by Amrita Priya | Aug 8, 2024
(August 8, 2024) For addressing a long-standing problem in the sphere of sustainable agriculture and food security, Indian-American plant biologist Venkatesan Sundaresan has been awarded the 2024 Wolf Prize in Agriculture. Often referred to as the ‘Nobel Prize for...
by Global Indian | May 20, 2021
(Our Bureau, May 20) Meet Indian scientist Himadri Majumdar, the Indian scientist heading the team that’s building Finland’s first quantum computer. An alumnus of IIT Kanpur who also has a doctorate in applied physics, Majumdar first landed in Finland for...
by Amrita Priya | Aug 4, 2024
(August 4, 2024) With Kamala Harris stepping up as a presidential candidate in the US, there has been a surge of interest in women politicians. This renewed focus highlights the significant contributions and growing influence of women in politics. Global Indian puts...
by Amrita Priya | Aug 1, 2024
(July 22, 2024) Founded by Indian origin Aadith Moorthy, Boomitra, which means ‘friend of the earth’ in Sanskrit, has been receiving well-deserved acclaim. The organisation was named in the TIME 100 Companies list of 2024 for being a disruptor in carbon sequestration...
by Amrita Priya | Jun 19, 2024
(June 19, 2024) After earning a fully funded admission into a PhD program in Crop and Soil Sciences at Michigan State University, Prakash Kumar Jha, a native of Madhubani in Bihar, first landed in the US nine years ago. He was met with culture shock and a desperate...