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- Wildlife Conservation Efforts:Sanjay Gubbi Wins Whitley Award 2017
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1 Current Science Association, Bengaluru 560 080, IN
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Current Science, Vol 113, No 02 (2017), Pagination: 202-204Abstract
Sanjay Gubbi is a wildlife biologist and conservationist who mainly works on conservation issues in Karnataka, India. His interests lie in large conservation biology conservation policy, human-wildlife interactions and outreach. Sanjay hails from Tumkur district in Karnataka. He graduated with a Bachelor's degree in engineering. Later he took up conservation as a full-time career and obtained a Master's degree in Conservation Biology from the University of Kent, UK in 2006. His Master's dissertation won two major international awards.References
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- Gubbi, S., CATnews 60 Spring, 2014, pp. 1–5.
- Gubbi, S. and Poornesha, H. C., In Handbook of Road Ecology, John Wiley, 2015, 1st edn, pp. 319–321.
- Gubbi, S. and Poornesha, H. C., Nature, 2013, 500, 1–29.
- Gubbi, S., Mukherjee, K., Swaminath, M. H. and Poornesha, H. C., Oryx, 2015, 1–8.
- Gubbi, S., Hindu Survey of the Environment, 2011.
- Gubbi, S., Making governance effective, Seminar 613, academia.edu, 2010, pp. 1–5.
- Gubbi, S., JSTOR, 2010, 45, 22–25.
- The Accelerating Universe
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1 Current Science Association, Bengaluru 560 080, IN
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Current Science, Vol 113, No 03 (2017), Pagination: 374-375Abstract
Brian Schmidt, the winner of the 2011 Nobel Prize in physics, delivered the Sir C. V. Raman Lecture. He was welcomed and introduced by Anurag Kumar, Director of Indian Institute of Science (IISc), as the 12th Vice-Chancellor of the Australian National University (ANU), a position which he has held since January 2016 and the President and CEO of ANU.- Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru - 28th Mid-Year Meeting
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1 Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru, IN
2 Current Science Association, Bengaluru, IN
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Current Science, Vol 113, No 04 (2017), Pagination: 547-549Abstract
The Mid-Year Meeting of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru was held between 30 June and 1 July 2017 at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. The meeting included a public lecture, 2 special lectures, 12 lectures by Fellows/Associates and a symposium on molecular machines.- Science Last Fortnight
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1 Science Media Centre, IISER, Pune, IN
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Current Science, Vol 113, No 05 (2017), Pagination: 837-840Abstract
* Microbial Biofilms in Burgers-Flavonoid inhibitor in action.
* Healthy Ageing-Ashwagandha augments longevity.
* Gallstones: South and North-Variations in India.
* Hope for HIV Vaccine-Deciphering the unchanging code.
* Ofloxacin Resistant Tuberculosis.
* Sharks and Rays-DNA barcoding reveals new species.
- World Ozone Day
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1 Current Science Association, Bengaluru-560 080, IN
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Current Science, Vol 113, No 05 (2017), Pagination: 841-841Abstract
The United Nations General Assembly has designated 16 September as the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer.
Ozone, a gas naturally present in the atmosphere, is found in two regions - about 10% of the atmospheric ozone is in the troposphere and about 90% resides in the stratosphere. In the stratosphere, oxygen that is broken down by ultraviolet radiation from the sun recombines to form ozone.
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- http://www.unep.org/africa/news/kigaliamendmentmontreal-protocol-anotherglobalcommitment-stop-climate-change
- Global Ozone Research and Monitoring Project – Report No. 55, World Meteorological Organization, Switzerland, 2014
- Solomon, S. et al., Science, 2016, 353, 269–274.
- Hossaini, R. et al., Nat. Commun., 2017, 8, 15962; doi:10.1038/ncomms15962
- Origins of Life
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1 Bengaluru-560 080, IN
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Current Science, Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1018-1018Abstract
Charles Darwin in 1871 suggested that microbial life originated in some 'warm little pond' full of 'ammonia, phosphoric salts, heat and electricity'. In light of recent discoveries on the origin of life, Charles Darwin's theory appears prescient. In the first half of the 20th century, Alexander Oparin established the 'metabolism first' hypothesis to explain the origin of life. Aligning with this hypothesis, most scientists believe that the first forms of life evolved in the warm vents of ancient seas.References
- Djokic, T., Van Kranendonk, M. J. and Deamer, D., Sci. Am., 2017, 317(2), 30– 35.
- Workshop on Science Writing
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1 Current Science Association, Bengaluru-560 080, IS
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Current Science, Vol 113, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1020-1021Abstract
Advances in science and technology affect every aspect of our day-to-day lives. Hence, communicating science to different groups, be it scientists, policy makers or the general public, becomes extremely important. Science writing plays a significant part in communicating science to such groups. Short-term workshops normally aid scientists and researchers in understanding science, interpreting results of research studies and communicating the findings in a simple and effective manner so as to prompt action by the target audience.- Medical Ethics
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1 Current Science Association, Bengaluru 560 080, IN
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Current Science, Vol 113, No 10 (2017), Pagination: 1821-1823Abstract
The symposium on medical ethics began with a talk on the history and evolution of ethics by A. T. K. Rau (Department of Paediatrics, M.S. Ramaiah Medical College, Bengaluru) who defined medical ethics as a self-regulatory system based on moral principles that apply values and judgements to the practice of medicine. He also mentioned that the pillars of modern medical ethics rest on autonomy, beneficence, non-malfeasance, justice, dignity, truthfulness and honesty. Commenting upon the evolution of medical ethics during the pre-Hippocratic, Hippocratic and post-Hippocratic era, he revealed that the oath of Charaka was the first ever record of medical ethics as early as in 250 BC, which was followed in other parts of the world as well as in Mesopotamia, the Middle East and ancient Korea. The Hippocratic era saw the origin of the Hippocratic Oath, which shifted the focus from class-based medicine to selfless service of individual patients.- Science, Scientists and Society
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1 Current Science Association, Bengaluru 560 080, IN
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Current Science, Vol 113, No 11 (2017), Pagination: 2068-2069Abstract
The Indian Academy of Sciences (IASc) is launching a new journal called ‘Dialogue: Science, Scientists and Society’ from January 2018. In this connection a symposium was organized recently. Ram Ramaswamy (President, IASc) in his opening remarks, mentioned that the Academy intends to expand the scope of some of its formal activities with the launch of this new journal. He indicated the need for a proper forum for discussing and disseminating scholarly articles and reports on public policy matters that concern science and technology. He also mentioned that there is public demand and need for scientists in the country and Academies in particular, to speak out on many issues that concern ordinary citizens.- Science Jargon and Society
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1 Current Science Association, Bengaluru 560 080, IN
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Current Science, Vol 113, No 12 (2017), Pagination: 2237-2237Abstract
The announcement of the Infosys Prize 2017 was followed by a panel discussion titled ‘Science jargon and society – Do we need to bridge the gap’. The panel was moderated by Dipti Nair (Editor, Your Story). The members of the panel included N. R. Narayana Murthy (Founder, Infosys), Neha Satak (Co-founder and CEO, Astrome Technologies), P. Balaram (former Director, Indian Institute of Science) and Aashima Dogra (Co-founder, The Life of Science).- River Rejuvenation
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1 Current Science Association, Bengaluru 560 080, IN
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Current Science, Vol 114, No 03 (2018), Pagination: 433-435Abstract
India is in the midst of a water crisis and is now considered to be a water-scarce country. The Indian Himalayan and Peninsular rivers are fast depleting. To address the water crisis in India, initiatives to rejuvenate Indian rivers have been taken up by both Government and non-Government organizations.- T. Jacob John
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1 Current Science Association, Bengaluru 560 080, IN
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Current Science, Vol 114, No 03 (2018), Pagination: 436-438Abstract
T. Jacob John is a noted virologist and emeritus Professor of Virology at the Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore. He was the Chief of the Virology Service of CMC from 1967 till 1995. He was also Chief of the National HIV/AIDS Reference Centre, CMC Hospital, Vellore for 10 years and chief of the Centre for Advanced Research in Virology, CMC Hospital, Vellore for 15 years. He discovered the problem of oral polio vaccine (OPV) failure in India leading to the ‘Pulse Polio’ immunization campaign and elimination of the wild polio virus (WPV) in the country. He is also chairman/member/advisor of several national committees and international organizations like WHO.- Frank H. Shu
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1 Current Science Association, Bengaluru 560 080, IN
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Current Science, Vol 114, No 04 (2018), Pagination: 721-722Abstract
Frank H. Shu (University Professor Emeritus, University of California (UC), Berkeley, USA) is one of the world’s leading authorities in theoretical astrophysics and star formation. He has made contributions that have brought about paradigm shift in the understanding of how stars and spiral galaxies form. His pioneering work on the origins of stars over a span of 30 years has generated a comprehensive and widely accepted theory that explains the main events in the birth and evolution of a star. His textbook, The Physical Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy, has been widely used by both undergraduate and graduate students for 30 years.- Jorg Hacker
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1 Current Science Association, Bengaluru 560 080, IN
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Current Science, Vol 114, No 05 (2018), Pagination: 951-952Abstract
A lecture on combating infectious diseases and the role of science academies in this initiative was jointly organized by the Indian National Science Academy and the Indian Academy of Sciences on 4 December 2017 at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. The talk was delivered by Jorg Hacker, President of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.- Jennifer Graves
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1 Current Science Association, Bengaluru 560 080, IN
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Current Science, Vol 114, No 08 (2018), Pagination: 1599-1600Abstract
Jennifer Graves is an evolutionary geneticist who works on Australian animals, including kangaroos, platypus, Tasmanian devils, emus and dragon lizards. Her group uses their distant relationship to humans to discover how genes, chromosomes and regulatory systems evolved and how they work in all animals, including humans. Jenny received her B Sc and M Sc degrees from Adelaide University, Australia and completed her Ph D in molecular biology at the University of California, Berkeley, USA.- K. Sivan
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1 Current Science Association, Bengaluru 560 080, IN
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Current Science, Vol 114, No 11 (2018), Pagination: 2228-2230Abstract
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) under the Department of Space (DoS), Government of India (GoI) was formed in 1969 and is one of the six largest space agencies in the world. ISRO’s vision is to ‘harness space technology for national development, while pursuing space science research and planetary exploration’. K. Sivan (Chairman, ISRO) in an interview with Current Science talked about ISRO’s projected road map, missions and its deep involvement with the society and academic community.- Geogenic Groundwater Pollution
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1 Divecha Centre for Climate Change, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, 560 012, IN
2 Current Science Association, Bengaluru - 560 080, IN
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Current Science, Vol 115, No 3 (2018), Pagination: 379-381Abstract
A workshop on naturally occurring pollutants affecting water quality in India was organized recently. The main objective was to initiate a dialogue between scientists, policy makers and the general public and influence decision making at the regional level. S. K. Satheesh (Divecha Centre for Climate Change (DCCC), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru) in his opening remarks indicated that the sustainable water future programme, a core activity of the Water Solutions Lab of DCCC, addresses water-related science and policy. R. Srinivasan (DCCC, IISc) provided the context for the workshop. Water resources are becoming more and more difficult to sustain with tremendous pressure on the quality of water resources in the country. The aim of the workshop was to develop an updated geographical map of areas affected by natural pollutants, identify the possible sources of contamination, understand the disease burden in such areas, take stock of existing practices for minimizing the effects of pollutants and construct a roadmap for developing methods to overcome the effects of pollutants.- Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru – 29th Mid-Year Meeting
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1 Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru - 560 080, IN
2 Current Science Association, Bengaluru - 560 080, IN
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Current Science, Vol 115, No 4 (2018), Pagination: 604-606Abstract
The 29th Mid-Year Meeting of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru was held on 29–30 June 2018 at the Infosys Campus, Mysuru. The two-day event included a public lecture, 2 special lectures, 18 lectures by Fellows/Associates and 2 symposia.- R. A. Mashelkar Wins the TWAS-Lenovo Science Prize
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Current Science, Vol 116, No 1 (2019), Pagination: 10-10Abstract
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No Keywords.- Science, Journalism and Media
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Current Science, Vol 115, No 8 (2018), Pagination: 1444-1445Abstract
A workshop on science, journalism and the media held recently brought together scientists and journalists interested in science communication. The workshop was held as a series of panel discussions that tackled expectations from different stakeholders involved in communicating science to the public.- Encyclopedia of the Anthropocene
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Current Science, Vol 115, No 8 (2018), Pagination: 1596-1597Abstract
During World War II and in the succeeding decades, there has been unprecedented industrial development, rapid rise in population and related land-use changes, intensification of agricultural activity, indiscrimate disposal of industrial and agricultural waste products, etc. All of these have led to a situation where we realize that the natural ecosystems are changing so fast that the world is no more similar to what we had inherited. The five-volume Encyclopedia o f the Anthropocene presents state-of-the-art knowledge on various facets of this rapid change that has taken place during the past 70-75 years under various themes - geological history and energy, climate change, biodiversity, ethics and contaminants. This series indeed presents encyclopaedic knowledge on these aspects.- Andrew Paul Haines
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1 Current Science Association, Bengaluru - 560 080, IN
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Current Science, Vol 116, No 12 (2019), Pagination: 1948-1951Abstract
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No Keywords.- Human Diversity and Ancestry in India
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Current Science, Vol 115, No 12 (2018), Pagination: 2195-2196Abstract
A discussion meeting on ‘Human Diversity and Ancestry in India’ brought together scholars from archaeology, history, linguistics, anthropology, sociology and genetics at various institutions. The meeting discussed Indian ancestry and migration trails to reconcile the inconsistencies, differences and chronologies inferred from analyses of relevant data from these domains. This report covers key excerpts from the lectures delivered by various discussion leaders from each of the domains.- Nina V. Fedoroff
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1 S. Ramaseshan Fellow, Current Science Association, Benglauru - 560 080, IN
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Current Science, Vol 116, No 2 (2019), Pagination: 168-169Abstract
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No Keywords.- Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru–30th Mid-Year Meeting
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1 Current Science Association, Bengaluru 560 080, IN
2 Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru 560 080, IN
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Current Science, Vol 117, No 6 (2019), Pagination: 913-914Abstract
The 30th mid-year meeting of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru was held at Satish Dhawan Auditorium, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru between 28 June and 29 June 2019. The two-day meeting comprised of several scintillating talks by the elected fellows and associates, a public lecture by Tony Joseph, a symposium on P.C. Mahalanobis’ scientific contributions and some special lectures among other things.- David Baker
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Current Science, Vol 116, No 4 (2019), Pagination: 520-520Abstract
David Baker is a biochemist who is known for his pioneering work in the field of computational protein design and protein structure prediction. His research group focuses on prediction and design of protein structures, protein-folding mechanisms, protein–protein interactions, protein–nucleotide interactions, and protein–ligand interactions. Baker received his Ph D degree in biochemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, USA, and completed his postdoctoral work in biophysics at the University of California, San Francisco, USA. He is currently a professor of Biochemistry and Director of the Institute for Protein Design at the University of Washington, USA. He is also a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator and a member of the US National Academy of Sciences. He has received young investigator awards and fellowships from reputed science foundations. He has also received the Irving Sigal Young Investigator award from the Protein Society and the Overton Prize from the International Society of Computational Biology. He is a recipient of the Feynman Prize from the Foresight Institute, AAAS Newcomb– Cleveland Prize, Sackler Prize in biophysics, and the Centenary Award from the Biochemical Society.- Ben L. Feringa
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1 S. Ramaseshan Fellow (Current Science)
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Current Science, Vol 116, No 9 (2019), Pagination: 1457-1458Abstract
Ben L. Feringa is a Dutch synthetic organic chemist whose research interest includes stereochemistry, organic synthesis, asymmetric catalysis, molecular switches and motors, self-assembly, molecular nanosystems and photopharmacology. He obtained his Ph D degree from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands under the guidance of Prof. Hans Wynberg. After his stint as a research scientist at Shell in the Netherlands and the UK, he was appointed lecturer and became full professor in 1988 at the University of Groningen; he was also named the Jacobus H. van’t Hoff Distinguished Professor of Molecular Sciences in 2004. He was elected Foreign Honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences as well as a member of the Council of the Royal Society of Chemistry. In 2008, he was appointed Academy Professor of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences and was knighted by Her Majesty, Queen of the Netherlands.- Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru – 85th Annual Meeting
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1 Current Science Association, Bengaluru 560 080, IN
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Current Science, Vol 118, No 1 (2020), Pagination: 19-21Abstract
The 85th annual meeting of the Indian Academy of Sciences (IASc) comprised of several talks, including inaugural lectures by fellows/associates, special lectures and symposiums.- Towards a Sustainable Water Future
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1 Current Science Association
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Current Science, Vol 118, No 3 (2020), Pagination: 337-338Abstract
Water, being at the core of sustainable development, is strongly connected to all Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs). Meeting SDG6, viz. ‘Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all’, will help accelerate the implementation of the other goals on health, food security, poverty, climate action and economic growth. Drawing focus to this important goal, a recent conference brought together over 700 participants, including natural scientists, social scientists, technologists, civil society and policymakers in the SGD implementation process to develop knowledge-toconcrete actions and innovative solutions for a sustainable water future.- Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru – 86th annual meeting
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1 Current Science Association, Bengaluru 560 080, IN
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Current Science, Vol 120, No 1 (2021), Pagination: 16-18Abstract
No Abstract.- Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru – 32nd Mid-Year Meeting
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1 Current Science Association, Bengaluru, IN
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Current Science, Vol 121, No 2 (2021), Pagination: 190-191Abstract
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No Keywords.- Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru – 87th Annual Meeting
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1 Current Science Association, IN
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Current Science, Vol 122, No 1 (2022), Pagination: 16-18Abstract
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No Keywords.- Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru – 33rd Mid-Year Meeting
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1 Current Science Association, Bengaluru, India