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To young Indian scientists, who come back home after international research exposure, patent-aversion of the old-timers sticks out like a sore thumb. Reshmi Mukherjee gives a first person account.
On Earth Day, the Indian government looks at Indian alternatives to tackle global climate change and releases an atlas to monitor the damage to the nation's environment.