In this issue
p. 0535

Philanthropy and the funding of science
p. 0537 | Balaram, P.

Dealing with conflicts of interests: Some suggestions
p. 0539 | Reddy, Amulya

Indian science slows down -- II
p. 0540 | Prathap, Gangan

Palaeontology needs immediate attention
p. 0540 | Misra, P. K.

Have we forgotten science teaching in schools?
p. 0541 | Bentur, J. S.

Science practicals at the Intermediate level neglected
p. 0542 | Gupta, Y. K.

Rationale for the fast breeder reactor
p. 0542 | Bhoje, S. B.

Choosing research guides
p. 0543 | Sastry, E. V. Divakara

Some issues related to application procedure
p. 0543 | Pandey, Manisha

Mathematics prizes
p. 0544

Human brain bank at NIMHANS
p. 0544 | Sen, Nirupa

World conference of bryology
p. 0545 | Uniyal, P. L.

Learning to change
p. 0547 | Raina, R. S.; Abrol, I. P.

Science in Thiruvananthapuram
p. 0548 | Sen, Nirupa

Direct observation of neutrino oscillations at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory
p. 0553 | Ananthanarayan, B.; Singh, Ritesh K.

Auto fuel policy: a question of balance
p. 0554 | Turaga, Uday T.

Farmland geology -- an emerging field in sustainability science
p. 0557 | Rajamani, V.

From the archives
p. 0559

Random selections
p. 0560

Management of nursery wilt of black pepper (Piper nigrum L. ) with antagonistic bacteria
p. 0561 | Anith, K. N.; Radhakrishnan, N. V.; Manomohandas, T. P.

Characterization of polyhydroxy alkanoates -- Biodegradable plastics from marine bacteria
p. 0562 | Rawte, T.; Mavinkurve, S.

A modification of the prevalence index
p. 0565 | Puyravaud, Jean-philippe

Smallpox revisited
p. 0566 | Raghunath, D.

A new method for the computation of target scores in interrupted, limited-over cricket matches
p. 0577 | Jayadevan, V.

Asian Brown Cloud -- fact and fantasy
p. 0586 | Srinivasan, J.; Gadgil, Sulochana

Global climate change and carbon management in multifunctional forests
p. 0593 | Pandey, Deep Narayan

Sand blows from the 2001 Bhuj earthquake reveal clues on past seismicity
p. 0603 | Rajendran, Kusala; Rajendran, C. P.; Thakkar, M.; Gartia, R. K.

Yield performance of rice genotypes in international multi-environment trials during 1976--97
p. 0610 | Muralidharan, K.; Prasad, G. S. V.; Rao, C. S.

On generation of magnetic field in astrophysical bodies
p. 0620 | Verma, Mahendra K.

Analysis of all-optical switching in bacteriorhodopsin
p. 0623 | Roy, Sukhdev; Singh, C. P.; Reddy, K. P. J.

Nucleophile-induced dissolution of gold and silver in micelle
p. 0627 | Pal, Tarasankar

Photoreduction of nitrite to ammonia by metal phthalocyanines-adsorbed Nafion membrane
p. 0628 | Ilanchelian, Malaichamy; Premkumar, J. Rajan; Ramaraj, Ramasamy

Study on pinocytosis by monocytes from visceral leishmaniasis patients
p. 0631 | Kumar, Promod; Pai, Kalpana; Pandey, Haushila P.; Sundar, Shyam

Multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in urogenital specimens
p. 0634 | Chaudhry, Uma; Ray, Krishna; Bala, Manju; Saluja, Daman

Recent findings on the Acheulian of the Hunsgi and Baichbal valleys, Karnataka, with special reference to the Isampur excavation and its dating
p. 0641 | Paddayya, K.; B. A. B., Blackwell; Jhaldiyal, R.; Petraglia, M. D.; Fevrier, S.; Chaderton II, D. A.; Blickstein, J. I. B.; Skinner, A. R.

Ivory Bridges
p. 0648 | Lavakare, P. J.

Microarrays for the Neurosciences -- An Essential Guide
p. 0649 | Bashyam, M. D.

The Math of Money
p. 0650 | Shirali, Shailesh A.

Where Do We Come From? The Molecular Evidence for Human Descent
p. 0651 | Majumder, Partha P.

Science and Engineering Indicators 2002
p. 0652 | Arunachalam, Subbiah

Robert Hanbury Brown
p. 0654 | Radhakrishnan, V.

Maharashtra Assoc. Cultivation of Sci., Pune: Prizes
p. 0656

Wadia Inst. Himal. Geol., Dehradun: Appointments
p. 0657

Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore: Appointments
p. 0658

Course in Molecular Genetics, IAS, Bangalore
p. 0659

DAAD and WGL, Germany: Scholarships
p. 0661

Cen. Res. Inst. Jute&Allid. Fib., Barrackpore: Appoint.
p. 0661

CDFD, Hyderabad: Training
p. 0662

Electron Microscopy, AIIMS, New Delhi : Training
p. 0662

IIT-- Delhi: Appointments
p. 0663

ATREE: Appointments - GIS/RS Lab Manager at ATREE
p. 0663

IIT-- Roorkee: Appointments
p. 0664

CCMB, Hyderabad: Travel Fellowships
p. 0664

Nagpur Veterinary College: Appointments
p. 0665

Bombay Veterinary College, Mumbai: Appointments
p. 0665

University of Calcutta: Appointments
p. 0666

CCMB, Hyderabad: Spl Sessions Open to Public
p. 0666