Landslide Hazard Zonation along NH 54A from Lunglawn to Zotlang in Lunglei, Mizoram, India

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Malsawmtluanga . ◽  
John Blick ◽  
Rahul Verma ◽  
Vabeihmo .
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Anthropogenic Activities ◽  
Landslide Hazard ◽  
The State ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Loss Of Life ◽  
North East India ◽  
North East ◽  
The People ◽  
Landslide Hazards

The state of Mizoram in North East India is a landslide prone one. It is a landlocked state bordering Myanmar to its east, Bangladesh to its west and the State of Assam to its north. In recent years Lunglei witnessed two devastating landslides in 2018 and 2019 with numerous loss of life and property. The loss incurred from natural and man-made disasters in other areas in the State too has led to tremendous loss of money to the exchequer, particularly landslides. Many of the landslides are results of combinations of geology, geomorphology, topography and anthropogenic activities. The seasonal rains served as triggering causes of these landslides on many occasions especially during the monsoons. Landslides in general have caused numerous casualties with immense economic losses and they will continue so in this hilly and mountainous region like Mizoram unless sound and effective scientific decisions and measures are not adopted by the people and the authorities. Identification of landslide hazards of urban areas situating on tops of mountainous ridges like Lunglei is essential for minimizing losses due to landslides and other mass movements. This study encompass an area of 8.86 sq kms transversing the Lunglei town from Lunglawn to Zotlang localities with the NH54A being buffered with 500m on both sides in homogenous domains and the obtained results classify the study areas ranking them accordingly to the potential landslide hazard threat they can cause in future.

Waitresses in an Emerging City of North East India: Status, Challenges and Perceptions

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 (9) ◽  
pp. 230-244
Author(s):  
Daisy Rani Hazarika ◽  
Biman Lahkar
Keyword(s):  
Urban Economy ◽  
The State ◽  
North East India ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
The People ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Many ◽  
The City

Restaurant business has been an integral part of any urban economy. Like in any other sector, women form a major portion of the workforce in this business also. Although women’s participation in restaurant business is not quite a recent phenomenon, yet the many facets of issues and challenges that women face in their workplaces still remains a problem that demands immediate solution. These issues and challenges however take various forms and may vary depending upon the variability of the place, culture or nature. Using various qualitative techniques, this paper attempts to explore the status and challenges women table servers experience in restaurants that are located in an emerging city. Dibrugarh, in the state of Assam, is an emerging city located in the North East of India. Added to the intricacies of an emerging city, Dibrugarh also has its own uniqueness of nature, culture and society, which adds to the complexities of a city in formation. In such a scenario, it also becomes pertinent to examine the perception of the people of the city on women table servers who are on a mission to be independent and self reliant. This paper finds that women, braving many issues and challenges, are slowly but steadily curving a niche for themselves in restaurant business in this part of the country.   

scholarly journals Problems of North-East People in Metro Cities of India: Need of Human Values for Happy and Healthy Life

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 103
Author(s):  
N. Aamareswaran
Keyword(s):  
Human Values ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
North East India ◽  
Life Styles ◽  
North East ◽  
The People ◽  
Physical Features ◽  
Country People ◽  
Individual Education

<div><p><em>In the present liberalized, privatized, globalized, scientific, technological, and digit world the life styles of human beings are changing from time to time. A man need values, principles and culture to become human. The main aim of education is all-round development i.e., physical, mental, spiritual, social, political, technological, and economic development of an individual. Education is a key for development. The people from North-East India in general and tribes in particular are migrating to the metro cities of India for better education, health and employment. Because of their physical features and geographical influence people from North-East India are facing problems at metro cities. Sometimes these problems are diverting or converting into a racial discrimination also. The real citizens of India are not treating as citizens of their own country people. It is a painful and not helpful for national integration. Lack of human values in individual is the only single reason behind these problems. In the present paper an attempt has been made to find the different types of problems and causes of problems. It is also suggested the valuable things to do to solve all types of problems for happy and healthy life. </em></p></div>

scholarly journals Impact of Land Use Change on Climate: A Study of Tripura

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Vipin Solanki ◽  
Aparna Joshi
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Rapid Change ◽  
The State ◽  
Primate Species ◽  
Land Use Pattern ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
North East India ◽  
North East ◽  
Government Websites

Land use is the human utilization for money, private, recreational, conservational and administrative purposes. The idea of land use is firmly interwoven with human network advancement. Examples of human turn of events and land use have molded the earth legitimately and internationally since ancient occasions. Current improvement designs, along with highlights of the common habitat and the outcomes of past advancement exercises, decide future advancement openings, and furthermore the requirement for rebuilding or upgrade of natural assets. North-east India is the abode of highly endemic flora and fauna preserving the pristine environment with little human interference until recent times. However, for past two decades a drastic change in the land use pattern in the region has been observed which may threaten the fragile ecological balance of the region. Tripura, known as one of the seven sisters, is a bamboo resource and second largest rubber producer in India. Tripura has the highest number of primate species found in any Indian state. However, as compared to its other sisters, the state is economically backward. The land use of the state is undergoing rapid change which is facilitated to a great extent by rapidly increasing population. The present paper deals with the changing land use of Tripura especially in the last two and a half decades. The objective of the study is to analyse the changing land use of the state in general and changes in agricultural and non-agricultural land use in particular based upon the data collected from secondary sources like Statistical Abstract of Tripura, Population Tables of Census 1991, 2001 and 2011 along with the information collected from various government websites.

Record of the subgenus, Gryllitara Chopard, 1931 (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Itarinae) and description of a new species from India

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5072 (5) ◽  
pp. 493-500
Author(s):  
ASHOK KUMAR MEENA ◽  
RAJAMANI SWAMINATHAN ◽  
RAJENDRA NAGAR ◽  
GAURANG CHHANGANI ◽  
KULDEEP KUMAR
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
South India ◽  
The State ◽  
North East India ◽  
North East ◽  
A New Species

In the present paper, we report the occurrence of the cricket subgenus Gryllitara Chopard, 1931 from India along with the description of a new species, Itara (Gryllitara) pilosa sp. nov., from the state of Kerala, South India. Suitable plates with close-up details have been presented to describe the new species, as well as for Itara (Itara) vietnamensis Gorochov being reported from North East India.  

scholarly journals Sumi (Sema)

2012 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 365-373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amos Teo
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
North East India ◽  
North East

Sumi (also known by its exonym ‘Sema’) is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Nagaland, North-east India. It is one of the major languages of the state, with an estimated 242,000 speakers living primarily in Zunheboto district, as well as in the major cities of Kohima and Dimapur. Bradley (1997) places Sumi (referred to as Sema), among the ‘Southern Naga’ languages, which include Angami (also known as Tenyidie) and Ao, in contrast to the ‘Northern Naga’ languages such as Konyak and Nocte. Burling (2003) offers a more conservative classification, placing Sumi (referred to as Simi) in an ‘Angami-Pochuri’ group containing Angami, Chakhesang (Chokri and Kheza) and Mao. Four main dialects of Sumi have been identified: the Western dialect, the Eastern dialect, the Chizolimi dialect, and the Central dialect. The Central dialect is the standard dialect used in published works of Sumi (Sreedhar 1976: 4–5).

scholarly journals A taxonomic note on Impatiens disotis Hooker, 1906 (Family: Balsaminaceae)

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 118-119
Author(s):  
E.S.S. Kumar ◽  
A.G. Pandurangan ◽  
P.E. Roy
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
The State ◽  
Western Himalayas ◽  
Old World ◽  
Taxonomic Note ◽  
North East India ◽  
North East ◽  
Old World Tropics ◽  
The Western Ghats

The genus Impatiens consists of over 1000 species distributed in the Old World tropics and subtropics. In India, the genus is represented by more than 200 species that occur mainly in three major centers of diversity, Western Himalayas, North East India, and the Western Ghats, of which the state of Kerala harbours 72 species, most of which are rare, endangered or threatened.

scholarly journals HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN NORTH-EAST INDIA: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abu Reja Md. Parvis
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Manpower Planning ◽  
North East India ◽  
North East ◽  
Financial Gain ◽  
The People ◽  
Adequate Food ◽  
Real Truth

In the 21st century, the crucial challenge of North-Eastern states will be how to strike a balance of the economy of the region with that of rest of India and also to ensure ecological balance. The real wealth of a nation is the human resource of the country. The basic aim of development of a country is to create environment for the people to enjoy long, healthy and creative lives. But we often forgot this real truth in the pursuit of material and financial gain. The result is the destruction and diminishing of our natural resources, which must be combated. With the present paradigm, Human Development is the only alternative to have sustainable development. Sustainable development is a pattern of resource use that aims to human development without damaging environment and without disturbing the rights of future generations. Since the objective of development for a nation is to improve the welfare of its people, every nation strives hard not only to increase her wealth and productive resources but also to ensure a better standard of living for her citizens by providing them with adequate food, clothing, housing, medical facilities, education, etc. Manpower planning indicates planning of human resources for meeting development needs of the country. Just for the proper utilization of manpower resources, a country should impart proper education to its population and train its labour force in technology, engineering, management, medicine and in many other fields connected with the development of various aspects of the economy.

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