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ISSN: 0036-8512 |
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VOLUME 43 |
NUMBER 10 |
OCTOBER 2006 |
CONTENTS
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COVER STORY |
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PROTECTING TRADITIONAL RICHES |
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FEATURE
ARTICLES |
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PLUTO: Planet That Used To Be
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Perfumes
– Fragrance or Stink? |
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SHORT FEATURES Transit of Mercury-2006 |
33 |
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JS ARTICLE Starry
Evolution |
39 |
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FICTION Einsteinian
Comedy of Errors |
44 |
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DEPARTMENTS |
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READERS WRITE |
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IN FOCUS |
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SPECTRUM |
16 |
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REFLECTIONS: Chemical Beauty |
28 |
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BOOK
REVIEW |
30 |
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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE |
36 |
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JUNIOR SCIENTIST |
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KNOW YOUR BODY: Kidneys: Tireless Filters |
43 |
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POINT-COUNTERPOINT: Should
Mobile Phones be Allowed in Schools? |
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CROSSWORD |
52 |
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FASCINATING
ANIMALS: Emu |
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DID YOU KNOW: Timeless Laws Celebrate 140th Birthday |
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PUZZLE CORNER |
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HUMOUR |
62 |
Science
Reporter
Vol. 43, October 2006, pp 9-15
PROTECTING TRADITIONAL RICHES
HASAN JAWAID KHAN
The Traditional Knowledge
Digital Library coming up at NISCAIR
holds the promise of
protecting the country’s traditional wealth
Science
Reporter
Vol. 43, October 2006, pp 19-22
PLUTO: Planet That
Used To Be
Bimal K.
Srivastava
Pluto has been downgraded.
Why and how did this happen? Read on to find out.
Science
Reporter
Vol. 43, October 2006, pp 23-27
Perfumes – Fragrance or Stink?
Shuchi Sharma & Archana
Gupta
Perfumes may fill your world with fragrance. But beware! Chemicals
could compromise
your health in the long run.
Science
Reporter
Vol. 43, October 2006, pp 39-41
Starry Evolution
Shibu
Joseph SJ
Stars evolve and
eventually die, but how, this still remains shrouded in mystery.