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VOLUME
49 NUMBER 3 March 2012 |
CONTENTS |
COVER STORY
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Insight
into Kudankulam |
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FEATURE
ARTICLES Ants: Superorganisms of
the World! |
19 |
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Leprosy—Hidden Disease? Bam Deo
Pandey & Kunwar Sahab Singh
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27
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Evolution of Sex
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34
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Prof. Shonlu—An
Amazing Creation
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40
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Popular Science Writing in Bengali –
Past and Present |
43
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Cool
Buildings Atish Mozumder
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53
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SHORT FEATURES Dr P.K. Iyengar: A Doyen
Among Scientists K.S. Parthasarathy
Animals
in Human Health Care A.
Krishna Murthy & V. Pranitha
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FICTION Nonto XOX from Planet Hubrubia
Rama Ramesh
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46 |
DEPARTMENTS
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REACTIONS
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6
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EDITORIAL
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7 |
SPECTRUM
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16 |
TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE
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24
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POINT-COUNTERPOINT
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38
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CARTOONS
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Insight into
KudankulAm
Puneet Swaroop
Pathak
Tarapur, Kalpakkam,
Rawatbhata, Narora, Kakrapar, and Kaiga are places
where some of the country’s nuclear power plants are situated. The Kudankulam
Nuclear Power Plant, the world’s most advanced and the country’s largest
Nuclear Power Plant, promises to deliver electricity
to the southern grid.
Ants:
Superorganisms of the World!
Himender Bharti
In this human dominated biosphere, ants share a
place unparalled by any form of life, which our human species have now started
to reckon with.
Leprosy—Hidden
Disease?
Despite integrating leprosy with the general health
services under dermatology departments of district hospitals in India and the
involvement of the World Health Organisation, World
Bank, and other organizations, its incidence is alarming.
Dr P.K. Iyengar:
A Doyen Among Scientists
Dr P.K. Iyengar, one of the pioneers who along with his team toiled tirelessly to place India in the once forbidden, exclusive nuclear club is no more. He was 80.
Animals in Human Health Care
HUMANS have an intimate and inseparable relation with
animals. Animals often are good sources of food. Pet animals offer comfort and
companionship and even entertainment.
Vol.
49, March 2012, pp
34-35
K. Venkataraman
Why did sex
evolve? From the evolutionary point of view, sex is definitely an inefficient
way to reproduce, but it acts as a safeguard against extinction.
Vol.
49, March 2012, pp
40-41
Professor Shonku
— An Amazing Creation
Koushik Roy
The name of that phenomenal sci-fi character, chiselled by Satyajit is Professor Trilokeshwar Shonku, whose name might have been inspired by one of the gems in Chandragupta Vikramaditya’s Royal Court.
Vol. 49, March 2012, pp 43-45
Popular Science
Writing in Bengali – Past and Present
N. C. Mondal
The
Bengali language is a rich repository of science writing. Here’s a look at some
of the magazines, books and science writers in Bengali.
Cool Buildings
Long back, buildings were made to be naturally cool and lighted up. Can
we design our buildings today in such a manner to conserve energy?