This comprehensive, fully updated text, Cell and Molecular Biology gives the essential concepts and applications of molecular biology to students of biology, pharmacy, biotechnology, microbiology and other related disciplines. The text reflects the advances that are transforming the field, ranging from genetic engineering to new techniques with broad applications. An ideal, student-friendly te....     View More Details

Environmental Studies pertain to a systematic analysis of the natural and man-made world encompassing various scientific, economic, social and ethical aspects.

Human impacts leading to large scale degradation of the environment have aroused global concern on environmental issues in the recent years. The apex court has hence, issued directive to impart environmental literacy to all.
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This book, in its third edition, has been completely revised giving latest information on poultry diseases including avian influenza. The basic syllabus pattern of Veterinary Council of India has been retained for students. Information on drugs, disinfectants, sanitisers and vaccines has been almost rewritten. Chapters on Laboratory Procedures has been revised and enlarged. Important chapters ....     View More Details

This book covers the syllabus of all the Indian universities in the subjects Basic Nutrition and Applied Nutrition at undergraduate level. The topics are dealt in detail with particular emphasis to Indian context.

This book gives 2010 revised Recommended Dietary Allowances suggested by Indian Council of Medical Research. In this edition special emphasis is given to dietary fibre, antiox....     View More Details

Intended for postgraduate students of botany and zoology, this manual contains experiments, selection of which was governed by the following parameters: easy availability of resource material, chemicals and instruments; involvement of a new concept or technique; and reproducibility by the students. The manual covers: the use of common instruments, a section on bio-molecules, various aspects of....     View More Details

This book has been thoroughly revised and updated in its present Seventh Edition. Striking a neat balance between environmental chemistry and environmental chemical analysis, the book explains the various dimensions of environmental chemistry including latest concepts and developments in the subject with global and user-friendly approach.

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The book introduces to the reader all aspects of ground water i.e., its assessment, development, utilisation and management. Practical application of different formulae for field conditions, data collection and processing, test procedures and principles of design are worked out to illustrate the theory and design procedure.

The revised edition includes case studies of Pump Test Data in ....     View More Details

An attempt is made to place before students (degree and post-degree) and professionals in the fields of Civil and Agricultural Engineering, Geology and Earth Sciences, this important branch of Hydroscience, i.e., Hydrology. It deals with all phases of the Hydrologic cycle and related topics in a lucid style and in metric system.

There is a departure from empiricism, with emphasis on co....     View More Details

The book "Irrigation and Water Resources Engineering" deals with the fundamental and general aspects of irrigation and water resources engineering and includes recent developments in hydraulic engineering related to irrigation and water resources engineering. Significant inclusions in the book are a chapter on management (including operation, maintenance, and evaluation) of canal irrigation in....     View More Details

This book provides general information in the area of Environmental Science, Microbiology and Biotechnology. Keeping in view the recent advances in these disciplines, this book aims to focus on the application of Microbiology and Biotechnology in tackling the environmental issues viz., role of microbes in waste management, bioremediation, health & hygiene, biological control and plant prod....     View More Details

Microorganisms are living things like plants and animals but because of their minute size and omnipresence, performing experiments with microbes requires special techniques and equipment apart from good theoretical knowledge about them. This easy to use revised and updated edition provides knowledge about all the three i.e., techniques, equipment and principles involved. The notable feature of....     View More Details

Gymnosperms, as a group, enjoy a unique position in the world flora.The present book is an attempt to include important aspects of living (extant) and fossil (extinct) gymnosperms. It encompasses distribution, morphology, anatomy, reproductive biology, seed biology, ultrastructure and histochemical studies. The book gives a family-wise description of the group based on the representative genus....     View More Details

The book incorporates in a comparative manner the various important classifications of fungi given by different workers. It deals with the morphology, taxonomy, life cycles of various groups of fungi and also includes the disease cycle and control measures of fungal pathogens, responsible for causing diseases of national as well as international importance. The book has been written to cater t....     View More Details

The present volume provides an excellent up-to-date account of the course and development of biochemistry. The text revolves around the basic principles of biochemistry as well as molecular and biochemical control mechanisms responsible for structural, informational and behavioural properties of cells resulting in a composite picture of modern biochemistry. 

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Biotechnology, besides a traditional discipline, is developing fast because of realization of its importance in Industry, Agriculture, Pharmaceutical concerns, Public Health, Geological explorations, bioenergetics and as a mean to exploit new sources of energy useful for various purposes. Consequently, Nations are striving hard to merge the biotechnological operation into national developm....     View More Details

The main aim of this work is to present the fundamental aspects of Biochemistry so that a student can understand the mechanisms of life at the molecular level. The book starts with an examination of the structure and principal properties of amino-acids and proteins, followed by an introduction to the major principles of enzymology and biochemical energetics. Keeping the student in mind, the au....     View More Details