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In nature, microorganisms including fungi are the most efficient cellulose and hemicelluloses degraders through production of lignocellulosic enzymes. Termitomyces spp., a wild edible mushroom is well known for production of lignocellulosic enzymes. Twenty isolates of Termitomyces spp. were isolated at 10 -4 dilution with pour plate method from different locations of termite mound soil of Tamil Nadu. Based on their morphological and cultural characteristics, the isolates were identified as Termitomyces. Growth conditions and cultural characteristics of Termitomyces spp. isolates were studied. The results showed that the isolates grew well in Malt extract agar medium with pH 5.5 when incubated at 27 o C for 7 days. The isolates were screened for the activity of enzymes e.g., cellulase, amylase, xylanase, polyphenol oxidase and peroxidase activities at seven different incubation periods. Maximum activity of the enzymes was observed on 12 th day after inoculation which declined thereafter.

The study was designed to evaluate the phytoconstituents present in the methanolic extract of aerial parts of Abelmoschus moschatus. The qualitative phytochemical screening of different extracts of aerial parts revealed the presence of some bioactive compounds. GC – MS analysis was performed using Shimadzu Gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy (Model Number: QP2010S) instrument. GC-MS detection of phytoconstituents was done by computer evaluation of mass spectra of samples through National Institute Standard and Technology (NIST II) and WILEY 8 library. GC – MS analysis detected the presence of 14 compounds. GC – MS profile of the methanolic extract revealed the presence of megastigmatrienone, phytol, loliolide, farnesyl acetate, methyl linoleates, gamma-sitosterol, cis, cis, cis-7,10,13-Hexadecatrienal, thymine, pyranone, coumarin, 2 – methoxy 4 – vinyl phenol, guanosine, chinasaure and 3- cyclopentyl propionic acid 2 dimethyl aminoethyl ester. The current study suggests that methanolic extracts of aerial parts of Abelmoschus moschatus contain phytoconstituents with antioxidant and cytoprotective activity. The study results will pave a way for the production of therapeutic agents which can be used for the treatment of various diseases.

The modern power grid is one of the most complex engineering machines in existence. There is a continuous transformation in the grid conditions that necessitate variations in the electricity production. Energy is a remarkable donor in environmental change, representing around 60 percent of the aggregate worldwide greenhouse gas outflow. Lessening the carbon force of energy, the share of non-conventional energy sources in the worldwide vitality blend is relied upon to expand supportability. So renewable energy is one of the most capable results for taking care of expanding energy demand. This paper proposed a method to lessen the congestion in the deregulated environment. The congestion in the transmission lines is identified by optimal power flow (Newton Raphson) method.  Congestion in the transmission lines is lessened by connecting a dispersed generating unit called as Solar Photovoltaic at PQ (load) bus.  A way to decide the ideal position of a Dispersed Generating unit has been suggested based on the Line Relief Sensitivity (LRS) based attitude.  The effectiveness of methodology has been validated using standard IEEE 30 bus system.