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Physics Nobel for a great discovery
To most of us, the ongoing information technology revolution has meant more powerful and lighter computers. A faster processor is only one part of the story. Equally important are the rapidly evolving technology of data storage capacity and the ...

Pottering about pandals
Innocent celebration of creativity? Or culpable breach of copyright? Either way, the Durga Puja Committee of a Kolkata suburb must have felt struck by a stupefying charm. On behalf of J.K. Rowling, Warner Bros and Penguin India filed a case in ...

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From killing fields to smiling fields
By M.S. Swaminathan

The focus in dealing with the agrarian crisis should shift from suicide relief to suicide prevention.

News Analysis

The forum that is here to stay
By Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

India, Brazil, and South Africa are determined to see that IBSA continues to grow and mature.

OUT OF LONDON
Anti-Muslim rant sparks a literary spat
By Hasan Suroor

Islamophobia in Britain is for real and the virus is spreading openly.

Trees with rabbit genes accelerate cleaning of soil
By Alok Jha

GM poplars break down pollutants 100 times faster but there are concerns too.

The Amazon burns once again
By Tom Phillips

The restraint of the last few years is brought to an end by the rising demand for crops he land could bear.

Corrections and clarifications
The dateline of the lead story “Bush calls up Manmohan” (October 16, 2007, page 1) was given as Abjua (Nigeria) . It should have been Abuja. Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria. In “Corrections and ...

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