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ID: 64876
Title: Herd immunity, COVID-19 and vaccination: some propositions
Author: Srijit Mishra
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2023
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 125 (4) 363 -368 (2023)
Subject: Herd immunity, COVID-19 and vaccination: some propositions
Keywords: COVID-19, herd immunity, proximate impact, public provisioning, vaccination.
Abstract: In the backdrop of the Great Barrington Declaration and the John Snow Memorandum, a critical look into the math of herd immunity for COVID-19 suggests that the goal should be to reach the threshold through multiple interventions, that any vaccine intervention should show efficacy beyond the threshold for relative and absolute risks in and beyond trials, that recognizing proximate impact, introducing public provisioning and focusing on groups with greater exposure can all reduce the proportion required for direct intervention to reach the threshold. Besides recognizing the advantages of natural immunity, the ethical imperative requires no excessive focus on a single disease or type of care and does not mandate any specific care.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Balaram, P., The murky origins of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of the COVID-19 pandemic. Curr. Sci., 2021, 120(11), 1663–1666. Kulldorff, M., Gupta, S. and Bhattacharya, J., Great Barrington Declaration. 4 October 2020 (on-line); https://gbdeclaration.org/ (accessed on 26 November 2020).
Literature cited 2: Yashiv, E. and Alon, U., Exploiting a coronavirus weak-spot for an exit strategy. 27 April 2020 (on-line); https://cepr.org/voxeu/ columns/exploiting-coronavirus-weak-spot-exit-strategy (accessed on 12 January 2023). Alwan, N. A. et al., Scientific consensus on the COVID-19 pandemic: we need to act now. Lancet, 2020, 396(10260), e71–e72

ID: 64875
Title: Climate change impacts on the coastal regions
Author: A. S. Unnikrishnan
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2023
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 125 (4) 361-362 (2023)
Subject: Climate change impacts on the coastal regions
Keywords: Climatechange impacts, coastal regions
Abstract: In recent years, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has brought out three reports, including chapters that deal with assessments of climate change and its impacts on the coastal regions. They include a chapter in SROCC; in the IPCC Special Report on Oceans and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (ref. 1, chapter 4) and two chapters in the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) of IPCC (ref. 2, chapter 9 and ref. 3, chapter 3 respectively). These reports provided assessments of the changes and projections of global mean sea-level rise and extreme sea level and their impacts in the coastal regions.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Oppenheimer, M. et al., In IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (eds Pörtner, H.-O. et al.), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 2019, pp. 321–445; https://doi.org/10. 1017/9781009157964.006. Fox-Kemper, B. et al., In Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (eds Masson-Delmotte, V. et al.), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 2021, pp. 1211–1362; doi:10. 1017/9781009157896.011
Literature cited 2: Cooley, S. et al., In Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group II to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (eds Portner, H. O. et al.), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 2022, pp. 379–550; doi:10.1017/9781009325844.005. Chatterjee, A. and Shenoy, L. R., Ocean Sci., 2022, 18, 639–657; https://doi.org/10.5194/ os-18-639-2022.

ID: 64874
Title: Sighting of a threatened greater spotted eagle in the disappearing Lamphelpat wetland of Manipur, North East India
Author: SALAM DILIP LAISHRAM IBOMCHA SINGH
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2023
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 125 (4) 353 -353(2023)
Subject: Sighting of a threatened greater spotted eagle in the disappearing Lamphelpat wetland of Manipur, North East India
Keywords: Threatened greater spotted eagle, Lamphelpat wetland, Manipur, North east India
Abstract: Clanga clanga (Pallas), commonly known as Greater spotted eagle or spotted eagle belonging to the family Accipitridae, has been classified as a Vulnerable species under the IUCN Red List of Threatened species . It is a migratory species that leaves its breeding grounds in October–November to winter in southern Europe, southern Asia and northeast Africa . Its habitat includes wetlands, open wet forests, forest edges, adjoining marshes and swampy patches, and it is often observed in solitary or small groups . Species feed on slow-moving prey such as frogs as well as faster-moving waterbirds . Its distribution ranges include the Palearctic and Indomalayan regions . According to a report of BirdLife International, this species has been rapidly declining due to extensive habitat loss and its current global population ranges from 3900 to 10,000.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: BirdLife International, Clanga clanga. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2021, pp. 1–15; e.T22696027A203868747. del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. and Sargatal, J., Handbook of the Birds of the World, New World Vultures to Guineafowl, Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain, 1994, vol. 2, pp. 1–638.
Literature cited 2: Ferguson-Lees, J. and Christie, D. A., Raptors of the World, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, United Kingdom, 2001, pp. 6–981. Grimmett, R. E. R., Inskipp, C. and Inskipp, T., Birds of the Indian Subcontinent, Christopher Helm, London, UK, 2011, pp. 6–505.

ID: 64873
Title: Assessment of Godavari River water pertaining to its physico-chemical properties and biological variables during pre-monsoon and post-monsoon season
Author: Vasant B.Kadam,Pravin M. Nalawade and Archana B. Bagul
Editor: Prof D.S.Bhargava and Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2018
Publisher: Kalpana Corporation
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection Vol 38 (1) Jan 18 page 75-82.
Subject: Assessment of Godavari River water pertaining to its physico-chemical properties and biological variables during pre-monsoon and post-monsoon season
Keywords: Godavari river, Physico-chemical biological properties, pre-monsoon and post-monsoon season, Seasonal variation in water quality
Abstract: The present study work has its main focus on the changes in the physico-chemical and biological properties of the Godavari River water during pre-monsoon and post-monsoon season in the year 2016.Fo this study, the water samples have been collected from designated nine sites. The samples were collected after specific time intervals so that the proper comparative analysis can be possible. It has been identified that there is a lot of seasonal variation occurred in the physico-chemical and biological properties of Godavari River water during the selected time span at the selected sites. During the selected time span significant amount of changes were noticed in the water quality of the Godavari River, especially in the zooplanktons. The growth of zooplanktons, such as protozoa, Cladocera, copepoda, larvae and nematoda was high in the month of May, whereas it was significantly reduced when the monsoon started. Not only this, the values of BOD, DO and COD were extremely high at Odha which was close to thermal power plant as well as near Nasardi-Godavari confluence and at Tapovan due to human activities, industrial discharges in the water body and sewage treatment plant.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Agrawal, A. and M. Saxena. 2011.Assess of pollution by physico-chemical water parameters using regression analysis: A case study of Ganga River at Moradabad.Adv.in Appl. Sci. Res., 2(2) :185-189. APHA. 2005.Standards methods for examination of water and wastewater (21st edn). American Public Health Association, Washington DC.
Literature cited 2: Dhirendra, M., et al.2009.Studies on physico-chemical parameters to assess the water quality of river Ganga for drinking purpose in Haridwar district. Rasayan J. Chem., 2: 195-203. Gangawar ,R. et al.2012.Assess. of Physico-chemical properties of water: River Ramganga at Bareilly, U.P. J. Chem. and Pharma. Res., 4(9): 4231-4234.

ID: 64872
Title: Cremation of body through cow dung cakes:A case study of an effective waste management and disposal strategy
Author: Deepmala Singh
Editor: Prof D.S.Bhargava and Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2018
Publisher: Kalpana Corporation
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection Vol 38 (1) Jan 18 page 70-74.
Subject: Cremation of body through cow dung cakes:A case study of an effective waste management and disposal strategy
Keywords: National Mission for clean Ganga (NMCGI), Samskar, antyeshti, Nagpur municipal corpoation (NMC), briquettes
Abstract: As hindus trust that soul of a dead person must be completely detached from the body and the materialistic world, so as to enable mankind to get closer to God through the medium of various events that occur from birth to death, Hindu Dharma has framed various religious 'samkars'. Among them, the post death rite is the final samskar. This final samskar is known as 'Antyeshti Samskara', final reincarnation and the cremation ground is called Shmashana (in sanskrit) and traditionally it is located near a river, if not on the riverbank itself. Covered in a white coverring, the body of a man is surrounded in flames a top a considerable pile of wood, the insatiable fire agitating out ashes for hours. In many countries, cremation is usually done in a crematorium but some countries, such as India and Nepal, preferer different methods, such as open-air cremation. Special sacred places, like Kashi (Varanasi), Haridwar, Allahabad, Rameshwaram, Brahmaputra are famous to complete this rite of immersion of ashes into water. Recently Varanasi administration under the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) started cremating the body in specially designed moulds that reduce the burning time as well as pollution by using cow dung cakes. This paper deals with a new and positive viewpoint on the use of a novel and environment friendly method of cremating bodies by using cow dung cakes.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Bhaskarananda, S.2002.The essentials of Hinduism: A comprehensive overview of the world's oldest region (2nd edn). Viveka Press, Seattle, WA. Pandey, R.B.962.The Hindu sacraments (Samskara). In the ritual heritage of India (vol II). Ed S. Radhakrishnan. The Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Kolkata. pp 411-413.
Literature cited 2: Pandey, Rajbali. 2013.Hindu Samskaras: Socio-religious study of the Hindu sacraments (2nd edn). Motilal Motilal Banarsidas.pp 272. Radhakrishanan,S. 2001.The Bhagavad Gita (Dover Thriftedn). Dover Publications, London.

ID: 64871
Title: Trends on groundwater quality in Cuddalore district
Author: Sivakumar Krishnamoorthy,A.Murugesan and Rajesh Babu
Editor: Prof D.S.Bhargava and Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2018
Publisher: Kalpana Corporation
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection Vol 38 (1) Jan 18 page 60-69.
Subject: Trends on groundwater quality in Cuddalore district
Keywords: Ground water quality trends, hydrogeochical process, ionic distribution
Abstract: The major objective of the present study hydrochemical trends of groundwater from Cuddalore district and sub-urban areas.64 water samples with different seasons, like pre-monsoon monsoon and post-monsoon have been chosen for the investigation in the period from March 2016 to February 2017.The water quality parameters, such as pH, EC, TDS, Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, K+, Cl_, HCO3-, CO32-, SO42-were analyzed using standard recommended procedures and it was compared with BIS and WHO standards. From the analytical results, the water quality trends were significantly varied with samples and locations. This might be influenced by hydrogeological pattern and anthropogenic activities. The ionic distribution trend in groundwater indicates that the quality is continuously varied with unsuitability.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Claxton, L.D. et al. 1998.Genotoxicity of industrial wastes and effluents. Mutat. Res., 410(3): 237-243. Davis, S.N. et al. 1966. Hydrogeology. John Wiley and Sons, New York. pp 463.
Literature cited 2: Forstner, U. et al. 1979.Metal pollution in the aquatic environment, Springer, Berlin. pp 532. Gibbs, R.J. 1970.Mechanisms controlling world's water chemistry. Sci., 170:1088-1090.

ID: 64870
Title: Earthquake prediction using teleseismometers via wireless sensor networks
Author: K.Hema and Muralidharan
Editor: Prof D.S.Bhargava and Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2018
Publisher: Kalpana Corporation
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection Vol 38 (1) Jan 18 page 57-59
Subject: Earthquake prediction using teleseismometers via wireless sensor networks
Keywords: Natural disaster, earthquake, tele-seismometer,national oceanic and atmospheric administration, surface detection algorithm
Abstract: In environment currently suffering some multiple issues due to change in nature, like global warming, natural disasters, like tsunami, earthquake, floods, volcanic eruptions, etc. To predict before a disaster is challenging task where the scientist invents devices to get simultaneous data regarding environment changes with the help of sensors. A device is designed with tele seismometers to sense vibration on the earth surface and get readings via wireless sensor networks (WSN).Tele-seismometers draw frequency figures on the device that value is later then derived and forwarded to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration centers to handle those data sets, analyze readings and calculate prediction via surface detection algorithm (SDA).Here, surface detection algorithm manipulated with devices to convert analog signals of figures into digital reading, which is then forwarded to NOAA by substations. Where sub stations analyze those data in seismometer and the calculated data will be sent to NOAA for comparative analysis of other substation data in a tele-seismometer. Finally, analysis data predict the damage percentage and are of particular regions with point out values.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Claxton, L.D., et al.1998.Genotoxicity of industrial wastes and effluents. Mutat. Res, 410 (3) :237-243. Davis, S.N., etal.1966. Hydrogeology. John willey and Sons, New York. pp 463.
Literature cited 2: Forstner, U. et al. 1979.Metal pollution in the aquatic environmnt. Springer, Berlin.pp 532. Gibbs, R.J.1970.Mechanism's controlling world's water chemistry.Sci.,170:1088-1090.

ID: 64869
Title: Experimental study on Glass fibre reinforced pervious concrete
Author: Manoj Nallanathel, Ramesh Bhaskar, Erlapati santosh kumar and Kuruba Karthik saveetha
Editor: Prof D.S.Bhargava and Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2018
Publisher: Kalpana Corporation
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection Vol 38 (1) Jan 18 page 50-56
Subject: Experimental study on Glass fibre reinforced pervious concrete
Keywords: Pervious concrete, Poeous,Hydrological, compressive strength, etc.
Abstract: Pervious concrete is a light-weight concrete which is prepared by eliminating the fine aggregate from conventional concrete, also known as 'no fine concrete' or 'porous concrete'. It is combination of graded coarse aggregates, cement materials, water. Now-a-days we are very much interested in sustainable and eco-friendly means of construction. Particularly in a country like India where flooding and water logging problems are the major environmental issues. Various means are being implemetned to these problems where pervious concrete is one of them or the better performance we have added glass fibre to pervious concrete which is abundantly available in the site. In this study our main aim is to analyze he hydrological and structural properties of pervious concrete which is reinforced with glass fibre in various ratios (0.5%, 1%, 1.5% by weight of cement). Compressive strength and flexural strength obtained is compared with the normal pervious concrete.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Ajamul ,S.O.,A.A. Jimoh and J.R.Oluremil.2012.Evaluation of structural performance of pervious concrete in construction. Int. J. Eng. and Tech., 2(5). Alam, Md. Abid, Imran Ahmad and Fazlur Rehman. 2015.Experimental study on properties of glass fibre reinforced concrete. Int. J. Eng. Trends and Tech., (IJEIT).24 (6).
Literature cited 2: Chandramouli,K. et al.2010.Strength properties of glass fibre concrete ArPN. J. Eng. and Appl. Sci., 5(4). Harish Nayak., B, K. S.B. Prasad an M. strength characteristics of pervious concrete by partial addition of glass fibre and polyester fiber. Int. J. Eng. Res.

ID: 64868
Title: Variation of specific absorption rate in human head due to cyclindircal wave-front vertical antenna of base transceiver station
Author: Rahul Kaushik,Vijay Kumar, Pradeep Teotia and P.P.Pathak
Editor: Prof D.S.Bhargava and Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2018
Publisher: Kalpana Corporation
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection Vol 38 (1) Jan 18 page 37-39
Subject: Variation of specific absorption rate in human head due to cyclindircal wave-front vertical antenna of base transceiver station
Keywords: Electromagnetic fields, cylindrical wave-front, Specific absorption rate, radiation hazards
Abstract: The specific absorption rate (SAR) of the human head is calculated considering cylindrical wave front radiated from vertically installed base transceiver station (BTS) near inhabited multistory building. The calculated value of specific absorption rate is compared with the safe exposure limit for humans defined by various international agencies. On the basis of cellulated values, a correlation is recognized between frequencies of radiation, electrical conductivity, relative permittivity and distance from base transceiver station with specific absorption rate. It is concluded that for the higher frequency of radiation at very short distances from base transceiver station, the harmfulness of electromagnetic waves may increase.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Azah, C.K.,J.K.Amoako and J.J. Fletcher. 2013.Levels of electric field strength within the immediate vicinity of FM radio stations in Accra, Ghana. Radiation Prot. Dosimetry.156 (4): 395-400. Basandrai, D. and A.K. Dhami. 2016.Study of thermal interaction of cell-phone radiations within human head tissues. Assian J. Pharmaceutical and Clinical Res., 9 (6): 192-195.
Literature cited 2: Belrhiti ,L. et al. 2017.Internal compact printed loop an antenna for WWAN/WLAN/ISM/LTE smartphone applications. Int. J. Microwave and Press and the European Microwave Association. pp 1-3. Chitranshi, R., R.K. Mehrotra and P. Pancoli. 2014.Analysis of cell tower radiation, RF safety and practical realization of compliance distance. Int. J. Scientific and Res.Publications.4(4): 1-6.

ID: 64867
Title: Groundwater quality status and managemtn strategies in an Atoll Island-A case study
Author: N.B. Narsimha Prasad
Editor: Prof D.S.Bhargava and Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2018
Publisher: Kalpana Corporation
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection Vol 38 (1) Jan 18 page 36-42.
Subject: Groundwater quality status and managemtn strategies in an Atoll Island-A case study
Keywords: Island hydrology, groundwater management, water resources conservation, water quality, India
Abstract: Salinity, total hardness and coliforms are the critical water quality parameters found to be exceeding the desirable and permissible limits of drinking water standards in Kiltan Island. To control further deterioration of the groundwater quality and to improve the availability of fresh water to meet the increasing drinking water demand, ground water conservation and management techniques have been suggested. Kiltan is one of the 10 inhabited Atoll islands, situated in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India. The major problem experienced by the islanders is the acute scarcity of fresh drinking water. Groundwater is the only source of fresh water and the availability of the same is very restricted due to peculiar hydrologic, geologic, geomorphic and demographic features. A proper understanding of the groundwater quality, with reference to temporal and spatial variations, is very important to meet the increasing demand and also to formulate future strategies for groundwater conservation and management. All the available information on water quality, present ground water usage pattern, etc., are collected and analyzed spatial variation diagrams of salinity and hardness have been prepared for different seasons. The severity of the problem depends on the nearness of the well from the sea and the season. Water quality is also getting deteriorated by the bacteriological contamination mainly due to lack of proper sanitation facilities. Combination of groundwater conservation through wise use, controlled pumping, roof-top rainwater harvesting, etc. are expected to help the islanders to overcome the shortage of fresh water on a sustainable basis.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: BIS. 1991.India standard .Drinking water specification (first revision).IS 10500-1991.Bureau of India standard, New Delhi. Chankar, R.L. and M.C. Whorter. 1975.Upcoming of the saltwater freshwater interface beneath a pumping well. Ground water .13: 353-359.
Literature cited 2: CWRDM. 2002.Managemtn of fresh water sources in the Lakshadweep islands. Annual report: 2001-2002.Centre for Water Resources Development and Managment, Kozhikode. Unpublished report. Jerry, F.Ayers and H.L. Vacher. 1986.Hydrology of an Atoll Island: A concept model from detailed study of a micronesian example. Ground water, 24(2): 185-198.

ID: 64866
Title: Stabilization of expansive subgrade soil with Bagasse ash and geosynthetic reinforcement
Author: C.Rajakumar, S.P.Jeya Priya and T.Meenambal
Editor: Prof D.S.Bhargava and Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2018
Publisher: Kalpna Corporation
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection Vol 38 (1) Jan 18 page 29-35
Subject: Stabilization of expansive subgrade soil with Bagasse ash and geosynthetic reinforcement
Keywords: Expansive subgrade, Waste bagasse ash, Atterbergs limit, optimum moisture content, Maximum dry density, Unconfined compressive strength,California bearing ratio
Abstract: : Expansive soil deposits are problematic t structure built over them because of their tendency to swell on wetting and shrink on drying. To overcome this, properties of soil must be improved by artificial means known as 'soil stabilization. Soil stabilization with the objective of improving or controlling its volume stability, strength and durability is needed. The project is preceded with an objective to study the effect on replacement of clay with bagasse ash as stabilizing agent in varying proportions and to determine the optimum content of the same. In this phase, the engineering properties of clay, such as particle size distribution, Atterberg's limits, optimum moisture content, maximum dry density, unconfined compressive strength and California bearing ratio are determined. Based on the results, the clay is classified as clay of high compressibility (CH) as per BIS. Bagasse ash was added to clay in varying proportions from 0% to 20% and all the geotechnical properties are studied. The study highlights the significant increase in properties of clay obtained at 10% replacement of bagasse ash.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: BIS:2720, Part (II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, X, XII,). Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi. Chhachhia, Ashish and Anupam Mittal.2015. Improvement of clayey soil stabilized with bagasse ash. Int. J. Res. Review in Eng. Sci. and Tech., 4(1): 176-179.
Literature cited 2: Chittarnjan, M.M. Vijay and D. Keerthi. 2011.Agricultural wastes as soil stabilizers. Int. J. Earth Sci. and Eng.4 (6spl)50-51. Choudhary, A.K., J. Jha and K.S. Nand Gill. 2010.A study on CBR behaviour of waste plastic reinforced soil. Emirates J. Eng., Res., 15(1) :51-57.

ID: 64865
Title: Evaluation of physico-chemical parameters of river Rushikulya, Berhampur, Odisha
Author: S. Hota and B.B. Kar
Editor: Prof D.S.Bhargava and Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2022
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection Vol 38 (1) Jan 18 page 23-28.
Subject: Evaluation of physico-chemical parameters of river Rushikulya, Berhampur, Odisha
Keywords: Fluoride, Sulphate, Nitrate,Physico-chemical,Total dissolved solids (TDS),Total suspended solid (TSS), Hardness,pH, Monsoon,Point source, non-point source
Abstract: In the present study, the physicochemical parameters of various water samples of river Rushikulya, Berhampur has been studied extensively. The samples were collected from three different season's pre-monsoon, monsoon, post-monsoon. The result revealed that drastic variation in almost all the parameters have been observed with the change in season. The total hardness of water is found to be high throughout pre-monsoon season and lowest in monsoon. Some of the specific nutrients and chemical are found to be high during post-monsoon season. The pH, hardness, total dissolved solids (TDS), total suspended solid (TSS), electrical conductivity of the water sample varies from place to place depending on the point and now point sources. nitrate, sulphate and fluoride contaminations are found to be acute in many of the non-point sources.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Ajmal, 1988.Evaluation of physico-chemical characters of effluent. In River pollution in India and its managemtn .APH Publishing. Bhuyan, Nirmal Kumar. 2014.Assessment of physico-chemical parameters of river water of Subarnarekha basin in an around Jharkhand area. Int. J. Scientific Res. and Manage, (IJSRM). 2(6): 1005-1016.
Literature cited 2: Chaudhary, Setia B., et al. 2015.Ideal locations for new public health facilities criteria and identifying locations using GIS tools. Poster presentation at 5th Annual research Symposium. New Delhi. Effendi, Hefni, Ramanto and Yusli Wardianto, 2015.Water quality status of Ciambula Wung river, Benten Province, based on pollution index and NSF-WQI. Procedia Env. Sci., 24: 228-237.

ID: 64864
Title: Modeling of the contribution of the Road traffic in the air pollution of the greater Casablanca region Morocco
Author: Hader Khadija and Bahi Lahcen
Editor: R.P.Singh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection Vol 38 (1) Jan 18 page 16-22
Subject: Modeling of the contribution of the Road traffic in the air pollution of the greater Casablanca region Morocco
Keywords: Atmospheric pollution, Road traffic, Nitrogen dioxide (NO2), Sulphur dioxide (SO2) , Carbon monoxide (CO)
Abstract: The transport sector is an essential link in the development of national and regional economy (Andriani et al., 2011).However, this sector weighs heavily on the overall assessment of the emissions of substance involved in air pollution. In the Greater Casablanca Region, road transport is the second largest emissions source of gaseous pollutants and particles after the industry (Akay and Yildiz, 2007). The emitters are mobile and include different categories of vehicles in circulation, in the road network of the region (Costabile and Allerrini, 2008). Air emissions from road transport considered in this study are the exhaust emissions from combustion of fuel during vehicle movement. This is mainly SO2 9Sulphur dioxide), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and carbon monoxide (CO) 9Darcy et al,2007) .These emissions depend mainly on the technology of the vehicle (type, fuel, engine size an age), the vehicle speed, the engine temperature and ambient temperature (Becker, et al., 1993)
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Akay, M.E. and O. Yildiz. 2007.Assessing winter-type pm10 pollution in the city of Kirikkale, Turkey: A case study. Fresenius Env.Bulletin.16 (1): 57-62. Aldrin, M. and I.H. Half. 2005.Generalized additive modelling of air pollution, traffic volume and metrology. Atmos. Env., 39 (11): 2145-2155.
Literature cited 2: Bertrand Andriani, et al. 2011.Energy in the Kingdom of Morocco. Energy Strategy and Recent Develop. Becker, K., et al.1993. Emission behaviour of low -pollution petrol-engine motor-vehicles in use. SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) Technical paper series 930776.International Congress and Exposition. Detroit, Michigan. Reprinted from US. and European Automotive Emissions Technology 9SP-957). pp 85-100.

ID: 64863
Title: Development of co-cultured bacterial system for the removal of ecdocrine disruptor:Bisphenol-A from synthetic waste water
Author: Bandana Sahoo, Rupa Kumari, Anitha J., Habeeb Ahmed, V. Subha,S. Renganathan and Sangeetha Subramanian
Editor: Prof D.S.Bhargava and Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2022
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection Vol 38 (1) Jan 18 page 5-15
Subject: Development of co-cultured bacterial system for the removal of ecdocrine disruptor:Bisphenol-A from synthetic waste water
Keywords: Bisphenol-A, Endocrine disruptors, Co-culture, Plackett-Burman design, Bioremoval
Abstract: Toxic organic pollutant and the products manufactured out of it are becoming an increasing concern due to their persistency and slower degradation rate. One such compound is bisphenol-A which is used for plastic production and causes endocrine disruption. To develop a biological removal process, we have isolated two bacterial strains (VIT_P1 and VIT_W1) which have a capability to remove bisphenol-A. Co-culturing o these two isolated strains showed a higher removal (80 % removal in 72 hr) compared to individual strain's removal efficiency. Classical optimization on different parameters (bisphenol-A concentration, time, pH, glucose concentration and NaCl concentration) was examined for the co-culture system. The most significant parameter that affects bio removal was identified as bisphenol-A concentrations by the Plackett-Burman design with the positive effect. Study on process optimization by both classical and statistical method showed glucose as carbon source demonstrated insignificant effect on bioremoval. The co-cultured system thus exhibited capability to utilize bisphenol-A as the sole carbon source and this potential could be investigated to advance the treatment process for wastewater with multiple endocrine disruptors.
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Literature cited 1: Annadurai ,G., L.Y. Ling and J.F. Lee. 2008.Statistical optimization f medium components and growth conditions y response surface methodology to enhance phenol degradation by pseudomonas putida.J. Hazard.Mater.,151(1):171-178. Chandana Lakshmi,M. et al.2011.Optimization of phenol degradation from Pseudomonas aeruginosa (NCIM 20174) using response surface methodology. Int. J. Res. Pharm.Chemistry.1 (4): 925-935.
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ID: 64862
Title: The Diversity of Odonata (Insecta) in Selected Localities of Jammu and Kashmir
Author: Keshav Kumar, Amar Paul Singh, Ratish Singh
Editor: R.P.Singh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 148 (5) Pg No. 548-552 (2022)
Subject: The Diversity of Odonata (Insecta) in Selected Localities of Jammu and Kashmir
Keywords: Diversity of Odonata, insecta, Jammu and Kashmir
Abstract: Odonata, an order of predatory insect group comprises of suborders Anisoptera (Dragonflies) .Anisozygoptera and Zygoptera (Damselflies). Worldwide, 6307 species of odonates under 670 genera are known so far of which 486 species, about 50 subspecies in 151 genera and 18 families exist in India (Subramanian and Babu, 2017). The Odonata fauna of Himalaya comprise of 257 species under 112 genera and 18 families (Subramanian, K.A. and Babu, R.2018).
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