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VOLUME 48 NUMBER 9 SEPTEMBER 2011 |
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COVER STORY
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Legacy of the Space Shuttle |
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FEATURE ARTICLES GAGAN—A New Dimension in Aircraft Navigation M.S.S. Murthy & K.N. Suryanarayana Rao |
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The Most Consistent Test Batsman Gangan Prathap
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TRIPS—Fifteen Years and After
Archita Bhatta
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Solar Power Tree |
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Of ‘Pachydermic’ Bondage! |
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Microbes in your Body! |
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Pierre
Paul Broca: The Explorer in the Brain’s Maze Koushik Roy
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SHORT
FEATURES Listen
to Bacteria Talk! Devendra Dusane
Off Season Fruits in Poly-houses Care For Your Eyes…Naturally Namrta Choudhry, M.B. Siddiqui & Shazia |
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INTERVIEW Dr. S. Krishnaswamy Veteran Documentary Film Maker |
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DEPARTMENTS
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REACTIONS
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EDITORIAL
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SPECTRUM
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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
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Legacy of the Space Shuttle
Saket Singh Kaurav
21 July 2011
marked the end of an era—the era of the Space Shuttle. During the three decades
of its existence, the Space Shuttle helped build the largest space station in
history, revolutionized science with the launch of missions like the Hubble
Space Telescope, and inspired generations who dreamt of riding the shuttle into
the sky.
GAGAN—A New Dimension in Aircraft Navigation
M.S.S. Murthy & K.N. Suryanarayana Rao
In the coming years
pilots flying over the Indian air space need no longer depend solely upon the
conventional ground-based radar systems for receiving navigational
instructions.
The Most Consistent Test Batsman
To every Indian, Sachin
Tendulkar is the greatest Test batsman that ever was.
No doubt Bradman had a higher average. Recently,
another Indian test batsman was in the news. Rahul
“The Wall” Dravid became the second highest
run-getter in Test cricket, ahead of Ricky Ponting
and just behind Sachin.
Vol. 48, September 2011, pp 23-25
The
TRIPS agreement has not been able to deliver the benefits promised to
developing countries, which now need to plan ways to ensure that strict IP
regimes do not become a tool for pharma companies in
developed countries to milk the poor in the developing world.
Vol.
48, September 2011, pp 30-31
Solar Power
Tree
S. N. Maity
Here’s an idea for a Solar Power
Tree that uses up very less land and yet generates much more energy from the
sun’s rays.
Vol. 48, September 2011, pp 32-34
Of ‘Pachydermic’ Bondage!
Elephants are very social animals. They form close, lifelong
relationships with their families. And when required, they help and comfort
each other just as we do.
Vol. 48, September 2011, pp 36-37
Listen to
Bacteria Talk!
Bacterial communication opens up
new avenues in managing environmental and medical related problems. Let’s try
to decode the language of these tiny creatures and find out whether they are
our friends or foe.
Vol. 48, September 2011, pp 38-39
Microbes in your Body!
Rakesh Mohan Hallen
Do we each have distinct microbial signatures at birth, or do they evolve
as we age? And how much do they matter?
Vol. 48, September 2011, pp 47-48
Off Season Fruits in Poly-houses
IF you
are yearning for your favourite vegetable or fruit
that is not available during the season, poly-houses could be the answer to
your predicament.
Vol. 48, September 2011, pp 52-54
Pierre
Paul Broca: The Explorer in the Brain’s Maze
It was
almost 150 years ago that Pierre Paul Broca carried
out pathbreaking researches on the human brain.
Vol. 48, September 2011, pp 56-57
Care For
Your Eyes…Naturally
OUR eyes are our windows to the
world. This more than sums up the importance of eyes. Eyes provide us sight, without which life
would lose most of its meaning. But how well are you caring for these wonderful
gifts?