Vol 108, No 8 (2015)

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Vol 108, No 8 (2015)

In this Issue

In this Issue
Somendra Singh Kharola
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i8/1406-1406 ,  Vol 108, No 8 (2015), Pagination: 1406-1406
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Guest Editorial

Predatory Journals and Academic Pollution
S. C. Lakhotia
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i8/1407-1408 ,  Vol 108, No 8 (2015), Pagination: 1407-1408
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Correspondence

Disparity and Delay in Implementation of Fellowship Hike Disappoints Research Scholars
G. H. Chethan
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i8/1409-1409 ,  Vol 108, No 8 (2015), Pagination: 1409-1409
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Geographical Indication Tag for Basmati's Fragrance: the Battle Won in the US but Lost in India
Devi Singh, Ravindra Babu Vemuri, Ritesh Sharma
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i8/1409-1410 ,  Vol 108, No 8 (2015), Pagination: 1409-1410
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Conventional Indian Soil Testing: Need for Major Change
Arun Kumar, Raj Deo Singh, Balkrishna Sopan Bhople, Deepak Rameshwar Sapkal
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i8/1410-1411 ,  Vol 108, No 8 (2015), Pagination: 1410-1411
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News

Combustion Science
Varun Shivakumar, P. A. Ramakrishna, H. S. Mukunda
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i8/1412-1413 ,  Vol 108, No 8 (2015), Pagination: 1412-1413
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A Step towards Increasing Garlic Productivity
R. P. Gupta
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i8/1414-1415 ,  Vol 108, No 8 (2015), Pagination: 1414-1415
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SERB School in Neuroscience
Vidyadhari Mudigonda, Shashank Chepurwar
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i8/1415-1415 ,  Vol 108, No 8 (2015), Pagination: 1415-1415
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Opinion

Taxonomy Matters
Rajeev Raghavan
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i8/1416-1418 ,  Vol 108, No 8 (2015), Pagination: 1416-1418
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Pervasive Incursion of Extremism in Academic Fields
Arun Bapat
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i8/1418-1419 ,  Vol 108, No 8 (2015), Pagination: 1418-1419
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Commentary

How does the Indian Television Cover Climate Change?
I. Arul Aram, G. C. Prem Nivas
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i8/1420-1421 ,  Vol 108, No 8 (2015), Pagination: 1420-1421
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Growth of Water Purification Technologies in the Era of 'Regulatory Vacuum' in India
Saradindu Bhaduri, Aviram Sharma, Nazia Talat
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i8/1421-1423 ,  Vol 108, No 8 (2015), Pagination: 1421-1423
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Scientific Correspondance

Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometric Profiling of Metal Contamination in Holi Colours
Mousumi Debnath, Parmeshwar Lal, Renu Jain
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i8/1424-1427 ,  Vol 108, No 8 (2015), Pagination: 1424-1427
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Malin-Maharashtra Landslides: a Disaster Triggered by Tectonics and Anthropogenic Phenomenon
S. M. Ramasamy, M. Muthukumar, M. Subagunaseka
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i8/1428-1430 ,  Vol 108, No 8 (2015), Pagination: 1428-1430
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Water Quality Index of Estuarine Environment
N. C. Ujjania, Monika Dubey
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i8/1430-1433 ,  Vol 108, No 8 (2015), Pagination: 1430-1433
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National Labs: Research Highlights 2014

Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, Paschim Boragaon, Garchuk, Guwahati 781 035
N. C. Talukdar
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i8/1434-1437 ,  Vol 108, No 8 (2015), Pagination: 1434-1437
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Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysuru
Ram Rajasekharan
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i8/1438-1440 ,  Vol 108, No 8 (2015), Pagination: 1438-1440
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CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow
Anil Kumar Tripathi
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i8/1441-1443 ,  Vol 108, No 8 (2015), Pagination: 1441-1443
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CSIR–Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee
S. K. Bhattacharyya, Atul Kumar Agarwal
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i8/1444-1453 ,  Vol 108, No 8 (2015), Pagination: 1444-1453
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Understanding our Seas: National Institute of Oceanography, Goa
S. W. A. Naqvi
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i8/1454-1460 ,  Vol 108, No 8 (2015), Pagination: 1454-1460
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General Article

The Barrie Jones Lecture - Eye Care for the Neglected Population: Challenges and Solutions
G. N. Rao
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i8/1461-1475 ,  Vol 108, No 8 (2015), Pagination: 1461-1475
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Institutionalization of Grassischolar_mains Innovation in India
Olga V. Ustyuzhantseva
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i8/1476-1482 ,  Vol 108, No 8 (2015), Pagination: 1476-1482
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Review Article

Occurrence of Molecularly Diverse Bt Cry Toxin-Resistant Mutations in Insect Pests of Bt+ Corn and Cotton Crops and Remedial Approaches
Sushil Kumar, Renu Kumari
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i8/1483-1490 ,  Vol 108, No 8 (2015), Pagination: 1483-1490
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Face Anti-Spoofing Methods
Sajida Parveen, Sharifah Mumtazah Syed Ahmad, Marsyita Hanafi, Wan Azizun Wan Adnan
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i8/1491-1500 ,  Vol 108, No 8 (2015), Pagination: 1491-1500
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Research Articles

Status of Soil Degradation in an Irrigated Command Area in Chikkarasinakere Hobli, Mandya District, Karnataka
Rajendra Hegde, A. Natarajan, R. S. Meena, K. V. Niranjana, S. Thayalan, S. K. Singh
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i8/1501-1511 ,  Vol 108, No 8 (2015), Pagination: 1501-1511
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Research Communications

Assessment of Lipid Profiles of Adult Male Athletes from Two Different Air Pollutant Zones of West Bengal, India
Paulomi Das, Pinaki Chatterjee
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i8/1512-1516 ,  Vol 108, No 8 (2015), Pagination: 1512-1516
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In Vitro and in Vivo Inhibition of Haemolymph Juvenile Hormone Esterase Activity by the Ethanol Extract of Clerodendrum inerme in Fifth Instar Larva of Castor Semilooper, Achaea janata (L.)
S. R. Yankanchi, V. L. Kallapur, S. N. Holihosur
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i8/1516-1520 ,  Vol 108, No 8 (2015), Pagination: 1516-1520
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Molecular Characterization of Viroid Associated with Tapping Panel Dryness Syndrome of Hevea brasiliensis from India
Ajay Kumar, D. M. Pandey, Thomson Abraham, Jacob Mathew, P. Jyothsna, Padma Ramachandran, V. G. Malathi
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i8/1520-1527 ,  Vol 108, No 8 (2015), Pagination: 1520-1527
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Technology for Rehabilitation of Yamuna Ravines - Cost-Effective Practices to Conserve Natural Resources through Bamboo Plantation
A. K. Singh, S. Kala, S. K. Dubey, V. C. Pande, B. K. Rao, K. K. Sharma, K. P. Mahapatra
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i8/1527-1533 ,  Vol 108, No 8 (2015), Pagination: 1527-1533
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Spatial Patterns and Diversity of Alpine Vegetation across Langer-Shandur Valley, Hindukush Himalayas
Hamayun Shaheen, Zia-Ur-Rehman Mashwani, Muhammad Ejaz Ul Islam Dar
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i8/1534-1539 ,  Vol 108, No 8 (2015), Pagination: 1534-1539
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Uranium-Bearing Magnesian-Calcrete in Surficial Environment from Khemasar, Churu District, Rajasthan, India
A. Yugandhara Rao, K. Vijay Raj, O. P. Yadav, L. K. Nanda, A. K. Rai, P. S. Parihar
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i8/1540-1544 ,  Vol 108, No 8 (2015), Pagination: 1540-1544
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Ant Larvae Silk Fibres Mat
M. Prajwal, M. A. Sangamesha, K. Pushpalatha
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i8/1544-1547 ,  Vol 108, No 8 (2015), Pagination: 1544-1547
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Book Reviews

An Introductory Course of Particle Physics
Chethan Krishnan
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i8/1548-1549 ,  Vol 108, No 8 (2015), Pagination: 1548-1549
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The Cosmic Cocktail: Three Parts Dark Matter
Biman Nath
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i8/1549-1550 ,  Vol 108, No 8 (2015), Pagination: 1549-1550
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The Big Ratchet: how Humanity Thrives in the Face of Natural Crisis - a Biography of an Ingenious Species
P. C. Kesavan
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i8/1550-1551 ,  Vol 108, No 8 (2015), Pagination: 1550-1551
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Proceedings of XXIII Indian Colloquium on Micropalaeontology and Stratigraphy and International Symposium on Global Bioevents in Earth's History
Rahul Garg
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i8/1552-1553 ,  Vol 108, No 8 (2015), Pagination: 1552-1553
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