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ID: 61165
Title: Sequestered organic carbon stock in the soils under different Land uses in Western region of Haryana.
Author: M.K.Gupta, S.D.Sharma and Manoj Kumar.
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 141 (7) 718-725 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Soil organic carbon stock, Western region of Haryana, Forests, Plantations, Agro forestry, Horticulture, Agriculture
Abstract: A study was undertaken in western region Haryana comprising Bhiwani, Fatehabad, Hisar, Jind and Sirsa districts to estimate soil organic carbon stock under different land uses viz.forests, block plantations, horticulture, agro forestry and agriculture. Maximum organic carbon stock was found in the soils under forests (40.26 Mg ha-1) and the least SOC stock was under agriculture (18.10 Mg ha-1). Total soil organic carbon stock under forests was 1.22 million tons, out of these; Jind district has the maximum SOC stock (3, 17, 898.62 Mg). Least SOC stock was in Fatehabad district (1, 16, 086.27 Mg).Total SOC stocks under horticulture was 5, 23, 476.12 Mg, out of this, Sirsa district has 2, 64, 919.95 Mg and the least SOC stock was in Jind district (36, 537.21 Mg).Soil organic carbon in Abushehar Wildlife Sanctuary was 47, 7578.17 Mg and in Bir Bara Van Conservation Reserve was 19, 490.85 Mg.
Location: T E 15 New Biology Building.
Literature cited 1: Anon. (2013).Forest Department, Government of Haryana. Bowen G.D. and Rovira A.D. (1999).The rhizosphere and its management to improve plant growth.Adv.Agron, 66: 1-102.
Literature cited 2: Bleviens R.L.and Frye W.W. (1993).Conservation tillage: An ecological approach in soil management. Advances in Agronomy, 51:33-78. Chaturvedi A.N.and Khanna L.S. (1982).Forest Mensuration, International Book Distributors, Dehradun.

ID: 61164
Title: A study organizational climate, Job satisfaction and workload perception of forestry extension personnel in Tamil Nadu.
Author: V.Irulandi, T.T.Ranganathan and M.Ramasubramanian
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 141 (7) 709-717 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Job satisfaction, Organizational climate, Workload perception of Forestry Extension personnel.
Abstract: A study was conducted among sixty six forestry extension personnel of Forest Department of Tamil Nadu to assess the organizational climate, workload perception and job satisfaction. The findings revealed that 48.48 per cent of the respondents were found to be in the medium category of guidance and supervision; Respondents were distributed equally between low (34.85 per cent), medium (33.33 per cent) and high (31.82 per cent) categories or facilities and resources component of organizational climate. An appreciable number of respondents were also found to possess low to medium team work perception. Majority of forestry extension officials perceived the workload related to field work, conducting demonstrations, trainings, campaigns, making the farmers participate as heavy to moderately heavy. Inadequate skill, inadequate staff strength, transfer policy, inadequate time and poor research-extension linkage were found to influence job satisfaction as majority of officials reported to agree with these factors. The correlation and regression analyses revealed that there existed strong relationship between job satisfaction, workload perception and organizational climate and they contributed to each other immensely. In line with the findings of the study, suitable strategies to strengthen the forestry extension wing were suggested.
Location: T E 15 New Biology Building.
Literature cited 1: Agunga R., Ojomo C.and Na S.I. (1997).Burnout, job satisfaction and work situations as perceived by District Extension Officer, Ondostate, Nigeria, Journal International Agricultural and Extension Education, 4 (1): 47-56. Apantaku S.O. and Apantakuk F.S. (1998). Hertzberg motivation-hygiene factors and job satisfaction of village extension agents of Ogun State Agricultural Development Programme.Journal of Agricultural Extension, 2: 23-30.
Literature cited 2: Andersen H.J. (2004) Different personal skills and competencies which local agricultural advisers can use to co-create change in management procedures: A case-study of Danish dairy farmers and advisers, Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 104 (4): 151-162. Beder H. (1990) Reasons for Nonparticipation in adult education. Adult Education Quarterly, 40 (4): 207-218.

ID: 61163
Title: Prepaid Electricity Meters.
Author: Alok Gupta
Editor: Mahadevan Iyer
Year: 2015
Publisher: Mahadevan Iyer
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Energy Efficiency, vol.55 (8), 72-73 (2015)
Subject: Electrical India.
Keywords: Prepaid, Electricity, Meters.
Abstract: Benefits of prepaid are manifold, but the success of revenue management through prepaid meters lies in the utility ' s ability to collect and manage its revenue.
Location: T E 15 New Biology Building.
Literature cited 1: None
Literature cited 2: None

ID: 61162
Title: Challenges in setting up The Three Gorges Dam in China.
Author: C V Govinda Raju
Editor: Mahadevan Iyer
Year: 2015
Publisher: Mahadevan Iyer
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Energy Efficiency, vol.55 (8), 62-66 (2015)
Subject: Electrical India.
Keywords: Challenges, Setting-up, The Three Gorges Dam, China.
Abstract: Since the Chinese were looking for a mega project, which needed a location that could give maximum storable head of water (H) as well as maximum water flow rate (Q), they selected a gorge area along the Yangtze river for construction of the dam, where, besides minimum length of the dam, storage of water would provide the increased levels of both Q and H to deliver optimum power output.
Location: T E 15 New Biology Building.
Literature cited 1: None
Literature cited 2: None

ID: 61161
Title: An ANN Based Approach For Optimal Placement Of Custom Power Devices.
Author: D K Tanti, M K Verma, Brijesh Singh, O N Mehrotra.
Editor: Mahadevan Iyer
Year: 2015
Publisher: Mahadevan Iyer
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Energy Efficiency, vol.55 (8), 56-61 (2015)
Subject: Electrical India.
Keywords: ANN, Approach, Optimal Placement, Custom Power Devices.
Abstract: Power electronics based controllers used in distribution systems are called custom power devices. These devices have been proved to be quite effective in power quality enhancement. They may be of series, shunt and series-shunt or series-series type-depending upon their connection in the circuit.
Location: T E 15 New Biology Building.
Literature cited 1: None
Literature cited 2: None

ID: 61160
Title: Converter Topologies for Hybrid Power Generation Systems.
Author: M. Ankush Kumar, P M Menghal, Dr.A Jaya Laxmi.
Editor: Mahadevan Iyer
Year: 2015
Publisher: Mahadevan Iyer
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Energy Efficiency, vol.55 (8), 48-52 (2015)
Subject: Electrical India.
Keywords: Converter, Topologies, Hybrid Power, Generation Systems.
Abstract: Present trend of ever increasing power demand and increase in power failures are creating deficiency of power. Research and development on alternative and eco-friendly energy sources have been showing excellent potential as a form of contribution to conventional power systems. Renewable energy technologies offer clean, ecofriendly and abundant energy abundant energy gathered from self-renewing resources-such as sun, wind waves, tides and so on. Advancements in power electronics provide a wide area control on flow and conversion of power. This article presents review on recent advancements in power electronic converters and their control to form hybrid power generation systems.
Location: T E 15 New Biology Building.
Literature cited 1: None
Literature cited 2: None

ID: 61159
Title: Future of Transmission Line.
Author: Ravi Kant Kumar, Girish A Kulkarni.
Editor: Mahadevan Iyer
Year: 2015
Publisher: Mahadevan Iyer
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Energy Efficiency, vol.55 (8), 44-47 (2015)
Subject: Electrical India.
Keywords: Future, Transmission Line.
Abstract: There is a need for information on the attempts of EHV transmission and experiences during installation. Sharing new design concepts, tower construction ideas, operation and maintenance aspects of these EHV lines will help in avoiding duplication of efforts.
Location: T E 15 New Biology Building.
Literature cited 1: None
Literature cited 2: None

ID: 61158
Title: Grid-connected Solar PV System.
Author: Krishna Prabhakar Lall, Dr.Sarat Kumar Sahoo and Dr. S. Prabhakar Karthikeyan
Editor: Mahadevan Iyer
Year: 2015
Publisher: Mahadevan Iyer
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Energy Efficiency, vol.55 (8), 40-42 (2015)
Subject: Electrical India.
Keywords: Grid-Connected, Solar PV System.
Abstract: The trend of reducing cost of PV modules and the good support of government in enhancing the technology have increased the use of PV and Solar thermal energy as important factors in the present and future renewable energy ' s growth scenario.
Location: T E 15 New Biology Building.
Literature cited 1: None
Literature cited 2: None

ID: 61157
Title: One step towards Vision 2020
Author: Prof. Harpreet Singh and Prof.Rahul Shankar Bhagat.
Editor: Mahadevan Iyer
Year: 2015
Publisher: Mahadevan Iyer
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Energy Efficiency, vol.55 (8), 32-38 (2015)
Subject: Electrical India.
Keywords: One step, Vision 2020.
Abstract: India still needs to add about 218 Giga Watt power to satisfy electricity demand for year 2016-17 and 298 GW for year 2021-22. As renewable energy is becoming more accessible, electric power is decentralizing. So, the solution to overcome the challenge lies in Micro-Grid (Gram Power) development.
Location: T E 15 New Biology Building.
Literature cited 1: None
Literature cited 2: None

ID: 61156
Title: Powering India
Author: P.K.Chatterjee
Editor: Mahadevan Iyer
Year: 2015
Publisher: Mahadevan Iyer
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Energy Efficiency, vol.55 (8), 28-30 (2015)
Subject: Electrical India.
Keywords: Powering, India.
Abstract: India needs reliable and high quality power supply at all places for its all around growth. As the major portion of our power comes from thermal plants, where coal is the mostly used fuel, the union government has already taken steps to ensure a smooth supply of coal to all those pants. The government is also working on expanding our transmission capability and modernizing the distribution system.
Location: T E 15 New Biology Building.
Literature cited 1: None
Literature cited 2: None

ID: 61155
Title: Invasion of the Himalayan hotspot by Acacia farnesiana: how the human footprint influences the potential distribution of alien species.
Author: Abudukeyimu Abulizi, Zhaodong Feng, Jianjun Yang, Abudoukeremuniang Zayiti and Zhonglin Xu.
Editor: R. Srinivasan.
Year: 2015
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Current Science Vol. 109 (1) 183-189 (2015)
Subject: Current Science.
Keywords: Acacia farnesiana, alien species, human footprint, potential distribution.
Abstract: The invasion of alien species in their non-native range has resulted in inevitable consequences. Thus, the potential distribution of alien species must be delineated to anticipate and reduce their negative effect on native ecosystems. The potential distribution can be predicted using invasive species distribution models human influence on the distribution of alien species when modeling their potential distribution. In the present study, we predict the potential distribution of Acacia farnesiana in the Himalayan hotspot using a popular iSDM. The effect of human influence was studied by comparing the potential distribution predicted using only bioclimatic variables and that using both bioclimatic and human footprint variables. We found that using both bioclimatic and human footprint variables, the potential distribution of target species could be 55.38 % larger than that of using only bioclimatic variables. This proves the positive effect of human activities on distribution of invasive species. Among the six considered bioclimatic variables, the mean temperature of the coldest quarter, the precipitation of the coldest quarter, and temperature seasonality are the most influential factors in determining the potential distribution of A.Farnesiana.
Location: T E 15 New Biology Building.
Literature cited 1: Bisrat ,S.A., White,M.A.,Beard, K.H. and Richard Cutler, D., Predicting the distribution potential of an invasive frog using remotely sensed data in Hawaii.Divers.Distrib., 2012, 18, 648-660. Ramaswami, G.and Sukumar, R.Long-term environmentalcorelates of invasion by Lantana camara (Verbenaceae) in a seasonally dry tropical forest.PLoS ONE, 2013, 8 e76995.
Literature cited 2: Ramnanan,R., Swanepoel, L.H.and Somers, M.J., The diet and presence of African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) on private land in the Waterberg region, South Africa.S.Afr.J.Wildl.Res., 2013, 43, 68-73. Dowding, J.E., Murphy, E.C., Springer, K., Peacock, A.J. and Krebs, C.J., Cats, Rabbits, Myxoma virus, and vegetation on Macquarie Island: a comment on Bergstrom et al. (2009). J. Appl.Ecol., 2009, 46, 1129-1132.

ID: 61154
Title: The influence of geology on terrestrial gamma radiation dose rate in Pahang state, Malaysia.
Author: H.T.Gabdo, A.T.Ramli, M.A.Saleh, M.S.Sanusi and N.N.Garba.
Editor: R. Srinivasan.
Year: 2015
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Current Science Vol. 109 (1) 177-183 (2015)
Subject: Current Science.
Keywords: Annual effective dose, cancer risk, geological formations, terrestrial gamma radiation dose.
Abstract: Terrestrial gamma radiation dose (TGRD) rate measurements have been made in Pahang state, Malaysia. Significant variations were found between TGRD measurements and the underlying geological formations. In some cases revealing significant elevations of TGRD.The acid-intrusive geological formation has the highest mean TGRD measurement of 367 nGY h-1. This is more than six times the world average value of 59 nGY/h-1, while the quaternary geological formation has the lowest mean gamma radiation dose rate of door to the population was 0.216 mSv. The lifetime equivalent dose and relative lifetime cancer risks for an individual living in Pahang state were 81 mSv and 4.7 x 103 respectively. These values are more than two times the world average of 34 mSv and 1.95 x 10-3 respectively.
Location: T E 15 New Biology Building.
Literature cited 1: UNSCEAR, Report to the General Assembly. Annex B: Exposures from Natural Radiation Sources, United Nations Scientific committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation, NY, 2000, ISBN-10: 9211422388. UNSCEAR, Sources effect and risk of ionizing radiation, United Natio0ns Scientific Committee on the Effect of Atomic Radiation, New York, 1998.
Literature cited 2: Population distribution and basic demographic characteristics, Department of Statistics, Malaysia, 1985, 8th edn. Santok Singh, D., Geological Survey Malaysia, Geological map of peninsular Malaysia, 1985, 8th edn.

ID: 61153
Title: Study of landslide hazard zonation in Mandakini Valley, Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand using remote sensing and GIS.
Author: M.S.Rawat, D.P.Uniyal, R.Dobhal, Varun Joshi, B.S.Rawat, Anil Bartwal, Devendra Singh and Ashok Aswal.
Editor: R. Srinivasan.
Year: 2015
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Current Science Vol. 109 (1) 158-170 (2015)
Subject: Current Science.
Keywords: Flash floods, landslide hazard zonation, satellite data, thematic layers.
Abstract: The Mandakini Valley of Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand witnessed unprecented damage to life, property, infrastructure and landscape on 16 and 17 June 2013 due to torrential rains. Run-off discharge data indicate that antecedent rainfall exceeded the limit and the overflow of rivers led to landslide in the region and flash floods in the downstream areas. Fragile geology of the area, close to Main Central Thrust (MCT), degradation processes and torrential rains are responsible for triggering landslides and flash floods. A landslide inventory was carried out in the affected areas based on pre-and post-flood high resolution satellite data (LISS-IV) and Cartosat-2). A total of 290 landslides were identified from pre-flood satellite LISS IV (2011) imagery and 1665 were identified in post-flood satellite imagery along major rivers. Using remote sensing and geographic information system techniques, thematic layers were generated. Using the weightage rating system, a landslide hazard zonation map of the area was prepared. Each class within a thematic layer was assigned an ordinal rating from 1 to 9. Summation of these attribute values was then multiplied by the corresponding weights to yield different zones of landslide hazard. A landslide hazard zonation map having five different zones ranging very low hazard zone to very high hazard zone was prepared with the objective to create a reliable data-base for post-disaster management and for planning developmental activities in the district.
Location: T E 15 New Biology Building.
Literature cited 1: Rawat, M.S., Giorola,S., Bisht, H.and Kimothi, M.M., Impact analysis of Landslide and flash floods in cloudburst affected areas of Okhimath in Uttarakhand (India) using high resolution satellite data.J.Geo-Environ.Observer.2012, 2 (2), 36-43. Joshi, V.and Maikhuri, R.K., Cloudburst: a natural calamity-a case study from Garhwal Himalaya, UP.J.Indian Build.Congr., 1997, 4 (1), 207-219.
Literature cited 2: Joshi, V.and Kumar,K., Extreme rainfall events and associated natural hazards in Alaknanada valley, Indian Himalaya region.J.Mt.Sci., 2006, 3, 228-236. NRSA, Landslide hazard zonation mapping in the Himalayas of Uttaranchal and Himachal Pradesh States using remote sensing and GIS techniques. ATLAS 2001, National Remote Sensing Agency, Hyderabad.

ID: 61152
Title: Landscape entropy approach to demarcate pathways for oozing of water in a desert area in India.
Author: N.C.Mondal and S.Ahmed.
Editor: R. Srinivasan.
Year: 2015
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Current Science Vol. 109 (1) 148-157 (2015)
Subject: Current Science.
Keywords: Desert area, landscape entropy, marginal entropy, oozing of water.
Abstract: Oozing of groundwater in Jodhpur city in the desert area of Rajasthan, India has caused weakening of foundations and cellars of buildings and shops. It has become more significant since 1996 when Kaylana lake was connected with Rajiv Gandhi Lift Canal (RGLC) water supply and filling of the lake had started. This has resulted in fear among dwellers about any future calamity. The hydrogeological, hydrochemical and isotopic studies clearly indicated that the lake water is responsible for the oozing phenomenon in the area. This article highlights a landscape entropy approach to assess pathways causing rise in the level of groundwater integrating the measured lake water level and groundwater table in a few selected wells in the city. With the fractional information of lake water and groundwater, marginal entropies of lake water and depths to groundwater, is also provided. Subsequently, ratios of mutual information to marginal entropy of the lake water are used as a measure for demarcating the pathways of weak zones, which correlate well with the lineaments delineated from satellite imagery. The results of this study represent a base for additional insight on future work, which will help in tracing the connectivity of weak zones causing oozing of water in Jodhpur city, and evolving a plan for remedial measures.
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Literature cited 1: Gupta, A.K., Sharma,J.R., Dharmavat, R.and Singh, P., Jodhpur the gateway of Indian desert-study on rising ground water levels in the city.ISG Newsl., 2007, 13, 42-52. Todd, D.K., Groundwater Hydrology, John Wiley, 1980, 2nd edn, p.535.
Literature cited 2: Mondal, N.C., Singh, V.P. and Ahmed, S., Entropy-based approach for assessing natural recharge in unconfined aquifers from Southern India. Water Resour.Manage, 2012, 26, 2715-2732. Butterworth, J.A., Macdonald, D.M.J., Bromley, J., Simmonds, L.P., Lovell,C.J. and Mugebe, F., Hydrological processes and water resources management in a dry land environment.IIII.Groundwater recharge and recession in a shallow weathered aquifer.Hydrol.Earth Syst.Sci., 1999, 3 (3), 345-252.

ID: 61151
Title: Comparative genome-wide association studies for plant production traits under drought in diverse rice (Oryza sativa L.) lines using SNP and SSR markers.
Author: C.Muthukumar, T.Subathra, J.Aiswarya, V.Gyathri and R.Chandra Babu.
Editor: R. Srinivasan.
Year: 2015
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Current Science Vol. 109 (1) 139-147 (2015)
Subject: Current Science.
Keywords: Drought tolerance, linkage disequlibrium, marker-trait association, rice.
Abstract: Rice is the major staple food crop for more than half of the world ' s population, but its productivity is often reduced by drought, especially when grown under rainfed conditions. Identification of molecular markers associated with plant production traits under drought, especially in the target populations of the environment (TPE) presents an opportunity to improve rainfed rice production using genomics tools. Marker-trait associations were studied using 1168 simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers and 911, 153 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with 17 diverse rice lines from different geographical regions and hydrological habitats. STRUCTURE analysis discriminated the rice an accession into three subpopulations.Significant genotypic linkage disequilibrium (LD) was found in the rice accessions using SSR markers. A total of 130 and 118 water-trait associations were obtained with SSR and SNP markers respectively, under stress. Comparison of SSR and SNP marker-trait associations revealed 23 consistent associations. Five marker-trait associations with genic SNPs were observed out of 23 associations. These geonomic regions may be potential candidates for application in marker-assisted breeding of rice cultivars suitable for water-limited environments.
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Literature cited 1: Kondo, M., Aguilar, A.and Abe J.Morita, S., Anatomy of nodal roots in tropical upland and lowland rice varieties. Plant Prod.Sci. 3, 437-445. Seck, P.A., Digne, A., Mohanty, S.and Wopereis, M.C.S., Crops that feed the world 7: Rice. Food Security, 2012, 4, 7-24.
Literature cited 2: Suji, K.K. et al., Mapping QTLs for plant phenology and production traits using indica rice (Oryza sativa L) lines adapted to rainfed environment.Mol.Biotechnol, 2012, 52, 151-160. Jongdee,B., The importance of leaf water potential and osmotic adjustment on growth and grain yield of rice (Oryza sativa L) genotypes under water deficit conditions.Ph D thesis, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 1998, p.238.