Contents

IN THIS ISSUE

391	In this issue

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EDITORIAL

393	A foundation for science
	P. Balaram

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CORRESPONDENCE

395	The golden era of Indian science
	Kankan Bhattacharyya
395	Science and technology in India and brain drain: Unanswered questions
	P. Mariappan
396	Brain drain: Crocodile tears galore
	T. Madhan Raghavan
397	Gresham's Law
	P. R. Vishwanath

NEWS

397	RHIC, a new heavy ion collider in search of quark-gluon plasma
	K. R. Rao
399	Malaria and the modified mosquito
	Nirupa Sen

RESEARCH NEWS 

400	A new, broad-spectrum anti-tubercular drug on the horizon
	Pawan Sharma
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402	A new paradigm in the functioning of G-protein-coupled receptors
	K. Shanti and Amitabha Chattopadhyay
403	Random selection
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404	From the archives

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OPINION

404	A review of coalbed methane exploration and exploitation
	Anirbid Sircar

SCIENTIFIC CORRESPONDENCE

406	Usefulness of dipstick test (ParaSightTM F) in high-risk groups for Plasmodium falciparum in Central India
	Neeru Singh
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408	In vitro propagation of Decalepis hamiltonii Wight & Arn., an endangered shrub, through axillary bud cultures
	Harsh Pal Bais, Jacob George and G. A. Ravishankar
411	A model-based statistical analysis of life sciences research in India during 1992–94
	B. K. Kale and Vidya Yerneni

GENERAL ARTICLE

413	Some implications of quantum gravity and string theory for everyday physics
	C. Sivaram

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REVIEW ARTICLE

421	Transgenics, pest management and the environment
	H. C. Sharma and Rodomiro Ortiz

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RESEARCH ARTICLE

438	Holocene tectonic movements and stress field in the western Gangetic plains
	B. Parkash, Sudhir Kumar, M. Someshwar Rao, S. C. Giri, C. Suresh Kumar, Shekhar Gupta and Pankaj Srivastava

SPECIAL SECTION: PUBLIC ACCESS TO INDIAN GEOGRAPHICAL DATA

450	Public access to Indian geographical data
	R. Ramachandran
468	Geographic data needed in the interpretation of Indian satellite-based remote sensing data: Opportunities and realities
	D. P. Rao
474	Survey of India’s plan to meet the country’s need for digital geographical data
	R. N. Srivastava
479	Free access to topographical maps: Coping with natural hazards, assessing development potential and monitoring environmental changes
	K. S. Valdiya
481	Ensuring public access to data
	N. Vittal
484	Restriction on maps: A denial of valid geographic information
	S. V. Srikantia
489	SWOT analysis of geographic information: The case of India
	Ravi Gupta
499	Geographical data – do we have a fundamental right to access it?
	Rahul Matthan

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RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

504	Amino acid selective ‘unlabelling’ for residue specific NMR assignments in proteins
	H. S. Atreya and K. V. R. Chary
508	Wavelength of light mimics the effects of the duration and intensity of a long photoperiod in stimulation of gonadal responses in the male blackheaded bunting (Emberiza melanocephala)
	Vinod Kumar, Sangeeta Rani and Shalie Malik
510	Isolation of Yersinia enterocolitica and Yersinia intermedia from wastewaters and their biochemical and serological characteristics
	Indrajit Sinha, Indu Choudhary and J. S. Virdi
513	Semen characteristic profiles of men of different ages and duration of infertility
	Kamala Gopalkrishnan, Varsha Padwal, Donta Balaiah, P. Meherji, J. Gokral and R. Shah
517	A documentation on burrows in hard substrates of ferromanganese crusts and associated soft sediments from the Central Indian Basin
	Ranadip Banerjee

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BOOK REVIEWS

522	Uphill All the Way: An Autobiography
	reviewed by P. N. Tandon
523	Biochemical Models of Leaf Photosynthesis. Techniques in Plant Sciences No. 2
	reviewed by  V. S. Rama Das
524	Mathematics of Wave Propagation
	reviewed by  P. L. Sachdev

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