The present study was undertaken on the effect of speciation of heavy metals on uptake, growth and biochemical changes on two wetland plants, viz. Scirpus littoralis and Paspalum distichum. In the first chapter a detailed introduction to the topic including its justification of study is included....

Anand city is known as the Milk capital of India. The city has grown and urbanized at a rapid pace in past few decades. As a result number of vehicles has increased and industries were established in nearby areas....

The living legend of modern wildlife biology, Dr. George Schaller called them “Mountain Monarchs”. Ungulates of the high altitudes are fascinating creatures with great adaptability to the harsh climatic conditions and extremely tough terrain....

Copepoda being one of the most abundant groups of zooplankton constitutes the easiest and rich source of protein for fish. Ecologically it is an important link in the food chain of aquatic ecosystem. H.viduus and H.cinctus are common calanoid copepod of the oriental region....

This innovative book critically deals with how liberalization and global integration have increased banking fragility in India. Since early nineties, banking and currency crises have rocked the world. These crises involved huge resolution costs and it became priority of governments and policy makers to avert them by adopting pre-emptive measures....