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Technological Indian
In recent years, India sent a space probe to orbit Mars; Indian-born engineers were named chief executives of two top technology firms in the world. For most of the 20th century, when the very idea of a high-tech India seemed improbable, the foundation was actually...
Read MoreThe Cricket Woman
Physical courage is generally not a requirement for studying science, but field biology seems to call for this quality. Swati Diwakar spent many a night in an evergreen forest in South India collecting data for her dissertation on crickets taking the occasional viper bite in...
Read MoreWaterless urinals: Cheap. Green. But many think ‘gross’
Sanitary fixtures in men’s rooms don’t make for polite conversation. Nor would many people want to read about them over a morning cup of coffee. But it’s Jan Aceti’s job to encourage people to think about them. As principal of consulting firm Aceti Associates, Ms....
Read MoreSpiderman & Insect Research
Few stop to marvel at the backyard tree-scaler who limbers up palms to pluck coconuts for a living in South India. Considering that the trees reach up to a height of 60 feet and coconut grow at the very top of the tree, the hazards...
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