ID: 65140
Title: Integrated managemnt o Human-Elephant conflict-A success story involving surgical intervention on a wild elephant
Author: Justin J.Mohan and Praveen S. Kumar
Editor: Richa Misra
Year: 2023
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 149 (10) Pg No. 983-991 (2023)
Subject: Integrated managemnt o Human-Elephant conflict-A success story involving surgical intervention on a wild elephant
Keywords: Human elephant conflict, surgery, Wild elephant
Abstract: Human-elephant conflict has emerged as a significant-wildlife management issue in Kerala and other parts of the country, causing loss to human life and property. While straying of elephants from their natural habitat into adjoining villages could be due to variety of reasons, forest administrators should identify the cause of the problem and address the same instead of being carried away by public opinion on handling the issue. Elephants are generally shy animals which avoid conflict with humans unless compelled to do so. The officials of the forest department face a variety of human-elephant conflict in a better way. The present study elaborates on how a hapless injured elephant which strayed into village for feed was managed, by restraining and treating the animal and giving it a new lease of life. It also highlights the importance of an integrated approach while handling human-elephant conflict adopting a combination of practices that could result in a win-win situation for the animal and the affected people. This involves training an expert group of officials who would form a strategic human resource who can manage crisis situations to prevent loss of life and property due to human elephant conflict.
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Datye H.S. (1993).Man-elephant conflict: A case study of human deaths due to elephants in parts of Central India. Intl. Seminar on the conservation of the Asian Elephant, Mudumalai.
ID: 65139
Title: Optimizing the preparation of seaweed-based edible cones with response surface methodology
Author: K. Sravani, P. Ganesan , S. Balasundari , N. Muralidharan, B. Chrisolite and K. Dhanapal
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 (12) 1381-1387 25 Dec (2023)
Subject: Optimizing the preparation of seaweed-based edible cones with response surface methodology
Keywords: Composite flour, edible cones, Gracilaria edulis, response surface methodology, Ulva lactuca.
Abstract: In the present study, we have prepared seaweed-based
nutritious edible cones through per cent optimization
of composite flour level using Box–Behnken design for
response surface methodology. The three independent
variables of the statistical design were pearl millet,
wheat and seaweed powder from Ulva lactuca and
Gracilaria edulis, and overall acceptability (OAA) and
retention time (RT) were considered responses. A secondorder quadratic polynomial equation was applied to the
dataset of all responses to make predictions. U. lactucaincorporated cones showed that the overall desirability
function fits with the quadratic model at 99.77% significance level at a combination of 27.75% for pearl
millet, 7.38% of wheat and 0.986% for U. lactuca with
a predicted OAA of 8.2 and RT of 23.93 min, whereas
in G. edulis cone, at 99.34% level of significance, the
point prediction was at 27.94%, 7.95% and 1.006% for
pearl millet, wheat and G. edulis with a predicted OAA
of 8.331 and RT of 24.6 min.
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Literature cited 1: Fernandes, F., Barbosa, M., Oloveira, A. P., Azevedo, I. C., SousaPinto, I., Valento, P. and Andrade, P. B., The pigments of kelps
(Ochrophyta) as part of the flexible response to highly variable marine
environments. J. Appl. Phycol., 2016, 28, 3689–3696.
Florez, N., Gonzalez-Munoz, M. J., Ribeiro, D., Fernandes, E.,
Dominguez, H. and Freitas, M., Algae polysaccharides’ chemical
characterization and their role in the inflammatory process. Curr.
Med. Chem., 2017, 24, 149–175
Literature cited 2: Parada, J., Perez-Correa, J. R. and Perez-Jimenez, J., Design of low
glycemic response foods using polyphenols from seaweeds. J. Funct.
Foods, 2018, 56, 33–39.
Kotake-Nara, E., Asai, A. and Nagao, A., Neoxanthin and fucoxanthin induce apoptosis in PC-3 human prostate cancer cells. Cancer
Lett., 2005, 220, 75–84.
ID: 65138
Title: Regional-scale landslide susceptibility assessment for the hilly state of Himachal Pradesh, NW Himalaya, India
Author: Vikram Gupta, Ramandeep Kaur, Sandeep Kumar, Bikash Kumar Ram and Ruchika S. Tanton
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 (12) 1369-1380 25 Dec (2023)
Subject: Regional-scale landslide susceptibility assessment for the hilly state of Himachal Pradesh, NW Himalaya, India
Keywords: Anthropogenic interventions, bivariate methods, hilly areas, landslides, susceptibility assessment
Abstract: Himachal Pradesh (HP), one of the 11 states of the
Indian Himalayan Region, has a prolonged history of
landslides and related mass-movement activities. In recent years, landslide incidences have increased significantly in the state due to changing climatic patterns
and enhanced anthropogenic interventions. Therefore, to
understand the spatial distribution of landslide-prone
zones, regional-scale landslide susceptibility mapping
for the entire state has been carried out using two bivariate methods, i.e. weight of evidence and information
value. The results depict that 25–30% of the total area
of the state is confined in the high to very high landslide susceptible (LS) zones. These are dominantly confined to three regions: Kinnaur, Lahaul, Chamba and
upper Kangra. It is also ascertained that a higher percentage of high and very high LS zones are located at
an elevation of 2000–4000 m and on the slopes facing
south with an inclination ˃40°. Moderate and low to
very low LS zones comprise ~27% and ~43–48% of the
total area respectively, and are confined to the Outer
and Lesser Himalaya. These maps were validated using
the success rate curve and prediction rate curve, indicating that both models have more or less similar efficiency and accuracy
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http://www.emdat.be/database (accessed as on 13 February 2021).
Petley, D., Global patterns of loss of life from landslides. Geology,
2012, 40(10), 927–930.
Literature cited 2: Prasad, A. S., Pandey, B. W., Leimgruber, W. and Kunwar, R. M.,
Mountain hazard susceptibility and livelihood security in the upper
catchment area of the river Beas, Kullu Valley, Himachal Pradesh,
India. Geoenviron. Disasters, 2016, 3(1), 1–17.
Gupta, V., Tandon, R. S., Venkateshwarlu, B., Bhasin, R. K. and
Kaynia, A. M., Accelerated mass movement activities due to increased rainfall in the Nainital township, Kumaun Lesser Himalaya, India.
Z. Geomorphol., 2017, 61(1), 29–42; doi:10.1127/zfg/2017/0445
ID: 65137
Title: Which pricing policy do road users accept?
Author: Chintaman Santosh Bari , Adurthi Naga Murali , Yogeshwar V. Navandar and Ashish Dhamaniya
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 (12) 1360-1368 25 Dec (2023)
Subject: Which pricing policy do road users accept?
Keywords: Acceptability and preference, multinomial logit model, questionnaire survey, road pricing scheme, travel time and cost
Abstract: Road pricing remains one of the questionable concerns
for transportation planners and researchers. However,
the prerequisite for implementing road pricing is still
user acceptability. The present study provides users’
preferences for different road pricing schemes, which
will help the researchers determine the optimum pricing
schemes to adopt. We conducted a user acceptability
survey to analyse their perceptions and acceptability of
different road pricing schemes. Based on the questionnaire survey, a large-scale survey was conducted. However, with the varying toll charges and travel time
savings from the alternatives, this study reviews the stated
preference survey. The results from the developed multinomial logit model show significant differences in the
choice of pricing scheme. The probability of supporting
distance-based pricing is significant and it is affecting
significantly. High occupancy toll emerged as the most
acceptable by users with a perception of less travel time
savings from using toll roads. However, the acceptance
rate of dynamic toll pricing (DTP) increased among the
users who opposed the current pricing scheme. Additionally, socio-economic variables had a major impact on
the pricing scheme. The estimated parameter signs were
logical and statistically significant. Further, the price
elasticity was calculated for each pricing scheme, ranging
from –0.45 to –4.80. The elasticities for DTP were greater
when compared with other pricing schemes. The research outputs generated from this study will assist the
practitioners working in a similar domain in developing
various schemes and estimating their acceptance after
implementation.
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Literature cited 1: Chang, M. S. and Hsueh, C. F., A dynamic road pricing model for
freeway electronic toll collection systems under build–operate–
transfer arrangements. Transp. Plann. Technol., 2006, 29, 91–104.
Shabib, A., Khalil, M., Abuzwidah, M. and Barakat, S., Public perception and willingness to pay for high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes
in the United Arab Emirates: questionnaire-based survey. In Advances in Science and Engineering Technology International Conference, 2020.
Literature cited 2: Swami, H., Bari, C. and Dhamaniya, A., Developing policy framework of dynamic toll pricing in India. Transp. Res. Procedia, 2021,
52, 605–612
Bari, C. S., Navandar, Y. V. and Dhamaniya, A., Delay modelling
at the manually operated toll plazas under mixed traffic conditions.
Int. J. Transp. Sci. Technol., 2022, 11, 17–31
ID: 65136
Title: Climate change adaptation strategies for the native communities of Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve, South India
Author: S. Aiswarya, R. N. Padaria, R. R. Burman , Sujit Sarkar , Pramod Kumar and Achal Lama
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 (12) 1354-1359 25 Dec (2023)
Subject: Climate change adaptation strategies for the native communities of Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve, South India
Keywords: Adaptation strategies, biosphere reserve, climate change, crop diversification, native communit
Abstract: Climate change threatens biosphere reserves, increasing
the risk of extreme weather events like droughts and
floods, and endangering biodiversity and livelihoods.
Effective adaptation through changes in agricultural
management is essential to mitigate these impacts. In this
study, we prioritize major adaptation strategies practiced by the communities of Agasthyamalai Biosphere
Reserve in South India by employing an analytical hierarchy process. A total of 700 farmers practicing mixed
farming in the biosphere reserve area were chosen for
the study. Adaptation strategies were categorized into
four sectors, viz. crop, livestock, fisheries and other strategies. Within each sector, five commonly practiced adaptation strategies were chosen for the study. Hence, a
total of 20 adaptation strategies were considered. ‘Crop
diversification’ was identified as the major adaptation
strategy. The findings of this study offer valuable insights for agricultural extension advisory services to
promote diversified farming systems as a resilient and
eco-friendly approach to enhance climate risk management within the biosphere reserve area.
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Literature cited 1: https://en.unesco.org/biosphere/aspac/agasthyamala (accessed during
August 2023).
Godbole, A., Anitha, V. and Chandrashekhara, U. M., Integrating
cultural and biological diversity into the conservation of Agasthyamalai Biospher
Literature cited 2: Amare, A. and Simane, B., Determinants of smallholder farmers’
decision to adopt adaptation options to climate change and variability
in the Muger sub-basin of the Upper Blue Nile basin of Ethiopia.
Agric. Food Secur., 2017, 6, 1–20.
Othniel Yila, J. and Resurreccion, B. P., Determinants of smallholder farmers’ adaptation strategies to climate change in the semi-arid
Nguru Local Government Area, northeastern Nigeria. Manage. Environ. Qual., 2013, 24
ID: 65135
Title: Delineation of saline soils in coastal India using satellite remote sensing
Author: Uttam Kumar Mandal, Dibyendu Bikas Nayak , Amit Ghosh , Ajay Kumar Bhardwaj , T. D. Lama , Gopal Ramdas Mahajan, Bappa Das , M. S. Nagaraja , Vittal B. Kuligod , P. Prasuna Rani , Sudipa Mal , Arpan Samui , K. K. Mahanta , Subhasis
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 (12) 1339-1353 25 Dec (2023)
Subject: Delineation of saline soils in coastal India using satellite remote sensing
Keywords: Climate change, coastal regions, ground truthing, saline soils, satellite remote sensing.
Abstract: Characterizing soil salinity at the regional scale remains
challenging despite decades of effort in soil mapping.
Using satellite remote sensing, an effort has been made
to identify the coastal saline soils in India. The study
made use of the OLI sensor of the Landsat-8 satellite. The
images were downloaded from the USGS EarthExplorer
website. For multi-temporal studies, absolute radiometric
calibration was done to minimize the impacts of changing
atmospheric conditions, solar inclination and sensor
view angle. Images were categorized using unsupervised
classification, while a ground survey and Google Earth
data were used for ground truthing. Three indices, namely
normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), salinity
index (SI), and canopy response salinity index (CRSI),
were used to identify soil salinity regions. For testing
the vegetation index with soil salinity, 192 georeferenced
soil samples from the Indian Sundarbans were collected.
A relationship was developed between NDVI, SI and
square of CRSI (CRSISQR) with ECe (electrical conductivity of saturation paste extract) and EC1 : 2 (1 : 2;
soil:water). For the coastal region, soils with CRSISQR <
0.16 were considered to be influenced by salinity since
the relationship between ECe and CRSISQR had a
maximum R2 (0.50). It has been estimated that India
has 12.94 lakh ha of saline soil within arable lands in
all the coastal districts, and Gujarat (5.28 lakh ha),
West Bengal (5.08 lakh ha), and Andhra Pradesh
(1.06 lakh ha) were identified as the top three-salinity
affected coastal states in the country.
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Literature cited 1: Lobell, D. B., Remote sensing of soil degradation: introduction.
J. Environ. Qual., 2010, 39, 1–4.
Lobell, D. B. et al., Regional-scale assessment of soil salinity in the
Red River Valley using multi-year MODIS EVI and NDVI. J. Environ. Qual., 20
Literature cited 2: Rengasamy, P., World salinization with emphasis on Australia.
J. Exp. Bot., 2006, 57(5), 1017–1023.
Squires, V. R. and Glenn, E. P., Salination, desertification, and soil
erosion. In The Role of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
in Human Nutrition (ed. Squires, R.), EOLSS Publishers, Oxford,
UK, 2009, vol. III, pp. 102–123.
ID: 65134
Title: Quantifying indoor PM2.5 reduction through control measures
Author: Sangita Ghatge Goel and Rajesh Gupta
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 (12) 1334-1338 25 Dec (2023)
Subject: Quantifying indoor PM2.5 reduction through control measures
Keywords: Chemical mass balance equation, control measures, incense stick, indoor air pollution, PM2.5 concentration.
Abstract: This study aims to compare 10 indoor air pollution
sources for their PM2.5 emissions and quantify the indoor
PM2.5 reduction through control measures. PM2.5 emission rates were evaluated with experiments in a testing
unit. A chemical mass balance equation was used to
predict the control scenario. Two PM2.5 emission scenarios were generated, viz. emissions from a single
source and a combination of two sources. The incense
stick and dhoop combination showed the highest PM2.5
concentration among the six tested combinations. The
emission rate reduction by 50% and doubling the room
volume resulted in 75.2–79.1% and 49–50% reduction
in the predicted indoor PM2.5 concentration respectively,
when a combination of incense stick and dhoop was
considered. The reduction in emission rate significantly
reduces the predicted controlled PM2.5 concentration
compared to the increase in room volume; hence control of pollution at the source is recommended.
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Literature cited 1: GBD 2017 Risk Factor Collaborators. Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental
and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195
countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the
Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet Lond. Eng., 2018,
392(10159), 1923–1994.
GoI, National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5), Ministry of Health
and Family Welfare, Government of India, 2019–20.
Literature cited 2: World Health Organisation (WHO) report on Opportunities for
transition to clean household energy in India, 2018.
Paramesh, H., Current scenario of air pollution in relation to respiratory health. Curr. Sci., 2019, 116(8), 1289–1292.
ID: 65133
Title: Silicon carbide-based functional components in the Visible Emission Line Coronagraph on-board the ADITYA-L1 mission
Author: Bhaskar Prasad Saha , Dulal Chandra Jana, Prasenjit Barick , V. Natarajan , Suresh Venkata , Abhijit A. Adoni, D. R. Veeresha , R. Venkateswaran , P. U. Kamath , Roy Johnson , K. V. Sriram , B. Raghavendra Prasad and G. Padmanabham
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 (12) 1323-1327 25 Dec (2023)
Subject: Silicon carbide-based functional components in the Visible Emission Line Coronagraph on-board the ADITYA-L1 mission
Keywords: Chemical vapour deposition, coronagraph, relative density, silicon carbide, solar mission.
Abstract: A state-of-the-art Visible Emission Line Coronagraph
(VELC) payload on-board India’s solar mission
ADITYA-L1 was designed to study various solar phenomena. To maintain the thermal stability of the system,
VELC design recommends silicon carbide (SiC)-based
components because of their outstanding mechanical,
thermal and optical properties. In particular, a SiC-based
tertiary mirror (M3) was used for the collection of undesired sunrays and reflecting them out from the system,
and a SiC radiator plate (popularly known as a cold finger) for efficient heat dissipation from the mirror and,
in turn, from the system. This article describes the
processing and evaluation of SiC-based M3 mirror and
cold finger for VELC. The substrates for M3 mirror and
cold finger were processed through dry pressing of SiC
powder with the required formulation, followed by machining and temperature-assisted densification under an
inert atmosphere. SiC components developed using
powder metallurgical technique exhibited about 98.4%
relative density (RD) and achieved the structural and
thermal requirements of M3 mirror and cold finger. The
optical requirement of M3 mirror was achieved
through a coating of SiC substrate with 100% RD employing chemical vapour deposition followed by surface
grinding and polishing. The final mirror achieved a
surface flatness better than 20 nm, and microroughness
data showed less than 5.1 Å root mean square surface
roughness in a spatial scale of 0.02 to 0.9 mm.
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Literature cited 1: Prasad, B. R. et al., Visible emission line coronagraph on Aditya-L1.
Curr. Sci., 2017, 113(4), 613–615.
Green, L. M., Török, T., Vršnak, B., Manchester, W. and Veronig,
A., The origin, early evolution and predictability of solar eruptions.
Space Sci. Rev., 2018, 214(46), 1–52; doi:10.48550/arXiv.1801.04608
Literature cited 2: Raj Kumar, N., Singh, J., Prasad, R. B. and Suresh, N. V., Optical
design of visible emission line coronagraph on Indian space solar
mission Aditya-L1. Exp. Astron., 2018; https://doi.org/10.1007/
s10686-017-9569-7.
Singh, J., Prasad, B. R., Venkata, S. and Kumar, A., Exploring the
outer emission corona spectroscopically by using Visible Emission
Line Coronagraph (VELC) onboard ADITYA-L1 mission. Adv.
Space Res., 2019, 64, 1455–1464.
ID: 65132
Title: Springs – threats and management
Author: Vijeta Thakur, Amita Sharma and S. K. Bhardwaj
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 (12) 1316-1322 25 Dec (2023)
Subject: Springs – threats and management
Keywords: Ecosystem degradation, environmental integrity, freshwater, springshed, threats and manageme
Abstract: Springs are a major source of freshwater, which ensures
widespread water availability to humans and other microhabitats. There are numerous seasonal and perennial
springs with significant changes in discharge. Water
quantity and quality of springs depend upon the health
of the springsheds. Spring discharge is reportedly declining due to increased water demand, changing climate
and ecosystem degradation. Therefore, springs need to
be managed responsibly to maintain drinking water
supplies as well as to guarantee agricultural, ecological
and environmental integrity. This article discusses the
threats and management of springs.
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Literature cited 1: Dwivedi, A. K., Researches in water pollution: a review. Int. Res.
J. Nat. Appl. Sci., 2017, 4, 118–142.
Roy, S. S., Rahman, A., Ahmed, S., Shahfahad and Ahmad, I. A.,
Long-term trends of groundwater level variations in response to local
level use land cover changes in Mumbai, India. Groundwater Sustain. Dev., 2022, 18, 1007
Literature cited 2: Stevans, L. E. and Meretsky, V. J. (eds), Aridland Springs in North
America: Ecology and Conservation, The University of Arizona
Press and the Arizona–Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ, USA,
2008, p. 432.
4. Sharma, E., Chettri, N., Tse-Ring, K., Shrestha, A. B., Jing, F.,
Mool, P. and Eriksson, M., Climate change impacts and vulnerability
in the Eastern Himalayas, International Centre for Integrated
Mountain Development, Kathmandu, Nepal, 2009, pp. 24–28
ID: 65131
Title: Ancient iron making process at Naikund, Vidarbha region of India: a thermochemical analysis of megalithic iron smelting
Author: P. P. Deshpande, V. S. Kathavate, N. K. Nath and V. S. Shinde
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 (12) 1310-1315 25 Dec (2023)
Subject: Ancient iron making process at Naikund, Vidarbha region of India: a thermochemical analysis of megalithic iron smelting
Keywords: Ancient iron-making process, mass balance studies, slag phase, thermal energy, thermochemical analysis.
Abstract: This study systematically demonstrates the ancient iron-making process in one of the earliest iron smelting sites in India, and Naikund, Vidarbha region, dating as far back as 900 BC. During the process,
the maximum temperature attained in the Naikund furnace was estimated to be ~1150–1250°C in the
reaction zones where solid-state reduction of iron followed by separation of the low-melting slag
phase and metallic iron were predominant. The low melting point of the slag phase is possibly due to
the addition of sand or silica and limestone in the furnace during the iron-making process. Furthermore, mass balance studies performed using the Rist diagram superimposed with the Fe–C–O stability diagram revealed that the minimum charcoal rate was about 1900 kg/tonnes of iron produced. It
can be anticipated that the porous, semi-solid metallic iron is hammered to produce various objects
used for hunting and agriculture. The thermochemical analysis of one of the earliest iron-smelting
sites in India provides evidence of the ancient iron-making processes in the country. This study further opens up multitudes of possibilities to analyse ancient metallurgical structures in India.
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Literature cited 1: Balasubramaniam, R., On the steeling of iron and the second urbanization of Indian subcontinent. Man Environ., 2006, XXXII, 102–107.
Tripathi, V., Emergence of iron in India: archaeological perspective. In NML Golden Jubilee Commemorative Volume, Metallurgy
in India – A Retrospective (eds Ramachandra Rao, P. and Goswami, N.
G.), National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur, 2001, pp. 25–
51.
Literature cited 2: Tripathi, V., The Age of Iron in South Asia – Legacy and Tradition,
Aryan Book International, New Delhi, 2001, pp. 79–82.
Gogte, V. D., Report on iron working and furnaces in Naikund excavations – 1978–79 (eds Deo, S. B. and Jamkhedkar, A. P.), Department of Archaeology and Museums, Government of Maharashtra
and Deccan College, Pune, 1982, pp. 52–59.
ID: 65130
Title: Bibliometric analysis of paleotsunami research: current trends and overview
Author: Purna Sulastya Putra, Jakah, Septriono Hari Nugroho, Wiko Setyonegoro and Amar
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 (12) 1304-1309 25 Dec (2023)
Subject: Bibliometric analysis of paleotsunami research: current trends and overview
Keywords: Bibliometric analysis, hazard mitigation, paleotsunami, visualization and characterization.
Abstract: Paleotsunami studies provide information that is crucial as primary data for tsunami mitigation
planning and action. Studies that explicitly assess and evaluate paleotsunamis are not available. We
carried out a quantitative analysis of published documents using a bibliometric study. We aimed to
identify trends in paleotsunami studies based on the literature published until 2022. The study was
conducted using the keywords ‘PALEOTSUNAMI’ or ‘PALEOTSUNAMIS’ in the Scopus database.
Relevant publications that included information on document type, year, access type, author, journal
and language were selected. The results were descriptively and quantitatively analysed based on annual
progression, country, affiliation, author, journal, publication, area of study and keywords. A total of
199 documents were identified, representing 193 authors from 39 countries. Japan, the USA and
Russia were the leading countries. The journal with the most publications was Marine Geology. Goto
was the most productive and most cited author. The most frequently used keywords in paleotsunami
studies were ‘tsunami’, ‘paleotsunami’, ‘Holocene’ and ‘geological record’. There was a shift in the
trend of paleotsunami studies beginning in 2018. A comprehensive analysis of previous paleotsunami studies is essential and can be an objective consideration in future research policies.
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Literature cited 1: Avşar, U., Sedimentary geochemical evidence of historical tsunamis in the Eastern Mediterranean from Ölüdeniz Lagoon, SW Turkey.
J. Paleolimnol., 2019, 61, 373–385.
Chagué-Goff, C., Andrew, A., Szczuciński, W., Goff, J. and Nishimura, Y., Geochemical signatures up to the maximum inundation of
the 2011 Tohoku-oki tsunami – implications for the 869 AD Jogan
and other palaeotsunamis. Sediment. Geol., 2012, 282, 65–77.
Literature cited 2: Chagué-Goff, C., Szczuciński, W. and Shinozaki, T., Applications
of geochemistry in tsunami research: a review. Earth Sci. Rev.,
2017, 165, 203–244.
Irizuki, T. et al., Geochemical and micropaleontological impacts
caused by the 2011 Tohoku-oki tsunami in Matsushima Bay, northeastern Japan. Mar. Geol., 2019, 407, 26
ID: 65129
Title: Sub-National Repository for Traditional Knowledge
Author: Indrani Barpujari
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 (12) 1302-1303 25 Dec (2023)
Subject: Sub-National Repository for Traditional Knowledge
Keywords: Sub-National Repository, Traditional Knowledge
Abstract: The Madhya Pradesh Science, Technology and Innovation Policy, 2022, proposes setting up a state-level Traditional Knowledge Repository, focusing on protecting the ‘tribal medicines and practices of the state’. With the
state having a number of existing traditional knowledge (TK) databases as well as several agencies with the requisite expertise, such a repository need not be developed from scratch. A consolidated approach with clearly laid-out
guidelines and protocols, clarity regarding the roles and responsibilities of different stakeholders, and the participation of TK holders and tribal communities with due consideration to their customary law
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Literature cited 1: DST, Compedium on state level STI ecosystem, Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, 2022; https://sstp.dst.
gov.in/PDF/Compendium/STI%20Ecosystem%20at%20the%20State%20level.pdf
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Pradesh Science, Technology and Innovation Policy, Department of Science and
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January 2023)
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Strategy and Action Plan 2018–30, Madhya
Pradesh State Biodiversity Board, Bhopal,
2020.
Sarma, U. K. and Barpujari, I., Land Use
Policy, 2023, 125, 106494; https://doi.
org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2022.106494
ID: 65128
Title: Reimagining people’s participation in the People Biodiversity Register through citizen science – a case of small mammal and bats from the Eastern Himalaya, India
Author: Thangsuanlian Naulak and Sunita Pradhan
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 (12) 1300-1301 25 Dec (2023)
Subject: Reimagining people’s participation in the People Biodiversity Register through citizen science – a case of small mammal and bats from the Eastern Himalaya, India
Keywords: Reimagining people’s participation ,People Biodiversity Register, small mammal and bats, Eastern Himalaya, India
Abstract: In theory, the mandate of The Biological Diversity Act, 2002 of India for the preparation of People Biodiversity
Registers (PBRs) by the Biodiversity Management Committees is a participatory process that involves local
communities. In practice, the PBR documentation is a hasty process of meeting deadlines where local communities are restricted to helping researchers in data collection. However, data from our field studies and from the
citizen science platform showed immense potential to actively engage local communities in the PBR process. We
envision a framework to integrate citizen science and PBR within the ambit of programmes 1 and 7 of the National Mission on Biodiversity and Human Well-Being.
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Literature cited 1: Burgin, C. J., Colella, J. P., Kahn, P. L. and
Upham, N. S., J. Mammal., 2018, 99, 1–14.
Naulak, T. and Pradhan, S., J. Threat.
Taxa, 2020, 12, 16434–16459.
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2022, 17, 2–23.
Kunz, T. H., de Torrez, E. B., Bauer, D.,
Lobova, T. and Fleming, T. H., Ann. N. Y.
Acad. Sci., 2011, 1223, 1–38.
ID: 65127
Title: Lignin: A case study as an alternate to Diesel fuels
Author: S.K.Pradhan, I.Chakraborty and B.B.Kar
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 (7) July 18 page 611-613
Subject: Lignin: A case study as an alternate to Diesel fuels
Keywords: Lignin: A case study as an alternate to Diesel fuels
Abstract: Fror alternate fuel studies, mixtures of a variable amount of lignin, diesel fuel and alcohols have been already tested. During such testing processes, taking the advantage of fair solubility of butanol into diesel, lignin was indirectly dissolved into disesel through blending with butanol at the initial stage. The actual soluble lignin in diesel remains less than 2 % due to the restricted solubility of lignin into butanol. However, the cost feature of butanol does not permit the full and economical access of abundant and unlimited lignin resources in that way. In that context, this article presents a stable and uniform mixture of a physically and chemically modified lignin and diesel, reports the test results of using the mixture in a diesel engine and confirms that lignin can be an effective substitute for diesel.
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Ke, J.D. Singh and S. Chen. 2011.In situ lignocellulosic unlocking mechanism in termite for cellulose hydrolysis: Critical lignin modification. Biotech.Biofuels.4: 17-23.
ID: 65126
Title: People awareness on Mangrove conservation policies and its implementation-Mumbai city
Author: Pravin S.Shinde and Snehal S.Donde
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 (7) July 18 page 606-610
Subject: People awareness on Mangrove conservation policies and its implementation-Mumbai city
Keywords: Mumbai-city, Governmnt policy, Mangrove conservation, people perception
Abstract: Mangrove is one of the most valuable coastal ecosystems, which provide enormous benefits to the local communities as well as the ecology. Last two to three decades human interference in coastal areas have been considerably increased; as a result, mangrove forest is destroyed significantly. So conservation of this ecosystem becomes a big issue in a metropolitan city, like Mumbai which is lost about 40% of mangrove swamps. To overcome this situation people must understand the needs of conservation and protection of mangrove ecosystem. The government has passed a number of acts which clears that non-forest activity should not be carried out in areas where mangroves grow. Subsequently, the government already has set legal frameworks for management of mangrove ecosystem. Unfortunately, many times the legal provisions are not being enforced to control the illegal activities because local people have failed to adhere the correct regulation. It is also realized that one of the key challenges for mangrove conservation is inadequate understanding of their multiple roles of mangroves due to poor research, unawareness of the local people and violation of government norms. In such a situation, protection of the mangrove ecosystem s possibe only through the participation of the local community and strict implementation of the legal provisions by the Government. To assessment the adequacy of existing legal frameworks for mangrove conservation and to understand the people awareness is necessary. Therefore, descriptive survey was carried out and required data was collected from local peoples. This study has a n earnest attempt to understand the legal policies, its implementation and people perceptions toward mangrove conservations in the Mumbai city.
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