Governance And Institutions

Sandwiched strategies of survival in Bastar

Due to frequent newspaper reports about violence in Bastar region due to conflicts between leftist extremists and state agencies, there was a palpable fear in the air. Some of the older shodhyatris were deterred by the incidents which happened only a few days before the commencement of the yatra.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2010
Honey Bee
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Bastar, Naxalites, Conflicts, Tribals, Traditional Knowledge, Plant Biodiversity, Medicinal Plants, Women, Agriculture, Development, Chhattisgarh, Governance And Institutions
Health

Book on medicinal and aromatic flora of Nagaland

KOHIMA, Nov 28: With the government of Nagaland giving more thrust on preservation and promotion of herbal medicines in the State, the Department of Forest and Wildlife has come out with a well documented book titled Medicinal and aromatic flora of Nagaland.

Publication Date: 
30/11/2010
Sentinel (Guwahati)
Tags:
Medicinal Plants, Nagaland
Agriculture

State Govt plans to assist farming of industrial hemp

The State Government had planned to facilitate the farming of industrial hemp on about 30,000 hectares of barren land in Uttarakhand which has failed to take off this year.

Publication Date: 
30/11/2010
Pioneer (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Agriculture, Medicinal Plants, Agricultural Research
Agriculture

NABARD plans farmers' club for medicinal plant growers

Tirupur: To improve rural credit flow in the district, the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) is all set to open a farmer's club exclusively for medicinal plant growers out of the total 20 farmers' clubs planned for the current fiscal.

Publication Date: 
19/11/2010
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Tiruppur, National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development (NABARD), Farmers, Development, Medicinal Plants
Biodiversity

Mainstreaming conservation and sustainable use of medicinal plant diversity in three Indian states: project profile of Uttarakhand

The project is being implemented in three Indian States, Uttarakhand,
Arunachal Pradesh and Chhatisgarh. This brochure contains project profile of Uttarakhand. The project aims to mainstream the long-term conservation, sustainable and equitable use of medicinal plant diversity into forest management policy and practice at the national, state and local level.

Publication Date: 
31/10/2010
UNDP India
Tags:
Medicinal Plants, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Forest Management, Forest Policy, Plant Biodiversity, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Van Panchayats, Biodiversity
Health

Piper betle Linn. a maligned Pan-Asiatic plant with an array of pharmacological activities and prospects for drug discovery

Piper betle L. is one of the important plants in the Asiatic region which ranks second to coffee and tea in terms of daily consumption. Though the plant is known for abuse, in recent years several reports have been pub-
lished on the effects of the plant extract and chemical constituents on different biological activities in vitro and in vivo.

Publication Date: 
10/10/2010
Nikhil Kumar, Pragya Misra, Anuradha Dube & et al
Current Science
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Minor Forest Produce, Medicinal Plants, Health, Patents
Health

Govt move to protect endemic herbal plants

Shillong: The State Government is making efforts to protect the indigenous medicinal plants found in the State.

Through the State Medicinal Plant Board (SMPB), the Government is implementing the Centrally sponsored scheme in four districts of the State to encourage the plantation of these medicinal plants.

Despite the fact that Meghalaya is a biological hotspot, over-exploitation by local pe

Publication Date: 
07/10/2010
Shillong Times (Shillong)
Tags:
Medicinal Plants, East Khasi Hills, West Khasi Hills, Ri-Bhoi, West Garo Hills
Biodiversity

Biodiversity of Karnataka at a glance 2010

Karnataka one of the Southern states of India has 3.83 million ha or recorded forest area which is around 20 percent of its geographical area. Karnataka is endowed with most significant forests in the country ranging from majestic evergreen forests of the Western Ghats to the scrub jungles of the plains.

Publication Date: 
30/09/2010
Government of Karnataka
Tags:
Biodiversity, Biodiversity Conservation, Karnataka, Mangroves, Western Ghats, Wildlife, Fish Biodiversity, Medicinal Plants, Orchid, Birds, Corals, Agriculture
Agriculture

Govt keen on improving agricultural yield: Pramila

GUWAHATI, Sept 21

Publication Date: 
22/09/2010
Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
Tags:
Food Security, Agriculture, Crop Yield, Food Policy, Darrang, Assam, Dhemaji (D), Medicinal Plants
Animal Care

Inventory of ethno veterinary medicinal plants of Jhargram Division, West Bengal, India

Jhargram Forest Division has been surveyed for the availability and uses of ethno veterinary medicinal plants. A total of 96 plant species has been identified as ethno veterinary medicinal plants used in traditional animal health care. These 96 plants belong to 54 families and 89 genera occupying different habit groups and strata.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2010
P. K. Pandit
Indian Forester
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Medicinal Plants, West Bengal, Animal Care, Animal Diseases, Traditional Knowledge, Tribals, Medinipur (D)

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