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CONTENTS
VOL. 51 NO. 10, OCTOBER 2014 ISSN 0036-8512
CSIR-NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION RESOURCES (NISCAIR)
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC & INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
COVER STORY
Trains at
the Speed of
Bullets?
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KIRTI BANSAL
High-speed trains would soon be rolling down
the tracks in India.
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CƒÄ 㫛 Tóƒ®Ä Eò›Ù M››ã?
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G. VENKATESH
Learning one subject employing the elements of another is a
sound strategy.
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SHAKUNT PANDEY
An account of the growth of the Indian Museum in Kolkata.
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SRIDHAR D. IYER and ANUP R. GUJAR
India is blessed with a long coastline, rich sources of coastal
placer minerals.
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DEPARTMENTS
SHORT FEATURES
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PÊÝ›Ý IÄã›Ùăã®Êă½ H›ƒ½ã« EÛ٦›Ä‘ù
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REACTIONS ...................................… 8
RIDDHI DATTA
Iė®ƒ’Ý F®ÙÝã P½ƒÄ›ãƒÙ®çà TçÙÄÝ S®øãù
EDITORIAL ....................................… 9
SPECTRUM .................................... 10
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JAYANTA STHANAPATI and N.T. KASAR
HUMOUR ..................................…..31
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PUZZLE CORNER ........................… 52
IN CONVERSATION
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B®ƒ JƒÝîě KƒçÙ
BOOK REVIEW ............................… 54
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WHAT’S NEW................................. 56
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE .............…58
FUN QUIZ ...................................... 60
F®‘ã®ÊÄ
S»®Ä TÊ BÊě
ANIMAL BYTES .............................. 62
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CROSSWORD ................................. 63
BEAS CHATTARAJ
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