In this issue
p. 0560

Pesticides in the environment
p. 0561 | Balaram, P.

How 'national' or 'international' are symposia and conferences?
p. 0563 | Balasundaram, C.

Survival of the species
p. 0563 | Nanjundiah, Sadanand

Motivating young minds towards science
p. 0564 | Dharmapalan, Biju

Indian women scientists
p. 0564 | Singh, Rajinder

Linking the Indian rivers
p. 0565 | Rao, K. Kesava

Publication standards
p. 0565 | Ravishankar, J. P.

The importance of NRIs
p. 0566 | Joshi, Y. P.

Fourteenth mid-year meeting of the Academy
p. 0566

Innovation chain and CSIR
p. 0570 | Sen, Nirupa

Marine debris in Great Nicobar
p. 0574 | Dharani, G.; Nazar, A. K. Abdul; Venkatesan, R.; Ravindran, M.

DAE Solid State Physics Symposium 2002
p. 0576 | Sharma, S. M.; Sastry, P. U.

From the archives
p. 0577

Paradigm jump in Indian agriculture: natural or coercive?
p. 0578 | Tiwari, S. C.

Canopy science and its relevance in India
p. 0581 | Devy, M. S.; Ganesh, T.

Identity of Phytophthora associated with arecanut and its relationship with rubber and cardamom isolates based on RFLP of PCR-amplified ITS regions of rDNA and AFLP fingerprints
p. 0585 | Chowdappa, P.; Brayford, D.; Smith, J.; Flood, J.

Tetracycline, a tool for transmission blocking of Brugia malayi in Mastomys coucha
p. 0588 | Srivastava, K.; Misra-bhattacharya, S.

Normapolles group of pollen grains in the Indian Palaeogene palynoassemblage from Ganga Basin, India
p. 0589 | Gupta, Sudha; Bera, Subir; Banerjee, Manju

A soft mathematical model for brain drain
p. 0593 | Prathap, Gangan

Second developmental flight of Geosyn-chronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
p. 0597 | Perumal, R. V.; Moorthi, D. Narayana; Vedachalam, N.; Nair, G. Madhavan

Rhododendrons conservation in the Sikkim Himalaya
p. 0602 | Singh, K. K.; Kumar, S.; Rai, L. K.; Krishna, A. P.

Nitric oxide and the respiratory system
p. 0607 | Himashree, G.; Dass, Deepak; Banerjee, P. K.; Selvamurthy, W.

Laser isotope separation of uranium
p. 0615 | Rao, P. Ramakoteswara

Radiogenic heat production of Late Archaean Bundelkhand granite and some Proterozoic gneisses and granitoids of central India
p. 0634 | Menon, Rajeev; Kumar, P. Senthil; Reddy, G. Koti; Srinivasan, R.

Role of TNF-a in host immune response in tuberculous pleuritis
p. 0639 | Prabha, C.; Jalapathy, Kripa V.; Matsa, Ram Prasad; Das, Sulochana D.

Receptor-C_k regulates HMGCoA reductase gene in HL-60 cells
p. 0643 | Kaul, D.; Anand, P. K.

Vegetation mapping and slope characteristics in Shervaryan Hills, Eastern Ghats using remote sensing and GIS
p. 0645 | Balaguru, B.; Britto, S. John; Nagamurugan, N.; Natarajan, D.; Soosairaj, S.; Ravipaul, S.; Arockiasamy, D. I.

Strontium isotopic constraints for the origin of barite mineralization of Tons Valley, Lesser Himalaya
p. 0653 | Sharma, Rajesh; Verma, Priti; Sachan, H. K.

Fluoride and other inorganic constituents in groundwater of Guwahati, Assam, India
p. 0657 | Das, Babulal; Talukdar, Jitu; Sarma, Surashree; Gohain, Biren; Dutta, Robin K.; Das, Himangshu B.; Das, Subhash C.

Implications of transverse fault system on tectonic evolution of Mainland Kachchh, western India
p. 0661 | Maurya, D. M.; Thakkar, M. G.; Chamyal, L. S.

Reproductive biology of Gentiana kurroo Royle
p. 0667 | Raina, R.; Behera, M. C.; Chand, Romesh; Sharma, Yashpal

Indian Journal of Physics -- Special Issue: Landmark Papers (1926--2001)
p. 0671 | Rao, K. R.

Random Harvest -- An Anthology of Editorials
p. 0672 | Rajendran, C. P.

Plant Viruses as Molecular Pathogens
p. 0673 | Usha, R.

Photosynthetic Nitrogen Assimilation and Associated Carbon and Respiratory Metabolism
p. 0674 | Mohanty, Prasanna

Prospects and Problems of Environment across the Millennium
p. 0676 | Chandran, M. D. Subash

Amar Nath Bhaduri
p. 0677 | Bhattacharya, Samir

DBT: Distinguished Biotechnologist Award
p. 0679

DST: India-UK Science Networking Scheme
p. 0681

DST: Announement
p. 0682

IAS: Refresher Course in Mathematics
p. 0683

IAS: Refresher Course on Lasers and Applications in Chemical Processes
p. 0684

DST: SERC School
p. 0685

BRNS-DAE: Appointment
p. 0686

A Workshop on Mechanical Behaviour of Systems at Small Length Scales
p. 0686

College of Home Science: Appointment
p. 0687

IACS, Jadavpur: Appointment
p. 0687

Institute of Chemical Technology: Appointment (1 (one) SRF)
p. 0688

Institute of Chemical Technology: Appointment (One SRF and One JRF)
p. 0689

IIT, Bombay: Appointment
p. 0689

IASST, Khanapara: Appointment
p. 0689

Department of Applied Physics: Appointment
p. 0690

University of Mysore: Appointment
p. 0690

IBAB: Nabanita Ghosh Scholarship
p. 0691

DST: India Science Award
p. 0691

Sardar Patel University: Appointment
p. 0692

DST European Uniion-India Science & Technology Cooperation Veterinary Research Institute: Agreement
p. 0693