In this issue
p. 0844

Chemistry: A Discipline in Decline
p. 0845 | Balaram, P.

Scientific writing, English and related matters
p. 0847 | Prasnis, A. S.

Science and English
p. 0847 | Rao, Chandu Subba

English composition as a professional skill
p. 0848 | Saberwal, Gayatri

Herbal toxicity
p. 0848 | Soni, Vineet

The supreme energy
p. 0849 | Harinath, B. C.

Plight of earth sciences
p. 0849 | Joshi, Vishwas B.

Hydro-electric power plant projects in northeastern India
p. 0850 | Tahbildar, Umesh C.; Singh, Ramesh P.

Enhancing quality of research
p. 0850 | Vathsal, S.

Enhancing quality of research(Reply)
p. 0850 | Sharma, Om P.

Is River Ghaggar, Saraswati?
p. 0851 | Radhakrishna, B. P.

Is River Ghaggar, Saraswati?(Reply)
p. 0851 | Tripathi, Jayant K.; Rajamani, V.

Collaborations to improve biotech industry in India
p. 0852 | Moza, Monika Koul

Role of mathematical modelling in groundwater resources management
p. 0853 | Mondal, N. C.

Emerging trends in tuberculosis research
p. 0854 | Natarajan, Krishnamurthy; Ranganathan, Anand

Measures of progress in science and technology
p. 0856 | Chidambaram, R.

In vitro plantlet regeneration of Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb., an endangered leguminous tree
p. 0861 | Anis, M.; Husain, Mohd Kashif; Shahzad, Anwar

Phaeoceros kashyapii Asthana et Sriv. new to eastern Himalayas
p. 0864 | Asthana, A. K.; Nath, Virendra; Sahu, Vinay

Plant proteins in fish feed
p. 0865 | Krishnankutty, N.

Palaeolithic tools from the surface of optically stimulated luminescence dated alluvial fan deposits of Pinjaur Dun in NW sub-Himalayas
p. 0867 | Soni, Anujot Singh; Soni, Vidwan Singh

Women scientists in India: Nowhere near the glass ceiling
p. 0872 | Bal, Vineeta

Magnetotactic bacteria, magnetofossils and the antiquity of life
p. 0879 | Sukumaran, P. V.

Transgenic crops: Priorities and strategies for India
p. 0886 | Bhat, S. R.; Chopra, V. L.

Epidermal growth factor receptor family and its role in cancer progression
p. 0890 | Nair, Pradip

Mountain weather forecasting using MM5 modelling system
p. 0899 | Das, Someshwar

Mesoscale forecasts with Eta model over Indian region
p. 0906 | Rajagopal, E. N; Iyengar, G. R.

Prediction of western disturbances and associated weather over Western Himalayas
p. 0913 | Hatwar, H. R.; Yadav, B. P.; Rao, Y. V. Rama

Usefulness of mesoscale weather forecast for avalanche forecasting
p. 0921 | Srinivasan, K.; Ganju, A.; Sharma, S. S.

Minimum temperature forecast at Manali, India
p. 0927 | Dimri, A. P.; Mohanty, U. C.; Rathore, L. S.

Sensitivity of land surface parameterization on Regional Spectral Model forecasts
p. 0935 | Mohandas, Saji; Rajagopal, E. N.

Daily rainfall characteristics from a high density rain gauge network
p. 0942 | Srinivasan, G.; Nair, Sushma

Analysis of thermodynamics of the atmosphere over northwest India during the passage of a western disturbance as revealed by model analysis field
p. 0947 | Roy, Soma Sen; Bhowmik, S. K. Roy

Aqueous extract of black tea (Camellia sinensis) prevents chronic ethanol toxicity
p. 0952 | Das, D.; Mukherjee, S.; Mukherjee, M.; Das, A. S.; Mitra, C.

Semiconductor catalysis of solar photooxidation
p. 0962 | Karunakaran, C.; Senthilvelan, S.

Angiotensin-converting enzyme insertion/deletion genotype is associated with premature coronary artery disease in Indian population
p. 0967 | Emmanuel, C.; Kanthimathi, S.; Saibabu, R.; Cherian, K. M.; Ramesh, A.

Encapsulation of pineapple micro shoots in alginate beads for temporary storage
p. 0972 | Gangopadhyay, Gaurab; Bandyopadhyay, Tanoy; Poddar, Ramit; Gango­padhyay, Sangita Basu; Mukherjee, K. Kalyan

Conservation priority and phytogeographical significance of Rhynchanthus longi­florus Hook. f. (Zingiberaceae): A rare, endangered species from Mizo Hills, NE India
p. 0977 | Prasanthkumar, M. G.; Skornickova, J.; Sabu, M.; Jayasree, S.

First record of Middle-Late Jurassic palynomorphs from the Lamayuru Complex, Indus Suture Zone, Ladakh, India
p. 0980 | Upadhyay, Rajeev; ., Ram-awatar; Kar, R. K.; Sinha, Anshu K.

Natural analogue study of Resubelpara Group of thermal springs at Garo Hills, Meghalaya for demonstration of safe geological disposal of nuclear waste
p. 0986 | Bajpai, R. K.; Narayan, P. K.

Microbial Evolution. Gene Establishment, Survival, and Exchange by Robert V. Miller and Martin J. Day (eds)
p. 0990 | Virdi, J. S.

The Greying of India - Population Ageing in the Context of Asia by Rajagopal Dhar Chakraborti
p. 0991 | Umamani, K. S.

S. V. Singh (1947-2004)
p. 0993 | Das, Someshwar; Gupta, Akhilesh; Basu, Swati

P. S. Goel (1930-2004)
p. 0994 | Sathyamurthy, N.

Krishnamurthy Ganapathi (1911-2004)
p. 0994 | Sathyamurthy, N.

Science and Music: Truth and Beauty
p. 0995 | Ramanathan, S.

Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
p. 0996

NATIONAL CENTRE FOR ANTARCTIC AND OCEAN RESEARCH
p. 0997

THE INDIAN SCIENCE CONGRESS ASSOCIATION
p. 0998

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
p. 0999

INDIAN NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING
p. 1000

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ASTROPHYSICS
p. 1001

Span Diagnostics Ltd.
p. 1002

REFRESHER COURSE IN EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE
p. 1003

BHRAMARA TRUST
p. 1004

“A great place for Life Science Research”
p. 1005

Department of Science & Technology
p. 1005

Department of Physics H. N. B. Garhwal University
p. 1006

GULBARGA UNIVERSITY
p. 1006

Physical Research Laboratory
p. 1007

THE INDIAN SCIENCE CONGRESS ASSOCIATION
p. 1007

DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY
p. 1008

Careers in Science Editing
p. 1008

ADVERTISEMENT NO. N-70/04-05
p. 1009

Indo-US Visiting Professorship Program
p. 1009