capable of infiltrating human cells.
Nine botanists from the Vavilov Institute of Plant Industry, the world's largest seed bank at that time, had starved themselves to death while trying to preserve their collection from Nazi forces that surrounded Leningrad.
A heartwarming clip in the trailer also shows Vikram Sarabhai being introduced to a bright young scientist from "far away in South India", a smiling young man named APJ Abdul Kalam.
Lieber was contracted to take part in China's Thousand Talents Plan, a mass recruitment programme between 2012 and 2017. He was taking a lucrative salary from the Wuhan Institute of Technology too.
NASA, while responding to OpIndia's queries seeking clarification on the Diksha Shinde saga, said that she is neither employed by NASA nor has been awarded fellowship as that opportunity is only for US citizens.