Livestock Population Dynamics in Central India: A District-level Analysis of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh

In this study, we assessed the dynamics of district-level livestock population in two central states of India, viz. Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh during the period 2012-19. The analytical tools comprised of simple descriptive statistics and fitting exponential trend equations. We found temporal variations in shares of different species to total district-wise livestock population. While population of cattle declined in Madhya Pradesh, the same registered a minor increase in Chhattisgarh. The reverse situation was observed in case of buffaloes. Dynamics of changes in small ruminant population pointed towards the increasing importance of goats as compared to sheep. Although, cattle is the livestock species on which the rural population mostly depend for their livelihood in both the states, economic dependence on sheep and pig is more in Chhattisgarh than Madhya Pradesh. Some policy suggestions have been given based on the findings of the study on leveraging the opportunities offered by livestock sector. HIGHLIGHTS In the context of increasing population pressure and associated shrinking landholding size, diversification of agricultural activities becomes crucial. The role of livestock, on account of more equitable distribution in favour of resource poor farmers, is important for sustainable livelihood security of farmers. For formulating appropriate policies for development of livestock sector, it is necessary to carry out disaggregated analyses to assess the district-level trends and dynamics of livestock population.

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A Study on Social Change of Tribal Women in Nabarangpur District of Odisha

Indian Journal of Public Administration ◽

10.1177/00195561211026622 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 001955612110266

Author(s):

Pradeep Kumar Panda

Keyword(s):

Market Integration ◽

Central India ◽

Sustainable Growth ◽

Value Chains ◽

Sustainable Livelihood ◽

Economic Rights ◽

Environmentally Sustainable ◽

Tribal Communities ◽

Tribal Women ◽

Socially Excluded

The tribal communities in Central India are excluded in many ways from accessing and benefiting from the fruits of mainstream development. Within tribal groups, women are more marginalised and sidelined than men despite their multiple roles in the household. Women’s exclusion from the mainstream knowledge systems, market sphere and their limited access and control over the resources affects the overall development of tribal communities. Key for economic growth of tribal communities is the equal participation and promotion of women’s physical and economic rights. This necessitates for a purposive design of activities and institutional mechanisms for both socially inclusive economic empowerment and environmentally sustainable growth by building their knowledge and skills to restore agriculture based value chains for sustainable livelihood. The present article is an attempt to analyse and document the findings of an inclusive cashew livelihood model to address the geographical, social, technological and economic inclusion of 10,000 tribal women in the cashew supply chain and downstream market integration to improve their income in Nabarangpur district of Odisha state. It is found that by employing inclusive strategies, scientific technologies and participative approaches, the socially excluded women could be organised, engaged and integrated successfully by leveraging proven cashew-based livelihood model in the value chains and markets for increasing their income.

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Development of mental health indicators at the district level in Madhya Pradesh, India: mixed methods study

BMC Health Services Research ◽

10.1186/s12913-018-3695-4 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Shalini Ahuja ◽

Petra C. Gronholm ◽

Rahul Shidhaye ◽

Mark Jordans ◽

Graham Thornicroft

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mixed Methods ◽

Health Indicators ◽

Madhya Pradesh ◽

District Level ◽

Mixed Methods Study

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IS HEMOGLOBIN E GENE WIDELY SPREAD IN THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH IN CENTRAL INDIA? EVIDENCE FROM FIVE TYPICAL FAMILIES

Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases ◽

10.4084/mjhid.2014.060 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. e2014060 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

R S Balgir

Keyword(s):

Sickle Cell ◽

Clinical Manifestations ◽

Central India ◽

Madhya Pradesh ◽

Red Cell ◽

Hemoglobin E ◽

Vulnerable People ◽

Hb E ◽

Double Heterozygosity ◽

First Time

Background: Red cell inherited hemoglobin anomalies are commonly encountered in the central region of India. These cause a public health concern due to high degree of morbidity, mortality, and fetal loss in the backward, underprivileged, and vulnerable people. Purpose: To report five typical families of hemoglobin E disorders identified for the first time in the state of Madhya Pradesh from central India. Methods: Out of a total of 445 couples/families (excluding the present study) with 1526 persons (848 males and 678 females) referred from a tertiary hospital in central India for investigations of anemia/hemoglobinopathies during the period from March 2010 to February 2014, we came across five typical rare couples/families of hemoglobin E disorders worthy of detailed investigations. Laboratory investigations were carried out following the standard procedures after cross checking for quality control from time to time. Results: For the first time, we have encountered nine cases of heterozygous hemoglobin E trait, two members with hemoglobin E-β-thalassemia (double heterozygosity), two cases of sickle cell-hemoglobin E disease (double heterozygosity), and none with homozygous hemoglobin E. Cases of hemoglobin E trait, hemoglobin E-β-thalassemia, sickle cell-β-thalassemia and sickle cell-E disease showed moderate to severe anemia, and target cells, and reduced values of red cell indices like RBC, Hb level, HCT, MCV, MCH and MCHC, representing abnormal hematological profile and clinical manifestations before blood transfusion. Conclusions: Double heterozygosity for hemoglobinopathies such as occurrence of β-thalassemia mutation with structurally abnormal hemoglobins (Hb S and Hb E) is a rare entity, but occurs with severe clinical manifestations only in those areas or communities where these are highly prevalent, testifying the migrations and genetic admixture. Distribution of hemoglobin E and β-thalassemia in different districts of Madhya Pradesh indicates that abnormal Hb E gene has wide spread and needs prevention for the rehabilitation of vulnerable people in central India.

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Outbreak of gastroenteritis among medical students, Madhya Pradesh, Central India

Journal of Natural Science Biology and Medicine ◽

10.4103/0976-9668.166057 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 25

Author(s):

Surya Bali ◽

Arti Gupta ◽

BVenkatashiva Reddy ◽

ArunM Kokane

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Central India ◽

Madhya Pradesh

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Emergence and expansion of highly infectious spike protein D614G mutant SARS-CoV-2 in central India

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-021-95822-w ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Shashi Sharma ◽

Paban Kumar Dash ◽

Sushil Kumar Sharma ◽

Ambuj Srivastava ◽

Jyoti S. Kumar ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Genome Sequence ◽

Sequence Data ◽

Central India ◽

Madhya Pradesh ◽

Whole Genome Sequence ◽

Health Economy ◽

Whole Genome ◽

Evolutionary Patterns ◽

First Case ◽

Multiple Introduction

AbstractCOVID-19 has emerged as global pandemic with largest damage to the public health, economy and human psyche.The genome sequence data obtained during the ongoing pandemic are valuable to understand the virus evolutionary patterns and spread across the globe. Increased availability of genome information of circulating SARS-CoV-2 strains in India will enable the scientific community to understand the emergence of new variants and their impact on human health. The first case of COVID-19 was detected in Chambal region of Madhya Pradesh state in mid of March 2020 followed by multiple introduction events and expansion of cases within next three months. More than 5000 COVID-19 suspected samples referred to Defence Research and Development Establishment, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh were analyzed during the nation -wide lockdown and unlock period. A total of 136 cases were found positive over a span of three months that included virus introduction to the region and its further spread. Whole genome sequences employing Oxford nanopore technology were generated for 26 SARS-CoV-2 circulating in 10 different districts in Madhya Pradesh state of India. This period witnessed index cases with multiple travel histories responsible for introduction of COVID-19 followed by remarkable expansion of virus. The genome wide substitutions including in important viral proteins were identified. The detailed phylogenetic analysis revealed the circulating SARS-CoV-2 clustered in multiple clades including A2a, A4 and B. The cluster-wise segregation was observed, suggesting multiple introduction links and subsequent evolution of virus in the region. This is the first comprehensive whole genome sequence analysis from central India, which revealed the emergence and evolution of SARS-CoV-2 during thenation-wide lockdown and unlock.

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Clinical and molecular monitoring of Plasmodium falciparum resistance to antimalarial drug (artesunate+sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine) in two highly malarious district of Madhya Pradesh, Central India from 2012–2014

Pathogens and Global Health ◽

10.1080/20477724.2017.1331875 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 111 (4) ◽

pp. 186-194 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Sweta Mishra ◽

Praveen K. Bharti ◽

Man M. Shukla ◽

Nazia A. Ali ◽

Sher S. Kashyotia ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Plasmodium Falciparum ◽

Antimalarial Drug ◽

Central India ◽

Madhya Pradesh ◽

Molecular Monitoring ◽

Sulphadoxine Pyrimethamine

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Microlithic occurrences associated with sediments dated to terminal Pleistocene-late Holocene in the central Narmada basin, Madhya Pradesh, India

Geological Society London Special Publications ◽

10.1144/sp515-2020-216 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. SP515-2020-216

Author(s):

Nupur Tiwari ◽

P. Morthekai ◽

K. Krishnan ◽

Parth R. Chauhan

Keyword(s):

Sri Lanka ◽

South Asia ◽

Late Pleistocene ◽

Iron Age ◽

Late Holocene ◽

Indian Subcontinent ◽

Central India ◽

Madhya Pradesh ◽

Doctoral Research ◽

Terminal Pleistocene

AbstractThe earliest occurrence of microliths in South Asia dates back to the Late Pleistocene at Mehtakheri (45 ka) and Dhaba (48 ka) in Central India, Jwalapuram 9 in Southern India (38 ka), Kana and Mahadebbara in Northeastern India (42-25 ka) and Batadomba-Lena (35-36 ka) and Fa Hien Lena (48 ka) in Sri Lanka. Microlithic technology is distributed across the entire Indian Subcontinent and chronologically continues up to the Iron Age and Early Historic periods. This paper discusses new data acquired from the first author's doctoral research in the two districts of Madhya Pradesh (Hoshangabad and Sehore), which fall within the central part of the Narmada Basin in central India. We present here the preliminary dates from key areas of distribution to understand the geo-chronological contexts of microliths at Pilikarar, Morpani, and Gurla-Sukkarwada. Initial dates from these respective occurrences range between 12.5 ka and 2.3 ka.

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