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Amidst the raging debate over the success of India's 1998 nuclear tests in Pokhran, former BARC scientist Nataraja Sarma fires another salvo – that its 'fizzling out' had been chronicled many years earlier by scientific bodies in India, US and the UK.
As faculty members of the Indian Institutes of Technology across the country go on leave to protest against the Indian government's Sixth Pay Commission, Aditya Mittal gives an insider's analysis of what these recommendations could mean.
Why is 'innovation' suddenly so hot? And where does India stand in the global race to embrace inclusive innovation? Raghunath Anant Mashelkar analyses the trend and suggests ways to make the most of it.