In this issue
p. 0706

The relevance of biofuels
p. 0707 | Patil, Vishwanath

Drought in Uttarakhand, natural or man made?
p. 0708 | Vashisht, A. K.

'Publish and perish' policy of Indian universities
p. 0708 | Kayastha, Arvind M.

Indian science is not short of money
p. 0709 | Akhila, Anand

Science Citation Index data: Two additional reasons against its use for administrative purposes
p. 0709 | Herndon, J. Marvin

Indian science and technology at crossroads
p. 0710 | Valluri, S. R.

Sacred groves for biodiversity conservation in Uttarakhand Himalaya
p. 0711 | Bisht, Savita; Ghildiyal, J. C.

First refresher course in experimental chemistry
p. 0713 | Samanta, Anunay

Seismic hazard in Asia
p. 0715 | Parvez, Imtiyaz A.; Panza, Giuliano F.

Thermal properties of nanofluids: Controversy in the making?
p. 0717 | Gandhi, K. S.

Asian biotechnology information and development initiative for biotechnology assessment and policy relevant indicators
p. 0719 | Chaturvedi, Sachin

Need for a comprehensive re-assessment of the conservation status of critically endangered (?) freshwater fishes of Kerala
p. 0721 | Raghavan, Rajeev; Ali, P. H. Anvar; Prasad, G.

CO₂ emission and its mitigation by adsorption on zeolites and activated carbon
p. 0724 | Jadhav, P. D.; Rayalu, S. S.; Biniwale, R. B.; Devotta, S.

Screening and isolation of cyclosporine-related compound producing soil fungi from the Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu
p. 0726 | Ramachandran, M. Marudhu; Balakrishnan, K.; Cynthiya, A. D.; Sankar, M. Mani; Panimalar, M.; Raghuraman, T.; Karthikeyan, R. Siva Ganesa

A new fossil palm leaf from the Hemis Formation of Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India
p. 0727 | Paul, S. K.; Ram-awatar; Mehrotra, R. C.; Sharma, A.; Phartiyal, Binita; Dorjey, C. P.

Tapping earth's upper-mantle methane gas resource at a nuclear drilling initiative area, Palk Bay, India/Sri Lanka
p. 0729 | Cathcart, Richard B.

Evidence of Shoreline shift on the Northern Saurashtra Coast: Study based on the submerged temple complex at Pindara
p. 0733 | Gaur, A. S.; Sundaresh

Extending GIS to the common man through image-based vector GIS
p. 0736 | Sajeevan, G.

'Greater India' controversy: Case closed?
p. 0739 | Ali, Jason R.; Aitchison, Jonathan C.

The 26 December 2004 tsunami recalled: Science and technology for enhancing resilience of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands communities
p. 0743 | Kesavan, P. C.; Swaminathan, M. S.

Insect-induced plant galls of India: unresolved questions
p. 0748 | Raman, Anantanarayanan

Protein aggregation: A perspective from amyloid and inclusion-body formation
p. 0758 | Idicula-thomas, Susan; Balaji, Petety V.

Genetic burden of red cell enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in two major Scheduled Tribes of Sundargarh district, Northwestern Orissa, India
p. 0768 | Balgir, R. S.

Subsurface stress analyses for the M_w 7. 6 Bhuj earthquake, India: An insight from the integrated geophysical approach
p. 0775 | Chandrasekhar, D. V.; Rao, B. Ramalingeswara; Singh, B.

Mercury accumulation in fishes from tropical aquatic ecosystems in the Niger Delta, Nigeria
p. 0781 | Benson, Nsikak U.; Essien, Joseph P.; Williams, Akan B.; Bassey, David E.

Photochemical evolution of palladium nanoparticles in Triton X-100 and its application as catalyst for degradation of acridine orange
p. 0786 | Nath, Sudip; Praharaj, Snigdhamayee; Panigrahi, Sudipa; Basu, Soumen; Pal, Tarasankar

Inertial oscillation forced by the September 1997 cyclone in the Bay of Bengal
p. 0790 | Joseph, K. Jossia; Balchand, A. N.; Hareeshkumar, P. V.; Rajesh, G.

On the plausible reasons for the formation of onset vortex in the presence of Arabian Sea mini warm pool
p. 0794 | Deepa, R.; Seetaramayya, P.; Nagar, S. G.; Gnanaseelan, C.

Genetic variability of Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) attributable to cadherin gene-specific molecular markers
p. 0800 | Gujar, G. T.; Khawale, R. N.; Kalia, V.

Effect of adult density on regeneration success of woody plants in natural and restored tropical dry evergreen forest fragments in Puducherry region, India
p. 0805 | Davidar, Priya; Nayak, K. Geetha; Dharmalingam, Mohandass

Bio-efficacy of flyash-based herbal pesticides against pests of rice and vegetable
p. 0811 | Sankari, S. Arputha; Narayanasamy, P.

Early Callovian nannofossils from the Kuldhar section, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
p. 0816 | Rai, Jyotsana; Garg, Rahul

Evidences of early human occupation in the limestone caves of Bastar, Chhattisgarh
p. 0820 | Yadava, M. G.; Sarswat, K. S.; Singh, I. B.; Ramesh, R.

Geomorphic indicators of neotectonic activity around Srinagar (Alaknanda basin), Uttarakhand
p. 0824 | Sati, S. P.; Sundriya, Y. P.; Rawat, G. S.

Road kills: Assessing insect casualties using flagship taxon
p. 0830 | Rao, R. Shyama Prasad; Girish, M. K. Saptha

Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science, Boris Kayser Et Al(eds)
p. 0838 | Ananthanarayan, B.

Herbal Drugs by Rakesh K. Sharma and Rajesh Arora (eds)
p. 0839 | Sarma, Siddhartha P.

Birds: Beyond Watching by Abdul Jamil Urfi
p. 0840 | Robin, V. V.; Sinha, Anindya

Agricultural Sustainability: Principles, Processes and Prospects. The Instructor's Manual by Saroja Raman
p. 0841 | Balasubramanian, A. V.

Frank Albert Cotton (1930-2007)
p. 0844 | Chakravorty, Animesh

The zodiacal pillars of Sringeri
p. 0846 | Shylaja, B. S.

DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
p. 0850

SAHA INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS-JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP IN PHYSICS (2007–2008 SESSION)
p. 0851

SAHA INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS-JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP IN BIOPHYSICAL SCIENCES (2007–2008 SESSION)
p. 0852

S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences
p. 0853

OASTCs of the Ministry of Earth Sciences
p. 0854

The National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI)
p. 0855

INDIAN INSTITUE OF SCIENCE
p. 0856

CDFD
p. 0857

UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD
p. 0857

THE INDIAN SCIENCE CONGRESS ASSOCIATION
p. 0858

National Engineering College
p. 0858

UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI
p. 0859

BANGALORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
p. 0859

Mangalore University
p. 0860

International Conference on 'Tectonics of the Indian Subcontinent'
p. 0860

THIAGARAJAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
p. 0861

UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
p. 0861

Physical Research Laboratory
p. 0862

B.M. BIRLA SCIENCE PRIZES
p. 0862

BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY
p. 0862

Reliance Life Sciences
p. 0863

Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore
p. 0865

NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY Third Cover Announcements
p. 0865