Vol 114, No 12 (2018)

Table of Contents

Vol 114, No 12 (2018)

In this Issue

In this Issue
Sarah Iqbal
DOI:10.18520/cs/v114/i12/2416-2416 ,  Vol 114, No 12 (2018), Pagination: 2416-2416
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Editorial

Biofortified Crops to Combat Hidden Hunger
M. S. Swaminathan, P. C. Kesavan
DOI:10.18520/cs/v114/i12/2417-2418 ,  Vol 114, No 12 (2018), Pagination: 2417-2418
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Correspondence

Issues and Strategies for Rice Residue Management to Unravel Winter Smog in North India
Rajbir Singh, Gulshan Mahajan, Simerjeet Kaur, Bhagirath Singh Chauhan
DOI:10.18520/cs/v114/i12/2419-2419 ,  Vol 114, No 12 (2018), Pagination: 2419-2419
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News

Science Last Fortnight
DOI:10.18520/cs/v114/i12/2420-2423 ,  Vol 114, No 12 (2018), Pagination: 2420-2423
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Establishing/Strengthening the State Climate Change Centre at Dehradun, Uttarakhand under NMSHE
Tripti Jayal, Neetu Tyagi
DOI:10.18520/cs/v114/i12/2424-2424 ,  Vol 114, No 12 (2018), Pagination: 2424-2424
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Gender-Sensitization in Indian Science:Attitudes and Action Items
Shubha Tole, L. S. Shashidhara
DOI:10.18520/cs/v114/i12/2425-2427 ,  Vol 114, No 12 (2018), Pagination: 2425-2427
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Research News

Controversy Continues on the Position of Elements in the Periodic Table
Eluvathingal D. Jemmis
DOI:10.18520/cs/v114/i12/2428-2429 ,  Vol 114, No 12 (2018), Pagination: 2428-2429
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Commentary

Finding Achilles Heel of Drug Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Nisha Chandran, Mukta Sharma, Ashwin K. Jainarayanan, Samir K. Brahmachari
DOI:10.18520/cs/v114/i12/2430-2431 ,  Vol 114, No 12 (2018), Pagination: 2430-2431
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Opinion

Relevance of Modern Technologies to Indian Agriculture
G. Padmanaban
DOI:10.18520/cs/v114/i12/2432-2433 ,  Vol 114, No 12 (2018), Pagination: 2432-2433
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Scientific Correspondance

Do Floodplain Wetlands Enhance the Potential of Fish Ponds? Assessing Supporting Ecosystem Service of Chatla Wetland of Barak Valley, Assam, India
Sultana Parven, Priyanka Sarkar, Tapati Das
DOI:10.18520/cs/v114/i12/2434-2436 ,  Vol 114, No 12 (2018), Pagination: 2434-2436
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Largest Freshwater Lake ‘Loktak’ in Manipur Needs Urgent Conservation
Komal Salkar, Vishwanath Gadgil, Santosh Kumar Dubey, Milind Mohan Naik, Radha Raman Pandey
DOI:10.18520/cs/v114/i12/2436-2437 ,  Vol 114, No 12 (2018), Pagination: 2436-2437
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Uranium Mineralization in Metasediments of North Delhi Fold Belt of Buchara Area, Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
A. K. Patel, H. Yalla, M. B. Verma, A. K. Jain, L. K. Nanda
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General Article

Science and Mega Science:A Perspective
Rashmi Raniwala, Sudhir Raniwala
DOI:10.18520/cs/v114/i12/2440-2444 ,  Vol 114, No 12 (2018), Pagination: 2440-2444
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Bibliometric and Visual Analysis of Planthopper Research between 1980 and 2017
Chaoxing Hu, Lingzhen Cao
DOI:10.18520/cs/v114/i12/2445-2452 ,  Vol 114, No 12 (2018), Pagination: 2445-2452
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Review Article

Lithium-Ion Battery Supply Chain:Enabling National Electric Vehicle and Renewables Targets
Epica Mandal Sarkar, Tanmay Sarkar, Mridula D. Bharadwaj
DOI:10.18520/cs/v114/i12/2453-2458 ,  Vol 114, No 12 (2018), Pagination: 2453-2458
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Research Articles

A Versatile 205 MHz Stratosphere–Troposphere Radar at Cochin – Scientific Applications
K. Mohanakumar, K. R. Santosh, P. Mohanan, K. Vasudevan, M. G. Manoj, Titu K. Samson, Ajil Kottayil, V. Rakesh, Rejoy Rebello, S. Abhilash
DOI:10.18520/cs/v114/i12/2459-2466 ,  Vol 114, No 12 (2018), Pagination: 2459-2466
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Impact of Local Factors on Decision Making – A Multi Criteria Modelling Framework in Wind Energy Investment
Rahi Jain, Riddhi Panse, Satanand Mishra
DOI:10.18520/cs/v114/i12/2467-2472 ,  Vol 114, No 12 (2018), Pagination: 2467-2472
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Navigational Safety and Traffic Pattern Analysis Using AIS Data on the Western Coast of India
Saurav Mandal, Vishwanath Nagarajan, Om Prakash Sha
DOI:10.18520/cs/v114/i12/2473-2481 ,  Vol 114, No 12 (2018), Pagination: 2473-2481
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Groundwater Dynamics in North Bihar Plains
Rajiv Sinha, Surya Gupta, Santosh Nepal
DOI:10.18520/cs/v114/i12/2482-2493 ,  Vol 114, No 12 (2018), Pagination: 2482-2493
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Effects of Homegarden Size on Floristic Composition and Diversity along an Altitudinal Gradient in Central Himalaya, India
Vibhuti, Kiran Bargali, S. S. Bargali
DOI:10.18520/cs/v114/i12/2494-2503 ,  Vol 114, No 12 (2018), Pagination: 2494-2503
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Studies of Forest Fire Induced Changes in Atmosphere over Uttarakhand, India, Using Space Based Observations and Model Simulations
M. K. Madhav Haridas, P. V. N. Rao, K. Sreenivas Rao, Prijith Sudhakar
DOI:10.18520/cs/v114/i12/2504-2512 ,  Vol 114, No 12 (2018), Pagination: 2504-2512
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Research Communications

Quality Assurance of Rituximab (Anti-CD 20) Antibodies by Potency Testing:Determining the System Suitability Criteria and Sample Acceptance Criteria
Subhash Chand, Birendra Kumar, Vivek Morris Prathap, Surinder Singh, Richi V. Mahajan
DOI:10.18520/cs/v114/i12/2513-2518 ,  Vol 114, No 12 (2018), Pagination: 2513-2518
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Improved Square-Z-Shaped DNG Meta-Atom for C- and X-Band Application
Md. Mehedi Hasan, Mohammad Rashed Iqbal Faruque, Mohammad Tariqul Islam
DOI:10.18520/cs/v114/i12/2518-2524 ,  Vol 114, No 12 (2018), Pagination: 2518-2524
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Analytical Estimation of Water Contents, Specific Heat Capacity and Thermal Profiles Associated with Enzymatic Model Compound β-Cyclodextrin
Gaurav R. Gupta, Pankaj D. Patil, Vasim R. Shaikh, Rahul R. Kolhapurkar, Dilip H. Dagade, Kesharsingh J. Patil
DOI:10.18520/cs/v114/i12/2525-2529 ,  Vol 114, No 12 (2018), Pagination: 2525-2529
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Risk Assessment of Rail Haulage Accidents in Inclined Tunnels with Bayesian Network and Bow-Tie Model
Qingwei Xu, Kaili Xu
DOI:10.18520/cs/v114/i12/2530-2538 ,  Vol 114, No 12 (2018), Pagination: 2530-2538
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Exclusion of Putative CATSPER2 and STRC Gene Deletion and FOXI1 Gene Mutations in a Unique Cohort with Sensorineural Deafness and Male Infertility from South India
Justin Margret Jeffrey, Jayasankaran Chandru, Amritkumar Pavithra, Murugesan Kalaimathi, Nagarathinam Indhumathi, Pangadan Ashraf, C. R. Srikumari Srisailapathy
DOI:10.18520/cs/v114/i12/2538-2542 ,  Vol 114, No 12 (2018), Pagination: 2538-2542
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Molecular Characterization of Potassium Solubilizing Bacteria from Crop Rhizosphere of the North Eastern Region of India
Smrita Buragohain, Dhruba Jyoti Nath, Yumnam Bijilaxmi Devi, Badal Bhattacharyya, Samiron Dutta
DOI:10.18520/cs/v114/i12/2543-2548 ,  Vol 114, No 12 (2018), Pagination: 2543-2548
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Biochemical Characteristics, Fatty Acid Profiles and Antioxidant Activities of Tea Seed Oil
Kritideepan Sarmah, Priyanka Das
DOI:10.18520/cs/v114/i12/2549-2554 ,  Vol 114, No 12 (2018), Pagination: 2549-2554
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Incessant Erosion of High Tidal Mudflats in the Northern Gulf of Khambhat
Hiren Bhatti, Ratheesh Ramakrishnan, A. K. Sharma, A. S. Rajawat
DOI:10.18520/cs/v114/i12/2554-2558 ,  Vol 114, No 12 (2018), Pagination: 2554-2558
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Effect of Synthetic Astaxanthin, Lucantin on Colour and Physical Quality of Indian White Prawn, Fenneropenaeus indicus
Sambhu Chithambaran, Nasser K. Ayaril
DOI:10.18520/cs/v114/i12/2558-2560 ,  Vol 114, No 12 (2018), Pagination: 2558-2560
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Book Reviews

Doing Science in India:My Second Innings
M. Vijayan
DOI:10.18520/cs/v114/i12/2561-2562 ,  Vol 114, No 12 (2018), Pagination: 2561-2562
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The Quotable Darwin
Amitabh Joshi
DOI:10.18520/cs/v114/i12/2562-2563 ,  Vol 114, No 12 (2018), Pagination: 2562-2563
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Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2017
Srivari Chandrasekhar
DOI:10.18520/cs/v114/i12/2563-2564 ,  Vol 114, No 12 (2018), Pagination: 2563-2564
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Personal News

E. C. G. Sudarshan (1931–2018)
Urjit A. Yajnik
DOI:10.18520/cs/v114/i12/2565-2569 ,  Vol 114, No 12 (2018), Pagination: 2565-2569
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Historical Notes

George Boole’s Laws of Thought and Indian Logic
Subhash Kak
DOI:10.18520/cs/v114/i12/2570-2573 ,  Vol 114, No 12 (2018), Pagination: 2570-2573
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