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ID: 62720
Title: Recollection of Indian lipstick plant, Aeschynanthus monetaria Dunnn (Gesneriaceae) after a century from Arunachal Pradesh, India
Author: Krishana Chowlu, Gopal Krishna, W.Arisdason
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 122 (8) 884 -885 (2022)
Subject: Recollection of Indian lipstick plant, Aeschynanthus monetaria Dunnn (Gesneriaceae) after a century from Arunachal Pradesh, India
Keywords: Indian lipstick plant, Aeschynanthus monetaria, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Abstract: The usually epiphytic evergreen tropical Asian genus Aeschynanthus Jack (Gesneriaceae) comprises 174 species and is chiefly distributed from southern China to tropical Asia. In India, the genus is represented by 26 taxa. Some of the species are commonly known as lipstick plants due to appearance of tubular red corolla. The generic name Aeschynanthus is derived either from the Greek aischyne or aischyno meaning shame or to be ashamed respectively, and anthos meaning flower, alluding to the usually red-coloured corolla, or (less probably) from Aischynein meaning deform, distort and anthos meaning flower, referring to the strange(?) form of the corolla.
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Literature cited 1: http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org (accessed on 30 December 2021). Bhattacharyya, U.C. and Goel, A.K., Phytotaxonomy, 2014, 14, 1-22.
Literature cited 2: Sinha, B.K.and Datta, S., Nelumbo, 2016, 58, 1-43. Jack, W., Thans, Linn. Soc., London, 1823, 14, 42.

ID: 62719
Title: India’s unsustainable water development
Author: Asit K.Biswas
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 122 (8) 875 -876 (2022)
Subject: India’s unsustainable water development
Keywords: India’s unsustainable water development
Abstract: Everyone appreciates that water security is an important issue for India. However, water management has been on an unsustainable path for centuries. Water security has progressively deteriorated over the years for many reasons. First is population growth. In 1947, total population of undivided India was 390 million. By 2050; it is estimated to reach 2206 million, a 5.66-fold increase in around 100 years. Second is rapid urbanization. In late 1980, India did not have a single megacity with more than 10 million people. Today it has five: Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Chennai. Soon Hyderabad and Ahmadabad will join them. Third is India’s economic growth. As the country has industrialized, its industrial water requirements have gone up significantly. Between 2000 and 2025 it is expected to increase three-fold.
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ID: 62718
Title: Global Environmental sustainability: Case studies and Analysis of the UN’s Journey toward Sustainable Development
Author: Choy Yee Keong Reviewed by T.V.Ramachandra
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 122 (7) 855-857 (2022)
Subject: Global Environmental sustainability: Case studies and Analysis of the UN’s Journey toward Sustainable Development
Keywords: Global Environmental sustainability, Analysis of the UN’s Journey, Sustainable Development
Abstract: Conservation and sustainable management of the natural environment, including its biodiversity, is critical for sustaining long-term human existence. Indian scriptures emphasize harmony and the human connection with nature, ecological balance, and the need for ethical treatment of nature by humans to sustain natural resources for posterity. The concept of sustainable development has evolved, focusing on key concepts of environmental, social and economic sustainability. However, this environmentally sustainable and morally justifiable development ideology gradually eroded with the advent of the Industrial Revolution in the 1800s in Western Europe, characterized by massive capitalist modes of production and consumption.
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ID: 62717
Title: Oxygen production potential of trees in India
Author: A. Keerthika and S.B.Chavan
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 122 (7) 850-853 (2022)
Subject: Oxygen production potential of trees in India
Keywords: Agroforestry, bamboos, oxygen production potential, oxyparks
Abstract: This study deals with the oxygen production potential of India taking baseline data from ISFR 2019.The Indian forests have an oxygen production potential of 7896.14 million tonnes (mt) and the annual potential was 28.04 mt yr-1 for 2019.Considering oxygen production potential of the top 10 tree species from forest and those outside forests, Shorea robusta (Sal) and Mangifera indica (Mango) ranked first, i.e., 657.87 and 214.39 mt respectively. The fast-growing agro forestry tree species exhibit a net oxygen production rate in the range of 1.03 -34.15 tonnes ha-1yr-1.Bamboo being a fast-growing and higher biomass-producing species showed oxygen production of 27.38 mt yr-1. Overall, this provides huge scope for establishing oxyparks in India.
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Literature cited 1: Affek, A. et al., Potentials to provide ecosystem services-analytical approach. In Ecosystem service potentials and their Indicators in Postglacial Landscapes, Elsevier, 2020, pp.133-289; doi: 10.1016/b978-0-12-816134-0.00006-7. Beer, C., ET al. Terrestrial gross carbon dioxide uptake: global distribution and covariation with climate. Science, 2010, 329, 834-838.
Literature cited 2: Global Forest Resource Assessment, 2020; https://www.fao.org/forest-resources-assessmnt /2020/en(accessed on 19 April 2020). FSI, Indian State of Forest Report. Forest survey of India, Dehradun, 2019.

ID: 62716
Title: Carbon sequestration potential in natural forests of Himachal Pradesh, India
Author: Bandna Kumari, Avinash Tiwari and Jasra Anjum
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 122 (7) 846-849 (2022)
Subject: Carbon sequestration potential in natural forests of Himachal Pradesh, India
Keywords: Anthropogenic activities, carbon sequestration, natural forests, standing vegetation
Abstract: Natural forests play a key role in the mitigation of atmospheric carbon dioxide by sequestering it in their biological system as well as in the soil. In the present study we have assessed the carbon sequestration potential of different natural forests of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, India, which were subjected to different levels of anthropogenic activities. Above-and below-ground carbon stock present in standing vegetation was analysed at six different forest sites o subtropical forests utilizing the non-destructive method. The stem density in the present study ranged from 474.75 to 799.75 trees/ha. the result shows that carbon stock was highest at site II (131.95 t C/ha) and lowest at site I (70.34 t C/ha), although highest tree density was observed at site I and lowest at site V. The average carbon stock of the study area was recorded as 107.35 t C/ha. The results suggest that tree density and carbon stock in these subtropical forests differ significantly and with proper management strategies and afforestation of the degraded areas, the potential of carbon storage can be enhanced further.
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Literature cited 1: Li, K. Wang, S. and Cao, M., Vegetation and soil carbon storage in China. Sci ser. D (English edn), 2004, 47(1), 49-57. Banday, M., Bhardwaj, D.R., and Pala, N.A., Variation of stem density and vegetation carbon pool in subtropical forests of northwestern Himalay.J.Sustain.For. 2018, 37 (4), 389-402.
Literature cited 2: Dixon,R.K.,Brown,S., Solomon,A.M., Houghton,R.A.,Trexier,M.C., and Wisniewski,J., Carbon Pools and flux of global forest ecosystem. Science, 1994, 263 (5144), 185-190. Sundquist, E.T. et al., Carbon sequestration to mitigate climate change: US Geological Survey, Fact Sheet 2008, 008-3097.

ID: 62715
Title: Comparative foraging behaviour and pollination efficiency of Apis laboriosa S. and Apis cerana F. on black mustard (Brassica nigra L.) in Western Himalaya, India
Author: Ritesh Kumar Gutam, Gao Shuyi and V.P. Uniyal
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 122 (7) 840-845 (2022)
Subject: Comparative foraging behaviour and pollination efficiency of Apis laboriosa S. and Apis cerana F. on black mustard (Brassica nigra L.) in Western Himalaya, India
Keywords: Black mustard, foraging behaviour, honey bee, pollination efficiency, sympatric species
Abstract: Crop productivity profoundly depends upon efficient pollination. Pollinator diversity and foraging behaviour patterns of pollinators ensure efficient pollination. Therefore, we conducted an observational study on the diversity of insect pollinators of black mustard (Brassica nigra). We also compared the pollination efficiency of its two primary pollinators, i.e.Apis dorsata laboriosa and Apis cerana indica. The study was conducted in Uttarakhand, India, during the peak flowering season (February and March). The flower visitation rate of A cerana (9.87 ±2.45 flowers/min) was significantly higher (P<0.0001) than that of A.laboriosa (7.52± 2.08flowers/min). Time spent per flower and time spent per flight were higher for A.laboriosa than A.cerana. Also, A.cerana started its diurnal activity earlier (08:00 h) and ceased later (17:00 h respectively). A brief decline was observed in the activity of A.cerana during the peak activity of A.laboriosa. This is possibly due to asymmetric interspecific competition, which might lead A.cerana to shift its peak activity earlier (11:30 to 12: 00 h) than A.laboriosa (13:00-13:30 h). The pollen load and area of corbiculae of A.laboriosa were more than that A.cerana. Our results suggest that A.cerana is a more efficient pollinator of black mustard than A.laboriosa.
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Literature cited 1: Holldobler, B.and Wilson, E.O., The Superorganism: The Beauty. Elegance and Strangeness of Insect Societies WW, Norton and Company, 2009. Abrol, D.P., The role of pollination in improving food security and livelihoods. In Pollination Biology, Springer, Dodrecht, 2012, pp.737-770.
Literature cited 2: Partap, U. and Partap, T., Managed crop pollination: the missing dimension of mountain productivity, Integrated Mountain Development, Kathmandu, Nepal 1997. Bascompte, J., Jordano, P. and Olesen, J.M., Asymmetric coevolutionary networks facilitate biodiversity maintenance. Science, 80, 2006.

ID: 62714
Title: Lizardite-Chrysotile veins from Vempalle Formationof Cuddapah Supergroup, India: a study in fluid-rock interaction
Author: Kasturi Chakraborty, Praveer Pankaj, Prabir Kumar Mukhopadhyay and Sandip Nandy
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 122 (7) 826-839 (2022)
Subject: Lizardite-Chrysotile veins from Vempalle Formation of Cuddapah Supergroup, India: a study in fluid-rock interaction
Keywords: Dolomite, fluid-rock interaction, lizardite and chrysotile veins, silica activity.
Abstract: Much work has been done on hydrothermal alteration and serpentinization of high-magnesian bulks like dunite or peridotite. In contrast, serpentinization of dolomite has received scant attention. In this study we focus on a system of nearly monomineralic intersecting veins comprising serpentine or epidote or calcite developed within within Vempalle dolomite of unmetamorphosed Cuddapah Supergroup of rocks, Eastern Dharwar Craton, India. Our studies show that hydrothermal alteration under moderately low temperature, low pressure and moderate silica activity can lead to extensive serpentinization of the dolomitic host. Development of talc can occur under increased silica activity at similar P-T conditions. We also explore the mechanism of formation of chrysotile veins, epidote veins and calcite veins that transect the lizardite which replaces dolomite.
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Literature cited 1: O’Hanley, D.S. and Wicks, J.F., Conditions of formation of lizardite, Chrysotile, and antigorite, Cassiar, British Columbia. Can. Mineral., 1995, 33, 753-774. O’Hanley D.S., Serpentinites: Records of Tectonic and Petrologic History, Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, 1996, p.277.
Literature cited 2: Evans, B.W., The serpentinite multisystem revisited: chrystile Ismetastable.Int.Geol.Rev. 2004, 46, 479-506. Notrmad, C., Williams-Jones, A.E., Martin, R.F., and Vali, H., Hydrothermal alteration of olivine in a flow-through autoclave: nucleation and growth of serpentinite phases.Am.Mineral, 2002, 87, 1699-1709.

ID: 62713
Title: Development of tomatoes seedlings (Lycopersicum sculentum L) in combination with silicate rock powder and rhizospheric fungi inoculation
Author: Joao Manoel da silva,Viviane Araujo Dalbon, Juan Pablo Molina Acevedo, Regla Toujaguez la Rosa Massahud, Elizabeth Simoes do Amaral Alves, Paula Cibelly Vilela da silva, Tania Marta Carvalho dos Santos and Gaus Silvestre de Andrade Lima
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 122 (7) 819-825 (2022)
Subject: Development of tomatoes seedlings (Lycopersicum sculentum L) in combination with silicate rock powder and rhizospheric fungi inoculation
Keywords: Agriculture, efficient microorganisms, rhizospheric fungi, silicate rock powder, tomato
Abstract: Global agricultural production increasingly lacks technologies and alternatives for vegetable production without harming the environment, as well as for the recovery of degraded areas. In this regard, rhizospheric fungi promote plant growth and are widely used in agriculture. Stonemeal is a process that uses large amount of rock dust which is classified according to the geological conditions of the extraction site and is mineralogically diverse. In this context, the aim of the present study was to evaluate in vivo the potential of filamentous fungi isolated from the rhizosphere of cacti to promote tomato growth in combination with silicate rock powder. The experiments were carried out in a completely randomized design with a factorial scheme, with the factors corresponding to the combination of fungal isolates with rock dust, as well as their individual action. Their biometric parameters were evaluated and subjected to analysis of variance. A positive interaction was observed between the inoculation of rhizospheric fungi and rock dust, with the potential for field applications in the growth of tomato plants
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Literature cited 1: Silva, J.M.,Montaldo,Y.C.M.,Almeida,A.C.P.S.,Dalbon,V. A., Acevedo,J.P.M.,Santos,T.M.Cand Lima,G.S.A.,Rhizospheric fungi to plant growth promotion: a review.J.Agric.Stud., 2021, 9(1) , 411-425; doi: 10.5296/jas.v91l.18321.1 Babu, A.G., Kim, S.W., Yadav, D.R., Hyum, U., Adhikari, M. and Lee, Y.S., Penicillium memnonorum: a novel fungus to promote growth and nutrient management in cucumber plants. Microbiology, 2015, 43(1) 9-56; doi:10.5941/MYCO.2015.43.1.49.
Literature cited 2: Haro, R. and Benito, B., The role of soil fungi in K+ plant nutrition.Int.J.Mol.Sci, 2019, 20 (13), 3169; doi: 10.3390/ijms-20133169. Silva,J.M., Cristo,C.C.N., Montaldo,Y.C., Sntos,T.M.C., and Lima, G.S.A.,Solubilizacao de fosfato inorganic por fungos rizosfericos associados acactaceas do semiarido alagoano.Cienc.Agric., 2020, 18, 27-30; doi: 10.28998/rca. v18i3.9332.

ID: 62712
Title: Seeding baculovirus HpNPV in the epicentre populations of teak defoliator, Hyblaea puera to prevent large-scale outbreaks
Author: T.N.Bindu, Peroth Balakrishnan, T.V. Sajeev and V.V. Sudheendrakumar
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 122 (7) 812-818 (2022)
Subject: Seeding baculovirus HpNPV in the epicentre populations of teak defoliator, Hyblaea puera to prevent large-scale outbreaks
Keywords: Baculovirus, epicentre populations, field spraying, Hyblaea puera, teak, vertical transmission
Abstract: The defoliation caused by Hyblaea puera can result in approximately 44% reduction in the annual volume increment of teak, major timber tree. Several management options used in the past to control the pest were not effective due to high cost and environmental problems. In the present study we have used the vertical transmission characteristics of Hyblaceae puera nucleopolyhedrovirus (HpNPV) for cost-effective and environment friendly control of the most devastating pest. First, a laboratory experiment was conducted to verify the vertical transmission of HpNPV and later field spraying was done to study the effect under natural conditions. Vertical transmission of HpNPV in the laboratory ranged between 13 % and 59%. The sublethal transmission caused reduction in pupation, adult emergence, amakle and female longevity, egg-laying period, fecundity, hatching of F1 eggs, F1 mortality, F1 Pupation and F1 fecundity, but had no influence on the F2 survival compared to the control. Spraying of HpNPV in the epicenter population of the pest resulted a viral epizootic at the F 2 generation and led to collapse of the host population. Seeding of HpNPV in the epicenter populations of the teak defoliator has been proved to be an economical and environment –friendly method for management of the pest.
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Literature cited 1: Nair, K.S.S., Tropical Forest Insect Pest: Ecology, Impact and Management, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 2007, p.404. Kollert, W., and Kleine, M. (eds), The Global Teak Study.Anlysis,Evaluation and Future Potential of Teak Resources, IUFRO World Series, Vienna, 2017, vol.6, p.108.
Literature cited 2: Sudheendrakumar, V.V., Reproductive behaviour of Hyblaea puera Cramer Lepidoptera: Hyblaidae).Entomon. 2003, 28, 77-84. Nair, K.S.S and Sudheendra Kumar, V.V., The teak defoliator, Hyblaea purea: defoliation dynamics and evidences of short-range migration of moths. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci., Anim. Sci., 1986 , 95 (1), 7-21.

ID: 62711
Title: Analysis of rainfall trend using non-parametric method and innovative trend analysis during 1901-2020 in seven states of Northeast India
Author: Shyam Lochan Bora, Kalyan Bhuyan, Partha Jyoti Hazarika, Junmi Gogoi and Kuldeep Goswami
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 122 (7) 801-811 (2022)
Subject: Analysis of rainfall trend using non-parametric method and innovative trend analysis during 1901-2020 in seven states of Northeast India
Keywords: Climate change, innovative trend analysis, non-parameteric tests, rainfall patterns, water resource management.
Abstract: In this study, we analysed the variability and trends in annual as well as seasonal rainfall in the seven states of Northeast India for the period 1901-2020, using non-parametric tests like Mann-Kendall, trend-free pre-whitening Mann-Kendall, modified Mann-Kendall (MMK), as well as using the innovative trend analysis (ITA). The study revealed the variability in annual and seasonal rainfall in these seven states. In most cases, the results of all the tests were identical. However, significant differences were observed in the case of post-monsoon rainfall of Assam and Meghalaya, pre-monsoon rainfall of Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Tripura, as well as in winter rainfall of Arunachal Pradesh and monsoon rainfall of Tripura. Compared to the other states of NE India and other tests, ITA detected to significant annual trend for Tripura; however, the winter season exhibited a decreasing trend. It was observed that only the MMK test could predict such changes in rainfall distribution across the seasons to a certain extent at varying significance level in comparison to the other three methods. Since these states are vulnerable to water-related disasters, this study could help policymakers arrive at valuable climatic and water resource management decisions.
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Literature cited 1: Myhre, G., et al., Frequency of extreme precipitation increase extensively with event rareness under global warming.Sci.Rep.09, 209, 9, 16063; https: doi: org/10.1038/s41598-019-52277-4. Papalexious, S.M., and Montanari, A., Global and regional increase of precipitation extremes under global warming. Water Resour. Res., 2019, 55; https://oi.org/10.1029/2018WR024067.
Literature cited 2: Pal, I., and Ai-Tabbaa, A., Assessing seasonal precipitation trends in India using parametric and non-parameteric statistical techniques.Theor.Appl.Climatol., 2011, 103; https:doi.org/10.1007/s00704.010-0277-8 Tabari, H. et al., Trend analysis of reference evapotranspitration in the western half of Iran. Agric. For Meteorol, 2011,151, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2010.09.009.

ID: 62710
Title: Causes and consequences of soil erosion in north-eastern Himalaya, India
Author: Burhan U.Choudhury, Grace Nengzouzam, Meraj A.Ansari and Adlul Islam
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 122 (7) 772 -789 (2022)
Subject: Causes and consequences of soil erosion in north-eastern Himalaya, India
Keywords: Hilly terrain, land degradation, land-use practices, soil loss, water conservation
Abstract: The Northeastern Region of India, due to its geographical location in the eastern Himalaya, exhibits unique features of hilly terrain and abundant rainfall with wide spatial variability. Due to inappropriate and unsustainable land-use practices along the steep hill slopes, the region is prone to severe water erosion and soil loss. Only a few discrete, small-scale studies on measured soil loss in the region are available. Inadequate information at the regional level restricts devising site-specific soil and water conservation measures for the vulnerable areas of this region. To illustrate regional scenarios for future use, including projection studies, we have reviewed studies of soil loss in the region over the past three decades. The literature revealed significant variation in annual soil loss measured or estimated (range) across different land-use practices: traces to 229.5 t ha-1 in shifting cultivation (Jhum) and traces to 836.0 t ha-1 yr-1 in other non-jhum major land uses (agriculture, open forest and wasteland).The information generated will help prioritize research activities and in planning conservation measures for various stakeholders.
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Literature cited 1: CSWCRTI Vision 2030, Central Soil an Water Conservation Research and Training Institute, Dehradun, 2011, pp.1-46. Choudhary, B.U., Fiyaz, A.R., Mohapatra, K.P. and Ngachan, S. Impact of land uses, agro-physical variables and altitudinal gradient of soil organic carbon concentration of north-eastern Himalayan region of India. Land Degrad Dev., 2016, 27, 1163-1174.
Literature cited 2: Choudhary, B.U., Ansari, M.A., Chakraborty, M.and meetei, T.T., Effect of land-use change along altitudinal gradients on soil micronutrients in the mountain ecosystem of Indian (Eastern) Himalaya.Sci. Rep., 2021, 11, 14279; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93788-3. Seitinthang, Lh., Cropping pattern of northeast India an appraisal. Am. Res., Thoughts, 2014, 1(1), 488-498.

ID: 62709
Title: Dendroclimatic analysis of Western Himalayan tree growth in India
Author: Somaru Ram
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 122 (7) 769 -771 (2022)
Subject: Dendroclimatic analysis of Western Himalayan tree growth in India
Keywords: Dendroclimatic analysis, Western Himalayan tree, India
Abstract: The various mountain ranges of the Western Himalaya have a high topography barrier on the surface of the earth, which plays an important role in limiting monsoon circulation in the Asian region. Particularly, in the Himalaya, tropical, subtropical temperate and Mediterranean influences interact with each other, causing vast differences in climate fluctuation within short distances. Precipitation shows high variability due to diverse mountainous regions. In contrast, temperature shows strong spatial coherence.
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Literature cited 1: Yadav, R.R., Park, W., -K. and Bhattacharyya, A., Holocene, 1999, 9, 85-90. Ram, S., Quaternary Int., 2012, 154, 152-158.
Literature cited 2: Cook, E.R., Anchukaitis, K.J., Buckley, B.M., D’Arrigo, R.D., Jacoby, G.C., and Wright, W.E., Science, 2010, 32, 486-489. Yadav, R.R., Park, W.K., Singh, J., and Dubey, B., Geophys. Res. Lett., 2004, 31, L17201; doi: 10.1029/2004GL020201.

ID: 62708
Title: Export led growth for agriculture
Author: A.Amarender Reddy
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 122 (7) 766 -767 (2022)
Subject: Export led growth for agriculture
Keywords: Export, growth, agriculture
Abstract: With mounting food supplies, India has long been a food surplus country and due to low pricing, farmers regularly discard tomatoes and other fruits. Despite having a food surplus economy, India has failed to export the surpluses and improve farmer incomes, resulting in farmer misery across the country. India must strive to capitalize on this squandered opportunity to not only boost export led-agricultural development but also double farmer incomes. In the medium term, India must aim to export at least 30 % of its agricultural output, which is now only 7.5%.
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Literature cited 1: Reddy, A.A. and Mehjabeen, IIM Kozhikode Soc. Manage. Rev., 2019, 8 (2), 143-155.
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ID: 62707
Title: Camera traps reveal coat colour variation in an isolated population of golden jackals
Author: Thekke Thumbath Shameer, Puupet Madhavan Bhavana, Govindarajan Mohan, Pulikunnel Syed Easa and Raveendranathanpillai Sanil
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 122 (6) 738 -741 (2022)
Subject: Camera traps reveal coat colour variation in an isolated population of golden jackals
Keywords: Coat colour variation, golden jackal, hybridization, isolated populations.
Abstract: Long-term monitoring of glolden jackals along the coastline of the southern Western Ghats, India, Provided interesting results. We observed various coat colour patterns such as leucism, melanism, semi melanism and rusty coats among jackals resembling dogs. The melanistic variation and rust colour expression may be due to the acquired genetic properties during crossbreeding with the free-ranging dogs, as the associated mutations have been previously documented in dogs and not in jackals. Genetic studies can assist us in understanding the causes and consequences of coat colour variation.
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Literature cited 1: Charaspet, K., Khoewsree,N., Pla-ard,M.,Songsasen,N.and Simchareon,S., Movement, home range size and activity pattern of the golden jackal (Canis aureus,Linneaus, 1758) in Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary,Thialand.Biodiversitas, 2019, 20, 3430-3438. Macdonald, D.W., The flexible social system of the golden jackal, Canis aureus.Behav.Ecol.Sociobiol. 1979, 17-38.
Literature cited 2: Luniak, M., Synurbization-adaptation of animal wildlife to urban development .In Proceedings of the Fourth International Urban Wildlife Symposium, University of Arizona,USA,2004. Stronen, A.V. et al., Canid hybridization: contemporary evolution in human-modified landscapes.Ecol.Evol. 2012, 2, 2128-2140.

ID: 62706
Title: Development of MAGIC population in Pigeon pea: a powerful genetic resource for mapping, genetic analysis and identification of potential breeding lines
Author: Rekha Joshi, Naleeni Ramawat, Akshay Talukdar, Aditi Kundu,.S.Raje, G.Rama Prasht and Kumar Durgesh
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 122 (6) 735 -738 (2022)
Subject: Development of MAGIC population in Pigeon pea: a powerful genetic resource for mapping, genetic analysis and identification of potential breeding lines
Keywords: Breeding lines, genomic regions, mapping population, pigeon pea, quantitative trait loci.
Abstract: Multi-parent advanced generation intercross (MAGIC) population is a powerful resource for genetic studies, molecular mapping and development of high-yielding pigeon pea genotypes. In this study, eight diverse pigeon pea genotypes were used as founder patents and crossed in two, four-and eight-way approach to develop a MAGIC population, which could be useful for delineating the genomic regions/quantitative trait loci for various traits of interest. The population can also prove useful for selection of high-yielding pigeon pea breeding lines adapted to various agro-ecological regions of India.
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Literature cited 1: Collard, B.C.Y., Jahufer, M.Z.Z., Brouwer, J.B., and Pang, E.C.K.An introduction to markers, quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping and marker-assisted selection for crop improvement: the basic concepts.Euphytica, 2005, 142, 169-196. Rakshit,S., Rakshit,A. and Patil,J.V., Multiparent intercrosss populations in analysis of quantitative traits.J.Genet., 2012, 91, 111-117.
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