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This paper an attempt has been made to find the publication growth and research in India on “Lung Cancer” literature. The literature covered in the MEDLINE database for the period 2010-2015 was considered. There are 64180 records on Lung Cancer literature from the year 2010 to 2015 observed. The United States is the major producer, followed by England, Netherlands, China, and Germany etc. The scholarly communication is effected through the English language in almost all the countries irrespective of their native language of the country. Relative Growth Rate (RGR) has been decreasing. On the other hand, the Doubling Time (DT) has shown an increasing trend. A total of 680 Indian records were retrieved for the period 2010-2015. The number of Indian records increased from 2010 to 2014 but slightly declined in the year 2015. The percentage of publications in Lung Cancer which compared with world records is 1.56% in 2010 and it is 1.01% in 2015, which reveals that there is a gradual decrease of the quantum of publications on the subject compared to world publications. Indian efforts in Lung Cancer research are greater in three years out of six years of study, since the Activity Index is higher than 100, in those three years, which reflects the higher activity of Lung Cancer research than the World’s average in those years.

Realizing the potential of spaceborne multispectral measurements in providing spatial information on natural resources, and of Geographic Information System (GIS) in integrating such information with the socio-economic data and other collateral information to arrive at derivative information, we report here the results of a study which was taken up in a watershed in Charkhari block of Mahoba district, northern India, to generate the information on natural resources from Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1B) Linear Imaging Self-scanning Sensor (LISS-II) images through a systematic visual interpretation, and its subsequent integration with the collateral information in a GIS environment to develop optimal land use plan/action plan for sustainable development of its land resources. Since permanent vegetation cover in the watershed has been dwindling due to population pressure, the need for establishing more vegetation cover has been stressed.

Cutting of irradiated zircaloy metal clad ceramic fuel pellets requires a special cutting saw that can be remotely operated. The remote operation is essential because of the pyrophoric nature of zircaloy metal and high radiation field associated with the irradiated fuel elements. Conventional saws cannot meet the operational requirements because these are not readily amenable for remote operation and maintenance. Hence we have developed a new laboratory scale cutting saw for cutting radioactive samples remotely.