Current Science

Vol 121, No 3 (2021)

Current Science

Table of Contents

Vol 121, No 3 (2021)

In this Issue

In this issue
K. P. Madhu
DOI:10.18520/cs/v121/i3/338-338 ,  Vol 121, No 3 (2021), Pagination: 338-338
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Guest Editorial

Challenges in Indian Higher Education
Vinod K. Singh
DOI:10.18520/cs/v121/i3/339-340 ,  Vol 121, No 3 (2021), Pagination: 339-340
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News

Current Science Reports
DOI:10.18520/cs/v121/i3/341-344 ,  Vol 121, No 3 (2021), Pagination: 341-344
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KSTA’s Policy Paper on ‘Revamping Science Education in Karnataka’
S. Ayyappan
DOI:10.18520/cs/v121/i3/345-345 ,  Vol 121, No 3 (2021), Pagination: 345-345
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Opinion

Structure of Indian Science: A Re-Appraisal
M. Vijayan
DOI:10.18520/cs/v121/i3/346-347 ,  Vol 121, No 3 (2021), Pagination: 346-347
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Commentary

The Pesticide Management Bill 2020
A. D. Dileep Kumar, D. Narasimha Reddy
DOI:10.18520/cs/v121/i3/348-349 ,  Vol 121, No 3 (2021), Pagination: 348-349
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Scientific Correspondance

The Oldest Birch Tree in The Western Himalaya Depicting Signature of Major Climatic Events of The Recent Era in its Tree Rings
Rupesh Dhyani, Amalava Bhattacharyya, Ranbeer Singh Rawal
DOI:10.18520/cs/v121/i3/350-353 ,  Vol 121, No 3 (2021), Pagination: 350-353
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General Article

Adapting an Inquiry-Based Approach for Undergraduate Chemistry Laboratory Courses: An Exploratory Study
Sujatha Varadarajan, Savita Ladage
DOI:10.18520/cs/v121/i3/354-359 ,  Vol 121, No 3 (2021), Pagination: 354-359
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Review Article

Multiple Risk Factors Contribute to Childhood Stunting in Karnataka, India
Srilakshmi M. Raj, Ruwanthi Ekanayake, Meenakshi Bhat, Jayarama Kadandale, Prabhu L. Pingali
DOI:10.18520/cs/v121/i3/360-364 ,  Vol 121, No 3 (2021), Pagination: 360-364
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Research Articles

Forecasting Sector-wise Electricity Consumption for India Using Various Regression Models
Renuka Rekhade, D. K. Sakhare
DOI:10.18520/cs/v121/i3/365-371 ,  Vol 121, No 3 (2021), Pagination: 365-371
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Assessing the Energy Efficiency Practices in Cities Across the World
Manas Vijayan, Akshay Patil, Vijay Kapse, Sarika Bahadure
DOI:10.18520/cs/v121/i3/372-383 ,  Vol 121, No 3 (2021), Pagination: 372-383
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Sentinel-2 Images for Effective Mapping of Soil Salinity in Agricultural Fields
Khalid A. Al-Gaadi, ElKamil Tola, Rangaswamy Madugundu, Ronnel B. Fulleros
DOI:10.18520/cs/v121/i3/384-390 ,  Vol 121, No 3 (2021), Pagination: 384-390
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Unambiguous detection of OH and H2O on the Moon from Chandrayaan-2 Imaging Infrared Spectrometer reflectance data using 3 μm hydration feature
Prakash Chauhan, Mamta Chauhan, Prabhakar A. Verma, Supriya Sharma, Satadru Bhattacharya, Aditya Kumar Dagar, Amitabh , Abhishek N. Patil, Ajay Kumar Parashar, Ankush Kumar, Nilesh Desai, Ritu Karidhal, A. S. Kiran Kumar
DOI:10.18520/cs/v121/i3/391-401 ,  Vol 121, No 3 (2021), Pagination: 391-401
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Prediction of Wheat Yield Using Spectral Reflectance Indices Under Different Tillage, Residue and Nitrogen Management Practices
Sujan Adak, K. K. Bandyopadhyay, R. N. Sahoo, N. Mridha, M. Shrivastava, T. J. Purakayastha
DOI:10.18520/cs/v121/i3/402-413 ,  Vol 121, No 3 (2021), Pagination: 402-413
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Carbonates from the Palaeoproterozoic Sleemanabad Formation, Mahakoshal Basin, Central India
Aditi Sharma, Partha Pratim Chakraborty
DOI:10.18520/cs/v121/i3/414-421 ,  Vol 121, No 3 (2021), Pagination: 414-421
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Research Communications

Restoration of Old Genus Name Penaeus Based on Molecular Phylogenetic Affiliations Using Complete Mitochondrial Genome
C. P. Balasubramanian, V. K. Katneni, M. S. Shekhar, J. Ashok Kumar, K. K. Vijayan
DOI:10.18520/cs/v121/i3/423-428 ,  Vol 121, No 3 (2021), Pagination: 423-428
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Transformation of Arsenic by Indigenous Soil Microbes as Affected by Phosphorus and Arsenic
Suvo Kr. Das, Shaon Kumar Das
DOI:10.18520/cs/v121/i3/428-434 ,  Vol 121, No 3 (2021), Pagination: 428-434
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Erratum

Native Shade Trees Aid Bird Conservation in Tea Plantations in Southern India
T. R. Shankar Raman, Chayant Gonsalves, P. Jeganathan, Divya Mudappa
DOI:10.18520/cs/v121/i3/421-422 ,  Vol 121, No 3 (2021), Pagination: 421-422
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Book Reviews

Fish Nutrition and its Relevance to Human Health
A. D. Diwan
DOI:10.18520/cs/v121/i3/435-436 ,  Vol 121, No 3 (2021), Pagination: 435-436
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Personal News

M. S. Narasimhan (1932–2021)
T. R. Ramadas
DOI:10.18520/cs/v121/i3/437-437 ,  Vol 121, No 3 (2021), Pagination: 437-437
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M. S. Narasimhan (1932–2021)
S. Ramanan
DOI:10.18520/cs/v121/i3/438-439 ,  Vol 121, No 3 (2021), Pagination: 438-439
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Gade Padmanabham (1964–2021)
D. R. Prasada Raju, Tata Narasinga Rao
DOI:10.18520/cs/v121/i3/439-440 ,  Vol 121, No 3 (2021), Pagination: 439-440
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Historical Notes

Gopinath Kartha and the Birth of Chemical Crystallography in India
P. Balaram
DOI:10.18520/cs/v121/i3/441-447 ,  Vol 121, No 3 (2021), Pagination: 441-447
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