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The Chhattisgarh state, in the heart of India, is very rich in biodiversity as well as in the forest cover. Forests of Chhattisgarh have a number of dye yielding plants which produce different colours. The tribal folks of this region locally use different colours obtained from plants for different purposes such as ornamentation, cosmetics, decorating houses and colouring home made utensils made up of mud. The present study was undertaken to assess the diversity of dye-yielding plants of Chhattisgarh, the indigenous method of dye extraction and ethnic uses of dyes.

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Natural Product Radiance

Trials and TRIPS-ulations: Indian patent law and Novartis ag v. Union of India

Submitted by susan on Tue, 2013-04-02 12:23

When pharmaceutical company Novartis challenged the rejection of its patent application for the leukemia drug Gleevec in Novartis AG v. Union of India, it became the first major legal challenge to India’s newly amended patent law. In 2005, India purportedly made the final changes required to bring its intellectual property laws in compliance with the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) minimum standards for intellectual property protection, but its patent law is still fraught with a number of controversial provisions.

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Berkeley Technology Law Journal

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Pulse of climate change in Indian Sunderbans: Impact on phytoplankton community

Submitted by susan on Tue, 2008-01-01 15:10

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Sea levels on the Indian sub-continent are increasing at the rate of about 2.5 mm every year; the increase is greater in the eastern coast, with an estimated sea level rise of about 3.14 mm/year. This suggests that mean annual sea levels in the Indian sub continent will be some 3 cm higher in 2012 and 15 cm higher in 2060 than what it was in 2000.

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Ethnobiological analysis from myth to science, VIII: Pancha Yajnya (Five Sacrifices)

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The concept of Pancha Yajnya (five scarifies), reflected in Manusmruti such as Rrushi Yajnya (Sacrifices: for the source of Knowledge -Teacher), Deva Yajnya (to the Gods – Environmental powers), Bhoota Yajnya (living creatures), Nrru Yajnya (to men) and Pitru Yajnya (to manes); is aimed to raise eco-consciousness amongst the human environment. Man, should be committed to show obligation to the above environmental agents as an ethical and ecological responsibility, from whom he receives unasked gifts continuously; is the basic theme of Pancha Yajnya; discussed in this communication from ethnobiological point of view.

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Designing and development of media on varsatility of Neem

Submitted by susan on Tue, 2008-01-01 14:17

One of the natural resources from the treasure house of plant kingdom is the Neem tree. The need was felt to disseminate information and knowledge on the versatility of Neem. Enough data is available to support the effectiveness of well designed and developed media for transfer of information, knowledge and adoption of practices. Jan 2008

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Studies on Ethno-Medicine

The assessment of compensation in compulsory acquisition of oil and gas bearing lands in the Niger delta

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Oil and gas production processes place huge demands on land resources, land administration and land management in different parts of the world. In Nigeria, the transportation of oil and gas, their by-products and refined products is conducted through complicated pipeline networks traversing thousands of kilometres and criss-crossing several communities in the Niger Delta region.

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Land Reform

Metals concentration associated with respirable particulate matter (PM10 ) in industrial area of eastern U.P. India

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The present study deals with the assessment of ambient air quality with respect to respirable suspended particulate matter (RSPM or PM10 <10
m) and trace metals (Fe, Zn, Cu, Cr, Ni, Cd, Mn and Pb) concentrations in RSPM at five locations of Renukoot, an industrial area of Eastern Uttar Pradesh.

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