Author: Prof (Dr) Arun K Sarma

Northeast India has always attracted people’s attention for its rich and diverse culture, ethnicity, and geography. This region is also the geographical ‘gateway’ for much of India’s flora and fauna and houses many endemic floras as well as faunas. This time, the region has caught attention for its potential to become the next ‘Saffron-hub’ of India after the Pampore region in the UT of Kashmir. NATURALLY BLESSED SAFFRON Saffron, the dried stigmas of saffron flower, is the most expensive spice in the world. Known locally as kesar or zaffran, it is also referred to as ‘Red Gold’ due to its…

NECTAR — North East Centre for Technology Application & Reach — is an autonomous body under the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, with a specific mandate to assist the eight states of the North Eastern Region (NER) for implementation of its various schemes and projects to meet the main objective of delivering required technology(s) for societal welfare. It was formed to establish a technical linkage between the source of technologies and the state government agencies of the NER and other stakeholders of the region. The main idea behind forming this centre was to create a proactive…