In this issue
p. 0994

Download counts: a new indicator to measure the efficiency of S&T libraries
p. 0995 | Sharma, Hari Prasad

Origin of hepatitis C virus
p. 0996 | Poduri, C. D.

And what about global denuclearization?
p. 0996 | Faizi, S.

Rediscovery of an endemic and endangered plant (Begonia tessaricarpa C. B. Clarke) from Arunachal Pradesh, India, after a century
p. 0997 | Ambrish, Kumar; Amadudin, M.

Compulsory licensing - To what extent is it practicable?
p. 0998 | Janodia, Manthan D.; Rao, J. Venkata; Udupa, N.

Human tumour tissue bank: an essential requirement for Indian tumour biology research
p. 0999 | Maurya, Sanjeev Kumar

New advances towards food security
p. 1000 | Kumar, Satish; Pareek, Arvind; Ojha, C. K.

Progress in understanding of the genetic phenomenon paramutation
p. 1002 | Kumar, Sushil

Hurdles for conservation science in India
p. 1005 | Bawa, Kamaljit S.

Biological Diversity Act, 2002: Shadow of permit-raj over research
p. 1006 | Prathapan, K. D.; Rajan, Priyadarsanan Dharma; Narendran, T. C.; Viraktamath, C. A.; Subramanian, K. A.; Aravind, N. A.; Poorani, J.

Total dissolved copper concentrations in coastal waters of Kalpakkam
p. 1008 | Satpathy, K. K.; Natesan, U.; Kalaivani, S.; Mohanty, A. K.; Rajan, M.; Raj, Baldev

A comment on Gula and Gulate megaspores
p. 1010 | Jha, Neerja; Tewari, Rajni

Hot springs of Tawang and West Kameng districts of Arunachal Pradesh
p. 1011 | Bora, Limpon; Kar, A.; Baruah, I.; Kalita, M. C.

Anthropogenic input in Asian mega tsunami (2004) disaster along Tamil Nadu Coast, India
p. 1013 | Ramasamy, Sm.; Kumanan, C. J.; Selvakumar, R.; Saravanavel, J.

Science in the wilderness: the predicament of scientific research in India's wildlife reserves
p. 1015 | Madhusudan, M. D.; Shanker, Kartik; Kumar, Ajith; Mishra, Charudutt; Sinha, Anindya; Arthur, Rohan; Datta, Aparajita; Rangarajan, Mahesh; Chellam, Ravi; Shahabuddin, Ghazala; Sankaran, Ravi; Singh, Mewa; Ramakrishnan, Uma; Rajan, P. D.

Sustaining Indian agriculture - conservation agriculture the way forward
p. 1020 | Abrol, I. P.; Sangar, Sunita

3D Numerical modelling of faults for study of ground surface deformation using applied element method
p. 1026 | Ramancharla, Pradeep K.; Meguro, Kimiro

Nanoshell particles: synthesis, properties and applications
p. 1038 | Kalele, Suchita; Gosavi, S. W.; Urban, J.; Kulkarni, S. K.

Aerosol characteristics at a high-altitude location during ISRO-GBP Land Campaign-II
p. 1053 | Pant, P.; Hegde, P.; Dumka, U. C.; Saha, Auromeet; Srivastava, Manoj K.; Sagar, Ram

Characterization of Zn-doped hematite thin films for photoelectrochemical splitting of water
p. 1062 | Kumari, Saroj; Tripathi, Chanakya; Singh, Aadesh P.; Chauhan, Diwakar; Shrivastav, Rohit; Das, Sahab; Satsangi, Vibha R.

Genetic polymorphism analysis of NAD(P)H: quinone oxidoreductase 1 in different Iranian ethnic groups
p. 1065 | Biramijamal, Firouzeh; Sanati, Mohammed Hossein; Banoei, Mohammed Mahdi; Bayat, Behnaz; Arjmand, Sareh; Farhud, Daryoush

Technique to process xenogenic tissues for cardiovascular implantation - A preliminary report
p. 1068 | Guhathakurta, S.; Varghese, S.; Balasubramanian, V.; Agarwal, R.; Murthy, B. S.; Veerappan, S.; Padmaja, P.; Cherian, K. M.

Direct somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration in Garcinia indica Choiss
p. 1074 | Thengane, S. R.; Deodhar, S. R.; Bhosle, S. V.; Rawal, S. K.

Oryza nivara (Sharma et Shastry) the progenitor of O. sativa (L. ) subspecies indica harbours rich genetic diversity as measured by SSR markers
p. 1079 | Juneja, Shruti; Das, Aparna; Joshi, Shailesh V.; Sharma, Subhash; Vikal, Yogesh; Patra, B. C.; Bharaj, Tajinder S.; Sidhu, Jagir S.; Singh, Kuldeep

Agriculture crop residue burning in the Indo-Gangetic Plains - A study using IRS-P6 AWiFS satellite data
p. 1085 | Badarinath, K. V. S.; Chand, T. R. Kiran; Prasad, V. Krishna

Embryonic development in Octopus aegina Gray, 1849
p. 1089 | Ignatius, Boby; Srinivasan, M.

A circadian clock regulates migratory restlessness in the blackheaded bunting, Emberiza melanocephala
p. 1093 | Rani, Sangeeta; Malik, Shalie; Trivedi, Amit Kumar; Singh, Sudhi; Kumar, Vinod

Foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the Early Cretaceous Hundiri Formation, lower Shyok area, eastern Karakoram, India
p. 1096 | Juyal, K. P.

India's Telecommunications Industry - History, Analysis, Diagnosis by Ashok V. Desai
p. 1102 | Krishnan, Rishikesha T.

Elsevier's Dictionary of Herpetological and Related Terminology by David C. Wareham
p. 1103 | Radder, Rajkumar S.

Department of Science & Technology CALL FOR THE PROPOSALS ON CO2 SEQUESTRATION RESEARCH
p. 1104

EMBO International Workshop
p. 1106

Molecular Medicine: Basic Techniques in Molecular Biology
p. 1107

NATIONAL AWARDS FOR WOMEN BIOSCIENTISTS: 2006-07
p. 1108

UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research
p. 1109

SERC School in Chronobiology
p. 1110

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (DST) MATERIALS WORLD NETWORK - 2006
p. 1111

BULK METALLIC GLASSES: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
p. 1111

Department of Physics Bhavnagar University
p. 1112

Bose Institute
p. 1112

Sardar Patel University
p. 1113

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS UNIVERSITY OF PUNE
p. 1113

INDO-U. S. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FORUM
p. 1114

IRHPA UNIT ON BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM RESEARCH
p. 1114

S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences
p. 1115

KARNATAK UNIVERSITY, DHARWAD
p. 1115

Dynamical Long-Range Forecasting of Indian Monsoon: Status, User Needs, and Grand Challenges
p. 1116

Orissa Bigyan Academy
p. 1116

Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Advanced Study
p. 1117

National Institute of Technology, Rourkela
p. 1117

National Institute of Technology, Rourkela
p. 1117

Core Faculty and Visiting Fellow Positions In Environment-Development Studies
p. 1118

Down to Earth: Announcements
p. 1118