15,652 research outputs found
Cyana neopuer N. Singh, Bhattacharyya & Volynkin, in Singh, Bhattacharyya, Volynkin & Chandra 2019
No full textCyana neopuer N. Singh, Bhattacharyya & Volynkin, 2019 (Figs 25–27, 172, 245) Cyana neopuer N. Singh, Bhattacharyya & Volynkin, in Singh, Bhattacharyya, Volynkin & Chandra, 2019, Zootaxa 4603 (2): 366, figs 1–8, 23–26, 31–32 (Type locality: “NE India, W Meghalaya, Umran, 33 km N Shillong”). Type material examined. Holotype (Fig. 25): ♂, “NE India, W Meghalaya, Umran, 33 km N Shillong, 26°06’N, 92°23’E, 800 m, 14–23.VII.1997, leg. Sinjaev & Afonin”, slide MWM 34431 Volynkin (Coll. MWM / ZSM). Paratypes: 55 ♂ and 5 ♀ from India, Nepal and North Myanmar (Colls MWM / ZSM and NZCZSI) listed by Singh et al. (2019a). Diagnosis. Forewing length is 18–20 mm in males and 21–21.5 mm in females. Externally, C. neopuer has no differences from C. puer and differs by the genitalia structures only. In the male genitalia, the vesica structure is diagnostic: in C. neopuer only two small medial diverticula have clusters of spinulose scobination and the third medial diverticulum is membranous, whereas in C. puer all the three small medial diverticula bear clusters of spinulose scobination. In the female genitalia, the signa bursae of C. neopuer are larger than those of C. puer. Distribution. North East India (Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya), Nepal and North Myanmar (Singh et al. 2019a).Published as part of Singh, Navneet, Volynkin, Anton V., Kirti, Jagbir Singh, Datta, Harvinder Singh & Ivanova, Maria S., 2020, A review of the genus Cyana Walker, 1854 from India, with descriptions of five new species and three new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini), pp. 1-93 in Zootaxa 4738 (1) on pages 13-15, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4738.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/367243
Swertia patnitopiansis Bikarma Singh 2021, sp. nov.
No full textSwertia patnitopiansis Bikarma Singh, sp. nov. (Figs. 1–3) Diagnosis The new species shows some morphological similarities with S. cordata, but differs from the later by its biennial habit (vs. annual), plant height 10–20 cm (vs. 30–70 cm), 1 or 2 branches (vs. 8–25), leaf base rounded, obtuse or cuneate, 4–12 × 3–10 mm (vs. base cordate, 14–56 × 8–33 mm), 3–6 flowered inflorescence (vs. 8–12 flowered), 4–5 mm diam. pure white flowers (vs. 7–10 mm diam. yellowish-white), nectaries globose, fimbriate (vs. orbicular or rhomboid, membranous dentate) and polyhedral seeds with minutely thorny seed coats (vs. ellipsoid to globose, winged) (Table1). Type: — INDIA. Himalaya Region: Jammu and Kashmir UT, Jammu Province, Udhampur District, Patnitop Hill proper, 33.08°N, 75.33°E, elev. 2202 m, 16 October 2014, Bikarma Singh 52757 (holotype: RRLH!, isotype RRLH!).Published as part of Singh, Bikarma, 2021, Swertia patnitopiansis, a new species of Gentianaceae from North-Western Himalaya, India, pp. 273-280 in Phytotaxa 498 (4) on pages 273-274, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.498.4.5, http://zenodo.org/record/542434
Cyana bhatejai N. Singh & Kirti, in Kirti & N. Singh 2015
No full textCyana bhatejai N. Singh & Kirti, 2015 (Figs 56, 57, 185, 254) Cyana bhatejai N. Singh & Kirti, in Kirti & N. Singh, 2015, Arctiid moths of India 1: 63, text figs (Type locality: “ Karnataka: Ganeshgudi”). Type material examined. Holotype: ♂, “ Karnataka: Ganeshgudi, 19.VII.2004 ” (Coll. PUDZES). Paratypes: 6 ♂ from Karnataka (Coll. PUDZES) listed by Kirti & Singh (2015). Other material examined. TAMIL NADU: 1 ♂, 2 ♀, India merid., (Madras presidensy), Nilgiri Hills, VI.1994, coll. Schintlmeister (Coll. MWM / ZSM); 2 ♂, 1 ♀, South India, T.N., Coimbatore road, 1100 m, Lf. 15.VIII.1989, leg. Dr. W. Thomas, slide MWM 34397 (♂), MWM 34399 (♀) Volynkin (Coll. MWM / ZSM); 2 ♂, 1 ♀, India mer., 1000 m, Tamil Nadu, Kalkad, Wildlife Sanctuary Manjolai, 6–7.IV.1997, 8.15’N, 77.27’E, tea estate / rainforest, Sinjaev & Schintlmeister (Coll. MWM / ZSM); 1 ♀, S. India, Nilgiri Hills, VII.1994, leg. Lehmann & Steinke, ex coll. Schintlmeister (Coll. MWM / ZSM); 1 ♂, India, T.N., Nilgiri Hills, Ooty–Coimbatore road, 1000m, 9.VII.1990, leg. W. Thomas (Coll. MWM / ZSM); 2 ♂, India, T.N., Nilgiri Hills, Bisonvalley View Point, 1200m, 10–11.VII.1990, leg. W. Thomas, slide MWM/ ZSM 34398 Volynkin (Coll. MWM / ZSM); KARNATAKA: 1 ♂, India, Karnataka, Ganeshgudi, 12.IX.2007, leg. Rahul Joshi (Coll. NZCZSI); 1 ♂, India, Karnataka, Jogfall, 22.X.2009, leg. Rahul Joshi (Coll. NZCZSI); 1 ♂, India, Karnataka, Yellapur, 23.XI.2014, leg. H.S. Datta (Coll. NZCZSI). Diagnosis. Forewing length is 13–13.5 mm in males and 14.5–15 mm in females. Cyana bhatejai differs clearly from its closest relatives, C. peregrina and C. catorhoda by its slightly larger size, larger black medial spots, broader antemedial line, broader postmedial line being strongly angled outwards, and broader subterminal line. The male genitalia of C. bhatejai differ from those of C. peregrina by the larger lateral lobes of vinculum, the slightly narrower distal section of the valva, the larger and elongate cluster of spine-like cornuti on the dorsal diverticulum (that is smaller and rounded in C. peregrina), the weaker granulation on the subbasal ventral diverticulum, and the larger and granulated distal diverticulum (in C. peregrina that is smaller and membranous). The female genitalia of C. bhatejai differ clearly from those of C. peregrina and C. catorhoda by the presence of two band-like signa in corpus bursae, whereas in C. peregrina and C. catorhoda one signum is small and round, and the second one is band-like. Distribution. South India (Karnataka, Tamil Nadu) (Kirti & Singh 2015).Published as part of Singh, Navneet, Volynkin, Anton V., Kirti, Jagbir Singh, Datta, Harvinder Singh & Ivanova, Maria S., 2020, A review of the genus Cyana Walker, 1854 from India, with descriptions of five new species and three new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini), pp. 1-93 in Zootaxa 4738 (1) on pages 23-24, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4738.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/367243
Pseudocercospora rauvolfiicola A. Singh, P. N. Singh and N. K. Dubey 2022, sp. nov.
No full textPseudocercospora rauvolfiicola A. Singh, P.N. Singh and N.K. Dubey sp. nov. Fig 1–4 MycoBank: MB 834637 Etymology. Name refers to Rauvolfia, the host genus from where the fungus was isolated. Culture characteristics – Colonies after 21 days at 27 ° C on Oat Agar (OA) blackish grey, velvety, mycelium sparse, sulcate, reverse blackish grey reaching 30 mm diameter. On Potato Dextrose Agar (PDA) erumpent in centre, margin lobed, grayish black, velvety, reverse black, upto 16 mm. Pathogen on Rauvolfia serpentina Leaf spots dark blackish brown with yellowish encircling area on the upper leaf surfaces, grayish brown on lower surfaces, circular to irregular. Caespituli hypophyllous, substomatal. Mycelium internal, branched. Asexual morph: Stromata substomatal, pseudoparenchymatous, light yellowish brown to light brown, globular, few cells to 13 µm filling stomatal opening, Conidiophores 14–35.5 × 2–3 µm (x̅= 24×3, n=40) macronematous, mononematous, olivaceous brown to light brown, paler towards the tip, fasciculate in divergent fascicles (up to 14), smooth, 0–3 septate, branched, straight to curved, geniculate, sub cylindrical. Conidiogenous cells polyblastic, integrated, terminal, pale olivaceous, smooth, geniculate, scar unthickened. Conidia 9.5–56.5 × 2–3.5 µm (x̅= 36×3 µm, n =40), solitary to branched in chains, acropleurogenous, holoblastic, pale brown, subcylindrical to obclavate, apex obtuse to subacute, base obconico truncate, ramoconidium present, straight to curved, 1–5 septate, hilum unthickened. Type. India, Uttar Pradesh, Sonebhadra, leaf spots on Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth.ex Kurz (Apocynaceae), 15 Dec. 2019, Archana Singh, AMH-10139 (Holotype), BHUAS/19/23 (Isotype), NFCCI 4586 (ex-type living culture), ITS, LSU, ACT and TEF sequences GenBank MT068200.1, MT102882.1, MW496125, MW496126.Published as part of Singh, Archana, Singh, Paras Nath & Dubey, Nawal Kishore, 2022, Morphology and Phylogeny of a new species Pseudocercospora rauvolfiicola on medicinal plant Rauvolfia serpentina from Sonebhadra Forest, Uttar Pradesh, India, pp. 128-138 in Phytotaxa 545 (2) on page 131, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.545.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/653463
Professor Puran Singh: Scientist, Poet and Philosopher
No full textProfessor Puran Singh, a unique synthesis of a poet, philosopher and scientist, rose like a celestial star on the firmament of modern Indian literature. The many splendored personality of this great chemist, mystic poet, visionary and interpreter of the Sikh cultural consciousness still beckons scholars to explore the extent of his vision in various fields. After a splendid in-depth study of the Life and Work of Puran Singh, Dr. Hardev Singh Virk has made a successful attempt to unravel the persona of this multi-dimensional genius in his book titled 'Professor Puran Singh - Scientist, Poet and Philosopher.'
The book is an anthology of 11 essays - 7 in English and 4 in Punjabi. In the 'Introduction to the book, the author traces a brief history of the kindling of his interest in the 'Life and Works of Puran Singh.' Then he articulates the purpose of the book to elaborate the ideas of this eminent scholar through different mediums to reach a wider audience. Dr. Virk stresses that poetic and other literary works of Puran Singh are of International standards and worth a Nobel Prize in literature. Still, sadly these works have not been adequately projected at the world forum
Neobotyodes crocopteralis Singh & Kirti & Singh & Ranjan 2019, comb. nov.
No full textNeobotyodes crocopteralis (Hampson, 1898), comb. nov. (Fig: 5–6, 19, 20, 31) Botyodes crocopteralis Hampson, 1898; Proc. Gen. Meet. Sci. Busi. Zoo. Soc., London, 1898: 710. Description: Male. Wing expanse: 35 mm (Fig. 5). Head. Vertex fuscous brown, under side white, distinct scales at proboscis. Antennae of males simple, slightly shorter than costal length of forewings. Thorax. Forewings fuscous brown with an oblique, orange-yellow broad band from middle of costa to anal angle; slightly constricted at middle. Hindwings uniformly fuscous brown. Abdomen. Black. Male genitalia (Figs. 19–20). Uncus short, almost rectangular with a minute notch at apex, edges setosed; tegumen short; valvae narrow, elongated, tongue shaped, a strong thumb like process from basal half of inner wall; juxta with two broad apical arms; vesica with a curved cornutus having two spines at apex and another long ray of compactly placed small spines. Female. Wing expanse: 37 mm. (Fig. 6). Head. Vertex bright golden-yellow; palpi black, white below. Thorax. Forewings orange with fuscous brown ante-medial spot on median nervure, a reniform at disco-cellular, a post-medial spot below vein Cu 2, whole apical area fuscous brown with rounded inner edge, underside of forewing having basal part of costal area suffused with black. Hindwings with post-medial black spot above vein M 2, having specks above and below it; a spot below vein Cu 2, having speck below it. Abdomen. Yellow, with black irrorations. Female genitalia (Fig. 31). Ductus bursae wrinkly sclerotised; corpus bursae membranous, oval. Material examined: (3 ♂ ♂, 3 ♀ ♀): India: Arunachal Pradesh: Sessa, 11.v.13 — 2 ♂ ♂, 2 ♀ ♀; Mizoram: Hmuifang, 1.x.13 — 1♂, 1♀. Distribution: North East India, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand (Robinson et al. 1994); Bhutan, (Irungbam et al. 2016)Published as part of Singh, Navneet, Kirti, Jagbir Singh, Singh, Harsimran & Ranjan, Rahul, 2019, Two new genera for the Botyodes species complex (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae), pp. 387-395 in Zootaxa 4623 (2) on pages 388-390, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4623.2.12, http://zenodo.org/record/325538
Poa sorengiana Olonova & Harsh Singh 2023, sp.nov.
No full textPoa sorengiana Olonova & Harsh Singh, sp.nov. (Figs. 2 & 4). Diagnosis: Poa sorengiana is morphologically similar to P. nemoralis L. and P. orinosa Keng. but, is different from P. nemoralis in its ligule length which is quite long (1.8–) 2–3 mm long (vs. less than 1 in P. nemoralis), rachilla surface is warty, glabrous or paucipilose (vs. pubescent), surface of stem below panicle scabrid (vs. smooth) while from P. orinosa in anther length which is 0.8–1.1(1.2) mm long (vs. 1.5 mm long in P. orinosa), leaf blade is longer than flag leaf (vs. leaf blade is shorter than flag leaf), rachilla surface warty, glabrous or paucipilose (vs. glabrous only), ligule length is less, uppermost node position at the middle or bit lower (vs. at the 1/3 or lower). Type:— INDIA. Uttarakhand: Niti valley, Dhaulianga river, on the mountainous slopes with stones, N 30.78874 o, E 79.823493 o, 20.09.22. M .Olonova, N. Badmaeva, Harsh Singh 305884 (Holotype: LWG; Isotype: LWG). Perennial. Culm tufted, 20–50(–70) cm tall, erect or slightly geniculate; sometimes sparsely scabrid below the panicle and nodes because of short pricles, or almost smooth; nodes (2–)3–5, uppermost about the middle of culm or a bit lower. Leaf sheaths shorter than blades, uppermost closed for 1/6 of length and less; blade narrow linear, flat or enrolled, 0.7–2.5 mm wide, scabrid; ligule (1.8–)2–3(–3.5) mm, acute to acuminate, frequently laciniate. Panicle contracted, narrow, (–3)4–10(–12)×1–2(–3.5) cm; branches 1–2(–4) per node, angled, with dense short prickles on angles, ascending. Spikelets lanceolate, 3.5–4.5 mm, green, 2–3florets; lowermost rachilla internode 0.5 (–0.7) mm, minutely bumpy, glabrous; glumes 3-veined, apex acuminate, lower glume (2.7–) 3–3.3× 0.4–0.6 mm, upper glume 3.2–3.8 mm; lemma oblong-lanceolate, (2.8–)3–3.5(–3.8)× 0.5–0.75 mm, 5-veined, keel slightly arched, shortly villous for half marginal veins for 1/3, callus webbed to almost glabrous; palea glabrous or minutely pilulose between keels, keels scabrid. Anthers up to 1.1 (1.2) mm. Phenology:—August–October. Geographical distribution:— Poa sorengiana was found from type locality of Niti valley and Mana in, Uttarakhand, Western Himalaya, India (Fig. 1). Habitat and associated species:—The new species growing inthe grasslands meadows on the mountain slopes along with scrub like Cotoneaster acuminatus Lindl. (1821: 101), Tenaxia cachemyriana (Jaub. & Spach) N.P.Barker & H.P. Linder (2010: 352); Juniperus sp. (1753: 1038) between 3200 to 3700 m (amsl) (Fig. 3). Etymology:—The new species has been named Poa sorengiana in honor of the best current specialist in genus Poa, Dr. Robert J. Soreng (USA). Paratype:— INDIA. Uttarakhand: Mana valley, along Anakananda river, stones on the slope, N 30.778231 o, E 79.47747 o, 21.09.22, M . Olonova, N. Badmaeva, Harsh Singh 30588 5 (LWG)Published as part of Singh, Harsh, 2023, Poa sorengiana (Poaceae): a new species from Western Himalaya, India, pp. 10-16 in Phytotaxa 609 (1) on page 11, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.609.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/825455
Book Review by Hardev Singh Virk - Science and Sikhism : Conflict and Coherence (Book Author: Dr. D. P. Singh)
No full textDr. D P Singh is a prolific writer in many areas of Science, Religion and Literature. He came into my contact almost four decades back when he started his teaching career in Shivalik College, Nangal. In my note published on the blurb of this book, I wrote: " I expect his forthcoming book" Science and Sikhism : Conflict or Coherence" will prove to be a landmark in the area of Science-Religion Dialogue, with special reference to Sikh religion". I can declare without an iota of doubt that DP has more than justified my claim on his book.
The title of the book is followed by a note "Anthology of Essays on various Concepts in Sri Guru Granth Sahib" which may be considered as a sub-title to the book. Nearly a dozen titles have appeared in the global market projecting scientific vision of Sikh Gurus enshrined in the holy pages of Sri Guru Granth Sahib but there is no rival to this volume in my view till date. The coverage of topics by DP Singh is very exhaustive. All Chapters of the book open with an appropriate quotation from Science, Religion or Literature.
The book is dedicated to "Inquisitive Human Spirit" which is displayed by the author throughout this volume. The dedication is followed by the famous quote of Freeman Dyson, the renowned Physicist: "Science and religion are two windows that people look through, trying to understand the big universe outside, trying to understand why we are here. The two windows give different views, but they look out at the same universe. Both views are one-sided, neither is complete. Both leave out essential features of the real world. And both are worthy of respect". Surprisingly, Dyson is contradicted as SGGS and Science are compatible in their world-view and there is no conflict but harmony between these two
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The Breaks — with Julietta Singh
No full textJulietta is the author of three books: No Archive Will Restore You (Punctum Books, 2018), Unthinking Mastery: Dehumanism and Decolonial Entanglements (Duke UP, 2018), and her forthcoming work of epistolary nonfiction, The Breaks (Coffee House Press and Daunt Books Originals, 2021). She is Associate Professor of English and Gender Studies at the University of Richmond, where she teaches courses on decolonial literature, the ecological humanities, and queer studies. Her academic work has been published in South Atlantic Quarterly, Women & Performance, Social Text, Cultural Critique, and Studies in Gender and Sexuality, among others. She is the recent recipient of a 2019-2020 ACLS Burkhardt Fellowship, which she held at Columbia University\u27s Institute for Research on Women, Gender and Sexuality.Her first work of creative nonfiction, No Archive Will Restore You, was featured in venues such as The Los Angeles Review of Books Radio Hour, Lambda Literary, and The Advocate, and was selected as a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award and a CLMP Firecracker Award in Creative Nonfiction. Her new book, The Breaks, takes the form of a letter to her young daughter about race, inheritance, and mothering at the end of the world. It will be released in September, 2021.Resources:— Julietta\u27s website: www.juliettasingh.com/ — Unthinking Mastery: www.dukeupress.edu/unthinking-mastery — No Archive Will Restore You: punctumbooks.com/titles/no-archiv…ill-restore-you/ — The Breaks: chbooks.com/Books/T/The-Break
Book Review: "Mystic Echoes: Stories Rooted in Sikh Spiritual Realms" (Book Author: Dr. Devinder Pal Singh; Book Reviewer: Prof. Hardev Singh Virk)
No full textDr. Devinder Pal (DP) Singh joined the Physics Department in 1983 as an Ad-hoc Lecturer to teach Physics and complete his doctorate degree in Physics (Acoustics). I found him as a dedicated teacher and researcher. Upon moving to Canada as an immigrant, he initiated a new venture, the “Center for Understanding Sikhism”. A similar organization, the “Institute for Understanding Sikhism,” was established in 1999 by Dr. D. S. Chahal in Montreal. I was perplexed as to why a hardcore physicist was meddling in Sikhism. My curiosity was satisfied after reviewing his book, “Science and Sikhism: Conflict or Coherence.” I started rating him as one of the greatest exponents of Sikhism (Sikhi) in the modern age.
The Foreword “A Sacred Mirror: Seeing Ourselves Through Sikh Narratives” is by Bhai Harbans Lal, Ph.D., D. Litt (Hons). Bhai Lal appreciates the technique used by D. P. Singh: “It brings the living essence of Gurbani into our day-to-day existence. These are not abstract theological exercises, nor are they simply nostalgic tales of rural life. Instead, they are powerful spiritual parables, immersive narratives that reveal how the universal truths embedded in Sikh teachings manifest in the hearts, struggles, and transformations of everyday people”.
The author introduces his UNIQUE work in the Preface “Bridging the Temporal and the Timeless” as follows: “The stories in Mystic Echoes: Stories Rooted in Sikh Spiritual Realms emerge from the convergence of profound spiritual reflection, lived experience, and the enduring resonance of Sikh philosophy. They are not merely works of fiction, but narrative expressions of spiritual truths rooted in the teachings of the Sikh Gurus”. Further, D. P. Singh explains the relevance and importance of chosen topics: “Each story in Mystic Echoes is an attempt to explore a specific spiritual theme from within the Sikh tradition: Naam (Divine Name), Hukam (Divine Order), Haumai (Ego), Maya (Worldly Illusion), Raza (Divine Will), Sunn (Primal Void), Sahaj (Equilibrium), Bhaau and Bhae (Devotional Love and Reverent Fear), Nadar (Grace), Wismad (Wondrous Bliss), Anhad Naad (Unstruck Melody), Chautha Pad (Fourth State), Dasam Duar (Tenth Gate), Panj Tat (Five classical elements), and Daya (Compassion) among others
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