
Current Science
Publisher: Current Science Association
Editor: R.Srinivasan
Online ISSN: , Print ISSN: 0011-3891
Frequency: Fortnightly

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Current Science, published every fortnight by the Association, in collaboration with the Indian Academy of Sciences, is the leading interdisciplinary science journal from India. It was started in 1932 by the then stalwarts of Indian science such as CV Raman, Birbal Sahni, Meghnad Saha, Martin Foster and S.S. Bhatnagar. In 2011, the journal completed one hundred volumes. The journal is intended as a medium for communication and discussion of important issues that concern science and scientific activities. Besides full length research articles and shorter research communications, the journal publishes review articles, scientific correspondence and commentaries, news and views, comments on recently published research papers, opinions on scientific activity, articles on universities, Indian laboratories and institutions, interviews with scientists, personal information, book reviews, etc. It is also a forum to discuss issues and problems faced by science and scientists and an effective medium of interaction among scientists in the country and abroad. Current Science is read by a large community of scientists and the circulation has been continuously going up.
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Vol 120, No 6 (2021)
In this Issue
In this Issue | ||
DOI: 10.18520/cs/v120/i6/970-970 , Vol 120, No 6 (2021), Pagination: 970-970 | ||
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Guest Editorial
The Case for Hydrogen Economy | ||
Ganapati D. Yadav | ||
DOI: 10.18520/cs/v120/i6/971-972 , Vol 120, No 6 (2021), Pagination: 971-972 | ||
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Correspondence
Satish Dhawan | ||
Jai P. Singh | ||
DOI: 10.18520/cs/v120/i6/973-973 , Vol 120, No 6 (2021), Pagination: 973-973 | ||
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Identifying Gifted Children | ||
Dipankar Chatterji | ||
DOI: 10.18520/cs/v120/i6/974-974 , Vol 120, No 6 (2021), Pagination: 974-974 | ||
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Response | ||
Anitha Kurup | ||
DOI: 10.18520/cs/v120/i6/974-974 , Vol 120, No 6 (2021), Pagination: 974-974 | ||
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News
Current Science Reports | ||
DOI: 10.18520/cs/v120/i6/975-978 , Vol 120, No 6 (2021), Pagination: 975-978 | ||
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Climate Change Awareness and Resilience Building Among Rural Women in the Himalaya, India | ||
DOI: 10.18520/cs/v120/i6/979-980 , Vol 120, No 6 (2021), Pagination: 979-980 | ||
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RESEARCH ARTICLES
New Farm Acts, 2020: Rationale and Challenges | ||
S. K. Srivastava, Raka Saxena | ||
DOI: 10.18520/cs/v120/i6/981-988 , Vol 120, No 6 (2021), Pagination: 981-988 | ||
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Potential of Underutilized Wild Crops in Koraput, Odisha, India for Improving Nutritional Security and Promoting Climate Resilience | ||
Debabrata Panda, Sharat Kumar Palita | ||
DOI: 10.18520/cs/v120/i6/989-996 , Vol 120, No 6 (2021), Pagination: 989-996 | ||
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Allelopathic Potential and Allelochemicals in Different Intercrops for Weed Management in Rainfed Cotton | ||
Pooja Verma, D. Blaise, J. Annie Sheeba, A. Manikandan | ||
DOI: 10.18520/cs/v120/i6/1035-1039 , Vol 120, No 6 (2021), Pagination: 1035-1039 | ||
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Prediction of Potential Drug Targets for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis By Leishmania major and Leishmania tropica: A Quantitative Proteomics and Bioinformatics Approach | ||
Nasrin Amiri-Dashatan, Marzieh Ashrafmansouri, Mostafa Rezaei-Tavirani, Mehdi Koushki, Nayebali Ahmadi | ||
DOI: 10.18520/cs/v120/i6/1040-1049 , Vol 120, No 6 (2021), Pagination: 1040-1049 | ||
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Does Plant Root Architecture Respond to Potassium Under Water Stress? A Case from Rice Seedling Root Responses | ||
Dipika S. Patel, Bardhan Kirti, P. Patel Dhiraji, Parekh Vipulkumar, Jena Suchismita, V. Narwade Ajay, N. Chhatrola Harshadkumar | ||
DOI: 10.18520/cs/v120/i6/1050-1056 , Vol 120, No 6 (2021), Pagination: 1050-1056 | ||
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Endemic Philippine Teak (Tectona philippinensis Benth. & Hook. F.) And Associated Flora In The Coastal Landscapes Of Verde Island Passage, Luzon Island, Philippines | ||
Anacleto M. Caringal, Inocencio E. Buot, Elaine Loreen C. Villanueva | ||
DOI: 10.18520/cs/v120/i6/1057-1065 , Vol 120, No 6 (2021), Pagination: 1057-1065 | ||
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Origin and Source Characterization of Methane in the Shallow-Water Environment of Southern Lake Tanganyika Rift Basin, Tanzania | ||
Januarius Matata Bishanga, Jin Qiang | ||
DOI: 10.18520/cs/v120/i6/1066-1073 , Vol 120, No 6 (2021), Pagination: 1066-1073 | ||
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Ground Motion Prediction Equation For Earthquakes Along The Western Himalayan Arc | ||
Srinagesh, S. K. Singh, D. Arroyo, D. Srinivas, G. Suresh, G. Suresh | ||
DOI: 10.18520/cs/v120/i6/1074-1082 , Vol 120, No 6 (2021), Pagination: 1074-1082 | ||
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GENERAL ARTICLE
Specimens of William Roxburgh in the Central National Herbarium at the A.J.C. Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah | ||
Henry John Noltie, Anand Kumar, Kumar Avinash Bharati, Avishek Bhattacharjee, Gopal Krishna | ||
DOI: 10.18520/cs/v120/i6/997-1006 , Vol 120, No 6 (2021), Pagination: 997-1006 | ||
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Soil Erosion and Policy Initiatives in India | ||
Debashis Mandal, Nishita Giri | ||
DOI: 10.18520/cs/v120/i6/1007-1012 , Vol 120, No 6 (2021), Pagination: 1007-1012 | ||
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REVIEW ARTICLE
Microbial Bioremediation of Heavy Metals | ||
Amanso Tayang, L. S. Songachan | ||
DOI: 10.18520/cs/v120/i6/1013-1025 , Vol 120, No 6 (2021), Pagination: 1013-1025 | ||
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Research Account
INSAT-3DR-Rapid Scan Operations for Weather Monitoring Over India | ||
M. Mohapatra, A. K. Mitra, Virendra Singh, S. K. Mukherjee, Kavita Navria, Vikram Prashar, Ashish Tyagi, Atul Kumar Verma, Sunitha Devi, V. S. Prasad, Mudumba Ramesh, Raj Kumar | ||
DOI: 10.18520/cs/v120/i6/1026-1034 , Vol 120, No 6 (2021), Pagination: 1026-1034 | ||
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RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
Biomass Accumulation and Carbon Stock in Different Agroforestry Systems Prevalent in the Himalayan Foothills, India | ||
Amit Kumar, Salil Tewari, Hukum Singh, Parmanand Kumar, Narendra Kumar, Sarita Bisht, Suruchi Devi, Nidhi, Rajesh Kaushal | ||
DOI: 10.18520/cs/v120/i6/1083-1088 , Vol 120, No 6 (2021), Pagination: 1083-1088 | ||
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Bdnf Protects Photoreceptors from Light-Induced Oxidative Stress Through Upregulating CERKL in vitro | ||
Qianwen He, Juan Yang, Mengting Gao, Yinxian Wen | ||
DOI: 10.18520/cs/v120/i6/1088-1091 , Vol 120, No 6 (2021), Pagination: 1088-1091 | ||
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Development of Vulnerability Framework for Assessing the Air Pollution-Related Health Impacts in Four Districts of Delhi, India | ||
Anoop Raj Singh, Neha Oli | ||
DOI: 10.18520/cs/v120/i6/1092-1098 , Vol 120, No 6 (2021), Pagination: 1092-1098 | ||
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Book Reviews
Conceptual Breakthroughs in Evolutionary Ecology | ||
Amitabh Joshi | ||
DOI: 10.18520/cs/v120/i6/1099-1100 , Vol 120, No 6 (2021), Pagination: 1099-1100 | ||
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Fifty Years in the Indian Pharmaceutical Industry | ||
Madhu Dikshit | ||
DOI: 10.18520/cs/v120/i6/1100-1101 , Vol 120, No 6 (2021), Pagination: 1100-1101 | ||
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Perennial Grasses for Bioenergy and Bioproducts: Production Uses, Sustainability and Markets for Giant Reed, Miscanthus, Switchgrass, Reed Canary Grass and Bamboo | ||
Kripal Singh | ||
DOI: 10.18520/cs/v120/i6/1101-1101 , Vol 120, No 6 (2021), Pagination: 1101-1101 | ||
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Personal News
Paul Josef Crutzen (1933–2021) | ||
Vinayak Sinha | ||
DOI: 10.18520/cs/v120/i6/1102-1106 , Vol 120, No 6 (2021), Pagination: 1102-1106 | ||
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Historical Notes
Hidden Treasures of the Past | ||
Sanjeev Dhurandhar | ||
DOI: 10.18520/cs/v120/i6/1107-1112 , Vol 120, No 6 (2021), Pagination: 1107-1112 | ||
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