Nature India Podcast

Dengue, kala-azar, rabies or filarialis — these are just a few debilitating ailments in the long list of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). NTDs affect more than a billion people globally, according to estimates by the World Health Organisation. In this episode of the Nature India podcast, we look at NTDs, especially in the context of India, and what it will take for countries to eliminate them f...

In this episode, we chat with  Shoba S. Meera , a speech language pathologist who works with individuals who have communication difficulties across their lifespan, especially autistic children and their families. When we speak of scientists, what comes to mind? Test tubes, petri dishes, boring white lab coats in a boring old lab? How about mountain tops or the depths of the ocean, astrophysic...

पिछले कुछ वर्षों में, ड्रोन बेहद लोकप्रिय हो गए हैं। यह काम को आसान करने का और तकनीकी और वैज्ञानिक उत्कृष्टता दिखाने का प्रमाण सिद्ध हुए हैं। ड्रोन को , तकनीकी संदर्भ में या औपचारिक रूप से मानव रहित हवाई वाहनों या मानव रहित विमान सिस्‍टम के रूप में जाना जाता है। ये क्राफ्ट् सैन्य अभियानों से लेकर पैकेज वितरण तक के कार्यों में काफ़ी प्रभावशाली हैं। साथ ही, पिछले एक साल में राष्ट्रीय उपलक्षों पर ड्र...

In this Nature India podcast series called “I am a scientist and this is where I work”, we introduce you to the lives of scientists who work in diverse and unique settings – far removed from the popular stereotypes. Over the next few episodes, we will shadow such scientists in their unconventional workplaces. This episode, we feature inorganic chemist Sujit Ghosh, who is telling us about how he is...

In this Nature India podcast series called “I am a scientist and this is where I work”, we introduce you to the lives of scientists who work in diverse and unique settings – far removed from the popular stereotypes. Over the next few episodes, we will shadow such scientists in their unconventional workplaces. For this episode, we have behavioural ecologist Manjari Jain walking us through her uniqu...

In this Nature India podcast series called “I am a scientist and this is where I work”, we introduce you to the lives of scientists who work in diverse and unique settings – far removed from the popular stereotypes. Over the next few episodes, we will shadow such scientists in their unconventional workplaces. In this episode, we hear from Sarita Ahwalat from the Indian Institute of Technology Delh...

In this Nature India podcast series called “I am a scientist and this is where I work”, we introduce you to the lives of scientists who work in diverse and unique settings – far removed from the popular stereotypes. Over the next few episodes, we will shadow such scientists in their unconventional workplaces. In this episode, we hear from cave geomicrobiologists Ramanathan Baskar and Sushmitha Bas...

In this episode, we find ourselves – quite happily – between a rock and a hard place. We unearth what's wiping off India's fossil riches. We turn to geologists and palaeontologists to talk about a proposed Geoheritage and Geopark Bill and what it can do to protect the country's scientifically important sites. Host: Subhra Priyadarshini. Produced by Jinoy Jose P., Amrita Gupta N...

This episode we’re seeing red with a clinical neuroscientist, a Bollywood-historian and a computational biologist. We explore the science of anger, and how popular culture and the digital world trigger outrage. Host: Subhra Priyadarshini. Produced by Jinoy Jose P., Amrita Gupta Nambiar and Prince George. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, is being seen as crucial if climate change is to be brought under control. Climate scientists have sounded a “Code Red” suggesting it is time enough for world leaders to take action. In this special episode, we explore why global collective action is so complex, and what we can expect from the COP26 summit in Glasgow. We...

जब COVID-19 की दूसरी लहर भारत में तबाही मचा रही थी, उसी दौरान भारतीय वैज्ञानिकों की एक टीम हिंद महासागर के असीमित विस्तार के बीच अनुसंधान कार्य में जुटी हुई थी। गोवा स्थित राष्ट्रीय समुद्र विज्ञान संस्थान (NIO) के ये वैज्ञानिक, इस साल मार्च में RV सिंधु साधना पर रवाना हुए थे। उन्होंने करीब 10,000 नॉटिकल माइल की रोमांचक समुद्री यात्रा की, और लगभग 100 दिनों तक गहरे समुद्र का वैज्ञानिक अध्ययन कि...

Scientists from the National Institute of Oceanography in Goa, set sail in March 2021 on RV Sindhu Sadhana into the Indian Ocean, one of the least studied Oceans of the world. Almost 10,000 nautical miles and 100 days later, what did their deep water scientific exploration reveal? Host: Subhra Priyadarshini. Produced by Jinoy Jose P., Amrita Gupta Nambiar and Prince George. Hosted on Acast. See ac...

We take a look at the coming together of science and arts, where both artists and scientists challenge their ways of thinking as well as the process of artistic and scientific inquiry. Host: Subhra Priyadarshini. Produced by Jinoy Jose P., Amrita Gupta Nambiar and Prince George. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

इस एपिसोड में, हम विज्ञान-कला सहयोग पर एक नज़र डालते हैं, जिसके जरिए कलाकार और वैज्ञानिक अपनी सोच के साथ-साथ कलात्मक और वैज्ञानिक अन्वेषण की प्रक्रिया को भी नए नज़रिए से देखने के लिए प्रेरित होते हैं। होस्ट: शुभ्रा प्रियदर्शिनी, निर्माता: जिनॉय जोस पी., प्रिंस जॉर्ज और अमृता गुप्ता नांबियार। Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We go behind he scenes to hear what gave the scientific community hope and optimism during the pandemic? What opportunities did they discover in lockdown? Host: Subhra Priyadarshini. Produced by Jinoy Jose P., Amrita Gupta Nambiar and Prince George. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Through heartfelt personal stories, we get a glimpse of how the scientific community dealt with loss and a new normal. Host: Subhra Priyadarshini. Produced by Jinoy Jose P., Amrita Gupta Nambiar and Prince George. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SARS-CoV-2 संक्रमण की अभूतपूर्व लहर के साथ, भारत कोविड-19 के हॉटस्पॉट और वायरस के भावी म्यूटेशन के केंद्र के रूप में उभर रहा है। वर्तमान में भारत में कोरोना वायरस के कौन से वेरिएंट का प्रकोप है? क्या मौजूदा टीके उनके खिलाफ प्रभावी हैं? भारतीय उपमहाद्वीप में जीनोम सिक्वेंसिंग का काम कैसा चल रहा है? होस्ट: शुभ्रा प्रियदर्शिनी, निर्माता: जिनॉय जोस पी. प्रिंस जॉर्जऔर अमृता गुप्ता नांबियार। Hosted on A...

With unprecedented SARS-CoV-2 infections, India is a breeding ground for variants and future mutations. Host: Subhra Priyadarshini. Produced by Jinoy Jose P. and Amrita Gupta Nambiar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scientists are using this light-emitting ink to develop security codes that can stop the production of fake currencies, illegal drugs and fraudulent copying of vital documents. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In December 2017, India lost one of her pioneering scientists -- Lalji singh. Nature India pays a tribute to the man who took science out of the labs into the courtrooms of India. News article: http://go.nature.com/2DJUBdl Blog: http://go.nature.com/2BAxImn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The widespread prevalence of iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) deficiency among Indians is not due to the poor mineral content in their diets. It is the poor "bio-availability" of these minerals that makes the largely vegetarian population deficient in these nutrients, scientists at ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research in Bengaluru report. Research Highlight: http://go.nature.com/2FdmFSC Hosted o...