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Maharashtra by the numbers

Bangalore and the south may be India's main information-technology centre, but the country's science hub arguably lies within the state of Maharashtra, home to the cities of Mumbai and Pune.

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Jayaraman, K. Maharashtra by the numbers. Nature 464, 944 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7290-944a

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