Vol 108, No 5 (2015)

Table of Contents

Vol 108, No 5 (2015)

In this Issue

In this Issue
Somendra Singh Kharola
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/758-758 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 758-758
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Guest Editorial

United Nations Climate Change Conference Cop 20 at Lima Concluded: What Next?
S. K. Satheesh
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/759-760 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 759-760
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Correspondence

Change in Near-Surface Wind Velocity: What Implications will it have on Ecosystem and Agriculture?
Debasish Chakraborty, Saurav Saha, R. K. Singh
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/761-761 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 761-761
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Bamboo and its Role in Climate Change
A. Thokchom, P. S. Yadava
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/762-763 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 762-763
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Seabuckthorn - The Natural Soil Fertility Enhancer
Sonam Tamchos, Veenu Kaul
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/763-764 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 763-764
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Increasing Hydrological Hazards in the Himalayas: Defence Lies in Integrated Scientific Preparedness
H. S. Saini, N. C. Pant, Ravish Lal, S. A. I. Mujtaba
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/764-765 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 764-765
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Response
C. K. Ghosh
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/766-766 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 766-766
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Ancient Indian Astronomy
Rajesh Kochhar
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/766-766 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 766-766
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News

Designed to Cope with Drought
Ipsita Herlekar
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/767-768 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 767-768
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Unlocking the Past
Sujay Bandyopadhyay, Sourav Mukhopadhyay
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/767-768 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 767-768
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Connecting Researchers in the Himalaya-Institutionalizing a Mechanism of Active and Sustained Interaction
Ranbeer S. Rawal, Rajesh Joshi, Indra D. Bhatt, Subrat Sharma, Ranjan Joshi, Vasudha Agnihotri, K. C. Sekar, P. P. Dhyani
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/769-770 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 769-770
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MP-TRACS Crops
P. Goswami, K. V. Ramesh
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/770-771 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 770-771
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In Conversation

Shubha Tole
Ipsita Herlekar
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/772-774 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 772-774
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Opinion

Microbial Pathogens - An Indian Platform for Structure-Based Inhibitor Design
M. Vijayan
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/775-777 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 775-777
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Is 'Compiler Construction' a Dead Subject?
Pinaki Chakraborty
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/777-778 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 777-778
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Commentary

'Little Minds Dreaming Big Science': Are we Really Promoting 'Children Gifted in Stem' in India?
Anitha Kurup, Ajay Chandra, V. V. Binoy
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/779-781 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 779-781
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Scientific Correspondance

Plectranthus vettiveroides - A Least Known Vetiver on the Verge of Extinction
R. Murugan, V. Sriramavaratharajan, M. Ayyanar
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/782-784 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 782-784
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Possibility of Using Isotopic Composition of Ground-Level Vapour for Monitoring Arrival and Withdrawl of Southwest Monsoon
Gopal Krishan, M. S. Rao, Bhishm Kumar, C. P. Kumar
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/784-786 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 784-786
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National Labs: Research Highlights 2014

Realization of Single-Terminated Nano Step-and-Terrace-Like Surface of SrTio3 Single Crystals: Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Mohali
Bhanu Prakash, S. Chakraverty
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/787-788 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 787-788
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Recent Advances in the Development of Low-Dimensional Materials for Electrochemical Applications: CECRI, Karaikudi
Subbiah Alwarappan, Vijayamohanan K. Pillai
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/789-791 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 789-791
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National Aerospace Laboratories, Bengaluru
Shyam Chetty
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/792-796 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 792-796
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Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow
Sunil Bajpai
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/797-799 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 797-799
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Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi
S. Gangopadhyay, U. K. Guru Vittal
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/800-803 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 800-803
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General Article

Influence Analysis of Media Supervision in Corporate Governance
Weida He, Rong Hao, Chuan Zhang, Fatima Zahra Ainou
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/804-812 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 804-812
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The Indian Economic Miracle and the Commercial and Cultural-Scientific Relations with Romania
Ionel Bostan
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/813-818 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 813-818
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Natural and Controlled Symmetry Breaking Analyses in Biological Systems
Lalit Prakash Saxena
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/819-824 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 819-824
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Special Section: Hyperspectral Remote Sensing

Preface
Ranganath Navalgund
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/825-825 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 825-825
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Advances in Spaceborne Hyperspectral Imaging Systems
K. Ajay Kumar, Nitesh Thapa, Saji A. Kuriakose
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/826-832 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 826-832
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Hyperspectral Image Processing and Analysis
B. Krishna Mohan, Alok Porwal
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/833-841 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 833-841
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Algorithms to Improve Spectral Discrimination from Indian Hyperspectral Sensors Data
A. Senthil Kumar, V. Keerthi, V. K. Dadhwal, A. S. Kiran Kumar
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/842-847 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 842-847
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Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Agriculture
R. N. Sahoo, S. S. Ray, K. R. Manjunath
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/848-859 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 848-859
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Hyperspectral Remote Sensing: Opportunities, Status and Challenges for Rapid Soil Assessment in India
B. S. Das, M. C. Sarathjith, P. Santra, R. N. Sahoo, R. Srivastava, A. Routray, S. S. Ray
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/860-868 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 860-868
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Monitoring of forest Cover in India: Imaging Spectroscopy Perspective
N. S. R. Krishnayya, Binal Christian, Dhaval Vyas, Manjit Saini, Nikita Joshi, K. R. Manjunath, Tanumi Kumar, Hitendra Padalia, Rajee George, S. P. S. Kushwaha
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/869-878 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 869-878
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Hyperspectral Remote Sensing and Geological Applications
D. Ramakrishnan, Rishikesh Bharti
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/879-891 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 879-891
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Snow and Glacier Investigations Using Hyperspectral Data in the Himalaya
H. S. Negi, Chander Shekhar, S. K. Singh
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/892-902 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 892-902
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Simulating the Effects of Inelastic Scattering on Upwelling Radiance in Coastal and Inland Waters: Implications for Hyperspectral Remote Sensing
J. Vigneshwaran, P. Shanmugam, E. A. Gokul
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/903-914 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 903-914
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Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Planetary Surfaces: An Insight into Composition of Inner Planets and Small Bodies in the Solar System
Prakash Chauhan, Prabhjot Kaur, N. Srivastava, Rishitosh K. Sinha, Nirmala Jain, S. V. S. Murty
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/915-924 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 915-924
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Research Articles

Low-Voltage Producing Microbial Fuel Cell Constructs Using Biofilm-Forming Marine Bacteria
Supriya Kumari, Neelam Mangwani, Surajit Das
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/925-932 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 925-932
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An Evaluation Based on Highly Cited Publications in Taiwan
Kun-Yang Chuang, Yuh-Shan Ho
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/933-941 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 933-941
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Snow Depth Estimation in the Indian Himalaya Using Multi-Channel Passive Microwave Radiometer
K. K. Singh, A. Kumar, A. V. Kulkarni, P. Datt, S. K. Dewali, V. Kumar, R. Chauhan
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/942-953 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 942-953
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Research Communications

Comparison of Spectral Characteristics between EO-1 ALI and IRS-P6 LISS-III Imagery
Xuehong Zhang, Qingjiu Tian
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/954-960 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 954-960
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Climate Change Impact on Design and Costing of Soil and Water Conservation Structures in Watersheds
B. Krishna Rao, R. S. Kurothe, P. K. Mishra, Gopal Kumar, V. C. Pande
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/960-966 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 960-966
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Sea-Level-Rise Trends off the Indian Coasts during the last Two Decades
A. S. Unnikrishnan, A. G. Nidheesh, M. Lengaigne
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/966-971 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 966-971
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Distribution and Molecular Characterization of Wolbachia Endosymbionts in Odonata (Insecta) from Central India by Multigene Approach
Rahul C. Salunkhe, Dhiraj P. Dhotre, Bipinchandra K. Salunke, Vikas S. Patil, Vaibhav Mahale, Raymond J. Andrew, Milind S. Patole, Ketan P. Narkhede, Yogesh S. Shouche
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/971-978 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 971-978
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Recycling and Treatment of Herbal Pharmaceutical Wastewater Using Scenedesmus quadricuada
Atul P. Vanerkar, Abhay B. Fulke, Satish K. Lokhande, Manisha D. Giripunje, Shanta Satyanarayan
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/979-983 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 979-983
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Hydromorphic Soils of Tripura: Their Pedogenesis and Characteristics
S. K. Gangopadhyay, T. Bhattacharyya, Dipak Sarkar
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/984-993 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 984-993
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Book Reviews

Scarred Communities: Psychosocial Impact of Man-Made and Natural Disasters on Sri Lankan Society
R. Srinivasa Murthy
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/994-995 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 994-995
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Personal News

C. SivaRaman (1923–2014)
M. V. Deshpande
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/996-997 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 996-997
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Narahari Waman Gokhale (1931–2014)
G. V. Hegde
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/996-997 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 996-997
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Historical Notes

The Atomic Hypothesis
S. K. Bose
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i5/998-1002 ,  Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 998-1002
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