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    Current Science -Volume 9
 
 
January 1940
 

Industrial Museums - B.V. Narayana Swamy

1-3
'Ascu' Wood Preservative 3

Robert Andrews Millikan

4
Professor L. Ruzicka 5-8

The Seventh International Congress of Genetics - B.R.S

9-10
The Anatolian Earthquake of December 27, 1939 -A.R. Pillai and M.R. Rangaswami 10-11

Crystal Physics and Chemistry - T.M.K. Nedungadi

12-13
A National Research Council For India 13
Letters to the Editor  
Interaction of Energy Levels Part II - T. S. Subbaraya, K. Seshadri and N. A. Narayana Rao 14-18
The Configurations of the C2 and C3 Hydroxyl Groups in Gitogenin and Digitogenin - K. Ganapathi 18-19
Elasticity of Organo-Gels in Relation to Hysteresis in Sorption - Kittur Subba Rao 19-21
The 'Tyrosinase' from Dolichos lablab - S. L. Venkatiswaran and M. Sreenivasaya 21-22
Vascular Anatomy of the Flower of Macadamia ternifolia F. Muell. (Proteaceae) - S. B. Kausik 22-25
Serum Phosphatase in Pulmonary Tuberculosis - M. N. Rudra and S. K. Roy 25-26
Evidence for the Fritillaria-Type of EmbryoSac in Tamarix ericoides Rottl. - Y. M. L. Sharma 26
Budding in Protosiphon botryoides Klebs. - M. S. Randhawa 26-27
A Note on the Algae Collected by James A. Murray at Karachi - S. C. Dixit 27-28
Constitution of Sulphur Nitride - M.A. Govinda Rau, N. L. Phanilkar and B. V. Bhide 28
Ferns of Mussoorie - V. Narayanaswamy and K. Biswas 29-30

Book Reviews

31-36
The Central Board of Irrigation in India 37-38

Obituaries

38-39
Centenaries 40

Astronomical Notes

41
Magnetic Notes For December 1939 41

Science Notes and News

42-45
Academies and Societies 46

Supplement To Current Science - The Deccan Traps: An Episode of the Tertiary Era ( Presidential Address, Indian Science Congress Madras, 1940)

47-54
FEBRUARY 1940
 

A Great Educational Institution

55-59
'Ascu' Wood Preservative 59-60
Colloid Aspects of Milk Technology - W.L. Davies 61-63
Letters to the Editor  
Effect of Iron Content of Manganese Ores on Dry Cell Characteristics - L. C. Verman, K. Subba Ramaiah and G. D. Jolekar 64-65
The Mechanism of Degradation of Cellulose Sorption - Kittur Subba Rao 66-67
Synthesis of Heterocyclic Derivatives of Sulphanilamide - K. Ganapathi and B. K. Nandi 67-68
Permanence of the Hysteresis Loop in Sorption - Kittur Subba Rao 68-70
Rate of Sorption in Relation to Hystersis - Kittur Subba Rao 70-72
A Rapaid Volumetric Procedure for Analysis of Lead - Tin - Antimony Alloys - P.R. Subbaraman 72-73
Estimation of Gold in Cyanide Solutions - B. Shah 73
Chromosome Numbers in Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius Linn.) - R. H. Richharia and J. P. Kotvol 73-74
A Preliminary Note on the Interspecific Hybridization and Use of Colchicine in Cotton - K. C. Amin 74-75
A Note on the Deposition of Palmitic Acid from Cotton - Seed Oil - V. Krishna Murty and C.J. Dasa Rao 75-76
Variations in the Quality of the Pongamia Oil With Reference to the Occurrence of Karanjin - N. V. Subba Rao and T. R. Seshadri 76
Effect of Indole-acetic Acid on Rooting in Gootes (Marcotte) of Mango - A. Guha Thakurta and B. K. Dutt 77
The Occurrence of Pollen Grains in the Ovary Wall of Dianthus - V. S. Rao 77-78
The Duration of the Parasitic Stage in the Life history of the South Indian Fresh Water Mussel - R. V. Seshaiya 78
Palaeolothic Sites in the Nellore District - Frank P. Manley 79-80
The Constitution of Rottlerin - J. N. Ray 80
'Ascu' Wood Preservative and the Forest Research Institute, Dehradun - S. K. Pillai 80-81

Book Reviews

82-86
General Circulation of the Atmosphere Over India and Its Neighbourhood - A.K. Ray 87

Centenaries

88-89
Astronomical Notes 89

Magnetic Notes

90-91
Cosmic Rays - P. Srinivasa Row 92-93

Research on Medicinal and Poisonous Plants

94-95
Science Notes and News 95-101

Academies and Societies

102
MARCH 1940
 

The Declaration of the Rights of Man

103-109
Baroda State Fisheries 109

The Study of Marine Zoology in India - B.K. Das

110-113
Organization of Industrial Research 113-114

Indian Farming

114
Obituary - His Highness Sir Sri Kantirava Narasimharaja Wodeyar Bahadur - The Yuvaraja of Mysore 115
Letters to the Editor  
2-N1-Sulphanilamidothiazol in Plague Infection - S. S. Sokhey and B. B. Dixit 116-117
Kostanecki Acylation of Orcetophenone - Suresh M. Sethna and R. C. Shah 117-118
Reduction of Dinitro Veratrol Sodium Sulphide - B. K. Nandi 118-119
Sodium Oleate Gels in Pinene - Mata Prasad and K. N. Mathur 119
Formation of Uro-lac - P. S. Sarma and M. Sreenivasaya 120
Detection of Adulteration in 'Ghee' (Clarified Butter) by the Ultra-Violet Fluorescence Technique - M. C. Muthanna and B. Mukerji 120-122
Calcium Utilization from Green Leafy Vegetables - Y. V. S. Rau and V. V. S. Murty 122-124
On the Occurrence of the Foraminiferal genus Orbitocyclina in the Cretaceous Rocks of the Trichinopoly District, S. India - S. R. Narayana Rao 124-126
Asynapsis in Chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) - B. P. Pal and S. Ramanujam 126-128
Sex Chromosomes of Coccinia indica Wight and Arn. - L. S. S. Kumar and G. B. Deodikar 128-130
Macadamia ternifolia F. Muell., the Queensland Nut - S. B. Kausik 130-131
Vegetative Sports in the Bamboo (Bambusa arundinacea Willid.) - S. A. Hussainy 132
On Epipyrops (Sp. n): A Parasite on the Nymphs and Adults of the Sugarcane Leaf-hopper (Pyrilla Sp.) - B. D. Gupta 132-134
A Note on the Lady-bird Beetles (Coccinellidae) Predating upon the Cane White Fly, Aleurlobus bardensis Mask - A. K. Kapur 134
A Note on the Chemical Examination of Celastrus paniculatus - Sharifuddin Ahmad Warsi 134-135
Polymerization of Anthracene to Dianthracene from the Magnetic Standpoint - J. Farquharson, M. V. C. Sastri, S. S. Bhatanagar, P. L. Kapur and Gurubaksh Kaur 135-136
The Molecular Weight of the Methyl Ether of Tetrahydro Rottleerone - J. N. Ray, K. S. Narang and B. S. Ray 136-137
A National Research Council For India - Nazir Ahmad, B. K. Das, D. N. Wadia, Gilbert J. Flowler, W. L. Devis, G. R. Paranjpe and A. R. Wadia 137-139
Book Reviews 140-146

Contemporary Physics - H.J.T.

147
Centenaries 148-149
Seismological notes for February 1940 149
Astronomical Notes 150

Magnetic Notes For FEBRUARY 1940

150
Board of Scientific and Industrial Research 150

Indian Botanical Society - Y. Bharadwaja

151
Progress of Agricultural Research in India 152-153

The Development of Galactic Dynamics and Some Allied Problems - B.S.M.

153

Science Notes and News

154-159
Academies and Societies 160

APRIL 1940

 
A Bureau of Standards For India - I 161-164

Customs Duty on Laboratory Ware and Scientific Instruments

164

A New X- Ray Effect - Sir C.V. Raman and P. Nilkantam

165-167
The Severe Magnetic Storm of March 24, 1940 - M.R. Rangaswami and N.C. Basu 167-169

Palaeobotany in India

169
Prof. K.S. Krishnan 170
Letters to the Editor  
Equilibrium between H20 and D2O - I. Ramkrishna Rao and Y. Paramsiva Rao 171-172
Structure of λ2916 of OD and the Mass Ratio of the Hydrogen Isotopes - K. R. Rao and M. G. Sastry 172-173
Interaction of Atomic Energy Part III - T. S. Subbaraya, K. Seshadri and N. A. Narayana Rao 173-175
Molecular Structure of Some of the Selenium and Tellurium Compounds - Mata Prasad and S. S. Dharmatti 175-176
Heterocyclic and Other Derivatives of Sulphanilamide - B. K. Nandi and K. Ganapathi 177
Synthesis of Anti-Malarial Drugs in Acridine Series - B. K. Nandi 177-179
Pongamol, A New Crystalline Compound from Pongamia Oil - S. Rangaswami and T. R. Seshadri 179
A New Disease of Wheat in India - G. Watts Padwick 179-180
A Note on the Development of the Embryosac in Vogelia indica (Lamk) - Kanhaiya Lal Mathur 180-182
Vascular Anatomy of the Pistillate Flower of Enalus acorides (L. fil.) Steud - S. B. Kausik 182-184
Some Chemical and Physical Properties of Water Caltrop Starch - J. L. Sarin and R. L. Sehgal 185-186
On the Inter-dependence of Transpiration Rates of Leaves on a Plant - R. D. Asana 186
'Ascu' Wood Preservative - L. Mason 187-188
A National Research Council For India - K. L Moudgill and M. R. Siddiqi 188-189
The Rights of Man - Gilbert J. Flower 189-190
Obituaries 191-192
Book Reviews 192-199
Pleistocene Geology of India - D.N. Wadia 200-202
Silt Indices and Discharge Elements For Regime Channels - C. Gopalkrishnan 202-203
The Diamagnetism of the Mobile Electrons in Aromatic Molecules - M.A.G. 204
The Role of Chemistry and Forestry 205
The Cretaceous - Eocene Boundary 206
The Place of Geography in National Planning 206-207
Centenaries - Poisson, Simeon Denis (1781-1840) 207
Science Notes and News 208-213
Academies and Societies 213-214
Errata 214
MAY 1940
 
A Bureau of Standards For India - II 215-219
Non-Linearity in Quantum Mechanics - B.S. Madhava Rao 220-222
Soil Erosion Caused by Wind - R. Maclagan Gorrie 222-223
Letters to the Editor  
Magnetism of Phosphors - L. Sibaiya and H. S. Venkataramiah 224-225
A New Band λ2963 of the OD Molecule - K. R. Rao 225
Variation of Intensity along an Electron Reflection Ring - K. R. Dixit 225-226
The Mechanism of the Persulphate-Alkyl-Iodide Reaction - M. S. Telang and V. V. Nadkarny 226-227
Yellow Mosaic of Bhendi - B. N. Uppal, P. M. Verma and S. P. Capoor 227-228
The Inheritance of a New Type of Purple Pigmentation Manifesting on the Glumes at Anthesis - G. N. Rangaswami Ayyangar and T. Venkatarama Reedy 228-229
The Occurrence and Inheritance of Purple Hairs on the Spikelets of Sorghum - G. N. Rangaswami Ayyangar and T. Venkatarama Reedy 229
A Modified Form of Acetocarmine - S. Sampath 229-230
A Preliminary Note on the Fission of Vascular Cylinder in Some of the Roots of Hydrocotyle asiatica, Linn. - D. N. Chakraverti 230-233
Vernalisation of Indian Crops - B. K. Kar 233-235
Volant Animals Which act as Carriers of San Jose' Scale - Khan A. Rahman and Asa Nand Kalra 235
Detection of Adulteration in "Ghee" (Clarified Butter) by the Fluorescence Technique - G. Narasimhamurty, M. C. Muthanna and B. Mukerji 235-236
Book Reviews 237-244
Probability and Frequency 245-246
Imperial Veterinary Research Institute - F.C. Minett 247-249
Indian Aviation Maps 250-251
Vitamin E - A Symposium - M.S. 251
Centenaries 252
Science Notes and News 252-259
Academies and Societies 259-260
Erratum 260
Supplement To Current Science - Indian Science Congress Madras , 1940 , Summaries of Addresses of Presidents of Sections 261-266
JUNE 1940
 
Feeding the People in War - time - W.A Aykroyd 267-269
Share of Universities in the Development of Applied Entomology - B.K. Das 270-271
A Soil Map of India 271
The Chemistry of Plant Respiration - E.A. Houghton Roberts 272-273
Letters to the Editor  
Superconductivity: An Explanation - K. R. Dixit 274-275
The λ3105, λ3338 and λ3375 Bands of OD - M. Ishaq 275-276
Experiments towards Synthesis of Wieland's C13H20O6 acid from Bile Acids - S. K. Ranganathan 276-277
The Frequency of Cell Division in Polyploid Plants - Dontcho Kostoff 277-278
Chiasma Frequency in Diploid and Tetraploid Branches in Petunia hybrida - Dontcho Kostoff 278-279
A Case of Vivipary in Rye - Dontcho Kostoff 279-280
Pseudogamy in Genus Brassica - Ali Mohammad and Sawan Mal Sikka 280-282
The Inheritance of Hairy Styles (and Barbed Columns of Awns) in Sorghum - G. N. Rangaswami Ayyangar and T. Venkatarama Reedy 282-283
Sorghum - Awns of Inconstant Length and Their Inheritance - G. N. Rangaswami Ayyangar and T. Venkatarama Reedy 283-284
Distillery By-Product - Yeast - Y. K. Ragunatha Rao 284
On Corticium album of Dastur - B. B. Mundkur 284-285
Nitric Nitrogen in Soils under Cotton - R. D. Asana 285-286
Book Reviews 287-293
The Chemical Constitution of Natural Fats  294-296
Fish Statistics - V.P.A 297-298
Galactic Dynamics 298-300
Manufacture of Scientific Instruments - G.R. Paranjpe 300-301
Prospects of Human Survival 301
Centenaries 301
Science Notes and News 302-307
Academies and Societies 308
JULY 1940
 
Boycott of German Scientific Materials - Gilbert J. Flower 309-311
A Statistical Study of the Weights of Old Indian Punch - Marked Coins - D.D. Kosambi 312-314
Sulphanilamide and Derivatives in Bacterial Infections - K. Ganapathi 314-318
Letters to the Editor  
Succinic Dehydrogenase in Germinating Seeds - M. Damodaran and R. Ramaswami 319-320
Vitamin C Content of Germinated Cereals - M. C. Muthanna and B. Ahmad 320-321
The Available Substrates in a Developing Fruit and Their Behavior in Storage - B. K. Kar and H. K. Banerji 321-322
A Note on the Embryosac of Acalypha indica L. - P. Maheshwari and B. M. Johri 322-323
A Note on the "Double Fertilization" in Ephedra foliata - Reayat Khan 323-325
Autotriplody in Toria (Brassica campestris L.) - S. Ramanujam 325-326
Perennation in Oedocladium operculatum Tiffany - M. S. Randhawa 326-328
Aecidial-Stage of the Rust of Linseed - R. Parasada 328-329
Stem-end Rot and Soft Rot of Pineapple in the United Provinces - P. R. Mehta 330
A Free Larval Stage in the Life-history of a Fluviatile Gasteropod - R. V. Seshiya 331-332
The Origin of the Pisiform - A Ananthanarayana Ayer 333
A Lecture Demonstration of Mixed Solvent Action - H. K. Sen and H. R. Palit 333-334
Detection of Adulteration in Ghee by a Study of its Fluorescence - G. Narasimhamurty and V. V. Suryanarayanamurty 334-336
Review of Recent Investigations at the Punjab Irrigation Research Institute - E. Mckenzine Taylor 336
The Neutralization Value of Ghee (Butter-Fat) - Herbert Hawley 337-339
Book Reviews 340-344
International Trade In Oils and Fats 345-346
The Tenth International Congress of Military Medicine and Pharmacy - T.S. Tirumurti 347
Centenaries 348
Science Notes and News 349-354
Academies and Societies 355-356
AUGUST 1940
 
His Late Highness Maharaja Sri Krishnaraja Wadiyar Bahadur 357-359
Pyrethrum Cultivation in Kashmir - M.R. Fotidor 360-361
Obituary - The Honorable Sir Alfred Gibbs Bourne 361
Letters to the Editor  
The Constitution of Anacardic Acid , the Principal Constituent of Cashew-Nut Shell Oil - G. D. Gokhle , M.S. Patel and R. C. Patel 362-363
Changes of Atmospheric Electric Potential Gradient during Monsoon Rains in Bombay - A. R. Pillai 363-366
Determination of Peroxidase Activity - M. Sreenivasan, S. Ramaswami and M. Sreenivasaya 366-367
A Note on the Determination of Lead Permanganometrically (Low's Method) - K. Neelakantam 367-368
Structure of the (3, 0) Band λ2569 of the OD Molecule - M. G. Sastry 368
Typical Colour Curves and their Application for Purity Tests in Physiological Researches - B. N. Singh and N. K. Anantha Rao 368-369
Utility of Leaf-tip Smear Technique - P. P.Sen 369-370
A Sterile Mutant in Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) - R. B. Deshpande 370-371
Otomycosis in a Woman Caused by Aspergillus niger Tieghem - A. K. Mitra 371-373
Zyanema terrestris Randh. from the Kumaon Himalayas - M. S Randhawa 373-374
On Nummulites cf. thalicus Davies, from the Eocene Bed in the Pondicherry Area, S. India - L. Rama Rao, S. R. Narayana Rao and Y. Nagappa 374
The Occurrence of 'Tornaria larva' at Krusadai - D. W. Devanesan and S. Varadarajan 375-377
On the Chromosomes of an Agamid Lizard, Calotes Versicolor, Boulen - J. J. Asana and T. S. Mahabale 377-379
Sagitta bedoti Beraneck in Madras Plankton - M. K. Subramaniam 379-380
Indian Honey - R. D. Gupta and H. Krall 380-381
A Correction - J. K. Bose 381
Book Reviews 382-388
Buried Empires - C.L. Fabri 388-390
The Royal Botanic Garden , Calcutta 391-393
The Electric Double Layer - K.S. Gururaja Doss 393-394
Centenaries 395
Science Notes and News 396-400
SEPTEMBER 1940
 
Fuel Research in India - Charles Forester 401-405
Dams and the Problem of Migratory Fishes - S.L. Hora 406-407
Obituary - J.J. Thomson 408
Intelligence Service For Industrial Research 408-409
Letters to the Editor  
Effect of Crystal Orientation on the Raman Spectrum of Calcite - S. Bhagavatam and B. Poornachandra Rao 409-410
On the Weights of Old Indian Punch Marked Coins - D. D. Kosambi 410-411
An Empirical Statistical Formula - A. A. Krishnaswami Ayyangar 411
Mechanism of Swelling of Cellulose - G. S. Kasbekar 411-413
The Milk Clotting Activity of Papain - C. V. Ganapathy and B. N. Sastri 413
On Orbitosiphon, A New Genus of Orbitoidal Foraminifera from the Ranikot Beds of Punjab Salt Range (N. W. India) - S. R. Narayana Rao 414-415
On the Association of Orbitoidal Genera Discocyclina and Lepidocyclina in the Yaw Stage (Priabonian) of Burma - S. R. Narayana Rao 415-416
A Note on the Morphology and Chromosome Number of Litchi Chinesis Sonner - Kantilal Chaudhuri 416
A Note on the Chromosome Number of Cassia - J. V. Pantulu 416-417
Rain and the Atmospheric Electric Field - A. Venkat Rao Telang 417-420
Mixtures of Staple Fibre and Indian Cottons 420
Book Reviews 421-428
Wave - Length Tables - C.V. Raman 429
The Archaean Complex of Mysore - L.A.N. Iyer 429-430
Recent Changes in the Names of Indian Grasses - N.L. Bor 431-432
The Marketing and Transport of Jute in India - A.K.Y. 433-434
Centenaries 434
Science Notes and News 435-442
Academies and Societies 443-444
OCTOBER 1940
 
Automobile Industry in India 445-448
Tuberculosis in India 449
Preserve of Salt - Affected Mural Paintings From Ancient Shrines In Central Asia - Mohammad Sana Ullah 450-452
Algal Investigations in the Bombay Presidency - S.C. Dixit 453-454
Obituary - Robert Hadfield 454-455
The Serve Cyclonic Storm of 16th October 1940 - M.R. Rangaswami 455-456
Letters to the Editor  
On Poicare's Theorem in Stellar Dynamics - V. V. Narlikar 456-457
Further Synthesis of N1-Substitued Heterocyclic Derivatives of Sulphanilamide - K. Ganapathi 457-458
Lactones Related in Structure to Cardiac Aglucones: The Lactone of β-Cyclopentyl β-Aldehydo-Propionic Acid - S. K. Rangnathan 458-459
Soap Gels in Pinene - Mata Prasad and C. V. Viswanath 459
Iwanoffia Terrestris (Iwan.) Paschar from Fyzabad - M. S. Randhawa 459-461
Occurrence of Sclerospora graminicola (Sacc.) Schroet. on Setaria verticillata Beauv. in Allahabad - J. K. Mitter and A. K. Mitra 461
Note on Sorghum Stapfii. C. E. C. Fischer - N. Krishnaswami and G. N. Rangaswami Ayyangar 461-462
On the Natural History of Rastrelliger Kanagurta (Russell) With Special Reference to its Spawning Season and Eggs - D. W. Devanesan and V. John 462-464
The Apodan Sperm - B. R. Seshachar 464-465
Mixed Cropping and the Cotton Root Rot Disease (Macrophomina Phaseoli and R. Solani) - Jai Chand Luthra and R. S. Vasudeva 466-467
A Note on the Occurrence of Tri-Cotyledonary Seedlings in Crotolaria juncia Linn. - K. K. Purkayastha 467
On the Origin and Distribution of Cloud Charges - T. R. Jaya Raman 467-468
Book Reviews 469-472
Excavations at Harappa - A.A. 473-474
Lord Rutherford - C.V. Raman 474
Centenaries 475
Science Notes and News 476-481
Academies and Societies 481-482
Erratum 482
NOVEMBER 1940
 
Europa Angustia 483-486
Blood Groups and Types - S.D.S. Greval 487-489
Education Department , office of The High Commissioner For India , London 489
Obituary - M.T. Naraniengar 490
Letters to the Editor  
A General Test for Finding Whether Two Random Samples are Consubstantial - S. R. Savur 491-492
Constitution of Butrin - P. Suryaprakasa Rao 492
Magnetic Susceptibilities of Some Halides - Ghulam Farid 492-493
Vitamin Requirements of Rice Moth Corcyra cephalonica, Staint (Lep) - B. G. L. Swamy and M. Sreenivasaya 493-494
The Nomenclature of Brassica Species - H. W. Howard 494-495
Diagensis versus Mutation - S. Mahdihassan 495-496
Sugarcane Smut in Bihar - S. A. Rafay and S. Y. Padmanabhan 496-497
A Malformation of Cotton Leaves - B. Sahai Vasudeva 497-499
The Beneficial Effect of Boron on Jute - Bonoy Krishna Palit 499-500
The Nervous System of a Proglottid of Tentacularia macropora - M. K. Subramaniam 500-501
Some Observations on Sir Shah Sulaiman's Theories-II - Zahur Husain 502-503
A New Comet-tail Band - R. K. Asundi 503-504
A Correction - S. S. Sarkar 504
Book Reviews 505-508
Science in War 508-509
The Central Board of Irrigation in India 510-511
The Marketing of Coffee in India - A.K.Y. 512
Centenaries 513
Control of Lantana Through Insects 514
Science Notes and News 514-522
Academies and Societies 522
Erratum 522
DECEMBER 1940
 
Arming For Peace - Gilbert J. Flower 523-527
Genesis of Earth - R.R.B. 528
A Century of Liebig's Theory of Mineral Nutrition of Plants and of Soil Fertility - Viswa Nath 529-532
Obituary - Noshir S. Doctor 532
Letters to the Editor  
A Note on the Analysis of a Special Complex Experiment - P. V. Krishna Iyer 533
Sound Velocity in Liquid Mixtures - M. Rama Rao 534
Ammonia Synthesis from Active Nitrogen and Hydrogen - S. S. Joshi and A. Purushotham 534-535
A Light Effect in Chorine under Electrical Discharge - S. S. Joshi and V. Narasimhan 535-537
Photoelectric Efficiency of Iron, Cobalt and Nickel at Different Temperatures in the Soft X-Ray Region - K. S. Sankarasubba Iyer 537-538
Oxidation of Glucose by the Plague Bacillus - M. Sadashiva Rao 538-539
Water Pollution by Distillery Waste - Y. K. Raghunatha Rao 539-541
The Influence of Light on the Germination of Species of Striga - L. S. S. Kumar and S. Solomon 541
Tetraploid Til (Seasamum orientale L.) - R. H. Richharia and D. P. Persai 542
The Inheritance and Linkage Affinities of the Yellow Coloured Midribin Sorghum - G. N. Rangaswami Ayyangar and M. A. Sankara Iyer 542-543
Trichogramma minutum Riley, in Relation to Sitotroga cerealella Ol in Mysore - B. Krishnamurty 544
A Meteor - A. N. David 544
Book Reviews 545-552
The Invertebrates - B.R.S. 552-553
The Central Revenues Control Laboratory New Delhi - H.B. Dunnicliff 554-560
Science and Indian Industry 560
Radio in Upper Air Investigation - S.V. Chandrashekahr Aiya 561-566
The Marketing of Grapes in India - A.K.Y. 566
India Meteorological Department - T.P.B. 567
Centenaries - Lexell, Anders Johann (1740-1784) 568
Science Notes and News 568-573
Academies and Societies 574
Supplement & Index
575