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Barsaurea apatani S. Singh, Kirti, & N. Singh 2023, sp. nov.
No full textBarsaurea apatani S. Singh, Kirti, & N. Singh, sp. nov. (Figs 1, 6) Holotype: Ô, India, Arunachal Pradesh: Ziro (27.534755N, 93.820389E, 1599 m), 3.v.2018, Santosh Singh leg. (13475/H10). Diagnosis: Forewing length 15mm in male. Barsaurea apatani sp. nov. (Fig.1)closely resembles B.phaeoxanthia in its colouration and forewing markings but is distinct by the grey colour of head and vertex, brownish frons, greyish collar and patagia and darker forewing markings covering the marginal area, whereas in B. phaeoxanthia (Figs. 2, 3), the head, vertex, frons, collar, patagia and marginal area of forewing are yellowish. In male genitalia of B. apatani (Fig. 6), the uncus is shorter and more dilated subapically; the valva is shorter, broader and almost rectangular and the vesica with two diverticula, each with a cluster of strong cornuti apically, whereas in the male genitalia of B. phaeoxanthia (Fig. 7), the uncus is longer and subapically less dilated, the valva is long and narrower at apex and the vesica bears a single cluster of 1–3 cornuti apically. Distribution: So far known from its type locality only. Etymology: The name of this species is derived from the local tribe ‘Apatani’ that inhabits the type locality of the species.Published as part of Singh, Santosh, Kirti, Jagbir Singh & Singh, Navneet, 2023, A new species and two species records of genus Barsaurea from India (Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini), pp. 349-354 in Zootaxa 5315 (4) on page 350, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5315.4.5, http://zenodo.org/record/814232
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
Dolgoma steineri Singh & Kirti & Datta & Joshi & Volynkin 2019
No full textThe Dolgoma steineri species-group - steineri (Holloway, 2001), comb. nov. (Borneo, Malay Peninsula) - locus Bucsek, 2012, comb. nov. (Malay Peninsula)Published as part of Singh, Navneet, Kirti, Jagbir Singh, Datta, Harvinder Singh, Joshi, Rahul & Volynkin, Anton V., 2019, A review of the genus Dolgoma Moore from India, with notes on the genus taxonomy and descriptions of a new genus, four new species and a new subspecies (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini), pp. 33-54 in Zootaxa 4683 (1) on page 35, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4683.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/347464
Do women still lack the ‘right’ kind of human capital for directorships on the FTSE 100 corporate boards?
No full textSiri Terjesen, Val Singh and Susan Vinnicombe INTRODUCTION In FTSE 1001 company boards, only one in 30 executive directors is female, and overall, women comprise just over 11 per cent of FTSE 100 directors (Sealy et al., 2007). This number is substantially less than in Norway and Slovenia (22 per cent and 16 per cent respectively in 2006) and higher than in Japan and Italy (0.2 per cent and 2 per cent respectively in 2006) (Terjesen and Singh, 2008). Human capital theory (Becker, 1964) provides an obvious basis for understanding the continued exclusion of women from corporate boardrooms. It is linked with resource dependency theory (Pfeffer and Salancik, 1978). Human capital theory suggests that, given an increasingly uncertain business environment, boards should be composed of individuals who can provide access to a breadth of resources. Critical resources include access to prestige and legitimacy, financial capital, and functional and geographic market knowledge. During the 1990s, surveys of chief executives and chairmen in several countries reported that women were generally perceived to lack the qualifications and experience required from directors (Ragins et al., 1998; Catalyst/Opportunity Now, 2000). Thus, a human capital-based argument was used to explain women’s absence from boardrooms, whether or not the women lacked human capital in reality. In this chapter, we use human capital theory to explain recent appointments of new female as well as new male directors. Although previous studies examined the human capital of entire boards or of existing directors, we have little knowledge about..
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
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
A web application development for Bishan Singh Bedi
No full textIncludes bibliographical references (p. 52)This project is about creating a web application about a former Indian cricketer named Bishan Singh Bedi. The website has integrated many features like discussion forums, shopping cart, slide shows and RSS feeds, introductory videos, photo gallery, blog-forums, lectures and training sessions, registrations, event scheduling and calendar events. This website lets fans of Bishan Singh Bedi and cricket learn and share more information about him, other cricketers and cricket, lets them shop for products like cricket accessories, books about cricket, and purchase tickets for events like seminars, workshops and training sessions. The project provides all of the mentioned features into one integrated package with the idea of creating an optimized, user friendly and easy to access solutio
Katha volynkini Joshi & Singh & Singh 2018, sp. nov.
No full textKatha volynkini Joshi & Singh, sp. nov. (Figs. 1, 13–14) Type locality: Garampani, Meghalaya, India. Type material: Holotype, ♂, INDIA, Meghalaya, Garampani, 09.IX.09 (Coll. R Joshi; Reg. no. PUP /RJ/135). One paratype: INDIA, Mizoram, Champhai, 27.IX.09 – 1♂.(Coll. R. Joshi; Reg. no. PUP/RJ/135a). Description: Adult (Fig. 1). Forewing length 14mm.Head with frons brown; vertex yellow. Antennae simple, brown. Labial palpi yellow, black at tips. Thorax with patagia and tegulae dark yellow; pectus pale yellow. Forewing creamish yellow with velvety texture; apex with more tinge of yellow; a deep groove from base of cell to tornus; underside minutely suffused with fuscous, termen pale; inner margin excurved at subbasal area. Hindwing concolourous. Legs black, suffused with some yellow on forelegs. Abdomen yellowish with some white at base. Male genitalia(Fig. 13) with uncus broad, sparsely setose, apically hooked; tegumen smaller than the very long vinculum; saccus deep v-shaped, with knob-like tip. Valvae typical of the genus, distal saccular process ending in a small spine. Juxta rectangular. Aedeagus (Fig. 14) moderately short and broad; vesica four lobed, apical lobe with female shoe shaped spine and basal lobe with a stout, blade-like spine; one lateral lobe with a dentate sclerotized plate, another with a field of minute spines. Diagnosis: Externally, the species of Katha are very similar to each other and are better diagnosed on the basis of male genitalia. Due to the absence of apical spine in aedeagus, and presence of two spines and a dentate plate in vesica, K. volynkini sp. nov. (Figs. 1, 13–14) is closely similar to K. conformis (Figs. 2, 15–16) but can be distinguished from it in the following attributes: a field of minute spines on a lobe opposite to the dentate plate is present; apical lobe of vesica is short with a female shoe shaped apical spine, vinculum broad “v”-shaped and saccus knobbed. Whereas, K. conformis lacks the field of minute spines, characteristic for the new species; the apical lobe of vesica is tubular with a nail like apical spine; the vinculum is narrow, “v”-shaped and the saccus is simple. Other closely related species is K. suffusa, which differs from the new species in the presence of single spine in vesica. Etymology: The species name is dedicated to Dr. Anton Volynkin, Arctiinae specialist from Tomsk, Russia.Published as part of Joshi, Rahul, Singh, Navneet & Singh, Jagbir, 2018, Description of a new Katha species from India, with a key to the Oriental species (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae), pp. 435-442 in Zootaxa 4407 (3) on page 436, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4407.3.10, http://zenodo.org/record/121652
Cyana rudloffi Volynkin & N. Singh 2020, sp. nov.
No full textCyana rudloffi Volynkin & N. Singh, sp. nov. (Figs 37, 38, 177, 250) Type material. Holotype (Figs 37, 177): ♂, India, M. Andaman, Karmatang, 1.5 km E, 12,5072°N, 92,5610°E, 17– 22.08.2001, leg. Jan-Peter Rudloff, coll. Dr. R. Brechlin, slide MWM 35678 Volynkin (Coll. MWM / ZSM). Paratypes: THE ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS: 1 ♂, India, Andaman Isl., North Andaman, Baratang Isl., 21–22.III.1998, leg. E. Grigorjev & V. Siniaev, ex coll. Dr. A. Schintlmeister, slide MWM 34512 (♂) Volynkin (Coll. MWM / ZSM); 2 ♂, same data as in the holotype, slide MMW 35678 (♂) Volynkin (Coll. MWM / ZSM); 2 ♂, 6 ♀, India, M. Andaman, Tugapure— 3 km S, 12,4889°N, 92,4929°E, 14–16.VIII.2001, leg. Jan-Peter Rudloff, coll. Dr. R. Brechlin, slide MMW 35679 (♀) Volynkin (Coll. MWM / ZSM); 1 ♂, India, S. Andaman, Port Blair—Mt. Harriet, 11,4321°N, 92,4403°E, 23–24.VIII.2001, leg. Jan-Peter Rudloff, coll. Dr. R. Brechlin (Coll. MWM / ZSM); 1 ♂, India, Andaman Isl., Mt. Harriet National Park, Port Blair, 200m, 4–6.III.1998, leg. A. Kamenev & V. Siniaev, ex coll. Dr. A. Schintlmeister, slide MWM 34544 (♂) Volynkin (Coll. MWM / ZSM). Etymology. The species is dedicated to Jan-Peter Rudloff, collector of the type series. Diagnosis. Forewing length is 12.5–13.5 mm in males and 14.5–15 mm in females. Cyana rudloffi is a closest relative of the continental C. obliquilineata. The male of the new species differs externally from that of C. obliquilineata by the red subcostal patch in the postmedial area only (that is blackish in C. obliquilineata). The female of C. rudloffi differs by its broader ante- and postmedial and subterminal lines. In the male genitalia, C. rudloffi differs from C. obliquilineata by its slightly broader valva with costa being strongly angled medially, more robust distal saccular process being more broadened distally, thinner spinules of the lateral clusters in the vesica, and the shorter and broader distal diverticulum of vesica bearing slightly more robust spinules apically. The female genitalia of C. rudloffi differ clearly from those of C. obliquilineata by the longer and continuous band of more robust spinules in the posterior section of corpus bursae (in C. obliquilineata that is shorter and interrupted into two bands). Distribution. Endemic of the Andaman Islands (Arora 1983, as subornata).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 16-18, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4738.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/367243
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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