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Micro-insurance through corporate–NGO partnerships in West Bengal: opportunities and constraints [PDF]

, 2011
This Practical Note examines the nascent micro-insurance sector in West Bengal, paying particular attention to the corporate-NGO partnership model for micro-insurance distribution, which has been enabled by India's unique regulatory framework.
Ananya Majumdar, Véron, Réne, René Véron, Majumdar, Ananya   +3 more
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Sweet’s syndrome: a very rare association with pulmonary tuberculosis

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2013
Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is a common infection in developing countries, including India. It can induce several cutaneous reactions such as erythema nodosum, and erythema induratum; however, association of tuberculosis with Sweet’s syndrome ...
Partha Sarathi Karmakar, Pasang Lahmu Sherpa, Achintya Narayan Ray, Bikram Kr. Saha, Tuhin Santra, Sanchita Saha, Indranil Chakrabarti   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Phytoremediation of heavy metals by the dominant mangrove associate species of Indian Sundarbans

Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management, 2021
The present study aims to investigate the phytoremediation potential of zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), and lead (Pb) by two dominant mangrove associate species, Suaeda maritima, and Salicornia brachiata, found in the high saline supralittoral zone of Indian ...
Pritam Mukherjee, Prosenjit Pramanick, Sufia Zaman, Abhijit Mitra   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Revolutionising Agricultural Sustainability: New ‘Furrow Tillage’ can Mitigate Short‐Term Soil‐to‐Atmosphere CO2 Flux and Promote Soil‐Plant‐Microbe Health

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Furrow tillage resolves the conventional‐vs.‐no‐tillage trade‐off by simultaneously cutting CO2 efflux to 2.0–3.0 g C m−2 d−1 and unlocking high nutrient availability for the rice rhizosphere. This scalable agronomic solution strengthens soil health, enhances plant physiology, reshapes microbial metabolism, and shifts paddy systems toward a net ...
Arnab Majumdar, Munish Kumar Upadhyay, Argha Ghosh, Rakesh Biswas, Ioly Kotta Loizou, Martin Buck, Mark Tibbett, Biswajit Giri, Debojyoti Moulick, Manoj Kumar Jaiswal, Tarit Roychowdhury   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Empowering rural women through backyard poultry farming: Adoption of Haringhata Black in tribal district of West Bengal

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2022
Rural women play a vital role in agricultural and allied sectors development but often lack the empowerment and recognition. The present paper aims to present a simple but effective empowerment strategy for rural women with backyard poultry farming.
MOUMITA DEY GUPTA, SHYAMAL KUMAR MONDAL, DEBABRATA BASU, SUBHRANSU PAN, KALYAN MITRA   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Heavy Metal Contamination: Impacts From Plants to the Food Chain and Eco‐Friendly Amelioration Strategies

AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
Heavy metal pollution reduces soil health and threatens food safety by entering plants; however, the use of nanoparticles, biofertilizers, and organic fertilizers such as biochar offers a promising strategy for improvement and sustainable agriculture. ABSTRACT Heavy metal (HM) pollution, resulting from human activities such as mining and the excessive ...
Sina Siavash Moghaddam, Latifeh Pourakbar, Sevda Alizadeh, Zahra Alizadeh, Jelena Popović‐Djordjević   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Use of Clotrimazole in Finfish Aquaculture: Mechanistic Insights, Limitations, and Future Directions for Antifungal Therapy

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
This review critically evaluates clotrimazole as a potential antifungal for finfish aquaculture, highlighting strong mechanistic and in vitro efficacy against aquatic mycoses alongside major gaps in in vivo evidence, toxicokinetics, residue safety, and environmental risk, outlining priorities for responsible therapeutic development and regulatory ...
Arya Sen, Debashri Mondal, Thangapalam Jawahar Abraham   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Palaeosol Control of Arsenic Pollution: The Bengal Basin in West Bengal, India [PDF]

, 2014
Groundwater in the Bengal Basin is badly polluted by arsenic (As) which adversely affects human health. To provide low-As groundwater for As mitigation, it was sought across 235 km2 of central West Bengal, in the western part of the basin. By drilling 76
Sikdar, PK, McArthur, JM, Ghosal, U
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Establishment of Humanized EFNB2/B3 Murine Models for Investigating Nipah Virus Pathogenesis

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nipah virus (NiV) is a zoonotic paramyxovirus classified as a WHO priority pathogen, which causes severe respiratory disease and encephalitis in humans with high mortality. Currently, no licensed vaccines or specific antiviral therapies are available.
Wei Dong, Ning Liu, Weining Kong, Xiang Gao, Feifei Guan, Shan Gao, Yuanwu Ma   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Barriers to the Adoption of Circular Economy Business Models in the Indian Textile Industry

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Indian textile industry has significant negative impacts on the environment. This industry needs to adopt a circular economy approach to become more sustainable; however, progress on this has been limited. In this study, we report on the barriers to adoption of Circular Economy Business Models (CEBMs) in the Indian textile industry.
Himanshu Chandra, Jerry Anthony, Aradhna Malik   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source