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Czechs convicted

Astronomy's orginal rebel

India blocks nuclear meeting

Says views on breeder technology hostile to the country

Electric cattle

Bullock-powered pump to tide over farmersÔÇÖ electricity woes

Star among star gazers

Memoir>> My Brief History • by Stephen Hawking • Bantam • Rs 850

Man behind scientist

Film>> Stephen Hawking • UK

Bitter battle

Making science of mumbo-jumbo

Scientists compile India's ethnic knowledge. They find a veritable gold-mine

GREEN REMEDIES

The status of health can be improved with proper environment management

Poplar winner

Are GM trees ready to turn the paper and pulp industry green?

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High radioactive toxicity

Rains at bay

A new study says that river-linking will affect monsoons in the country

"BT Brinjal cannot be grown commercially till safety issues are sorted out"

Recall of the wild

A huge debate surrounds the use of synthetic biology for environmental conservation

MONEYMAKERS

What's cooking?

Methanol can become a low-cost, housewife-friendly fuel

Amid doubts

Stem cell research may not be the answer to human health problems

Bloodthirsty arsenic

Damages white blood cells

Amulya K N Reddy: A socially responsible maverick

Scientist who took science out of the lab to meet developmental needs

India develops new device to measure snow surface temperature

Proposed IPR law raises concerns

Science congress is a jamboree