ID: 62820
Title: Medicinal plants with kidney-protecting effect in diabetic nephropathy
Author: Arundhati Bag, Abhiskek Byahut and Bidita Khandelwal
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 123 (4) 542-553 (2022)
Subject: Medicinal plants with kidney-protecting effect in diabetic nephropathy
Keywords: Diabetic nephropathy, kidney, medicinal plants, renal diseases, therapeutic agents
Abstract: Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a progressive kidney disease, which may often lead to end-stage renal diseases.DN is becoming more prevalent due to the increase in
the incidences of diabetes. Controlling blood glucose levels can inhibit DN, but a significant fraction of the diabetic population can develop DN despite glycemic control. Therefore, identification of new drug molecules that can prevent or ameliorate DN by directly acting
on the kidney would be a breakthrough in its management. Medicinal plants offer a vast repository of potential therapeutic agents for several diseases, including
diabetes and its complications. A good number of plants have been studied for their kidney-protecting effects
on DN. This article summarizes the active compounds and mechanisms by which these plants protect the kidney in diabetic conditions. The majority of the studies
are found for animal models. Clinical trials are available only for a few plants, which are also included in this article.
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Literature cited 1: Chawla, T., Sharma, D. and Singh, A., Role of the renin angiotensin system in diabetic nephropathy. World J. Diabetes, 2010, 1(5),
141–145.
Haller, H., Ji, L., Stahl, K., Bertram, A. and Menne, J., Molecular
mechanisms and treatment strategies in diabetic nephropathy: new
avenues for calcium dobesilate-free radical scavenger and growth factor inhibition. Biomed. Res. Int., 2017, 2017, 1909258.
Literature cited 2: Hussain, S., Jamali, M. C., Habib, A., Hussain, Md. S., Akhtar, M.
and Najmi, A. K., Diabetic kidney disease: an overview of prevalence, risk factors, and biomarkers. Clin. Epidemiol. Global Health,
2021, 9, 2–6.
Jitraknatee, J., Ruengorn, C. and Nochaiwong, S., Prevalence and
risk factors of chronic kidney disease among type 2 diabetes patients: a cross-sectional study in primary care practice. Sci. Rep., 2020, 10(1), 6205.
ID: 62819
Title: MSR-based algorithms for biclustering of microarray gene expression data
Author: R. Balamurugan and S. P. Raja
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 123 (4) 530-541 (2022)
Subject: MSR-based algorithms for biclustering of microarray gene expression data
Keywords: MSR-based algorithms, biclustering,microarray gene expression data
Abstract: Biclustering plays a vital role in the analysis of gene expression data. The biclustering technique was proposed in the year 2000. For the past two decades, several biclustering methods and applications have been used to improve the quality to make sense of large microarray datasets. To find a highly correlated set of genes under specific conditions, usually one uses a measure
or cost function. In such cases, it does not indicate that biclustering methods base their search on evaluation measures to identify the coherent biclusters. However,
there is a substantial deviation between exploration in biclustering techniques and qualitative measure. Here, we present a review of different biclustering methods
with the use of the most efficient measure called mean square residue within the search method. This review will guide researchers to fruitfully investigate their large microarray gene expression data and give meaningful, novel insights with greater efficiency.
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Literature cited 1: Achuthsankar, S. N., Computational biology and bioinformatics: a
gentle overview. Commun. Comput. Soc. India, 2003, 1–12.
Liew, A. W. C., Yan, H. and Yang, M., Data mining for bioinformatics. In Bioinformatics Technologies (eds Chen, P. and Yi-Ping),
Springer, Heidelberg, 2005, chapter 4, pp. 63–116.
Literature cited 2: Pérez-Suárez, A., Martínez-Trinidad, J. F. and Carrasco-Ochoa,
J. A., A review of conceptual clustering algorithms. Artif. Intell.
Rev., 2019, 52, 1267–1296.
Shannon, W., Culverhouse, R. and Duncan, J., Analyzing microarray
data using cluster analyses. Pharmacogenomics, 2003, 4(1), 41–52.
ID: 62818
Title: The invasive azedarach scale Aulacaspis crawii (Cockerell, 1898) (Hemiptera, Diaspididae) in India
Author: SUNIL JOSHI, K. D. PRATHAPAN M. M. SREEJITH HASEENA BHASKAR SHANTANU P. SHUKLA BABITA KUMARI T. K. KUNHAMU
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 123 (4) 527-529 (2022)
Subject: The invasive azedarach scale Aulacaspis crawii (Cockerell, 1898) (Hemiptera, Diaspididae) in India
Keywords: invasive azedarach scale,Aulacaspis crawii, Hemiptera, Diaspididae,
Abstract: Alien invasive species pose major economic and environmental threats that affect
ecosystems, human health and economies
. Of all the invaders, insects are highly successful due to their ability to escape detection, rapid reproduction and quick dispers.
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Literature cited 1: Crooks, J., Oikos, 2002, 97, 153–166.
Pimentel, D., Zuniga, R. and Morrison, D.,
Ecol. Econ., 2005, 52, 273–288
Literature cited 2: Donovan, G. H., Butry, D. T., Michael, Y.
L., Prestemon, J. P., Liebhold, A. M., Gatiziolis, D. and Mao, M. Y., Am. J. Prev.
Med., 2013, 44, 139–145.
Liebhold, A. M., Yamanaka, T., Roques,
A., Augustin, S., Chown, S. L., Brockerhoff,
E. G. and Pyšek, P., Biol. Invas., 2016, 18,
893–905.
ID: 62817
Title: Climate change and adaptation in water sector in India
Author: Sharad K. Jain
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 123 (4) 515-516 (2022)
Subject: Climate change and adaptation in water sector in India
Keywords: Climate change, adaptation, Water sector
Abstract: Consumption of fossil fuels has increased to satisfy the growing demand for rising industrial activities, expanding transportation, intensifying agriculture and burgeoning population since the 1850s. Burning fossil fuels has led to a significant rise in the emission of gases, such as CO2, CH4, NOx, etc. (collectively known as greenhouse gases, GHGs) in the atmosphere. Consequently, more reflected radiation or heat is trapped in Earth’s atmosphere, raising its temperature and causing climate changes. The recently released Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) mentions that ‘it is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean
and land’. IPCC also notes that ‘the likely range of total human-caused global surface temperature increase from 1850–1900 to 2010–2019 is 0.8°C to 1.3°C, with the best
estimate of 1.07°C’.
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ID: 62816
Title: Influencing factors and GIS-based spatial interpolation for distribution of draught in Madhya Pradesh
Author: Manoj Kumar, U.C.Dubey, Bikram Jyoti and Ajay Kumar Roul
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 123 (3) 488-492 (2022)
Subject: Influencing factors and GIS-based spatial interpolation for distribution of draught in Madhya Pradesh
Keywords: Anisotropy, draught animal power, semivariogram, spatial interpolation
Abstract: The study investigates the trend and spatial distribution of the draught animal population in Madhya Pradesh, situated at lat.21.6°N to 26.30°N and long.74°90`E to 82°N48`E.Draught animals dominated around 20% (3 million hectares) of the net sown area of Madhya Pradesh, with power availability of more than 0.37 kW/ha. A 1 % increase in tractor density reduces the draught animals by 0.89%, and a 1% increase in percentage forest area increases the draught animals by more than 0.5%. The spherical form of the semi variogram model with an estimate of nugget, sill and range as 0, 500 and 1.6 respectively, was used in kriging. The neighbour search radius and the minimum number of neighbours were taken as 3° and 20 respectively.
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Literature cited 1: Anon., State of the Economy 2020-21:A Macro View, Economic Survey,2020-21,2.
Kumar, A. and Iyer, M., Report Summary: Economic Survey 2020-21.PRS Legislative Research, New Delhi, 2021.
Literature cited 2: anon., Sectoral paper on farm mechanization .Farm sector Policy Department, NABARD head office, Mumbai, India, 2018.
Mehta, C.R., Chandel, N.S., and Senthilkumar, T., Status, Challenges and strategies for farm mechanization in India.AMA-Agr.Mech. AsiaAf.,2014, 45 (4), 43-50.
ID: 62815
Title: The volatility spillover of potato prices in different markets of India
Author: Ranjit Kumar Paul, M.d.Yeasin and A.K.Paul
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 123 (3) 482-487 (2022)
Subject: The volatility spillover of potato prices in different markets of India
Keywords: Nonlinearity, potato price, spillover, volatility
Abstract: Agricultural commodity prices, particularly the prices of perishable commodities, are volatile. The interdependency of market prices of agricultural commodities makes it difficult for accurate modelling. In the present study, two variants of multivariate generalized autoregressive conditional heteroscedastic models, namely DCC and BEKK have been applied for modelling the price volatility of potato in five major markets in India, i.e., Agra, Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai and Ahmedabad. It is observed that the Agra market has the highest price variability, whereas Mumbai has the least. All the studied market prices showed a significant presence of conditional heteroscedasticity. To this end, Volatility Impulse Response Function has been used to assess the impacts of a specific shock on the price volatility spillovers of potatoes among the studied markets. The volatility spillover has been computed for all the market.
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Literature cited 1: Bellemare, M.F., Barrett, C.B. and Just, D.R., The welfare impacts of commodity price volatility: evidence from rural Ethiopia.Am.J.Agric.Econ. 2013, 95, 877-899.
Engle, R.F., Autoregressive conditional heterosedastiity with estimates of the variance of United Kingdom inflation. Eonometria, 1982, 987-1007.
Literature cited 2: New Bery, D.M., The theory of food price stabilisation .Econ. J., 1989, 99 (398), 1065-1082.
Zheng, Y., Kinnuan, H.W., and Thompson, H., News and volatility of food pries.Appl. Econ., 2008,40, 1629-1635.
ID: 62814
Title: A transcriptomic approach reveals the molecular basis of pre-pupal diapauses of Red Banded Mango Caterpillar, Deanolis sublimbalis
Author: Gandham Srishanarao, Avvaru Sujatha, Pola Sunitha, Meenal Vyas and Pagadala Damodaram Kamala Jayanthi
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 123 (3) 471-481 (2022)
Subject: A transcriptomic approach reveals the molecular basis of pre-pupal diapauses of Red Banded Mango Caterpillar, Deanolis sublimbalis
Keywords: Developmental stages, diapauses, metabolic pathways, Red Banded Mango Caterpillar, transcriptome analysis.
Abstract: The Red Banded Mango Caterpillar (RBMC), Deanolis sublimbalis Snellen (Lepidoptera:Crambidae), a devastating monophagous pest of mango (Mangifera indica L.), enters a pre-pupal diapaus in the absence of host fruits synchronizing its life cycle with seasonal fruiting across southeast Asia and Oceania. Considering its unique nature, a detailed de novo transcriptome analysis was carried out on different physiological stages of RBMC pupae to understand the mechanisms underlying diapauses. A total of 102 differentially expressed unigenes were identified with altered expression patterns (55 unregulated and 47 downegulated)and consequently mapped to various i.e., proteasome, Epstein-Barr virus infection and lipoic acid metabolism were significantly (P<0.01) enriched during the diapauses phase in D.sublimbalis. From the three pathways, 16 differentially expressed genes (15 up-regulated and 1 down-regulated) were identified to play a vital role in diapauses management. To our knowledge, no earlier studies have identified diapauses-related genes in D.sublimbalis. The information gained from the present study can be exploited to develop control strategies involving molecular tools.
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Literature cited 1: Denlinger, D.L., Regulation of diapauses.Annu.Rev.Entomol. 2002, 47, 93-122.
MacRae, T.H., Gene expression, metabolic regulation and stress tolerance during diapauses.Cell.Mol.Life Sci., 2010, 67, 2405-2424.
Literature cited 2: Liu, J.Y., and Lin. J.R., Diapause induction and termination of Bombyx mori.Guangdong Canye, 2011, 45, 35-38.
Kostal, V., Eco-physiological phases of insect diapauses. J. Insect Physiol., 2006, 52, 113-127.
ID: 62813
Title: Population genetic structure and migration pattern of Nilaparvata lugens (Stal) (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) populations in India based on mitochondrial COI gene sequences
Author: Guru-Pirasanna-Pandi Govindharaj, Jaipal Singh Choudhary, Aashish Kumar Anant, C.Parameshwaran, G.Basana-Gowda, Totan Adak, P.Paneerselvam, M.Annamalai, Naveenkumar Patil and Prakash Chandra Rath
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 123 (3) 461-470 (2022)
Subject: Population genetic structure and migration pattern of Nilaparvata lugens (Stal) (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) populations in India based on mitochondrial COI gene sequences
Keywords: Brown planthopper, genetic variability, migration pattern, mitochondrial gene sequences, rice cultivation
Abstract: Despite the economic and ecological impact of the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens infestation associated with ice cultivation in India, studies on its genetic structure are lacking. Hence, the present study was conducted to assess the genetic variability of N.lugens in India. The study evaluated the diversity in N.lugens populations using mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 gene sequences from India, and compared with the Bangladesh, China and Japan populations. In all, 47 unique halotypes were identified and the halotype number varied from 6 to 18 in the sampled populations. Genetic diversity indices like nucleotide diversity (o.oo4), average number of nucleotide differences (1.98), halotype diversity (0.667) and haplotype number (47) of N.lugens populations from India revealed a low level of genetic diversity. A highly significant negative correlation of demographic history of N.lugens populations along with no significant sum of square deviations indicated possible recent expansion of the brown planthopper in India. A non-significant correlation in isolation pattern by distance results indicated that geographic barriers present in the country are not sufficient for genetic differentiation among N.lugens from different migratory populations. In this study, the genetic diversity of N.lugens populations from India is compared with other Asian population.
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Literature cited 1: Pandi G.G.P., Chander, S., Pal, M. And Pathak,H., Impact of elevated CO2 and temperature on brown planthopper population in rice ecosystem.Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci., India,Sect.B.,2016,88(1), 57-64; doi:10.1007/s40011-016-0727-x.
Jena, M.et al., Paradigm shift of insect pests in rice ecosystem and their management strategy. Oryza, 2018,55,82-89; doi:10.5958/2249-5266.2018.00010.3
Literature cited 2: Pandi, G.G.P., Chander, S., Pal, M. and Soumia, P.S., Impact of elevated CO2 on Oryza sativa phenology and brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) population.Curr.Sci., 2018, 114 (8), 1767-1777;doi:10.18520/cs/v114/i08/1767-1777.
Li, S., Wang, H., and Zhoum, G.S., Synergism between Southern rice-black streaked dwarf virus and Rice ragged stunt virus enhances their insect vector acquisition. Phytopathology, 2014, 104(7), 794-799; doi: 10.1094/PHYTO-11-13-0319-R.PMID:24915431.
ID: 62812
Title: Towards nutrition security of India with biofortified cereal varieties
Author: C.N.Neeraja, Firoz Hossain, K.Hariparasanna, Sewa Ram, C.Tara Satyavathi, T. Longvah, P.Raghu, S.R. Voleti and R.M. Sundaram
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 123 (3) 271-277 (2022)
Subject: Towards nutrition security of India with biofortified cereal varieties
Keywords: Biofortification, breeding, cereals, micronutrient malnutrition, nutrition security
Abstract: Rice and wheat are the major staples contributing more than 75% to food-grain consumption, while maize, pearl millet and sorghum are important alternative cereals in India. Cereal bio-fortification is one of the promising approaches to alleviate micronutrient malnutrition. Here we present an overview of the efforts towards development of biofortified cereal varieties enhanced with iron, zinc, protein and provitamin-Ausing conventional breeding approaches, and the possibilities of scaling up and adoption to ease the burden of malnourishment.
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Literature cited 1: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, GoI, UNICEF, Population Council, Comprehensive National Nutritional Survey 2016-2018,2019;https:nhm.gov.in/showfile.php?lid=712
Bouis,H.E., Saltzman,A. and Birol,E., Improving nutrition through biofortification.In Agriculture for Improved Nutrition Seizing the Momentum (eds Fan, S.,Yosef,S.and Pandya-Lorch.R.),2019, pp.47-57.
Literature cited 2: Bouis, H.E., and Saltzman, A., Improving nutrition through biofortification: review of evidence from Harvest Plus, 2003 through2016.Global Food Secur., 2017, 12, 49-58.
Mohapatra, T. and Rout, P.K, Indian agriculture: Journey from begging bowl to sustainable food security.Sci., Rep., 2021, 58, 63-69.
ID: 62811
Title: State of Agricultural extension reforms in India and the need of convergence
Author: Rabindra Nath Padaria, P.C. Ranjith, Radhika Tanwar and Simantini Shasani
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 123 (3) 264-270 (2022)
Subject: State of Agricultural extension reforms in India and the need of convergence
Keywords: Agricultural extension, convergence, food security, private stakeholders, reforms and interventions.
Abstract: Extension reforms play a significant role in catalysing the extant policies and provisions that are affecting the extension service across India. Although the country has seen a series of reforms in the past seven decades, the changing contours of agriculture over the years demand new sets of interventions and reform measures. Regimes in the past decades have brought a series of measures to strengthen the extension system. The present study found that the most of the reforms were concentrated on a single theme and even the multiple reforms were overlapping with similar mandates. This resulted in poor performance and poor accessibility to the needy households. Moreover, during the pandemic the existing systems reforms showed a fair amount of refinement. Therefore, the study highlights the importance of convergence across common themes of various interventions brought into the enhance the extension services.
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Literature cited 1: Agricultural census 2015-16; https//agcensus .nic.in/document/agcen1516/T1_ac_2015_16.pdf (accessed on 22 September 2021).
Babu, S.C., Glendenning, C.J., Asenso-Okyere, K., and Govindarajan, S.K., Famers’ information needs and search behaviours. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington DC, 2012, pp.-37.
Literature cited 2: Economic survey (2018-19); https://www.indiabudget.gov.in/economicsurvey/(accessedon 30 November 2020).
Babu, S.C., Joshi, P.K., Glendenning, C.J., Kwadwo, A., and Rasheed, S.V., The state of agricultural extension reforms in India: strategic priorities and policy options.Agric.Econ.Res.Rev. 2013, 26(2), 159-172.
ID: 62810
Title: Comparative study on larval days and survival rates of selected ornamental shrimps in captive conditions
Author: Manu Madhavan, T.K.Teena Jayakumar, T.T.Ajith Kumar, Kuldeep K.Lal
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 123 (3) 261-263 (2022)
Subject: Comparative study on larval days and survival rates of selected ornamental shrimps in captive conditions
Keywords: Comparative study on larval days, survival rates, selected ornamental shrimps, captive conditions
Abstract: Ornamental shrimps are bizarrely valued resources in the aquarium industry, due to their striking colouration, size, hardness and cleaning behaviour. The popularity of reef tanks in the past decades has led to an increased demand for marine ornamental decapods. The vast majority of them in the aquarium trade are still harvested from the wild, mainly from the coral reef ecosystems. Unreliability of supply to meet market demand lead to overexploitation and inadvertent introduction of parasites or diseases from wild animals. Furthermore, the removal of certain species of shrimps that display associations with various sea creatures results in long-term ecological imbalances.
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Literature cited 1: Calado, R., Olivotto, L, Oliver, M.P. and Holt, J., Marine Ornamental Species Aquaculture, John Wiley, UK, 2017, pp.1-677.
Jose, S., Purushothaman, P.Kumar, T.T. and Lal, K.K., Cur. Sci., 2021,121 (4), 476-478.
Literature cited 2: Olivotto, I., Planas, M., Simbes, N., Holt, G., J., Avella, M.A., and Calado, R.J., World Aquac.Soc. 2011, 42(2), 135-166.
Figueiredo, J. and Narciso, I., Aquaculture, 2006, 261(4), 1249-1258.
ID: 62809
Title: Two decades of progress in the understanding of the Indo-Burmese arc plate circuit
Author: Bhaskar Kundu, Vineet K.GGahalaut, Dibyashakti Panda
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 123 (3) 259-260 (2022)
Subject: Two decades of progress in the understanding of the Indo-Burmese arc plate circuit
Keywords: Indo-Burmese arc plate circuit
Abstract: The drifting of the Indian plate in the northward direction was initiated ~100 million years ago, until it collected with the Eurasian plate in the early Cenozoic period, i.e., 50-45 million years ago. During this continental –continental collision, the eastern boundary of the Indian plate slid past against the western boundary of the Sundaland, leading to the formation of the complex Indo-Burmese Arc (IBA) as a consequence of oblique convergence. With subsequent collisions, the Burma Terrance became predominantly north-south trending due to clockwise rotation. This significant clockwise rotation forced the subduction–collisional boundary to become a hyper-oblique pate boundary of the present day. However, whether the subduction which occurred in the geologic past is still active in the IBA in the geologic past is still active in the IBA is a topic of debate.
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Literature cited 1: Hall, R., J. Asian Earth Sci., 2002, 20 (4), 353-431.
Bertrand, G. and Rangin, C., J. Asian Earth Sci., 2003, 21 (10), 1139-1157.
Literature cited 2: Westerweel, J. et al., Nature Geosci., 2019, 12 (10), 863-868.
Kundu, B. And Gahalaut, V.K., Tectono-physics, 2012, 524,135-146.
ID: 62808
Title: Draft National Geospatial Policy: a few salient observations
Author: Ropesh Goyal, Ashutosh Tiwari, Onkar Dikshit and Nangarajan Balasubramaniam
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 123 (3) 256-258 (2022)
Subject: Draft National Geospatial Policy: a few salient observations
Keywords: Draft National Geospatial Policy, salient observations
Abstract: The new geospatial guidelines for acquiring and producing spatial data services issued vide the Department of Science and Technology 9DST) F. No.SM/25/02/2020 (Part-1) dated 15 February 2021 are appreciated unanimously by various experts and considered a step forward towards boosting the geospatial industries in India. The availability of comprehensive, highly accurate, granular and constantly updated geospatial data brings ample opportunities for the geospatial sector, including academia, industry and research, benefitting diverse sectors of the economy. The decision to maintain consistency and avoid duplication of geospatial data is a welcome step. However, it requires cooperation and unified execution of relevant ideas to bring tangible benefits to the community mentioned above.
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Literature cited 1: DST, Guidelines for acquiring and producing geospatial data and geospatial data services including maps, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (GoI), 2021, p.5;https://dst.gov.in/sites/default/files/final%20Approved%20Guidelines%20-on%20Geospatial%0Data.pdf (accessed on 31 May 022).
DST, Draft National Geospatial Policy, Department of Science and Technology,GoI,2021,p.24;https://dist.gov.in/sites/default/files/Draft%20NG%2C%2021.pdf (accessed on 31 May 2022)
Literature cited 2: Burrard, S.G., Levelling of Precision in India.Vol.XIX, The Office of the Trionometrical, Survey of India, Dehradun, 1910, P.546.
National Centre for Geodesy, Report of brainstorming session on Indian National Geodetic Infrastructure: current status and a way forward. Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, 2021, p.63.
ID: 62807
Title: Remote sensing-based transformative crop insurance for rice
Author: S.Vijayakumar, R.Mahender Kumr, R.M.Sundaram and P.Balasubramaniam
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 123 (3) 254-255 (2022)
Subject: Remote sensing-based transformative crop insurance for rice
Keywords: Remote sensing, crop insurance
Abstract: A robust crop insurance system is critical to limit the impact of multivariable risks and stimulate innovation and investment in the agricultural sectors. A genuine agricultural insurance claim is lacking in India due to unavailability of accurate data. Manual data collection of cropped area, prevented sowing, failed sowing, and flood-and drought–affected areas is laborious, time consuming, cost-intensive and often erroneous. The existing insurance procedure is not transparent, accurate and fast due to aforesaid issues. We can overcome these problems using satellite-based remote sening. An alternative measure of paddy crop performance through crop health factor index derived from synthetic aperture radar remote sensing data can be utilized in place of yield data in the existing area-yield insurance scheme. Tamil Nadu and West Bengal have successfully implemented this technology, which can be applied across India to make crop insurance transparent, accurate and rapid.
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Literature cited 1: Singh, R. Agricultural Livelihoods and Crop Insurance in India: Simulation Analysis & Assessment, Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH, New Delhi, 2013.
Report of the Committee to review the implementation of crop insurance schemes in India, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Government of India, 2014; www.agricoop@nic.in
Literature cited 2: Leblois, A. and Auirion, P., Meteorol.Appl. 2013, 20 (1) , 1-9.
Smith, V., and Watts, M., Report to the Gates Foundation, Bozeman, Montana, USA, 2009, p.40.
ID: 62806
Title: Buffalo calves from the semen of cloned bulls
Author: M.K.Singh, N.L.Selokar, S.Chand, K.Patel, S.S.Lathwal, T.K., Mohanty and M.S. Chauhan
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 123 (3) 253-253 (2022)
Subject: Buffalo calves from the semen of cloned bulls
Keywords: Buffalo calves, semen, cloned bulls
Abstract: Buffalo is the leading farm animal in India’s agricultural economy. In 2018-19, the country produced 187.7 million tonnes of milk, of which 49% (91.7 million tonnes) was contributed by buffalos (Annual report 2019-20, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries DADF), Government of India (GoI); http://dahd.nic.in).In addition to a significant share in India’s milk production, buffaloes also contribute considerably to the meat industry. Annually, India has been earning more than 20, 000 crores (USD 3000 million) through the export of buffalo meat and its products. In 2019-20, the country exported buffalo meat and its products worth Rs 22,668.48 crores (USD 3175.05 million) (data obtained from the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), GoI: http://apeda.gov.in).Thus this bovine species is a preferred farm animal to boost India’s white (milk) and pink (meat) revolution.
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