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P. K. Joshi
Life Sciences
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Anticipatory Adaptation Planning: An Inherent Vulnerability Approach to Climate Change and Disaster Resilience
Mitigation measures for Climate Change and disaster risk impacts cannot be impeccable, thus adaptation actions are imperative for building societal resilience to unforeseen and unavoidable impacts. In the pres...
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Demand-Supply of Agri-food Commodities in India
Indian agri-food system has transformed from a deficit to self-sufficient and surplus, and from import to export oriented. The production as well as consumption of different food commodities increased and dive...
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Assessing food and nutrition security in Nepal: evidence from diet diversity and food expenditure patterns
The widespread prevalence of nutrient deficiency and poor nutritional outcomes has been a significant concern in develo** and emerging countries like Nepal. The level of diversity in household diets is an in...
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Forest Ecosystem Services in the Central Himalaya: Local Benefits and Global Relevance
Ecosystem services (ESs) are the benefits that people obtain from ecosystems. These benefits contribute immensely to human welfare and play a vital role in supporting life on the planet. It is a recognized fac...
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The Climate Change Conundrum and the Himalayan Forests: The Way Forward into the Future
The earth’s climate has always been changing, but with current rate of change, forests might not be able to adapt to rapid changes in climate variables, along with increased risk of extreme climate events. Cli...
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Can better governance improve food security? An assessment of the public food distribution system in Odisha, India
Governance of food distribution systems as part of social safety net programs continues to be a major concern for policy makers in develo** countries. In this paper we assess how successful recent initiative...
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Assessing forest fragmentation in north-western Himalaya: a case study from Ranikhet forest range, Uttarakhand, India
The northwestern Himalaya harbors high levels of biodiversity due to its unique topography, climatic conditions and heterogeneity. Forest fragmentation is one of the major threats causing a decline in biodiver...
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Technologies for Maize, Wheat, Rice and Pulses in Marginal Districts of Bihar and Odisha
This chapter looks at potential technologies for marginal districts in two of the most backward states in India – Bihar and Odisha. Based on technological performance, we identified the marginal districts for ...
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Food consumption patterns and dietary diversity in eastern India: evidence from village level studies (VLS)
The level of diversity in household diets is an indirect measure of diet quality and the extent to which nutritional needs of households are being met. There is also a positive relationship between dietary div...
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Trends in the consumption of milk and milk products in India: implications for self-sufficiency in milk production
This study is an attempt to present a comprehensive picture of trends in consumption of milk and milk products, and estimate possible demand and supplies of milk in India by 2026–27 i.e. the end of XIVth Five Yea...
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Integrated approach for understanding spatio-temporal changes in forest resource distribution in the central Himalaya
Intense anthropogenic exploitation has altered distribution of forest resources. This change was analyzed using visual interpretation of satellite data of 1979, 1999 and 2009. Field and interactive social surv...
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Assessing impact of climate change on forest cover type shifts in Western Himalayan Eco-region
Climate is a critical factor affecting forest ecosystems and their capacity to produce goods and services. Effects of climate change on forests depend on ecosystem-specific factors including dimensions of clim...
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Forest fire risk assessment in parts of Northeast India using geospatial tools
Forest fire is a major cause of changes in forest structure and function. Among various floristic regions, the northeast region of India suffers maximum from the fires due to age-old practice of shifting culti...
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Assessing impact of forest landscape dynamics on migratory corridors: a case study of two protected areas in Himalayan foothills
Contiguity of protected areas (PAs) is a critical factor to promote well being of the native flora, fauna and life support system to humans. Such contiguity cannot be guaranteed without providing a path or ‘a ...
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Bioremediation of Heavy Metals in Liquid Media Through Fungi Isolated from Contaminated Sources
Wastewater particularly from electroplating, paint, leather, metal and tanning industries contain enormous amount of heavy metals. Microorganisms including fungi have been reported to exclude heavy metals from...
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Biodiversity Characterization in Nubra Valley, Ladakh with Special Reference to Plant Resource Conservation and Bioprospecting
Trans-Himalayan mountains, owing to harsh climatic conditions and a short growing season support low vegetation cover (<20%), yet it is known to harbour a unique assemblage of flora and fauna which have not be...
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Impact of Subsurface Drainage on Improvement of Crop Production and Farm Income in North-West India
The Indian Council of Agricultural research has given priority to control and manage salinity problems that have developed in north-west India. Multi-disciplinary taskforces have recommended installation of su...
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Neuroendocrine control of reproduction in the male penaeid prawn, Parapenaeopsis hardwickii (Miers) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Penaeidae)
Effects of bilateral eyestalks ablation and injections of eyestalks, (Es) brain (Br) and thoracic ganglia (ThG) extract separately on the androgenic gland and testis development of Es-ablated (Experiment 1) an...
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Some aspects of respiratory metabolism of a penaeid prawn, Penaeus japonicus (Bate) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Penaeidae)
Respiratory metabolism of a marine penaeid prawn, Penaeus japonicus (Bate) was studied in relation to body size, starvation, dissolved oxygen tension, salinity and temperature. Oxygen consumption was significantl...
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An unusual abnormality in the development of an eye of a marine penaeid prawn, Parapenaeopsis stylifera (H. Milne Edwards). (Crustacea, Decapoda, Penaeidae)
A male prawn, Parapenaeopsis stylifera, collected in a haul, was found to be having an undeveloped right eye. The eyestalk was absent and eye pigment was located directly on the reduced basal segment. The observa...
