Nitin Gadkari

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Justice delayed but a ton of bricks await

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Analysis Op-eds Science Baba Ramdev contempt of court Coronil COVID-19 pandemic Dr Harsh Vardhan Manmohan Singh Nitin Gadkari Patanjali Ayurved Prime Minister Narendra Modi Supreme Court of India Uttarakhand State Licensing Authority

From 'SC declines Ramdev, Patanjali apology; expresses concern over FMCGs taking gullible consumers ‘up and down the garden path’', The Hindu, April 10, 2024: The Supreme Court has refused to…

The WHA coronavirus resolution is not great for science

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Op-eds Scicomm Science coronavirus lab origin hypothesis COVID-19 Donald Trump evolutionary biology furin Harsh Vardhan Nitin Gadkari novel coronavirus principle of correspondence SARS-CoV-2 sufficient cause sufficient condition WHO World Health Assembly World Health Organization zoonotic spillover

On May 19, member states of the WHO moved a vote in the World Health Assembly (WHA), asking for an independent investigation into the sources of the novel coronavirus. Their exact demands were spelle…

Nitin Gadkari, tomato chutney and blood

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Scicomm Science Bertrand Russell Bonda Mani coronavirus pandemic false balance journalism nationalism NDTV Nitin Gadkari novel coronavirus Prakash Javadekar press freedom Prime Minister Narendra Modi pseudoscience scientism tomato chutney Vadivelu Western science

There is a famous comedy scene in Tamil cinema, starring the actors Vadivelu and 'Bonda' Mani. Those who understand Tamil should skip this awkward retelling – intended for non-Tamil speakers,…