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ID: 61585
Title: Conserving biodiversity through transboundary landscape approach
Author: Prasanna K.Samal, K.S.Kanwal, M.S.Lodhi, S.C.Arya and O.P.Arya and P.P.Dhyani.
Editor: R. Srinivasan.
Year: 2015
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Current Science Vol. 109 (11) 1921--1922 (2015)
Subject: Current Science.
Keywords: Conserving, biodiversity, transboundary, landscape, approach.
Abstract: Transboundary landscape conservation and development programme is conceived to address the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources (biodiversity, rangelands, farming systems, forests, wetlands and watersheds) in landscapes defined by ecosystems rather than administrative boundaries. It elaborates on inter-linkages between ecosystems, upstream-downstream linkages related to ecosystem services, linkages to human lives and livelihoods, and linkages to global conservation and development goals. The convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) advocates the use of landscape and ecosystem approaches for managing biodiversity in the transboundary region.
Location: TE15, EWRG, CES, IISc.
Literature cited 1: None
Literature cited 2: None

ID: 61584
Title: Network programme on convergence of traditional knowledge systems for sustainable development in the Indian Himalayan region.
Author: S.C.Garkoti and Rajeev Semwal.
Editor: R. Srinivasan.
Year: 2015
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Current Science Vol. 109 (11) 1919--1920 (2015)
Subject: Current Science.
Keywords: Network, Programme, Convergence, traditional, Knowledge, Systems, sustainable, development, Indian, Himalayan, Region.
Abstract: The National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem (NMSHE) is the only location-specific mission among the eight missions under National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) being anchored by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India. To develop a coherent database on the traditional knowledge systems (TKS) inclusive of farming and traditional health-care systems of the Himalayan region and linking it with the formal knowledge system (FKS) for community participation in climate change adaptation and mitigation is one of the key objectives of the NMSHE. Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi has been assigned the task to coordinate the activities of the above-mentioned network programme in the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR), as one of the task forces constituted under NMSHE.
Location: TE15, EWRG, CES, IISc.
Literature cited 1: None
Literature cited 2: None

ID: 61583
Title: Widening the character base for distinctness in cotton plants
Author: V.Santhy, Mithila Meshram
Editor: R. Srinivasan.
Year: 2015
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Current Science Vol. 109 (11) 1913-1913 (2015)
Subject: Current Science.
Keywords: Widening, character, distinctness, cotton Plants.
Abstract: The number of Bt cotton hybrids marketed in India has reached 1098, one of the highest to be developed from the private sector. These hybrids are regularly seeking protection under the country ' s Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Act, 2001. The Act envisages that all entries be observed in the field for Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability based on set of morphological characters and if found distinct, protection is granted for15 years. To enable this, a National Test Guideline has been prepared with a list of morphological traits.
Location: TE15, EWRG, CES, IISc.
Literature cited 1: Venkatesh, P.and Suresh Pal, India J.Intell.PropertyRights, 2013, 18, 448-456. Huw, J.et al., In Diagnostics in Plant Breeding (eds Libbesrstedt, T.and Varshaney, R.K.). Springer Science, 2013.
Literature cited 2: Schefler, J.A. and Romano, G., Agric.Sci., 2012, 3 (1)., 2012, 3 (1), 14-23. Bolek, Y.et al., Bot.Hort.Agfrobot.Clu, 2010, 38 (1), 81-87.

ID: 61582
Title: Conservation and Management
Author: None
Editor: N.G.Menon and C.S.G.Pillai
Year: 1996
Publisher: Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: None
Keywords: None
Abstract: Conservation and Management.
Location: TE15, EWRG, CES, IISc.
Literature cited 1: None
Literature cited 2: None

ID: 61581
Title: Handbook of Marine Prawns of India
Author: None
Editor: None
Year: 2016
Publisher: Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: None
Keywords: None
Abstract: Handbook of Marine Prawns of India
Location: TE15, EWRG, CES, IISc.
Literature cited 1: None
Literature cited 2: None

ID: 61580
Title: Hand book of Prawns
Author: None
Editor: None
Year: 2016
Publisher: Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: None
Keywords: None
Abstract: Handbook of Prawns.
Location: TE15, EWRG, CES, IISc.
Literature cited 1: None
Literature cited 2: None

ID: 61579
Title: A Field Guide to the Common Marine Molluscs of India.
Author: Mohan Joseph Modayil
Editor: None
Year: 2007
Publisher: Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: None
Keywords: None
Abstract: Afield Guide to the Common Marine Molluscs of Inida.
Location: TE15, EWRG, CES, IISc.
Literature cited 1: None
Literature cited 2: None

ID: 61578
Title: Pozzolanic characteristics of Young Toba Tuff.
Author: V.H.R.Siva, Hema Achyuthan and Manu Santhanam.
Editor: R. Srinivasan.
Year: 2015
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Current Science Vol. 109 (10) 1869- 1874(2015)
Subject: Current Science.
Keywords: Concrete, pozzolanic characteristics, strength activity, volcanic ash.
Abstract: Portland Pozzolana Cement (PPC) is widely used to achieve durable and sustainable concrete in modern construction. In the present study, the potential use of natural volcanic ash in the manufacturing of PPC has been studied. Young Toba Tuff (YTT) was collected from Jwalapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India. The pozzolanic performance of this ash was assessed by Strength Activity Index (SAI) and Frattini test.SAI of YTT was found to be above 75 % for sufficient pozzolanicity. Further, the results of Frattini test were below the lime solubility curve, indicating that YTT could be potentially useful as pozzolanic material in concrete.
Location: TE15, EWRG, CES, IISc.
Literature cited 1: Petraglia, M. et al., Middle Paleolithic assemblages from the Indian subcontinent before and after the Toba super-eruption. Science, 2007, 317, 114-116. Fisher, R.V. and Schmincke, H.V., Pyroclastic Rocks, Springer, Berlin, 1984, p. 472.
Literature cited 2: Williams, M., The ~73 ka Toba super-eruption and its impact: history of a debate. Quaternary Int., 2012, 258, 19-29. Dutta, M.and Mukherjee, S., An outlook into energy consumption in large scale industries in India: the cases of steel, aluminium and cement. Energy Policy, 2010, 38, 7286-7298.

ID: 61577
Title: Development of hydrophobic platinum-doped carbon aerogel catalyst for hydrogen-deuterium exchange process at high pressure.
Author: Rashmi Singh, M.K. Singh, D.K. Kohli, Ashish Singh, Sushmita Bhartiya, A.K.Agarwal and P.K.Gupta.
Editor: R. Srinivasan.
Year: 2015
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Current Science Vol. 109 (10) 1860-1864 (2015)
Subject: Current Science.
Keywords: Carbon dioxide activation, hydrogen isotope separation, hydrophobic catalyst, platinum-doped carbon aerogel.
Abstract: The use of catalysed exchange of deuterium (D) between hydrogen (H) gas and liquid water using the bithermal hydrogen water (BHW) process is a promising and environment-friendly approach for the production of heavy water. However, the use of this approach is limited by the lack of a suitable catalyst that has good activity at high operating pressures required for practical applications. We report the development of hydrophobic platinum-doped carbon aerogel (PtCA) catalyst which shows good catalytic activity for H/D isotope exchange reactions at operating pressures up to 20 bar.
Location: TE15, EWRG, CES, IISc.
Literature cited 1: Dave, S.M., Sadhukhan, H.K.and Novaro, O.A., Heavy Water Properties, Production and Analysis, Quest Publication, Mumbai, India, 1st edn, 1997. Butler, J.P. and Hartog, J.D., Process for the exchange of hydrogen isotopes using a catalyst packed bed assembly, US Patent No. 4126667, 1978.
Literature cited 2: Stevens, W.H., Process for hydrogen isotope exchange and concentration between liquid water and hydrogen gas and catalyst assembly therefor.US Patent No. 3888974, 1975. Masami, S., Ryohei, N. and Asashi, K., Dual temperature dual pressure isotopic exchange reaction method. Canadian Patent No.1170818, 1981.

ID: 61576
Title: Spatio-temporal characterization of agriculture residue burning in Punjab and Haryana, India, using MODIS and Suomi NPP VIIRS data.
Author: Kiran Chand Thumaty, Suraj Reddy Rodda, Jayant Singhal, Rajashekhar Gopalakrishnan, Chandra Shekhar Jha, Gururao Diwakar Parsi and Vinay Kumar Dadhwal.
Editor: R. Srinivasan.
Year: 2015
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Current Science Vol. 109 (10) 1850-1855 (2015)
Subject: Current Science.
Keywords: Active fires, agriculture residue burning, five patterns, spatio-temporal characterization.
Abstract: Agriculture residue (in the form of stubble) burning is commonly practiced in the northern states of India along the Indian part of the Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP), predominantly in the states of Punjab and Haryana. In the present study, we characterize spatiotemporal patterns of stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana states of India, using active fire data from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership-Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (Suomi NPP-VIIRS) for kharif cropping season (September-November) 2014.Analysis of active fire locations derived from MODIS and VIIRS during September-November 2014 suggest intense practice of stubble burning in the study area with total fire detections going up to 15, 222 (MODIS) and 15, 568 (VIIRS). Comparative analysis of MODIS and VIIRS active fire detection suggested that VIIRS is more sensitive with higher detection capability. Further, grid-based (5 x 5 km) analysis of fire patterns, viz.total fire detections, fire frequency and total fire patterns, viz.total fire detections, fire frequency and total fire intensity using temporal (kharif season for 2004-2014) MODIS active fire locations suggest intense burning activity in the central and southern districts of Punjab during the study period. Temporal analysis of MODIS active fire locations (2004-2014) suggests a transition of decrease to increase in the total number of fire detections during October to November respectively, during 2004 through 2014.
Location: TE15, EWRG, CES, IISc.
Literature cited 1: Ladha, J.K., Fischer, K.S., Hossain, M., Hobbs, P.R. and Hardy, B., Improving the productivity and sustainability of rice-Wheat systems of the Indo-Gangetic Plains: a synthesis of NARS-IRRI parternership research.Int.Rice Res.Inst. 2000. Ladha, J.K.et al., How extensive are yield declines in long-term rice-wheat experiments in Asia? Field Crops Res., 2003, 81, 159-180.
Literature cited 2: IARI, Crop residues management with conservation agriculture: potential, constraints and policy needs. Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, pp.vii + 32, 2012. Badarinath, K.V.S., Kiran Chand, T.R. and Krishna Prasad, V., Agriculture crop residue burning in the Indo-Gangetic Plains-a study using IRS-P6 A WiFS satellite data.Curr Sci, 2006, 91(8), 1085-1089.

ID: 61575
Title: Monitoring of moraine-dammed lakes: a remote sensing-based study in the Western Himalaya.
Author: B.P.Rathore, S.K.Singh, Rupal Brahmbhatt, I.M.Bahuguna, A.S.Rajawat and Ajai.
Editor: R. Srinivasan.
Year: 2015
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Current Science Vol. 109 (10) 1843-1849 (2015)
Subject: Current Science.
Keywords: Glacier, moraine dammed lake, peak discharge, retreat.
Abstract: Monitoring of lakes in glaciated terrain in the Himalayan region has been recognized as one of the priority areas especially after the Kedarnath disaster. Among all types of glacial lakes, moraine dammed lakes (MDLs) are the most important from disaster point of view. Remote sensing plays a significant role in view of availability of unbiased repeated data on the expansion or contraction of MDLs located in rugged terrains of the Himalaya. Monitoring of two MDLs, associated with Katkar and Gepang-gath glaciers in Zanskar and Chandra sub-basins respectively was done using satellite images of 1965, 1976, 1989, 2001, 2006-07, 2012 and 2014.Survey of India (SOI) topographical maps of 1962 were also referred to monitor the respective glaciers lakes.SOI maps show the presence of only one lake associated with Gepang-gath glacier. Areal extent of the MDLs had increased from 21 to 57 ha between 1965 and 2014 and from 27 to 80 ha between 1962 and 2014 for the Katkar and Gepang-gath glaciers respectively. Increase in peak discharge of the two lakes was also estimated using different empirical models in case of outbursts of these lakes. The lake outburst probability for both these lakes was found to be very low (less than 1%), however, possibility of outburst of lakes due to natural calamity like cloud burst, landslide or earthquake cannot be ignored. The rate of retreat of these two glaciers was observed to be high due to the presence of MDLs in comparison to surrounding glaciers in the valley.
Location: TE15, EWRG, CES, IISc.
Literature cited 1: Kulkarni, A.V., Bahuguna, I.M., Rathore, B.P., Singh, S.K, Randhawa, S.S., Sood, R.K. and Dhar, S., Glacial retreat in Himalaya using Indian remote sensing satellite data. Curr.Sci, 2007, 92 (1), 69-74. Kulkarni ,A.V.,Rathore, B.P., Singh, S.K.and Bahuguna, I.M., Understanding changes in the Himalayan cryosphere using remote sensing technique.IJRS, 2011, 32 (3), 601-615.
Literature cited 2: Brahmbhatt, Rupal, M., Bahuguna ,I.M., Rathore, B.P., Kulkarni, A.V., Naiwal, H.C., Shah, R.D. and Ajai, A comparative study of deglaciationin two neighbouring basins (Warwanand Bhut) of Western Himalaya.Curr.Sci., 2012,103 (3), 298-304. Bahuguna, I.M. et al., Are the Himalayan glaciers retreating? Curr.Sci. 2014, 106 (7), 1008-1013.

ID: 61574
Title: Steady-state and time-resolved bioluminescence of the firefly Asymmetricata circumdata (Motschulsky)
Author: Angana Goswami, Upamanyu Sharma, Manna Mohan Rabha, Subhash Chandra Rajbongshi and Anurup Gohain Barua.
Editor: R. Srinivasan.
Year: 2015
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Current Science Vol. 109 (10) 1838-1842 (2015)
Subject: Current Science.
Keywords: Asymmetricata circumdata (Motsch.), bimodal flash, emission spectrum, peak wavelength.
Abstract: After Luciola prausta Kiesenwetter 1874, Assymetricata circumdata (Motschulsky) is the second Indian species of firefly identified recently. Here we present steady-state and time-resolved measurements of bioluminescence emissions of male specimens of this new-found species. Steady-state spectra recorded in a high resolution spectrometer show the peak wave length at 570 nm, while the same on a colour film in a glass spectrograph show the peak at 579 nm between green and red bands, which prompts speculation that a sharp, laser-like line might exist in the emission spectrum of this species just as the one in L.Praeusta. The diffraction pattern produced by a gratting consolidates this proposition. Flashes recorded in an oscilloscope reveal the appearance of a small pulse in combination with the main one, which becomes prominent both at low and high temperatures.
Location: TE15, EWRG, CES, IISc.
Literature cited 1: Biggley, W.H., Lloyd, J.E. and Seliger, H.H., The spectral distribution of firefly light II.J.Gen.Physiol. 1967, 50, 1681-1692. Bora, L.and Baruah, G.D., Bioluminescence emission of few species of fireflies.Indian.J.Phys.B, 1991, 65,551-557.
Literature cited 2: Iwasaka, M.and Ueno, S., Bioluminescence under static magnetic fields.J.Appl.Phys, 1998, 83, 6456-6458. Gohain Barua, A., Hazarika, S.Saikia, N.M.and Baruah, G.D., Bioluminescence emissions of the firefly Luciola praeusta Kiesenwetter 1874 (Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Luciolinae).J.Biosci, 2009, 34, 287-292.

ID: 61573
Title: Assessing the impact of watershed development on energy efficiency in groundnut production using DEA approach in the semi-arid tropics of southern India.
Author: Suresh Kumar, A.Raizada, H.Biswas and P.K.Mishra.
Editor: R. Srinivasan.
Year: 2015
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Current Science Vol. 109 (10) 1831-1837 (2015)
Subject: Current Science.
Keywords: Data envelopment analysis, energy efficiency, groundnut, soil and water conservation.
Abstract: The present study is aimed at assessing the impact of watershed development on the energy efficiency in groundnut cultivation. Overall technical, pure technical and scale efficiency increased by 11, 3 and 12 % over the pre-watershed scores due to watershed development. Estimated potential for saving input energy was 3608, 3223 and 2907 MJ ha-1 for marginal, small and large farmers respectively, in groundnut production while maintaining status quo for energy output. Farm size, age of farmer, number of livestock owned and implementation of watershed activities were identified as key determinants for higher overall energy efficiency.
Location: TE15, EWRG, CES, IISc.
Literature cited 1: Pimentel, D. et al., Achieving a secure energy future: environmental and economic issues.Ecol.Econ. 1994, 9 (3), 201-219. Tabatabaeefar, A., Emamzadeh, H., Varnamkhasti, M.G., Rahimizadeh, R.and Karimi, M., Comparison of energy of tillage systems in wheat production. Energy, 2009, 34 (1), 41-45.
Literature cited 2: Dyer, J.A. and Desjardins, R.L., Carbon dioxide emissions associated with the manufacturing of tractors and farm machinery in Canada.Biosyst.Eng., 2006,93 (1), 107-118. Rahman, S. and Rahman, M.S., Energy productivity and efficiency of maize accounting for the choice of growing season and environmental factors: an empirical analysis from Bangladesh. Energy, 2013, 49 (1), 329-336.

ID: 61572
Title: Strong motion data analysis of the 4 April 2011 Western Nepal earthquake (M 5.7) and its implications to the seismic hazard in the Central Himalaya.
Author: Naresh Kumar and D.D.Khandelwal.
Editor: R. Srinivasan.
Year: 2015
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Current Science Vol. 109 (10) 1822-1830 (2015)
Subject: Current Science.
Keywords: Earthquakes, peak ground acceleration, seismic hazard, strong motion data.
Abstract: In the present study, the strong motion data of the 4 April 2011 western Nepal earthquake (M 5.7) recorded by a dense network of 24 strong motion accelerograph stations have been used to estimate horizontal and vertical component of the peak ground acceleration (PGA) to better understand its bearing on the seismic hazard scenario of the Central Himalayan region. We assimilated attenuation curves using the observed PGA values and found that the zone is associated with higher H/V ratio in which the attenuation trend remains bimodal with one trend for closer distance up to 100-120 km, while the other trend corresponds to distances extending beyond 1000 km. We infer that the two different PGA trends have close bearing on the major tectonics and structural set-up of the region, which is possibly attributed to subsurface structural variation through which the seismic wave travels, suggesting changes of crustal heterogeneities beneath the source zone. The present work may improve the concept of ground motion model for evaluating seismic hazard for the Himalaya.
Location: TE15, EWRG, CES, IISc.
Literature cited 1: None
Literature cited 2: None

ID: 61571
Title: Overburden-induced flattening structure in the Himalaya: mechanism and implication.
Author: Sayandeep Banerjee, Abdul Matin and Malay Mukul.
Editor: R. Srinivasan.
Year: 2015
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Current Science Vol. 109 (10) 1814-1821 (2015)
Subject: Current Science.
Keywords: Orogeny, overburden-induced flattening, recumbent fold, thrust sheet.
Abstract: Small-scale structures in fold-thrust belt are mainly formed in response to the emplacement of thrust sheets. However, some small-scale structures may not be developed directly in response to the emplacement of thrust sheets, but might be genetically tied with the orogenic process. Metre-to centimeter-scale late-stage folds on foliation in phyllite with near-recumbent fold geometry are selectively developed with a specific spatial distribution, particularly in places where the foliation is steeply dipping, in the Ramgarh thrust sheet in the Darjiling-Sikkim Himalaya. The recumbent-fold structures appear to have been formed in response to over-burden-induced vertical compressive deformation on steep dipping foliation, especially in the sub-vertical southern limb of the antiformal structure of the Lesser Himalayan Duplex I nth Darjiling-Sikkim Himalaya. The role of gravity and overburden in the formation of these structures from worldwide orogenic belts may be considered to validate their genesis.
Location: TE15, EWRG, CES, IISc.
Literature cited 1: Mitra, G., Hull, J.M., Yonkee, W.A.and Protzman, G.M., Comparison of mesoscopic and microscopic deformational styles in the Idaho-Wyoming thrust belt and the Rocky Mountain foreland.Geol.Soc.Am.Mem., 1988, 71, 119-142. Platt, T.P. and Lister, G.S., Structural history of high-pressure metamorphic rocks in the southern Vanoise massif, French Alps, and their relation to alpine tectonic events.J.Struct.Geol., 1985, 7, 19-35.
Literature cited 2: Artyushkov, E.V.and Baer, M.A., Mechanism of continental crust subsidence in fold belts. The urals Appalachians and candinavian Caledonides.Tectonophysics, 1983, 100, 5-42. Mitra, G. and Yonkee, W.A., Relationship of spaced cleavage to folds and thrusts in the Idaho-Utah-Wyoming thrust belt.J.Struct.Geol. 1985, 7, 361-373.