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R S, Sharma, Mandal B K, and Das G K. "DIAGNOSTIC ANALYSIS OF CATASTROPHIC FLOOD OVER EASTERN INDIA IN JULY 2017 - A CASE STUDY." MAUSAM 71, no. 3 (August 3, 2021): 513–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.54302/mausam.v71i3.53.
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Floods are very common in eastern India during southwest monsoon season. It brings a lot of misery to the people of this region. Every year eastern Indian states namely West Bengal, Odisha and Bihar witness such types of flood during monsoon period. Major river basins in eastern India are Ganga river basin in Bihar and West Bengal area, Odisha has three river basins namely Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Brahmani and Baitarani [Fig. 1(a)]. As majority of tributary rivers of Ganga passing through Bihar and West Bengal; these two states are more prone to massive flood during monsoon season. The abnormal occurrence of rainfall generally causes floods. It occurs when surface runoff exceeds the capacity of natural drainage. The heavy rainfall is frequently occurring event over the area during South-West Monsoon (SWM) every year. The geographical location of the area, orography and its interaction with the basic monsoon flow is considered as one of prime factors of these heavy rainfall activities. Synoptically, the latitudinal oscillation of eastern end of the Monsoon Trough and the synoptic disturbances formed or passing over the eastern India region and / or its neighbourhood that brings moisture laden Easterly or South-Easterly winds over the area are the main causes responsible for heavy rainfall in this area.
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Iqbal, Iftekhar. "The Space between Nation and Empire: The Making and Unmaking of Eastern Bengal and Assam Province, 1905–1911." Journal of Asian Studies 74, no. 1 (February 2015): 69–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021911814001661.
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The article examines the spatial turn in the contestations between the Indian nation and the British empire, as manifested in the creation and annulment of a new province at the turn of the twentieth century. The province, Eastern Bengal and Assam, was a culmination of the British Indian empire's eastern gaze since the early nineteenth century across northeastern India, Burma, and southern China. While the new province was expected to facilitate the empire's eastward transregional engagements, the national resistance to the scheme was influenced more by the comfort zone of the agro-ecological regime of the plains of the Bengal Delta, imagined to be capable of sustaining the Bengali nation in decline. The province was dismantled within six years in the face of the razing national movement, but a century later its legacy returns as India looks east.
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Sarkar, Tanmay, Molla Salauddin, Arindam Paul, Tanupriya Choudhury, Runu Chakraborty, and Faisal Imran. "The Essence of Bengal’s Ethnic Sweetmeats: An Exploratory Journey through History, Tradition, and Culture." Journal of Food Quality 2023 (February 22, 2023): 1–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/5008420.
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The enthralling sweet taste that mesmerizes the eastern part of India, or more specifically the undivided Bengal (West Bengal and Bangladesh) is unveiled. The ethnic sweetmeats that originated in Bengal varied over their primary ingredients, size, shape, and process of production due to variation in the context of geographical, cultural, and religious beliefs. In total, thirty-eight numbers of sweet products that are originated in Bengal are reconnoitered along with their nutritional composition and shelf life. Based on the key ingredients, the sweetmeats can be divided into nine classes, namely, chhana-based, pulse-based, fried, milk-skin-based, extruded rice-based, fermented, khoa-based, fruit-based, and sugar-based. Nutritional heritage comes along with health-related benefits to mankind; the racial sweetmeats produced in undivided Bengal have crucial medicinal and gastronomical importance. The sweetmeats are basically the assimilation of ancestral Bengali tradition, rituals, and convictions through the cascade of time. The classical and folk processing methods practiced from antediluvian times have had a prominent impression on the taste and nutritional comportment of the sweets produced. To the best of our knowledge, this article is the first attempt to scientifically document the integrity of the processing methods, nutritional content, and health benefits of traditional sweetmeats.
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Shith, Arijit, Srikanta Padhan, Avilash Mohapatra, and Sanjana Agrawal. "Eastern India's response to the pandemic: a comparative assessment of West Bengal, Bihar, and Odisha." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 11, no. 1 (December 30, 2023): 248–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20234133.
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Background: The three eastern states of India (Odisha, Bihar, and West Bengal) share common borders with similar cultural and socio-demographic characteristics due to historical ties. In the recent past, these states witnessed large-scale return migration of workers, leading to increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases. Despite the increasing number of cases, the testing capacity in Odisha, Bihar, and West Bengal is significantly lower compared to the testing capacities in the western, southern, and northern regions. Methods: This study utilized a nine-month retrospective longitudinal design, focusing on the COVID-19 situation and healthcare facilities in Odisha, West Bengal, and Bihar from May 2020 to January 2021. Data were extracted from various Government and research institution websites, and descriptive analyses employed bar and line diagrams. Results: Odisha and Bihar show declining COVID-19 cases, deaths, and test positivity rates, while West Bengal is on the rise. Testing rates are consistently increasing in all three states. West Bengal has the highest doctors per million, Odisha has the most nurses per million, and more pharmacists are registered in West Bengal. In health infrastructure, Odisha has COVID-19 special hospital testing centers, while West Bengal leads in hospital beds and ICU beds. Conclusions: The burden of COVID-19 infection in India was heterogeneous, with evidence of high transmission in the eastern, northeast, western, and southern regions. The study findings will be helpful in making informed decisions about the current state-wise health status in eastern India.
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PIJUSH, BASAK. "Eastern and North Eastern sub-divisions of India : An analysis of trend and chaotic behaviour of rainfall in different seasons." MAUSAM 71, no. 4 (August 4, 2021): 625–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.54302/mausam.v71i4.47.
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The aim of the study is to understand trend or non-linearity along with a chaotic behaviour, if any, of Eastern and North Eastern sub-divisional rainfall, namely Orissa, Gangetic West Bengal, Sub Himalayan West Bengal, Assam and Meghalaya and also Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura based on rainfall data of 143 years (1871-2013). The analysis is performed for examining behaviour of rainfall in each of the seasons, namely, Pre monsoon, South West monsoon, North East monsoon and also Annual rainfall extracted from the monthly data. For that purpose, a trend analysis with Hurst Exponent and non-linearity analysis with Lyapunov Exponent are employed. The analysis revealed that rainfall of Orissa is persistent for all the seasons whilst the rainfall is persistent in Gangetic West Bengal in Pre monsoon and North East monsoon and Assam and Meghalaya along with Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura exhibit persistent behaviour in South West Monsoon and annually. Sub Himalayan West Bengal exhibit persistence in annual rainfall only. Chaotic tendency in low magnitude is located in many cases whilst non-chaotic situation has occurred when the persistence is found, mainly in pre-monsoon season. Moreover, the analysis of Hurst and Lyapunov Exponent revealed to identify two groups of sub-divisions with exactly similar region of every respect. Those two groups contain (i) sub-divisions Orissa and Assam and Meghalaya and also (ii) sub-divisions Sub Himalayan West Bengal and Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur and Tripura although those are at distances of hundreds of kilometers away. The behaviour of those subdivisions in a group has similar behaviour in all respects.
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Ryzhakova, Svetlana. "Welcomed and Unwanted: Uncertainty and Possession in a Manasā Cult (North Bengal and West Assam, India)." Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics 14, no. 1 (June 1, 2020): 25–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/jef-2020-0003.
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AbstractManasā is a very important goddess of the eastern part of India, particularly for the lower castes of Bengal, West Assam, some districts of Odisha, Jharkhand and Bihar. She is the main goddess for the majority of Rajbansis of North Bengal. The fluid border between deities, witches and human beings is an essential part of both her myth and cult. Being a Tāntric deity, Manasā has an extremely ambivalent character: according to the narratives and ritualistic practice she is at the same time both welcomed and unwanted. Her worship involves negotiation with dangerous divine power, which generates insecurity and uncertainty, but at the same time rewards adepts with wonderful abilities. This paper is based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted by the author in rural places in the Jalpaiguri, Koch-Behar, Goalpara and Darrang districts of West Bengal and Assam, India, among Rajbansis, Bodo Kachari and Assamees. The details of Manasā worship, Behula dance and storytelling by Bengali Monośa gidal, and in a form of Assamese suknāni ojha-palli (with deodhani dance and trance) will reveal a peculiar local knowledge system, directly aimed at overcoming and transforming mundane life crises.
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Goldman, R. P., and W. L. Smith. "Rāmāyaṇa Traditions in Eastern India: Assam, Bengal, Orissa." Journal of the American Oriental Society 110, no. 1 (January 1990): 152. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/603955.
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Sarkar, Sukanto, Aniruddha Basu, Sucharita Mandal, Pavithra Jayashankar, Pradeep K. Saha, Raghunath Misra, Debasish Sinha, et al. "Prevalence and pattern of mental disorders in the state of West Bengal: Findings from the National Mental Health Survey of India 2016." Indian Journal of Psychiatry 65, no. 12 (December 2023): 1307–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_846_23.
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Background: West Bengal, situated in eastern India, comprising 19 districts as of 2016 and consisting of 9.13 crore population, had been one of the participating states in the National Mental Health Survey, 2015–16. Aim: To estimate the prevalence and pattern of mental disorders in a representative population in West Bengal. Materials and Methods: Based upon a multi-stage stratified random cluster sampling with probability proportionate to each stage, 2646 eligible individuals were interviewed. Standard validated instruments in Bengali like socio-demographic profiles and Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) version 6 were used by trained data collectors with quality monitoring as per a standardized protocol. Results: The current prevalence of mental illness in the state of West Bengal is 13.07% (12.9–13.24 95% CI), which is more than the current national average of 10.56% (10.51–10.61 95% CI). The prevalence of severe mental illness of 2.32% and suicide risk of 1.75% (1.68–1.81 95% CI) is higher than the national average. The common mental illness prevalence is 11.29 (11.13–11.45 95% CI), which is similar to the national weighted average. In West Bengal, severe mental illness is more concentrated in the rural areas in contrast to the national trend. Also, the prevalence of alcohol use disorder is 3.04 (2.96–3.13 95% CI) and epilepsy is 0.03 (0.27–0.29 95% CI), which is less than the national average. Conclusion: The prevalence of mental disorders in the state of West Bengal is higher than the national average, and for severe mental illness, the prevalence is the highest as compared to the national average.
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Chaudhuri, Sukanta. "Shakespeare Comes to Bengal." Multicultural Shakespeare: Translation, Appropriation and Performance 27, no. 42 (November 23, 2023): 31–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.18778/2083-8530.27.03.
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India has the longest engagement with Shakespeare of any non-Western country. In the eastern Indian region of Bengal, contact with Shakespeare began in the eighteenth century. His plays were read and acted in newly established English schools, and performed professionally in new English theatres. A paradigm shift came with the foundation of the Hindu College in Calcutta in 1817. Shakespeare featured largely in this new ‘English education’, taught first by Englishmen and, from the start of the twentieth century, by a distinguished line of Indian scholars. Simultaneously, the Shakespearean model melded with traditional Bengali popular drama to create a new professional urban Bengali theatre. The close interaction between page and stage also evinced a certain tension. The highly indigenized theatre assimilated Shakespeare in a varied synthesis, while academic interest focused increasingly on Shakespeare’s own text.
Beyond the theatre and the classroom, Shakespeare reached out to a wider public, largely as a read rather than performed text. He was widely read in translation, most often in prose versions and loose adaptations. His readership extended to women, and to people outside the city who could not visit the theatre. Thus Shakespeare became part of the shared heritage of the entire educated middle class. Bengali literature since the late nineteenth century testifies strongly to this trend, often inducing a comparison with the Sanskrit dramatist Kalidasa. Most importantly, Shakespeare became part of the common currency of cultural and intellectual exchange.
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Moitra, Swati. "A nineteenth-century bengali housewife and her Robinson Crusoe days: Travel and intimacy in Kailashbashini Debi’s The diary of a certain housewife." Feminismo/s, no. 36 (December 3, 2020): 49. http://dx.doi.org/10.14198/fem.2020.36.03.
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Kailashbashini Debi’s Janaika Grihabadhu’r Diary (The Diary of a Certain Housewife; written between 1847 and 1873, serialised almost a century later in the monthly Basumati in 1952) chronicles her travels along the waterways of eastern Bengal. Her travels are firmly centred around her husband’s work; in his absence, she is Robinson Crusoe, marooned in the hinterlands of Bengal with only her daughter.Bearing in mind the gendered limitations on travel in the nineteenth century for upper-caste Bengali women, this essay investigates Kailashbashini Debi’s narration of her travels and the utopic vision of the modern housewife that Kailashbashini constructs for herself. The essay looks into the audacious nature of Kailashbashini’s effort: to claim a space in public memory alongside her husband. In the process, the essay seeks to address the restructuring of domestic life made possible by the experience of travel, and explore the contours of women’s travel writing in nineteenth-century India
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Moitra, Swati. "A nineteenth-century bengali housewife and her Robinson Crusoe days: Travel and intimacy in Kailashbashini Debi’s The diary of a certain housewife." Feminismo/s, no. 36 (December 3, 2020): 49. http://dx.doi.org/10.14198/2020.36.03.
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Kailashbashini Debi’s Janaika Grihabadhu’r Diary (The Diary of a Certain Housewife; written between 1847 and 1873, serialised almost a century later in the monthly Basumati in 1952) chronicles her travels along the waterways of eastern Bengal. Her travels are firmly centred around her husband’s work; in his absence, she is Robinson Crusoe, marooned in the hinterlands of Bengal with only her daughter.Bearing in mind the gendered limitations on travel in the nineteenth century for upper-caste Bengali women, this essay investigates Kailashbashini Debi’s narration of her travels and the utopic vision of the modern housewife that Kailashbashini constructs for herself. The essay looks into the audacious nature of Kailashbashini’s effort: to claim a space in public memory alongside her husband. In the process, the essay seeks to address the restructuring of domestic life made possible by the experience of travel, and explore the contours of women’s travel writing in nineteenth-century India
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DEBNATH, G. C., and G. K. DAS. "Verification of operational rainfall forecast over eastern India during southwest monsoon season." MAUSAM 68, no. 2 (November 30, 2021): 327–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.54302/mausam.v68i2.635.
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The Indian summer monsoon rainfall forecast and its verification has a direct impact on various sectors of public interest besides economy of the country. The present study highlights the verification of distribution forecast of synoptic method issued daily for six met subdivisions, comprising of five states of eastern India namely West Bengal, Sikkim, Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha. Three years monsoon season rainfall data from 2011 through 2013 are used for the study area. The distribution-oriented verification is done for different rainfall classes like dry, isolated, scattered, fairly widespread and widespread to understand the usefulness of the synoptic method. Statistics are presented for both combined classes of Percentage Correct (PC) and Heidke Skill Score (HSS) of the met subdivision wise forecast and PC, POD and CSI for individual classes. It has been observed that among the met subdivision the efficiency of the method is highest in Sub Himalayan West Bengal (SHWB) & Sikkim followed by Gangetic West Bengal (GWB), Odisha, Jharkhand and Bihar.
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Mishra, Subhrendu Sekhar, Priyankar Chakraborty, and Kranti Yardi. "New record of white-spotted pufferfish Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) from West Bengal, India, compared with other Arothron species occurring in India." Journal of Fisheries 9, no. 3 (October 6, 2021): 93401. http://dx.doi.org/10.17017/j.fish.332.
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Two specimens of Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758) (111.7 – 112.8 mm in standard length), was collected in May 2019 from the Frasergunj fishing harbour in West Bengal, eastern India. Herein, we report this species for the first time from West Bengal. We have described the diagnostic features of the collected specimens and compared them with other Arothron species found in Indian waters.
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Sahu, RajeshKumar, Bhishma Tyagi, NareshKrishna Vissa, and Mrutyunjay Mohapatra. "Pre-monsoon Thunderstorm Season Climatology of Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) and Convective Inhibition (CIN) over Eastern India." MAUSAM 73, no. 3 (July 1, 2022): 565–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.54302/mausam.v73i3.1247.
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The present work analyses climatological variations of Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) and Convective Inhibition (CIN) over the eastern India (Odisha, West Bengal and Jharkhand) during the pre-monsoon season, where thunderstorms are frequent and disastrous. The work utilises European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecast (ECMWF) reanalysis data: ERA-5 for 1987-2016, supplemented with information about thunderstorm occurrences over the region from India Meteorological Department (IMD). The CAPE and CIN values can differentiate thunderstorm days (TD) from non-thunderstorm days (NTD), with favourable conditions of convective weather on days of thunderstorms over the region, evident by CAPE and CIN. The coastal areas of Odisha and West Bengal, along with the Jharkhand bordering the northern West Bengal region, have higher CAPE and lower CIN values. The trend analysis of CAPE and CIN has been performed using the non-parametric Mann-Kendall test, which shows an apparent transformation of indices over time for different regions of states for TD and NTD. CAPE shows an increasing trend over the coastal districts of Odisha and West Bengal during TD and for the whole of West Bengal during 12 UTC NTD. The NTD cases show a decreasing trend over Odisha (both 00 and 12 UTC) and 00 UTC over West Bengal. CIN shows an increasing trend for TD and decreasing trend for NTD over whole Odisha, whereas, for West Bengal, trends are positive for coastal regions during TD and negative on the entire state during NTD. For Jharkhand, both the CAPE and CIN values show an increasing trend over the state during NTD, whereas for TD, both increasing/decreasing trends are visible. The analysis complements the observations of thunderstorm occurrence over the region to understand areas with higher potential of thunderstorm occurrence during pre-monsoon season.
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Saha, Abhirup, Subhajit Das, Prapti Das, Debayan Raha, and Dhiraj Saha. "Butterfly Diversity in the Campus area of University of North Bengal, West Bengal, India." Journal of Tropical Biology & Conservation (JTBC) 20 (October 15, 2023): 245–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.51200/jtbc.v20i.4520.
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Butterflies play a crucial role as bio-indicators, signaling the health of ecosystems and biodiversity, making their conservation vital. The northern region of West Bengal in eastern India is renowned for its remarkable butterfly diversity. The University of North Bengal campus, spanning 315.99 acres at the Eastern Himalayan foothills (26°42′34.03″N; 88°21′14.96″E), is home to diverse flora and fauna. The surrounding area offers a variety of habitats, including forests, grasslands, tea gardens, and wetlands, which support numerous animal species. This study aimed to assess butterfly diversity in three distinct geographical sites within the university campus: the Tea garden area (dominated by tea and rubber plants), Salkunja (a forested area with a semi-perennial stream dominated by Sal trees), and Magurmari (an area with semi-perennial streams, ponds, ephemeral water bodies, paddy fields, and grasslands). Monthly butterfly observations were conducted from December 2021 to January 2023. The study documented 55 butterfly species from six families (Hesperiidae, Lycaenidae, Nymphalidae, Papilionidae, Pieridae, and Riodinidae), with Nymphalidae being the most prevalent and Riodinidae the least. Notably, the ecotone area of Magurmari exhibited the highest butterfly species diversity. Four species protected under the Wildlife (Protection) Act (WPA), 1972, were also identified. This research aims to analyze butterfly diversity in relation to their habitats and conservation needs within the university campus, contributing to the development of a concise checklist specific to this district for effective conservation efforts. The study underscores the significant butterfly diversity found on the campus, emphasizing the urgent need for focused conservation actions.
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Sit, Godhuli, Arun Jana, Angsuman Chanda, and Sanjat Kumar Sahu. "Record of zipper loach Paracanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822), an ornamental fish from Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India." Journal of Fisheries 10, no. 3 (October 10, 2022): 103401. http://dx.doi.org/10.17017/j.fish.355.
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Paracanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822) is an indigenous ornamental fish belongs to family Nemachilidae, mainly reported from north-eastern part of West Bengal. During the present survey of indigenous ornamental fish diversity in Paschim Medinipur district, P. botia has been recorded from Kangsabati River Basin (22°23¢55.0²N 87°20¢33.9²E and 22°24¢31.3²N 87°17¢54.3²E) of Midnapore, as well as Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The specimens have been identified on the basis of morphometric and meristic analyses. Present study reports the extension of distribution of the species up to South-Western part of Bengal.
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Hasan, Mohammad Nurul, Md Noor Islam, and Salma Begum. "Geophysical interpretation of tectonic features in Bangladesh." Journal of Nepal Geological Society 18 (December 1, 1998): 135–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jngs.v18i0.32205.
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Bangladesh occupies the major part of the Bengal basin. It is mainly a plain fluvi-dieltaic land. Except the eastern and northeastern Tertiary hilly region, the whole country is covered with thick Quaternary sediments.
Tectonic features in Bangladesh, except the eastern and northeastern hilly structures, are hidden under thick cover of sediments. Gravity anomalies dearly show the locations of major subsurface tectonic features of the country, namely a) Himalayan foredeep, b) Rangpur platform, c) Hinge zone, d) Surma basin and e) Bengal foredeep. Magnetic anomalies and the seismic sections also support the gravity results.
Shape, extent and depth of the tectonic features in Bangladesh are interpreted from geophysical data, particularly from the gravity data supported by available geological and drilling information. Interpretation shows that the Rangpur platform, situated in the northwestern Bangladesh, is the shallowest subsurface tectonic feature in the country. The northern part of the Rangpur platform slopes down to the Himalayan foredeep and the southern part to the Hinge zone. The Surma Basin, containing very thick sediments, lies in north-east corner of the country; and the Bengal foredeep, the most extended tectonic feature, occupies the southern deltaic part of the country. The Fold Belt, the only exposed tectonic feature, lies in the eastern and northeastern hilly region of the country.
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CHOKSI, NISHAANT. "From Language to Script: Graphic practice and the politics of authority in Santali-language print media, eastern India." Modern Asian Studies 51, no. 5 (September 2017): 1519–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0026749x16000470.
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AbstractThis article discusses the way in which assemblages of technologies, political institutions, and practices of exchange have rendered both language and script a site for an ongoing politics of authority among Santals, an Austro-Asiatic speaking Adivasi (Scheduled Tribe) community spread throughout eastern India. It focuses particularly on the production of Santali-language print artefacts, which, like its dominant language counterparts, such as Bengali, has its roots in colonial-era Christian missions. However, unlike dominant languages, Santali-language media has been characterized by the use of multiple graphic registers, including a missionary-derived Roman script, Indic scripts such as Devanagari and Eastern Brahmi, and an independently derived script, Ol-Chiki. The article links the history of Santali print and graphic practice with assertions of autonomy in colonial and early post-colonial India. It then ethnographically documents how graphic practices, in particular the use of multiple scripts, and print technologies mediate a contemporary politics of authority along vectors such as class and generation within communities that speak and read Santali in the eastern state of West Bengal, India.
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MOHAPATRA, M. "Relative contribution of synoptic systems to monsoon rainfall over Orissa." MAUSAM 58, no. 1 (November 26, 2021): 17–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.54302/mausam.v58i1.1125.
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ABSTRACT. The low/depression over northwest (NW) Bay of Bengal is the largest contributor to seasonal monsoon rainfall over all stations in Orissa and Orissa as a whole. The Low Pressure Systems (LPS) and cyclonic circulation (cycir) extending upto 500 hPa level over NW Bay of Bengal alone contribute about 22% to the seasonal monsoon rainfall through about 12 days. The monsoon trough without any significant embedded systems over Orissa and adjoining regions contributes about 28% to seasonal rainfall through about 55 days. All types of LPS including low, depression and cyclonic storm yield maximum rainfall in their left forward (southwest) sectors. The maximum rainfall belt lies more southward due to a depression compared to that due to a low. The spatial distribution of rainfall due to cycir is less systematic. The interaction due to Eastern Ghat plays a significant role in spatial distribution of rainfall over western and eastern sides of the Eastern Ghat due to monsoon lows and depressions over Orissa and adjoining Bay and land regions. The orographic interaction due to Eastern Ghat with the cycirs over Orissa and adjoining Bay and land regions is significantly less leading to no significant difference in spatial distribution of rainfall over eastern and western sides of the Eastern Ghat.
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Roy, Arnab, M. N. Venkataramana, and R. Raghupati. "Poverty and food insecurity in eastern India: A disaggregated regional profile of West Bengal." INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS 11, no. 2 (September 15, 2020): 166–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.15740/has/irjaes/11.2/166-169.
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With the United Nations’ Millennium Declaration adopting eight major development goals on 8 September 2000, the question of reduction in poverty and food insecurity has received major policy focus in several developing countries the world over. The paper intends to study the nature of income inequalities, food security and poverty among different sub-groups of population in Eastern India. It has been found that inequalities in terms of share of total income and population exist both in case of agricultural and non-agricultural income irrespective of sub-groups. The contribution of agricultural income in the income profile is less than that of non-agricultural income which exhibits the deplorable condition of agriculture and thereby the non-agricultural sector has an immense scope for reduction of income inequality even the fact remains that about 65 per cent of the rural population engages in agriculture. The population of India increased at an exponential rate of 1.64 per cent year on year (YoY) during 2001-11 and for West Bengal it’s 1.31 per cent. On continuing with conventional production, the per capita availability of cereals would be 390 g per day in 2032 for West Bengal and 568 g per day for India. The adjusted R2 of fit is 78 per cent for West Bengal and 96 per cent for India. There is a steady decline in growth of cereal production in India and the decline is more striking in West Bengal.
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Mahto, Subodh K., Pulin K. Gupta, Sahil Sareen, Arjun M. Balakrishna, and Sumit K. Suman. "A rare case of progressive disseminated histoplasmosis with bone marrow involvement in an immunocompetent patient." International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences 5, no. 10 (September 28, 2017): 4636. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20174611.
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Histoplasmosis is a rare entity in India and very few cases have been reported from eastern region of India like West Bengal and rarely cases from southern India as well. We hereby report a case of progressive disseminated histoplasmosis (PDH) from a non-endemic region of India (Eastern Utter Pradesh) and that too in an immunocompetent individual.
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Chakraborty, Priyankar. "Photographic record of the butterfly ray Gymnura cf. poecilura (Myliobatiformes: Gymnuridae) from the Bhagirathi-Hooghly River in West Bengal, eastern India." Journal of Threatened Taxa 15, no. 2 (February 26, 2023): 22749–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/jott.7985.15.2.22749-22751.
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This brief note presents the first photographic record of the butterfly ray, Gymnura cf. poecilura, from the Bhagirathi-Hooghly River in West Bengal, eastern India. The photographs were discovered during a pilot survey of riverine elasmobranchs in West Bengal. This record is an important contribution to the knowledge of elasmobranch biodiversity in Indian rivers. The author suggests that further research is needed to better understand the ecology, biology and conservation status of riverine elasmobranchs in India.
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Dutta, Koushik, Ravi Bhushan, and B. L. K. Somayajulu. "ΔR Correction Values for the Northern Indian Ocean." Radiocarbon 43, no. 2A (2001): 483–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0033822200038376.
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Apparent marine radiocarbon ages are reported for the northern Indian Ocean region for the pre-nuclear period, based on measurements made in seven mollusk shells collected between 1930 and 1954. The conventional 14C ages of these shells range from 693 ± 44 to 434 ± 51 BP in the Arabian Sea and 511 ± 34 to 408 ± 51 BP in the Bay of Bengal. These ages correspond to mean ΔR correction values of 163 ± 30 yr for the northern Arabian Sea, 11 ± 35 yr for the eastern Bay of Bengal (Andaman Sea) and 32 ± 20 yr for the southern Bay of Bengal. Contrasting reservoir ages for these two basins are most likely due to differences in their thermocline ventilation rates.
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IQBAL, IFTEKHAR. "Return of the Bhadralok: Ecology and Agrarian Relations in Eastern Bengal, c. 1905–1947." Modern Asian Studies 43, no. 6 (February 6, 2009): 1325–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0026749x08003661.
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AbstractSince the late 1970s, historical studies of colonial Bengal have been dominated by the recurrent theme of the ‘return of the peasant’, generally set against the previously predominant notion that British-created landlords were omnipotent agents of agrarian relations. Although the new historiography restores agency to the peasant, it seeks to attribute the agrarian decline in the late colonial Eastern Bengal, roughly Bangladesh, to the ‘rich peasant’. It is argued that the rich peasant wielded hegemonic authority on their poor fellow co-religionists by forging a ‘communal bond’, while exploiting them from within. Such development is often considered linked to the separatist idea that offered a ‘peasant utopia’ in the form of Pakistan against perceived Hindu domination. This article, while not altogether denying the role of the rich peasant, argues that the bhadralok, or the non-cultivating middle-class gentry, were far more powerful as a catalyst in agrarian relations in Eastern Bengal than is conceded in contemporary historical debates. In so arguing, this article re-examines the post-structuralist turn that appeared to replace the classical Marxist paradigm of class by that of culture and consciousness.
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Singh Deo, Siddhartha. "A note on Thysananthus repletus (Lejeuneaceae: Marchantiophyta) with new report on asexual reproduction." Plant Science Today 7, no. 3 (July 1, 2020): 349–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.14719/pst.2020.7.3.728.
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Specimens of Thysananthus repletus (Taylor) Sukkharak & Gradstein are collected and described from Alipurduar District of West Bengal in Eastern Himalaya, revealing the presence of asexual reproduction by gemmae on leaf lobe as well as on androecial and gynoecial branches, which is rare for the genus and constitutes the first such report for the species. It is also first report of occurrence of the species from the state of West Bengal. Key to the Indian species of the Thysananthus subg. Mastigolejeunea is provided.
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Stolyarov, Alexander A. "Framing the Pattern of the Specification Form of Copper-plate Charters from the Pāla Era Bengal and Bihar." Vostok. Afro-aziatskie obshchestva: istoriia i sovremennost, no. 3 (2023): 74. http://dx.doi.org/10.31857/s086919080025250-2.
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The article deals with the charters from Bengal and Bihar of the early Middle Ages (late 8th – early 13th centuries), which are the research subject of two auxiliary historical disciplines – epigraphy and diplomatics, or legal source studies – at the same time. The concept of a document specification form is given, moreover, the author develops a pattern for recording specific forms of copper-plate grants of North India, categorized by region, starting with the Eastern one, which includes both Bengal and Bihar. The complex of Bengali and Bihar charters of the Pāla era (second half of the 8th – early 13th centuries) is currently the most studied. Two lists have been developed as preconditions for constructing a record scheme for specific forms. List 1 is made up of reference designations for the form’s components, such as invocation (address to a deity), genealogy, place of issue, place of grant, annunciation, date, benedictions, and imprecations. List 2 includes reference designations for the Sanskrit formulae that separate large parts of the specification form and its components. As a result, a pattern for the records of individual forms of 26 Pāla dynasty era copper-plate grants was drawn out. The preliminary conclusions state that the resulting pattern is a kind of a standard model, which allows to evaluate the structure and content of the copper-plate charters given by the leaders who ruled the neighboring regions of Bengal and, most likely, fell under political influence of the Pāla dynasty.
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Khatiwada, Som Prasad. "SACRAMENT AS A CULTURAL TRAIT IN RAJVAMSHI COMMUNITY OF NEPAL." Researcher: A Research Journal of Culture and Society 3, no. 3 (October 31, 2018): 13–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/researcher.v3i3.21547.
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Rajvamshi is a local ethnic cultural group of eastern low land Nepal. Their traditional villages are scattered mainly in Morang and Jhapa districts. However, they reside in different provinces of West Bengal India also. They are said Rajvamshis as the children of royal family. Their ancestors used to rule in this region centering Kuchvihar of West Bengal in medieval period. They follow Hinduism. Therefore, their sacraments are related with Hindu social organization. They perform different kinds of sacraments. However, they practice more in three cycle of the life. They are naming, marriage and death ceremony. Naming sacrament is done at the sixth day of a child birth. In the same way marriage is another sacrament, which is done after the age of 14. Child marriage, widow marriage and remarriage are also accepted in the society. They perform death ceremony after the death of a person. This ceremony is also performed in the basis of Hindu system. Bengali Brahmin becomes the priests to perform death sacraments. Shradha and Tarpana is also done in the name of dead person in this community.Researcher: A Research Journal of Culture and SocietyVol. 3, No. 3, January 2018, Page: 13-32
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Majumdar, Koustab, and Dipankar Chatterjee. "Ecoliteracy among Tribals in Eastern India." South Asia Research 42, no. 1 (November 17, 2021): 76–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/02627280211056838.
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This article is based on field research investigating levels of ecoliteracy and associating factors among four tribal groups in Jharkhand and West Bengal, involving 360 respondents from the Lodha, Santhal, Asur and Oraon communities. The study revealed low to extremely high levels of ecoliteracy and identified several specific factors as significant predictors of ecoliteracy levels. While gender, occupation and total monthly income of respondents did not influence such levels, the study conclusively indicates that detachment from forest and natural resources is detrimental to the preservation and cultivation of ecoliteracy and that the connection of people and forests requires careful multidimensional attention.
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Singh, Sneha, Shweta Shekhar, Aryama Mishra, Gajendra Kharwar, Jeetendra Vaishya, and Virendra Madhukar. "Extended distribution of Blumea balsamifera to Uttar Pradesh." Indian Journal of Forestry 46, no. 1 (June 30, 2023): 54–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2023-36uugc.
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In the present paper Blumea balsamifera (Asteraceae) is reported for the first time from the Terai region of eastern part of Uttar Pradesh state in India. It is earlier known to occur from eastern Himalaya in Sikkim, Assam to West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and Madhya Pradesh. A detailed description, information on its phenology, habitat, distribution, threat and photographic illustration have been provided for easy identification.
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Chatterjee, Baijayanti. "Khedas in South-Eastern Bengal: Colonialism and Wildlife 1765–1810." Global Environment 14, no. 2 (June 1, 2021): 215–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.3197/ge.2021.140201.
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This article examines the colonial impact on wildlife in the region of Bengal in the late eighteenth century. Taking the English East India Company's engagement with the Indian elephant as a point of entry into colonial environmental practices, the article focuses on the kheda or elephant-catching operations in the three districts of Sylhet, Chittagong and Tipperah. Unlike the tiger, which was classified as dangerous and decimated during the colonial era, the elephant was less liable to be killed on account of its military utility, but was caught and domesticated in large numbers. The article argues that the EIC, following pre-colonial traditions and Mughal practices, attempted to control the channels of supply of the animal in the three above-mentioned areas, but in doing so they were perennially dependent on local agency and native expertise. Depending on the native tracksmen, elephant-keepers and traders, the EIC officials acquired their knowledge on the elephant and the Indian environment largely through indigenous collaboration and initiated global transfers of knowledge between the coloniser and colonised environments.
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Barik, Jyotiskona, and Soumyajit Chowdhury. "True mangrove species of Sundarbans Delta, West Bengal, eastern India." Check List 10, no. 2 (May 1, 2014): 329. http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/10.2.329.
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Varied opinions exist as to the species composition and ecological distinction of mangrove habitats of the Indian Sundarbans. Furthermore, distinction of true or major mangroves from mangrove-associate and minor species was left unresolved by past authors. The present study thus aimed to revise a species list of true mangroves in the Indian Sundarbans delta. An indexing of adaptive morpho-physiological characters of mangroves for the tidal-saline environment was conducted. The analysis illustrated 24 species of true mangroves in Indian Sundarbans, belonging to nine families. Of these, Rhizophoraceae showed maximum richness at each of the generic and specific categories assessed. The current study has highlighted the taxonomic richness and status of true mangrove from Indian Sundarbans, resolving the long debated distinction of true from minor and associate mangroves.
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SAHANI, SHRAWAN KUMAR, TAMOGHNA SAHA, TUSHAR RANJAN, and SAILABALA DEI. "Prevalence of strain (R and C strains) of fall armywormSpodoptera frugiperda in eastern India." Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 94, no. 4 (April 24, 2024): 444–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v94i4.143253.
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An invasive alien pest, fall armyworm has been recently introduced to India. To date, two strains of FAW have been documented, viz. R strain (rice) and C strain (corn) without any clear biological attributes, even though differences are evident. A survey was conducted during 2020–22 over 18 field visits across the eastern part of India (Bihar, West Bengal, Orissa and Jharkhand) to isolate the genetic diversification of FAW populations collected from maize. This investigation was done with a mitochondrial-based ‘universal primer’ using mtCOI (mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I) sequence analyses revealed that both strains (R strain and C strain) were present with the FAW. Interestingly, our comprehensive analysis indicates the dominance of the R strain over the C strain in the sample collected from the eastern part of India. This would be the first report from the eastern part of India, mainly the regions of Bihar, West Bengal, Orissa and Jharkhand, where FAW primarily feeds on maize. This study generates an idea about a probable incursion by a genetic asset of FAW in India, which needs dissection of the haplotype.
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Saha, Pamela, Md Aziz, and D. Maity. "Notes on the Occurrence of Timmiella (De Not.) Limpr., In Darjeeling District: A New Generic Record from Eastern Himalaya." Indian Journal of Forestry 40, no. 4 (December 1, 2017): 413–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2017-j60354.
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Timmiella anomala (B.S.G.) Limpr. is recorded new from Darjeeling district, West Bengal in Eastern Himalaya. A detailed description of the taxon with illustration, photomicrograph, SEM micrographs, along with note and discussion for its status is presented.
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Banerjee, Aishi. "ECHOES OF EMPOWERMENT: UNVEILING GENDER DYNAMICS AND FEMINISM’S JOURNEY IN COLONIAL BENGAL." International Journal of Social Science and Economic Research 09, no. 04 (2024): 985–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.46609/ijsser.2024.v09i04.006.
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The colonial period in India witnessed the rise of variety of movements and spread of liberal ideology throughout the country. The dawn of these movements came from the Bengal province in the eastern part of India where pioneers like Raja Ram Mohan Roy, often termed as the ‘father of Indian Renaissance’ promoted liberal and feminist ideologies and movements in the eighteenth century. This paper aims to explore the gender dynamics and the emergence of feminist movements in Bengal during the colonial period. The period saw a complex patriarchal structure imposed by the colonial rulers as well the native societal structures. In spite of these dominating and oppressing structures, Bengal still witnessed the rise of feminism where women challenged their traditional gender roles and advocating their rights.
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TARAFDER, ENTAJ, ARUN KUMAR DUTTA, JIT SARKAR, and KRISHNENDU ACHARYA. "A new species of Agaricus sect. Brunneopicti from Eastern India." Phytotaxa 374, no. 2 (November 5, 2018): 139. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.374.2.5.
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Agaricus duplocingulatoides (Agaricaceae, Agaricales, Basidiomycota) is proposed here as new to science based on collections made from West Bengal, Eastern India. The morphological features together with molecular data confirms its placement in Agaricus sect. Brunneopicti within Agaricus subg. Pseudochitonia. A comprehensive description, illustrations and comparison with morphologically and phylogenetically related taxa are provided.
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V, Bhargavi, and Jyothi Swaroopa. "Incidental Finding of Leishmania Donovani Bodies in Bonemarrow Aspiration in a Case of Pancytopenia." Saudi Journal of Pathology and Microbiology 8, no. 12 (December 5, 2023): 278–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.36348/sjpm.2023.v08i12.001.
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Leishmaniasis is a tropical infection transmitted to humans by the female sandfly (Phlebotomus argentipes). Leishmaniasis is widely prevalent in the Eastern states of India namely Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal having a hot and humid climate.
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Vancelik, Serhat, Asuman Guraksin, and Ahmet Ayyildiz. "Seroprevalence of human brucellosis in rural endemic areas in eastern Turkey." Tropical Doctor 38, no. 1 (January 2008): 42–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/td.2007.060004.
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In this cross-sectional, community-based study, sera were obtained from 573 subjects. Brucella seropositivity was detected in 5.4% according to the standard tube agglutination test, rising to 11.9% when the Rose-Bengal test was used. Brucellosis is a serious public health problem in eastern Tur key.
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PATTANAIK, DR. "Variability of convective activity over the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian sea." MAUSAM 59, no. 4 (October 1, 2008): 479–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.54302/mausam.v59i4.1276.
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The present study is an attempt to examine seasonal and interannual variability of convective activity over the north Indian Ocean. The monthly mean Outgoing Long-wave Radiation (OLR) data obtained from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) polar orbiting spacecraft are used in this study for a period of 26 year (1979 to 2004). The period has been divided into two groups of 13 years each with period (i) from 1979 to 1991 and period (ii) from 1992 to 2004. The monthly and seasonal variation of convective activity along with its linear trends analysis during four seasons [winter, Jan-Feb (JF); pre-monsoon, Mar-May (MAM); monsoon, Jun-Sep (JJAS); & post-monsoon, Oct-Dec (OND)] are performed.
The difference of seasonal OLR anomalies in winter season between period (ii) & period (i) indicate increase in convective activity during recent period [period (ii)] compared to that of period (i) over the south Arabian Sea & south Bay of Bengal and just the opposite occurred over the rest regions associated with a significant decreasing trend of convective activity over the north and central Arabian Sea (at 99.9% level and 99% level respectively). During MAM the Bay of Bengal and the eastern part of Arabian Sea are relatively more convective during the recent period compared to the former period with significant increasing trend of convective activity over central Bay of Bengal (99% level) and northern (95% level) Bay of Bengal. The convective activity increases mainly over the southern parts of the Arabian Sea (dominated in the month of July) and some parts of southern and eastern Bay of Bengal in recent period compared to that of former period during the monsoon season and is associated with significant increasing trend (at 95 % level) of convective activity over the north Bay of Bengal. The post monsoon season also shows significant (at 95% level) increasing trend in convective activity over south Arabian Sea.
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Pal, Gouri Sankar, Shubhranil Brahma, and Niladri Hazra. "One new species and new records of three species of the genus Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818 (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) from West Bengal, India." Evolutionary Systematics 7, no. 1 (February 9, 2023): 83–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/evolsyst.7.97331.
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Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) hispida, a new species from the Dooars region of West Bengal, is described and illustrated here based on morphological and molecular data. Among the three newly recorded species, Forcipomyia (Dycea) hamoni de Meillon was known from the Eastern Himalayas while F. (Euprojoannisia) calamistrata Debenham & Wirth and F. (E.) fuscimana (Kieffer) were from the Gangetic plains of West Bengal. The supplementary descriptions and illustrations of the known species are also presented here. DNA barcoding of two newly recorded species of the subgenus Euprojoannisia Brèthes is also obtained for the first time.
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SHAVRIN, ALEXEY V. "A revision of the genus Omalium Gravenhorst, 1802 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Omaliinae) of the Himalayan region." Zootaxa 5369, no. 2 (November 9, 2023): 151–206. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5369.2.1.
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Five species groups are established for 18 species of the genus Omalium Gravenhorst, 1802 from the Himalayan region: Acutangulum group containing O. acutangulum sp. n. (central Nepal) and O. amicorum sp. n. (Nepal); Amplissimum group containing O. amplissimum sp. n. (eastern Nepal) and O. bilobum sp. n. (eastern Nepal); Caesum group containing Palaearctic O. littorale Kraatz, 1857 and O. humerale Cameron, 1924 (India: Uttarakhand); Oxyacanthae group containing O. alticola Cameron, 1941 (India: Kashmir, Uttarakhand; western Nepal), O. altivagans Bernhauer, 1915 (India: Kashmir), O. beesoni Cameron, 1924 (India: Uttarkhand; western Nepal) O. marginatum Cameron, 1941 (India: Kashmir, Punjab; eastern Nepal), O. scapulare Coiffait, 1982 (India: West Bengal; western Nepal); Rivulare group containing O. angustissimum sp. n. (central Nepal), O. cariosum Cameron, 1924 (India: Uttarakhand), O. flavotestaceum sp. n. (India: West Bengal; eastern Nepal), O. kumari sp. n. (western Nepal), O. latocavum sp. n. (central Nepal), O. nigrum Coiffait, 1982 (Nepal) and O. secretum Cameron, 1924 (India: Uttarakhand; Nepal). Each species group is briefly discussed and keyed. Species in each group are (re-) described, illustrated, and their geographical distributions are mapped. Three synonyms are established: O. alticola = O. monticola Cameron, 1941 syn. n., O. beesoni = O. parallelicollis Coiffait, 1982 syn. n., O. littorale = O. gartneri Coiffait, 1982 syn. n. Lectotypes are designated for O. (s. str.) beesoni, O. (s. str.) cariosum, O. (s. str.) humerale and O. (s. str.) secretum. Additional material on O. littorale from Middle Asia is provided. Several species of the genus are recorded for the first time from certain areas: O. alticola for Uttarakhand (India) and Nepal, O. littorale for Pakistan, O. marginatum for Punjab (India) and Nepal, O. scapulare for India (Uttarakhand, West Bengal), and O. secretum for Uttarakhand (India).
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Banerjee, Abira. "Prospects of aquaculture of West Bengal, India under Changing climate." RESEARCH REVIEW International Journal of Multidisciplinary 6, no. 12 (December 15, 2021): 204–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.31305/rrijm.2021.v06.i12.031.
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Climate variability refers to the variability observed in the climate record in periods when the state of the climate system is not showing changes. If the climate state changes, usually characterized by a shift in means, then the frequency of formerly rare events on the side to which the mean has shifted might occur more frequently with increasing climate variability. Natural variability is a characteristic of the global climate and occurs on both long and short-time scales. Aquaculture practices involve the breeding, rearing, and harvesting of aquatic organisms in freshwater, brackish water, or marine environments. Aquaculture is a rapidly growing sector of nutrition security in Gangetic West Bengal. A study was conducted on West Bengal in India, one of the eastern states of India. West Bengal state has different types of agroclimatic zones. Aquaculture in West Bengal has tremendous potential to grow as an industry. Residents of West Bengal must understand the value of local wetlands and the importance of the conservation of wet lands. Government institutes should collectively work with different educational hubs, scientists, and NGOs on beneficial issues of the state so that aquaculture conservation and development and appropriate adaptation strategies can be adopted.
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Maity, Arpita, Dheeman Mondal, and Amal Mondal. "Passiflora suberosa (Passifloraceae): from Lower Gangetic plain of West Bengal, Eastern India." Indian Journal of Forestry 46, no. 2 (September 30, 2023): 110–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2023-18y792.
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Passiflora suberosa L. (Passifloraceae) has been documented from the lower region of the Gangetic plain in eastern India’s West Bengal. This account offers an intricate portrayal encompassing comprehensive description, nomenclature, vivid colour photographs, illustrative depictions, insight into phenology, and an extensive overview of its distribution.
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Majumdar, Deboshree, Jayasri Basak, Soma Mukhopadhyay, Swati Dasgupta, Abhijit Chakraborty, Nabamita Pal, and Ashis Mukhopadhyay. "Prevalence of Thalassemia Among Rabhas; a Small Tribe in Eastern Part of India." Blood 114, no. 22 (November 20, 2009): 5114. http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood.v114.22.5114.5114.
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Abstract Abstract 5114 BACKGROUND Thalassemia syndromes are a heterogeneous anemia caused by mutation affecting globin chains of the hemoglobin molecule. It is estimated that the average life span of Rabhas (tribal population of North Bengal, Jalpaiguri) range from 42 – 45 years. This raised a concern that they are perishing due to some genetic disease. Hence Screening Camps were conducted to identify the reason. Rabha is a little known Scheduled Tribe community of West Bengal. Assam now renamed to Asom is a North-East India state of India with its capital at Dispur. The Rabha people are mainly found in the jungles of Jalpaiguri. West Bengal is a States and territories of India in eastern India. With Bangladesh, which lies on its eastern border the state forms the ethno-linguistic region of Bengal. Jalpaiguri is the largest district of North Bengal, covering an area 6,245 sq.km. It is situated between 26 16' and 27 0' North latitudes and 88 4' and 89 53' East longitudes and Cooch Behar district. Cooch Behar is a district of the state of West Bengal, India, as well as the name of the town which gives its name to the district. The whole area of Eastern and Western Dooars, may be termed as the cradle land of the Rabhas. The Rabhas belong to Indo-Mongoloid group of people and have similarities with other members of Bodo. Bodo may stand for: *Bod A city in Norway* An ethnic community in India: the Bodo people*The Bodo language spoken by them. group such as Garo (tribe). The Garos are a tribe in Meghalaya, India, and Mymensingh District, Bangladesh, who call themselves Achik. Kachari. The Kacharis are the most widely spread tribe in northeast India. They are said to be the earliest inhabitants of the Brahmaputra Valley. Mech (tribe), Koch. Our objectives were- Awareness among the tribal population through talks and documentaries and discussions with community leaders with demonstrations at village level. The goal of thalassemia screening is to identify the carrier status among Rabha populations, to control the birth of affected children thus eradicating thalassemia among them & to save one of the oldest tribe from being extinct. MATERIAL & METHODS At first an Awareness Programme was held among the Rabhas & then with the written consent peripheral blood was collected for thalassemia screening test. The screening age lies between 10 – 35 years. Firstly, NESTROFT (Naked Eye Single Tube Red Cell Osmotic fragility Test) was performed for spot detection. This was followed by CBC (Complete Blood Count) & HPLC (High performance Liquid Chromatography) for confirmation. Molecular Analysis of every sample was done using ARMS PCR. All together 277 individuals were screened. Of which 119 (43%) were HbE carrier & 110 (40%) were HbE homozygous. Rest of them was normal. The carrier & homozygous status was confirmed by performing ARMS PCR. The sensitivity of NESTROFT in this case was 95 %. CONCLUSION Thus the percentage of HbE carrier & HbE homozygous is very high among the Rabhas. But one thing is to be noted that their % of haemoglobin is very high. This might be one of the reasons that they do not require blood transfusion during their life span. It is spreading like a rapid fire due to consanguineous marriage among them. This is one of the reasons for the early mortality. In our project of Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India we'll complete carrier status detection of total Rabha population (11,000) within 3 years. Disclosures No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.
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Laikangbam, P., S. Sengupta, P. Bhattacharya, C. Duttagupta, Th Dhabali Singh, Y. Verma, S. Roy, R. Das, and S. Mukhopadhyay. "A comparative profile of the prevalence and age distribution of human papillomavirus type 16/18 infections among three states of India with focus on northeast India." International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer 17, no. 1 (January 2007): 107–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1438.2007.00827.x.
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA in cervical scrape samples of married women from Manipur (n= 692) and Sikkim (n= 415) in northeast India was determined and compared with that of women from West Bengal (n= 1112) in eastern India by polymerase chain reaction. HPV prevalence was lower in Manipur (7.4%) than in Sikkim (12.5%), which was closely followed by West Bengal (12.9%). HPV18 was predominant in Manipur (2.03%) and strikingly lower (0.2%) in Sikkim and West Bengal (0.9%), while the reverse was true for HPV16. The proportion of HPV16/18 infections in Manipur (3.3%, 22/672) and Sikkim (3.89%, 14/359) were comparable and significantly lower compared to that in West Bengal (7.8%, 79/1007) among women having normal cervical cytology. Such prevalence was similar among all age groups in Manipur: increased with age for women in Sikkim and dropped with age for those in West Bengal similar to that reported previously. At age ≤30 years, HPV16/18 prevalence in Manipur (3.3%) and Sikkim (2.5%) was comparable but was significantly lower (P < 0.05) in contrast to that in West Bengal (8.8%). Among abnormal cytologic lesions, HPV16/18 infections were significantly higher than in normals (P= 0.000) both in Sikkim (14.3%) and West Bengal (20.9%) and absent in Manipur. Such prevalence was noted among women in Sikkim aged >30 years and equally among those in West Bengal aged ≤30 or >30 years. Thus, women from northeast India, particularly from Manipur, appear less susceptible to HPV16/18 infection and related cervical lesions compared to those from West Bengal, where such proneness was prominently evident at age ≤30 years.
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Salam, MA, F. Tazneen, and ASMN Chowdhury. "Geomorphological Study of Jaflong Area near Dauki Fault Using Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System." Journal of Environmental Science and Natural Resources 12, no. 1-2 (February 11, 2021): 151–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jesnr.v12i1-2.52011.
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Geomorphology is closely related to geology, soil science, hydrology and environmental science and is being increasingly applied in planning, mining and hydrological sectors, and within environmental consultancy and tourism. The study area lies in the north-eastern part of the country and tectonically this area belongs to Surma Basin situated into Bengal Fore deep zone of Bengal Basin also known as Sylhet Trough. Under this study an attempt was made to establish the relationship between geomorphic unit and existing landuse based on remote sensing data. In the study area nine landuse categories were identified through remote sensing and GIS techniques. Two different physiographic units which are North-Eastern Terrace Land and Surma-Kushiyara Flood Plain are belongs to the study are. Moreover two surface geological units include Young Gravelly Sand and Marsh Clay and Peat are also there. From analysis no relationship has been found between landuse classes with its physiography and surface geology.
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MANDAL, GOUTAM, and ROCKY THOKCHOM. "Evaluation of different mango (Mangifera indica) varieties for high density orchard in lateritic zone of eastern India." Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 88, no. 12 (December 11, 2018): 1836–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v88i12.85425.
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The present experiment was conducted under the semi-arid subtropical red lateritic zone of eastern India in West Bengal with seven years old popular mango (Mangifera indica L.) varieties grown at Horticulture Research Farm of Department of Horticulture and Postharvest Technology, Institute of Agriculture, Visva-Bharati, Sriniketan, West Bengal, India during 2015 and 2016. The varieties were evaluated for various morphological characters, yield and physicochemical quality of fruits. The results revealed that Kohinoor exhibited maximum tree volume (41.99 m3), fruit yield (21.03 kg/tree) and fruit weight (253.33 g/fruit). Whereas, Kohitoor exhibited maximum TSS (20.07 oB), TSS/acid ratio (100.35) and ascorbic acid (43.17 mg/100g) content of the fruits. Acidity content was found lowest (0.17%) in Gulab Khas. Regarding morphological characters, yield and physicochemical quality of fruits, the varieties Kohinoor, Kohitoor, Inayat Pasand are superior in quality and stand to promise for the small family farming orchard in the red lateritic zone of eastern India.
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Ghosh, Sandipan, and Biswaranjan Mistri. "Geographic Concerns on Flood Climate and Flood Hydrology in Monsoon-Dominated Damodar River Basin, Eastern India." Geography Journal 2015 (January 22, 2015): 1–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/486740.
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In the Lower Gangetic Plain of West Bengal, the furious monsoon flood of Damodar River is a recurrent hydrometeorological phenomenon which is now intensified by the human activities. At present, the flood regulation system of Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) is not capable of managing gigantic inflow water (which appeared as surface runoff and channel flow) coming from the wide fan-shaped upper catchment of Damodar River. As a result, the lower basin of Damodar (covering Barddhaman, Hooghly, and Howrah districts of West Bengal) annually experiences low to high magnitude of floods and overflow condition because the existing canal system, streams, palaeochannels, and Damodar River itself have lost their former carrying capacity to accommodate all excess water within its active domain due to over siltation and drainage congestion. So when the DVC dams are not able to regulate flood flow, then extreme rainfall of prolonged duration over the basin turns the normal situation into devastating flood, like the years of 1978 and 2000 in West Bengal. Identifying the existing problems of lower Damodar River, this paper principally tries to assess the potentiality of flood climate and to estimate the contributing rainfall-runoff, peak discharge, and existing carrying capacity of river in relation to increasing flood risk of lower basin using the quantitative hydrologic expressions.
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ALI, TARIQ OMAR. "Agrarian Forms of Islam:Mofussildiscourses on peasant religion in the Bengal delta during the 1920s." Modern Asian Studies 51, no. 5 (April 11, 2017): 1311–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0026749x16000093.
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AbstractDuring the 1920s, a new genre of didactic poems prescribing the proper Islamic practice of everyday peasant lives were published out of printing presses in deltaic, eastern Bengal's small towns. This article argues that these printed poems constituted a discourse of agrarian Islam that prescribed reforms in peasant material life—work, commerce, consumption, attire, hairstyle, and patriarchal authority—as a means of ensuring the viability of peasants’ market-based livelihoods. The article examines the emergence of a small-town Muslim intelligentsia that authored and financed the publications of these poems out of the Bengal delta's small-town printing industry. Eschewing communalism as an analytical frame in understanding South Asian Muslim identities, this article argues that Bengali peasant Muslim subjectivity was located in peasant engagements with agrarian markets. Agrarian Islamic texts urged Muslim cultivators to be good Muslims and good peasants, by working hard, reducing consumption, and balancing household budgets.
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Kumar, Rajan, Shikha Rahangdale, and Subal Kumar Roul. "Filling missing links in albuneid crab distributions (superfamily Hippoidea) in the Bay of Bengal, eastern Indian Ocean." Crustaceana 91, no. 12 (2018): 1495–504. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15685403-00003846.
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Abstract Albuneid crabs are specialized and active sand-burrowing organisms. Despite their substantial diversity, their ability to avoid fishing gear leads to “under collection” and a discontinuous record of distribution. The present study documents the first distributional record of Albunea occulta Boyko, 2002 from the Bay of Bengal, eastern Indian Ocean. Albunea thurstoni Henderson, 1893 is also recorded for the first time from the area, i.e., from the Gulf of Mannar, southwestern Bay of Bengal. This study further reports variation in morphological characters, especially in the carapace grooves (CG) from previous records and across specimens from different regions. Morphometric characters were found useful in species discrimination, which is explained as well.
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Mahapatra, Ardhendu Das, Kaushik Deuti, Santosh Kumar Bera, and Sudipta Kumar Ghorai. "A new locality record of Orissa Cricket Frog, Fejervarya orissaensis (Dutta, 1997) from Purba Medinipur District, West Bengal State, India." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH AND REVIEW 19 (August 30, 2019): 18–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.52756/ijerr.2019.v19.002.
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Orissa Cricket Frog Fejervarya orissaensis was first describe by Dutta (1997). Later this species reported from only few pockets of eastern India and recently reported from some countries of South-east Asia. Here, we provide the first occurrence report for this species from State West Bengal, India.