• 1223 In this issue

• 1225 Footsoldiers of science P. Balaram

• 1227   Indian science needs young blood, Anil Kumar Challa

• 1227   Supporting retired scientists, Y. K. Gupta

• 1228   Science summit – Agenda for action, M. V. Nayudu

• 1228   Cynopterus brachyotis in other localities in the Western Ghats, M. S. Pradhan and P. P. Kulkarni; response by J. Balasingh, J. Ronald, P. Thiruchenthil Nathan and S. Suthakar Issac

• 1229 Role of plant tissue culture in biodiversity conservation and economic development S. K. Nandi, A. Kumar and L. M. S. Palni

RESEARCH NEWS

• 1231     Differentiated meteorites – Pipliya Kalan specimen discloses the heat source, A. V. Sankaran

• 1233    Hydrogen bond: A fascination forever!, E. Arunan

COMMENTARY

• 1236 Ethical aspects in genetic counselling P. Kaushal, D. R. Malaviya and A. K. Roy

SCIENTIFIC CORRESPONDENCE

• 1238 Spectrum of antibacterial activity possessed by petals of rose varieties M. P. Darokar, S. P. S. Khanuja, G. D. Bagchi and Sushil Kumar

• 1241 SST over Indian Ocean during 1997 El Nino event Medha Khole

GENERAL ARTICLES

• 1246 Ecological problems due to shifting cultivation Rajiv Ranjan and V. P. Upadhyay

• 1250 Fluorosis management programme in India A. K. Susheela

• 1257 The changing epidemiology of malnutrition in a developing society – The effect of unforeseen factors C. Gopalan

REVIEW ARTICLE

• 1262 Mating type switching in fission yeast: A unique model system of development and differentiation Jagmohan Singh

• 1273 Hydrographic characteristics of the Indian sector of the Southern Ocean P. V. Shirodkar, Y. K. Somayajulu, Y. V. B. Sarma and R. Vijayakumar

• 1283 Growth of CFD as an engineering tool for design and analysis of aerospace vehicles S. S. Desai

• 1295 Computation of flow past aerospace vehicles S. K. Chakrabartty, K. Dhanalakshmi and J. S. Mathur

• 1303 Pushing the limits of existing reactor hardware using computational flow modelling: A case of oxyhydrochlorination reactor Vivek V. Ranade

• 1311 Towards a science of FFA: Patterns, predictability and proof through some case studies G. Prathap

• 1319 A posteriori error estimation and adaptive mesh refinement for reliable finite element solutions Nagesh R. Iyer

• 1325 Sea level during storm surges as seen in tide-gauge records along the east coast of India D. Sundar, D. Shankar and S. R. Shetye

• 1333 Computational weather modelling U. N. Sinha, Ravi S. Nanjundiah and T. N. Venkatesh

• 1343 Computational electromagnetics – A review S. M. Rao and N. Balakrishnan

RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

• 1348 Determination of effective emissivity and temperature over inhomogeneous land surfaces – Results from field campaign Yogesh Kant and K. V. S. Badarinath

• 1351 Effect of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhization on uptake and translocation of phosphorus in Sesbania aculeata A. K. Sharma, P. C. Srivastava and B. N. Johri

• 1355 Somatic embryogenesis in mango (Mangifera indica L.) cv. Amrapali D. V. Laxmi, H. C. Sharma, P. B. Kirti and M. C. Mohan

• 1359 Fermentation waste of Aspergillus terreus: A promising copper bio-indicator Ruchi Gulati, R. K. Saxena and Rani Gupta

BOOK REVIEWS

• 1361    Resonance of Ramanujan’s Mathematics, reviewed by S. Raghavan

• 1362   Domestic Environment and Health of Women and Children, reviewed by Rama Narayanan

• 1363   Greener Pastures: Politics, Markets and Community among a Migrant Pastoral People, reviewed by Suri Venkatchalam

PERSONAL NEWS

• 1365   Paul Glees – An obituary, Gomathy Gopinath