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    Impact of the grazing ban on the forest soil nutrient dynamics in the Sikkim Himalaya, India by Ghanashyam Sharma, Bharat K. Pradhan, Prakash Chhetri

    Published 2024-08-01
    “… With more than two decades of livestock grazing prohibition in Sikkim, understanding its impact on forest ecosystem, particularly soil nutrient dynamics, is crucial. …”
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    Effect of Storage Conditions and Storage Periods on Seed Germination in Eleven Populations of Swertia chirayita: A Critically Endangered Medicinal Herb in Himalaya by Bharat K. Pradhan, Hemant K. Badola

    Published 2012-01-01
    “…Effect of different storage conditions (room temperature, 4°C, and −15°C) and different storage periods over 24 months on seed germination in Swertia chirayita collected from different altitudes in Sikkim Himalaya was determined. Multivariate ANOVA revealed significant (𝑃<0.0001) effect of storage condition and storage period on seed germination and mean germination time. …”
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    « Ils ont transformé la divinité Yuma en Dieu ! » by Mélanie Vandenhelsken

    Published 2021-01-01
    “…This article focuses on recent changes in Limbu rituals in Sikkim, and especially the disagreement between a new religious movement called Yumaism—centred on the cult of a young woman considered a reincarnation of the Limbu domestic deity Yuma—and those who think that only shamanism is representative of the Limbu tradition. …”
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    Being an assistant to a shaman by Tanka Subba

    Published 2021-01-01
    “…This autobiographical account touches upon the poverty, beliefs in ghosts, and shamanistic practices in a Limbu hamlet of Kalimpong, which is a piece of land between Sikkim and Bhutan. Starting with a brief discussion on who a shaman is, the author describes the situation under which he became an assistant to a shaman whom he had to fetch to deal with the sickness of his brother. …”
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    Economic loss attributable to premature deaths and morbidity among adolescents in India and its states by G Anil Kumar, Anamika Pandey, Rakhi Dandona

    Published 2025-01-01
    “…The total economic loss as a percentage of the state’s GDP varied 3.42 times between the states in 2021, ranging from 2.43% in Bihar to 0.71% in Sikkim. The total economic loss due to CDs, NCDs, and injuries was estimated at 0.45%, 0.69% and 0.16% of India’s GDP in 2021, with significant variations across the states. …”
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