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A large number of ethnic group of diverse culture inhabits India, a majority of whom could be found in Bihar - especially Chhotanagpur and Santhal Pargana regions. Santhal Pargana region is inhabited by Santhal and Paharia tribes. Their lifestyle and livelihood revolves around the forest they live in, and derive their needs from the trees and plants in the jungles, the keen knowledge of which has been handed down from father to son since ages. Besides the ability ...
Nepal with an area of 1,47,181 sq. km. and population of over 18.4 million has about 6,500 species of flowering plants of which more than 700 species are medicinal and 315 species of endemic plants. The country is reasonably rich in plant diversity which constitutes one of the most valuable renevable natural resources. Earlier floras were most remarkable botanical work of reference but were mainly devoted to the plants of high altitudes. The plains of eastern ...
The book, "Wasteland Management and Environment" is the compilation of research papers and review articles contributed by the eminent scientists and research workers during National Symposium held on April 24 and 25, 1998 in the University Department of Botany, T.M. Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur under the joint sponsorship of Ministry of Environment and Forests, New Delhi and this University. The proceeding embodies thirty articles on various aspects ...