Browsing by Author "Rekha Rani"

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Comparative study of biofortified and non-biofortified wheat in Uttar Pradesh, India : Combating nutritional security through biofortification
(DAV College, 2017) Harshita Tewari; Rekha Rani; H.P. Singh; Rakesh Singh; P.K. Singh
Biofortification is the process of enriching the staple food crops with nutrients and a way towards more nourishing future. India ranks number one in terms of low birth weight infants at an estimated 7.4 million undernourished kids. Mild to moderate zinc deficiency (ZnD) is common in India because the commonly consumed staple foods have low zinc contents. The prevalence of zinc deficiency is reported 48.1 per cent among under five years children in Uttar Pradesh. The present study is carried out to assess the health benefits of biofortified wheat in Uttar Pradesh by using Disability-adjusted Life Years (DALYs) method. The current burden of ZnD in Uttar Pradesh is estimated to be 0.91 million DALYs lost, out of which 888517 DALYs from mortality and 24538 DALYs due to morbidity. The comparative economics between biofortified and non-biofortified wheat variety revealed that there is no significant difference in the cost of cultivation and other characteristics like cooking quality, taste, appearance of the varieties. The zinc biofortification was found to be very cost-effective as the cost of saving one DALYs ranges from Rs. 79 to Rs. 177. Therefore, the zinc biofortification is a promising tool to achieve the goal of nutritional security in Uttar Pradesh as well as India.
Integration of major Indian maize markets : a cointegration analysis
(DAV College, 2017) Rekha Rani; Rakesh Singh; Harshita Tewari; S.K. Singh; P.K. Singh
Markets are the link between production and consumption and marketing along with food production is an important means to an end. Integrated markets contribute to price stabilization and assure farmers income as there is transmission of price signals and other information between the markets. Farmers in response to these signals change their cropping pattern and allocation of resources for improving income, which act as risk management strategy against price volatility. As market integration is an approach to achieve the market efficiency, present study is conducted to examine the integration across major maize markets in India. India is the sixth largest producer of maize in world contributing 2 per cent of the global production. In India, it is third most important crop comes after rice and wheat and accounts for 9 per cent of the total food grain production in country. Markets were selected from each states viz., Karnataka, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh on the basis of maximum maize arrivals. The wholesale price data of maize were collected from AGMARKNET from January 2005 to May 2016. Market integration was analyzed by using Johansen multivariate cointegration test and speed of price adjustment was calculated by using VECM. The study found that all the markets were well integrated and two cointegrating equations were confirmed by Johansen test. VECM resulted into greater speed of adjustment towards equilibrium in Mainpuri market of Uttar Pradesh with 31 per cent as compared to Udaipur market of Rajasthan with 19 per cent. It is recommended that measures should be adopted to improve dissemination of information which will speed up market integration.
Recent advances in the synthesis of antidepressant derivatives: pharmacologic insights for mood disorders
(Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2024) Jeetendra Kumar Gupta; Kuldeep Singh; Alok Bhatt; Prateek Porwal; Rekha Rani; Anubhav Dubey; Divya Jain; Sachchida Nand Rai
Mood disorders, including depression, remain a significant global health concern, necessitating continuous efforts to develop novel and more effective antidepressant therapies. Although there have been significant advancements in comprehending the biology of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), a considerable number of people suffering from depression do not exhibit positive responses to the pharmacologic treatments now available. This study specifically examines emerging targets and potential future approaches for pharmaceutical interventions in the treatment of MDD. The discussion revolves around novel therapeutic agents and their effectiveness in treating depression. The focus is on the specific pathophysiological pathways targeted by these agents and the amount of evidence supporting their use. While conventional antidepressants are anticipated to continue being the primary treatment for MDD in the foreseeable future, there is currently extensive research being conducted on numerous new compounds to determine their effectiveness in treating MDD. Many of these compounds have shown encouraging results. This review highlighted the recent advances in the synthesis of antidepressant derivatives and explores their pharmacologic insights for the treatment of mood disorders. © King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology 2024.
Trace fossils from the late cretaceous Lameta Formation, Jabalpur area, Madhya Pradesh: Paleoenvironmental implications
(2010) Omnath Saha; U.K. Shukla; Rekha Rani
In Jabalpur area about 18 m to 45 m thick Lameta Formation is stratigraphically divisible into five lithounits namely, Green Sandstone, Lower Limestone, Mottled Nodular Beds, Upper Limestone and Upper Sandstone. Having differentiated lithofacies constitution and here grouped as facies associations, these units are intensively burrowed and sparingly fossiliferous. Ichnogenera including Arenicolites, Calycraterion, Fucusopsis, Laevicyclus, Macanopsis, Ophiomorpha, Paleomeandron, Rhizocorallium, Stipsellus, Thalassinoides and Zoophycos are recovered from the Lower Limestone, Mottled Nodular Beds and Upper Limestone associations of the Lameta Formation of Jabalpur area.Among these, Arenicolites, Calycraterion, Laevicyclus, Ophiomorpha, Rhizocorallium, Stipsellus and Thalassinoides belong to mixed Skolithos and Cruziana ichnofacies and indicate sandy backshore to sublittoral condition of deposition. Additionally rhyzocretes, some times chertified, are also present in different parts of the Lameta Formation. Ichnofacies assemblage supported by sedimentological information suggests that the Lameta Formation of Jabalpur area was deposited in coastal marine settings where sediments were subaerially exposed intermittently. © 2010 Geological Society of India.