New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) When a regulation vests wide discretionary power in authorities without clear guardrails, it stops being reformist and begins to look coercive. That is precisely how the University Grants Commission’s latest equity regulations have been perceived across campuses and beyond. The backlash they triggered was not against the principle of equality or social justice, but against the architecture of the rules themselves — marked by vague definitions, sweeping mandates and an en…
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New Delhi, December 23 (IANS) While India has enormous talent, the overall investment in science and technology is very modest, said experts here on Tuesday.At an event held in the national capital, the experts reflected on how scientific research priorities must evolve in response to global uncertainty, rapid technological advances, and increasingly complex societal challenges.Professor Jack Szostak, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine (2009), said that increasing investment in science and…