Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
Setting a target of 5416 Ha (area) to be treated for Compensatory Afforestation during 2014-15, the Steering Committee of CAMPA headed by Chief Secretary, Mohammad Iqbal Khandey today approved an outlay of Rs 49 crore for the purpose. The Committee also gave approval to the annual plan of operation of …
Monkey jack (Artocarpus gomenzianus Wall.ex Trecul) an underutilized edible and medicinal plant of Central Western Ghats has been studied for their distribution, harvesting, morphology and juice yield, processing, preservation and powder yield at various regions of Central Western Ghats. The fruits showed variation with respect to morphology, juice yield, powder …
Monkey jack (Artocarpus gomenzianus Wall.ex Trecul) an underutilized edible and medicinal plant of Central Western Ghats has been studied for their distribution, harvesting, morphology and juice yield, processing, preservation and powder yield at various regions of Central Western Ghats. The fruits showed variation with respect to morphology, juice yield, powder …
Ethnobiological study in West Bengal is mostly confined to the use of plants in Ethnomedicine, however, there is a dearth of ethnozoogical works; thus, there is an urgent need to take up such studies. Recent survey among the Mech tribe living in the Duars of West Bengal, India, has recorded …
Ethnomedicinal studies revealed the use of 34 angiospermic species by the Bondo tribe of Malkangiri district of Odisha. The traditional uses were observed to be wide spread and prevalent over modern medicine in the study area. In the present paper, plants for various diseases have been discussed togeather with dosage …
The loss of forest area in the country has been a high six per cent between 1975 and 2005, according to a study by the city-based National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC). The analysis also found that in all bio-geographic zones, like the Himalayas, Deccan Plateau and Eastern Ghats, more than …
The forest department plans to sow over 1,00,000 medicinal plants in Kolhapur district in 2014. It has received a fund of Rs 36 lakh from the National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) to promote medicinal plants. This year, the department will plant trees over 100 hectares of territorial forest land. The …
KORAPUT: The Koraput Forest Development Agency (KFDA) on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dabur India Limited to procure minor forest produces (MFP) from tribals for 2013-14. This will help tribals in getting a correct price for their products. "Earlier, middlemen used to exploit the tribals. Agents roamed …
Benefit-Sharing Model To Support Kani Tribes And The Tribal Community In Attapadi Though the first ever benefit-sharing project to develop a health drug with the help of tribals was shelved in 2008, discussions to revive the project are currently underway. Jeevani — the general health tonic and herbal drug — …
Cancer is a leading cause of death accounting for 15-20% of global mortality. Although advancements in diagnostic and therapeutic technologies have improved cancer survival statistics, 75% of the world population live in underdeveloped regions and have poor access to the advanced medical remedies. Natural therapies hence become an alternative choice …
With a forest cover 47.3 per cent of its total geographical area — more than double the national average of 21 per cent — Sikkim is India’s greenest State, official data shows. “The forest cover in the State, based on the interpretation of satellite data, is 3,359 sq km, which …
Aizawl: People in Mizoram to be affected by the controversial Tipaimukh Dam have written to the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) to desist from giving forest clearance as the committee is scheduled to sit on the matter on August 13 and 14. The 1500 MW hydro project, to be built on …
A beedi that does not cause cancer and quick-bites that reduce the ill-effects of alcohol sound like the perfect party combo. But, if tobacco and big pharmaceutical firms get a wind of what goes into them, these wonder beedis would cost more than regular cigarettes and the quick-bites would end …
Saplings of different plants, including the 45 lakh of medicinal variety, will be planted on 17,500 hectares in the state during the current financial year. This was stated today by Forest Minister Thakur Singh Bharmouri while addressing a public meeting at Dhaulatpur, near here, after he inaugurated the 64th circle-level …
The Centre for Earth Science Studies (CESS) has proposed setting up a greenhouse gas observatory at Munnar as part of developing an integrated climate change database and information system in the State. The initiative is part of the estimate Rs. 80-crore scientific study to map the impact of climate change …
Mumbai: Alleged malpractice in the shortlisting of a contract to be awarded for the city tree census has come to the fore with the Tree Authority members claiming that garden department officials have bent rules so that the tender could be awarded to their chosen agency. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation …
The forest department's move to clear bushes for the purpose of afforestation has disappointed Kankonjangalbachaosamiti (KJBS), as it feared destruction of biodiversity in forest areas and fuel for locals. The KJBS has protested the so-called afforestation of the forest department, stating that the cover of bushes harbours diversity and medicinal …
Keonjhar: After Similipal sanctuary in Mayurbhanj district, poachers now seem to be making inroads into the Hadagarh sanctuary. The fact came to light after wildlife division forest officials seized the carcass of three elephants, allegedly killed by tusk smugglers from Hadagarh wildlife sanctuary near Chakratirtha biodiversity area. The forest department …
Syzygium travncoricum, a tree endemic to Kerala, is no longer ‘critically endangered’ as classified on the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Field studies conducted by the Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI) in the wake of the IUCN classification suggest that the tree can now …
With an aim to identify and preserve the medicinal plants in the State, the Society for Promotion of Indigenous Knowledge and Practice (SPIKAP) is in the process of documentation and mapping of local health traditions in Meghalaya. “The process also includes prioritisation, identification and mapping of medicinal plants used in …
