1. Microbial Biotechnology: A Backbone for Sustainable Development 2. Solid-State Fermentation for Microbial Production of Potent Antioxidant Phenolics from Cereals - An Emerging Biotechnology 3. Soil Bound Pesticide Residue and its Bioavailability 4. Xylanases for Green Technology in Pulp and Paper Industry Fantahun Woldesenbet, Naveen Gupta, Neena Capalash 5. Cellulosic Ethanol: A Sustainable Energy Source for 21st Century 6. Exploring Microbial Diversity: Unveiling the Reality 7. Third Generation Biodiesel: A Solution to Debatable Land Derived Fuels 8. Bacterial Infection and Its Effect on Sperm Quality and Fertilizing Potential 9. Fungal Production of Exopolysaccharides:Applications and Perspectives 10. Paneth Cell Alpha-defensins: Crusaders Against Enteric Pathogens 11. Biotechnological Perspectives on Fungal Chitin Deacetylases 12. Carbohydrate Vaccines: Another Weapon in the Battle for Health 13. Probiotics As The Prophylactic Live Drug Therapy for Giardiasis 14. Microbial Proteases: Sources and Biotechnological Applications 15. Thermostable Lipases and their Applications 16. A New Paradigm in Understanding Host Microbe Interaction:The Systems Biology Approach 17. Termites: Insects with Multiple Symbionts