scholarly journals PHARMACOLOGICAL IMPACT OF EDIBLE MACROFUNGI D. SPATHULARIA AND S. COMMUNE ON HEMATOLOGICAL PROFILE OF ALBINO RAT

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (03) ◽  
pp. 527-533
Author(s):  
Amar Kumar ◽  
◽  
Manoj Kumar ◽  
Rakesh Ranjan ◽  
M.P. Sinha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hematological Parameters ◽  
Schizophyllum Commune ◽  
Haematological Parameters ◽  
Albino Rats ◽  
Albino Rat ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
North East India ◽  
North East ◽  
Wbc Count ◽  
The Impact

Hematological investigations had been seen as helpful instruments in diagnosing the condition of wellbeing of an individual, the impact of food consumed can be assessed utilizing these apprehensions. In addition, the distinctive blood cell parameters are likewise helpful in the appraisal of immunological status of the individual. The present work was aimed to assess the impact of aqueous extract of edible macrofungiDacryopinaxspathularia and Schizophyllum commune on hematological parameters of albino rats. The two experimental macrofungi have been reported to possess several pharmacological properties like antioxidant, anti-diabetic, antibacterial, hepatoprotective, nephroprotective efficacies, and these are also used as traditional dietary and medicinal sources especially by the local people of North-east India. But the impact of these two edible macrofungi on the haematological parameters is still not reported. The results of the present work revealed that on administration of D. spathularia extract (500 mg/kg BW), slight but significant increase in total WBC count, platelets, eosinophils and monocytes was observed. There was no significant change found in rest of the hematological parameters. On the other hand, the administration of S. commune extract (500 mg/kg BW) had resulted into slight but significant increase in total WBC count and eosinophils, and rest all hematological parameters had not changed significantly. Thus, the two edible macrofungi under study does not have any adverse effects on haematological parameters and hence they are safe and can be used as dietary and nutraceutical purpose.

scholarly journals IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION ON THE FOLK LIFE OF THE TRIBES OF NORTH EAST INDIA

2019 ◽  
pp. 29-30
Author(s):  
Mr. Bikash Das
Keyword(s):  
Life Style ◽  
Traditional Culture ◽  
Northeast India ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
North East India ◽  
North East ◽  
Secondary Information ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Near Future

Northeast India is a diverse region of our country. It is a resident of different tribes. Some of these are- Bodo, Kuki, Mizo, Singpfo, Khasi, Mishing, Deori, Adi, Apatani, Naga, Garo, Nishi, Rengma, Angami, Rabha etc. Each tribe have their rich traditional culture. They are famous for their unique traditional life style. But globalization stands as an effecting factor on the folk life of the Northeastern tribes. This paper is an attempt to analyze the impact of globalization on the folk life of the various tribes of Northeast India. In the context of the tribes of Northeast India, it is predicted that globalization may be harmfull for their unique identities. The study is based on primary and secondary information collected for various tribes of Northeast India. The study founded that globalization has some negative effects on the folk life of the Northeastern tribes. However, it is hoped that in near future, globalization may be helpfull for the tribes of Northeast India. KEYWORDS: Ethnic, Folk Life, Globalization, Northeast, Tribal.

scholarly journals VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN NORTH-EAST INDIA: ACCESS AND LABOUR MARKET OUTCOMES

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anupam Sarkar
Keyword(s):  
Gender Gap ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Labour Force Participation ◽  
Work Conditions ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
North East India ◽  
North East ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

India’s north-east region, comprising of eight States is one of the less industrialised and economically backward areas of the country. Lack of skilled manpower has been identified as one of the major reasons for the underdevelopment of the manufacturing sector. Recently, the government of India has embarked on an ambitious target of improving the skill base of the country through expansion of the vocational education and training (VET) programmes. In this context, the paper examines the access to VET among the working-age population and the impact on employment and earnings using the Annual Report of the Periodic Labour Force Survey 2017-18. The paper argues that despite the recent initiatives on massive skilling of the country's youth a very little section of NE has accessed formal VET. Moreover, although it has some impact on raising labour force participation, there is no evidence that formal VET courses are effective enough to increase earnings, bridge the gender gap in wages, or the improving work conditions of the VET holders.

scholarly journals MODELING PRECIPITATION DEPENDENT FOREST RESILIENCE IN INDIA

2018 ◽  
Vol XLII-3 ◽  
pp. 263-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Das ◽  
M. D. Behera ◽  
P. S. Roy
Keyword(s):  
Forest Cover ◽  
Vegetation Type ◽  
Annual Precipitation ◽  
Mean Annual Precipitation ◽  
High Tendency ◽  
North East India ◽  
North East ◽  
Forest Resilience ◽  
The Impact

The impact of long term climate change that imparts stress on forest could be perceived by studying the regime shift of forest ecosystem. With the change of significant precipitation, forest may go through density change around globe at different spatial and temporal scale. The 100 class high resolution (60 meter spatial resolution) Indian vegetation type map was used in this study recoded into four broad categories depending on phrenology as (i) forest, (ii) scrubland, (iii) grassland and (iv) treeless area. The percentage occupancy of forest, scrub, grass and treeless were observed as 19.9&amp;thinsp;%, 5.05&amp;thinsp;%, 1.89&amp;thinsp;% and 7.79&amp;thinsp;% respectively. Rest of the 65.37&amp;thinsp;% land area was occupied by the cropland, built-up, water body and snow covers. The majority forest cover were appended into a 5&amp;thinsp;km&amp;thinsp;&amp;times;&amp;thinsp;5&amp;thinsp;km grid, along with the mean annual precipitation taken from Bioclim data. The binary presence and absence of different vegetation categories in relates to the annual precipitation was analyzed to calculate their resilience expressed in probability values ranging from 0 to 1. Forest cover observed having resilience probability (Pr) &amp;lt;&amp;thinsp;0.3 in only 0.3&amp;thinsp;% (200&amp;thinsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of total forest cover in India, which was 4.3&amp;thinsp;% &amp;lt;&amp;thinsp;0.5&amp;thinsp;Pr. Majority of the scrubs and grass (64.92&amp;thinsp;% Pr&amp;thinsp;&amp;lt;&amp;thinsp;0.5) from North East India which were the shifting cultivation lands showing low resilience, having their high tendency to be transform to forest. These results have spatial explicitness to highlight the resilient and non-resilient distribution of forest, scrub and grass, and treeless areas in India.

Sustain Productivity of Jhum Crops in North East India - A Holistic Approach

2017 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 235-241
Author(s):  
Indrani P. Bora ◽  
◽  
Arundhati Baruah ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Green Manure ◽  
Maximum Yield ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Inorganic Fertilizer ◽  
Weed Species ◽  
North East India ◽  
Fertility Status ◽  
North East ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Legume Green Manure

To make a comparative study on the impact of green manure (legume, non legume and weed species) and inorganic fertilizer on crop yield and fertility status in soil an experiment was conducted for two successive years in shifting cultivation areas of Assam. Among the different green manure studied maximum yield of rice was recorded in legume green manure (1687.6 kg kgh-1) followed by inorganic fertilizer (1566.6 kgh-1) applied plot in initial year. However during successive year productivity was recorded low in fertilizer applied plot compared legume, non legume and weed green manure. Same trend was noticed in productivity of Maize also. Significant increase of nutrient uptake was observed in green manure treated plot. Fertilizer applied plot showed low value during successive year. Acidity of the soil increased due to release of organic acid during decomposition of green manure. Input of biomass to the soil contributed in increment of organic carbon, nitrogen and other mineral nutrients and thus maintaining productivity as well as fertility status in soil.

Factors Contributing to the Marginalization of Shifting Cultivation in North-East India: Micro-Scale Issues

2003 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dhrupad Choudhury ◽  
R.C. Sundriyal
Keyword(s):  
Shifting Cultivation ◽  
Crop Productivity ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Urban Migration ◽  
Agricultural Practice ◽  
Micro Scale ◽  
North East India ◽  
North East ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
The Impact

Shifting cultivation, locally known as jhum, is the predominant agricultural practice for most communities inhabiting the uplands of north-east India. The negative impacts of the practice on forest and biological resources, soil erosion and land degradation have been a serious concern for several decades now to administrators and planners as well as to the academic community. In the current context, the practice has undergone drastic changes and has become increasingly unviable, gradually leading to the marginalization of farmers practising it. Although shifting cultivation in this area has been the focus of intensive studies, particularly in terms of the underlying ecological dynamics, few have attempted to analyse the factors contributing to the marginalization of the practice. This paper examines micro-scale issues that contribute to reducing productivity (and hence marginalization), and which are of immediate concern to the shifting cultivator. The paper focuses on fundamental issues influencing the reduction in fallow cycle lengths, the impact of rural–urban migration on labour requirements for agriculture, the consequences of inadequate employment and cash generation facilities on labour availability and crop productivity, as well as government efforts to promote agricultural productivity in these areas. The main focus of the paper is on the impact of each of these factors and their synergystic effect on the marginalization of shifting cultivation.

scholarly journals Estimation of Runoff under changed climatic scenario of a Meso Scale River by Neural Network Based Gridded Model Approach

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debajit Das ◽  
Tilottama Chakraborty ◽  
Mrinmoy Majumder ◽  
Tarun Kanti Bandyopadhyay
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
River Basin ◽  
General Circulation ◽  
General Circulation Models ◽  
Group Method ◽  
North East India ◽  
North East ◽  
Hadley Centre ◽  
Gomati River ◽  
The Impact

Abstract As climate change is linked with changes in precipitation, evapotranspiration and changes in other climatological parameters, these changes will be affected runoff of a river basin. Gomati River basin is the largest river basin among all the river basin of Tripura. Due to the increase in settlement in the Gomati river basin and climate change may threaten natural flow patterns that endure its diversity. This study assesses the impact of climate change on total flow of a catchment in North East India (Gomati River catchment). For this assessment, the Group Method of Data Handling Modeling System (GMDH) model was used to simulate the rainfall-runoff relationship of the catchment, with respect to the observed data during the period of 2008–2009. The statistically downscaled outputs of HadGEM2-ES (Hadley Centre Global Environment Model version 2), general circulation models (GCMs) scenario was used to assess the impacts of climate change on the Gomati River Basin. Future projections were developed for the 2030s, 2040s and 2050s projections, respectively. The results from the present study can contribute to the development of adaptive strategies and future policies for the sustainable management of water resources in North East, Tripura.

scholarly journals VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN NORTH-EAST INDIA: ACCESS AND LABOUR MARKET OUTCOMES

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anupam Sarkar
Keyword(s):  
Gender Gap ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Labour Force Participation ◽  
Work Conditions ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
North East India ◽  
North East ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

India’s north-east region, comprising of eight States is one of the less industrialised and economically backward areas of the country. Lack of skilled manpower has been identified as one of the major reasons for the underdevelopment of the manufacturing sector. Recently, the government of India has embarked on an ambitious target of improving the skill base of the country through expansion of the vocational education and training (VET) programmes. In this context, the paper examines the access to VET among the working-age population and the impact on employment and earnings using the Annual Report of the Periodic Labour Force Survey 2017-18. The paper argues that despite the recent initiatives on massive skilling of the country's youth a very little section of NE has accessed formal VET. Moreover, although it has some impact on raising labour force participation, there is no evidence that formal VET courses are effective enough to increase earnings, bridge the gender gap in wages, or the improving work conditions of the VET holders.

scholarly journals Empowering Women Weavers by Up-Gradation of Handloom Industry of Assam through Microfinance

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 1511-1513
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Economic Condition ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Woven Fabric ◽  
Daily Work ◽  
North East India ◽  
North East ◽  
Urban And Rural Areas ◽  
Condition Of Women ◽  
The Impact

Handloom industry is the back bone of various indigenous communities of North East India, particularly Assam. Weaving techniques have been passed on to the next generation by a mother to her daughter in majority households in Assam. However this tradition is almost on the verge of extinction except in a few specific areas where still women consider weaving as a part of their daily work. Due to the better connectivity between urban and rural areas and rising demand for traditional attires, weaving has become a source of income for those people who are still engaged in the age old skill. However scarcity of finance makes them helpless to increase the quality and supply of hand woven fabric in Assam. Microfinance can be highly effective in reviving and upgrading the handloom industry of Assam. The paper tries to analyse the impact of microfinance in enhancing the handloom industry of Assam, particularly in the lower Brahmaputra valley and eventually empowering the women folk socio-economically. Exploratory Factor analysis has been used to find out important factors which contribute to the socio-economic condition of women weavers. To measure whether microfinance has improved the handloom industry of Assam and hereby enhancing the socio-economic condition of the weavers, descriptive statistics has been used. It has been found that women weavers that are benefited under microfinance programme have eventually got empowered socio-economically.

Microscopy and Microanalysis of Hematological Parameters in Common Carp, Cyprinus carpio, Inhabiting a Polluted Lake in North East India

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 1077-1087 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bashida Massar ◽  
Sudip Dey ◽  
R. Barua ◽  
K. Dutta
Keyword(s):  
Common Carp ◽  
Cyprinus Carpio ◽  
Blood Cells ◽  
Hematological Parameters ◽  
White Blood Cells ◽  
Northeast India ◽  
Control Fish ◽  
North East India ◽  
North East ◽  
Polluted Lake

AbstractOptical and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of red blood cells (RBCs) of common carp, Cyprinus carpio, inhabiting a polluted lake in Northeast India revealed a number of abnormalities. About 7% of the RBC showed the presence of a micronucleus, besides the presence of some bi-nucleated and abnormally shaped nuclei. RBCs, white blood cells, and hemoglobin content were found to be reduced significantly as compared to the control. SEM showed the presence of spherocytes, early stages of echinocytes, cytoplasmic blebbing, erythrocytes with contraction from one side, abnormal shape of erythrocytes (hexagonal/pentagonal/tetragonal), development of lobopodial projections, cell rupture, membrane internalization, and formation of ring-shaped RBC. Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) showed the presence of a considerable percentage of silicon and lead in erythrocytes of the fish collected from the polluted lake, in contrast to a negligible concentration of the two elements in control fish. Significance of the study in relation to fish health in a polluted body of water and the importance of SEM, EDS, and light microscopy in utilizing hematological parameters as pollution indicators are discussed.

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