Draba alshehbazii(Brassicaceae), a new species from extreme altitudes of eastern Ladakh (Jammu and Kashmir, India)

Seabuckthorn (hippophae) Mapping in Ladakh Region of Jammu and Kashmir

Remote sensing is a powerful tool for the regional mapping of natural resources. Satellite imagery has been demonstrated to be a cost effective method for classifying land use and land cover types throughout the world. This paper evaluates the potential of satellite remote sensing technology by presenting a case study for mapping ground coverage of Seabuckthorn plant, which grows in high altitu...

Diversity of Wild Mushrooms from Jammu and Kashmir (india)

Jammu and Kashmir state is stretched between 32°17'-37°03' N latitude and 72°03'-80°20' E longitude, and covers a total area of 222,235 km2, with an average annual rainfall between 60-80 cm. It is bordered to the north and east by the main Himalayan ranges and Punjab plains to the south. The state exhibits varied climatic and topographic conditions and provide pleasant environment for the lavis...

Neonatal progeroid syndrome (Weidman Rautenstrauch syndrome): A case report from Jammu &Kashmir, India.

A female one month old with features supporting a diagnosis of neonatal progeroid syndrome(WRS)  presented to our neonatology section of GB pant children hospital Srinagar .she had prenatal and post natal growth failure, generalized lipotrophy, triangular face, psedohydrocephalous, sparse scalp hair and eye brows, prominent scalp veins and greatly widened anterior fontenella.

Rainfall Climatology of Jammu and Kashmir State, India

Safe Sojourns to High Altitudes: The Risks of Annual Religious Pilgrimages in Jammu and Kashmir, India- Clinical Diagnostics and Treatment

The increased prevalence of high altitude sickness such as Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE), and High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE) are related to the increasing popularity of mountain climbing as an adventure sport; and the increasing ease, and decreasing cost of travel to popular climbing tourist destinations. This precludes the usual preparations and adapt...