In this issue
p. 0564

Competition among academic institutions
p. 0565 | Muniyappa, K.

Lessons learnt from the 8 October 2005 Muzaffarabad earthquake and need for some initiatives
p. 0566 | Thakur, V. C.

Astrology and science
p. 0567 | Karanth, R. V.

Academic ethics
p. 0567 | Vidyasagar, M.

Science Ph D in India: Finish early
p. 0568 | Bardhan, Amit; Acharya, K. Kshitish

Modelling problems for impact factor
p. 0568 | Nadarajah, Saralees; Kotz, Samuel

Need to organize periodic conferences for developing strategies in education, science and technology
p. 0569 | Khattri, K. N.

Criteria for the choice of plant species for genome sequencing to advance plant biology and agriculture
p. 0569 | Kumar, Sushil; Chattopadhyaya, Debasis; Prasad, Manoj

Chikungunya outbreaks in Andhra Pradesh, South India
p. 0570 | Krishna, Muttineni Radha; Reddy, Matta Krishna; Reddy, S. Ram

Trieste Science Prize winners
p. 0572

Measuring and valuing ecosystem services: Himalayan mountain context
p. 0573 | Negi, G. C. S.; Agrawal, D. K.

Insect genetics and genomics on the fast track
p. 0575 | Archak, Sunil

Bioprocesses in the food industry
p. 0578 | Satyanarayana, T.

From fullerene-C60 to four-wheelers
p. 0580 | Srinivasan, C.

Water quality assessment in the tsunami-affected coastal areas of Chennai
p. 0583 | Palanivelu, K.; Priya, M. Nisha; Selvan, A. Muthamil; Natesan, Usha

Natural occurrence of Jatropha mosaic virus disease in India
p. 0584 | Narayana, D. S. Aswatha; Shankarappa, K. S.; Govindappa, M. R.; Prameela, H. A.; Rao, M. R. Gururaj; Rangaswamy, K. T.

Our ultraviolet Sun
p. 0587 | Dwivedi, Bhola N.

Enhanced prognosis for abiotic natural gas and petroleum resources
p. 0596 | Herndon, J. Marvin

Chemistry of arsenic in groundwater of Ganges-Brahmaputra river basin
p. 0599 | Singh, A. K.

Evolution of the Archaean continental crust: Insights from the experimental study of Archaean granitoids
p. 0607 | López, Susana; Fernández, Carlos; Castro, Antonio

Impact of heavy metal contamination of Bellandur Lake on soil and cultivated vegetation
p. 0622 | Lokeshwari, H.; Chandrappa, G. T.

Ecomorphometric markers reflect variations in Azadirachtin-A content of Azadirachta indica A. Juss (Meliaceae) in select regions of Andhra Pradesh, India
p. 0628 | Pattnaik, Sai Jyothi; Rao, N. D. Raghupati; Chary, Parvathi

Factors determining habitat choice of the smooth-coated otter, Lutra perspicillata in a South Indian river system
p. 0637 | Shenoy, Kausalya; Varma, Surendra; Prasad, K. V. Devi

Provenance of heavy minerals with special reference to ilmenite of the Honnavar beach, central west coast of India
p. 0644 | Hegde, V. S.; Shalini, G.; Kanchanagouri, D. Gosavi

Morphophenology and karyotype study of Patidoi (Schumannianthus dichotomus (Roxb. ) Gagnep. synonym Clinogyne dichotoma Salisb. ) - a traditional plant of Assam
p. 0648 | Chowdhury, Dhiren; Konwar, Bolin Kr.

Biodiversity of Piper in South India - application of GIS and cluster analysis
p. 0652 | Parthasarathy, Utpala; Saji, K. V.; Jayarajan, K.; Parthasarathy, V. A.

kdr allele-based PCR assay for detection of resistance to DDT in Anopheles culicifacies sensu lato Giles population from Malkangiri District, Orissa, India
p. 0658 | Hoti, S. L.; Vasuki, V.; Jambulingam, P.; Sahu, S. S.

Pathogenic and molecular characterization of Indian isolates of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceris causing chickpea wilt
p. 0661 | Honnareddy, N.; Dubey, S. C.

Myocardial salvaging effects of Ocimum sanctum in experimental model of myocardial necrosis: a haemodynamic, biochemical and histoarchitectural assessment
p. 0667 | Arya, D. S.; Nandave, M.; Ojha, S. K.; Kumari, S.; Joshi, S.; Mohanty, I.

Spatial variation of snow-cover properties on small uniform mountain slopes in the Greater Himalayan region
p. 0672 | Gusain, H. S.; Chandel, Chaman; Ganju, Ashwagosha

Occurrence of kornerupine-bearing granulite from Karimnagar, Andhra Pradesh
p. 0678 | Sharma, I. N.; Prakash, D.

Generation of very high resolution gravity image over the Central Indian Ridge and its tectonic implications
p. 0683 | Majumdar, T. J.; Bhattacharyya, R.; Chatterjee, S.

Absolute gravity measurements in India and Antarctica
p. 0686 | Tiwari, V. M.; Singh, B.; Rao, M. B. S. Vyaghreswara; Mishra, D. C.

Muzaffarabad earthquake of 8 October 2005 (Mw 7. 6): A preliminary report on source characteristics and recorded ground motions
p. 0689 | Singh, S. K.; Iglesias, A.; Dattatrayam, R. S.; Bansal, B. K.; Rai, S. S.; Pérez-Campos, X.; Suresh, G.; Baidya, P. R.; Gautam, J. L.

Impact of musk trade on the decline in Himalayan musk deer Moschus chrysogaster population in Neelum Valley, Pakistan
p. 0696 | Khan, Aleem Ahmed; Qureshi, Baseer Ud Din; Awan, Muhammad Siddique

The End of the Certain World - The Life and Science of Max Born - The Nobel Physicist Who Ignited The Quantum Revolution by Nancy Thorndike Greenspan
p. 0700 | Singh, Rajinder

Monte Carlo Methods in Statistical Physics by K. P. N. Murthy
p. 0701 | Dhar, Deepak

Essentials of GPS by N. K. Agrawal
p. 0702 | Deekshatulu, B. L.

Parshuram Patwardhan (1935-2006)
p. 0704 | Makhija, Urmila

A few Nobel Prizes in physics: About how and how much physicists have contributed in technology
p. 0705 | Mathakari, N. L.

Stree Shakti - “The Parallel Force”
p. 0712

Issar Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd
p. 0713

India-Japan Cooperative Science Programme (IJCSP)
p. 0714

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ASTROPHYSICS
p. 0715

Atmiya Institute of Gerontology-COMMUNICATIONS IN BIOMEDICAL AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
p. 0716

Atmiya Institute of Gerontology - REQUIRES
p. 0716

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ASTROPHYSICS Post Doctoral Programme
p. 0717

Indian Institute of Science Education & Research, Kolkata
p. 0718

PROFESSOR M. SANTAPPA AWARD - 2006
p. 0719

YOUNG SCIENTIST WORKSHOP ON PARASITIC and MICROBIAL TAXA BIODIVERSITY and AQUACULTURE IMPLICATIONS
p. 0720

Indian Institute of Technology: Delhi
p. 0721

National Training Program in Electron Microscopy (2006-2007)
p. 0721

Biotech Industrial Training Programme (BITP) 2006-07
p. 0722

Mangalore University
p. 0722

THIAGARAJAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
p. 0723

DRS ANANT AND LATA LABHSETWAR CHARITABLE TRUST LABHSETWAR FOUNDATION, USA
p. 0723

National Workshop on NTFP Taxation Policies and Management
p. 0724

A workshop on Mechanical Behaviour of Systems at Small Length Scales - 2
p. 0724

Fourth International Symposium on 'Biocontrol and Biotechnology'
p. 0725

Birla Institute of Scientific Research
p. 0725

INDO-FRENCH PROJECT
p. 0726

National Centre for Biological Sciences tata institute of fundamental research
p. 0726

INSTITUT CURIE AND ESPCI, PARIS, FRANCE POST DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP
p. 0727

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
p. 0727

Indian Rubber Manufacturers Research Association
p. 0727

Millipore Third Cover Fourth Cover Announcements
p. 0728