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ISSN: 0036-8512 |
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| VOLUME 40 |
NUMBER 12 |
DECEMBER 2003 |
CONTENTS
COVER STORY |
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| Consolidating the Future | 9 |
| Sukanya Datta, Parvinder Chawla, Hasan Jawaid Khan, B C Sharma |
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ARTICLES |
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| Governance Comes of Age | 22 |
| U C Joshi |
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| Nobel Prizes 2003 | 25 |
| Sukanya Datta, Parvinder Chawla, Hasan Jawaid Khan |
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| Life’s Luminosity | 52 |
| Geetanjali Mishra and Omkar |
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COLUMNS |
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| BOOKSHELF | 35 |
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PERSONALITY: The Story of Penicillin |
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| HEALTH: Biomedical Waste Management | 44 |
| BIOPROFILES: Coconut Close-up | 56 |
DEPARTMENTS |
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| READERS WRITE | 4 |
| IN FOCUS | 5 |
| SPECTRUM | 18 |
| FACT FILE | |
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· Star Watch: Constellation Pisces |
31 |
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· Ingenious Inventions: Writing Wonder |
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· Herbal Healers: Lovely Licorice |
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· Safe Sanctuaries: Namdapha National Park |
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| CROSSWORD | 38 |
| SKY CORNER | 36 |
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PUZZLE CORNER |
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| DID YOU KNOW? | 48 |
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HOW? |
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| WHY? | 51 |
| QUIZ TIME | 62 |
Vol. 40, December 2003, pp 9-17
Today, the most important task for us is to evolve ways and means to authenticate, codify and preserve information on all aspects of medicinal plants in an unambiguous and scientifically valid way before this knowledge is irrevocably lost. The article dwells on the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library developed by NISCAIR, which is a good beginning in this direction.
The concept of e-governance goes far beyond mere computerisation of office operations. It means to fundamentally change the way the Government operates. The article throws light on this modern concept.
Vol. 40, December 2003, pp 25-28
A look at the winners of the Nobel Prize in the year 2003.
Vol. 40, December 2003, pp 52-55, 59-60
Geetanjali Mishra and Omkar
The sight of glowing living lights enthrals one and all. The article gives an insight into this phenomenon, called bioluminescence, and which is Nature’s gift to a host of life forms found both on land and in deep seas.