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The University of Hyderabad represents an unusual brush with 'corporatisation' of an Indian academic institute — a term its dynamic Vice-chancellor Seyed Ehtesham Hasnain secretly loves but doesn't use too often for fear of ruffling old-timers. In a chat with Nature India, he reveals his plans of a major metamorphosis of this 34-year old university.

Veronica Rodrigues and Gaiti Hasan discuss studies conducted over centuries that provide an insight into how animals detect smell.

Not just a pre-poll debt-waiver for farmers, India needs to optimize use of agriculture technology to wipe off bloodstains from its crop fields, argues Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan.

Indian malaria experts are making a strong case for the much-maligned insecticide despite international lobbies piling criticism over its use in public health programmes.

Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan on why technology is the mighty tool India can't ignore in its fight against poverty. He sows the seeds of a 'Biohappiness Movement' for India here.

In these rich tales of medicines and spices, you almost smell the pre-colonial era, says Subhra Priyadarshini.

(Reposted from our archives) Backing his vision with trademark optimism, Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam says the overcrowding of space warrants immediate international safety protocols.

Who says Indians lack a sense of humour?

As figures of a key greenhouse gas continue to be incorrect in national projections, Indian scientists are questioning the veracity of the region's climate change policies.