The Indian Astronomical Ephemeris is published annually by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) for providing data to astronomers. The speciality of this publication is that it contains calendric information which caters to the requirement of the country’s panchang makers and other users. It thus has great civil and cultural significance. This has been the mandate given to the Positional Astronomy Centre at Kolkata by the Govt. of ...
Though the Santal constitute one of the largest aboriginal groups in India, there is no scientific monograph on Santal culture. However, a great deal of information about this people is scattered in various journals, official reports, and missionary accounts. Studies in Santal Medicine and Connected Folklore, written by P. O. Bedding, a Scandinavian missionary and published in three parts by the Asiatic Society of Bengal, form the most important source book ...
"The seventh volume of Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India, Part I consists of 21 monograph on Metals and Minerals used in Ayurveda. Though metals and minerals are used in other systems of medicine also, their use in Ayurvedic preparations is unique in view of the detailed Shodhan (detoxification) process contained in the Ayurvedic classical text. The genuine basic raw material is very much essential for quality medicines. Comprehensive tests and parameters for ...
The first edition of Ayurvedic Formulary of India (AFI) was published in the year 1978. This was a unique attempt of its nature wherein the scattered information on various formulations in classical Ayurvedic books was complied in such a way to make it suitable to develop pharmacopoeial standards and also to meet the requirements of Drugs and Cosmetics Act. During these 24 years, there has been significant increase in the information on Ayurvedic drugs, ...
Twentyseventh annual report of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks under section 155 of the Patents Act, 1970
