Journal Articles

In this study, the presence of potential self-awareness traits was tested for in single and groups of wild Adelie penguins, on a remote island in Antarctica, by examining their postural and gestural responses, and reactions to their images in mirrors, during four innovative experimental paradigms: group-behaviour test, modified mirror test, hidden-head test, and the coloured-bib test.

The article pays a tribute to Dr M. R. Srinivasan, Former Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission, and describes his contributions, which put India firmly on the track for planning, construction, and commissioning of about nuclear reactors in various parts of the country.

Particulate chloride (pCl) is a significant constituent of atmospheric particulate matter, playing a critical role as a key precursor to secondary aerosols via nocturnal heterogeneous reactions. While coarse pCl typically prevails along the coastal belt, however, the growing presence of fine pCl in the interior regions is an emerging air quality concern. Anthropogenic sources driving these emissions remain poorly characterised, particularly in India, where existing global inventories lack resolution and specificity.

 One of the most difficult aspects of studying consciousness scientifically, particularly in other-than-humans, is to develop functional definitions for the phenomenon in non-verbal beings, wherein consciousness has to manifest itself in behavioural actions that can be unambiguously ascribed to being products of conscious states of the mind.

The existence of new state of matter called super solidity has been verified in recent experiment in Italy. In 2008 Roy et al proposed that this new state of matter may be a candidate for Dark matter  whose possible implications are elaborated in this publication.

In India, Industrial Training Institutes and Polytechnic colleges are among the oldest Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions, producing a skilled workforce for various industries. TVET programme are offered primarily through diploma courses in Polytechnics, Industrial Training Institutes, and apprenticeship certificates. Polytechnics and Industrial Training Institutes are primary hubs for TVET training. The core objective of TVET sector is to develop a workforce ready for employment in local, national, and global markets.