In this issue
p. 0395

Decline in research in Indian Universities
p. 0397 | Virk, H. S.

Science Congress 1997-98
p. 0397 | Arunachalam, Subbiah

Green fluorescent protien: A novel reporter gene
p. 0402 | Sonia; Jaiwal, P. K.; Ahad, A.; Sahoo, Lingaraj

A tektite fragment discovered in the Central Indian Basin
p. 0405 | Prasad, M. Shyam; Mislankar, P. G.; Charan, S. Nirmal; Prasad, Krishna

Breeding and improvement hatchery technology for the giant freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii in Karnataka
p. 0408 | Murthy, H. Shivananda; Satheesha, S. K.

Biochemical effects of a newly synthesized cyclohexyloxy compound JHA on the lipids of fourth-instar larvae of Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus Say
p. 0411 | Mittal, P. K.; Kaur, Navpreet

Design of a simple and compact scanning tunneling microscope
p. 0413 | Lakshminarayanan, V.

Science and technology in independeble India: Retrospect and prospect
p. 0418 | Rao, P. Rama

Science in India - A profile based on India's publications as covered by Science Citation Index 1989-1992
p. 0433 | Arunachalam, Subbiiah; Srinivasan, R.; Raman, Vidyalakshmi

Possible nuclear functions of the major molecular chaperones of the eukaryotic cytoplasm, Hsp90
p. 0442 | Csermrly, Peter; Schnaider, Tamas; Szanto, Ildiko

Microwave radiation as a catalyst for chemical reations
p. 0446 | Sridar, V.

Pulsed-Field gradient-based water suppression techniques in homonuclear NMR spectroscopy
p. 0451 | Suhu, Sarata C.; Majumdar, Ananya

Disturbance daily variation of equatorial electrojet current
p. 0457 | Rastogi, R. G.

Biotechnological potential of naturally occuring and laboratory-grown Microcystis in biosorption of Ni2+ and Cd2+
p. 0461 | Rai, L. C.; Singh, Sarita; Pradhan, Subhashree

Solubilization of phosphorus by Trichoderma viride
p. 0464 | Anusuya, D.; Jayarajan, R.

Potential distribution of methane hydrates along the Indian continental margins
p. 0466 | Rao, Y. Hanumantha; Reddy, S. I.; Khanna, Ramesh; Rao, T. G.; Thakur, N. K.; Subrahmanyam, C.

Anomalous mass distribution in the epicentral area of Latur earthquake, India
p. 0469 | Mishra, D. C.; Tiwari, V. M.; Gupta, S. B.; Rao, M. B. S. Vyaghreswara

Tectonic reorganization in the Indian Ocean: Evidences from seafloor crenulations
p. 0472 | Kessarkar, Pratima M.

Ecology and Evolution of Plants-Feeding Insects in Natural and Man-made Environments
p. 0477 | Verghese, Abraham

Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics 1996
p. 0478 | Choudhuri, Arnab Rai

Kenneth S. Pitzer - Physics chemist par excellence, An obituary by C. N. R. Rao
p. 0479

Indian Science Congress
p. 0480 | Simonsen, J. L.

Physical Research Laboratory
p. 0486

UK-India Science and Technology Research Fund
p. 0487

P. B. Gupta Memorial Award (1996)
p. 0488

Pondicherry University
p. 0488