Current Science
A Fortnightly Journal of Research
ISSN 0011-3891
Volume 75 - Issue 04: 25 Aug, 1998
Editorial
Animals in research
p. 0335 | Balaram, P.

In this Issue
In this issue
p. 0336

Correspondence
Western challenge to free passage of scientists
p. 0337 | Faizi, S.

Scientists against nuclear weapons
p. 0338 | Rajasekaran, G.

Alum treatment process for fluoride reduction in potable water
p. 0338 | Vora, Jabali; Joshi, J. D.

News
TIFAC cell inculcates patent awareness in scientist-masses
p. 0339

Technology Development Board fundees score reaches quarter-century
p. 0340

Vice-President presents G. D. Birla awards
p. 0340

First eleven Swarnajayanti Fellowships awarded
p. 0341

Opinion
Regulating export of endangered medicinal plant species - Need for scientific rigour
p. 0341 | Ved, D. K.; Mudappa, Anjana; Shankar, Darshan

Animal experiments and biomedical advance
p. 0344 | Ramalingaswami, V.

Research News
Surprises on a surface
p. 0349 | Srivatsa, S. K.

Scientific Correspondence
Protection of deep aquifers from arsenic contamination in Bengal Basin
p. 0351 | Muralidharan, D.

Ecosystem flips in cultural landscapes: The case of Kolli Hills
p. 0353 | Daniels, R. J. Ranjit; Vencatesan, Jayshree

Germination improvement in teak (Tectona grandis Linn, f. ) through forced ageing
p. 0356 | Masilamani, P.; Dharmalingam, C.

A note on uranium mineralization in the Neoproterozoic calcitic phosphorite from Ramtirth, Bhirna basin, Gulbarga district, Karnataka
p. 0357 | Sharma, U. P.; Rao, R. Gajapathi; Pandit, S. A.; Kumar, Mary K.

Review Articles
Oxidative damage and changes in activities of antioxidant enzymes in wheat seedlings exposed to ultraviolet-B radiation
p. 0359 | Sharma, Prabhat Kumar; Anand, Preetha; Sankhalkar, Sangeeta

Research Articles
Late Quaternary morphotectonic evolution of Upper Indus valley profile: A cosmogenic radionuclide study of river polished surfaces
p. 0366 | Sharma, Kewal K.; Gu, Z. Y.; Lal, D.; Caffee, M. W.; Southon, J.

Research Communications
Clouds and cloud radiative forcing over tropical Indian Ocean and their relationship with sea surface temperature
p. 0372 | Pai, D. S.; Rajeevan, M.

Toxicity of tuibur, a unique form of tobacco smoke extract used in Mizoram, India
p. 0381 | Mahanta, J.; Chetia, M.; Hazarika, N. C.; Narain, K.; Sharma, S. K.

Expression of exogenously introduced (3-galactosidase gene in a tropical, marine, oil-degrading strain of Yarrowia lipolytica NCIM 3589
p. 0385 | Iyer, Vimala R.; Deobagkar, Deepti D.

Qualitative identification of type II antibody function in rabbit antihuman IF-B12 complex antiserum and its cross reactivity
p. 0387 | Srikumar, K.

Antiquity of the Narmada Homo erectus, the early man of India
p. 0391 | Sonakia, Arun; Biswas, S.

Occurrence of amino acids in Middle-Krol stromatolites from Nainital, Kumaun Lesser Himalaya
p. 0393 | Pant, C. K.; Pant, Charu C.; Kalra, S.; Pathak, H. D.

Carbon isotope systematics of graphites from Dharwar craton, southern India: Implications to their source and post-depositional alterations
p. 0396 | Kumar, B.; Sharma, S. Das

Book Reviews
Language Behaviour: Acquisition and Evolutionary History
p. 0400 | Sinha, Anindya

Annual Review of Entomology 1998
p. 0401 | Ananthakrishnan, T. N.

Geodynamic Domain in the Alpine Himalayan Tethys
p. 0403 | Srikantia, S. V.

Personal News
Sir. James Lighthill: In remembrance
p. 0405 | Shankar, P. N.

Erratum
Synthesis of meteorological observations and modelling studies to assess climate change mitigation strategies over India
p. 0406 | Srivastava, H. N.; Goel, Malti

Air pollution in Calcutta during winter - A three-year study
p. 0406 | Samanta, Gautam

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Ministry of Science and Technology - Swarnajayanti Fellowships 1998-99
p. 0407

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