Current Science
A Fortnightly Journal of Research
ISSN 0011-3891
Volume 105 - Issue 5: 10 Sep, 2013
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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
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In this Issue
In this issue
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Guest Editorial
Challenges of the Devastating Indian Landslides
p. 0563 | Bhandari, R. K.

Correspondence
Digital libraries in S&T in India – what purpose do they really serve?
p. 0565 | Sharma, Hari Prasad

Knowledge creation from our universities
p. 0566 | Chaddah, P.

Fostering interdisciplinary climate science for sustainable development
p. 0566 | Negi, P. S.

Megathrust earthquakes and the associated volcanic subsidence
p. 0567 | Shah, A. A.

Arsenic contamination – a societal issue
p. 0568 | Yadav, Ishwar Chandra; Singh, Surendra

Biochar: an innovative soil ameliorant for climate change mitigation in NE India
p. 0568 | Mandal, S.; Ramkrushna, G. I.; Verma, B. C.; Das, Anup

Phytotechnological applications of ‘phoomdi’, Loktak lake, Manipur, Northeast India
p. 0569 | Meitei, Maibam Dhanaraj; Prasad, M. N. V.

Meeting Report
Radiation and quality of human life
p. 0571 | Sheth, Parul R.

News
R&D in Indian life sciences sector gets incentives from UK
p. 0572 | Ashwini, S. K.

Biocon successfully launches ALZUMAb for psoriasis patients in India
p. 0572 | Soumya, K. V.

Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill 2013
p. 0572 | Soumya, K. V.

Opinion
To publish research in life sciences – the changing contours
p. 0573 | Padmanaban, G.

Commentary
Adaptive research: a critical institutional gap in India’s agricultural research for development system
p. 0575 | Abrol, I. P.

Scientific Correspondence
Retrieval of mid-visible land surface albedo over Dehradun, northern India and its sensitivity to atmospheric parameters
p. 0578 | Mehta, Manu; Nishant, Kautilya; Goyal, Payal

General Articles
Importance of socio-economic and institutional factors in the use of veterinary services by smallholder dairy farmers in India
p. 0580 | Singh, Shiv Raj; Datta, K. K.

History of agricultural research in India
p. 0587 | Borthakur, Anwesha; Singh, Pardeep

Special Section: Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis research in India
p. 0594 | Mukhopadhyay, Bratati; Ganguly, N. K.

Tuberculosis in India: the continuing challenge
p. 0597 | Kashyap, Rajpal S.; Nayak, Amit R.; Husain, Aliabbas A.; Gaherwar, Hari M.; Purohit, Hemant J.; Taori, Girdhar M.; Daginawala, Hatim F.

The evolution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis dormancy models
p. 0607 | Sikri, Kriti; Tyagi, Jaya Sivaswami

Mycobacterium tuberculosis and the host macrophage: maintaining homeostasis or battling for survival?
p. 0617 | Kundu, Manikuntala; Basu, Joyoti

Mycobacterium tuberculosis and macrophages: who is the boss?
p. 0626 | Singh, Varshneya; Rao, Kanury V. S.

Regulation of transcription initiation in mycobacteria
p. 0632 | Tare, Priyanka; Nagaraja, Valakunja

Quorum sensing and pathogenesis: role of small signalling molecules in bacterial persistence
p. 0643 | Bharati, Binod K.; Chatterji, Dipankar

Tuberculosis immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome: profile of an enigmatic condition
p. 0657 | Narendran, G.; Swaminathan, S.

Cyclic AMP in Mycobacteria: the second messenger comes first
p. 0666 | Zaveri, Anisha; Visweswariah, Sandhya S.

Research Articles
Seasonal variation of surface ozone and its association with meteorological parameters, UV-radiation, rainfall and cloud cover over Chennai, India
p. 0676 | Selvaraj, R. Samuel; Padma, K.; Boaz, B. Milton

Research Communications
Endogenic water on the Moon associated with non-mare silicic volcanism: implications for hydrated lunar interior
p. 0685 | Bhattacharya, Satadru; Saran, Sriram; Dagar, Aditya Kumar; Chauhan, Prakash; Chauhan, Mamta; Ajai; Kumar, A. S. Kiran

Tropical grasslands supporting the endangered hispid hare (Caprolagus hispidus) population in the Bardia National Park, Nepal
p. 0691 | Tandan, Promod; Dhakal, Bhuwan; Karki, Kabita; Aryal, Achyut

Time-lapse tracing of biological events in an endophytic schizophoran fly, Atherigona soccata Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae)
p. 0695 | Kalaisekar, A.; Patil, J. V.; Prasad, G. Shyam; Bhagwat, V. R.; Padmaja, P. G.; Subbarayudu, B.; Babu, K. Srinivasa; Rahman, Zeenat

Diversity, representativeness and biotic pressure on plant species along alpine timberline of western Arunachal Pradesh in the Eastern Himalaya, India
p. 0701 | Dutta, Pijush Kumar; Dutta, B. K.; Sundriyal, R. C.; Das, Ashes Kumar

Book Reviews
Urban and Regional Planning in India – A Handbook for Professional Practice. S. K. Kulshrestha.
p. 0709 | Biligiri, Krishna Prapoorna

Herbal Drug Technology. S. S. Agrawal and M. Paridhavi
p. 0710 | Soumya, K. V.

Annual Review of Nutrition, 2012. Robert J. Cousins, Dennis M. Bier and Barbara A. Bowman (eds).
p. 0710 | Swaminathan, Sumathi

Historical Notes
Remembering T. V. Ramakrishna, the doyen of Indian entomologists
p. 0712 | Raman, Anantanarayanan; Sharma, Anamika

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Cognitive Science Research Initiative (CSI) - Department of Science and Technology
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Science Academies’ Refresher Course in Quantum Mechanics, 2–14 December 2013
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Fifty-Third Refresher Course in Experimental Physics
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Grand Challenges - Department of Biotechnology
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Khorana Program for Scholars
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Science Academies’ Refresher Course in Theoretical Physics
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Science Academies’ Refresher Course in Quantum Mechanics
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Junior Research Fellow - SRM Research Institute
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Biotechnology Career Advancement and Re-orientation Programme for Women Scientists
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Assistant Professor - Centre for Bioseparation Technology
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Continus Induction Program - Department of Botechnology
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Senior Research Fellow - Iladevi Cataract and IOL Research Centre
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Joint Call for proposals - CEFIPRA Targeted Collaborative Research Programme
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Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
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Training Programme for Women Scientists on Geomatics: Technology and Applications
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ISERB School in Neuroscience
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Institute of Chemical Technology
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National Seminar on Invertebrate taxonomy currents trends future prospects
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Junior Research Fellow - Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology
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Junior Research Fellow – Department of Microbiology
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University of Hyderabad
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Junior Research Fellow - Yenepoya University
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Junior Research Fellows - SPP School of Pharmacy & Technology Management
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Junior Research Fellow - Poornaprajna Institute of Scientific Research
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Project Assistant - Indian Institute of Science Education and Research
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Dibrugarh University
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The Graduate Certificate in Public Policy - The Takshashila
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Communication Specialist - M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation
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Principal Nutritionist - M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation
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Science Academies’ Summer Research Fellowship Programme for Students and Teachers – 2014
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