This Manual aims to support and strengthen the work of national human rights institutions (NHRIs) – whether they are human rights commissions or ombudsman offices – in the promotion, protection and enjoyment of the rights of indigenous peoples, especially NHRIs that are established in accordance with the Paris Principles.

The women weavers of NE region perform multiple roles of being handloom producers and trading of handloom products. As there are no cloth mills, or large number of powerlooms in the region, weavers put their hard labour by working manually. In the process of earning income, they preserve the culture and heritage by laboriously producing traditional clothes.

The study found that about 32 species of folk drug plants belonging to 32 genera and 27 families were found to be used as a remedy for gastrointestinal disorders by the rural and forest ethnic people.

The toolkit includes a range of case studies to highlight the diversity of approaches that communities already use to manage their own areas, and to show how these lessons can be applied to form a “global learning network” of ICCAs.

The basic purpose of this guide is to empower an artisan, craft entrepreneur or visual artist to develop a meaningful framework and business perspective on marketing and on the role of IP in marketing, and to pose the right questions.

Central valley region of Manipur harbours great ichthyofaunal diversity; diverse fisheries resources, thus uses wide array of fishing methods which are evolved traditionally and being practiced extensively throughout the central valley.

This report assesses key technologies that must be developed in order to convert current, out-dated grids to smart grids, which are essential for a critical area of energy harnessing –using energy efficiently.

The paper provides information about the treatment of snake bite by tribal people of Kotia hills of Vizianagaram district

The study explored a unique traditional fish aggregating wisdom of central valley region of Manipur namely, Phoom namba , Phoomdao thumba (for Air breathing fishes), bunches of weeds (for grass carp) in loktak lake, macrophytes in low lying areas and branches of the tree and twigs (Kao) in the river systems.

The present study revealed that a large number of farmers still practice the traditional storage system.