Scientists Flag Erosion of Scientific Temper, Accuse Modi Government of Pushing 'False Narratives'
G. S. Mudur | 3 March 2024 | The Telegraph
Over 100 scientists have decried what they have described as the Indian government’s “antagonistic stance” to science and evidence-based thinking and its support to “false narratives, unfounded opinions, and a cloak of religiosity to instil adherence to a majoritarian idea of India”.
The scientists have accused the government of contributing to “multi-pronged” attacks that tend to undermine a scientific attitude among the public and have urged members of the academic community, the bureaucracy, and the political class to help uphold constitutional values…