North Lakhimpur College is an autonomous college, affiliated to Dibrugarh University in North Lakhimpur on the north bank of the Brahmaputra river in upper Assam. North Lakhimpur college is the first autonomous college in Assam. The college was established in 1952. In 2012, North Lakhimpur College was accredited with an "A" grade by the NAAC with a CGPA of 3.08. On 30 May 2013, North Lakhimpur College received a letter from the University Grants Commission granting it the status of an autonomous college. North Lakhimpur College is the first college from Assam to receive this status from the UGC.
Mindfulness, being originally an Indian Buddhist Concept and defined as the practice of sustaining a nonjudgmental awareness of the present moment, has attracted worldwide interest due to its beneficial effects on mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing. This paper will focus on the theoretical underpinnings of mindfulness, the empirical data that supports its advantages, the mechanisms by which it promotes wellbeing, and its implementation in clinical, educational, and workplace environments. The results indicate that mindfulness considerably enhances psychological health, alleviates stress and anxiety, and improves cognitive abilities, resilience, and emotional regulation which result in bringing peace.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of Costus speciosus (Koen ex. Retz.) Sm. in the degradation of crude oil and reduction of mercury (Hg) from the contaminated soil in pot experiments in the net house for 180 days. C. speciosus was transplanted in soil containing 19150 mg kg−1 crude oil and 3.2 mg kg−1 Hg. The study includes the evaluation of plant biomass, height, root length, total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) degradation, and Hg reduction in soil, TPH, and Hg accumulation in plants grown in fertilized and unfertilized pots, chlorophyll production, and rhizospheric most probable number (MPN) at 60-day interval. The average biomass production and heights of C. speciosus in contaminated treatments were significantly (p < 0.05) lower compared to the unvegetated control. Plants grown in contaminated soil showed relatively reduced root surface area compared to the uncontaminated treatments. TPH degradation in planted fertilized, unplanted, and planted unfertilized pot was 63
The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of Costus speciosus in the degradation of crude oil and mercury (Hg) from the contaminated soil in pot experiments in the net house for 180 days. C. speciosus was transplanted in soil containing 19150 mg kg − 1 crude oil and 3.2 mg kg − 1 Hg. The study includes the evaluation of plant height, root length, total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) and Hg degradation in soil, TPH and Hg accumulation in plants grown in fertilized and unfertilized pots, and rhizospheric most probable number (MPN) at 60 days interval. The average biomass production and heights of C. speciosus in contaminated treatments were significantly ( p < 0.05) lower compared to the unvegetated control. Plants grown in contaminated soil showed relatively reduced root surface area compared to the uncontaminated treatments. TPH degradation in planted fertilized, unplanted and planted unfertilized pot was 63%, 0.8% and 38% respectively. However, compared to unvegetated treatments, TPH degradation was significantly higher ( p < 0.05) in vegetated treatments. Comparison of fertilized and unfertilized soils showed that TPH accumulation in plant roots and shoots was relatively higher in fertilized soils. Hg degradation in soil was significantly ( p < 0.05) more in planted treatment compared to unplanted treatments. The fertilized soil showed relatively more Hg degradation in soil and its accumulation in roots and shoots of plants in comparison to unfertilized soil. MPN in treatments with plants was significantly greater ( p < 0.05) than in without plants. It was observed that C. speciosus accelerated the biodegradation of crude oil and Hg in soil and their accumulation in roots and shoots.
North East India share unparalleled and unique diversity of fermented foods among the different tribes. These diversified tribes and communities are highly knowledgeable in the traditional practices and their associated health benefits. One of such major traditional practice is the process of fermentation of bamboo shoots. ‘Bamboo’ already has an enormous amount of health benefits and the correlation of it with the process of fermentation increases it tenfold. Fermentation creates an environment for essential microorganisms (also termed as probiotics) to flourish resulting in the production of products that can be a cure to many diseases. Although bamboo shoots possess high significance being a regular food ingredient, there are very little efforts made in exploration of probiotic microorganisms from fermented bamboo shoots of NE India. The associated probiotic potentiality of the fermented bamboo shoots can lead us to the door of many unexplored cure of human diseases. The present paper sums up the different ethnic bamboo dishes with the harboring probiotics in connection and the studies that have already been conducted in the spectrum of probiotics for treating various diseases. There is utmost need to inspect the beneficial effects of the microbes to implant new trials and experiments for mankind.
Uranium concentration has been estimated in 31 groundwater samples collected from the Nalbari district of Assam in pre-monsoon and post-monsoon season. Fourteen other water quality parameters have also been monitored to study their correlation with uranium. The uranium concentration varies from 0.3 to 7.1 µg/L with the mean value of 2.15 µg/L in pre-monsoon and 0.6–10.3 µg/L with the mean value of 2.75 µg/L in the post-monsoon season. The higher concentration of uranium in post-monsoon may be ascribed to the dissolution of uranium from soil sediments in the rainy season. It has been observed that the uranium content in both seasons is far lower than the WHO (2011) permissible limit of 30 µg/L. In both seasons, nitrate, sulphate, and especially phosphate show a positive correlation with uranium, which may be due to different agricultural activities. Agricultural nitrate and phosphate fertilization might be the carrier of uranium in groundwater through dissolution. For all life stage groups, the annual effective dose was appeared to be far below the WHO (2011) prescribed limit of 100 µSv/y. In consideration to adults, the ingestion dose for infants was turned out to be higher. The carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic risk was less than the permissible limits for both children and adults. Both dose value and risk indices were found higher in the post-monsoon season.
