Comprehensive coverage of the latest research on the genetic diversity of sorghumReviews key developments in breeding, from conventional to marker-assisted techniques, as well their application in developing higher-yielding, more stress-resistant varietiesDiscusses key elements in integrated crop, pest and weed management

This book covers manufacturing and processing of various natural filler-based polymer composites using conventional and advanced machining processes. It presents various experimental case studies conducted by the authors on conventional and advanced machining processes of various natural filler (jute, hemp, banana stem and sisal)-based polymer composites materials. The authors report on the effects of machining processes on the machining properties, such as material removal rate, surface q...

This book presents insights in green techniques used in conventional and advanced machining. It consists of various experimental case studies conducted by the authors on green machining of difficult-to-machine materials, polymer and ceramic materials. Effects of green techniques / processes on machining properties like material removal rate, surface quality, geometric accuracy, productivity, and environment while machining various materials are reported.

Silicon Photonics, Volume 99 in the Semiconductors and Semimetals series, highlights new advances in the field, with this updated volume presenting interesting chapters on Transfer printing in Silicon Photonics, Epitaxial integration of antimonide-based semiconductor lasers on Si, Photonic crystal lasers and nanolasers on Si, the Evolution of monolithic quantum-dot light source for silicon photonics, III-V on Si nanocomposites, the Heterogeneous integration of III-V on Si by bonding, the G...

Human life is precious. But our everyday experience often tends to make us drift from this universal truth. Likewise, the treasure that lies in the human hearts often gets enshrouded by outwardly expositions. Events in lives that entwine these facts find dramatic presentations in the stories which the author has put in this collection for the reader to relish. The love for nature, which is not always kind, often peeps in the depictions even as the reader wonders what next. Why a victimized...

Estimating the Human Cost of Transportation Accidents: Methodologies and Policy Implications discusses the estimation methods needed to determine the monetary value of loss of life and quality of life when evaluating transportation safety programs, policies and projects. In addition, it highlights how to overcome the many challenges researchers face in choosing the right values, including estimating loss of life and life quality, examining strengths and weaknesses, and critically analyzing...

“He is trying to become the fucking Rockefeller of my business. He wouldn’t back down and he wouldn’t have been what he is today had he backed down.”Ezhil must now choose his next steps carefully to save his startup, which has narrowly escaped the damages of a massive cyber-attack. Gone are the days when he employed night time riding to rule the empty streets of Bangalore on a borrowed bike. While those who stood by him started leaving, it was up to him to fight the monster and sav...

Embedded in the emerging field of climate change communication, Thaker provides a comprehensive analysis of enablers and barriers to corporate action on climate change, business role and influence on media coverage of climate change, and its impact on public opinion and the policy-making process.Focusing on extensive academic research, business reports, case studies, and best practices from around the world, this book offers a practical guide to effective strategies in corporate cl...

In the backdrop of the Coronavirus having wreaked havoc on nations across the world and adversely impacting economic growth of countries, the government and monetary authorities,such as the Reserve Bank of India, stepped forward with conventional as well as unconventional stimulus measures. This was the time for the Government and fellow Indians to reboot, redraw, and reinvent the wheel of progress, and paint a new standing in the World Economic Order. Thus, in light of the above-mentioned...

One big city, four friends, monotonous jobs and lethargic life….. Jaggi works in a TV production house that churns out saas-bahu saga that would give competition to chewing gum. He is desperately trying to break into movies. Giri, Deeps and Shinu work like bonded labors in the software factories of Silicon Valley. After working for three years in those factories they have become robots obeying the commands given by their masters. On top of this, they have their landlord to cope with, who t...

The story revolves around Prince Sundar of the Ahom dynasty in Assam in North-East India during the medieval period. Sundar, the crown prince, is seriously searching for the complete liberation of his soul and thereby shuns the company of women. The Queen Mother forces him to get married against his will to Princess Kanchanmoti, who is in love with Ananga, Sundar’s friend. Expectedly, the marriage ends in disaster.Enter Shewali, an innocent maidservant. Shewali is devoted to the ser...

The author spent one and half years as head of the country's first research station in Antarctica, Dakshin Gangotri. He discusses in details the frozen continent's unique environmental aspects, the international presence, world governance and the Indian Antarctic Programme (IAP). The book throws light on how perspectives and positions of leading countries represented in Antarctica, such as the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, Chile, US, Russia, China, Japan, Norway, South Africa and ...