Vol 113, No 06 (2017)

Table of Contents

Vol 113, No 06 (2017)

In this Issue

In this Issue
Sarah Iqbal, K. P. Madhu
DOI:10.18520/cs/v113/i06/1010-1010 ,  Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1010-1010
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Guest Editorial

What Should Drive the Idea of Conservation:Emotions or Economics?
K. N. Ganeshaiah
DOI:10.18520/cs/v113/i06/1011-1012 ,  Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1011-1012
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Correspondence

Indian Zoos can Contribute towards Ornithological Research in Novel Ways
Bharat B. Sharma, Basu D. Banerjee, Abdul J. Urfi
DOI:10.18520/cs/v113/i06/1013-1013 ,  Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1013-1013
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News

Science Last Fortnight
DOI:10.18520/cs/v113/i06/1014-1017 ,  Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1014-1017
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Origins of Life
S. Priya
DOI:10.18520/cs/v113/i06/1018-1018 ,  Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1018-1018
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DBT Network Programme Enables Northeastern Students to Deconstruct Chemical Interactions within Local Biodiversity
Dhruba Sharma, Shannon Olsson, Uma Ramakrishnan
DOI:10.18520/cs/v113/i06/1019-1019 ,  Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1019-1019
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Workshop on Science Writing
S. Priya
DOI:10.18520/cs/v113/i06/1020-1021 ,  Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1020-1021
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Geochemistry, Environmental and Sedimentary Geology
Asma Amjad Ghaznavi, Syed Azharuddin
DOI:10.18520/cs/v113/i06/1021-1022 ,  Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1021-1022
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Urban Meteorology and Climate Research in Asia
J. C. H. Fung, J. C. L. Chan, J. C. R. Hunt
DOI:10.18520/cs/v113/i06/1022-1024 ,  Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1022-1024
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Research News

The Threat of Extreme Heat Waves and Human 'Survivability' in South Asia
G. Bala, Thejna Tharammal
DOI:10.18520/cs/v113/i06/1025-1025 ,  Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1025-1025
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Opinion

Preprints Should not be Cited
Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva
DOI:10.18520/cs/v113/i06/1026-1027 ,  Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1026-1027
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Commentary

Mainstreaming Corporate Engagement for Progress Towards the Future–Sustainable Development Goals 2030
Biba Jasmine
DOI:10.18520/cs/v113/i06/1027-1028 ,  Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1027-1028
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An Alternate Energy Future for India-Its Implication for India's Climate Pledge and the Global Goal of Limiting Warming to Safe Levels
Rajiv Kumar Chaturvedi, Mitavachan Hiremath
DOI:10.18520/cs/v113/i06/1028-1031 ,  Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1028-1031
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Scientific Correspondance

Biogeographic Delineation of the Indian Trans-Himalaya:Need for Revision
Amit Kumar, B. S. Adhikari, G. S. Rawat
DOI:10.18520/cs/v113/i06/1032-1033 ,  Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1032-1033
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Multi-Criteria Sustainability Assessment of Coal and Solar Power Generation in India
H. Mitavachan, J. Srinivasan
DOI:10.18520/cs/v113/i06/1034-1038 ,  Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1034-1038
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Dolomitic carbonatite from the Chotanagpur Granite Gneiss Complex:A New DARC (Deformed Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatite) in the Precambrian shield of India
Satabdi Das, Nandini Dasgupta, Sanjoy Sanyal, Shyamal Sengupta, Subrata Karmakar, Pulak Sengupta
DOI:10.18520/cs/v113/i06/1038-1040 ,  Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1038-1040
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General Article

Astronomy of Tribals of Central India
M. N. Vahia, Ganesh Halkare
DOI:10.18520/cs/v113/i06/1041-1049 ,  Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1041-1049
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Biofortification in Cereals:Progress and Prospects
C. N. Neeraja, V. Ravindra Babu, Sewa Ram, Firoz Hossain, K. Hariprasanna, B. S. Rajpurohit, Prabhakar, T. Longvah, K. S. Prasad, J. S. Sandhu, Swapan K. Datta
DOI:10.18520/cs/v113/i06/1050-1057 ,  Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1050-1057
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Pesticide Use in Indian Cardamom Needs Change in Cultivation Practices
M. Murugan, R. Ravi, A. Anandhi, Sajan Kurien, M. K. Dhanya
DOI:10.18520/cs/v113/i06/1058-1063 ,  Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1058-1063
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Review Article

Role of Earthworm in Improving Soil Structure and Functioning
D. K. Sharma, S. Tomar, D. Chakraborty
DOI:10.18520/cs/v113/i06/1064-1071 ,  Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1064-1071
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Research Articles

Possibilistic Reformed Fuzzy Local Information Clustering Technique for Noisy Microarray Image Spots Segmentation
V. G. Biju, P. Mythili
DOI:10.18520/cs/v113/i06/1072-1080 ,  Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1072-1080
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Improved Criteria on Robust Analysis for Linear System Using Convex Combination and Geometric Sequence Methods
Hao Chen, Huazhang Wang, Zhenzhen Zhang
DOI:10.18520/cs/v113/i06/1081-1089 ,  Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1081-1089
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Early–Middle Eocene Exhumation of the Trans-Himalayan Ladakh Batholith, and the India–Asia Convergence
Rajeev Kumar, A. K. Jain, Nand Lal, Sandeep Singh
DOI:10.18520/cs/v113/i06/1090-1098 ,  Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1090-1098
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Molecular Characterization and Toxin-Typing of Clostridium difficile Isolates of Dogs and Pigs from Assam and Mizoram of North East India
B. Das, R. K. Sharma, P. Borah, S. Das, L. M. Barkalita, R. K. Mandakini Devi, B. C. Baishya
DOI:10.18520/cs/v113/i06/1099-1106 ,  Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1099-1106
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Modelling of Plankton and Forage Fish Variability in the Gulf of Kachchh Using 2D Coupled Physico-Biological Model
Vijay Kumar, Girija Jayaraman, Beena Kumari
DOI:10.18520/cs/v113/i06/1107-1119 ,  Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1107-1119
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Prediction of Total Load Transport of an Indian Alluvial River to Estimate Unmeasured Bed Load through an Alternative Approach
Sahita I. Waikhom, S. M. Yadav
DOI:10.18520/cs/v113/i06/1120-1128 ,  Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1120-1128
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Research Communications

The Attitude of Undergraduate Medical Students towards Research:A Case Study from Two Medical Colleges in Maharashtra, India
Mark A. Dsouza, Tanya Balakrishnan, Manan Vora, Bryan M. Pereira, Devashish Palkar, Babar Zaman, Rajiv Khandekar
DOI:10.18520/cs/v113/i06/1129-1134 ,  Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1129-1134
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Dual Polarization Lidar for Remote Sensing of Aerosols and Clouds in the Atmosphere
Ajay Kumar Patel, Bhavani Kumar Yellapragada, R. Vishnu, M. V. R. Murti, James Jebaseelan Samuel
DOI:10.18520/cs/v113/i06/1134-1138 ,  Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1134-1138
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Photoluminescence Properties of Dy3+-Doped LaOF Nanophosphor for white LED Applications
C. Suresh, C. Ningappa, V. M. Nagaveene, K. Umeshareddy, K. M. Girisha, H. Nagabhushana
DOI:10.18520/cs/v113/i06/1139-1141 ,  Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1139-1141
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In vitro Micropropagation, Total Phenolic Content and Comparative Antioxidant Activity of Different Extracts of Sesbania grandiflora (L.) Pers.
Krishnamoorthy Vinothini, Masilamani Sri Devi, Veronica Shalini, Sudharshan Sekar, Ruchi Badoni Semwal, Pandian Arjun, Deepak Kumar Semwal
DOI:10.18520/cs/v113/i06/1142-1147 ,  Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1142-1147
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Effect of Gasifier Effluent on Agricultural Production and Soil
Lata Tripathi, Anil Kumar Dubey, A. K. Mishra, C. B. Tripathi, Prashant Baredar
DOI:10.18520/cs/v113/i06/1148-1152 ,  Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1148-1152
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Effects of Bedding on Hydraulic Fracturing in Coalbed Methane Reservoirs
Tingting Jiang, Jianhua Zhang, Gang Huang, Shaoxian Song, Hao Wu
DOI:10.18520/cs/v113/i06/1153-1159 ,  Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1153-1159
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Deformational Characteristics of Donglinxin Slope Induced by Reservoir Fluctuation and Rainfall
J. Yu, R. B. Wang, J. C. Zhang, L. Yan, Q. X. Meng, C. Zhang, X. Z. Li
DOI:10.18520/cs/v113/i06/1159-1166 ,  Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1159-1166
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Nutrients Removed from the Soil Decide the Nutritional Security of a Nation:The Case of Iron and Zinc in India
A. N. Ganeshamurthy, D. Kalaivanan, B. L. Manjunath
DOI:10.18520/cs/v113/i06/1167-1173 ,  Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1167-1173
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Status of Zinc Fractions in Soils of Cooch Behar District, West Bengal, India
Sharmme Gogoi, G. C. Banik, A. Kundu, S. Mukhopadhyay, D. Mukhopadhyay
DOI:10.18520/cs/v113/i06/1173-1178 ,  Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1173-1178
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Book Reviews

Integrated Management of Insect Pests on Canola and other Brassica Oilseed Crops
Anantanarayanan Raman
DOI:10.18520/cs/v113/i06/1179-1180 ,  Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1179-1180
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Bridging the Communication Gap in Science and Technology:Lessons from India
Biman Basu
DOI:10.18520/cs/v113/i06/1180-1182 ,  Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1180-1182
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Personal News

Narendra Kumar (1940–2017)
S. Anantha Ramakrishna, Arun M. Jayannavar
DOI:10.18520/cs/v113/i06/1183-1185 ,  Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1183-1185
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A. T. Natarajan (1928–2017)
P. C. Keshavan, M. S. Swaminathan
DOI:10.18520/cs/v113/i06/1185-1187 ,  Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1185-1187
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Supriya Mohan Sengupta (1932–2017)
Abhijit Basu
DOI:10.18520/cs/v113/i06/1187-1188 ,  Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1187-1188
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Historical Notes

Keshab Chandra Sarma (1898–1973) – An Eminent Mycologist in Tea of North East India
P. Dutta, S. P. Sandilya, P. N. Bhattacharyya, S. R. Sarmah, A. J. Tanti, M. Madhab, R. Begum
DOI:10.18520/cs/v113/i06/1189-1190 ,  Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1189-1190
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Erratum

The Upgraded GMRT:Opening New Windows on the Radio Universe
Y. Gupta
DOI:10.18520/cs/v113/i06/1190-1190 ,  Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1190-1190
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