Issue Date: Oct 15, 1992 INDIANS still do not have the culture
of seeking patents. Over the last 15 years, foreigners have
obtained two to three times more patents in India every year
than Indians. In 1989-90, Indians held less than one-fifth of
all patents in force in India. Of the 1,040 Indian applications
filed for patents in 1989-90, 32 per cent and 25 per cent came
from Delhi and Maharashtra respectively, which is probably
reflective of the large number of scientific and technological
personnel in these areas. Recent Supreme Court order in Vedanta
case holds hope for tribal community life Butterflies on the
roof of the world is a vivid and engaging narrative of the
author's rendezvous with the butterflies and moths in
particular, and nature in general