Meghalaya

The Krishi Udan plan aims to improve logistics in Northeastern organic agricultural and horticultural products by enhancing regional air connectivity. The plan comprises 58 airports, including 25 in Northeast, mountainous, and tribal regions, for smooth, economical transportation. The Krishi Udan scheme, aimed at promoting air transport of agricultural products, requires northeastern airports with adequate cargo facilities. The program waives fees for Indian freighters and passengers, and provides a 50% freight subsidy for perishable agricultural products. The Krishi Udan scheme, aimed at increasing air logistics support, faces challenges due to small farmer landholdings. The only airport with phytosanitary certifications and customs clearance is Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi Internation...

The medicinal potential of Meghalaya's carnivorous pitcher plant, Nepenthes khasiana, which has the ability to trap insects, is examined in a paper that was published in the Intelligent Pharmacy Journal in 2024. According to the study, the plant has bioactive chemicals that can be utilized to cure illnesses and combat coronaviruses, including 22 in its unopened pitcher fluids. Focusing on the fluid from its closed pitchers, a preferred resource of traditional healers, researchers from the University of Science and Technology of Meghalaya, Cotton University, and NIPER Guwahati have confirmed the therapeutic efficacy of Nepenthes khasiana, a traditional remedy used for centuries by the Khasi, Garo, and Jaintia tribes in Meghalaya. Researchers from the University of Science and Technol...