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ID: 63995
Title: Sustainable Energy Future in India: Policy initiatives to develop tidal and geothermal Energy in India
Author: Anand Jagmalani & Ambuj Tiwari
Editor: Praveen Tripathi
Year: 2018
Publisher: National law school of India University, Bengaluru
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Integration of Energy Efficiency Techniques in Construction of Building Vol. V 143- 160 (2019)
Subject: Sustainable Energy Future in India: Policy initiatives to develop tidal and geothermal Energy in India
Keywords: Sustainable Energy Future, Policy initiatives to develop tidal and geothermal Energy, India
Abstract: India is well gifted will all the natural resources which can help India to show their potential in energy creation. Tidal energy and geothermal energy are the two forms of energy which need some initiatives in India. In tidal energy tides in the ocean helps to create electricity or other power. The revolution of earth, sun and moon plays a vital role in creating tides and ultimately this energy can be created. Tidal streams, barrages and tidal lagoons are the three ways to create this energy. On the other hand geothermal energy in India is at the beginning stage. It is created with the heat within the earth.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
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ID: 63994
Title: Sustainable Development through renewable energy: Perspectives on enabling mechanisms and recommended policy guidelines
Author: Aditya Sethi
Editor: Praveen Tripathi
Year: 2018
Publisher: National law school of India University, Bengaluru
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Integration of Energy Efficiency Techniques in Construction of Building Vol. V 124- 142 (2019)
Subject: Sustainable Development through renewable energy: Perspectives on enabling mechanisms and recommended policy guidelines
Keywords: Sustainable Development, renewable energy, policy guidelines
Abstract: Development aspirations has resulted in rapid industrialization, with resultant pressure on limited fossil fuel resources and increasing emission of greenhouse gases. Growing global climate concerns have thrown open wide ranging and complex arguments, ‘conventional fuel v. ‘renewable energy’, ‘climate obligations’ v. ‘sustainable development, ‘investment on expensive renewable energy technology’ v. ‘expenditure on basic social welfare’ and so on. There are no easy solutions to the issues at hand yet is widely appreciated that long term innovative strategies on sustainable development with a wide scope of social inclusion, employment generation, energy access & security and climate safeguards need to be adopted.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
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ID: 63993
Title: India-Solar Panel Case at WTO and its impact on Indian Renewable Energy sector and Environment.
Author: Amit Kumar Akela
Editor: Praveen Tripathi
Year: 2018
Publisher: National law school of India University, Bengaluru
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Integration of Energy Efficiency Techniques in Construction of Building Vol. V 99- 123 (2019)
Subject: India-Solar Panel Case at WTO and its impact on Indian Renewable Energy sector and Environment
Keywords: India-Solar Panel Case, WTO, Indian Renewable Energy sector and Environment
Abstract: There is an ongoing debate whether trade is energy is governed by GATT/WTO or it is a special case and out of the preview of GATT regime. There are two opposing arguments. One supports the idea that energy is regulated by the WTO and others oppose it. Both arguments draw their strength from the history and objective of creation of GATT and WTO, different multilateral trade negotiations, GATT Rounds of negotiations and Uruguay Round of negotiations and establishment of WTO and different Rounds of talk after the establishment of WTO including Doha Round. However from the practical point of view we find that WTO Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) has taken up cases on energy issues and it has now been generally accepted that WTO as the jurisdiction to deal with energy matters.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
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ID: 63992
Title: Is renewable energy a viable alternative? Examination of the Draft National Energy Policy, 2017 against the backdrop of the German energy policy
Author: Vidya Ann Jacob
Editor: Praveen Tripathi
Year: 2018
Publisher: National law school of India University, Bengaluru
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Integration of Energy Efficiency Techniques in Construction of Building Vol. V 78- 98 (2019)
Subject: Is renewable energy a viable alternative? Examination of the Draft National Energy Policy, 2017 against the backdrop of the German energy policy
Keywords: Renewable energy, Examination of the Draft National Energy policy, 2017, German Energy Policy
Abstract: Denial a scientific proposition has never been conceived of as illogic for the simple reason that objections grounded in rationality are subsumed in the spirit of scepticism. However, in contemporary times, opposition to scientific claims is entrenched in political dogmas; and ideological preferences are ostensibly deciding for people, whether experimentally determinable objective claims is acceptable. What makes denial of the truth of climate change particularly dangerous, is the practical extension of this denial, through which distinct groups (e.g coal manufacturing industries) in society can adversely affect the Earth’s natural environment, and to that effect, the lives of its denizens
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
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ID: 63991
Title: Energy efficiency interventions on MSMES Quest towards a sustainable security
Author: Dr. Vani Kesari A
Editor: Praveen Tripathi
Year: 2018
Publisher: National law school of India University, Bengaluru
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Integration of Energy Efficiency Techniques in Construction of Building Vol. V 65- 77 (2019)
Subject: Energy efficiency interventions on MSMES Quest towards a sustainable security
Keywords: Energy efficiency interventions, MSMES Quest, Sustainable security
Abstract: Despite India, emerging as the world’s third largest producer of electric power, she is still not able to provide electricity to all and as per the International Energy Agency’s World Energy Statistics 2013, places the country at a dismal 110th position in terms of per capita consumption of electricity and access to all. As the country’s economy expands, its appetite for power is definitely bound to keep further escalating in the years to come especially in the context of the thrust for industrial growth to be made at a par with global standards. The industrial sector can be considered as one among the major consumer of power since almost two third of consumption comes from this sector.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
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ID: 63990
Title: The Need for Harnessing Nature through Tidal and Geothermal Energy in India
Author: Srividya R.Sastry
Editor: Praveen Tripathi
Year: 2018
Publisher: National law school of India University, Bengaluru
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Integration of Energy Efficiency Techniques in Construction of Building Vol. V 57- 64 (2019)
Subject: Achieving Energy Security through Development of Nuclear Energy
Keywords: Harnessing Nature, Tidal and Geothermal Energy in India
Abstract: India is the second largest populated country in the world and fourth largest consumer of energy in the world. The country’s needs presently are mainly satisfied by the conventional, non-renewable sources of energy such as coal, petroleum and natural gases. The usage of these resources has shown to have caused environmental degradation by generating greenhouse gases, have altered the biodiversity and has led to extinction of many ecosystems around the world. With the prediction that these resources will get extinguished in about 40 years and India’s ambitious target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, it is imperative to look at how the country shall achieve its objective to produce 175GW energy through renewable resources by 2022 and fulfil the growing demand of the energy in industrial and domestic sector which are mainly met by non-renewable sources of energy.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
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ID: 63989
Title: Achieving Energy Security through Development of Nuclear Energy
Author: Ritesh R
Editor: Praveen Tripathi
Year: 2018
Publisher: National law school of India University, Bengaluru
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Integration of Energy Efficiency Techniques in Construction of Building Vol. V 36- 56 (2019)
Subject: Achieving Energy Security through Development of Nuclear Energy
Keywords: Achieving Energy, Security, Development of Nuclear Energy
Abstract: Perhaps the most challenging task humanity has in its front is providing energy for the humanity particularly for the developing countries where there is a large scale growth potential and the same time maintain balance in the environment, mitigating any possibility of climate change. And this is now accepted by entire community of India, be it politicians, scientists, environmentalists and citizens. Prediction of scientists is that the impact of climate change will be worse on India. Advancing the deployment of thorium (the fuel which is most abundantly available in India) based reactors might be the most effective step towards curtailing carbon emissions.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
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ID: 63988
Title: Help-Replacing Nelp for Oil Exploration and Energy Security
Author: Pavithra R and Sincy Wilson
Editor: Praveen Tripathi
Year: 2018
Publisher: National law school of India University, Bengaluru
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Integration of Energy Efficiency Techniques in Construction of Building Vol. V 26- 35 (2019)
Subject: Help-Replacing Nelp for Oil Exploration and Energy Security
Keywords: Replacing Nelp for Oil Exploration, Energy Security
Abstract: Energy is a prime focus in our nation and receives wide importance in terms of environment and sustainable development. Oil, natural gas and its exploration occupies the central place for the purposes of ensuring energy security in the nation. The nation stands fifth in overall energy consumption; hence the existing resources prove insufficient to address the concerns of the large population where the ground reality is set that the LPG connection being provided for not more than thirty percent of the nation’s population. Initially, through the Oilfield Act, 1948 there was a centralized monopoly in the petroleum exploration and production activities making it viable only for the government owned company to participate in the exploration through nomination basis.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
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ID: 63987
Title: Legal framework of Energy Security and Sustainable development in India-A critical Analysis
Author: Chandralekha V. and Dr. T R Maruthi
Editor: Praveen Tripathi
Year: 2018
Publisher: National law school of India University, Bengaluru
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Integration of Energy Efficiency Techniques in Construction of Building Vol. V 14- 25 (2019)
Subject: Legal framework of Energy Security and Sustainable development in India-A critical Analysis
Keywords: Legal framework of Energy Security, Sustainable development in India, critical Analysis
Abstract: The demand for energy is increasing and supply of energy is lagging behind. Most of the countries in the world face same problem due to onerous environmental regulations and the lack of instrument in renewable energy sector. Supply of clean and renewable energy is essential for the development of nation. India being a developing country is in need of continuous supply of energy to its industries and transport sector. On the other hand, India has got its own obligation to protect environment. So shifting towards renewable energy is inevitable.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
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ID: 63986
Title: Integration of Energy Efficiency Techniques in Construction of Building: Regulatory constraints and policy challenges in India
Author: Dr. Binu Mole
Editor: Praveen Tripathi
Year: 2018
Publisher: National law school of India University, Bengaluru
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Integration of Energy Efficiency Techniques in Construction of Building Vol. V 1- 13 (2019)
Subject: Integration of Energy Efficiency Techniques in Construction of Building: Regulatory constraints and policy challenges in India
Keywords: Integration of Energy Efficiency Techniques, Construction of Building, Regulatory constraints, Policy challenges in India
Abstract: Rapid urbanisation and better access to disposable incomes have driven the demand for better habitats in India. The demand from the hospitability sector, Organized, retail and commercial spaces and Special Economic zones in driving the surge in India’s building market .On the other hand, the housing deficit in the nation at 27-28% indicates the urgent demand for residential spaces. While building account for 40 % of total national energy consumption, the building sector in India accounted for a third of the total electricity consumed in the nation. The fast-growing Indian economy is creating a huge increase in demand for building space. It is expected that more than 500 million people will live in cities by 2030 and around 80 % of the buildings required by them are yet to be constructed.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
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ID: 63985
Title: Agricultural weeder with nail assembly for weed control, soil moisture conservation, soil aeration and increasing crop productivit
Author: Asesh Kumar Ghorai
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2023
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 124 (5) 635-640 (2023)
Subject: Agricultural weeder with nail assembly for weed control, soil moisture conservation, soil aeration and increasing crop productivit
Keywords: CRIJAF nail weeder, manual weeder, soil air, soil moisture, soil temperature, weed control.
Abstract: Agricultural weeder with nail assembly, popularly known as CRIJAF Nail Weeder, controls germinating and young weeds. It performs best at field capacity (FC) and has low draft (8–12 kg at FC) requirement. Its operation improves soil hydrothermal regimes and aeration (oxygen diffusion rate, 303 µg–2 O2 m–2 s –1 ). It has 5–6 detachable nails, each at 3 cm distance, and has option to attach one scrapper or one tine. Introducing a boat in place of its front wheels and addition of two conical rotors in the mainframe makes it suitable to control weeds in transplanted rice. It requires 12– 18 man-days/ha for operation, controls 85–90% weeds, produced 33–40 q/ha jute fibre, 4.5–5 t/ha of upland and transplanted rice, 3.0–4.5 t/ha of wheat and 15 q/ha of mustard. More than 55,000 units have been distributed by the Department of Agriculture, Government of West Bengal
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Ghorai, A. K., Kundu, D. K. and Barman, D., Irrigation methods and soil water conservation practices for improving water productivity in jute. In CRIJAF Annual Report (TMJ MM 5.0), CRIJAF, Kolkata, 2016–17, pp. 27–28. Ghorai, A. K., CRIJAF jute–paddy weeder for weeding in both jute and paddy. Jaf News, 2019, 17(1), 19–20.
Literature cited 2: . Ghorai, A. K., Choudhury, H. K., De, R. K. and Mahapatra, B. S., Integrated weed management of jute and mesta. In Proceedings of the National Symposium on Weed Threat to Environment, Biodiversity and Agricultural Productivity, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 2–3 August 2009, p. 151. Ghorai, A. K., Chowdhury, H. K., De, R. K. and Mahapatra, B. S., Mechanised weed management in jute. Jaf News, 2010, 8(1), 20–21.

ID: 63984
Title: A hybrid approach for forecasting mustard price having long-memory property
Author: Rajeev Ranjan Kumar , Girish Kumar Jha, Ronit Jaiswal and Kapil Choudhary
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2023
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 124 (5) 632-635 (2023)
Subject: A hybrid approach for forecasting mustard price having long-memory property
Keywords: Hybrid model, long memory, mustard, price forecasting, time-series data
Abstract: For the modelling of time series data having long memory properties, we generally use the autoregressive fractionally integrated moving average (ARFIMA) model. This model performs well compared to the autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) model. However, it cannot capture the nonlinear property of the data. In order to achieve the desired and accurate forecasts, hybridizing the existing forecasting models is an important technique. The hybrid time-series model combines the strength of individual models. Accordingly, this study proposes a hybrid model based on ARFIMA and extreme learning machine (ELM) for agricultural time-series data with long memory properties. For evaluation of the proposed model, the daily mustard price (`/q) of Agra and Bharatpur markets from 1 January 2016 to 31 January 2020 was used. Empirical results show that the forecasting performance of the proposed hybrid model based on ARFIMA and ELM is better than the existing models.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Jha, G. K. et al., Edible Oilseeds Supply and Demand Scenario in India: Implications for Policy, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 2012, pp. 1–6. Renjini, V. R. and Jha, G. K., Oilseeds sector in India: a trade policy perspective. Indian J. Agric. Sci., 2019, 89, 73–81.
Literature cited 2: Beran, J., Statistics for Long-Memory Processes, Chapman and Hall Publishing Inc., New York, USA, 1995, pp. 21–31. Granger, C. W. J. and Joyeux, R., An introduction to long-memory time series models and fractional differencing. J. Time Ser. Anal., 1980, 1, 15–29.

ID: 63983
Title: Localization of endosymbionts of Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) using double-fluorescence in situ hybridization approach
Author: K. B. Ramesh and S. Subramanian
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2023
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 124 (5) 626-631 (2023)
Subject: Localization of endosymbionts of Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) using double-fluorescence in situ hybridization approach
Keywords: Bemisia tabaci, fluorescent in situ hybridization, Hamiltonella, Portiera, Rickettsia.
Abstract: The bacterial endosymbionts are integral to the physiology of sucking insect pests like whitefly Bemisia tabaci, as they contribute to the nutrition and fitness traits of their host insects. While the primary endosymbiont Porteira aids nutritionally, the secondary endosymbionts play additive roles such as increased fitness, thermal tolerance and host-plant plasticity. We have deployed double fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) technique to detect endosymbionts of B. tabaci using 16srRNAbased FISH probes targeting both primary endosymbiont, Portiera and secondary endosymbionts Rickettsia and Hamiltonella. Our results have shown that Portiera and Hamiltonella are confined in bacteriocytes with higher concentrations, whereas Rickettsia is found to have a scattered distribution pattern outside the bacteriocytes. FISH is particularly useful in understanding the colocalization pattern of the endosymbionts and their interactions in the whitefly B. tabaci
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Lestari, S. M., Hidayat, P., Hidayat, S. H., Shim, J. K. and Lee, K. Y., Bemisia tabaci in Java, Indonesia: genetic diversity and the relationship with secondary endosymbiotic bacteria. Symbiosis, 2021, 83(3), 317–333. De Barro, P. D. and Hart, P. J., Mating interactions between two biotypes of the whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Australia. Bull. Entomol. Res., 2000, 90(2), 103–112.
Literature cited 2: Brown, J. K., Frohlich, D. E. and Rosell, R. C., The sweet potato or silver leaf whiteflies: biotypes of Bemisia tabaci or a species complex? Annu. Rev. Entomol., 1995, 40(1), 511–534. Lowe, S., Browne, M., Boudjelas, S. and De Poorter, M., 100 of the World’s Worst Invasive Alien Species: A Selection from the Global Invasive Species Database (vol. 12), Invasive Species Specialist Group, Auckland, 2000.

ID: 63982
Title: Role of vegetation characteristics on the distribution of three hornbill species in and around Pakke Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Author: Soumya Dasgupta, Tapajit Bhattacharya and Rahul Kaul
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2023
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 124 (5) 617-625 (2023)
Subject: Role of vegetation characteristics on the distribution of three hornbill species in and around Pakke Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Keywords: Forest structure, hornbill abundance, mutualism, tiger reserve, vegetation characteristics
Abstract: The change in physiognomic and floristic characteristics of vegetation composition affects the bird community assemblage and the relative abundance of different species within the community. Hornbills are mutualistic to the forest with their dependency on roosting, nesting and feeding, and helping in the regeneration of different plant species by dispersing the seeds. The relationship between various vegetation characteristics and the relative abundance of three hornbill species (Great Pied Hornbill (GPH, Buceros bicornis), Wreathed Hornbill (Rhyticeros undulatus) and Oriental Pied Hornbill (OPH, Anthracoceros albirostris)) was studied in and around Pakke Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh, India. We walked transects (n = 11; 22 walks) in three study sites to detect hornbills. Vegetation sampling was done using circular plots (n = 33; 10 m radius) at every 400 m interval along each transect. Encounter rate (1.5 ± 0.188/km) of GPH was highest in the protected and undisturbed forest area, where food and roosting tree density were also high (114/ha). OPH was common in both the sites in the Reserve, near riverine forests (0.75 ± 0.25/km) and the dense undisturbed forest (0.875 ± 0.226/km). Multivariate analysis revealed that tree density, presence of fruiting trees (utilized by hornbills), canopy cover and tree diversity in a particular area are the major factors responsible for the assemblage of more than one hornbill species. The study shows that protection of forest patches to keep the diversity and density of the tree species intact is crucial for the survival and distribution of hornbills in the landscape
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Cody, M. L. (ed.), Habitat Selection in Birds, Academic Press, New York, USA, 1985, p. 560. Terborgh, J., Robinson, S. K., Parker, T. A., Munn, C. A. and Pierpont, N., Structure and organization of an Amazonian forest bird community. Ecol. Monogr., 1990, 60, 213–238.
Literature cited 2: Weins, J. A., The Ecology of Bird Community, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 1992, vol. 2, p. 336. Morrison, M. C., Marcot, B. G. and Mannan, R. W., Wildlife Habitat Relationships: Concepts and Applications, University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, USA, 1992, p. 371

ID: 63981
Title: Studies on true morels (Morchella) from North Kashmir, India
Author: Abdul Hamid Wani , Mehrajud Din Talie, Asif Hamid Dar , Pallaki Shrikhandia , Mohd Yaqub Bhat and Tariq Ahmad Wani
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2023
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 124 (5) 607-616 (2023)
Subject: Studies on true morels (Morchella) from North Kashmir, India
Keywords: Geographical distribution, morels, mushroom flora, phenetic approaches, phylogenetic analysis, taxonomic revision.
Abstract: Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) India, harbours a rich diversity of mushrooms, but sporadic work has been carried out till date to explore the morel mushroom diversity. Besides, only a few morel species have been identified based on classical taxonomic studies, and taxonomic confusion exists regarding the differentiation and classification of morel mushrooms. Keeping this in mind, the present research aimed to analyse the geographical distribution and taxonomic revision of true morels from North Kashmir using modern phylogenetic tree analysis along with classical phenetic approaches. In this study, 11 collections of true morels, identified as Morchella esculenta, Morchella crassipes, Morchella vulgaris, Morchella tridentina, Morchella elata and Morchella kaibabensis, were found widely distributed in 16 sampling study sites. The true morels were found to be extensively distributed in the Kupwara district, followed by Baramulla, but were less common in the Bandipora district, J&K. To the best of our knowledge, the documented species M. vulgaris, M. tridentina and M. kaibabensis have not been recorded earlier from the study area.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Bhunjun, C. S. et al., The numbers of fungi: are the most speciose genera truly diverse. Fungal Divers., 2022, 114, 387–462. Hawksworth, D. L. and Lucking, R., Fungal diversity revisited: 2.2 to 3.8 million species. Microbiol. Spectr., 2017, 5(4), 5–4.
Literature cited 2: Priyamvada, H., Akila, M., Singh, R. K., Ravikrishna, R., Verma, R. S., Philip, L. and Gunthe, S. S., Terrestrial macrofungal diversity from the tropical dry evergreen biome of southern India and its potential role in aerobiology. PLoS ONE, 2017, 12(1), 0169333. Watling, R. and Abrahim, S. P., Ectomycorrhizal fungi of Kashmir forests. Mycorrhiza, 1992, 2, 81–87.