Indian pharmaceutical industry: policies, achievements and challenges
Current Science, 2014, Vol. 106 , No 10, pp. 1345-7 ( 25 May) Throughout history, patent laws have been enacted to protect national interests. Their defence however is couched…
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Take the Firm First Step…
Rajesh Kochhar 02 THE TRIBUNE GUIDE TO BEST COLLEGES Overview FRIDAY | APRIL 18 | 2014 http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140418/18JC04A.pdf
Sky as a bridge: Transmission of Indian astronomy to China, Korea and Japan
Rajesh Kochhar Abstract (Please write to me if you want the full text.) Ancient cultural tradition of the Indian subcontinent (India for short) is characterized by a combination of three…
Chinese experiments with English
Rajesh Kochhar Chinese no-smoking sign carried this phrase in English: No burning. At the Zhongzhou airport a notice helpfully tells you how much time it would take you to the…
The kingdom of the child
Rajesh Kochhar [email protected] At a recently concluded international academic conference in Hefei in the Anhui province of China every body’s darling was the young son of a Chinese participant.…
Nanakshahi vis-vis Bikrami calendars
The science behind solar, lunar calendars The Tribune Chandigarh (Oped) 22 January 2014 TRADITIONALLY, Sikh festivals and commemorative days have been ascertained on the basis of the luni-solar Bikrami (or…
India’s Pride: A Landmark Mars Mission
Power Politics ( Delhi) December 2013 http://www.powerpolitics.in/Issues/December2013/page31.php On 5 November 2013, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched its Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM). The poverty argument The Times, London, noted…