In this Issue
p. 1795

The obsession with being number one
p. 1796 | Zare, Richard N.

Research opportunities for undergraduates
p. 1797 | Bagchi, Sumanta

Science Last Fortnight
p. 1798

Science Writing Workshop
p. 1802 | Madhu, K. P.

Linking rivers, barrages and fish migration
p. 1804 | Priyadarsanan, Dharma Rajan; Raghavan, Rajeev

Chemistry for harmonious development and a sustainable future
p. 1805 | Goswami, Arkaja; Mathur, Divya

Wanderers of Rajaji: are elephants learning new lessons in the changing environment?
p. 1808 | Joshi, Ritesh

On-line e-flora for Karaikal district, Puducherry, India
p. 1812 | Sambandan, K.; Dhatchanamoorthy, N.; Jagadeesan, J.

Scientometric profile of global male breast cancer research
p. 1814 | Dwivedi, Sandhya; Garg, K. C.; Prasad, H. N.
doi: 10.18520/cs/v112/i09/1814-1821

GICDB: an oncogenomic database of gastrointestinal cancer
p. 1822 | Choubey, Jyotsna; Choudhari, Jyoti Kant; Patel, Ashish; Verma, M. K.
doi: 10.18520/cs/v112/i09/1822-1825

Reduction in uncertainty in tropical cyclone track forecasts over the North Indian Ocean
p. 1826 | Geetha, B.; Sharma, Monica; Mohapatra, M.
doi: 10.18520/cs/v112/i09/1826-1830

Cancer pathology: panel of diagnostic markers for cancer
p. 1831 | Gupta, Anuj Kumar; Khadke, Prashant
doi: 10.18520/cs/v112/i09/1831-1838

An insight into the putative role of victuals like honey and its polyphenols in breast cancer
p. 1839 | Subramanian, Aruna Priyadharshni; Vellayappan, Muthu Vignesh; Balaji, Arunpandian; Manikandan, A.; Supriyanto, Eko; Jaganathan, Saravana Kumar; John, Agnes Aruna
doi: 10.18520/cs/v112/i09/1839-1854

A comparison between linear programming model and optimal control model of production–inventory system
p. 1855 | Dhaiban, Ali Khaleel
doi: 10.18520/cs/v112/i09/1855-1863

Estimation of pyrogenic carbon emissions from forests of Sikkim Himalaya, India: a geoinformatics approach
p. 1864 | Kumar, Pradeep; Ghose, M. K.
doi: 10.18520/cs/v112/i09/1864-1872

Numerical studies of ventilation effect on methane layering behaviour in underground coal mines
p. 1873 | Kumar, Pradeep; Mishra, Devi Prasad; Panigrahi, Durga Charan; Sahu, Patitapaban
doi: 10.18520/cs/v112/i09/1873-1881

Sustaining soil quality, resilience and critical carbon level under different cropping systems in semi-arid tropical Alfisol soils
p. 1882 | Mandal, Uttam Kumar; Venkanna, K.; Adake, Ravikant V.; Masane, Rahul N.; Prasad, J. V. N. S.; Venkatesh, G.; Pushpanjali; Rao, Ch. Srinivasa; Sharma, K. L.
doi: 10.18520/cs/v112/i09/1882-1895

Role of tributaries in shaping the middle course of the Himalayan River Teesta after the 1968 extreme floods
p. 1896 | Starkel, Leszek; Wiejaczka, Łukasz; Kiszka, Krzysztof
doi: 10.18520/cs/v112/i09/1896-1903

Weeds as emerging threat to biodiversity: a consequence of spread of Ludwigia peruviana in Dhansiri and Kopili catchment areas of Assam, North East India
p. 1904 | Barua, Iswar Chandra; Deka, Jayanta; Devi, Mitali; Deka, Rajib L.; Moran, Janmoni
doi: 10.18520/cs/v112/i09/1904-1914

System design approach for heartbeat detection and classification of individuals irrespective of their physical condition
p. 1915 | Chandrakar, Chinmay; Sharma, Monisha
doi: 10.18520/cs/v112/1915-1920

A new formulation for determination of the competition coefficient in multispecies interaction for Lotka–Volterra type competition models
p. 1920 | Swain, Anshuman; Chatterjee, Saswata
doi: doi: 10.18520/cs/v112/i09/1920-1926

District-level crop yield estimation using calibration approach
p. 1927 | Aditya, Kaustav; Biswas, Ankur; Gupta, Ashok Kumar; Chandra, Hukum
doi: 10.18520/cs/v112/i09/1927-1931

Estimation of carrying capacity of livestock farm based on maximum phosphorus load of farmland and GIS spatial analysis technology
p. 1931 | Yan, Bojie; Yan, Jingjie; Shi, Wenjiao
doi: 10.18520/cs/v112/i09/1931-1936

Characterization and comparative physico-chemical studies of Manahshila (traditionally used arsenic mineral) and the corresponding polymorphs of realgar (As₄ S₄ )
p. 1936 | Sharma, Vinamra; Samal, Amiya K.; Chaudhary, Anand K.; Srivastava, Rajesh K.
doi: 10.18520/cs/v112/i09/1936-1941

Characterization and testing of fine powder formulation of whole neem fruits
p. 1942 | Tajane, Sonali; Dadhe, Praful; Mehetre, Sayaji; Mandavgane, Sachin A.
doi: 10.18520/cs/v112/i09/1942-1948

Distribution and conservation status of the western tragopan Tragopan melanocephalus in Jammu and Kashmir, India
p. 1948 | Ahmad, Riyaz; Sharma, Narayan; Pacchnanda, Upender; Suhail, Intesar; Deb, Kasturi; Bhatnagar, Yash Veer; Kaul, Rahul
doi: 10.18520/cs/v112/i09/1948-1953

Indica: A Deep Natural History of the Indian Subcontinent by Pranay Lal
p. 1954 | Rajendran, C. P.

From the Molecular World: A Nineteenth-Century Science Fantasy by Hermann Kopp and Alan J. Rocke
p. 1955 | Balakrishnan, Sangeetha

Grassroots Innovation: Minds on the Margin are not Marginal Minds by Anil K. Gupta
p. 1957 | Kumar, Hemant

Indian Journal of History of Science. Thematic Issue: Knowledge Production in Pre-colonial India – Methodological Aspects, A. K. Bag (ed.)
p. 1958 | Kartha, C. C.

Invites Applications for its Prestigious Scheme - Dr K.S. Krishnan Research Associateship (KSKRA) – 26th Batc
p. 1959

BIRAC PATH - Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council
p. 1963

ISCA Best Poster Awards Programme: 2017–2018
p. 1964

ISCA Young Scientist’s Award Programme: 2017–2018 - The Indian Science Congress Association
p. 1965

Research Associate/Postdoctoral Associate Positions - National Institute of Advanced Studies
p. 1966

Junior Research Fellow - ICAR-Directorate of Rapeseed Mustard Research
p. 1966

Nominations are invited for G. N. Ramachandran Gold Medal for Excellence - The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
p. 1967

Indian Institute of Geomagnetism
p. 1967

Workshop on Science Writing - Current Science Association
p. 1968

Ph.D. and Integrated M.Sc., - Ph.D. Programmes - Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
p. 1968

Well-trained Biologist - L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad
p. 1969

Positions for Director - Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
p. 1969

Silver Jubilee Fellowships - Hamdard University
p. 1969

Junior Research Fellow - MACS-Agharkar Research Institute
p. 1969

Junior Research Fellow - Department of Environmental Sciences
p. 1970

Research Associate - University of Calcutta
p. 1970