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In this paper, we study multi-level distance edge labeling for infinite rectangular, hexagonal and triangular grids. We label the edges with non-negative integers. If the edges are adjacent, then their color difference is at least 2 and if they are separated by exactly a single edge, then their colors must be distinct. We find the edge coloring number of these grids to be 9, 7 and 16, respectively so that we could color the edges of a rectangular, hexagonal and triangular grid with at most 10, 8 and 17 colors, respectively using this coloring technique. Repeating the sequence pattern for different grids, we can color the edges of a grid of larger size.

A path decomposition of a graph is a collection of its edge disjoint paths whose union is G. The pendant number Πp is the minimum number of end vertices of paths in a path decomposition of G. In this paper, we determine the pendant number of corona products and rooted products of paths and cycles and obtain some bounds for the pendant number for some specific derived graphs. Further, for any natural number n, the existence of a connected graph with pendant number n has also been established.