COVER STORY

CONCENTRATE ON NUTRITION, EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT

INTERVIEW WITH PROF. M.S. SWAMINATHAN

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FEATURE ARTICLES

HOW ABOUT A PARALLEL SOCIETY?

PRASHANT K. DAS, MINU AGRAWAL & VIDHU SAXENA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

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ARE YOU AN ANIMAL?                                                             

KANTHIMATHI KANNAN

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FICTION
The Transformation

KARTIK SHARMA

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DEPARTMENTS

READERS WRITE 

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IN FOCUS           

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REFLECTIONS: Environmental Refugees in India

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SPECTRUM       

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BIOPROFILE: Conserving World’s Rarest Wild Suid           

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PERSONALITY: James Clerk Maxwell                      

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HEALTH: Combating Alzheimer’s Disease

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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

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JUNIOR SCIENTIST

KNOW YOUR BODY: Skin: The Largest Organ

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POINT-COUNTERPOINT: Forest Dwellers Should Control Forests

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FUN QUIZ

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CROSSWORD   

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FASCINATING ANIMALS: Springing Springbok

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DID YOU KNOW: Look Again and Look Closely

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PUZZLE CORNER

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HUMOUR          

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