neScholar Magazine Vol 03 Issue 03

Book excerpt: North East India first Educational Magazine The current issue has an article on Saturn, brings out the facts of this ringed planet with some beautiful visuals. As all of us are concerned about the impact of development on our biodiversity we bring to you an article on tiger and how it is doing. All along, we have been surviving on the local product from the wild, till farming and then commercial farming is developed. An article on biodiversity and the local economy will make this clearer and how dependent are we on these wild products. The laws that have been promulgated in India for forest conservation and the areas where there are weaknesses is being brought out to bring into forefront the need for strong policy and laws which take into consideration the needs of all stakeholders. The cover story is on the gold burial masks discovered in Manipur accompanied by some stunning photographs. These artefacts housed in the Manipur State Museum need to be further studied to determine not only the age but also the genesis.