Current Science
A Fortnightly Journal of Research
ISSN 0011-3891
Volume 112 - Issue 02: 25 Jan, 2017
In this Issue
In this Issue
p. 0206

Guest Editorial
Indian human microbiome initiative: Indian-ness through the magnifying glass
p. 0207 | Shouche, Yogesh; Mande, Shekhar C.

Correspondence
Indian journals in JCR 2016
p. 0209 | Elango, Bakthavachalam

Open access repositories in India: a lost opportunity?
p. 0210 | Kumar, Vijendra; Mahesh, G.

News
Science Last Fortnight
p. 0213

Meeting Report
National meet of entomologists 2016
p. 0217 | Chakravarthy, A. K.; Nitin, K. S.; Yadav, Rajendra; Lokeshwari, D.

Changing paradigm of biochemical sciences: molecular networks in health and disease
p. 0219 | Hadem, I. K. H.; Majaw, T.; Singh, A. K.; Sharma, R.

Commentary
Dynamics versus optimization in non-convex environmental economics problems with a single welfare function
p. 0220 | Seshadri, Ashwin; Chakravarty, Shoibal

Opinion
Weedomics a need of time
p. 0222 | Tripathi, Niraj

Scientific Correspondence
F-score map of excellence and diversity of research performance in India
p. 0224 | Prathap, Gangan

Micro-level Agromet Advisory Services using block level weather forecast – A new concept based approach
p. 0227 | Kumar, P. Vijaya; Rao, A. V. M. Subba; Chandran, M. A. Sarath; Venkatesh, H.; Rao, V. U. M.; Rao, Ch. Srinivasa

Alarming rise in aridity in the Ganga river basin, India, in past 3.5 decades
p. 0229 | Matin, Shafique; Behera, Mukunda Dev

Occurrence of REE mineralization in the layered Gabbros of Phenai Mata Igneous Complex, Gujarat, India
p. 0231 | Randive, K. R.; Kumar, J. Vijaya; Korakoppa, M. M.; Sahu, M. K.

General Articles
ISRO’s technical prowess through the prism of patents
p. 0236 | Dey, Swarnil; Jana, Tarakanta
doi: 10.18520/cs/v112/i02/236-251

Determinants of research productivity of agricultural scientists: implications for the national agricultural research and education system of India
p. 0252 | Paul, S.; Vijayaragavan,, K.; Singh, Premlata; Burman, R. Roy; Chahal, V. P.

An analysis on agricultural sustainability in India
p. 0258 | Kareemulla, K.; Venkattakumar, R.; Samuel, Manoj P.
doi: 10.18520/cs/v112/i02/258-266

Review Articles
Coastal inundation research: an overview of the process
p. 0267 | Gayathri, R.; Bhaskaran, Prasad K.; Jose, Felix
doi: 10.18520/cs/v112/i02/267-278

Revisiting the decoded genomes to promptly reveal their genomic perspectives
p. 0279 | Das, Shouvik; Bajaj, Deepak; Krishnan, S. Gopala; Singh, Ashok K.; Parida, Swarup K.
doi: 10.18520/cs/v112/i02/279-294

Research Articles
Impact of noni juice on myelin components, neurotransmittory and behavioural status in rats exposed to immobilization stress
p. 0295 | Thamizhoviya, Gangadharan; Kirjayini, Perumal Pillai; Vanisree, A. J.
doi: 10.18520/cs/v112/i02/295-303

Review Articles
Biodiversity’s hidden treasure: biodeteriorated archaeological tombstones of Serbia
p. 0304 | Grbić, Milica Ljaljević; Simić, Gordana Subakov; Stupar, Miloš; Jelikić, Aleksa; Sabovljević, Marko; Đorđević, Maja; Vukojević, Jelena
doi: 10.18520/cs/v112/i02/304-310

Research Articles
Measurement of productivity and liability level of crops
p. 0311 | Biswas, Soham
doi: 10.18520/cs/v112/i02/311-321

Computational analysis reveals industrial natural products and toxins in charcoal rot pathogen, Macrophomina phaseolina
p. 0322 | Thakur, Sharuti; Jana, Tarakanta
doi: 10.18520/cs/v112/i02/322-331

Impact analysis of multiple parameters on fracture formation during volume fracturing in coalbed methane reservoirs
p. 0332 | Jiang, Tingting; Zhang, Jianhua; Wu, Hao
doi: 10.18520/cs/v112/i02/332-347

Submagmatic fabric in the 2.6 Ga Bundelkhand granitoid, India: evidence from microstructure
p. 0348 | Sarkar, Goutam; Matin, Abdul; Sensarma, Sarajit
doi: 10.18520/cs/v112/i02/348-354

Progressive seismic failure of a highway bridge, including abutment–backfill interaction
p. 0355 | Ouanani, Mouloud; Tiliouine, Boualem
doi: 10.18520/cs/v112/i02/355-363

Research Communications
Synoptic situation associated with the heat wave condition during 17 May to 1 June 2015 over India
p. 0364 | Nair, Smitha; Rao, P. Chandrasekhara; Pai, D. S.
doi: 10.18520/cs/v112/i02/364-369

Global retrospective analysis using NGFS for the period 2000–2011
p. 0370 | Johny, C. J.; Mali, P.; Singh, Sanjeev Kumar; Rajagopal, E. N.; Prasad, V. S.
doi: 10.18520/cs/v112/i02/370-377

Assessment of climate change impact on water diversion from the Bago River to the Moeyingyi wetland, Myanmar
p. 0377 | Shrestha, Manish; Shrestha, Sangam; Datta, Avishek
doi: 10.18520/cs/v112/i02/377-384

One-step microwave-assisted green synthesis of luminescent N-doped carbon dots from sesame seeds for selective sensing of Fe(III)
p. 0385 | Roshni, V.; Divya, Ottoor
doi: 10.18520/cs/v112/i02/385-390

Biocompatibility of synthetic and bio-material fusion
p. 0390 | Pant, Deepak; Sharma, Virbala
doi: 10.18520/cs/v112/i02/390-395

Isolation and characterization of endophytic bacteria associated with roots of jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis (Link) Schneid)
p. 0396 | Perez-Rosales, Elvia; Alcaraz-Meléndez, Lilia; Puente, María Esther; Vázquez-Juárez, Ricardo; Quiroz-Guzmán, Eduardo; Zenteno-Saví, Tania; Morales-Bojórquez, Enrique
doi: 10.18520/cs/v112/i02/396-401

Deserted nineteenth century Paliwal villages around Jaisalmer, western Rajasthan, India: historical evidence of palaeoseismicity
p. 0402 | Roy, A. B.; Bhu, Harsh; Sharma, Pankaj; Vaishnav, Kishan
doi: 10.18520/cs/v112/i02/402-405

Silicate and sulphide mineralogy, and conditions of equilibration of ultramafic rocks of the Indo-Myanmar ophiolite belt between Tusom, Manipur and Shomra village, Myanmar
p. 0406 | Khwairakpam, Nirupama; Bidyanand, Maibam; Singh, Sanjenbam Shyamson
doi: 10.18520/cs/v112/i02/406-410

Book Reviews
Microbial Inoculants in Sustainable Agricultural Productivity, Vol. 1: Research Perspectives. Dhananjaya Pratap Singh, Harikesh Bahadur Singh and Ratna Prabha (eds)
p. 0411 | Arora, Naveen Kumar; Mishra, Jitendra

Mathematical Formulae with Worksheets: An Essential Guide for XI and XII Standard Students
p. 0412 | Jacob, Wallace

The Marvel Plant of Meghalaya: Zanthoxylum acanthopodium DC
p. 0412 | Biswas, Nayan Ranjan Ghosh; Rahman, Syed Nazrin Ruhina

Personal News
Bhamidipati Lakshmidhara Kanakadri Somayajulu (1937–2016)
p. 0414 | Baskaran, M.; Ramesh, R.

Academy News
Indian Academy of Sciences announces Fellows for 2017
p. 0416

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SwarnaJayanti Fellowships 2016–17 - Ministry of Science & Technology
p. 0418

Seventh Refresher Course in Materials Preparation and Measurement of Properties
p. 0420

Admission to Ph.D. Programme in Science Education – 2017 - Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education
p. 0421

Call for Applications India EMBO - Wellcome Thust/DBT India Alliance
p. 0422

Applications Invited for the Position of Project Staff under DST-SERB Sponsored Project
p. 0423

XXXV UGC-NRCBS Winter School on Protein Purification Technology & Coral Reef Monitoring Techniques - Madurai Kamaraj University
p. 0423

2 Days National Workshop on Cellular and Molecular Diagnostics - Chettinad Academy of Research & Education
p. 0424

One Position each of (1) RA, (2) SRF - Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
p. 0424

One post of Outstanding Scientist (Scientist 'H') - Council of Scientific and Industrial Researc
p. 0424

Training Course on ‘Techniques in Plant Molecular Biology’ - AGRI BIOTECH FOUNDATION
p. 0424

Admission to PhD Program of Manipal University
p. 0425

Research Associate - Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
p. 0425

Bhaskara Advanced Solar Energy Fellowship Program
p. 0426

Book Reviews
Reaction Mechanism in Organic Chemistry, Revised Edition, S. M. Mukherji and S. P. Singh
p. 0426 | Prabhakaran, E. N.

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SERB Indo-US Postdoctoral Fellowships for Indian Researchers
p. 0427

Workshop on Science Writing - Current Science
p. 0660

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