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Role of soil physicochemical characteristics on the present state of arsenic and its adsorption in alluvial soils of two agri-intensive region of Bathinda, Punjab, India
(Springer Verlag, 2016)
Purpose: Arsenic (As) contamination of groundwater has received significant attention recently in district Bathinda, due to consequent health risk in this region. Soil is the one of the primary medium for arsenic transport ...
Assessment and monitoring of land degradation using geospatial technology in Bathinda district, Punjab, India
(Copernicus GmbH, 2018)
Land degradation leads to alteration of ecological and economic functions due to a decrease in productivity and quality of the land. The aim of the present study was to assess land degradation with the help of geospatial ...
Evaluation of mycelial nutrients, bioactive compounds, and antioxidants of five Himalayan entomopathogenic ascomyceteous fungi from India
(Begell House Inc., 2015)
In this study, using standard methods, mycelial nutrients, bioactive compounds, and antioxidants were analyzed for the first time for five fungal species: Isaria sinclairii (Berk.) Lloyd, I. tenuipes Peck, I. japonica ...
Geospatial technology applied to spatiotemporal assessment of Harike Wetland, Punjab
(Blackwell Publishing, 2017)
The Harike Wetland situated in Punjab is a Ramsar site and a wetland of national importance. The present study was undertaken to assess the spatiotemporal dynamics of the wetland on the basis of geospatial technology and ...
Late Quaternary evolution of Tista River terraces in Darjeeling-Sikkim-Tibet wedge: Implications to climate and tectonics
(Elsevier Ltd, 2017)
Terraces in the Himalayas are important geomorphic archives which preserve the signature of tectonics and past environment. Terraces in eastern part of the Himalayan fold and thrust belt have not received much attention ...
Metacordyceps dhauladharensis sp. nov., a new entomopathogenic fungus from India
(Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Medical Sciences, 2015)
This paper describes a new species of Clavicipitaceae fungi belonging to the genus Metacordyceps G.H. Sung, J.M. Sung, Hywel-Jones & Spatafora, defined as Metacordyceps dhauladharensis sp. nov., from India. The diagnostic ...
Response of diatoms to water quality in Khajiyar lake, Himachal Pradesh
(EM International, 2016)
The present investigation was carried out to study the presence, abundance and distribution of diatoms in relation to the water quality of Khajiyar Lake, Himachal Pradesh during April, 2011 to January, 2012. The lake is ...
Taxonomical establishment and compositional studies of a new cordyceps (ascomycetes) species from the northwest himalayas (India)
(Begell House Inc., 2016)
During a frequent survey in the northwest Indian Himalayan region, a new species-Cordyceps macleodganensis-was encountered. This species is described on the basis of its macromorphological features, microscopic details, ...
Urban to rural COVID-19 progression in India: The role of massive migration and the challenge to India's traditional labour force policies
(John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2021-09-15)
The coronavirus disease?2019 (COVID-19) has emerged as a deadliest disease in the 21st century. Initially in India, this disease was concentrated in major urban cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Gujarat, and Chennai, which were ...
Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Human Health in Indian Cities: A Brief Review
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-08-13)
Climate change and air pollution have been a matter of serious concern all over the world in the last few decades. The present review has been carried out in this concern over the Indian cities with significant impacts of ...