ID: 63141
Title: Brainea insignis (Hook.) J.Sm. – a conservation priority fern of North East India
Author: B.S.Kholia, S.Sharma,B.K.Sinha
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2019
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 119 (1) 32-34 (2019)
Subject: Brainea insignis (Hook.) J.Sm. – a conservation priority fern of North East India
Keywords: Brainea insignis, Northeast India
Abstract: A false tree fern, Bowringia insignis
Hook., was described by Hooker
as a new genus to honour John Bowring and his son, J. O. Bowring, who first sent live
plants of it from Hong Kong for introduction to the Royal Botanic Garden,
Kew, London. Taxonomically Bowringia
Hooker (1853) was an illegitimate later
homonym of Bowringia Champ. ex Benth.
(1852, Fabaceae) and a new name, Brainea, was therefore proposed for this fern genus to honour J. C. Braine, who had also introduced it at Kew in 1850.
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Literature cited 1: Hooker, W. J., Hooker’s J. Bot., Kew Gard. Misc., 1853, 5, 237–238.
Smith, J., Catalogue of Ferns in the Royal Gardens at Kew, HMSO, London, England, 1856.
Literature cited 2: Holttum, R. E., A Revised Flora of Malaya, Government Printing Press, Singapore, 1966, vol. 2.
Kramer, K. U., Chambers, T. C. and
Hennipman, E., In The Families and
Genera of Vascular Plants (ed. Kubitzki,
K.), Springer-Verlag, 1990, vol. 5.
ID: 63140
Title: Simple estimates for optimization of potassium nutrition in vineyards
Author: Vinod C Naraboli, S.Srikanth, Ajay K.Bhardwaj,Shankar Meti, Ashok S. Alur, Mavinakoppa S. Nagaraja
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2019
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 119 (1) 30-32 (2019)
Subject: Simple estimates for optimization of potassium nutrition in vineyards
Keywords: optimization of potassium nutrition, Vineyards
Abstract: Nutrient management, amount and application, is one of the most important
aspects in agriculture, more so in horticultural crops which are usually heavy
nutrient feeders. Nutrients affect quality
and quantity of produce, but their injudicious use in the form of fertilizers results in soil and water pollution, thus damaging natural ecosystems which thrive
therein1–4. Grape is one of the oldest cultivated crops of the world and its adoption in India dates back to 1356–1220 BC.
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Literature cited 1: Savci, S., APCBEE Procedia, 2012, 1, 287–292.
Nangia, V., Gowda, P. H. and Mulla, D.
J., Agric. Water Manage., 2010, 97(11),
1855–1860.
Literature cited 2: Ruan, L., Bhardwaj, A. K., Hamilton, S.
K. and Robertson, G. P., Environ. Res.
Lett., 2016, 11(6), 064007.
Pathak, R. K. and Ram, R. A., Prog. Hortic., 2013, 45(2), 238–254
ID: 63139
Title: Temporal shift in timing of breeding of European starling (Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus) population
Author: Zdravko Dolenec
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2019
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 119 (1) 29-30 (2019)
Subject: Temporal shift in timing of breeding of European starling (Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus) population
Keywords: Temporal shift, breeding of European starling, Sturnus vulgaris, population
Abstract: Impacts of climate warming on wildlife
are beginning to be seen across the
Earth. For example, numerous studies
have reported that tree phenophases are
being observed earlier in spring2
and, that temperature change leads to rapid development in insects3
. In bird species, these impacts often manifest in earlier clutch initiation dates. Climate change can have impacts on bird species and bird populations in different ways. For example, geographical distribution, disrupted synchrony between predator and prey, population dynamics, demography, migration phenology, breeding phenology9, morphology10, etc. The most common trait used in bird breeding phenology studies is the laying date of a species.
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Literature cited 1: Parmesan, C., Annu. Rev. Ecol. Evol. Syst., 2006, 37, 637–669.
Gaira, K. S., Rawal, R. S., Rawat, B. and
Bhatt, I. D., Curr. Sci., 2014, 102, 1735–1738.
Literature cited 2: Jaworski, T. and Hilszczański, J., Leśne
Prace Badawcze (For. Res. Pap.), 2013,
74, 345–355.
Lehikoinen, A. and Virkkala, R., Global
Change Biol., 2016, 22, 1121–1129.
ID: 63138
Title: The concept of measuring happiness and how India can go the Nordic Way
Author: Sangeeta Bhattacharyya, R. Roy Burman and Sudipta Paul
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2019
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 119 (1) 26-28 (2019)
Subject: The concept of measuring happiness and how India can go the Nordic Way
Keywords: Measuring happiness, Nordic Way
Abstract: Quantifying subjective well-being or happiness has always been intriguing and with the advent of Gross National Happiness (GNH) index of Bhutan and World Happiness Report (WHR) by UN, it has become all the way more of a global issue. This study stratifies countries into Happiness Strata in a Global Happiness
Map using the WHR 2018 indices, only to find that India is among the 42 Unhappy Nations of the world. The Nordic (Western European) countries seem to top the happiness charts with Denmark being consistently among the top five. The paper also discusses what India can learn and adopt from Denmark.
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Literature cited 1: NCMH, Background papers: Burden of
disease in India, Ministry of Health &
Family Welfare, New Delhi, 2005.
Masand, P., One in five Indians needs
mental health counselling, reveals Government statistics. The Times of India, 10
October 2012.
Literature cited 2: Mascarenhas, A., Mental illness India’s
ticking bomb, only 1 in 10 treated: Lancet study. The Indian Express, 19 May 2016.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happiness
ID: 63137
Title: Understanding the role of molecular motors in living cells: an odyssey from physics to biology
Author: Siddhesh S. Kamat
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2018
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 119 (1) 14-16 (2019)
Subject: Understanding the role of molecular motors in living cells: an odyssey from physics to biology
Keywords: Molecular motors in living cells,odyssey
Abstract: Dr Roop Mallik from the Department of
Biological Sciences (DBS), Tata Institute
of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai was recently awarded the Infosys Prize 2018 in Life Sciences for his ‘pioneering work on molecular motor proteins, which are crucial for the functioning of living cells.
. The award citation further reads that ‘Mallik has identified and measured forces needed to transport large particles inside cells and demonstrated their role in fundamental processes such as targeting pathogens to their destruction and moving lipid droplets for fatty acid regulation in the liver. In this article, I hope to summarize Roop’s journey from an aspiring physicist to an eminent cell biologist who has made significant inroads into our understanding of motor proteins.
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Literature cited 1: Infosys Award; http://www.infosysscience-foundation.com/prize/laureates/ 2018/roop-mallik.asp
Mallik, R., Non-Fermi liquids to endosomes, via pH jumps, 2009; http://www.tifr.res.in/~roop/PI_files/Non
Fermi-Endos-pHJump.htm
Literature cited 2: http://www.tifr.res.in/~roop/
Mallik, R., Udgaonkar, J. B. and Krishnamoorthy, G., Proc. Indian Acad.
Sci. (Chem. Sci.), 2003, 115, 307–317.
ID: 63136
Title: Wading through black carbon aerosols, climate and sustainability
Author: K. Krishnamoorthy
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2019
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 119 (1) 12-13 (2019
Subject: Wading through black carbon aerosols, climate and sustainability
Keywords: Black carbon aerosols, climate and sustainability
Abstract: Prof. S. K. Satheesh, is the recipient of
the prestigious Infosys Prize 2018 in
Physical Sciences. A man of very few
words, Satheesh is basically a scientist,
more precisely a climate scientist, with
his own intuitions, visions, ideas and
very strong views on science, research,
and policy related to climate change in
global as well as national perspectives.
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ID: 63135
Title: Quantum chaos, dynamical systems and Schrödinger equations and quantum unique ergodicity
Author: Yves Colin de Verdiere
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2019
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 119 (1) 11-11 (2019)
Subject: Quantum chaos, dynamical systems and Schrödinger equations and quantum unique ergodicity
Keywords: Quantum chaos, dynamical systems, Schrödinger equations,quantum unique ergodicity
Abstract: Dr Nalini Anantharaman is a French
mathematician who is currently professor
at the Institute for Advanced Mathematical Research (IRMA), as well as a member of the Institute for Advanced Study (USIAS), University of Strasbourg, France. She is the daughter of Siva and Claire Anantharaman, professors of computer science and mathematics at the University of Orléans, France. Nalini attended the Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS) and in 2000, completed her Ph D at the Pierre and Marie Curie University in Paris, France, under the supervision of François Ledrappier. She then became a lecturer at ENS in Lyon and, subsequently at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and the École Polytechnique in Paris.
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Literature cited 1: http://www.usias.fr/en/chairs/nalini-nantharaman/
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ID: 63134
Title: Health Care and Environmental Contamination.
Author: Alistair B. A. Boxall and Rai S. Kookana reviewed by Bharath Haridas Aithal
Editor: R. Srinivasan
Year: 2018
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 115 (12) 2332-2333 (2018)
Subject: Health Care and Environmental Contamination.
Keywords: Health Care and Environmental Contamination.
Abstract: This book under review deals with the
important aspect of managing health care
waste and its influence on the environment. It provides a fluidic view of current production practices, the source,
effects and management of waste
through aptly phrased ‘sustainable pharmacy’, and through policy regulations
and risk assessment. The book also provides a systematic approach that can help in developing the United Nations Sustainable Development Agenda through
effectively monitoring and managing
pharma waste. In all countries across the
world health care is a major sector that is
growing with a large consumer base, and
countries like India need to assess the
risk due to existing conditions and manufacturing technologies and supply chain mismanagement. Consumers are the most affected due to either mismanaged availability of pharma products or being illiterate to understand the effects of bioactive compounds that may affect the environment and human.
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ID: 63133
Title: Development of a bird habitat resource classification scheme based on vegetation structure analysis
Author: Peter S. Lee, and Brendan G. Mackey
Editor: R. Srinivasan
Year: 2018
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 115 (12) 2307-2315 (2018)
Subject: Development of a bird habitat resource classification scheme based on vegetation structure analysis
Keywords: Bird habitat, functional group classification, landscape-scale analysis, sustainable management, vegetation structure analysis.
Abstract: In order to design a conservation strategy for birds inhabiting the Great Western Woodlands (GWW) in southwestern Australia, we adopted a new approach
for classifying birds into functional groups (BHFGs) based on an analysis of vegetation structure-related habitat resources (VHR). On the basis of hierarchical cluster analysis of the VHR variables we selected here,
we selected a model that incorporated nine-BHFGs. This yielded a classification system that, due to our different input sources, is distinct from an existing
foraging guild-based system. In conjunction with GIS technique, this new classification system has potential for effectively predicting and mapping landscape-scale
habitat distribution.
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Literature cited 1: Mac Arthur, R. H. and Mac Arthur, J. W., On bird species diversity. Ecology, 1961, 42, 594–598.
Gilmore, A. M., The influence of vegetation structure on the density of insectivorous birds. In Birds of Eucalypt Forests and
Woodlands: Ecology, Conservation, Management (eds Keast, A. et al.), Surrey Beatty & Sons Pty Limited, Chipping Norton, NSW, Australia, 1985, pp. 21–31.
Literature cited 2: Hinsley, S. A., Hill, R. A., Fuller, R. J., Bellamy, P. E. and Rothery, P., Bird species distributions across woodland canopy
structure gradients. Community Ecol., 2009, 10, 99–110.
Marchant, S. and Higgins, P. J., Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds, Oxford University Press, Melbourne,
Australia, 1st edn, 1990.
ID: 63132
Title: Mesoscale model compatible IRS-P6 AWiFS-derived land use/land cover of Indian region
Author: Biswadip Gharai P. V. N. Rao and C. B. S. Dutt
Editor: R. Srinivasan
Year: 2018
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 115 (12) 2301-2306 (2018)
Subject: Mesoscale model compatible IRS-P6 AWiFS-derived land use/land cover of Indian region
Keywords: Land use/land cover data, land-surface processes, mesoscale model, spatial resolution.
Abstract: Mesoscale models, in general, are run using the US Geological Survey (USGS) 25-category land use/land cover (LU/LC) data available at different spatial resolutions. The USGS data over the Indian region suffers from two types of errors, viz. is classification. of LU/LC data and non-availability of up-to-date satellite-based LU/LC data. To improve the accuracy
and capture interannual changes better, the LU/LC data generated by the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) using IRS-P6 AWiFS with 56 m basic resolution have been scaled to 5, 2 min and 30 sec
resolution which is available at yearly intervals. In the next step, the Indian region of USGS data was replaced with IRS-P6 AWiFS-derived data and made compatible to MM5 and WRF mesoscale models. Thus
the resultant product is a global USGS LU/LC data with the Indian region replaced by the information originally derived from AWiFS 56 m resolution imagery, for the years 2004–05 to 2012–13 (nine cycles).
This communication describes the required LU/LC data format for MM5 and WRF models and the methodology adopted for compatible product generation. In addition, accuracy of AWiFS-derived LU/LC data
converted to 30 sec resolution has also been determined. The present effort will provide the necessary reference for the atmospheric modelling community to
address the Indian satellite-based model compatible LU/LC data product. These data products are currently available on Bhuvan, the NRSC/ISRO geospatial portal.
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Literature cited 1: Nataly, P. and Pinhas, A., Effect of land use modification on potential increase of convection: a numerical mesoscale study over south Israel. J. Geophys. Res., 2001, 106(D19), 621–634.
Narisma, G. T. and Pitman, A. J., The impact of 200-years land cover change on the Australian near-surface climate. J. Hydrometeorol., 2003, 4, 424
Literature cited 2: Pitman, A. J., Narisma, G. T., Pielke Sr, R. A. and Holbrook, N. J., Impact of land cover change on the climate of southwest Western Australia. J. Geophys. Res., 2004, 109, D18109; doi:10.1029/ 2003JD004347 1-12.
Quattrochi, D. A., Lapenta, W. M., Crosson, W. L., Estes, M. G., Limaye, A. and Khan, M., The application of satellite-derived,
high-resolution land use/land cover data to improve urban air quality model forecasts, NASA/TP-2006-214710, November 2006.
ID: 63131
Title: Assessment of co-contamination in soil samples from agricultural areas in and around Lucknow city, Uttar Pradesh, India
Author: Arpna Ratnakar and Shikha
Editor: R. Srinivasan
Year: 2018
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 115 (12) 2267-2274 (2018)
Subject: Assessment of co-contamination in soil samples from agricultural areas in and around Lucknow city, Uttar Pradesh, India
Keywords: Agricultural lands, co-contamination, heavy metals, industrial area, soil samples.
Abstract: An environmental evaluation of agricultural lands situated close to industrial areas in and around Lucknow city was carried out to determine the effect of co-contamination in the study area. Analysis of soil samples revealed the presence of mercury and cadmium at higher levels than their normal distribution in soil. Apart from heavy metals, the herbicide Butachlor was also detected in most of the soil samples
studied. Co-contaminated soils pose a major threat to agricultural ecosystems since the presence of different concentrations of heavy metals may inhibit biodegradation of organic pollutants, which further affects metal bioavailabilty and phytoremediation.
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Literature cited 1: Nouri, J., Khorasani, N., Lorestani, B., Karami, M., Hassani, A. H. and Yousefi, N., Accumulation of heavy metals in soil and uptake by plant species with phytoremediation potential. Environ. Earth
Sci., 2009, 59(2), 315–323.
Sharma, R. K., Agrawal, M. and Marshall, F., Heavy metal contamination in vegetables grown in wastewater irrigated areas
of Varanasi, India. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol., 2006, 77(2), 312–318.
Literature cited 2: Khan, M. J., Zia, M. S. and Qasim, M., Use of pesticides and their role in environmental pollution. World Acad. Sci. Eng. Technol.,
2010, 72,122–128.
Sandarin, T. and Maier, R., Impacts of metals on the biodegradation of organic pollutants. Environ. Health Perspect., 2003, 111,
1093–1101.
ID: 63130
Title: Evapotranspiration and crop coefficient of okra under subsurface drip with and without plastic mulch
Author: Ashish Patil and K. N. Tiwari
Editor: R. Srinivasan
Year: 2018
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 115 (12) 2249-2258 (2018)
Subject: Evapotranspiration and crop coefficient of okra under subsurface drip with and without plastic mulch
Keywords: Crop coefficient, evaporation, okra, plastic mulch condition, subsurface drip irrigation.
Abstract: Field experiments using lysimeters were conducted in sub-humid climatic condition to estimate water balance parameters, regional crop coefficient development and to evaluate yield response of okra crop
under subsurface drip (SSD) irrigation with and without plastic mulch. In the year 2016, total crop evapotranspiration under SSD with and without plastic mulch was 403 and 512 mm respectively, whereas in 2017 it was 363 and 468 mm respectively. Average
crop coefficient of okra was 0.31, 0.42, 0.68, 0.77 and 0.48 measured under SSD with plastic mulch condition, and 0.51, 0.72, 0.92, 0.93 and 0.53 without plastic mulch. High yield of okra with minimum crop evapotranspiration was observed under SSD with plastic mulch treatment due to lower irrigation water requirement, minimum evaporation and less weed
transpiration under plastic film compared to nonmulch condition.
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Literature cited 1: Patel, N. and Rajput, T. B. S., Dynamics and modeling of soil water under subsurface drip irrigated onion. Agric. Water
Manage., 2008, 95, 1335–1349.
Evett, S. R., Howell, T. A. and Schneider, A. D., Energy and water balances for surface and subsurface drip irrigated corn. In
Proceedings of the Fifth International MI Congress, Orlando, FL, USA, 1995, pp. 135–140.
Literature cited 2: Zimmer, A. L., McFarland, M. J. and Moore, J., Upward free water movement from buried trickle emitters. In Ann. Int. Sum.
Meet. the ASAE, Rapid City, South Dakota, USA, ASAE, Paper No. 88-2063, 26–29 June 1988, p. 16.
Grattan, S. R., Schwankl, L. J. and Lanini, W. T., Weed control by subsurface drip irrigation. Calif. Agric., 1988, 22–24.
ID: 63129
Title: DOMIS: a decision support system for design and cost estimation of micro-irrigation systems
Author: Neelam Patel, T. B. S. Rajput, Deepak Kumar Dinkar, Sita Ram and Sushil Kumar Singla
Editor: R. Srinivasan
Year: 2018
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 115 (12) 2240-2248 (2018)
Subject: DOMIS: a decision support system for design and cost estimation of micro-irrigation systems
Keywords: Decision support system, DOMIS, micro irrigation software, micro-irrigation system design, precision farming software.
Abstract: The decision support system (DSS), namely Design of Micro Irrigation Systems (DOMIS) has been developed to design drip, sprinkler and micro-sprinkler irrigation systems. This provides expert opinion for
optimal layout plans for MI system design by using the necessary data on crops, soil characteristics, groundwater and agri-climatic conditions as default options with a provision to modify as preferred by the
user. The design includes selection of pipe sizes, pumping system, filters and fertilizer application systems along with possible shifts per day in case of sprinkler irrigation system and total time of irrigation. The web-based system (http://domis.iari.res.in)
uses scientific algorithms and expert suggestions; the flexibility of DSS and ease of use make the DSSDOMIS a superior tool for designing micro-irrigation systems with a view to enhance water productivity in
agriculture. It also provides general information about different Government schemes, central and state agencies promoting micro irrigation, approved
system suppliers in different states and general information about different districts in the country. The DSS helps farmers as well as policy makers and researchers obtain optimal design and cost estimates of
a micro-irrigation system.
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Literature cited 1: Hatfield, J. L., The future demands efficiency. Resour. Mag.,2011, 18(1), 1.
Hsiao, T. C., Pasquale, S. and Elias, F., A systematic and quantitative approach to improve water use efficiency in agriculture. Irrigation Sci., 2007, 25(3), 209–231
Literature cited 2: Bongiovanni, R. and Lowenberg-DeBoer, J., Precision agriculture and sustainability. Precis. Agric., 2004, 5(4), 359–387.
Aubert, B. A., Schroeder, A., and Grimaudo, J., IT as enabler of sustainable farming: An empirical analysis of farmers’ adoption
decision of precision agriculture technology. Decis. Support Syst., 2012, 54(1), 510–520.
ID: 63128
Title: Detection of solar cycle signal in the tropospheric temperature using COSMIC data
Author: V. Kumar, S. K. Dhaka, V. Panwar , Narendra Singh , A. S. Rao, Shristy Malik and S. Yoden
Editor: R. Srinivasan
Year: 2018
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 115 (12) 2232-2239 (2018)
Subject: Detection of solar cycle signal in the tropospheric temperature using COSMIC data
Keywords: Radio occultation, solar cycle, sunspot number, tropospheric temperature.
Abstract: Influence of the solar cycle on temperature structure is examined using radio occultation measurements by COSMIC/FORMASAT-3 satellite. Observations from January 2007 to December 2015 comprising 3,764,728
occultations, which are uniformly spread over land and sea, have been used to study temperature changes mainly in the troposphere along with the solar cycle
over 60°N–60°S geographic latitudes. It was a challenging task to identify the height at which the solar cycle signal could be observed in temperature perturbations as different atmospheric processes contribute
towards temperature variability. Using a high spatial resolution dataset from COSMIC we are able to detect solar cycle signal in the zonal mean temperature profiles near surface at 2 km and upward. A consistent rise in the interannual variation of temperature was observed along with the solar cycle. The change in the temperature structure showed a latitudinal variation from southern to northern hemisphere over the period 2007–2015 with a significant positive influence of sunspot numbers in the solar cycle. It can be concluded that the solar cycle induces changes in temperature by as much as 1.5°C. However, solar cycle signal in the
stratospheric region could not be identified as the region is dominated by large-scale dynamical motions like quasi-biennial oscillation which suppress the influence of solar signal on temperature perturbations due to its quasi-periodic nature.
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Literature cited 1: Rind, D., Lean, J. and Healy, R., Simulated time-dependent climate response to solar radiative forcing since 1600. J. Geophys. Res., 1999, 104, 1973–1990.
Shindell, D., Rind, D., Balachandran, J., Lean, J. and Lonergran, P., Solar cycle variability ozone and climate, Science, 1999, 284, 305–308.
Literature cited 2: Meehl, G. A., Washington, W. M. and Wigley, T. M. L., Arblaster, J. M. and Dai, A., Solar and green house gas forcing and climate response in the twentieth century. J. Climate, 2003, 16, 426–444.
Lean, J., Rottman, G., Harder, J. and Kopp, G., SORCE contributions to new understanding of global change and solar variability.
Sol. Phys., 2005, 230(1–2), 27–53; doi:10.1007/s11207-005-1527-2.
ID: 63127
Title: Kallar elephant corridor in the Western Ghats, India: trend of human interface vis-à-vis feasibility of wildlife-friendly flyover and land acquisition
Author: Neha Midha, N. Krishna Kumar, D. Boominathan, Samuel Thomas and Chhavi Jain
Editor: R. Srinivasan
Year: 2018
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 115 (12) 2211-2218 (2018)
Subject: Kallar elephant corridor in the Western Ghats, India: trend of human interface vis-à-vis feasibility of wildlife-friendly flyover and land acquisition
Keywords: Elephant corridor, human-interface, traffic intensity, wildlife-friendly mitigation
Abstract: The present account from Kallar elephant corridor is a case-history which elucidates that delay in implementing management recommendations leads to unmanageable trends in land-use pattern, traffic intensity, human–elephant interface, and escalation of costs for management options like
land acquisition and engineering structures as flyovers or ‘elephant underpass’. Ultimately, a situation may develop where elephants may take their own course of population reduction, fragmentation and shifting of interface problem to new areas.
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Literature cited 1: Ramkumar, K. et al., Elephant corridors of Southern India. In Right of Passage: Elephant Corridors of India (eds Menon, V. et al.), Conservation Reference Series 3, Wildlife Trust of India, New Delhi, 2017.
Sukumar, R., The Living Elephants: Evolutionary Ecology, Behavior, and Conservation, Oxford University Press, New York, USA, 2003
Literature cited 2: Rangarajan, M. et al., Securing the future of elephants in India. The Report of the Elephant Task Force. Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, 2010, p. 187.
Desai, A. and Riddle, H. S., Human–elephant conflict in Asia. Asia Elephant Support and United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington