Looking forward to India @ 70: LSE India Summit 2017

Ahead of India @ 70, presented by Apollo Tyres Ltd, Harish Alagappa outlines the context of the second LSE India Summit and introduces the themes that will be discussed by academics, policymakers, activists and other experts on 29 and 30 March

India @ 70: does forced philanthropy work?

The first session of India @ 70: LSE India Summit 2017, presented by Apollo Tyres ltd, saw a confluence of corporate champions and civic campaigners consider contrasting courses for the conduct of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in India. Harish Alagappa reviews the first panel of the summit

India @ 70: From inauspicious beginnings to a superpower in the making

India @ 70: LSE India Summit 2017 will feature panels discussing concerns relevant to India’s future while also exploring the key moments that have shaped the course of independent Indian history. Harish Alagappa looks back at the political and economic developments of the last 70 years

India @70: citizenship and the constitution of India

Harish Alagappa and Sonali Campion report from the second day of India @ 70: LSE India Summit 2017, which saw an engaging panel that featured some of India’s leading legal experts explore the history and future of the longest written constitution in the world

Thirty Years of Global Literature on Bioleaching: A Scientometric Analysis

The study deals with the Scientometric analysis of thirty years publication on ‘Bioleaching’ collected from Web of Science Databases for the period of 1989 – 2018. A total of 2477 papers were identified. The study reveals that most of the researchers preferred to publish their research results in the form of journal articles. 2050 (82.8%) articles were published in journals. The authorship trend shows, 95% of the publications were published under the joint authorship. Central South University with 268 (10.8%) publication tops in the institutional wise publications. This study also identifies Relative growth rate, Doubling Time, Degree of Collaboration, the Bibliographic Coupling of the institution, document-wise distribution and prominent keyword

SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION IN VITRO ANTIMICROBIAL AND CYTOTOXICITY TESTING OF OXALIC ACID-DERIVED CADMIUM CHELATING AGENTS

Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the growth, structure, spectral, solubility and biological activity of sodium cadmium oxalate dehydrate (NaCdOx) and cadmium oxalate trihydrate (CdOx) crystals prepared by a single diffusion method in the silica gel medium.Methods: The present crystals were grown using single diffusion methods and tested for XRD, UV absorption (190 to 1100 mm) and solubility (distilled water at 20-29 °C) studies. The antimicrobial efficacy of the grown samples at various concentrations (25, 50, 75 and 100 μg/ml) was studied against Streptococcus, (G+Ve), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (G-Ve) and Candida albicans (antifungal). The cytotoxicity evolution was carried out against human cervical cancer cell line (HeLa) using MTT assays.Results: The existing single crystals were successfully grown by silica gel technique. The solubility of sodium cadmium oxalate dehydrate (NaCdOx) was moderately good in deionized warm water. The FTIR spectral studies confirmed the chelating bands of the present samples and UV spectra showed the better the optical conductivity of as-grown crystals. The complexes showed good antimicrobial activity against all tested microbial strains and they exhibited a decrease in cytotoxicity activity.Conclusion: The gel method was suitable to grow metal complexes of legend crystals. The modification of structural properties of cadmium oxalate trihydrate (CdOx) by sodium doping was much improved the solubility, anticancer, antimicrobial activity and polarization by the high optical conductivity of sodium cadmium oxalate dehydrate (NaCdOx) compound. Hence sodium cadmium oxalate dehydrate (NaCdOx) might be a candidate for biomedical applications.Â

Mapping of Bioremediation Research Output in India: A Scientometric Study

An analysis of 1981 publications published by Indian scientists during 1994 to 2018 indexed by Web of Science online Database indicates the Bioremediation Research Publication. This study tries to map the number of publications, growth rate and doubling time, scattering of publication over journals, and its impact on publication output, authorship patterns and Global citation score of bioremediation research publication in India using the HistCite, VOSviewer software. Indian Institute of technology, Baba atomic research centre and CSIR are the major producers of research output in the area of bioremediation

(3-Phenyl­sulfanyl-1-phenyl­sulfonyl-1H-indol-2-yl)methyl acetate

In the title compound, C23H19NO4S2, the indole ring system makes dihedral angles of 89.6 (1) and 84.5 (8)° with the phenyl­sulfonyl and phenyl­sulfanyl rings, respectively. In the crystal, the mol­ecules are linked into C(10) chains running along the c axis by an inter­molecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bond. In addition, the crystal packing is stabilized by C—H⋯π inter­actions

Southeast Asia and the Politics of Vulnerability

The economic and political crises that have recently engulfed the countries of Southeast Asia provide a stark reminder of just how difficult the challenge of sustained regional development remains. In retrospect, the hyperbole that surrounded the 'East Asian miracle' looks overblown, and testimony to the manner in which rhetoric can outstrip reality, especially in the minds of international investors. Certainly, some observers had questioned the depth and resilience of capitalist development in Southeast Asia, but in the years immediately prior to 1997 such analyses tended to be in the minority. Now, of course, it is painfully obvious that much of Southeast Asia's economic and political development was extremely fragile. When seen in historical context, this outcome should not have been surprising since the countries of modern Southeast Asia, both as independent nations and as colonies of various imperial powers, have been highly vulnerable to the actions of powerful external political and economic forces. This paper will examine the economic bases and the political consequences of this vulnerablity, both domestically and at a regional level. I argue that the recent crisis has served as an unwelcome reminder of just how constrained, dependent and vulnerable the Southeast Asia region's development prospects remain, a situation that is exacerbated by, and which contributes to, domestic political crises