In this issue
p. 0003

An uncertain future
p. 0005 | Balaram, P.

Herbal medicines - some more reports
p. 0006 | Chattopadhyay, M. K.

Biobatteries - S. N. Balasubrahmanyam; A. Q. Contractor
p. 0006

R&D efforts in industry - National awards for 1996 presented
p. 0007

Vaccine production in transgenic plants
p. 0007 | Suprasanna, P.; Ganapathi, T. R.; Rao, P. S.

Assessment of plant biodiversity in Kalakad-Mundanthurai
p. 0009 | Meher-homji, V. M.

Assessment of plant biodiversity in Kalakad-Mundanthurai(Response)
p. 0009 | Ganesh, T.; Ganesan, R.; Soubadra Devy, M.; Davidar, P.; Bhava, K. S.

Electrostriction effect and solvent engineering
p. 0010 | Gupta, Rani; Saxena, R. K.

Electrostriction effect and solvent engineering(Response)
p. 0010 | Kumar, Anil

Dengue haemorrhagic fever epidemic in Delhi
p. 0010 | Sharma, V. P.

Sex and the single X
p. 0011 | Ganesh, S.

Cellular and molelcular biology of cardiac hypertrophy
p. 0013 | Reddy, D. S.

Ecology of desert mammals
p. 0031 | Prakash, Ishwar

Desert climate and its dynamics
p. 0035 | Sikka, D. R.

Role of remote sensing in resource management for arid regions with special reference to western Rajasthan
p. 0047 | Joseph, George

Isotope hydrology studies on water resources in western Rajasthan
p. 0055 | Rao, S. M.; Kulkarni, K. M.

Solar energy in western Rajasthan
p. 0062 | Sukhatme, S. P.; Nayak, J. K.

Correction in the reported amino acid sequence for human seminal plasms prostatic inhibin
p. 0069 | Rastogi, Vinit K.; Chary, K. V. R.; Govil, Girjesh

Liv. 100 pretreatment inhibits the CCl4 - induced lipid peroxidation in rat liver - an in vitro study
p. 0072 | Suja, V.; Shyamaladevi, C. S.

Isotopic composition of boron in sediments and their implications
p. 0074 | Shirodkar, P. V.; Yingkai, Xiao

Professor Paul Erods (1913-1996), an obituary by K. Ramachandra
p. 0078 | Ramachandra, K.

Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology 1996
p. 0081 | Rajagopalan, R.

Joseph Needham: 20th Century Renaissance Man. Profile
p. 0084 | Sharma, Dhirendra

Eklavya - Institute for Educational Research and Innovative Action
p. 0086

Meetings/Symposia/Seminars
p. 0086

Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
p. 0087

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research(CSIR)-National Physical Laboratory(NPL)
p. 0088

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research(CSIR)-Regional Research Laboratory
p. 0088

Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology
p. 0089

Winter School on 'Atomic Force Microscopy'
p. 0090

Department of Science and Technology - JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships: 1997-98
p. 0091