Current Science
A Fortnightly Journal of Research
ISSN 0011-3891
Volume 96 - Issue 03: 10 Feb, 2009
In this Issue
In this issue
p. 0320

Editorial
Science and Engineering, Theory and Experiment
p. 0321 | Balaram, P.

Correspondence
Degree courses in biotechnology
p. 0323 | Nasar, S. K. T.

A day with a Nobel Laureate
p. 0324 | Ganguly, Chaiti

On the controversy of impact factor
p. 0324 | Mishra, B. K.; Patel, Sabita

Urgent need for State Biodiversity Board in Orissa
p. 0325 | Pattanaik, Chiranjibi

Need for a student congress in India
p. 0325 | Suravajhala, Prashanth

Grassland ecosystem and grazing policy
p. 0326 | Kala, Chandra Prakash

Classifying species at risk: Conservation problem
p. 0326 | Reddy, C. Sudhakar; Chaya, P.; Varma, Y. N. R.

Looking beyond number of publications and journal impact factor
p. 0327 | Singaravelan, N.

Recombineer­ing: potential for generation of live attenuated bacterial strains
p. 0328 | Kumar, Subodh

Save water in water distillation systems in laboratories
p. 0329 | Raman, T. S.

Save water in water distillation systems in laboratories(Response)
p. 0329 | Lakhotia, S. C.

Sanakanika inscription and the summer solstice
p. 0329 | Rao, S. Balachandra

Summer solstice and Udayagiri
p. 0330 | Shylaja, B. S.

Summer solstice and Udayagiri(Response)
p. 0330 | Balachandra Rao, S.

Summer solstice and Udayagiri(Response)
p. 0331 | Chandra Hari, K.

News
Now banana for making greaseproof paper
p. 0332 | Rajput, Abhay S. D.

New 'waterproof' rice developed
p. 0332 | Gad, Suman D.

Research News
CP violation and Kobayashi-Maskawa mechanism
p. 0333 | Giri, Anjan Kumar

Genome sequencing of cells that live inside glass cages reveals their past history
p. 0334 | Karthick, B.

Perilous outcomes of arsenic
p. 0337 | Pereira, Neelam

Commentary
Life, language and brain: is it possible to age gracefully?
p. 0339 | Ramakrishna, T.

Value of introducing the 'science, technology and society' perspective into Indian science
p. 0340 | Roy, Rustum

Opinion
Academia-industry partnership: an impetus for strengthening teaching and research in higher education institutions
p. 0343 | Narayanan, T. R.

General Articles
An insight into the progenitors of gamma ray bursts from the optical afterglow observations
p. 0347 | Misra, Kuntal; Sagar, Ram

Is the Department of Atomic Energy shifting the goal posts for its three-stage nuclear power programme?
p. 0357 | Rodriguez, P.; Lee, S. M.

Research Articles
Observed thermohaline structure and cooling of Kochi backwaters and adjoining southeastern Arabian Sea
p. 0364 | Joseph, Antony; Mehra, Prakash; Prabhudesai, R. G.; Sivadas, T. K.; Balachandran, K. K.; Vijaykumar, K.; Revichandran, C.; Agarvadekar, Yogesh; Francis, Rakesh; Martin, G. D.

Simulation of groundwater recharge from an aquifer storage recovery well under shallow water-table condition
p. 0376 | Goyal, V.; Jhorar, B. S.; Malik, R. S.; Streck, T.

Research Communications
Colposcopic assessment of the cervix using the simplified Reid's Colposcopic Index method
p. 0386 | Kavita, N. Singh; Chakma, T.; Verma, S.; Sharma, D.; Khare, S.

Particle field imaging using digital in-line holography
p. 0391 | Singh, Vijay Raj; Hegde, Gopalkrishna; Asundi, Anand

Performance of repaired fire affected RC beams
p. 0398 | Kumar, P. M. V. Udaya; Raju, M. Potha; Rao, K. Srinivasa

Assessment of intra-specific variability at morphological, molecular and biochemical level of Andrographis paniculata (Kalmegh)
p. 0402 | Sharma, Shiv Narayan; Sinha, Rakesh Kumar; Sharma, D. K.; Jha, Zenu

Pollination biology, breeding system and reproductive success of Adhatoda vasica, an important medicinal plant
p. 0408 | Shivanna, K. R.

Book Reviews
Old Wisdom and New Horizon by Manoj Kumar Pal
p. 0413 | Sreekantan, B. V.

Destination Moon: India's Quest for the Moon, Mars and Beyond by Pallav Bagla and Subhadra Menon
p. 0417 | Reddy, K. P. J.

Personal News
G. S. Krishna Rao (1926-2008)
p. 0418 | Rao, G. S. R. Subba

Historical Notes
J. C. Bose and the German scientific community: scientific and political context
p. 0419 | Singh, Rajinder

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