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Let’s pay tribute to Dmitri Mendeleev’s periodic table of elements, which turned 150 this year, by preserving some of its endangered members, say chemists Prathama S. Mainkar*, Ambica V* and Srivari Chandrasekhar*.
Most awardees’ lists reflect very poorly on women scientists in India. The gender malady runs much deeper though, say Kumardeep Chaudhary* and Sandeep Kumar Dhanda**.