Opinion: Stop Generalising, Elon Musk, Indian EVMs Are Safe And Tamper Proof

Pallava Bagla | Sunday June 16, 2024

Elon Musk has stated that "we should eliminate electronic voting machines". Maybe he is talking only about the American democratic process and US Electronic Voting Machines, which may be unsafe and could be hacked.

Opinion: India and ISRO's Cosmic Dance To Resonate At G20 Summit

Pallava Bagla | Thursday September 07, 2023

Shiv Shakti to Nataraja; Chandrayaan-3 to Aditya, India's big achievements will echo in the minds of leaders who gather at the Bharat Mandapam for the G-20 summit this weekend.

Opinion: When A Traffic Jam In Space Delayed ISRO's Rocket Launch

Pallava Bagla | Monday August 07, 2023

Space may be the last frontier, but surprise, surprise, there is both pollution and congestion in outer space. Yes, all human-made.

Opinion: The Desi 'Oppenheimers' And How They Were Treated In India

Pallava Bagla | Tuesday July 25, 2023

The Hollywood movie Oppenheimer is a biopic of the scientist who made the atom bomb for America, but who made India's atom bombs?Let us revisit the hard work and sacrifices of those Indian nuclear heroes.

Blog: 'Aborting Chandrayaan-2 Better Than Showing Fireworks To President'

Pallava Bagla | Thursday July 18, 2019

Patience pays at ISRO. Hundreds of scientists spent the last three days burning the midnight oil and working in teams from cities like Thiruvananthapuram, Bengaluru and Ahmedabad, with the Prime Minister's Office keeping an eye on the progress.

Blog: The Mars Milestone - India Takes a Giant Interplanetary Leap Ahead of China

Pallava Bagla | Wednesday September 24, 2014

The longest journey India has ever undertaken is reaching its destination Mars. After 300 days, 690 kilometres, the country's Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) is within striking distance of making big global history.

Opinion: Op-ed: Himalayan Glacier Error Was 'Really Serious', Admits Climate Panel

Pallava Bagla | Wednesday April 02, 2014

Amidst the doomsday scenario presented by the United Nations panel on climate change, there is one silver lining. The glaciers in the Himalayas are not disappearing for at least a couple of centuries. The billion plus people who inhabit the fertile flood plains of the Ganga, Indus and Brahmaputra can breathe easy that the rivers which nurture them are not drying up an...