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The presidential address suggests re-examining sustainability and empowerment within the development context, particularly amongst the marginalised, especially women. The field of anthropology plays a critical role in furthering the comprehension of indigenous sustainable development, offering valuable insights to scholars and policymakers on a global scale. Anthropologists employ ethnographic methodologies to elucidate how contemporary societies engage with sustainable technologies, offering instructive insights for broader societal applications. Utilising the lens of my specialized discipline, I seek to delineate the progression of these principles and promote a holistic method of studying human beings. This paper aims to critically analyse the integration of sustainable development into the field of anthropology and its implications for comprehending and formulating a sustainable approach to development. The concept of sustainable development goals is widely recognised; however, an anthropological comprehension of these ideals has yet to receive substantial scholarly attention. Including women in Science and Technology is crucial for promoting sustainable development. The examination of gender perspectives is conducted utilising a grassroots approach, and in the context of India, the influence of patriarchy creates barriers for women seeking access to higher education. Furthermore, the field of anthropology plays a crucial role in shaping gender perspectives. The Nagpur Science Congress holds promise for an intellectually stimulating engagement.

KEYWORDS: Sustainability. Empowerment. Gender. Patriarchy. Anthropological insights.

The study of kinship has been regarded as the web of social relationships that form an important part of the lives of people living in a circle of social institutions in relation to marriage and family. This paper will attempt to analyse and decode the social structure through the analyses of the kinship system of the Konyak Nagas of Tamkoang village of Mon district, Nagaland by using the methodology of interview method, case study, and observation method. The study of the clan, and allied clans, special kinship usage, and kinship terminology will provide deeper insights into the relationships and alliances considering the relationship of consanguineal and affinal kin which will provide a better understanding of the community of Tamkoang village.

KEYWORDS: Konyak Nagas. Tamkoang village. Mon district. Kinship terminology. Nagaland, India

Growth and development of human are determined by intrinsic & extrinsic factors. How natural calamities like flood are impacting it is least explored. Hence this study is an attempt to understand the role of flood on the growth and development of child and adolescents district Rudraprayag of Uttarakhand and to find out the differential growth trend of stature and weight among the children affected by flood as well as who were not affected by the flood. A cross sectional study was conducted to evaluate the relationship between different malnutrition indicators and exposure to floods among children aged 4 to 18 years. A total of 1,757 children were measured, consisting of 737 females and 1,020 males. Out of which 817 were flood affected and 940 were not affected by the flood. It was found that non-floodaffected individuals generally had higher body weight and taller stature compared to flood affected Individuals. The differences were more prominent among females, the flood-affected cohorts consistently showing lower weight and stature across various age groups.

KEYWORDS: Physical growth. Children. Adolescent. Flood impact. Rudraprayag. Uttarakhand

The state of Haryana has been playing a vital role in the economic growth and agricultural development of the country and farmers' prosperity in the country. The state achieved remarkable success in per hectare production and helped India in achieving self-sufficiency in food grains, especially in rice/paddy and wheat. At present more than 80 per cent of the total land in the state is under sustained agriculture of which nearly 83 per cent land is sown more than once. Haryana was among the leading states of the Green Revolution (1966-80). Since then, acreage under wheat and rice has continuously increased whereas pulses and oilseeds have registered a fall in their acreage. Increase in production of non-food commodities does not increase proportionately to the overall increase in agricultural production. Keeping in view of the ever increasing crop specialisation in the state, the Government of India and Government of Haryana have been endeavouring in the recent years to provide food security through ecologically sustainable and economically viable diversification of agriculture and promotion of scientific planning and cropping pattern to improve the yield per hectare by better and integrated crop management. The present study analyses the cropping pattern especially the crop combinations adopted in the select southern districts of Haryana.

KEYWORDS: Crop combination. Agriculture pattern. Haryana

Nutritional status and food consumption are critical factors affecting women's mental health. Nutrition also aids in enhancing reproductive health of infertile women by nutritional management and prevention of infertility. To determine the association between mental health and diet diversity among fertile and infertile women of Delhi NCR. The current study was designed for determining the link between Diet diversification and mental health disorders among infertile and fertile women. No association has been found between nutritional status and infertility. However, it was observed that low or poor food diversity might cause more anxiousness and stress among infertile women. Though food is supposed to be associated with mental health disorders but in the case of fertile women, none of the psychological variables (stress, anxiety, and depression) was found to be associated with nutritional status, which signifies that low nutritional intake might aggravate the mental health disorders (anxiousness and stress levels) of infertile women, unlike fertile women. Diet being the modifiable factor, can be a controlling variable for mental health disorders among infertile women. Thus, a nutritious diet can be recommended during infertility treatment to prevent mental health disorders among women.

KEYWORDS: Nutrition. Mental health. Infertility. Stress. Anxiety. Depression. Primary infertile women.

Delhi and National Capital Region

Knowledge regarding climate change is very vital for the society including the youth. Providing proper information regarding climate change and health to the youth is a valuable investment in reducing and delaying risk of otherwise an inevitable disaster. Youth can play a key role in tackling climate change. The present study is designed to assess the awareness regarding climate change and its implications among science undergraduates of Punjab and to recommend policy inputs to create awareness regarding climate change and its implications particularly for undergraduates and for youth of Punjab in general. The present study is based on primary data collected from 100 science undergraduates studying at Government College, Malerkotla, Punjab. A rapid survey was conducted regarding awareness about climate change and its implications. The finding of the present study of science graduates provides a clear message that today’s youth is depending more on easy information reaching them through internet. Awareness on causes and impact of climate change and global warming is in doldrums. It becomes all the more important to sensitise our youth on the use and verification of easy information at hands.

KEYWORDS: Climate change. Awareness. Science students.Punjab

Panchayat (Extension to Schedule Areas) Act, 1996 popularly known as PESA considered to be a boon to communities who live in forests and hills for continuity of self-rule and empowerment. The main aim of this act is to preserve the Janjati culture and land from the exploitation of so-called outsiders. Gram Sabha is the soul of Gram Panchayats in Scheduled Areas vested enormous powers to protect the land, forests, customs, and traditions of Janjati and avail government benefits at the grass root level. Though its provisions are implemented in the election of Panchayat members, women’s representation, arrangement of Gram Sabha, control over village-level offices, natural resources, etc., the real spirit of the PESA Act 1996 is missing at grassroot level. Mining of minerals has become a major threat in Scheduled Areas as it led to displacement of people from their original habitats. In majority of the cases, mining is taking place without the approval of Gram Panchayat or Gram Sabha. Though the transfer of land to non-tribal is not permitted in these areas, many non-tribals procure the land for mining and other purposes on benami transactions. Under these circumstances, the present study tries to understand the dynamics of implementation of PESA provisions in Fifth Schedule Areas. An effort is also made to understand the overlaps between traditional and modern Panchayats in conserving their customary law, traditions, and culture from anthropological perspective.

KEYWORDS: Gram Panchayat. Gram Sabha. Traditional Council, PESA. Janjati. Fifth Schedule.

The Patua and the Patidar communities are both, as their names indicate, folk painters of West Bengal. They earn their livelihood by exhibiting their scroll paintings on different subjects from Hindu mythology to contemporary events to different government plans and programmes. This, they do along with the performance of unique rhythmic songs in folk tunes in front of the audience. Earlier they were treated as beggars. Their religious and cultural positions remain between the Hindus and Muslims. This art form is promoted as a cultural heritage of India by the government. The present paper endeavours to understand the dual religious identity, livelihood practices, and harmonious and peaceful coexistence of Patuas in a Bengal village Naya in Paschim Medinipur of West Bengal. The result shows that the Patuas follow dual identities, share the village space in harmonious coexistence with the neighbours play a unique role in the moral and mass education of the society, as mobile entertainers and social messengers in rural Bengal.

KEYWORDS: Patua. Patidar communities. Hindus and Muslims, Paschim Medinipur. Patachitra. West Bengal

Indigenous knowledge of tribes is local knowledge generated in ecosystems as, important in the use and conservation of plants and trees. Since ancient times they have been using various parts of trees and plants such as roots, herbs, bark, leaves, flowers and fruits for food, medicine, aesthetics, domestic, and livelihood purposes. The governance system of the tribal society has been playing a major role in the management of forest resources. They share their knowledge with their members. Indigenous knowledge in the conservation and management of forest resources of Madia Gond-dominated villages of Dhanora Tehsil in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra State has been studied. The study has been conducted in villages covered throughout the forest environment. Anthropological tools such as schedules, Interviews, Observation and Participant Rural Appraisal, etc. were applied to to understand the rule of local knowledge systems in processing environmental resources. An attempt has been made in this paper to focus on the use of indigenous knowledge in the conservation and management of natural resources by Madia Gond towards sustainable development.

KEYWORDS: Forest. Indigenous knowledge. Conservation. Sustainable management. Community participation. Madia Gond. Dhanora tehsil. Maharashtra

The present paper is a bibliometric paper on studies on elderly people in Odisha. The objective of the present study is to assess research on elderly people in Odisha. Bibliometric analysis was done using data from papers available on lens. Organization platform. Software named Vos Viewer was used to analyze the citation pattern and co-authorship. The terms ‘elderly people in Odisha’ were used as the keywords. The paper unfolds manyfold information about the publications done on elderly people in Odisha. The output showed 270 number of scholarly articles by 851 authors. With the help of bibliometric analysis, the paper identified the top authors, top journals, top institutions, most cited authors, the co-author, the most cited papers, top cited words, etc. The analysis also includes year-wise distribution, theme-wise classification, authorship patterns, degree of collaboration, geographical distribution of articles, and citation analysis. Many studies have been done on themes such as health, gerontology, healthcare, medicine, etc. Very negligible studies have been done on elderly people in slums and elderly people in tribal areas.

KEYWORDS: Elderly people. Odisha. Bibliometric analysis.

Menopause is a time when a woman's body goes through a lot of changes, but it's not just about the body. Women's symptoms are influenced by their socio-cultural environment, which ultimately determines their lifestyle choices. Concurrently, decline in cognitive functioning associated with menopausal transition is also attributable to a variety of reproductive and socio-demographic factors in addition to purely biological causes. The aim and objective of this study is to evaluate cognitive status and menopausal health of Rajput women, as well as its correlates. Data on socio demographic, reproductive factors, cognitive status and menopausal symptoms was collected in rural Agra (North India). It was discovered that women's menopausal symptoms differ based on their lifestyle choices, with significant differences in symptom severity due to self-perceptions of health, caffeine consumption, and tobacco use. Cognitive status was related to caffeine consumption, age at first menstrual period, and number of incomplete pregnancies (miscarriages).

KEYWORDS: Menopause. Cognitive status. Midlife. Rural Agra. Climacteric symptoms