In this issue
p. 0004

A profusion of academies
p. 0005 | Balaram, P.

Counterpoint: Least we forget
p. 0007 | Sarma, V. V. S.

Sanctions
p. 0007 | Tandon, P. N.

Young student scientists programme
p. 0008 | Balakumar, T.

Reappraisal of an ancient text on elephants
p. 0009 | Bandopadhyay, Anita; Brahmachary, R. L.

Ewald Prize for G. N. Ramachandran
p. 0010

Radio astronomers tackle pulsar weather
p. 0011

Mantle degassing of noble gases - Implications of recent experiments
p. 0013 | Sankaran, A. V.

Diffused palmoplanter keratoderma - A case study of dominant mutant type of congenital syndrome in Midnapore, India
p. 0015 | Dutta, T. K.; Bhattacharya, T.

Field evaluation of HRP-2 antigen detection test kit for Plasmodium falciparum malaria
p. 0017 | Dev, Vas

Coastal sand dunes - A neglected ecosystem
p. 0019 | Arun, A. B.; Beena, K. R.; Raviraja, N. S.; Sridhar, K. R.

29 March 1999 Chamoli earthquake: A preliminary report on earthquake-induced landslides using IRS-1C/1D data
p. 0021 | Ravindran, K. V.; Philip, G.

Integrated Pest Management: Looking back & Forward
p. 0026 | Sankaran, A.

Behavioural dynamics in the biological control of insects: Role of infochemicals
p. 0033 | Ananthakrishnan, T. N.

Sustainable agriculture and fertilizer use
p. 0038 | Prasad, Rajendra

Biogas production technology: An Indian perspective
p. 0044 | Nagamani, B.; Ramasamy, K.

Ethanol fermentation technology - Zymomonas mobilis
p. 0056 | Gunasekaran, P.; Raj, K. Chandra

Immobilized enzymes in bioprocess
p. 0069 | Dsouza, S. F.

Microbial enzyme technology as an alternative to conventional chemicals in leather industry (
p. 0080 | Kamini, N. R.; Hemachander, C.; Mala, J. Geraldine Sandana; Puvanakrishnan, R.

Microbial fermentations with immobilized cells
p. 0087 | Ramakrishna, S. V.; Prakasham, R. S.

Microbial lipases: Potential biocatalysts for the future industry
p. 0101 | Saxena, R. K.; Ghosh, P. K.; Gupta, Rani; Davidson, W. Sheba; Bradoo, Sapna; Gulati, Ruchi

Microbial production of biosurfactants and their importance
p. 0116 | Karanth, N. G. K.; Deo, P. G.; Veenanadig, N. K.

Microbial transformations: Production of d-amino acids using hydantoinase
p. 0127 | Sharma, Rakesh; Vohra, Rakesh M.

Microbial xylanases for paper industry
p. 0137 | Srinivasan, M. C.; Rele, Meenakshi V.

Production and use of microbial enzymes for dairy processing: A review
p. 0143 | Neelakantan, S.; Mohanty, A. K.; Kaushik, Jai K.

Solid state fermentation for the production of industrial enzymes
p. 0149 | Pandey, Ashok; Selvakumar, P.; Soccol, Carlos R.; Nigam, Poonam

Radiative effects of desert aerosols
p. 0163 | Dimri, A. P.; Jain, V. K.

The torsional mechanism of energy transfer in ATP synthase
p. 0167 | Nath, Sunil; Rohatgi, Hirdesh; Saha, Anjanabha

Ground penetrating radar ice thickness measurements of Dokriani bamak (Glacier), Garhwal Himalaya
p. 0169 | Gergan, J. T.; Dobhal, D. P.; Kaushik, Rambir

Association of a phytoplasma with witches' broom, a new disease of acid lime (Citrus aurantifolia)
p. 0174 | Ghosh, D. K.; Das, A. K.; Singh, Shyam; Singh, S. J.; Ahlawat, Y. S.

Body size and fitness characters in Drosophila malerkotliana
p. 0178 | Hegde, S. N.; Krishna, M. S.

Ancient shorelines of Gujarat, India, during the Indus civilization (Late Mid-Holocene): A study based on archaeological evidences
p. 0180 | Gaur, A. S.; Vora, K. H.

Towing Icebergs, Falling Dominoes, and other Adventures in Applied Mathematics
p. 0186 | Shankar, P. N.

New Trends in Microbial Ecology
p. 0187 | Srinivasan, M. C.

Bats of the Indian Sub-continent
p. 0188 | Krishnan, Riki

Bioelectricity and the rhythms of sensitive plants - The biophysical research of Jagadis Chandra Bose
p. 0189 | Shepherd, V. A.

Astra Research Centre India and Cambridge Healthtech Institute USA
p. 0196

Dr A.L.M. Post Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences
p. 0196

Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute
p. 0197

Postdoctoral Research Programme in Biotechnology and Life Sciences
p. 0197

Post Graduate Department of Botany Nagpur University Campus
p. 0198

Sponsored Research and Industrial Consultancy
p. 0198

The Institute of Science
p. 0199

Current Science - Submission in Electronic Form
p. 0199

Chemical Research Society of India
p. 0200