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ID: 64461
Title: Strengthening forest resource valuation and accounting system: A case of forest resources of Kerala, India
Author: Kiran P Mali,Katar Singh,P.C. Kotwal and M.D. Omprakash
Editor: Nilanjan Ghosh, Pranab Mukhopadhyay, Amita Shah, Manoj Panda
Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Nature, economy and society, 87-112 (2016)
Subject: Strengthening forest resource valuation and accounting system: A case of forest resources of Kerala, India
Keywords: Forest resource, Accounting system, Kerala, India
Abstract: Forests play an important role in India's economic development in terms of their contribution to gross domestic products (GDPs), employment and livelihoods of the poor people, who are mainly dependent on forests. Besides, they are also the main source of meeting food, fuel, fodder and timber requirements of the forest dwellers. In 2008-2009, the forestry sector contributed Rs 888, 230 million to India's GDP at the current prices, which was 1.7 % of the GDP (CSO 2009) estimated at base year 2004.2005.The contribution of forests to India's GDP at current prices has declined from 2.1 to 1.7 % over the 5-year period of 2004-2005 to 2008-2009.
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Literature cited 1: Bartelmus P (1998) The value of nature. In: Uno K, Bartelmus P (eds) Environmental accounting in theory and practice. Kluwer, London, pp 263-308 CSO (2007) National accounts statistics. Sources and methods 2007.Central statistical organisation , Ministry of statistics & programme implementation, Government of India, New Delhi, India
Literature cited 2: CSO (2007) National accounts statistics. Sources and methods 2007.Central statistical organisation, Ministry of statistics & programme implementation, Government of India, New Delhi. India CSO (2009) National accounts statistics. Central Statistical Organization, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India, New Delhi (downloaded from website http://www.mospi.nic.in).

ID: 64460
Title: Current status of Environmental and Economic Accounting:Review of Some countries experiences and way forward for India
Author: M.N. Murty and Manoj Panda
Editor: Nilanjan Ghosh, Pranab Mukhopadhyay, Amita Shah, Manoj Panda
Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Nature, economy and society, 51-85 (2016)
Subject: Current status of Environmental and Economic Accounting:Review of Some countries experiences and way forward for India
Keywords: Environmental and Economic accounting,
Abstract: Linking natural resources and economy, and efforts to find out contribution of natural resources to economic development can be found in the economic policies pursued by some countries even from the start of the second half of the last century. It all started with an attempt to correct shortcomings of the United Nations (UN) framework System of National Accounts (SNA) released in 1968 in the context of treatment of income from unsustainable uses of natural resources (Peskin 1989, Peskin and Lutz 1990; Repetto 1989; Dasgupta 1990; Bartelmus et al.1991; Dasgupta and Maler 1991).
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Literature cited 1: Bartelmus P (1989) Environmental accounting and the system o national accounts. In: Ahmad Y, EI Serafy S. Lutz E (eds) Environmental accounting for sustainable development. World Bank, Washington DC Bartelmes P (1999) Green accounting for a sustainable economy: policy use and analysis of environmental accounts in the Philippines. Ecolog Econ 29 (1999): 155-170.
Literature cited 2: Bartelmus P, Stahmer C, Van Tongeren J (1991) Integrated Environemtal and economic accounting: framework for a SNA satellite system. Rev Income Wealth 37: 111-148. Bolt K. Metete M., Clemens M (2002) Manual for calculating adjusted net savings. Environemtal Department, World Bank.

ID: 64459
Title: Social metabolism and Environmental Conflicts in India
Author: Joan Martinez-Alier,Leah Temper and Federico Demaria
Editor: Nilanjan Ghosh, Pranab Mukhopadhyay, Amita Shah, Manoj Panda
Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Nature, economy and society, 8-9 (2016)
Subject: Social metabolism and Environmental Conflicts in India
Keywords: Social metabolism, Environmental conflicts, India
Abstract: The industrial economy works in practice by shifting costs to poor people, to future generations, and to other species. Could an industrial economy work otherwise?K.W. Kapp wrote in 1950 that capitalism is an economy of unpaid costs, but the socio-environmental impacts are not due to capitalism as such, they would not be different in another system of industrial economy if there was one. The impacts occur at various temporal and geographical scales. They arise because of the increased social metabolism, and this article shows which are its main trends in India.
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Literature cited 1: Asher M 92009) Stiriking while the iron is hot: a case study of the Pohang Steel Company 9POSCO) proposed project in Orissa. National Centre for Academy Studies, Pune, Indiahttps://stoposco.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/strikijng-while-the-iron-is-hot_posco-case.study.pdf. Bandyopadhyay J. Shiva V (1988) Political economy of ecology movements. EPW 23 (24) 1223-1232
Literature cited 2: Fernandes W, shif JV (1997) Development induced displacement and rehabilation in Orissa 1951 to 1995: a data base on its extent and nature .Indian Social Institute, New Delhi, pp 72-80. Guha R. Martinez-Allier J (1997) Verities of environmetalism .Essays north and south. Oxford UP.

ID: 64458
Title: Nature, Economy and Society: Of values, valuation and Policy- making in an Unequal World
Author: Kanchan Chopra
Editor: Nilanjan Ghosh, Pranab Mukhopadhyay, Amita Shah, Manoj Panda
Year: 2016
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Nature, economy and society, 9-18 (2016)
Subject: Nature, Economy and Society: Of values, valuation and Policy- making in an Unequal World
Keywords: Nature, Economy , Society
Abstract: In this chapter, some aspects of the linkages between nature, economy and society (the theme of the conference) are examined at different levels. The first is a conceptual one, which begins from and goes beyond stressing the urgent need for dealing with the complexity of nature and society interactions from diverse disciplinary perspectives: I intend to postulate that whichever discipline we treat as the starting point of the analysis the ethical undertones and assumption drive the analysis in directions which acquire meaning in terms of the quality and legitimacy of decision-making. In other words, methodologies acquire meaning only when interfaced with or interpreted in the context of value systems. Continuing in the same strain, I intend to examine briefly the emerging literature on valuation of ecosystems and ecosystem services, both as methodology and as a tool for providing policy direction.
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Literature cited 1: Chopra K. Dasgupta P (2008) Assessing economic and ecosystem services contribution of forests: issue in modelling and an illustration. In For Rev 10 (2): 376-386 (Special Edition) Chopra K. DasGupta P, Eswaran VB, Kadekodi GK (2006) Report of the expert committee on net present value of forest land, submitted to the Supreme Court of India.
Literature cited 2: Colyvan M, Linquist S, Grey W. Griffiths, PE, Odenbaugh J, Possingham HP (2009) Philosophical issues in ecology: recent trend and future directions, Ecol Soc 14 (2) :22 Cooper A (1982) Why doesn't anyone listen to ecologista-and what can ESA do about it? Bull Ecol Soc Am 63: 348.

ID: 64457
Title: Ecological Economics:At the Interface of Nature, Economy and Society
Author: Nilanjan Ghosh, Pranab Mukhopadhyay, Amita Shah, Manoj Panda
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Nature, economy and society, 1-8 (2016)
Subject: Ecological Economics:At the Interface of Nature, Economy and Society
Keywords: Ecological Economics, Nature, Economy and Society
Abstract: The Evolution of ecological economics as a discipline has a chequered history, more aptly classified by cognitive dissonance, bitter debates, and scholastic antagonism. The conflict essentially emerges from the very scope of the discipline, which, according to detractors of the discipline, is still amorphous and, according to practitioners and believers of the discipline, is evolving and growing. It is a fact that till now although broad contours of the discipline have been drawn, any significant research in the disciplines of economics, ecology, sociology, geography, social anthropology to describe any ecological phenomenon affecting human, social and economic endeavors push the frontiers of the discipline or brings about a separate dimension to its scope.
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Literature cited 1: Chopra K, Leemans R, Kumar P, Simons H (2005) Ecosystem and human well-being: policy responses (Findings of the responses working group of millenium ecosystem assessment). Island Press, Washington D.C. Dasgupta P (20010 Human well-being and the natural environment. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Literature cited 2: Ostrom E (2009) A general framework for analyzing sustainability of social-ecological systems. Science 325:419-422. Sagoff M (2012) The rise and decline of ecological economics Breakthr J 1 (2). http://the brek-through.org/index.php/journal/past-issues-2/the-rise-and-fall-of-ecological-economics

ID: 64456
Title: Native Bees and Pollination in the Puducherry Bioregion.
Author: Ammel Sharon, Krishnamurthy Anupama, Hélène GuetatBernard, Srinivasan Prasad, Jean Lazar, Varadharajan Amuthavalluvan, Ayyanar Indhu, Shakti Narpavi, Julien Andrieu, Frédéric Landy and Nicola Gallai reviewed by ANANTANARAYANAN RAMAN
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 (8) 1000-1001 (2023)
Subject: Native Bees and Pollination in the Puducherry Bioregion.
Keywords: Native Bees, Pollination, Puducherry Bioregion
Abstract: Flowers are natural wonders. They amaze us – humans – by their tantalizing fragrance (e.g. Hedychium coronarium, Zingiberaceae, an Eastern Himalayan native) and stunning wholeness (e.g. Saussurea obvallata, Asteraceae, an Alpine Himalayan meadow native) . Pollination, the mechanism of pollen transfer to the stigma resulting in the fertilization of the female gamete and seed setting , often involves an intermediary, say, insects or wind. Pollinating insects have been scientifically pursued since the 18th century. For example, Carl Linnaeus3 described Macroglossum stellatarum (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) in 1759. Today, we know it is a stylish pollinator of some Eurasian Rubiaceae.
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Literature cited 1: Endress, P. K., Diversity and Evolutionary Biology of Tropical Flowers, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 1996, p. 528. Wilmer, P., Pollination and Floral Ecology, Princeton University Press, Princeton, USA, 2011, p. 832.
Literature cited 2: Linnaeus, C., Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ. Secundum: Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species cum Characteribus, Differntiis, Stnontmis, Locis, Volume II, Stockholm, Sweden, 1759, 10th edn, p. 1384. Sprengel, C. K., das entdeckte Geheimniβ der Natur im Bau und in der Befruchtung der Blumen, Friedrich Vieweg, Berlin, Germany, 1793, p. 444.

ID: 64455
Title: Role of end-user behaviour on the adoption decision of an innovation: the case of preventive solutions to control bovine mastitis disease in dairy enterprise
Author: D. Thirunavukkarasu and N. K. Sudeepkumar
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 (8) 996-999 (2023)
Subject: Role of end-user behaviour on the adoption decision of an innovation: the case of preventive solutions to control bovine mastitis disease in dairy enterprise
Keywords: Adoption decision, behavioural factors, dairy farmers, innovation, mastitis, preventive solutions.
Abstract: Adopting innovation is a crucial decision to increase output, productivity and reduce loss. Previous studies have suggested that technology attributes and socio-demographic factors influence the adoption of any innovation. This necessitates understanding the user behaviour in the adoption decisions. The present study focusses on behavioural intentions of the users (dairy farmers) regarding preventive solutions to control bovine mastitis in their dairying enterprise in Kallakurchi district of Tamil Nadu, India. The technology acceptance model (TAM) was employed in this study. Data were collected through a pre-tested interview schedule among 60 farmers during 2022 and analysed using descriptive and multilinear regression methods. The results revealed that farmers’ behavioural factors, like subjective norms played a significant role in adoption decisions for preventive solutions. The results imply that policy decisions on any technology generation and transfer programmes need to address the behavioural pattern of users.
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Literature cited 1: Bansal, B. K. and Gupta, D. K., Economic analysis of bovine mastitis in India and Punjab – a review. Indian J. Dairy Sci., 2009, 62, 337– 345. Krishnamoorthy, P., Goudar, A. L., Suresh, K. P. and Roy, P., Global and countrywide prevalence of subclinical and clinical mastitis in dairy cattle and buffaloes by systematic review and meta-analysis. Res. Vet. Sci., 2021, 136, 561–586.
Literature cited 2: Arnold, M., Staphylococcus aureus mastitis. University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Lexington, KY, USA, 2011, pp. 1–4. Nimbalkar, V., Verma, H. K., Singh, J. and Kansal, S. K., Awareness and adoption level of subclinical mastitis diagnosis among dairy farmers of Punjab, India. Turk. J. Vet. Anim. Sci., 2020, 44(4), 845– 852.

ID: 64454
Title: Origin of zoned laurite – a platinum group mineral from the Mesoarchaean Bangur chromite deposit, Boula–Nuasahi ultramafic complex, Odisha, India
Author: Rojalin Debata and Bibhuranjan Nayak
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 (8) 988-995 (2023)
Subject: Origin of zoned laurite – a platinum group mineral from the Mesoarchaean Bangur chromite deposit, Boula–Nuasahi ultramafic complex, Odisha, India
Keywords: Chromitite, laurite, platinum group minerals, magmatic deposit, osmium, ultramafic rocks.
Abstract: Platinum group minerals (PGMs) belonging to laurite (RuS2) – erlichmanite (OsS2) solid solution series and Os–Ir–Ru alloys generally occur as minute inclusions (<10 µm) in both stratiform and podiform chromitite deposits. In a recent study of chromitite samples from Bangur chromite deposit in the Boula–Nuasahi ultramafic complex, Odisha, India, we found a relatively coarsegrained (~30 µm) laurite crystal in addition to other PGMs. This laurite occurs as an included crystal within a ferritchromite grain and has a chemical composition (wt%): Ru ~ 43–45, Os ~ 12–15, S ~ 35, Ir ~ 2–3 and As ~ 0.2, as measured by electron probe micro-analyzer. Due to the high osmium content, it is named as Oslaurite. The mode of occurrence, texture, structure and chemical composition of laurite support a magmatic origin for this mineral that might have crystallized at a temperature slightly lower than 1200°C. The unusual and complex oscillatory zoning (i.e. Os-rich and Os-poor bands) observed within the laurite could have developed below 1200°C (but above 1000°C) in a late magmatic stage due to local fluctuations in the surrounding thermodynamic conditions, primarily the sulphur fugacity
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Literature cited 1: Prichard, H. M., Sá, J. H. S. and Fisher, P. C., Platinum-group mineral assemblages and chromite composition in the altered and deformed Bacuri complex, Amapa, northeastern Brazil. Can. Mineral., 2001, 39, 377–396. Thiagarajan, T. A., Thothathiri, G., Rao, M. S. and Ramachandra Rao, M. N., A report on the investigation for PGM in the Nuasahi chromite belt, Orissa and Sindhuvalli–Talur ultramafic belt, Karnataka. Geol. Surv. India
Literature cited 2: Raju, P. V. S. and Merkle, R. K. W., Native platinum, chromite and Fe–Ni sulphide in Sittampundi anorthosite complex. J. Geol. Soc. India, 2007, 70, 680–682. Devaraju, T. C., Alapieti, T. T. and Kaukonen, R. J., SEM-EDS study of the platinum group minerals in the PGE mineralized Hanumalapura segment of the layered mafic–ultramafic complex of Channagiri, Davangere district, Karnataka. J. Geol. Soc. India, 2005, 65, 745.

ID: 64453
Title: Soil organic carbon fractions, carbon stocks and microbial biomass carbon in different agroforestry systems of the Indo-Gangetic Plains in Bihar, India
Author: Nongmaithem Raju Singh, A. Raizada , K. K. Rao , Kirti Saurabh , Kumari Shubha , Rachana Dubey , L. Netajit Singh , Ashish Singh and A. Arunachalam
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 (8) 981-987 (2023)
Subject: Soil organic carbon fractions, carbon stocks and microbial biomass carbon in different agroforestry systems of the Indo-Gangetic Plains in Bihar, India
Keywords: Agroforestry system, basal respiration, principal component analysis, soil microbial activity, total organic carbon
Abstract: A study was undertaken in the Vaishali district of Bihar, India, in 2020 to assess the effect of various agroforestry systems (AFS) on the distribution of different pools of soil organic carbon (fraction I – very labile, fraction II – labile, fraction III – less labile and fraction IV – non-labile), carbon stocking and soil microbial activity. The mean (0–45 cm) total organic carbon (TOC) in different AFS ranged from 5.55 to 6.64 Mg C ha–1 , with the highest under poplar-based AFS (PB-AFS). Across the AFS studied, the C stocks (0–45 cm) varied from 36.24 (mango-based AFS) to 41.43 Mg C ha–1 (PB-AFS). Overall, the magnitude of C fractions showed the order: fraction I > fraction IV > fraction III > fraction II. Significantly higher soil microbial biomass carbon was recorded under PB-AFS (219.36 µg g–1 ) in 0–15 cm depth. Basal respiration was also the highest under PB-AFS (0.54 µg CO2-C g–1 h–1 ), followed by TB-AFS (0.50 µg CO2-C g–1 h–1 ) in 0–15 cm depth. Principal component analysis result showed that PC 1 and PC 2 represented about 97% of the total variation. TOC and active carbon pool had the maximum loading in PC 1, while microbial metabolic quotient and bulk density had the maximum value in PC 2.
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Literature cited 1: Lal, R., Soil carbon sequestration impacts on global climate change and food security. Science, 2004, 304(5677), 1623–1627. Zhang, H. et al., Changes in soil microbial biomass, community composition, and enzyme activities after half-century forest restoration in degraded
Literature cited 2: Watson, R. T., Noble, I. R., Bolin, B., Ravindranath, N. H., Verardo, D. J. and Dokken, D. J., In Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry: A Special Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 2000. Das, D. K. and Chaturvedi, O. P., Structure and function of Populus deltoides agroforestry systems in eastern India: 1. Dry matter dynamics. Agrofor. Syst., 2005, 65(3), 215–221.

ID: 64452
Title: Socio-economic transformation through National Food Security Mission in Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka, India
Author: Bhagya Vijayan, Manjeet Singh Nain, Rashmi Singh and N. V. Kumbhare
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 (8) 976-980 (2023)
Subject: Socio-economic transformation through National Food Security Mission in Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka, India
Keywords: Agricultural productivity, beneficiary and non-beneficiary farmers, National Food Security Mission, socio-economic transformation.
Abstract: Augmenting agricultural productivity is the goal of the National Food Security Mission (NFSM), Government of India. The aim of the present study was to analyse the socio-economic changes brought about by NFSM in 2022 in Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Karnataka. For this, 160 beneficiary farmers and 80 non-beneficiary farmers from both states were part of personal interviews and focused group discussions. The socio-economic transformation was higher for beneficiary farmers in terms of annual income, occupational status, crop diversification, earning members, material possession, agricultural productivity and access to the programme than for non-beneficiary farmers of both states. Comparative analyses of the transformation of beneficiary farmers in Karnataka and UP revealed significant changes in the socio-economic indicators, except earning members, education, social participation and agricultural productivity. The changes brought about by this Mission, before and after its launch, revealed a significantly higher socio-economic impact on the beneficiary farmers.
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Literature cited 1: AFCL, Midterm evaluation of NFSM – A concise report. Agricultural Finance Corporation Limited, New Delhi, 2012. Vijayan, B. and Nain, M. S., Nutritional security through National Food Security Mission for an Atmanirbhar Bharat. Biotica Res. Today, 2021, 3(1), 81–83
Literature cited 2: AFCL, Report on impact evaluation of National Food Security Mission, Agricultural Finance Corporation Limited, New Delhi, 2014. Grover, D. K. and Singh, J. M., Possibilities and constraints for increasing the production of pulses in Punjab and impact of National Food Security Mission on pulses. Agro-Economics Research Centre, Department of Economics and Sociology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 201

ID: 64451
Title: Detection of rice leaf folder, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenée) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) infestation using ground-based hyperspectral radiometry
Author: Bhubanananda Adhikari, Radhakrushna Senapati , Minati Mohapatra , Laxminarayan Mohapatra , Rahul Nigam and Shyamaranjan Das Mohapatra
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 (8) 964-975 (2023)
Subject: Detection of rice leaf folder, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenée) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) infestation using ground-based hyperspectral radiometry
Keywords: Hyperspectral sensing, rice leaf folder, sensitive spectral bands, spectroradiomete
Abstract: Hyperspectral remote sensing is a useful technique for detecting spatio-temporal changes in crop morphological and physiological health. In order to identify the pestsensitive bands for rice leaf folder (RLF), the groundbased hyperspectral data were recorded at varying damage levels. The first- and second-order derivatives were correlated with correlation coefficient r and per cent leaf damage. The common region identified were recognized as sensitive regions (508–529, 671–680, 721– 759, 779–786 and 804–820 nm). The absorption dips were also found using Sensitivity and Continuum Removal Analysis. Combining all, a total of nine spectral bands (518, 549, 661, 674, 678, 731, 789, 816 and 898 nm) were identified as pest-sensitive bands for RLF. The feature-selection method was employed using RELIEFF algorithm to find out the band combinations and bands 518, 661 and 731 nm yielded maximum accuracy of 81.67%
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Literature cited 1: Mohapatra, S. D. et al., Current status and future prospects in biotic stress management in rice. Oryza, 2021, 58, 168–193. Martinelli, F. et al., Advanced methods of plant disease detection. A review. Agron. Sustain. Dev., 2015, 35, 1–25.
Literature cited 2: Mahlein, A. K., Rumpf, T., Welke, P., Dehne, H. W., Plumer, L., Steiner, U. and Oerke, E. C., Development of spectral indices for detecting and identifying plant diseases. Remote Sensing Environ., 2013, 128, 21–30. Huang, J. R., Liao, H. J., Zhu, Y. B., Sun, J. Y., Sun, Q. H. and Liu, X. D., Hyperspectral detection of rice damaged by rice leaf folder (Cnaphalocrocis medinalis). Comput. Electron. Agric., 2012, 82, 100–107.

ID: 64450
Title: Assessing the impact of air pollution on trees and crops in the Eastern Gangetic Plains of India
Author: Rachana Dubey, Arbind Kumar Choudhary , Shreetu Singh , Anurag Ajay , Santosh Kumar , Rakesh Kumar, Surajit Mondal and Vivek Kumar 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. 124 (8) 956-963 (2023)
Subject: Assessing the impact of air pollution on trees and crops in the Eastern Gangetic Plains of India
Keywords: Air pollution tolerance index, anticipated performance index, particulate matter, trees and crops.
Abstract: Air pollution is one of the environmental concerns which is a threat to the health of our plants and animals. Little knowledge exists in the literature about its impact on trees and crops. The objective of the present study was to assess the impact of air pollutants on the biochemical parameters of 19 tree and crop species from five different locations in Patna, Bihar, India. Air pollution tolerance index value showed that Ficus religiosa, Zea mays, Carthamus tinctorius and Cajanus cajan were more tolerant compared to the other crops. Anticipated performance index value showed that trees like F. religiosa, Azadirachta indica and Mangifera indica and crops like C. cajan, Z. mays and Triticum aestivum were most suitable under air pollution condition.
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Literature cited 1: Visual, A., IQAir 1, 2020, pp. 1–35. Barrs, H. D. and Weatherly, P. E., Physiological indices for high yield potential in wheat. Indian J. Plant Physiol., 1962, 25, 352–357
Literature cited 2: Bora, M. E. and Joshi, N. A., A study on variation in biochemical aspects of different tree species with tolerance and performance index. Ecoscan, 2014, 9(1), 59–63. Joshi, P. C. and Swami, A., Air pollution induced changes in the photosynthetic pigments of selected plant species. J. Environ. Biol., 2009, 30(2), 295–298

ID: 64449
Title: Estimation of energetics and energy-use efficiency of rice–green gram sequence in the coastal zone of Andhra Pradesh, India
Author: Polagani Nagarjuna, B. Venkateswarlu , M. Sreerekha , P. Venkata Subbaiah and K. Jayalalitha
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 (8) 946-955 (2023)
Subject: Estimation of energetics and energy-use efficiency of rice–green gram sequence in the coastal zone of Andhra Pradesh, India
Keywords: Coastal zone, crop establishment methods, energy use efficiency, energy productivity, rice and green gram
Abstract: A field experiment was conducted at the Agricultural College, Bapatla, AP, India during kharif and rabi seasons from 2019 to 2021 using different establishment and nutrient treatments. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the energetics between the treatments in the rice–green gram. The results indicated that the input and output energy were the highest in the conventional and the lowest in the minimum tillage. Highest total energy productivity and energy use efficiency were recorded with the reduced tillage. In case of nutrient management, the highest input, output energy and energy productivity and energy use efficiency were recorded with inorganic fertilizer + cured poultry manure treatments. It can be concluded that the reduced tillage with the application of inorganic fertilizer + cured poultry manure is the best in the constraints-prone coastal zone with limited irrigation facilities due to low requirement of nonrenewable energy
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Literature cited 1: . Gautham Priyanka, G., Sharma, G. D., Ranchana, R. and Lal, B., Effect of integrated nutrient management and spacing on growth parameters, nutrient content and productivity of rice under system of rice intensification. Int. J. Res. Stud. Biosci., 2013, 2(3), 53–59. www.rkmp.co.in
Literature cited 2: www.Indiastat.com Mangal Deep, Mahender Kumar, R., Saha, S. and Singh, A., Rice based cropping systems for enhancing productivity of food grains in India: decadal experience of AICRP. Indian Farm., 2018, 68(01), 27–30.

ID: 64448
Title: Rapid monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 on fruits and vegetables using reverse-transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay
Author: Manisha Dhanshetty1 , Supriya Kusale1 , Vijayshree Chavan1 , Shraddha Shewale , Upendra P. Lambe, Sonali A. Sawant , Shyam Sundar Nandi, Sujoy Saha, Somnath Holkar, Jagruti Jankar , Ramhari Somkuwar and Kaushik Banerjee
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 (8) 938-945 (2023)
Subject: Rapid monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 on fruits and vegetables using reverse-transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay
Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic, fresh fruits and vegetables, open markets and pack houses, packaging materials, transmission and monitoring.
Abstract: COVID-infected people handling fruits and vegetables may spread the virus to healthy people on contact. Here we examined if SARS-CoV-2 was detectable on the fruits, vegetables, hand gloves and packaging materials collected from the open markets and pack houses in India. During the study (2021–22), swabs from 748 samples representing the majorly traded items were tested using RT-LAMP assay. The sensitivity and specificity of the kit were found to be equivalent to the RT-PCR assay. All test samples were found negative for SARS-CoV-2. Thus, it can be concluded that the virus is unlikely to spread to foods and packaging materials through human contact
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Literature cited 1: Yang, P. and Wang, X., COVID-19: a new challenge for human beings. Cell. Mol. Immunol., 2020, 17(5), 555–557. Yu, P., Zhu, J., Zhang, Z. and Han, Y., A familial cluster of infection associated with the 2019 novel coronavirus indicating possible person-to-person transmission during the incubation period. J. Infect., 2020, 221(11), 1757–1761.
Literature cited 2: Coronavirus: no evidence that food is a source or transmission route, 2020; https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/news/coronavirus-no-evidence-food-source-or-transmission-route (accessed on 4 May 2022). CDC, Food and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). 2020; https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/foodand-COVID-19.html (accessed on 4 May 2022)

ID: 64447
Title: Influence of ground motion scaling on floor response spectra
Author: S. P. Challagulla, B. D. Bhavani, A. K. Suluguru , Mohammed Jameel and Felipe Vicencio
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 (8) 661-662 (2023)
Subject: Influence of ground motion scaling on floor response spectra
Keywords: Amplitude scaling, dispersion, floor amplification, non-structural components, spectral m
Abstract: Non-structural components (NSCs) should be analysed properly using the floor response spectra (FRS) method to reduce financial loss due to earthquakes. There are various methods available in the literature to scale recordings. However, there is little or no agreement among researchers regarding the correctness of these methods in the analysis of NSCs. Therefore, the present study examines the influence of different amplitude scaling techniques (geometric mean and Sa(T1)) and spectral matching procedures on the seismic demands of NSCs. The spectral matching method shows the lowest ground motion parameter dispersion. The results reveal that the Sa(T1) scaling method produces lower floor responses. The spectral matching method shows smaller dispersion in the spectral ordinates and median response quantities. The amplification factors estimated in this study were compared to those from the existing code formulations. Based on the findings of this study, the spectral matching approach in the time domain may be utilized to better estimate seismic demands on NSCs.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
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