Vol 109, No 12 (2015)

Table of Contents

Vol 109, No 12 (2015)

In this Issue

In this Issue
K. P. Madhu
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2166-2166 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2166-2166
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Guest Editorial

Why IMD Got the Seasonal Forecast of 2015 Southwest Monsoon Rainfall Right
L. S. Rathore
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2167-2168 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2167-2168
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Correspondence

Great Science and Technology in India-At IISc and Other Educational Institutes? Further Analysis and Possible Solution
H. S. Mukunda
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2169-2170 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2169-2170
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Photo Check-Why and How?
Priyanka Kapoor
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2170-2171 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2170-2171
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A Logo for Sciences
M. J. Varkey
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2171-2172 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2171-2172
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Nobel Prize for Artemisinin Research:Indian Side of the Story
Anil Kumar Tripathi, Madhu Dikshit
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2172-2173 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2172-2173
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Disaster Victim Identification-A Need to Create Zone-Wise Scientific Working Groups
Kewal Krishan, Tanuj Kanchan
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2173-2174 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2173-2174
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Some Drawbacks of the Higher Education System in India
Angshu Dutta, Himangshu Dutta
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2174-2175 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2174-2175
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Response
S. K. Sen
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2175-2175 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2175-2175
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News

Environmental Justice Atlas (EJAtlas.org):India Reaches the Top while Mapping the Ecological Conflicts and Environmental Injustices
Anup Kumar Das
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2176-2177 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2176-2177
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Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem
R. C. Sundriyal, P. P. Dhyani, Subodh Airi, R. K. Maikhuri, Kirtiman Awasthi, Mustafa
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2177-2178 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2177-2178
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Harnessing Desirable Insects and Managing Undesirable Insects:Way Forward in Indian Agriculture
R. Ramani, K. K. Sharma, Md. Monobrullah, A. Mohanasundaram
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2179-2180 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2179-2180
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Is Solar Power Cheaper than Coal?
H. Mitavachan, Shoibal Chakravarty
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2180-2181 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2180-2181
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In Conversation

Abhay Ashtekar:Pushing the Horizons of Gravity
G. V. Punyakoti
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2182-2185 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2182-2185
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Opinion

Significance of India's INDC and Climate Justice:An Appraisal
R. C. Sundriyal, P. P. Dhyani
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2186-2187 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2186-2187
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Commentary

Burying Plutonium:Watt a Waste
Anshu Bharadwaj, S. Rajgopal, Debapriya Das
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2188-2189 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2188-2189
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Scientific Correspondance

Surgical Management of Non-Cerebral Coenurosis in Goats in the Foothills of Arunachal Pradesh, India
Gautam Bordoloi, Monoranjan Borkakoty, Manav Sharma, Sanjib Borah, Sanjib Khargharia, Prasanta Chabukdhara, Bikash Borthakur
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2190-2191 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2190-2191
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Skeletal Microfauna from the Cambrian Series 2 (Stage 4) Kunzum La Formation, Parahio Valley, Spiti Region (Tethyan Himalaya), India
Birendra P. Singh, O. N. Bhargava, K. P. Juyal, R. S. Negi, Nancy Virmani, C. A. Sharma, Aman Gill
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2191-2195 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2191-2195
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Litchi Fruit Contains Methylene Cyclopropyl-Glycine
Mukul Das, Somya Asthana, Sheelendra P. Singh, Sumita Dixit, Anurag Tripathi, T. Jacob John
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2195-2197 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2195-2197
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GENERAL ARTICLE

Sustainability Perceptions in a Technological Institution of Higher Education in India
Shaila Bantanur, Mahua Mukherjee, R. Shankar
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2198-2203 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2198-2203
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REVIEW ARTICLE

A Bibliometric Review of Research Trends on Bioelectrochemical Systems
Juan Wang, Tianlong Zheng, Qunhui Wang, Banghua Xu, Lihong Wang
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2204-2211 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2204-2211
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SPECIAL SECTION:GENERAL RELATIVITY

Preface
Banibrata Mukhopadhyay, Tejinder P. Singh
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2212-2213 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2212-2213
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The Early Days of General Relativity
Jayant V. Narlikar
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2214-2219 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2214-2219
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General Relativity in Post-Independence Era
Naresh Dadhich
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2220-2229 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2220-2229
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Advances in Classical General Relativity
Bala R. Iyer
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2230-2235 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2230-2235
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Gravity and is Thermodynamics
T. Padmanabhan
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2236-2242 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2236-2242
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Quantum General Relativity
Abhay Ashtekar
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2243-2249 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2243-2249
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General Relativity and Relativistic Astrophysics
Banibrata Mukhopadhyay
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2250-2257 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2250-2257
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General Relativity, Torsion and Quantum Theory
Tejinder P. Singh
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2258-2264 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2258-2264
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String Theory and the Conundrums of Quantum Gravity
Rajesh Gopakumar
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2265-2270 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2265-2270
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RESEARCH ARTICLES

Designing of CHK1 Inhibitors by 3d-QSAR, Virtual Screening and Induced Fit Docking Studies
Sayalee Chavan, Rajkumar Hirwani, M. Sarwar Alam, Nikhil Vidyasagar, Radhacharan Dash, Veena Deshpande
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2271-2277 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2271-2277
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RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Spatial Variability in Temporal Trends of Precipitation and its Impact on the Agricultural Scenario of Mizoram
S. Saha, D. Chakraborty, B. U. Choudhury, S. B. Singh, N. Chinza, C. Lalzarliana, S. K. Dutta, S. Chowdhury, T. Boopathi, Lungmuana, A. R. Singh, S. V. Ngachan
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2278-2282 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2278-2282
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Comparative Expression Analysis of Metal Homeostasis-Related Genes in Rice Genotypes Differing in Grain Micronutrient Levels
Shrinkhla Maurya, Mahima Dubey, Girish Chandel
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2283-2288 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2283-2288
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Occurrence of the Hispa Asamangulia cuspidata and its Parasitoids in South India
J. Srikanth, P. Mahesh, K. P. Salin, J. Poorani
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2288-2295 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2288-2295
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Minerals of Cactus (Opuntia dillenii):Cladode and Fruit
Pavithra Kalegowda, Devendra Jagannath Haware, Somasundaram Rajarathnam, Mysore Nanjarajurs Shashirekha
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2295-2298 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2295-2298
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Flower Sex Expression in Cucurbit Crops of Kerala: Implications for Pollination and Fruitset
T. Anusree, C. Abhina, P. P. Lishiba, T. V. Rasna, Sangeetha Varma, Palatty Allesh Sinu
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2299-2302 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2299-2302
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Platinum Group Elements in Proximal Impactites of the Bukit Bunuh Impact Structure, Malaysia
Long Xiang Quek, Azman A. Ghani, Muhammad Hafifi Badruldin, Mokhtar Saidin, Zuhar Zahir Tuan Harith, Muhammad Hatta Roselee
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2303-2308 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2303-2308
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Book Reviews

Continuum Mechanics:Foundations and Applications of Mechanics, Third Edition, Vol. 1; Fluid Mechanics:Foundations and Application of Mechanics, Third Edition, Vol. II
K. R. Y. Simha
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2309-2312 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2309-2312
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Annual Review of Pathology:Mechanisms of Disease, 2014
Sanjay A. Pai
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2312-2313 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2312-2313
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Photosynthesis:Basics to Applications, Second Edition
Swati Tiwari
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2313-2314 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2313-2314
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Personal News

P. K. K. Nair-The Father of Indian Palynology
Arti Garg
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2315-2318 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2315-2318
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Parameswaran Hariharan (1926-2015)-An Obituary
Bob Oreb, Chris Walsh, Joseph Samuel
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2319-2320 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2319-2320
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Richard F. Heck (1931-2015)-An Obituary
Swetha Gopal
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2321-2321 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2321-2321
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Historical Notes

Debendra Mohan Bose (1885-1975)-An Eminent Physicist of India
Purabi Mukherji
DOI:10.18520/cs/v109/i12/2322-2324 ,  Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2322-2324
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