• Impact of Sea Surface Temperature and Sea Surface Winds on Chlorophyll-a and its seasonal variations in Northern and Northwestern Arabian Sea 

  Can, A.A.; Arondekar, A.A.; Fernandes, S.O. (Ocean Dynamics. 75(1); 2025; ArticleID_12.)

  The magnitude of change in Chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) concentration in the Northern Arabian Sea (NAS) and northwestern Arabian Sea (NWAS), associated winds and Sea Surface Temperature (SST) that could potentially contribute to ...
• Comparative assessment of microplastic pollution in Terekhol and Sal estuaries, Goa, India 

  Kalangutkar, N.G.; Mhapsekar, S.; Rajagopal, P. (Environmental Earth Sciences. 84; 2025; ArticleID_48.)

  Global concern regarding microplastics (MPs) has increased due to their potential risks. The primary source of microplastic contamination in the ocean is often terrestrial transfer from nearby locations. This study evaluated ...
• Crotalia jafari: a new weakly calcified holococcolithophore genus and species from the Southwest Indian Ocean 

  Patil, S.; Mohan, R.; Jafar, S.A.; Gazi, S.; Ghadi, P.P.; Crosta, X. (Micropaleontology. 71(1); 2025; 101-108.)

  We here describe a distinctive weakly calcified holococcolithophore Crotalia jafari gen. et sp. nov. from the Southwest Indian Ocean phytoplankton. The coccospheres of Crotalia jafari measure 8-15 ?m in diameter, and possess ...
• Alisphaera crostae sp. nov. (Prymnesiophyceae), a new extant coccolithophore from the Southwest Indian Ocean 

  Patil, S.; Mohan, R.; Jafar, S.A.; Gazi, S.; Ghadi, P.P. (Micropaleontology. 70(5); 2024; 451-459.)

  The analysis of water samples collected during the MD218 CROTALE expedition (February-March, 2019), and the 4th Indian Southern Ocean Expedition (SOE) (January-February, 2010) (re-visited samples) resulted in the occurrence ...
• Augmentation of fine-mode anthropogenic aerosols over a tropical coastal site in India adjoining Eastern Arabian Sea: Potential sources and direct radiative effects 

  Sen, A.; Shaikh, A.A.; Menon, H.B. (Atmospheric Research. 315; 2024; ArticleID_107889.)

  The first comprehensive long-term observation of the variability in columnar aerosol optical depth (AOD) and ambient Black Carbon mass concentrations (MB) was conducted at a tropical coastal location neighboring the Arabian ...
• In silico prediction and characterization of secondary metabolites from endophytic fungi (Chapter 4) 

  Berde, C.V.; Berde, V.B. (Endophytic Fungi: The Full Story of the Untapped Treasure. Ed. by Ahmed M. Abdel Azeem, Ajar Nath Yadav, Neelam Yadav; 2024; 67-80.)

  The discovery and identification of novel metabolites is crucial for advances in pharmaceutical and health applications. However, this is a time-consuming process and necessitates the integration of in silico approaches ...
• The South Purulia Shear Zone, eastern India: Its anatomy and implication for timing the Rodinia-age collision in the eastern part of the Central Indian Tectonic Zone 

  Banerjee, A.; Sequeira, N.; Cogne, N.; Naraga, P.; Bhattacharya, A. (Geosphere. 20(6); 2024; 1483-1510.)

  The Proterozoic Central Indian Tectonic Zone (CITZ) is an approx. 1500- km- long collision zone between the North India and the South India blocks. The age of collision is debated, but constraining the age of collision is ...
• Geology and sup(40)Ar/ sup(39)Ar age of the Khopoli olivine gabbro intrusion, Konkan Plain, western Deccan Traps 

  Shekhar, A.; Jourdan, F.; Cucciniello, C.; Naik, Anmol; Sheth, H.; Astha, B. (Geological Magazine. 161; 2024; ArticleID_e12.)

  The Khopoli intrusion is a small olivine gabbro intrusion exposed in the Konkan Plain, in the western part of the Deccan Traps continental flood basalt province. It intrudes lavas of the Neral and Thakurvadi formations, ...
• Microplastic pollution in the surface waters of the Zuari river, Goa, India 

  Kalangutkar, N.G.; Mhapsekar, S.; Abhaykrishna, M.M.; Pednekar, P. (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 196; 2024; ArticleID_1007.)

  Limited research has been conducted on microplastic (MP) contamination in the rivers of Goa. To address this gap, this study examines the levels of MP contamination in the surface water of the Zuari River, Goa. We investigate ...
• A new find of anorthoclase crystals-lined vug in a deep-sea basalt, Central Indian Ocean Basin 

  Iyer, S.D.; Amonkar, A.A.; Kalangutkar, N.G.; Das, P. (Journal of the Geological Society of India. 100(9); 2024; 1257-1262.)

  We detail a new and first find of a vug in a deep-sea basalt that is lined with well-formed anorthoclase crystals. The specimen was dredged from the seafloor (water depth 4,440 m) near a seamount in the Central Indian Ocean ...

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