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For the much-hyped Bihar suburb of Taregana, the July 22 total solar eclipse turned out to be a no-show, thanks to truant monsoon clouds. Debiprosad Duari, who was there to get a vantage view, says he isn't disappointed as he witnessed another historic event -- the roaring success of India's science popularisation programme in a rural hamlet.
India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh presided over the launch of Arihant, the country's first nuclear submarine on July 26, 2009. Nature India brings you a lowdown on what this means for the country.
At the 59th Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting in Germany devoted to chemistry, India expectedly had a strong presence. Shahzada Ahmad tells us why this year was a landmark for India at Lindau and how the Lindau alumni are making a difference back home.
After three decades at the University of Hyderabad followed by his move to the Indian Institute of Science last month, Gautam Radhakrishna Desiraju prescribes mega doses of 'democracy' to bring life back into India's ailing University system.