BACKGROUND Socio-cultural transitions among individuals from vulnerable groups introduce epidemiological transition, with a concomitant increase in the prevalence of undernutrition, obesity, and cardiovascular disease risks. An accepted conventional wisdom exists for Indian tribes that they are undernourished and away from lifestyle-related diseases. However, the extent of this triple burden af...

Sustainable marine fishing practices are often hindered by local-level factors in areas with high fishery potentials, such as Odisha, India. Scientific services to fishing, Marine Fishery Advisories (MFAs) on the Potential Fishing Zone (PFZ) and weather information form of Ocean State Forecast (OSF) advisories provided INCOIS, India, valuable knowledge products which can help fishers overcome s...

The Puri-Konark-Bhubaneswar “Golden Triangle” is not only Odisha's main draw but also has enormous potential as a tourist destination. Odisha, on India's eastern coast, an auspicious Indian state with numerous opportunities and wealth of sights to see. many natural cultural resources, such its beaches, arts crafts, temples monuments, lakes, forests, wildlife. Millions worshippers from all over ...

Abstract Indian coastal regions have often been affected by frequent climate-induced natural disasters such as cyclones, floods, droughts and other related hazards in recent decades. Existing literature was not sufficient to fully understand these event trends from diverse perspectives a systematised manner at current scenarios. Therefore, systematic approach has employed assess the climate cha...

This is an attempt as a brief and factual presentation on the marine fisheries sectors of Odisha Govt. policy towards sector. The study based secondary data collected from sources like Directorate Fisheries, Government Marine Fisheries Census complied by CMFRI, Hand Book Statistics, etc. shows that fish production has recorded sluggish growth in recent years export product almost stagnant, far ...