ID: 66440
Title: Efficacy of cognitive behavioural therapy in type 2 diabetes initiating insulin therapy for the first time
Author: Ling Wang , Huixiang Xia,Yimin Shen, Li Shen and Zhenxing Shen
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2025
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 129 (3) 260-266 10 August (2025)
Subject: Efficacy of cognitive behavioural therapy in type 2 diabetes initiating insulin therapy for the first time
Keywords: Anxiety, depression, insulin, medication compliance, type 2 diabetes mellitus
Abstract: To measure the impact of cognitive behaviour therapy
(CBT) on blood glucose regulation, negative emotional
states, and medication adherence in type 2 diabetes
mellitus (T2DM) patients initiating insulin therapy.
Patients diagnosed with T2DM, hospitalised in the
Department of Endocrinology from January 2022 to
June 2023 and scheduled to commence long-term insulin therapy, were randomised into a control group
that received standard insulin therapy and a combined
treatment group that received additional CBT (n = 50).
Parameters such as fasting blood glucose (FBG), 2-
hour postprandial blood glucose (PBG), glycosylated
haemoglobin (HbA1c), and fasting C-peptide (F-CP)
levels were monitored before and after the intervention. Assessment of changes in anxiety, depression,
and medication adherence was achieved via the hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) and the
5-item version of medication adherence report scale
(MARS-5I). Among 95 patients, 48 were included in
the control group and 47 in the combined treatment
group, with both demonstrating remarkably improved
FBG, PBG and HbA1c (P < 0.05); however, the enhancements were more significant in the combined
treatment group (P < 0.05). F-CP levels did not show
an obvious variation in either group (P > 0.05). The
combined treatment group presented lower HADS
scores post-intervention (P < 0.05), and both the individual and total scores of MARS-5I increased (P < 0.05).
Comparatively, the control group exhibited no obvious improvement in HADS scores (P > 0.05). However, the score for item 1 of the MARS-5I improved
(P < 0.05); other individual scores and the total score
showed no improvement (P > 0.05). CBT, when combined with conventional therapy, effectively enhances
blood glucose control and improves anxiety, depression scores, and medication adherence among T2DM
patients beginning insulin therapy for the first time
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Literature cited 1: Ji, L. et al., Initiation of insulin therapy in Chinese type 2 diabetic patients with poor glycemic control on oral antidiabetic drugs. Chin. J.
Diabetes, 2011, 10, 746–751.
Wang, C. and Xiong, J. F., Influencing factors and correlation of insulin treatment attitude, satisfaction and compliance in patients with
type 2 diabetes mellitus. Chin. Mod. Doct., 2020, 58, 88-91+95
Literature cited 2: Zimmermann-Schlegel, V., Wild, B., Nawroth, P., Kopf, S., Herzog,
W. and Hartmann, M., Impact of depression and psychosocial treatment on heart rate variability in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus:
an exploratory analysis based on the HEIDIS trial. Exp. Clin. Endocrinol. Diabetes, 2018, 127, 367–376.
Chaturvedi, S. K. et al., More anxious than depressed: prevalence and
correlates in a 15-nation study of anxiety disorders in people with type
2 diabetes mellitus. Gen. Psychiatry, 2019, 32, e100076
ID: 66439
Title: Detection and diagnosis of cervical cancer in Pap smear cell images using hybrid CNN
Author: E. K. Arulkarthick and P. Sukumar
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2025
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 129 (3) 251-259 10 August (2025)
Subject: Detection and diagnosis of cervical cancer in Pap smear cell images using hybrid CNN
Keywords: CNN, data augmentation, enhancement, morphological features, Pap smear.
Abstract: Cervical cancer is screened in women patients using
either Pap smear cell testing or the Cervigram analysis method. The most dominant accuracy has been
obtained for the cervical cancer earlier detection system through the analysis of Pap smear cell images.
In this article, they are automatically classified using
the proposed hybrid convolutional neural networks
(HCNN) structure. This classification system consists of
enhancement, along with data augmentation and classification with the nucleus segmentation. The adaptive histogram equalisation enhancement algorithm
enhances the image as a preprocessing method, and
the imaging count is increased using the data augmentation method for obtaining a higher classification
rate. The data-augmented images are further classified into four cases (normal, dysplasia, carcinoma in
situ (CiS) and superficial) using the proposed hybrid
CNN structure. Then, the dilation–erosion method was
used to obtain the abnormal pixels in classified Pap
smear cell images. Further, the morphological features are computed from the segmented nucleus region
and are classified into either ‘moderate’ or ‘severe’
based on the computed features. The average diagnosis rate for dysplasia cell images is 90.4%. The average diagnosis rate for dysplasia cell images is 94.2%,
and the average diagnosis rate for dysplasia cell images is 89.6%. From these extensive experimental
results, the proposed methods are more suitable for
a fully automated cervical cancer detection system.
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Literature cited 1: Fekri-Ershad, S., Pap smear classification using combination of global
significant value, texture statistical features and time series features.
Multimed. Tools Appl., 2019, 78(22), 31121–31136.
Khamparia, A., Gupta, D., de Albuquerque, V. H., Sangaiah, A. K. and
Jhaveri, R. H., Internet of health things-driven deep learning system
for detection and classification of cervical cells using transfer learning.
J. Supercomput., 2020, 76, 8590–8608
Literature cited 2: Jia, A. D., Li, B. Z. and Zhang, C. C., Detection of cervical cancer cells
based on strong feature CNN-SVM network. Neurocomputing, 2020,
411, 112–127.
Ghoneim, A., Muhammad, G. and Hossain, M. S., Cervical cancer
classification using convolutional neural networks and extreme learning machines. Future Gener. Comput. Syst., 2020, 102, 643–649.
ID: 66438
Title: Assessing drought trends and predicting future patterns using SARIMA and ANN models across meteorological stations in the north dry zone (Bidar district) of India
Author: Mallikarjun Reddy, Ambrish Ganachari, Rahul Patil , Prem Kumara , Umarfarooque Momin and Megharani Patil
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2025
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 129 (3) 240-250 10 August (2025)
Subject: Assessing drought trends and predicting future patterns using SARIMA and ANN models across meteorological stations in the north dry zone (Bidar district) of India
Keywords: ANN, ARIMA, drought, Mann-Kendall, SARIMA, SPI.
Abstract: Drought poses a significant environmental challenge,
especially in semi-arid regions, where comprehending
its temporal dynamics and developing predictive models are crucial for effective water resource management. The present study investigates drought trends
and forecasts standardised precipitation index (SPI)
values at multiple timescales across five stations in the
north dry zone of India (Bidar district: Aurad, Bhalki,
Humnabad, Bidar and Basavakalyan). The MannKendall test was employed for trend analysis, while
auto-regressive integrated moving average (ARIMA)
and artificial neural network (ANN) models were used
for SPI prediction. The results revealed no statistically
significant trends across all stations and timescales,
though marginally significant positive trends were observed at longer timescales in Basavakalyan and Bhalki,
suggesting a potential improvement in drought conditions. The seasonal auto-regressive integrated moving
average (SARIMA) model effectively captured seasonality and autocorrelation, with varying autoregressive
and seasonal moving average components across stations. The ANN model, structured with a ‘25-13-1’ architecture, demonstrated superior performance during
model training by capturing non-linearities, outperforming SARIMA across all statistical metrics. However, during model testing, SARIMA exhibited superior
predictive accuracy with lower root mean squared error
and higher Nash-Sutcliffe efficiency values compared
to ANN, indicating its robustness in real-time drought
forecasting. These findings underscore the importance of integrating statistical and machine learning approaches for drought prediction. While the ANN model
effectively captures complex patterns, the SARIMA
model remains more reliable for modelling temporal
drought dynamics. The results provide valuable insights into drought dynamics, supporting informed water resource management and proactive drought
mitigation strategies in the Bidar district.
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Literature cited 1: Sheffield, J. and Wood, E. F., Projected changes in drought occurrence
under future global warming from multi-model, multi-scenario, IPCC
AR4 simulations. Clim. Dyn., 2008, 31, 79–105.
Mekonnen, Y. and Gökçeku¸s, H., Causes and effects of drought in
northern parts of Ethiopia. Civ. Environ. Res., 2020, 12(3), 29–38
Literature cited 2: Shahfahad, et al., Monitoring drought pattern for pre- and
post-monsoon seasons in a semi-arid region of the western
part of India. Environ. Monit. Assess., 2022, 194(396);
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-022-10028-5.
Zinat, M. R. M., Salam, R., Badhan, M. A. and Islam, A. R. M. T.,
Appraising drought hazard during Boro rice growing period in western
Bangladesh. Int. J. Biometeorol., 2020, 64, 1687–1697
ID: 66437
Title: Evaluation of rainfall datasets from CHIRPS and WorldClim in Meghalaya, India
Author: Pratibha T. Das , Dimpul Sonowal, Ranjit Das and S. P. Aggarwal
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2025
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 129 (3) 232-239 10 August (2025)
Subject: Evaluation of rainfall datasets from CHIRPS and WorldClim in Meghalaya, India
Keywords: CHIRPS, IMD, Meghalaya, rainfall, World Cl
Abstract: Limited ground-based rainfall information has posed
significant obstacles to hydrological, agricultural and
related studies in Meghalaya, India. In this study,
rainfall products were validated against ground-based
rain gauge data from the India Meteorological Department, over three seasons. Both qualitative categorical
metrics – probability of detection, false alarm rate,
critical success index and frequency bias index, as
well as quantitative statistical measures including
Pearson correlation coefficient (r), Nash–Sutcliffe efficiency, relative bias, RMSE-observations standard
deviation ratio, were computed to evaluate rainfall from
CHIRPS and WorldClim. The quantitative statistics
showed that the total rainfall estimated by CHIRPS
provided better estimates than WorldClim during
pre-monsoon (February–May) and post-monsoon
(October–January). Neither dataset could provide
good estimates of rainfall during the monsoon season (June–September). From this study, we found
that CHIRPS is a reliable alternate source of rainfall
data for Meghalaya with a limited rain gauge network.
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Literature cited 1: Maggioni, V., Meyers, P. C. and Robinson, M. D., A review of
merged high resolution satellite precipitation product accuracy during
the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) - Era. J. Hydrometeorol., 2016, 17(4), 1101–1117.
Moges, D. M., Kmoch, A. and Uuemaa, E., Application of satellite
and reanalysis precipitation products for hydrological modeling in the
data-scarce Porijogi. J. Hydrol., 2022, 41, 101070
Literature cited 2: Amorim, J. d., Viola, M. R., Junqueira, R., Oliveira, V. A. and Mello,
C. R., Evaluation of satellite precipitation products for hydrological
modeling in the Brazilian Cerrado Biome. Water, 2020, 12(9), 18.
Zhang, L. et al., Evaluation and integration of the top-down and
bottom-up satellite precipitation products over mainland China. J. Hydrol., 2020, 5
ID: 66436
Title: Calibrated voxel data from fMRI for the detection of developmental dyslexia using hybrid CNN-SVM model
Author: Adarsh Pradhan, Mirzanur Rahman , Shikhar Kumar Sarma , Achintam Kalita , Abbash Ali and Punasmita Ghosh
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2025
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 129 (3) 223-231 10 August (2025)
Subject: Calibrated voxel data from fMRI for the detection of developmental dyslexia using hybrid CNN-SVM model
Keywords: ANN, CNN, dyslexia, fMRI, SVM, voxel
Abstract: Dyslexia, one of the most prevalent learning disabilities
among children, is a neurological syndrome that
impacts children’s literary proficiencies. In the present
study, we calibrate the complex voxel information
present in functional magnetic resonance imaging using
normalising, reducing and flattening techniques, employ dimensionality reduction over the flattened voxel
data using principal component analysis and linear discriminant analysis, and then apply artificial neural network and support vector machine (SVM) for classifying
into dyslexic and non-dyslexic. In the second methodology, we directly hand over the normalised voxel data
to our hybrid convolutional neural network (CNN) and
SVM model and acquire an accuracy of 94.44% an average precision of 95%, an average recall of 94.5%, and
an F1-score of 94.5%. The CNN-SVM model continues
to perform robustly when validated on an independent
dataset
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Literature cited 1: Shaywitz, S. E., Dyslexia. N. Engl. J. Med., 1998, 338, 307-312.
Zahia, S., Garcia-Zapirain, B., Saralegui, I. and Fernandez-Ruanova,
B., Dyslexia detection using 3D convolutional neural networks and
functional magnetic resonance imaging. Comput. Methods Programs
Biomed., 2020, 197, 105726.
Literature cited 2: Usman, O. L., Muniyandi, R. C., Omar, K. and Mohamad, M., Advance machine learning methods for dyslexia biomarker detection: a
review of implementation details and challenges. IEEE Access, 2021,
9, 36879-36897.
Da Silva, L. T., Esper, N. B., Ruiz, D. D., Meneguzzi, F. and Buchweitz, A., Visual explanation for identification of the brain bases for
developmental dyslexia on fMRI data. Front. Comput. Neurosci.,
2021, 15; https://doi.org/10.3389/fncom.2021.594659.
ID: 66435
Title: Effect of Mimosa pigra conjugated zinc nanoparticles on seed germination and seedlings growth of Solanum lycopersicum
Author: H. K. S. Madusanka, A. G. B. Aruggoda , J. A. S. Chathurika and S. R. Weerakoon
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2025
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 129 (3) 213-222 10 August (2025)
Subject: Effect of Mimosa pigra conjugated zinc nanoparticles on seed germination and seedlings growth of Solanum lycopersicum
Keywords: Growth parameters, Mimosa pigra, seed germination, tomato seedlings, ZnO nanoparticles
Abstract: Zinc plays a vital role as a micronutrient in plant development, but its low availability in soil often hampers
crop yield. Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) are
gaining attention as an effective substitute for traditional zinc fertilisers, due to their improved solubility
and efficient nutrient delivery. In the present study,
ZnO NPs synthesised through an eco-friendly method
using Mimosa pigra leaf extract were evaluated for
their effects on the germination and early growth of
tomato seeds. Characterised at 81 nm, the ZnO NPs
significantly influence growth parameters. Under controlled laboratory conditions, the impact of varying
concentrations of ZnO nanoparticles (ranging from 0
to 1000 ppm) on seedling development was assessed.
The findings indicated that ZnO NPs had a notable effect on several growth-related traits. Statistical analysis
of root length indicated that the differences between
the treatments were highly significant (P < 0.0001,
F= 20.64), with the 1, 5 and 10 ppm treatments resulting in significantly greater root length than the control
group (48.22 ± 24.19, 55.76 ± 29.71, 63.26 ± 24.14 mm vs
35.97 ± 28.97 mm respectively). The seed vigour index
was highest at a concentration of 10 ppm, and statistical
analysis revealed highly significant differences between
treatments (P < 0.0001, F= 36.81), with the 10 ppm
treatment showing a significantly higher seed vigour index than the control group (73.64 mm% vs 31.14 mm%
respectively). The findings suggest that 10 ppm of
green-synthesised ZnO NPs from M. pigra can act as a
nano-nutrient source and positively impact the growth
and development of tomato seedlings. Beyond 10 ppm,
growth declines, likely due to induced stress responses.
The present article showcases the positive effects of M.
pigra-synthesised ZnO NPs on tomatoes, offering an
eco-friendly approach to boosting crop productivity.
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Literature cited 1: Auffan, M., Rose, J., Bottero, J.-Y., Lowry, G. V., Jolivet, J.-P. and
Wiesner, M. R., Towards a definition of inorganic nanoparticles from
an environmental, health and safety perspective. Nat. Nanotechnol.,
2009, 4(10), 634–641; https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2009.242.
Singh, A., Singh, N. B., Hussain, I., Singh, H. and Singh, S., Plantnanoparticle interaction: an approach to improve agricultural practices
and plant productivity. Int. J. Pharm. Sci. Invent., 2015, 4(8), 25–40
Literature cited 2: Periakaruppan, R. et al., Innovations in modern nanotechnology for
the sustainable production of agriculture. ChemEngineering, 7(4), 61;
https://doi.org/10.3390/chemengineering7040061.
Yadav, A., Yadav, K., Ahmad, R. and Abd-Elsalam, K. A., Emerging frontiers in nanotechnology for precision agriculture: advancements, hurdles and prospects. Agrochemicals, 2023, 2(2), 220–256.
https://doi.org/10.3390/agrochemicals2020016.
ID: 66434
Title: Unlocking the limits of how large can Erethistes pusillus growth
Author: Absar Alam, Ram Bhajan Verma, Vikas Kumar, Jeetendra Kumar, Venkatesh R. Thakur, Dharm Nath Jha, Rayees Ahmad Bhat, Sandeep Kumar Mishra, Upender Singh and Basanta Kumar Das
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2025
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 129 (3) 211-212 10 August (2025)
Subject: Unlocking the limits of how large can Erethistes pusillus growth
Keywords: None
Abstract: Erethistes pusillus Muller & Troschel,
1849, commonly known as the
Gangetic Erethistes, is a small species
of freshwater catfish belonging to
the family Erethistidae. It is native
to the river systems of South Asia.
It was first described by Müller &
Troschel in 1849 (ref. 1). E. pusillus is a small bottom-dwelling fish
species native to India, Myanmar and
Bangladesh, predominantly inhabiting hill streams2–5. It is the only valid
species of the genus Erethistes described from around the world6
. It is
reported from the Ganga and Brahmaputra drainages in India4,5,7
. E. pusillus has been documented to reach a
maximum size of 4.2 cm in standard
length. It shows a preference for
muddy riverbeds densely overgrown
with vegetation
. The present finding
provides maximum standard length
and weight values for E. pusillus,
thereby contributing new reference
values to the morphometric database
of E. pusillus.
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Literature cited 1: Muller, J. and Troschel, F. H., Horae Ichthyologicae. Beschreibung und Abbildung
neuer Fische, Veit and Comp, Berlin, 1849,
27 p. (+ additional p. 24), pls. 1–5.
Froese, R. and Pauly, D., FishBase,
2024; http://www.fishbase.org/version (accessed on 8 April 202
Literature cited 2: Kottelat, M., Raffles Bull. Zool. Suppl.,
2013, 27, 1–663.
Day, F., The Fishes of India: Being a Natural History of the Fishes Known to Inhabit
the Seas and Fresh Waters of India, Burma
and Ceylon, Today and Tomorrow’s Book
Agency, New Delhi, 1978, vol. I, 778 p
ID: 66433
Title: Recent developments in green seaweed Ulva (tomorrow’s wheat of the sea) in India
Author: S. Dinesh Kumar, Khanjan Trivedi Vaibhav A. Mantri
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2025
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 129 (3) 207-208 10 August (2025)
Subject: Recent developments in green seaweed Ulva (tomorrow’s wheat of the sea) in India
Keywords: None
Abstract: ‘Tomorrow’s wheat of the sea: Ulva, a
model for an innovative mariculture’
is a multi-institutional collaboration
funded by the European Cooperation
in Science and Technology, Brussels, Belgium. It currently involves
235 experts from 36 countries. The
project adopts an interdisciplinary approach to encompass aspects of green
seaweed Ulva, including biology,
ecology, aquaculture, engineering,
economics and social aspects. Its
primary goal is to bridge the scientific, regulatory and societal gaps in
its commercial production
. Ulva is
an established model organism for
land-based aquaculture and is traditionally consumed in Southeast
Asian countries
. The rich protein (26.0 ± 1.43% dw), carbohydrate (65.93 ± 0.49% dw), and lipid
(3.1 ± 0.04% dw) content make it
a high-value feedstock for edible
applications.
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Literature cited 1: Buck, B. H. and Shpigel, M., J. Appl. Phycol., 2023, 35, 1967–1970.
Jansen, H. M.et al., J. Appl. Phycol.., 2022,
34, 1649–1660.
Literature cited 2: Balar, N. et al., J. Food Sci. Technol., 2019,
56, 4749–4755.
Global Hunger Index, Global
Hunger Index Score, 2024;
https://www.globalhungerindex.org/
ranking.html (accessed on 27 May 2025
ID: 66432
Title: Expanding the grass diversity: Perotis Aiton (Poaceae: Perotideae) as a new generic record in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Author: Kuntal Saha ,Manoj Chandran ,Saurabh Guleri, Akhrtar H. Malik and Ranjana Negi
Editor: Richa Misra
Year: 2025
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 151 (5) May. Pg No. 603-605 (2025)
Subject: Expanding the grass diversity: Perotis Aiton (Poaceae: Perotideae) as a new generic record in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Keywords: None
Abstract: Jammu and Kashmir, one of the Himalayan states of India, can be divided into two distinct vegetation zones: the subtropical region of Jammu and the temperate zone of Kashmir. This region harbors numerous undocumented taxa, one of which was documented during the herbarium consultation at the University of Jammu's herbarium (HBJU) (Thiers, 2024) in the summer of 2024.Upon careful examination of relevant taxonomic literature (Stewart, 1972; Cope, 1982; Wu et al., 2006), the specimen was identified as belonging to the subtribe Zoysiinae (Clayton and Renvoize, 1986), within the tribe Cynodonteae (Wu ef et al., 2006) of the subfamily Chloridoideae, and the tribe Perotideae (Bor, 1960) within the sub-family Pooideae, family Poaceae.
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Literature cited 1: Bor N.L. (1960). The Grasses of Burma. Ceylon, India and Pakistan (Excluding Bambuseae).Permagon Press, Oxford, pp.1-767.
Clayton W.D. and Renvoize S.A. (1986).Genera graminum, Grasses of the World. Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, pp.1-393.
Literature cited 2: Cope T.A. (1982). Flora of Pakistan, Fascicles 143 (Poaceae): In: E. Nasir and S.I. Ali (eds), Karachi, Islamabad/Missouri Bot. Garden, USA.
Stewart R.R. (1972).An annotated catalogue of the vascular plants of West Pakistan .Fakhri Press, Karachi, pp.102-179.
ID: 66431
Title: Ex-conservation of wild Orchids in Botanic Garden, Yogi Vemanna University, Kadapa, Andhara Pradesh
Author: A.Madhusudhana Reddy, C.Nagendra, K.Prasad, M.S. Shajida Begum, S.Sunitha and N. Raja Sekharreddy
Editor: Richa Misra
Year: 2025
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 151 (5) May. Pg No. 600-602 (2025)
Subject: Ex-conservation of wild Orchids in Botanic Garden, Yogi Vemanna University, Kadapa, Andhara Pradesh
Keywords: None
Abstract: Orchids are one of the largest groups in the plant kingdom comprising 22, 5000 species under 779 genera (Mabberly, 2008) with preponderance in humid tropical forests. In India it is represented with 1195 species under 177 genera. In the state of Andhra Pradesh 77 species have so far been reported to occur in different locations (Raju et al., 2008), most of the orchid collection from eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh. Due to increase in developmental activities and habit destruction, many species have been facing threat and many species become extinct due to loss of habitats even before they are described. When the habitat is lost, plant populations get fragmented and lose their genetic flow and genetic viability and ultimately endangered their experience. In this connection to oppose the current issues conservation only possible with ex-situ methods in botanical gardens. In Botanic Garden, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa (AP) is located within the campus, was established in the year 2008 and is being maintained by the Department of Botany. This botanic garden covers an area of about 25 acres and located 15 km away from Kadapa city.
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Literature cited 1: Ahmedullah M. and Nayar M.P. (1986). Endemic Plants of the Indian Region-Vol1.Botanical Survey of India, New Delhi, 261 pp.
Mabberley D.J. (2006). Mabberley's plant-book: A portable dictionary of plants, 3rd edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Literature cited 2: Paramesh L. and Reddy V.B. (2021).Babeneria gibsonii var.foetida Blatt & Mccann (Orchidaceae).A New Record to Telangana State, Indian Forester, 147 (7): 692-693.
Raju V.S. Reddy C.S., Reddy K.N. Rao K.S. and Bahadur B. (2008). Orchid wealth of Andhra Pradesh. Proceedings of Andhra Pradesh Akademi of Science, 12 (1) : 180-192.
ID: 66430
Title: Photographic record of Cordyceps militaris (L) Fr.occurrence in Barapathing reserved Forest, Sikkim Himalaya
Author: Prm Kumar Chhetri, Nagendra Rizal and Bijoy Chhetri
Editor: Richa Misra
Year: 2025
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 151 (5) May. Pg No. 597-599 (2025)
Subject: Photographic record of Cordyceps militaris (L) Fr.occurrence in Barapathing reserved Forest, Sikkim Himalaya
Keywords: None
Abstract: Over 400 species of Cordydeps are known worldwide, under ten orders of arthropods (Das et al., 2010, Chhetri et al., 2019).In India, 7 species have been reported till date viz., Ophiocordyceps nutans, Ophiocordyceps dipterigena, Cordyceps sinensis, Cordyceps nutans, Cordyceps militaris, Cordyceps superficialis, Cordyceps cicadae, etc (Chhetri et al., 2019; Bagam et al., 2022).The species is unique because of its high-value medicinal properties and morphological structure. So far, from Sikkim, only two species of Cordyceps, Cordyceps sinensis and Ophiocordyceps dipterigena have been recorded yet. The Sikkim Himalaya is diverse and hosts a variety of unique species (Chhetri et al, 2019).We are reporting Cordyceps militaris for the first time in wilderness of the Barapathing Reserved Forest, Sikkim Himalaya.
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Literature cited 1: Akata I., Kabakteps S and Akgoi H. (2016).Cordyceps militaris the first record from family Cordycipitaceae in Turkey. Kastamonu Uni, Oman Fakuitesi Dergisi, 16 (1): 280-284.
Bagam PH, Bhosale V.V. Kambe S.S, Magdum AB., Momin S.A, Nimbalkar M.S. and Bhosale A.A (2022). A New Report on Cordyceps cicadae from Western Ghats, India. ANVESAK, 52:9 (ii).
Literature cited 2: Chhetri P.K., Pradhan B.K. and Chhetri B. (2019). First record of Ophiocordyceps dipterigena Berk. & Broome (Ophiocordycipitaceae) in the Himalayas. National Academy Science Letters, 43 (4): 367-369, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-019-00857-3.
Das S.K, Masuda M., Sakurai A. and Skakibara M. (2010). Medicinal uses of the mushroom Cordyceps militaris. Current status and prospects. Fitoterapia, 81:961-968.
ID: 66429
Title: Report of Naturally occurring albinism in Asparagus racemosus Willd.: A three years observation
Author: Ravindra M., Samarth ,Meenakshi Samartha, Devojit Kumar Sarma, Sanjay Saini and Arvind Pareek
Editor: Richa Misra
Year: 2025
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 151 (5) May. Pg No. 592-596 (2025)
Subject: Report of Naturally occurring albinism in Asparagus racemosus Willd.: A three years observation
Keywords: None
Abstract: Albinism is an unusual phenomenon typically proved in animals and plants. In plants, it is characterized by the devoid of chlorophyll held responsible for whitish colour. However, albinism in plants most obviously proved to be lethal in nature because of irregular pigment development or accumulation within chloroplasts can interfere with photosynthesis, subsequently impacting plant growth and reducing biomass yield (Wang et al, 2016, Shi et al., 2017; Xiong et al, 2017; Gotoh et al, 2018).Although in culture conditions factors such as temperature, light, medium composition had profound impact on frequencies of albino in regeneration (Kumar et al.,2009), the genetic mutation play vital role in causing chlorophyll deficiency 9Ruppel et al., 2010).The usual incidence of seeing the albino seedlings happened to be in the nurseries, and certain reporting of albinism are available, but only half a dozen incidences of naturally occurring albinos in the Wild have been documented.
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Literature cited 1: Akhtar S., Gupta A.K. Naik B, Kumar V., Ranjan R., Jha A.K., Rather M.A. and Rustagi S. (2004).Exploring pharmacological properties and food applications of Asparagus racemosus (Shatavari).Food Chemistry Advances, 4: 100689.
Chavan S., Keerthika A., Jha A., Handa A.K., Newaj R. and Dhyani S. (2016). A note on albinism in Madhuca latifolia J. Gmel. Indian Forester, 142:400-402.
Literature cited 2: Chintala S.R. Nagesh Kand Pruthiviraj M. (2001).Occurrence of Albino seedlings in Azadirachta indica 9Melliaceae).J.Non-Timber Forest Products, 8: 229-230.
Dong S. Fan M., Qin Q. Zhang Z., Duan K., Cosic T., Raspor M. and Ni D.-A (2004). Natural Albino Mutant of Daylily (Hemerocallis spp.) Reveals a Link between Drought sensitivity and Photosynthetic Pigments Metabolism. Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark, 29-60.
ID: 66428
Title: Floral identification of state botanical Garden, Khonghampat, Manipur
Author: Ashem Rahul Singh and Urikhinbam Gyanenkumar Singh
Editor: Richa Misra
Year: 2025
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 151 (5) May. Pg No. 589-591 (2025)
Subject: Floral identification of state botanical Garden, Khonghampat, Manipur
Keywords: None
Abstract: The State Botanical Garden (SBG) (24°53`37.9”, 93°53`24.07”) is located at Khonghampat, a village in the Lamshang sub division of Imphal west district. The Botanical Garden is under the administrative control of the Directorate of Environment and Climate Change, Government of Manipur. It is located around 13 kms from the State Capital, Imphal. The total area of the garden is 100 hectares. The Botanical Garden is consisted of wetland ecosystems and terrestrial ecosystems represented by hilly slopes. Historically, the Khongampat wetland is closely associated with the cultural tradition of the Meitel community. The mythological god, Sidaba Mapu or creator of the Universe is believed to have washed his feet in the lake. At present, some areas of Khonghampat wetland are well demarcated and conserved by the local community for socio religious purposes.
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Literature cited 1: Clackmore S., Gibby M, and Rae D. (2011).Strengthening the scientific contribution of botanic gardens to the second phase of the global strategy for plant conservation.Bot.J.Linn.Soc., 166: 267e281.
Cibrian-Jaramillo A, Hird A, Oleas and N et al., (2013). What is the conservation value of a plant in a botanic garden? Using indicators to improve management of ex situ collections.Bot.Rev., 79:559e577.
Literature cited 2: Donaldson J.S. (2009). Botanic gardens science for conservation and global change. Trends Plant Sci., 14: 608e613.
Li D.Z and Prichard H.W. (2009). The science and economics of ex situ pant conservation. Trends Plant Sci., 14:614e621
ID: 66427
Title: Ceropegia maculata Bedd., a rare report from Anamalai Tiger Researve Tamil Nadu, India
Author: B.Subbaiyan,M.G.Ganesan, Ganesh K.Ram, Priyanka and K.Manikandan
Editor: Richa Misra
Year: 2025
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 151 (5) May. Pg No. 585-588 (2025)
Subject: Ceropegia maculata Bedd., a rare report from Anamalai Tiger Researve Tamil Nadu, India
Keywords: None
Abstract: Genus Ceropegia, from the family Apocynaceae has the greatest concentration in the Western Ghats especially towards the Southern part. Also known as the Lantern Flower of the Flytrap flower Ceropegias as economically valuable and botanically strage and curious. Their flytrap mechanism of pollination is a n intriguing phenomenon among these groups of plants. The genus Ceropegia . is represented by 244 species distributed in Africa and Madagascar, extending in the east of Arabia, India and China, Northern part of Australia and Canary Islands (Bruyns, 2014).Many species under the genus have already entered the list of Indian endangered plants (BSI, 2002). Ansari (1984) revised the genus for India and reported 44 species. Jayanthi et al. (2020) reported 58 species from India.
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Literature cited 1: Ansari M.Y. (1984). Asclepiadaceae: Genus Ceropegia Fascicles of Flora of India. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta, 16:1-34.
Beddome R.H. (1864). Contributions to the botany of Southern India. Madras Journal of Literature and Science, 3 (1):37-59.
Literature cited 2: Bruyns P.V. (2014).Apocynaceae of Namibia. Strelitizia 34.South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria pp.1-158.
BSI.Studies on Rare and Endangered Species. (2002). http://www.envfor.nic.in/bsi/research.html
ID: 66426
Title: Collection and identification of Ethnobotanical plants used for the treatmetn of Diabetes in Kakching District, Manipur, India
Author: M.R.Khan,L.Sarnabati Devi, Khulem Nepoleon Singh and L.D. Sharma
Editor: Richa Misra
Year: 2025
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 151 (5) May. Pg No. 577-584 (2025)
Subject: Collection and identification of Ethnobotanical plants used for the treatmetn of Diabetes in Kakching District, Manipur, India
Keywords: Diabetes, Antidiabetic, Ethnobotany, Medicinal, Kakching, Traditional
Abstract: The present work was done from May 2022 to April 2023, at the institutional Biotech-Hub, Pravabati, Mayang Imphal. It deals with collecting information about the medicinal plant species used for the treatment of diabetes by traditional healers or practitioners in the peripheral areas of four assembly constituencies of Kakching district in Manipur, as well as the identification and documentation of these species. Information about plants was collected from local herbal practitioners, elderly individuals, knowledgeable individuals, patients, and traditional healers through formal and informal conversations, interviews, and discussions .During the course of exploration, 41 medicinal plant species belonging to 37 genera and 32 families were identified and documented to have antidiabetic properties. It was observed that among all the parts, leaves were mostly used, followed by fruits. From the current findings, it was concluded that medicinal plants have the potential to replace synthetic drugs, which were restricted due their effects.
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Literature cited 1: Agarwal R. and Kumar V. (2020).Azadirachta indica (neem): A review of its antidiabetic potential and medicinal applications. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 14 (15): 678-689.
Agarwal V. and Singh R.P. (2013).Medicinal potential of Achyranthes aspera: A review, Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine, 4 (1): 36-46.
Literature cited 2: Baskar V., Paulraj M.G. and AI-Dhabi N.A. (2017). Antidiabetic potential of Piper longum fruit extracts against alloxan-induced diabetic rats and molecular docking of its active compounds. Journal of Functional Foods., 34:277-290.
Bisht R., Bhattacharya S. and Pandey H.P. (2020).Evaluation of antidiabetic and antioxidant potential of Andrographis paniculata in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine, 10(2): 210-218.