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In Search of the Smell of Rain
Madhavankutty Pillai
A group of art students learnt synthetic biology to make bacteria produce the smell of rain in a lab. They almost succeeded.
India This Week
Looking for a Lifeline; Govt Snubs Dantewada; Erased from Congress History; Let Us Not Trifle with the Cause of Justice; Bedroom Politics, a Public Affair
Looking Back at the Next Decade
An audacious future history of the next ten years. Suspend your disbelief and enjoy!
Little India
If proof were ever needed that being an exclusivist society goes against the grain of the city, take the culinary route to discover Bombay.
Ultimately It’s Black
Faced with too many common folk clogging everything up, the social networking site Facebook went exclusive with a snazzy new version—only by invitation.
Days in the Sun
The Indian economy is in turbocharge mode, as business booms louder than the grandest Diwali.
The Switch
With China snatching pole position from the US, all bets are off. But we saw it coming—two decades ago.
Slow Pace of Fast Change
The Rahul-led Congress has been on a rollercoaster that could disorient anybody else. The young leader, however, retains his smile.
…and Still Counting
Who remembers climate change? Reporting from the second UN Population Summit from Mumbai.
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