Understanding of long‐term drought variability in the Himalayan region is crucial for sustainable water resource management and climate adaptation. We analysed the self‐calibrated Palmer Drought Severity Index (scPDSI) based on a well‐established “signal‐free” standardised tree‐ring width (TRW) chronology of Cedrus deodara (Roxb. ex D.Don) G.Don (deodar) from Lug Valley of Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh, Northwest Himalaya...

Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPGs) are extracellular matrix components composed of linear glycosaminoglycan (GAG) side chains attached to a core protein. CSPGs play a vital role in neurodevelopment, signal transduction, cellular proliferation and differentiation and tumor metastasis through interaction with growth factors and signaling proteins. These pleiotropic functions of proteoglycans are regulated spatiotemporally...