ID: 65885
Title: Sea buckthorn in Ladakh: navigating the path from traditional use to global prominence
Author: Kunzang Lamo, Feroz Din Sheikh , D. Namgial , Stanzin Dorjey , Jigmet Laskit and Rigzin Safal
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2024
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 126 (11) 1330-1334 10 June (2024)
Subject: Sea buckthorn in Ladakh: navigating the path from traditional use to global prominence
Keywords: Economy, Ladakh, sea buckthorn, traditional medicine, wild.
Abstract: Ladakh covers 80–85% of the total sea buckthorn area
in India which grows wild and that too luxuriantly. It
contributed to the traditional medicine system for ages
without any true economic benefit. After decades of
recognizing its immense value in the international
market, researchers across the country have recently
begun to explore its niches and exploit the crop in ways
never seen before. The prominence of the crop is underscored by significant government projects and missions,
highlighting its increasing importance. Multinational
corporations worldwide view Ladakh as a potential
source of inexpensive raw materials, though government
regulations and policies currently limit accessibility.
Commercial exploitation of the crop has recently
commenced on a modest scale, yielding substantial
profits for stakeholders. While cultivation for commercial purposes remains an aspiration, Ladakh can
look forward to an economic revolution with the proper
technological and political support
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Literature cited 1: Singh, H. et al., Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides): a boon
plant species of the Trans-Himalayas for ecological and economic
development. J. Sustain. For., 2021, 40(5), 458–473.
Kumar, R. and Singh, V., Economic valuation of Sea Buckthorn
(Hippophae rhamnoides) in the Indian Trans-Himalaya: prospects
for sustainable development. Econ. Bot., 2019, 73(4), 520–532.
Literature cited 2: Chen, Y. et al., The ecological impacts of Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) in the Trans-Himalayan region: a review. J. Environ. Manage. Sustain., 2018, 4(2), 155–166.
Sharma, P. and Mishra, H. P., Sea Buckthorn: a golden mine of
nutraceuticals in the cold desert of Ladakh. Nutr. Food Sci. J., 2020, 6(3), 209–216
ID: 65884
Title: Civilizational antecedents and evolving ecoscapes of scientific research in G20 countries
Author: Gangan Prathap
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2024
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 126 (11) 1325-1329 10 June (2024)
Subject: Civilizational antecedents and evolving ecoscapes of scientific research in G20 countries
Keywords: Anglo-American, citation-based ranking, G20 R&D, Holy Roman Empire
Abstract: The present article examines the evolving performance of the G20 countries in academic scientific research. It finds that an Anglo-American grouping has had a slight advantage over their non-Anglophone European cohort, and both have a significant advantage over their non-Western civilizational
counterparts. This seems to be an artefact of citation-based ranking that results from differences in
the native language of the countries, perhaps more than any other factor. In the recent past, some
evolving features have also been captured, particularly with respect to China, Saudi Arabia, India
and Turkey.
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Literature cited 1: https://clarivate.com/wp-content/uploads/dlm_uploads/2021/11/Executive_Summary_Highly_Cited_Researchers_2021.pdf
Rogers, G., The Annual G20 Scorecard – Research Performance 2023,
Institute for Scientific Information, Philadelphia, USA, 2023; doi:10.
14322/isi.grr.annual.g20.scorecard.2023.
Literature cited 2: Kurtz, S., The Lost History of Western Civilization, National Association of Scholars; https://www.nas.org/reports/the-lost-history-of-westerncivilization/full-report
Prathap, G., Basic and applied research in selected G20 countries: a
depiction using Stokes’ quadrants. Curr. Sci., 2019, 117(4), 549–551.
ID: 65883
Title: Unpacking inconsistencies in the NIRF rankings
Author: Abhishek Singh and V. Ramgopal Rao
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2024
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 126 (11) 1321-1324 10 June (2024)
Subject: Unpacking inconsistencies in the NIRF rankings
Keywords: Bibliometric assessment, higher education institutions, perception, ranking fluctuations, regional diversity.
Abstract: India rankings released by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) since 2016, plays
a vital role in the assessment of higher education institutions (HEIs) in the country. While the NIRF
rankings aim to enhance transparency and accountability, the present study has identified several
inconsistencies, thus raising concerns about their reliability. These include huge fluctuations in the
rankings, overemphasis on bibliometrics neglecting non-traditional research outputs, subjective
nature of perception rankings that introduces biases, challenges in the regional diversity metric,
overlooking teaching quality, inadequate transparency in methodology, questions about data integrity
and limited global benchmarking. This study emphasizes on dialogue, refinement and increased
transparency to ensure that the NIRF rankings evolve into a reliable benchmark for the diverse
landscape of Indian higher education
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Literature cited 1: https://support.qs.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360021756440-Dampingand-Capping-Mechanisms#:~:text=QS%20utilize%20a%20damping%20mechanism,of%20interpretation%20in%20data%20submission (accessed on 5 January 2024).
Marisha, Analysing the stability of India Rankings. Curr. Sci.,
2021, 120(7), 1144–1151.
Literature cited 2: Saisana, M., Saltelli, A. and Tarantola, S., Uncertainty and sensitivity analysis techniques as tools for the quality assessment of composite indicators. J. R. Stat. Soc. Ser. A., 2005, 168(2), 307–323;
doi:10.1111/j.1467-985X.2005.00350.x.
Thakur, M., The impact of ranking systems on higher education
and its stakeholders. J. Inst. Res., 2007, 13(1), 83–96.
ID: 65882
Title: Amendment to the National Biological Diversity Act: loaded provisions and a few concerns
Author: A. Arunachalam S. Suresh Ramanan Rinku Singh
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2024
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 126 (11) 1319-1320 10 June (2024)
Subject: Amendment to the National Biological Diversity Act: loaded provisions and a few concerns
Keywords: None
Abstract: To broaden the scope of the National Biodiversity Act (2002) (NBA 2002), aimed at
conserving biological diversity, promoting
sustainable use of resources, and ensuring
fair distribution of benefits arising from
biological resource utilization and associated
knowledge1
. This act underwent recent
amendments, as notified in the Government of India Gazette notification CG-DLE-03082023-247815 on 3 August 2023
(ref. 2). This article explores the pros and
cons of the amendment thereof from the
citizenship perspective. The amendment
to NBA 2002 has a lot of merits in provisioning goods and services for society
and industry whilst enabling biodiversity
research for conservation vis-à-vis utilization.
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Literature cited 1: Arunachalam, A. and Roy, P., Curr. Sci.,
2010, 98, 147–148.
Literature cited 2: The Biological Diversity (Amendment) Act,
No. 10 of 2023, Ministry of Law and Justice,
Government of India, 2023.
ID: 65881
Title: Revisiting Nawaschin: does double fertilization not occur in the family Orchidaceae?
Author: Chengqi Ao
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2024
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 126 (11) 1315-1316 10 June (2024)
Subject: Revisiting Nawaschin: does double fertilization not occur in the family Orchidaceae?
Keywords: None
Abstract: Double fertilization is widely regarded as a general feature of all flowering plants. However, Sergei Nawaschin,
the finder of double fertilization phenomenon, held the opinion that it did not occur in Orchidaceae. According
to his description, fusion between the polar nuclei and the second sperm cell did not occur in Orchidaceae,
which he claimed was a general characteristic of the family. In recent years, more and more evidence of the
second fertilization in Orchidaceae has been accumulating, indicating that double fertilization occurs ‘as is
normal’ in this family.
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Literature cited 1: Yeung, E. C. and Law, S. K., Can. J. Bot.,
1989, 67, 2219–2226.
Chen, Y., Zhang, C., Wang, X. F. and Ao,
C. Q., Aust. J. Bot., 2018, 66, 354–359.
Literature cited 2: Chen, Y., Wang, X. F., Liang, L. and Ao,
C. Q., Bot. Serb., 2021, 45(2), 177–184.
Yeung, E. C. and Law, S. K., In Orchid
Biology: Reviews and Perspectives VII
(eds Arditti, J. and Pridgeon, A. M.),
Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht,
The Netherlands, 1997, pp. 31‒73.
ID: 65880
Title: Design and development of robust and precision personalized medicine
Author: Anamitra Goswami, Moumita Sil, Prashant Ratnaparkhi, Arunava Goswami, Nabanita Mukherjee and Igor Polikarpov
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2024
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 126 (11) 1312-1312 10 June (2024)
Subject: Design and development of robust and precision personalized medicine
Keywords: None
Abstract: Frederike H. Petzschner recently published an article in Science titled ‘Practical challenges for precision medicine’ (Science, 2024, 383, 149–150; doi:10.1126/science.adm9218) expressing the view that machine learning
tools are not suitable for advancing precision medicine. In this write-up, we present some evidences which show
that mathematical genomics, mathematical proteomics, statistical genomics and statistical proteomics, along
with machine learning tools can effectively guide the development of high-precision personalized medicine.
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Literature cited 1: Nawn, D. et al., Int. J. Biol. Macromol.,
2024, 259, 128998.
Hassan, S. S., Sil, M., Chakraborty, S., Goswami, A., Basu, P., Nawn, D. and Uversky,
V. N., Int. J. Biol. Macromol., 2022, 222,
2105–2121.
Literature cited 2: Sil, M. et al., bioRxiv, Cold Spring Harbor
Laboratory Press, USA, 2024; doi:https://
doi.org/10.1101/2023.04.12.536521.
Mukherjee, N., Mitra, S., Sil, M., Mukherjee,
A., Goswami, A. and Hessel, V., Proc. Biochem., 2024, 131, 226–234; https://doi.org/
10.1016/j.procbio.2023.06.024
ID: 65879
Title: Direction and scope of luminescence dating research in India: fifth workshop on luminescence dating and its applications
Author: Madhav K. Murari and D. Kumar
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2024
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 126 (11) 1310-1311 10 June (2024)
Subject: Direction and scope of luminescence dating research in India: fifth workshop on luminescence dating and its applications
Keywords: None
Abstract: The Association for Luminescence Dating
(ALD), India, organized its 5th Annual
Luminescence Dating and its Applications
workshop, along with a pre-workshop training programme. The later included a local
field trip and hands-on training. A. Bharadwaj (Director, Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad) welcomed the
participants for the three-days (21–23 February 2024) workshop while S. Chopra
(Director, Institute of Seismological Research (ISR), Gandhinagar) welcomed the
participants for one day (20 February 2024)
the pre-workshop training programme.
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Literature cited 1: Ali, N. and Sharma, S., Curr. Sci., 2019,
118(2), 182–183.
Kumar, A. and Bisht, P., J. Geol. Soc. India,
2021, 97(3), 328
Literature cited 2: Murari, M. K. and Kumar, D., Curr. Sci.,
2023, 125(12), 1298
ID: 65878
Title: Unique nest building strategies of eusocial insects to merge cells of variable sizes
Author: Sudipta Adhya
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2024
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 126 (11) 1308-1308 10 June (2024)
Subject: Unique nest building strategies of eusocial insects to merge cells of variable sizes
Keywords: None
Abstract: Just like humans, honeybees and vespids
or social wasps can also be considered as
‘misers’. They are very wise and frugal
when it comes to investing their energy in
manufacturing raw materials (wax or paper
pulp) and using them to build their houses.
These social ‘bee-ings’ are excellent civil
engineers and skilled craftsmen. How did
these insects gain such a high level of expertise in building arrays or groups of hexagonal cells as shelter?
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ID: 65877
Title: Land restoration and promotion of Alpine medicinal and aromatic plants: a practical approach in context of Himalaya of Uttarakhand, India
Author: Pradeep Dobhal, Vijay Kant Purohit Jaidev Chauhan Ajay Hemdan Rajeev Ranjan Kumar
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2024
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 126 (11) 1301-1303 10 June (2024)
Subject: Land restoration and promotion of Alpine medicinal and aromatic plants: a practical approach in context of Himalaya of Uttarakhand, India
Keywords: None
Abstract: Land restoration is crucial to restore our
environment’s natural balance. It involves
repairing the land damaged by natural disasters or has remained unused for many
years. Restoration of a land area includes
growing new vegetation and rehabilitating
a place that has not been used for many
years. Restoring the land helps to improve
the soil quality and promotes carbon sequestration, which can help combat climate
change, protect biodiversity and benefit
local people. Recognizing the urgent need
to restore degraded and deforested land
globally, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Government of Germany launched the Bonn
Challenge in 2011. This global initiative
aims to rejuvenate 150 million hectares of
degraded and deforested landscapes by
2020 and 350 million hectares by 2030
(ref. 1). India has undertaken to restore 26
million hectares of degraded and deforested
land by 2030.
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Literature cited 1: https://www.indiabudget.gov.in/doc/budget_
speech.pdf
https://www.indiabudget.gov.in/economicsurvey/doc/echapter.pdf
Literature cited 2: Maikhuri, R. K., Nautiyal, S., Rao, K. S. and
Saxena, K. G., For. Policy Econ., 2001, 3,
355–365; doi:10.1016/S1389-9341(01)00037-5.
Nautiyal, M. C., Nautiyal, B. P. and Prakash,
V., The Environmentalist, 2004, 24, 2, 125–
134; doi:10.1007/s10669-004-4803-z.
ID: 65876
Title: Mustard crop suitability mapping using analytical hierarchy process in the Imphal–Iril river sub-catchment, Manipur, India
Author: Ngangom Robertson and Oinam Bakimchandra
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2024
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 126 (6) 721-730 25 March (2024)
Subject: Mustard crop suitability mapping using analytical hierarchy process in the Imphal–Iril river sub-catchment, Manipur, India
Keywords: Analytical hierarchy process, land suitability, land use land cover, mustard.
Abstract: Land suitability analysis is method for obtaining optimum utilization of naturally accessible land resources.
This study aims to identify the mustard cultivation
suitability potential sites in rabi season using analytical
hierarchy process (AHP) in the Imphal–Iril river catchment Manipur, India. Using the geospatial approach,
the assessment was conducted by using climate, soil
and topography data. The findings indicate that AHP
method could potentially be used to classify suitable
zones for mustard cultivation. Highly suitability zones
for mustard were observed in the valley portion having
mild slope while moderately suitable sites were primarily
found near the foothill, which have a gentle sloping topography. Not suitable zone were found mostly in the
hilly regions. This assessment will helpful for cropping
management option to the regional growers and the
policy makers to achieve high production of mustard
in the region
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Literature cited 1: Naidu, L. G. K., Ramamurthy, V., Challa, O., Hegde, R. and Krishnan, P., Manuals of Soil–Site Suitability Criteria for Major Crops,
National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur,
2006, vol. 129, p. 118.
Singh, N., Vasudev, S., Kumar Yadava, D., Kumar, S., Naresh, S.,
Ramachandra Bhat, S. and Vinod Prabhu, K., An assessment of genetic
diversity in Brassica juncea Brassicaceae genotypes using phenotypic differences and SSR markers. Rev. Biol. Trop., 2013, 61(4),
1919–1934.
Literature cited 2: IPCC, Climate Change, Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability,
Contribution of working Group II to the Forth Assessment Report
of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Cambridge
University Press, Cambridge, UK, 2007, pp. 273–313.
Pan, G. and Pan, J., Research in crop land suitability analysis based
on GIS. Computer Comput. Technol. Agric., 2012, 365, 314–325.
ID: 65875
Title: Pollination of Dipcadi saxorum Blatt. (Asparagaceae: Scilloideae)
Author: Hensal Rodrigues, Kiran Chakral and Suchandra Dutta
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2024
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 126 (6) 714-720 25 March (2024)
Subject: Pollination of Dipcadi saxorum Blatt. (Asparagaceae: Scilloideae)
Keywords: Dipcadi saxorum Blatt., nectar production, pollinators and visitors, scent analysis, self-compatibility
Abstract: Pollination of Dipcadi saxorum Blatt. was studied in
Thane and Mumbai suburban districts, Maharashtra,
India, during the flowering season from June to August
for a period of two years. The flowers are nocturnal,
producing scent and nectar at nightfall, which extends
up to morning hours, attracting many visitors. The study
shows that the species is self-incompatible and that its
foul-acrid odour is mainly because of aldehydes and
esters. Settling moths, Heliothus peltigera and Chrysodexis acuta, as well as hovering moths, Macroglossum
stellatarum and Cephanodes hylas, are pollinators of D.
saxorum Blatt.
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Literature cited 1: Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK;
Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/
(retrieved 30 August 2023).
Deb, D. B. and Dasgupta, S., Revision of the genus Dipcadi Medik.
(Liliaceae) in India and adjoining regions. J. Bombay Natl. Hist.
Soc., 1978, 75, 50–70
Literature cited 2: Deb, D. B. and Dasgupta, S., Fascicles of Flora of India, Fascicle
7, Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta, 1981, 7, 9.
Almeida, M. R., Flora of Maharashtra, Orient Press, Mumbai,
2009, vol. 5(B), pp. 176–178
ID: 65874
Title: AYUsearch: a repository to facilitate the biochemical understanding of natural products-derived chemical substances
Author: Komal Tilwani , Abhishek Patel , Ghanshyam Patel , Mrugendra Rahevar and Gayatri Dave
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2024
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 126 (6) 706-713 25 March (2024)
Subject: AYUsearch: a repository to facilitate the biochemical understanding of natural products-derived chemical substances
Keywords: Ayurveda, molecular docking, natural products, network pharmacology, repository
Abstract: Ayurveda – a traditional Indian medicinal (TIM) practice
advocates a lifestyle regimen utilizing natural products
to cure complex ailments. The famous Ayurveda classics,
viz. Charak Samhita, Ashtanga Hridayam and Sushruta
Samhita, elaborate on various plant and animal products,
in which the descriptions are narrated in Sanskrit and
often signified through a metaphor. The particulars are
empirical and usually lack experimental evidence. Its
efficacy needs to be ensured towards the gold standard
of biomedical sciences. Indeed, an ordered catalogue
on a natural product is quintessential to designing the
validation strategies for TIM. We obtained evidence on
60 natural products with a mentioned history in Ayurveda. For this, we manually curated a list of natural
products-derived molecules (NDMs). Next, they were
sorted into universally accepted chemical identifiers
and processed into SDF formats. The 1004 gene targets
were identified for 636 NDMs through molecular and
reverse docking studies. Subsequently, the functional
annotation of differentially expressed genes using
KEGG pathways and Gene Ontology analysis unravelled
the role of the scrutinized ligands on cell functions.
AYUsearch (database) is an attempt to redefine the information embedded in Ayurveda, where the biological
role of natural chemical products is decoded through
network pharmacology.
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Literature cited 1: Park, K., A review of computational drug repurposing. Transl.
Clin. Pharmacol., 2019, 27, 59–63.
Yuan, H., Ma, Q., Ye, L. and Piao, G., The traditional medicine
and modern medicine from natural products. Molecules, 2016, 21,
559.
Literature cited 2: López-López, E., Bajorath, J. and Medina-Franco, J. L., Informatics
for chemistry, biology, and biomedical sciences. J. Chem. Inf. Model.,
2020, 61, 26–35.
Humbeck, L. and Koch, O., What can we learn from bioactivity data?
Chemoinformatics tools and applications in chemical biology research. ACS Chem. B
ID: 65873
Title: Spatial mapping of acidity and vegetal multi-micronutrients in soils of the Meghalaya Plateau, northeastern Himalaya, India
Author: Burhan U. Choudhury, Md. Zafar , Arumugam Balusamy , Prabha Moirangthem , Ramesh Thangavel , Manoj Kumar , Bibhash C. Verma, Hammylliende Talang , Samarendra Hazarika and Vinay K. Mishra
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2024
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 126 (6) 694-705 25 March (2024)
Subject: Spatial mapping of acidity and vegetal multi-micronutrients in soils of the Meghalaya Plateau, northeastern Himalaya, India
Keywords: Crop productivity, deficiency zone, micronutrients, soil acidity, soluble aluminium, spatial mapping
Abstract: This study explores the high-precision mapping (1 :
50 K stratified random sampling) of spatial variability
in soil acidity (pH), soluble aluminium (Al) and plant available micronutrients (Fe, Mn, Cu and Zn extracted
by DTPA) for the acid soils of the Meghalaya Plateau
northeastern Himalaya, India. Results revealed that
soils in nearly 88% of the total geographical area
(TGA: 22,429 sq. km) fell below the pH limit of 5.5, of
which significant areas (13.9% TGA) were strongly
acidic in reaction (pH < 4.5). In close to 90% of the
plateau soils, Al exceeded the critical toxicity threshold
(>9.0 mg kg–1
). Over 93% of the soils were high in Fe
concentration (>10.5–100.0 mg kg–1
). Mn, Cu, and Zn
were found to be deficient in 12% (Mn < 5.0 mg kg–1
),
20% (Cu < 0.6 mg kg–1
), and 27% (Zn < 0.9 mg kg–1
) of
TGA respectively. The multi-micronutrient composite
maps of Fe, Mn, Cu and Zn displayed an intricate spatial
dimension in the deficiency zones. The study concludes
that there is a pressing need to manage site-specific
micronutrients to improve crop productivity and the
quality of the produce.
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Literature cited 1: . Choudhury, B. U., Nengzouzam, G., Ansari, M. A. and Islam, A.,
Causes and consequences of soil erosion in northeastern Himalaya,
India. Curr. Sci., 2022, 122(7), 772–789.
Choudhury, B. U., Nengzouzam, G. and Islam, A., Runoff and soil
erosion in the integrated farming systems based on micro-watersheds under projected climate change scenarios and adaptation
strategies in the eastern Himalayan mountain ecosystem (India).
J. Environ. Manage., 2022, 309, 114667; doi:org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.11466
Literature cited 2: Kumar, M. et al., Micronutrients (B, Zn and Mo) for improving
crop production on acidic soils of northeast India. Natl. Acad. Sci.
Lett., 2016, 39(2), 85–89.
Choudhury, B. U. and Mandal, S., Indexing soil properties through
constructing minimum datasets for soil quality assessment of surface
and profile soils of intermontane valley (Barak, North East India).
Ecol. Indic., 2021, 123, 107369.
ID: 65872
Title: Designing design of expert for the treatment of sulphur black dye in textile effluents using zinc-oxide nanobioadsorbents
Author: Sangita Yadav, Subhash Chander and Asha Gupta
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2024
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 126 (6) 686-693 25 March (2024)
Subject: Designing design of expert for the treatment of sulphur black dye in textile effluents using zinc-oxide nanobioadsorbents
Keywords: Biogenic adsorbent, response surface methodology, sulphur black dye, textile effluents, zinc-oxide nanomaterials
Abstract: The present study uses biogenic fabricated ZnO and
ZnO-ME nanomaterials to extract sulphur black (SB)
dye from textile effluents. In this study, response surface methodology-central composite design (RSM-CCD)
was used to optimize the batch adsorption experiments
instead of standard one-variable-at-a-time method.
The optimum parameters for removing textile dye with
desirability of 1 were 22 mg adsorbent dosage at room
temperature (30°C) and 137 min of contact time and
the colour adsorption efficiency was found to be 67%
and 76% of ZnO and ZnO-ME nanomaterials respectively. Validation of the model showed that the estimated
response was consistent with the experimental results.
The model demonstrated excellent fit for SB dye removal utilizing ZnO and ZnO-ME nanomaterials,
which had adjusted R2 values of 0.9991 and 0.9952 and
predicted R2 values of 0.9961 and 0.9972 respectively.
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Literature cited 1: Chander, S., Yadav, S., Gupta, A. and Luhach, N., Sequestration of
Ni(II), Pb(II), and Zn(II) utilizing biogenic synthesized Fe3O4/
CLPC NCs and modified Fe3O4/CLPC@ CS NCs: process optimization, simulation modeling, and feasibility study. Environ. Sci.
Pollut. Res., 2023, 30, 114056–114077.
Kumar, S., Yadav, S., Kataria, N., Chauhan, A. K., Joshi, S., Gupta, R. and Show, P. L., Recent advancement in nanotechnology for
the treatment of pharmaceutical wastewater: sources, toxicity, and
remediation technology. Curr. Pollut. Rep., 2023, 10, 110–142.
Literature cited 2: Yadav, S., Punia, S., Sharma, H. R. and Gupta, A., Nano-remediation for the decolourisation of textile effluents: a review. Nanofabrication, 2022, 7, 217–243.
Boubaker, H., Arfi, R. B., Mougin, K., Vaulot, C., Hajjar, S., Kunneman, P. and Ghorbal, A., New optimization approach for successive cationic and anionic dyes uptake using reed-based beads. J.
Clean. Prod., 2021, 307, 127218.
ID: 65871
Title: Climate-smart land management methods for enhancing the adaptive capacity of food production systems in the tropical regions
Author: A. Velmurugan , T. P. Swarnam, D. Burman , S. Mandal and T. Subramani
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2024
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 126 (6) 676-685 25 March (2024)
Subject: Climate-smart land management methods for enhancing the adaptive capacity of food production systems in the tropical regions
Keywords: Adaptation, alternative land management, climate change, coastal regions and islands, waterlogging.
Abstract: The island ecosystem is influenced by the maritime
climate and endemic flora and fauna that predominate
the food production system. The observed variations
and projected changes in rainfall and temperature severely affect the small islands and island states (SIS)
more than large countries. In this study, we analyse the
long-term changes in total rainfall, its seasonal variations, the number of rainy days and extreme events
based on standardized global datasets and ground observations for SIS, including island regions of India, to
identify suitable adaptation options in order to ensure
sustainable food production. We link these climatic parameters with the observed waterlogging, moisture stress
and salinity, compounded by the sea-water intrusion,
which severely affects agricultural diversification and
food production. In these areas, climate-smart alternative
land management (ALM) methods, viz. raised beds,
paddy–fish, farm ponds with broader dykes, etc. have
been demonstrated and evaluated against these climate
change-linked challenges at smallholder farms in the
Andaman Islands and Sundarbans region of India. The
results showed that the ALM methods created favourable conditions for crop growth and agricultural diversification by excluding sea-water intrusion, harvesting
rainwater, reducing salinity and facilitating drainage
amidst extreme events experienced during the observation period (2010–2020). ALM enhanced on-farm food
production (2.7–34.6 tonne ha–1 rice equivalent yield),
sustainability (0.23–0.79, measured as sustainable yield
index) and net mitigation benefit (2.2–5.7 Mg CO2 eq.
year
–1
), providing greater scope for its upscaling in the
island and coastal regions as adaptation measures.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
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