Gyanodaya Prakashan
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The book entitled ‘Himalayan Medicinal Plants: Potential and Prospects’ is the outcome of the workshop organized by G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development, Kosi-Katarmal, Almora. The book includes inaugural address, Keynote address and 26 papers of the experts working in different biogeographic provinces of the Himalaya and covers the following themes: Status of Himalayan medicinal plants: Inventory, folk and ethnobotany. Population ...
The book entitled ‘ Plant Diversity of the Himalaya ‘is the outcome of the contributions of experts/friends and Students of Prof. Y.P.S./Pangtey working all across the Himalayan region. The book includes 35 research papers from various experts and contains wealth of information on the inventory of Algae, Fungi, Lichens, Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms and Angiosperms, ethnobotany including medicinal and edible plants, ecology, and conservation of rare ...
Aspects of Geology and Environment of the Himalaya contains 26 research papers written by experts and is the outcome of a National Seminar organized by the Department of Geology, Kumaun University Nainital. The volume dwells on complexities of the regional geology of the Himalaya, its magmatic and metamorphic history, tectonics, contemporary environmental issues viz., glacial recession, landslides and erosion, neotectonics, quaternary fluvio-glacial lacustrine ...
The book is the outcome of a collaborative multi-disciplinary research carried out by the Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi, Centre for Multi-Disciplinary Development Research, Dharwad, and G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development Kosi. The book is addressed to fill some vacuum in policy oriented socio-economic research to arrive at the value of a natural resource namely, water in a regional context such as Kumaon. The methodology adopted ...
The complex dynamics of the Himalayan society offers a radical reappraisal of the problems faced due to inappropriate developmental policies in the central Himalayan region and which is also relevant to all other Himalayan societies. The book critically analyses current conventional developmental theory linking the present problems of economics, social, developmental and environmental destruction. This readable text explores the socio-economic situation in the ...
Newly created state of Uttaranchal is a storehouse of important medicinal plants. It is endowed with the vast biodiversity. The use of wild plants for the health management is not new for the people of Uttaranchal but they have been using them from the time immemorial. The present volume deals with the medicinal trees, shrubs and climbers found in wild, in Kumaon area of Uttaranchal. The species are classified according to the scientific system of classification. ...
Newly created state of Uttarakhand is a storehouse of important medicinal plants. It is endowed with the vast biodiversity. The use of wild plants for the health management is not new for the people of Uttarakhand but they have been using them from the time immemorial. The present volume deals with the medicinal trees, shrubs and climbers found in wild as well as under cultivation in Uttarakhand and it is a revised and enlarged edition of volume I published in ...
This book, "Plant, Faith and Medicine" deals with twenty plants, from among many others, regarded as sacred by our sages and revered by Hindus. Various legends and myths associated with them are mentioned along with their symbolism and use in different rituals. Each plant description deals with some early history, its description and distribution, its symbolism, mythology, use in rituals, general use and its use in medicine. Efforts have been made to ...
Newly created state of Uttaranchal is a storehouse of important medicinal plants. It is endowed with the vast biodiversity. The use of wild plants for the health management is not new for the people of Uttaranchal but they have been using them from the time immemorial. The present volume deals with the medicinal herbs, grasses and ferns found in wild, in Uttaranchal. The species are classified according to the scientific system of ...
The book on 'Legal Forestry' is divided into three parts. The Part-I includes the chapters on Concept of Law, Forest Law in India, Legal Procedures in Forestry, Power and Privileges of Forest Officers and Judicial Activism in Forestry. These chapter’s deals with various legal concepts and procedures related to Forest Laws. The Part II include The Indian Forest Act, 1927 with the latest amendments under the Indian Forest (Uttaranchal Amendment) ...