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p. 0004

Ending an Innings
p. 0005 | Balaram, P.

Biological nitrogen fixation: Potential biotechnological applications beyond biofertilizers
p. 0007 | Seneviratne, Gamini

Temporary lecturers
p. 0008 | Sarma, V. Venkateswara

Standard of science
p. 0008 | Suryanarayanan, T. S.

Approaching issues of quality in Bt-cotton seed
p. 0008 | Santhy, V.; Khadi, B. M.

Lower recession rate of Gangotri glacier during 1971-2004
p. 0009 | Thayyen, Renoj J.

Lower recession rate of Gangotri glacier during 1971-2004(Response)
p. 0009 | Kumar, Kireet; Dumka, Rakesh K.; Miral, M. S.; Satyal, G. S.; Pant, M.

Is gene modification a panacea for the world hunger?
p. 0011 | Pereira, Neelam

Scopus awards to young Indian scientists
p. 0012

Sea faring traditions of the Indian west coast
p. 0012 | Vencatesan, Jayshree

Sericulture and viable technologies for better silk production
p. 0014 | Unni, B. G.; Murthy, U. S. N.

Women in science
p. 0015 | Nambisan, Padma; Bhat, Sarita G.

Gene therapy successfully treats blindness
p. 0017 | Sheth, Parul R.

The Anthropocene: A human-driven geological epoch on the anvil
p. 0018 | Rajendran, C. P.

Strike while the iron is hot
p. 0020 | Baskaran, G.

Possible factors that control calcite dissolution in the western tropical Indian Ocean
p. 0022 | Naik, S. S.; Naidu, P. Divakar

Corallodiscus Batalin (Gesneriaceae): A new generic record for Eastern Ghats, Orissa
p. 0023 | Rout, Nirad Chandra; Dhal, Nabin Kumar; Dash, Prasad Kumar; Biswal, Anil Kumar

Invigorated barley in diabetes
p. 0025 | Tiwari, Ashok K.

Observed twin gyres and their interannual variability in the equatorial Indian Ocean using Topex/Poseidon altimetry
p. 0030 | Vaid, B. H.; Gnanaseelan, C.; Salvekar, P. S.

A historiographic analysis of fuel-cell research in Asia - China racing ahead
p. 0036 | Arunachalam, Subbiah; Viswanathan, B.

Analysis of the effects of anthropogenic interferences on tree species composition in the forests of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, India
p. 0050 | Sen, Abhirup; Johri, T.; Bisht, N. S.

Contribution of pack animals in reducing CO2 emission in Central Himalaya, India
p. 0059 | Farooquee, Nehal A.; BudaI, Tarun K.; Maikhuri, R. K.; Singh, S. P.

Dispermic induction of interspecific androgenesis in the fish, Buenos Aires tetra using surrogate eggs of widow tetra
p. 0064 | Clifton, Justin D.; Pandian, T. J.

Optical limiting action in poly(dimethylacetylendicarboxylate)
p. 0075 | Al-Zier, Ali; Allahham, Ahmad; Allaf, Abdul W.

Single-pulse chemical shock tube for ignition delay measurements
p. 0078 | Nagaboopathy, M.; Vijayanand, C.; Hegde, Gopalkrishna; Reddy, K. P. J.; Arunan, E.

Dynamics of Anopheles culicifacies-transmitted malaria in the absence of effective zooprophylaxis in a riverine settlement in Gujarat, India
p. 0082 | Bhatt, R. M.; Srivastava, H. C.; Rajnikant; Yadav, R. S.

In vitro studies on evaluation of pro- and antioxidant properties of unspent tannins
p. 0087 | Sudha, M.; Gnanamani, A.

Sawdust as a superior carrier for production of multipurpose bioinoculant using plant growth promoting rhizobial and pseudomonad strains and their impact on productivity of Trifolium repense
p. 0090 | Arora, N. K.; Khare, Ekta; Naraian, R.; Maheshwari, D. K.

Seasonal variability in soil-surface CO2 efflux in selected young tree plantations in semi-arid eco-climate of Madurai
p. 0094 | Saraswathi, S. Gnaana; Lalrammawia, C.; Paliwal, Kailash

Influences of look angle and look direction of space-borne SAR sensor in geological feature delineation in Metasedimentary terrain of Kurnool Group of rocks, Andhra Pradesh
p. 0099 | Guba, Arindam; Kumar, K. Vinod; Kamaraju, M. V. V.

Regional metamorphism in the Haimanta Group of rocks, Sutlej river valley, NW Himalaya, India
p. 0104 | Thakur, S. S.; Tripathi, K.

Quips, Quotes and Quanta - An Anecdotal History of Physics by Anton by by Anton Z. Capri
p. 0110 | Sreekantan, B. V.

The Story of Chemistry by Anirban Hazra
p. 0111 | Keshavamurthy, Srihari

Annual Review of Physiology, 2007 by D. Julius (ed. )
p. 0112 | Mathew, M. K.

Blind Men and the Elephant: Demysti­fying the Global IT Services Industry by Was Rahman and Priya Kurien
p. 0114 | Manohar, Swami

S. K. Rangarajan (1932-2008)
p. 0115 | Arunachalam, S.; Baskaran, G.; Sebastian, K. L.

Astronomical alignment of iron pillar and passageway at Udayagiri and date of Sanakanika inscription
p. 0117 | Hari, K. Chandra

Wiley-Blackwell
p. 0125

Opportunities for cooperation between Indian and European Union Researchers and Research Organizations
p. 0126

BHRAMARA TRUST
p. 0127

CENTRAL ELECTROCHEMICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
p. 0128

National Institute for Plant Genome Research
p. 0129

MUMBAI UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
p. 0130

NARULA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
p. 0130

DST-ADVANCED TRAINING programme
p. 0131

DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
p. 0131

BRNS MAJOR RESEARCH PROJECT
p. 0132

INSTITUTE OF MICORBIAL TECHNOLOGY (IMTECH)
p. 0132

Department of Biotechnology
p. 0133

Defence Institute of High Altitude Research
p. 0133

UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
p. 0134

COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
p. 0134

Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
p. 0135

Corrigendum S. N. BOSE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR BASIC SCIENCES
p. 0135

Indo-German Workshop
p. 0136

Central Institute of Coir Technology
p. 0136

Issar Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
p. 0137

MANGALORE UNIVERSITY
p. 0137

Centre for Non-Conventional Energy Resources
p. 0137

Wiley-Blackwell
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