Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae) is a serious weed of pastures, wasteland and agricultural fields in world. Various problems are posed by the weed to human health, agriculture, live stock production and biodiversity. It is used as folk remedy against various afflictions. The review discusses several prominent biological utilities of P. hysterophorus as it contains several important chemical constituents mainly histamine, saponin, glucosides and triterpene (sesquiterpene) and can be of use for the purpose of biocontrol of various pathogens , for its medicinal utility and even for the purpose of food .
Micro-finance plays an important role in rendering financial services to financially and economically backward people. It has many social as well as economic implications such as curtailment of poverty, improvement in standard of living, financial literacy, women empowerment and economic growth of the nation. Micro-finance not only provides microcredit but also various services like deposits, insurance, money transfer, payment services, saving, etc. In a developing country like India where a large portion of the population is living below poverty and a large number of people are unable to get access to traditional banking services, the importance of microfinance cannot be undetermined. With the aim of developing financial inclusion and equality, the idea of micro-finance acts as an alternative source to provide loans to poor people. This research paper is based on secondary data which discusses the concept of micro-finance and also focuses on identifying the current scenario and the role of micro-finance in the growth and development of India.
India, has a broad spectrum of eco-climate ranging from humid temperate to alpine and tropical to semi-arid, which possess a wide range of genetic diversity in forage resource i.e., in form of grasses, legumes, trees, crop plants etc. Uttarakhand is well endowed with a variety of livestock along with the hallmark of large population and low productivity of livestock in the state. In hills of Uttarakhand, the major sources of forage are forests and pasture grassland, crop residue and cultivated fodder. The production and availability of green fodder is not uniform throughout the year. The contribution of leaves as forage, produced from forest trees, forest bushes and herbaceous plants is remarkable. During present study, a total of 34 species of non-cultivated plants, belonging to 26 genera of 17 families have been documented as fodder plant and Poaceaeis the dominant family of fodder
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