Rajasthan - Science topic

Introduction and aim. Sub-centers (SC) are the first contact point with the community with auxiliary nurse midwife (ANM) as the instrument, delivering all the primary health care services. The SCs are under constant criticism for their inability to deliver quality services. This study assessed the preparation of facilities available at the SC to ma...

Dear All, It gives us immense pleasure to inform that School of Electrical, Electronics & Communication (SEEC), Manipal University Jaipur, Rajasthan, India in association with the National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, and Indian Institute of Information Technology, Ranchi India is organizin...

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India is second largest producer of onion in the world after China. The world trade of processed onion is more than two lakh tons. USA, China, India, and Egypt are the leaders in onion processing. India though started late in processing, is gaining momentum. About 60 big to medium processing plants were established and still more are coming up in M...

Humans have evolved their life in Nature’s Lap and gradually developed the consciousness accordingly. Nature’s beauty and mesmerizing elements have always influenced and attracted humans towards it. This impacted human to an extent that elements of Nature were established as divine powers namely Surya, Chandra, Vayu, Varuna, Indra, and Pruthvi. Poe...

The study titled ‘Performance Evaluation of Urban Local Bodies in Rajasthan (ULBs)’ undertaken by NITI Aayog Chair, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, examines the performance of ULBs in Rajasthan. Using data from 237 Urban Local Bodies the study attempts to analyse the reasons for differences in their performance in terms of their defined set of fun...

The seed treatment, as well as soil application of imidacloprid 600 FS @ 5 ml/kg + Beauveria bassiana 1.15 WP @ 2 kg /ha, was found most effective against termite (9.34% plant damage) after 110 days of crop sowing, followed by fipronil 5 SC @ 5 ml/ kg + Metarrihizium anisopliae 1.15 WP @ 2 kg/ha (10%) and clothianidin 50 WDG @ 2 g/ kg + Beauveria b...

Information and communication technology (ICT) can improve the value and supply chain for agriculture. The post-harvest value chain is still extensive in India, and farmers frequently do not get a reasonable share of the profit. Despite greater procurement by the state and federal Government agencies as well as players in the private sector, the va...

NITI Aayog Chair, University of Rajasthan conducted a study to assess the status of agriculture in Rajasthan in terms of farm household income and prospects of doubling farmers’ income. For this purpose, ‘Farmer Income Assessment Survey’ (FIAS) of agricultural households was carried out in the ten agro climatic zones namely, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Bi...

The present study is a modest attempt to focus on understanding and devising strategies for effective rural electrification. Two structures of studies have been carried out keeping in mind the social as well as economic aspects of the decentralized electrification. In the first step, we assess and analyze the social impacts of existing off-grid sol...

The Indian Thar desert harbours a treasure trove of fungal diversity especially wild mushrooms. Ethanobotanical information reveals that mushroom flora of Rajasthan has great potential for medicinal value. In the present study,Phellorinia herculeana and Podaxis pistillaris growing amidst the sand dunes in Jaisalmer and Barmer districts of Rajasthan...

Population increase, rapid urbanization, booming economy, and the rise in the standard of living in developing countries have greatly accelerated the rate, amount and quality of the solid waste generation. India generates around 60 million tonnes of garbage every day and almost 75% of this is dumped untreated in the landfills. Places like Delhi & M...

Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) is belong to the family of Poaceae (Gramineae) a cereal and forage crop that is indigenous to Africa and has been grown in India for centuries. It is the fifth most important cereal crop in the world and is also valued for its use as fodder and stover. Sorghum fodder is suitable for silage and hay making and In...

Vector-borne diseases are a major burden to human health. It accounts for more than 17% of the total infectious diseases and causes more than 0.7 million deaths annually. Mosquitoes are potential vectors for many vector-borne diseases that cause illness to public health, globally. Vector species of the genus Aedes i.e., Aedes aegypti and Aedes albo...

A field experiment was conducted at instructional farm, Rajasthan college of Agriculture, MPUAT, Udaipur (Rajasthan) during the kharif season 2022 to study the effect of sulphur and bio-fertilizers on nutrient content and uptake in blackgram (Vigna mungo L.). Application of 60 kg sulphur ha-1 was found at par with application of 40 kg sulphur ha-1...

As there are wide differentials for longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis (LETM), its aetiology should be found to optimise therapy. Clinical profile of LETM. ambispective observational study. 73 patients with acute to subacute myelitis involving 3 or more vertebral segments were properly investigated. Student t test and Mann-whitney test us...

The air pollution tolerance index (APTI) is one of the modern tools for assessing the impacts of air pollutants on plant physiology. The value of APTI is different for different plant species. Plants with higher values of APTI are tolerant and act as a sink due to their bioaccumulation ability for air pollutants. Hence, they can be planted to estab...

Objective: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the genotypic variables linked to lower type-2 diabetes prevalence in the raica population in Rajasthan, India. Methods: 150 participants from outside the Raica community and 114 participants from it were recruited for this study for ARNT gene and 112 from Raica and 86 from non-Raica for GLUT4 gen...

To increase the nutritional value of food crops and their endurance to water shortage circumstances, agronomic biofortification with zinc (Zn) and (Fe) may be used. Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is an important cereal crop that provides sample nutritious calories for humans and animals. Foliar application of fertilizers can guarantee nutrient availa...

Status and future prospectus of millets cultivation in Rajasthan state

The present study deals with treating the textile wastewater of Jodhpur city in Rajasthan, India employing a photocatalysis technique. Jodhpur has a number of textile industries and efficient treatment of its effluents has been a major problem in the region. An effort has been made to resolve this issue through this study. A wastewater treatment un...

Cucumis callosus (Kachri) is an under-exploited fruit of the Cucurbitaceae family, distributed majorly in the arid regions of India in the states of Haryana, Rajasthan, and Gujarat. The fruit is traditionally used by the native people at a small scale by home-level processing. It is a perennial herb that has been shown to possess therapeutic potent...

Introduction: Soil organic matter (SOM) plays a vital role in enhancing soil characteristics and promoting sustainable crop production. The active and passive components of SOM tend to be more effective indicators of soil changes than total SOM content. Methods: This study aimed to examine the impact of integrated nutrient management (INM) on the a...

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India is one of the prominent zinc and lead producers of the world and Rajasthan, the largest state of India, is the main repository of medium to large Zn-Pb ore deposits. The Zawar Zinc-Lead Belt of Rajasthan is the one of oldest carbonate–hosted zinc-lead orefields of the world. The Zn-Pb deposits of the Zawar Belt are hosted in rocks of the Prot...

Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery originating from the pulmonary trunk (ARCAPA) is a rare congenital coronary anomaly. Mostly the patients are symptoms free and this anomaly is an incidental finding during evaluation for other problems. We present a case of a 53years male with no known comorbidities, presenting to the emergency departme...

Tendu (Diospyros melanoxylon Roxb.) belong to the Family Ebenaceae, which is endemic to the Indian subcontinent. Locally, it is known as temburini. The leaves obtained from Diospyros melanoxylon, vernacularly known as ‘tendu’, ‘kendu’, ‘abnus’ or ‘bidi’ are the most extensively collected both for local consumption and for export. Tribal people in t...

Sacred groves have a long history of flora and fauna conservation by local communities due to religious and cultural practices. Birds are crucial part of sacred grove’s ecosystem but driver regulating their diversity and composition is poorly known. Here, we first time investigated avian diversity, abundance, aggregation in sacred groves distribute...

Two new species of Palpimanus Dufour, 1820 are described from India: P. godawan Tripathi & Sankaran sp. nov. (♂♀), collected from the Thar Desert in Rajasthan, and P. maldhok Kuni, Tripathi & Sankaran sp. nov. (♂♀), collected from Maharashtra. Images of the endogyne and male palp of the holotype and paratype of P. narsinhmehtai Parajapati, Hun & Ra...

This study is conducted for the analysis of physico-chemical characteristics of water and qualitative and quantitative analysis of macrophytes of BandhBaretha wildlife sanctuary. Monthly samples are collected from three different sites of BandhBaretha for checking of 14 physico-chemical parameter of water like pH, DO, BOD, COD, phosphates, nitrates...

Rajasthan is a state which produces maximum amount of mining waste in India. Imperial smelting furnace slag is one of the hazardous wastes which is produced in massive quantities in India. Stockpiling of Imperial smelting furnace slag (ISF SLAG) is one of the major environmental concerns in India. The properties of Imperial smelting furnace slag ar...

41 2013;28(1) South Afr J Epidemiol Infect Original Research: Knowledge, treatment-seeking behaviour and socioeconomic impact of malaria Climate change has resulted in water mismanagement, increased population, urbanisation, industrialisation, poor sanitation and other developmental activities in the desert of Rajasthan. As a consequence, malariage...

Objective: The objective is to know the clinical profile of hospitalized patients with enteric fever and study the association of those clinical profiles with laboratory investigations. Methods: It was a hospital-based, prospective, cross-sectional, observational study, performed in the Department of Paediatric Medicine, SMS Medical College, Jaipur...

Objective: Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) infection has quickly developed into a global pandemic. According to the available evidence, children appear to be less likely to be afflicted and the condition may be less severe, but things could change. Rapid deterioration and enhancements in the physiologic state are a hallmark of the pediatric commu...

Soil inorganic carbon (SIC) is important carbon reservoirs in desert ecosystems. However, little attention was paid to estimate carbon stock in these regions. In the present study, the distribution of SIC stock was investigated using digital soil mapping in Bikaner district, Rajasthan, India. A total of 187 soil profiles were used for SIC estimatio...

Volatility is an important characteristic of time series. If the volatility of a series at any time epoch is affected by its distant counterpart, then it is known as long memory in volatility. The (FIGARCH) model is useful for addressing the long memory in volatility. In this paper, for empirical illustration, the daily modal spot price of mustard...

Wind speed is the main driven element for power extraction from wind turbine. Wind turbine micro siting plays major role in power extraction at different hub height considering many factors including terrain type, wind shear, roughness, thermal effect, location, standard deviation of mean wind speed etc. Here in this paper extrapolation law is used...

The government of India has identified floriculture as a sunrise industry and accorded it 100% export-oriented status. The important floricultural crops in the international cut flower trade are Rose, Carnation, Chrysanthemum, Gargera, Gladiolus, Gypsophila, Liatris, Nerine, Orchids, Archilea, Anthurium, Tulip, and Lilies. Floriculture crops like G...

Background Women with disabilities face a number of barriers when accessing reproductive health services, including maternal healthcare. These include physical inaccessibility, high costs, transportation that is not accessible, negative attitudes from family and healthcare providers, and a societal belief people with disabilities shouldn’t be paren...

The objectives of collectives are to build strong forward and backward linkages for the farmers and aid in increasing their incomes. These need to be led by strong-willed leaders and professionals who can contribute to their success. The story of Godwar Farmers Collective Private Limited located in Godwar region of Pali District in the Indian state...

To increase the nutritional value of food crops and their endurance to water shortage circumstances, agronomic biofortification with zinc (Zn) and (Fe) may be used. Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is an important cereal crop that provides sample nutritious calories for humans and animals. Foliar application of fertilizers can guarantee nutrient availa...

Lakes are a unique entity, where physical, historical, cultural, social, administrative, or functional elements come together to create a tourist reality that is both spatial and practical. For locals, lakes and reservoirs in dry and semi-arid environments are a major source of water. In recent decades, there has been concern about how people inter...

The purpose of this study was to develop a reflective thinking scale for the students who were given concept map-based instructions in the classroom. The five-point Likert Scale was used to measure reflective thinking. Concept Map, Reflective Thinking, Habitual Action, and Critical Reflection were chosen as the four dimensions or sublevels of the s...

Trachyspermum Ammi (T. Ammi) is a traditional medicinal plant belonging to the family Apiaceae. It, also known asAjacine or Ajwain, is an herb with Egyptian origins. It is distributed all over India and mainly cultivated in Rajasthan and Gujarat.This review is designed to discuss the updated pharmacological activities of T. Ammi, its phytochemistry...

Water plays a crucial part in the world of life's nourishment. In addition to making water shortages worse, Rajasthan's dry geography, particularly in the Bikaner region, has a substantial negative impact on the condition of the state's valuable groundwater reservoirs. A thorough investigation was carried out in the Kolayt and Nokah tehsils of the...

An experiment was conducted at the research farm of the Rajasthan Agricultural Research Institute, Durgapura, Jaipur, during Rabi, 2020–21 and 2021–22, to study the impact of meteorological parameters on the populations of the aphid, Lipaphis erysimi (Kalt) it’s associated natural enemies coccinellids, Coccinella septempunctata and syrphid flies, X...

Trachyspermum Ammi (T. Ammi) is a traditional medicinal plant belonging to the family Apiaceae. It, also known asAjacine or Ajwain, is an herb with Egyptian origins. It is distributed all over India and mainly cultivated in Rajasthan and Gujarat.This review is designed to discuss the updated pharmacological activities of T. Ammi, its phytochemistry...

A 8-parent diallel analysis was taken to investigate the genetic effects and heterosis for seed yield and 6 physiobiochemical characters in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) under timely and late sown conditions at research farm of Rajasthan Agricultural Research Institute, Durgapura, Jaipur, Rajasthan during winter (rabi) seasons of 2020–21 and 2021–2...

The present study was carried out at Technology Park of College of Technology and Engineering, Udaipur, Rajasthan for two years (2019 and 2020) with 6 irrigation treatments and four replications in RBD. Among all the treatments, the treatment T2 (Irrigation at 85% field capacity of soil, based on soil moisture sensor based drip irrigation system) w...

India with a contribution of about 90% to the global production ranks first in the world in cluster bean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba [L.] Taub.) production. It is an important feed, fodder, food and industrial crop grown in arid and semiarid regions of West and North-West India specifically, Rajasthan, accounted for about 87.7% of the production and 9...

Background Being hospitalized, every individual may experience a wide range of short-term or long-term consequences. Hospitalization is not only physical stress, but there are other factors that negatively affect a patient’s psychology. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of bibliotherapy in stress reduction among 9–12 years aged hospitali...

Background: The aim of the present study is to determine the epidemiological pattern and outcome of burn injuries in a tertiary care centre of Rajasthan so that effective evidence based burn prevention programs can be generated and strong burn emergency health system can be established. Methods: This study includes retrospective data analysis of pa...

Hesperoptenus tickelli (Blyth, 1851) and Rhinopoma muscatellum Thomas, 1903 have been reported to occur in Rajasthan. Yet, there has been no empirical evidence of the occurrence of these bat species in the state. A comprehensive literature review reveals that the inclusion of these bats in accounts of chiropteran species in Rajasthan is due to the...

Red-wattled Lapwings Vanellus indicus are resident waders in Asia. They usually inhabit areas close to water and are mainly insectivorous. Their principal habitats are grasslands, wetlands, arable lands, gardens and open forests. These highly active and vocal birds are known for their wide range of distraction displays. A field investigation of dis...

The present study was conducted to assess the effect of non-genetic factors on relative growth rate of Sonadi sheep of different age groups. In this study data on 1396 Sonadi sheep maintained over the period of 2012-2019 under the Mega Sheep Seed Project, College of Veterinary and animal Science, Navania, Vallabhnagar, Rajasthan were analysed to as...

This study intends to determine whether and to what extent policyholders admitted to the hospital for COVID-19 treatment receive financial support from their health insurance. The researcher interviewed 67 health insurance claimants in the NCR region's several cities—some in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, and Rajasthan. They also interviewed variou...

A field experiment was conducted at the Instructional Farm of Agronomy, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, MPUAT, Udaipur during rabi 2021-22 to assess the effect of weed management practices on nutrient content and uptake in dill. The experiment consisted of thirteen treatments i.e., pendimethalin 1000 g ha-1 PE, pendimethalin 750 g ha-1 PE fb HW a...

In this study Shisham ( Dalbergia sissoo ) wood samples were collected from twelve districts of Rajasthan Baran, Barmer, Bhilwara, 2Bikaner, Jaipur, Jhalawar, Kota, Nagaur, Rajsamand, Sikar, Sri Ganganagar and Tonk for analyzing anatomical features. The results revealed that the vessel length (0.195 mm), vessel diameter (0.153 mm), fibre length (1....

The word “gharana” is related to that particular art, which is passed down from generation to generation. In simple words, a gharana means a “house” in which every member living follows his ancestors. In the field of music, the names of many famous gharanas are derived; each gharaana represents its own different artistic structure or style. If seen...

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The farming systems in arid western Rajasthan are largely livestock based. The feed concentrates are essential to maintain health and milk production of the mulching animals in particular. For boiling of animal feed, huge amounts of firewood, animal dung cake and other organic wastes are burnt which make it costly, time consuming and unhealthy prac...

From Chief Editor’s Desk. We are proud to complete the publication of Vol. 12, Issue 2, May-August 2023 issue in time and congratulate our contributors and Ms. Reema Bagga and team from Diva Publications. As always, we have an array of articles and reviews. Let us not forget COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, which is constantly evolving. “The latest...

The present paper reports and described the well-preserved ichnogenera or trace fossils identified as Monocraterion tentaculatum, Diplocraterion parallelum and Margaritichnus from the Chelak section of Joyan Member of Jaisalmer Formation of Jaisalmer Basin, Western Rajasthan, India. The Chelak section is about 11m thick and located about 10kms...

The present experiment was conducted in semi-intensive management system to observe the effect of herbal additives amla (Emblica officinalis) and giloy (Tinospora cordifolia) either single or in combination on the wool yield and wool quality of Magra lambs. Twenty eight Magra lambs of 3-4 months of age were selected for conducting the feeding trial...

Farmers are the most important stakeholders in wildlife conservation in the agricultural landscape. Understanding the farmer’s perceptions, attitude, behaviour, and knowledge toward conservation is critical in developing an effective conservation programme in human-dominated landscapes. We conducted semi-structured face-to-face interviews with 373...

This study described the well-preserved wood-boring trace fossils attributed to Teredolites from the Bariyara Section of Fatehgarh Formation (Late Cretaceous to Paleocene) of the Barmer Basin, Western Rajasthan, India. They are identified as Teredolites clavatus and Teredolites loggissmus ichnogenera and occurred in yellowish weathered medium t...

This chapter recounts the vision and experience of Seva Mandir, an NGO based in southern Rajasthan. Seva Mandir’s practice is inspired by Gandhian thought and practice. At its core is the idea of communities of care—local people coming together to take responsibility for the local ecological and cultural commons, thereby organically leading to just...

Abstract: Hydrogeochemical evolution was assessed through groundwater recharge potential and water quality assessment in the Rajsamand District representing the sub-humid region of Rajasthan. Three groundwater recharge potential zones (GRPZ) were identified using geology, geomorphology, lineaments density, land cover, soil type, rainfall, slope, dr...

The present paper reports and described the well-preserved ichnogenera or trace fossils identified as Monocraterion tentaculatum, Diplocraterion parallelum and Margaritichnus from the Chelak section of Joyan Member of Jaisalmer Formation of Jaisalmer Basin, Western Rajasthan, India. The Chelak section is about 11m thick and located about 10kms sout...

This study described the well-preserved wood-boring trace fossils attributed to Teredolites from the Bariyara Section of Fatehgarh Formation (Late Cretaceous to Paleocene) of the Barmer Basin, Western Rajasthan, India. They are identified as Teredolites clavatus and Teredolites loggissmus ichnogenera and occurred in yellowish weathered medium to fi...

Petrographic, and petrofacies investigations were performed on thirty-three samples of medium to fine-grained (mostly fine), moderately to well-sorted sandstone from Bathonian Badabagh Member, Jaisalmer Formation, western Rajasthan, India. The grains are sub-angular to sub-rounded in shape, with some well-rounded quartz grains. The framework compos...