The Vedic Void: Understanding the Past Through Science (2004)
Times of India ( edit page) 17 Jul. 2004 LEADER ARTICLE The Vedic Void: Understanding the Past Through Science RAJESH KOCHHAR Did the Vedic people come from outside, or…
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Cancer alarm in the Punjab cotton belt (2006)
The Tribune Chandigarh 4 October 2006 Cancer alarm in the Punjab cotton belt Dr Rajesh Kochhar The cotton-growing Malwa region of Punjab, comprising the southwestern districts of Bathinda, Muktsar, Faridkot…
Going off balance(2006)
Going off balance Rajesh Kochhar November 21, 2006 Hindustan Times Editorial There is an interesting scientific principle at work on the surface of the earth. Nature believes in…
Knowledge economy: Global or parochial?(2004)
Prepared for ‘2004 STEPI International Symposium on Science and Technology Policy’, Seoul, 30 Nov. – 3 Dec. 2004 Knowledge economy: Global or parochial? Rajesh Kochhar NISTADS: National Institute of Science…
Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property Rights(2004)
Presented at Second International Law Conference organized by Indian Society of International Law, New Delhi, 15 Nov. 2004. Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property Rights : A historical perspective Rajesh Kochhar…
Is studying science history? ( 2008)
Hindustan Times New Delhi (Off track) 15 May 2008 Is studying science history? Rajesh Kochhar At the Indian Science Congress in Visakhapatnam in January, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh…
Science policy in India in the globalization era (2007)
Lecture delivered at Centre for Public Policy, IIM Bangalore, 29 August 2007 The term science policy does not command immediate recognition the way foreign policy and economic policy do. This is…