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VOLUME 41 |
NUMBER 6 |
JUNE 2004 |
CONTENTS
COVER STORY |
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Is The Water Bomb Ticking For India? |
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ARTICLES |
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Floods—Nature’s Fury! |
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Living Wealth |
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FICTION |
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· Not With a Bang by S.M. Ghatak |
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COLUMNS |
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HEALTH: Fluorosis Facts |
28 |
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BIOPROFILES: Hoolock Gibbon—Ape in Distress |
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DEPARTMENTS |
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READERS WRITE |
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IN FOCUS |
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SPECTRUM |
20 |
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FACT FILE |
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· Star Watch: Constellation Cassopiea |
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· Indian Icons: Meghnad Saha |
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· Herbal Healers: Pacifying Passiflora |
33 |
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· Ingenious Inventions: Jumping from the Skies |
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QUIZ TIME |
36 |
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CROSSWORD |
37 |
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POINT-COUNTERPOINT |
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· Should India reach for the Moon? |
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JUNIOR SCIENTIST |
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FUN QUIZ |
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DID YOU KNOW? |
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HUMOUR |
54 |
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ENTERTAINMENT ARENA |
56 |
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SCIENCE PROJECT |
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· Friendly Challenge |
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PUZZLE CORNER |
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HOW? |
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WHY? |
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S. Anandhakrishnan
The water crisis in the country is for real. The article explores various efforts being made to tackle the problem.
Vol. 41, June 2004, pp 16-19, 30
Manmohan K. Shukla
India is ravaged by floods frequently. The article enlightens about some of the measures to contain their fury.
Nisith Mandal and Monika Rastogi
The rich wealth of the country needs to be protected and preserved at any cost. The article argues that conservation is the key to the preservation of biodiversity.