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A HUMAN DEVELOPMENT APPROACH TO THE STATUS OF DEVELOPMENT IN NORTH EAST INDIA [PDF]

Concept of human development and its measurement as introduced by UNDP in the first Human Development Report 1990 is an approach to measure economic development. It is a composite measure of economic progress and a better substitute to Per Capita Income (
Prof. Purusottam Nayak
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"Cleanliness is next to Godliness": Religious change, hygiene and the renewal of Heraka Villages in Assam [PDF]

, 2011
Arkotong Longkumer, Bower, Ursula Graham, Buckster, Andrew, Burke, Timothy, Burridge, Kenelm, Dena, Lal, Douglas, Mary, Eaton, Richard M., Eliade, Mircea, Eliade, Mircea, Garro, Linda C., Hervieu-Léger, Daniéle, Hoy, Suellen, Jordon, David K., Kabui, Gangmumei, Kamei, Gangmumei, Kleinman, Arthur, Longkumer, Arkotong, Longkumer, Arkotong, Mauss, Marcel, Newme, Pautanzan, Nuh, V. K., Ricoeur, Paul, Robinson, Rowena, Worsley, Peter, Yonuo, Asoso, Zeliang, N. C.   +26 more
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Large farmers in the lease market [PDF]

The importance of economically dominant farmers is increasing in the lease market for agricultural land. This is particularly evident from the NSS data of 1981-82 and 1991-92 on the percentage of operational holdings and operated area under tenancy and ...
C.S. Murthy
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Rapid risk assessment on acute reference dose (ARfD) of cereulide in infants and information on acute consumption of infant formulae

EFSA Journal, Volume 24, Issue 2, February 2026.
Abstract EFSA has received a request for a rapid risk assessment for cereulide from the European Commission. Cereulide is a heat‐stable emetic toxin produced by Bacillus cereus, recently detected in infant formulae from multiple manufacturers. This led to precautionary recalls across several countries.
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Chantra Eskes, José Cortiñas‐Abrahantes, Bernard Bottex, Jean‐Lou C. M. Dorne, Bruno Dujardin, Rita Ferreira de Souza, Zsuzsanna Horvath, Eirini Kouloura, Luisa Ramos Bordajandi, Valentina Rizzi, Hans Steinkellner, Mary Gilsenan   +12 more
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Cultivation of Summer Rice in the Flood Plains of Assam — An Assessment of Economic Potential on Marginal and Small Farms [PDF]

Cultivation of summer rice in the flood-prone areas of Assam has gained momentum through massive public investment on STW, especially in the non-traditional areas.
Beka, B.C., Talukdar, K.C.
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Livestock Sector in North-Eastern Region of India: An Appraisal of Performance [PDF]

Although agriculture is the prime source of livelihood for a majority of rural population in the North-Eastern region (NER) of India, dependence on livestock as an alternative source of income is significant.
Elumalai, K., Kumar, Anjani, Singh, Dhiraj Kumar, Staal, Steven J.   +3 more
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Rural poverty in India, 1973-86 [PDF]

This paper examines trends in the growth of consumption and its distribution and assesses its relative impact on the poor and the ultra poor, over time and across states of India.
Kakwani, Nanak, Subbarao, Kalinidhi
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IJCM_151A: Proportion of primary oesophageal cancer in persons with previous head and neck cancer in upper Assam

Indian Journal of Community Medicine
Background: Head and neck cancer highest amongst Indian states reported from Assam and is the leading cancer in men and third leading cancer in women. Due to advanced disease at the time of diagnosis prognosis of oesophageal cancer is poor.
Sagolsem Marycharan Devi, BN Mahanta, Tulika Goswami Mahanta   +2 more
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Institutional Factors behind Effectiveness of Irrigation: A Study in the Brahmaputra Valley in Eastern India [PDF]

As the adverse consequences of the policies of input subsidy and increasing food-grain procurement prices became prominent in Indian agriculture, researchers and policy makers documented the need for policy changes.
Bezbaruah, M., Dutta, M.
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Genetic analyses of ancient tea trees provide insights into the breeding history and dissemination of Chinese Assam tea (Camellia sinensis var. assamica)

Plant Diversity
Chinese Assam tea (Camellia sinensis var. assamica) is an important tea crop with a long history of cultivation in Yunnan, China. Despite its potential value as a genetic resource, its genetic diversity and domestication/breeding history remain unclear ...
Miao-Miao Li, Muditha K. Meegahakumbura, Moses C. Wambulwa, Kevin S. Burgess, Michael Möller, Zong-Fang Shen, De-Zhu Li, Lian-Ming Gao   +7 more
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