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Indigenous Approaches of Orchid Pest Management in North East India

2018

Author(s): Meena NK, Pal R ,Barman D, Pant RP

Pest infestation is one of the major factors limiting the quality production of these flowers. Twelve locations from five North eastern states, i.e., Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Darjeeling and Kalimpong of West Bengal were taken in this study.

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Plant Diversity in Betel Leaf Agroforestry of South Meghalaya, Northeast India

2018

Author(s): Tynsong H, Tiwari BK, Dkhar M

The betel leaf agroforestry with diverse and structurally complex shade canopies conserve a significant portion of the original forest biodiversity. The impact of land-use change on biodiversity was studied using standard vegetation analysis and biodiversity estimation methods.

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Dyeing of Eri Silk With Natural Dyes in Presence of Natural Mordants

2018

Author(s): Banerjee AN, Kotnala OP, Maulik SR

Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze (tea leaves), Allium cepa L. (onion peel), Laccifer lacca Kerr (lac insect) and iron ore are used as natural dyes in presence of different natural mordanting agents for dyeing of Eri silk yarns in Meghalaya.

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The main aim of the survey was to identify and collect information regarding the availability and consumption of underutilized leafy vegetables by the tribals and local people of Jharkhand. Plants were identified with their botanical names based on local names and after considering the literature on the flora of Jharkhand and Bihar.

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Ethnoveterinary Practices Among Women of Banaskantha District, Gujarat

2017

Author(s): Khandelwal N

A survey was conducted for documenting indigenous knowledge used by rural women for animal healthcare in and around Dantiwada taluka of Banaskantha district, Gujarat.

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Opinions/Videos
The Birdman of Chorão A documentary of an unsung Green Hero from Goa

2017

Author(s): The Energy and Resources Institute

Uday Mandrekar, a boatman, is now known as the Birdman of Chorão Island of Goa, for his in-depth knowledge of local avian life and his undying zeal to clean and protect the mangroves. TERI a...

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The paper deals with 46 species of plants, covering 44 genera and 31 families used for curing tooth ailments by the tribes of Khammam district in Andhra Pradesh. Fabaceae is the dominant family with 5 species followed by Myrtaceae and Solanaceae (each 3 species) and others.

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This book examines the successes and failures that have followed in the ten years since Morales’s election. While the Morales government has made many changes that have benefited Bolivia’s majority indigenous population, it has also consolidated power and reinforced extractivist development models.

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Indigenous Research as Storytelling

2017

Author(s): Abigail

Ms Abigail Echo-Hawk, Director of the Urban Indian Health Institute, through this video discussed research from the perspective of traditional storytelling.

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An Indigenous Journey to Leadership

2017

Author(s): Robinson E

As an urban Indigenous person growing up in Toronto, Mr Robinson Eddy shares his narrative and process of self-actualization to becoming the person he is today, through the spaces created by unexpected allies.