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In India, language remains one of the most powerful symbols for the imagination of ‘national’ belonging. The history of the making of a multilingual nation reveals how some languages invariably become more powerful than the others. Also, if we dig deep into the history of one language, we can discern that one dialect becomes standardised as the mainstream, others end up being marginalised. The book raises these questions and tries to lucidly unpack the history of the politics of language in India for young readers., Debarati Bagchi originally wrote the book in Bengali, and Arup Kalita translated it into Assamese. Anwesha Sengupta and Debarati Bagchi served as editors of the book, which features illustrations by Ranjit Chitrakar and Sirajudaulla Chitrakar. Wasim Helal was responsible for the book's planning, map, and cover. This publication is sponsored by the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung with grants from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of the Federal Republic of Germany. This publication or its parts can be used by others for free as long as they provide a proper reference to the original publication. The content of the publication is solely the responsibility of the partner and does not necessarily reflect the position of RLS.

In India, language remains one of the most powerful symbols for the imagination of ‘national’ belonging. The history of the making of a multilingual nation reveals how some languages invariably become more powerful than the others. Also, if we dig deep into the history of one language, we can discern that one dialect becomes standardised as the mainstream, others end up being marginalised. The book raises these questions and tries to lucidly unpack the history of the politics of language in India for young readers., The book was originally written in Bengali by Debarati Bagchi and translated into English by Arunava Sinha. Anwesha Sengupta and Debarati Bagchi served as editors of the book, which features illustrations by Ranjit Chitrakar and Sirajudaulla Chitrakar. Wasim Helal was responsible for the book's planning, map, and cover. This publication is sponsored by the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung with grants from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of the Federal Republic of Germany. This publication or its parts can be used by others for free as long as they provide a proper reference to the original publication. The content of the publication is solely the responsibility of the partner and does not necessarily reflect the position of RLS.

A recent survey identified a colony of Pipistrellus tenuis (n = 5) in Kanyakuchi Pahar village (26°00’32.8″N 90°53’29.0″E), a rural remote site situated at Goalpara district of Assam. This species, commonly known as the Least Pipistrelle, was previously reported by Hinton and Lindsay (1926), Sinha (1999), Ghosh (2008), Saikia et al. (2011) and Boro et al. (2018) from different parts of Assam. The Goalpara district of western Assam is encircled by the foothills of Meghalaya to the South and the Brahmaputra River to the North possesses a variety of flora and fauna due to the dense foliage of the high forest canopy. The climatic condition of the region along with its topography favours roosting of bat population. The distribution of the bat species P. tenuis in the surveyed area has not been previously recorded. For the purpose of taxonomic identification, morphometric parameters (external and cranio-dental measurements) were compared to standard literature by Bates and Harrison (1997). Captured bat specimens (n=3) were examined at the ZSI (Zoological Survey of India), NERC-Shillong, Meghalaya. The recorded mean body weight of captured specimens was 2.61g ± 0.160 (S.D) and the mean forearm length (FA) was 27.39mm ± 0.165 (S.D). This manuscript validates sightings of this bat species at the study location, compares its morphometric and cranio-dental traits to standard literature (Bates and Harrison, 1997) for identification, discusses its distribution as well as its ecological importance. Published by the Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences | JBES, {"references":["Acharya PR, Adhikari H. 2010. Bats of Nepal : A field guide, small mammals' conservation and research foundation, WWF-Nepal,116. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/303230201_Bats_of_N","Alfred JRB, Ramakrishna, Pradhan MS. 2006. Validation of Threatened Mammals of India, Published by the Director, Zool. Survey of India, Kolkata 1-568.","Ali A. 2022. Species diversity of bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in Assam, Northeast India. Journal of Wildlife and Biodiversity 6(3), 115–125. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6603976","Animal diversity web (ADW). 2022. Pipistrillus tenuis, Available online: [Accessed on June 2022]. https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Pipistrel","Bat Conservation International (BCI). 2022. An Unlikely Hero with Global Impact, Available online: Accessed on 25 March 2022. https://www.batcon.org /about-bats/bats-101/","Bates PJJ, Harrison DL. 1997. Bats of the Indian Subcontinent, Harrison Zoological Museum Publications, Sevenoaks, UK 1- 258.","Boro A, Saikia PK, Saikia U. 2015. A preliminary assessment of bat diversity and people's attitude towards their conservation in Basksa district, Western Assam. Keanean Joumal of Science 4, 3-8. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319990629","Boro A, Saikia PK, Saikia U. 2018. New records of bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) from Assam, northeastern India with a distribution list of the bat fauna of the state, Journal of Threatened Taxa 10(5), 11606-11612.","Brosset A. 1962. The bats of central and western India – Part I. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 59, 1-57.","Brosset A. 1963. The bats of central and western India. Part. IV. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 60, 337- 355.","Census of India. 2011. District Census Handbook Goalpara, Village and Town Directory, Assam. Series-19, Part XII-A, 63-403.","Climate Goalpara (India). 2022. Available online:https://en.climatedata.org/asia/india/assam/goalpara-24654/, (Accessed on 22 April 2022).","Corbet GB, Hill JE. 1992. The Mammals of the Indomalayan Region. British Museum (Natural History) / Oxford University Press, London 488.","Csorba G, Ujheli P, Thomas N. 2003. Horseshoe Bats of the World (Chioptera: Rhinolophidae) Alana Books 192.","Elangovan V, Mathur V, Kumar M, Satyapriya Y. 2018. Diversity and Conservation of Chiropteran Fauna, In book: Indian Hotspots, 57-87. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-6605-4_3","Francis CG, Rosell-Ambal B, Tabaranza L, Lumsden L, Heaney J, Gonzalez L. 2010. Pipistrellus tenuis (On-line). IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, [Accessed April 20, 2022].","Ghosh MK. 2005. Catalogue of Chiroptera in the collection of the Zoological Survey of India, Part I: Megachiroptera. Rec. Zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No. 232, 1-143.","Ghosh MK. 2008. Catalogue of Chiroptera in the collection of the Zoological Survey of India, Part II: Microchiroptera. Rec. Zool. Survey India, Occ. Paper No. 281, 1-339.","Hamidullah, Arshad J, Rasheed B, Abidullah, Khan MI. 2019. Morphological Differentiation in Some Pipistrellus sp. (Chiroptera) Captured from Bajaur Agency, Pakistan, Pakistan Journal of Zoology 51(2), 399-799, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17582 /journal.pjz/2019.51.2.689.695","Javid A, Hassanmm, Hussain SM, Iqbal KJ. 2011. The recent record of the Asiatic lesser yellow house bat (Scotophilus kuhlii) from Punjab, Pakistan. Mammalia 78, 133-137. https://doi.org/10.1515/ mammalia-2013-0012"]}

চোখ-কান খোলা রেখে ইতিহাস শেখা যায় কেমন করে? ইতিহাস-সচেতন হওয়া কাকে বলে? এইসব প্রশ্নগুলোর উত্তর খুঁজতে গিয়ে "ইতিহাসে হাতেখড়ি" সিরিজের কথা ভাবা। একেকটি বই একেকটি বিষয় নিয়ে। লেখার সঙ্গে থাকছে পটচিত্র শিল্পীদের আঁকা ছবি। ইতিহাসের নানা সময়, নানা জটিল ধারণা সহজভাবে বুঝিয়ে বলাই এই বইগুলোর উদ্দেশ্য। বইগুলো পড়ে ছোটরা প্রশ্ন করতে শিখবে- এমনটাই আমাদের আশা। "দেশের ভাষা" হল এই সিরিজের তৃতীয় প্রচেষ্টা। &nbsp

Museums are changing with changing time and also their role in the society. Assam, the most prominent state in the northeast region, is known for its rich traditions, culture, flora and fauna. This diversity among people, cultures and natural resources, heritage of human kind, needs to be preserved for study and knowledge sharing. A number of museums established since 1940 have rich collection of objects of anthropological, archaeological, art and craft, ethnographic, film, forest, geological, industry, magic, personalities, railway, religious, scientific, zoological, nature. This article gives brief description of rich and diverse collections in these museums, located at different parts of the state. &nbsp

Bats are known to occur all over the world except in the Arctic and Antarctic regions and a few isolated oceanic islands. Bats have been on Earth for more than 50 million years. Currently, there are more than 1,400 species on the globe. They are the second-largest order of mammals and are widely dispersed across six continents. According to the South Asian Chiroptera Conservation Assessment and Management Plan Workshop report, India has 114 species of bats of which 13 species are under the suborder Megachiroptera. The species Latidens salimalii (Salim Ali’s fruit bat) found in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu and Otomops wroughtonii (Wroughton’s free-tailed bat) found in Belgaum of Karnataka are the two only Indian bat species that are listed on Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act of India, 1972 amended up-to-date. Bats or chiropteran studies at Assam along with other northeast Indian counterparts are very meager and there is no continuous study data from any places of Assam. Besides some detailed studies on the Indian flying fox (Pteropus giganteus giganteus) most of the other studies are based on opportunistic random catches. On the basis of the available research publications of a few bat researchers of Assam, it can become to the conclusion that currently, Assam’s counterpart of Northeast India has about a total of 39 different bat species under 16 genera. Out of those 39 species, five species are recorded as Megachiropteran species (fruit bats) along with 34 numbers of Microchiropteran species. Most of the microchiropteran species are insectivorous in nature with a few being carnivorous. All the recorded species of the Suborder-Megachiroptera were found to be included under a single family called Pteropodidae. However, microchiroptera species recorded from Assam were found to be spread into five different families such as Emballonuridae, Megadermatidae, Rhinolophidae, Hipposideridae, and Vespertilionidae. The highest numbers of species were recorded under the family Vespertilionidae which is commonly known as “Evening bats”. To date, 19 species are recorded under this family followed by Rhinolophidae with six species. The rest of the recorded families shared 2-4 species.

Bats are known to occur all over the world except in the Arctic and Antarctic regions and a few isolated oceanic islands. Bats have been on Earth for more than 50 million years. Currently, there are more than 1,400 species on the globe. They are the second-largest order of mammals and are widely dispersed across six continents. According to the South Asian Chiroptera Conservation Assessment and Management Plan Workshop report, India has 114 species of bats of which 13 species are under the suborder Megachiroptera. The species Latidens salimalii (Salim Ali’s fruit bat) found in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu and Otomops wroughtonii (Wroughton’s free-tailed bat) found in Belgaum of Karnataka are the two only Indian bat species that are listed on Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act of India, 1972 amended up-to-date. Bats or chiropteran studies at Assam along with other northeast Indian counterparts are very meager and there is no continuous study data from any places of Assam. Besides some detailed studies on the Indian flying fox (Pteropus giganteus giganteus) most of the other studies are based on opportunistic random catches. On the basis of the available research publications of a few bat researchers of Assam, it can become to the conclusion that currently, Assam’s counterpart of Northeast India has about a total of 39 different bat species under 16 genera. Out of those 39 species, five species are recorded as Megachiropteran species (fruit bats) along with 34 numbers of Microchiropteran species. Most of the microchiropteran species are insectivorous in nature with a few being carnivorous. All the recorded species of the Suborder-Megachiroptera were found to be included under a single family called Pteropodidae. However, microchiroptera species recorded from Assam were found to be spread into five different families such as Emballonuridae, Megadermatidae, Rhinolophidae, Hipposideridae, and Vespertilionidae. The highest numbers of species were recorded under the family Vespertilionidae which is commonly known as “Evening bats”. To date, 19 species are recorded under this family followed by Rhinolophidae with six species. The rest of the recorded families shared 2-4 species.

Synthetic Aperture Radars (SAR) are the active remote sensing sensor and used for terrestrial remote sensing from the space platforms. In this paper the SAR imageries are used for the application of flood mapping and monitoring during the monsoon season when the optical remote sensing sensor fails to provide the cloud free clear imageries of parts of flood ridden Assam, India. Using pre-flood SAR imagery, permanent water bodies are delineated and cross validated using Sentinel 2B optical imagery with overall classification accuracy of 94.06%. SAR imagery during flood is processed to derive inundation map, cross validation is done using ISRO BHUVAN portal flood data. Radar backscatter variation in pre-flood and during flood period is studied for croplands and grasslands. Finally village level inundation map is prepared for the study area using village data available in District Census Handbook.

Police is a state subject under the Constitution of India for safeguarding us. The organizational structure of the Police is important. Assam has its Police system and Law. The Assam Police Act, 2007 governs the police in the state. The organizational structure may be understood by the following points- Establishment, Organizational Structure, Special Wings, Battalion, Armed Forces, Reserved Units and Public Participation, etc. This paper, therefore, focuses on the establishment, development, organization, structure, and functions of the Police department in the State of Assam intending to explore the functionalities and the importance of such a department in achieving the objectives of a welfare state., {"references":["Jonotar Sorkar, My GOV Meri Sarkar, Oct. 2020, 03 09:30 am. https://assam.mygov.in/en/group/assam-police/ Government of Assam Home & Political Assam Police, Oct. 2020, 02, 10 pm. www.assampolice.gov.in Ibid Ibid P.M. Bakshi, The Constitution of India, Universal Law Publication, Delhi. Ibid Ibid Ibid Vol- I , S.K.Ghosh and K.F.Rustamji- Encyclopedia of Police in India, p.218 Supra note 10 at p.219. Ibid p.220 Ibid Supra note 6 \t- \"Home (A) Department deals with the following matters: Enforcement of law & order; Crime detection & punishment of offenders; Establishment matters relating to Indian Police Service & Assam Police Service Officers; Establishment matters relating to Director General & Inspector General of Police, his office & his subordinate offices; Establishment matters of Forensic Science Laboratory; State Police Wireless & matters relating to Assam Police Radio Organization; Police Intelligence; Raising & maintenance of Police Force including Railway Police, River Police, Village; Defense Organization, Assam Police Battalions and India Reserve Battalions; Modernization of Police Force; Modernization Scheme of Forensic Science Laboratory; etc. \" \t- \"Home (B) Department deals with the following matters: Establishment of Home Guards & Civil Defense officers; Raising, training & establishment matters relating to Home Guards & Civil Defense volunteers; Deployment of Home Guard & Civil Defense volunteers in emergency needs such as air raid, natural calamities – flood, fire, earthquake, storm etc.; Impart training to officials & civilians to meet the exigencies during the natural calamities as well as man made disasters; Static Police duties to supplement the normal Police Force; Implementation of Civil Defense measures in approved A.R.P. towns; Preparation of Budget of Home Guards & Civil Defense and control thereof; Administration of Prisons, prisoners & persons detained in prisons; etc. \" \t- \"Home (C) Department is responsible for the following: Issue of prosecution sanction under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act; Establishment of new Police Stations, Out Posts, Police District; Implementation of Finance Commission award for construction of Police Stations and Out Posts and other buildings; Matter relating to re-imbursement of security related expenditure, purchase of arms and ammunition for Assam Police under Modernization of Police Force scheme; Reimbursement of expenditure for deployment of CPMF; Deployment of Security Guard for various Govt. and semi Govt. Organization; Issue of Arms Licenses; etc.\" Government of Assam, Home & Political Department, Oct. 2020, 03, 9:45 am. http://onlineedistrict.amtron.in/web/home-and-political-department CCTNS, Crime & Criminal Tracking Network & System, Oct. 2020, 02, 10:12 PM. https://assampolice.assam.gov.in/citizen/CitizenCharter/Default2.aspx -\t\"The Assam Police is headed by Director General of Police, the current director general of the Assam Police is Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta, IPS •\tAssam police forces are organized into police ranges, headed by an inspector general deputy inspector general, who controls several police districts. •\tThe police district is the fulcrum of state police activity and each district is headed by a superintendent. In many states a superintendent is assisted by one or more additional superintendents or deputy superintendents. Generally, a police district is same as a revenue district of a state. •\tThe police district is divided into police sub-divisions under the command of a deputy superintendent of subdivision police officer. •\tThe police sub-division is made up of one or more police circles, and is under the command of an inspector, often referred to as the circle inspector. •\tUnder the police circles are the police stations, generally under the control of a sub-inspector.\" Assam Police- Special Branch, Assam, Assam Police, Oct. 2020, 06, 10:20 am. https://web.archive.org/web/20010303220101/http://www.assampolice.com/departments/splbranch.htm Government of Assam, Official Site Portal of Assam, Oct. 10, 2020, 10:45 am. https://assam.gov.in/en/main/Branches%20of%20Assam%20Police Assam-Police-the-Journey-through-challenges-change https://police.assam.gov.in/sites/default/files/swf_utility_folder/departments/assampolice_webcomindia_org_oid_8/this_comm/assam-police-the_journey-through-challangeschanges-116-179.pdf"]}

This paper is an attempt to analyseJahnaviBarua’s collection of short stories titled ‘Next Door’. A doctor by profession, she is an example of a young budding Indian writer in English, originally hailing from Assam and settled in Bengaluru. She is a recipient of many creative writing awards before she penned ‘Next Door’. The stories in this collection are all unique in their own right and are set in the beautiful state of Assam. The ever presence of the Brahmaputra river in her stories is an example of the fact that Assam cannot be detached from this great river. The stories depict the state of Assam, their culture, their lives, even away from home. The judicious use of Assamese words like Mekhela, Deuta, Sador and Baideo etc. are blended by the writer very subtly into the English language. One of the striking features of these short stories is the number of human relationship contained in them. A variety of human relationships and their shades are seen in every story. This paper attempts to look at these relationships such as husband and wife, parents and children, servant and child, brother and sister along with both the positives and the negatives of these relationships. The paper hopes to explore JahnaviBarua’s depiction of human relationship in ‘Next Door’.

Badis pancharatnaensis, a new percomorph, is described from the Brahmaputra River drainage of Assam, India. It is distinguished from its congeners by having the following combination of characters: a conspicuous black blotch on the superficial part of cleithrum; pointed soft dorsal, anal, and pelvic fins, the 2nd soft ray of pelvic-fin reaching slightly beyond the vent; 13 ‒ 14 pectoral-fin rays; circumpeduncular scales 14 ‒ 17; body depth 28.2 ‒ 33.8% of SL; interorbital distance 7.1 ‒ 9.4% of SL; and 28 number of vertebrae.

This article 'CN1231-11-7 (IET17792), an alternative to Sabita for the rainfed lowland ecosystem in eastern India' appeared in the International Rice Research Notes series, created by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) to expedite communication among scientists concerned with the development of improved technology for rice and rice-based systems. The series is a mechanism to help scientists keep each other informed of current rice research findings. The concise scientific notes are meant to encourage rice scientists to communicate with one another to obtain details on the research reported.

This article 'Promising medium-duration varieties for double-cropped areas of Assam' appeared in the International Rice Research Notes series, created by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) to expedite communication among scientists concerned with the development of improved technology for rice and rice-based systems. The series is a mechanism to help scientists keep each other informed of current rice research findings. The concise scientific notes are meant to encourage rice scientists to communicate with one another to obtain details on the research reported.

This article 'Nematode resistance of IRRI breeding lines in Assam, India' appeared in the International Rice Research Notes series, created by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) to expedite communication among scientists concerned with the development of improved technology for rice and rice-based systems. The series is a mechanism to help scientists keep each other informed of current rice research findings. The concise scientific notes are meant to encourage rice scientists to communicate with one another to obtain details on the research reported.

This article 'KDML 105, an alternative aromatic rice for the semideepwater ecosystem' appeared in the International Rice Research Notes series, created by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) to expedite communication among scientists concerned with the development of improved technology for rice and rice-based systems. The series is a mechanism to help scientists keep each other informed of current rice research findings. The concise scientific notes are meant to encourage rice scientists to communicate with one another to obtain details on the research reported.

This article 'Jaymati, a high-yielding summer rice variety with good grain quality for Assam' appeared in the International Rice Research Notes series, created by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) to expedite communication among scientists concerned with the development of improved technology for rice and rice-based systems. The series is a mechanism to help scientists keep each other informed of current rice research findings. The concise scientific notes are meant to encourage rice scientists to communicate with one another to obtain details on the research reported.

This article 'Rice Whorl Maggot (RWM) Incidence in Assam' appeared in the International Rice Research Newsletter series, created by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). The primary objective of this publication was to expedite communication among scientists concerned with the development of improved technology for rice and for rice based cropping systems. This publication will report what scientists are doing to increase the production of rice in as much as this crop feeds the most densely populated and land scarce nations in the world.

This article 'IET8717, a Physiologically Efficient Rice Variety for Waterlogged Areas of Assam' appeared in the International Rice Research Newsletter series, created by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). The primary objective of this publication was to expedite communication among scientists concerned with the development of improved technology for rice and for rice based cropping systems. This publication will report what scientists are doing to increase the production of rice in as much as this crop feeds the most densely populated and land scarce nations in the world.

This article 'IET6666, A New High-Yielding Rice Variety for Assam' appeared in the International Rice Research Newsletter series, created by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). The primary objective of this publication was to expedite communication among scientists concerned with the development of improved technology for rice and for rice based cropping systems. This publication will report what scientists are doing to increase the production of rice in as much as this crop feeds the most densely populated and land scarce nations in the world.

This article 'Grain Characteristics of Some Aromatic Rice Varieties of Assam' appeared in the International Rice Research Newsletter series, created by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). The primary objective of this publication was to expedite communication among scientists concerned with the development of improved technology for rice and for rice based cropping systems. This publication will report what scientists are doing to increase the production of rice in as much as this crop feeds the most densely populated and land scarce nations in the world.

This article 'Beauveria bassiana (Bals.) Vuill. for Biological Control of Rice Hispa (RH) in Assam, India' appeared in the International Rice Research Newsletter series, created by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). The primary objective of this publication was to expedite communication among scientists concerned with the development of improved technology for rice and for rice based cropping systems. This publication will report what scientists are doing to increase the production of rice in as much as this crop feeds the most densely populated and land scarce nations in the world.

This article 'Pigmentation and Awning Patterns of Summer Rice Cultivars in Assam' appeared in the International Rice Research Newsletter series, created by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). The primary objective of this publication was to expedite communication among scientists concerned with the development of improved technology for rice and for rice based cropping systems. This publication will report what scientists are doing to increase the production of rice in as much as this crop feeds the most densely populated and land scarce nations in the world.

This article 'Some Common Predators of Rice Insect Pests in Assam, India' appeared in the International Rice Research Newsletter series, created by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). The primary objective of this publication was to expedite communication among scientists concerned with the development of improved technology for rice and for rice based cropping systems. This publication will report what scientists are doing to increase the production of rice in as much as this crop feeds the most densely populated and land scarce nations in the world.

This article 'TTB15-1, A Promising Rice Variety for Assam' appeared in the International Rice Research Newsletter series, created by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). The primary objective of this publication was to expedite communication among scientists concerned with the development of improved technology for rice and for rice based cropping systems. This publication will report what scientists are doing to increase the production of rice in as much as this crop feeds the most densely populated and land scarce nations in the world.

This article 'Performance of Late Transplanted Rice in Assam' appeared in the International Rice Research Newsletter series, created by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). The primary objective of this publication was to expedite communication among scientists concerned with the development of improved technology for rice and for rice based cropping systems. This publication will report what scientists are doing to increase the production of rice in as much as this crop feeds the most densely populated and land scarce nations in the world.

This article 'Rice Grain Discoloration in Assam, India' appeared in the International Rice Research Newsletter series, created by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). The primary objective of this publication was to expedite communication among scientists concerned with the development of improved technology for rice and for rice based cropping systems. This publication will report what scientists are doing to increase the production of rice in as much as this crop feeds the most densely populated and land scarce nations in the world.

This article 'Effect of Phosphorus Fertilization on `Priming' of Native Phosphorus By Rice in Acid Soils of Assam' appeared in the International Rice Research Newsletter series, created by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). The primary objective of this publication was to expedite communication among scientists concerned with the development of improved technology for rice and for rice based cropping systems. This publication will report what scientists are doing to increase the production of rice in as much as this crop feeds the most densely populated and land scarce nations in the world.

This article 'Whitebacked Planthopper (WBPH) Attack in Assam, India' appeared in the International Rice Research Newsletter series, created by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). The primary objective of this publication was to expedite communication among scientists concerned with the development of improved technology for rice and for rice based cropping systems. This publication will report what scientists are doing to increase the production of rice in as much as this crop feeds the most densely populated and land scarce nations in the world.

This article 'Ufra Threatens Deepwater Rice in Majuli, Assam' appeared in the International Rice Research Newsletter series, created by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). The primary objective of this publication was to expedite communication among scientists concerned with the development of improved technology for rice and for rice based cropping systems. This publication will report what scientists are doing to increase the production of rice in as much as this crop feeds the most densely populated and land scarce nations in the world.

This article 'Influence of Continuous Submergence on the Kinetics of pH, Eh, and Ec in Some Acid Soils of Assam' appeared in the International Rice Research Newsletter series, created by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). The primary objective of this publication was to expedite communication among scientists concerned with the development of improved technology for rice and for rice based cropping systems. This publication will report what scientists are doing to increase the production of rice in as much as this crop feeds the most densely populated and land scarce nations in the world.

This article 'Diseases of Deepwater Rice in Jorhat District, Assam, India' appeared in the International Rice Research Newsletter series, created by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). The primary objective of this publication was to expedite communication among scientists concerned with the development of improved technology for rice and for rice based cropping systems. This publication will report what scientists are doing to increase the production of rice in as much as this crop feeds the most densely populated and land scarce nations in the world.

This article 'The Flea Beetle As a Rice Pest in Assam, India' appeared in the International Rice Research Newsletter series, created by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). The primary objective of this publication was to expedite communication among scientists concerned with the development of improved technology for rice and for rice based cropping systems. This publication will report what scientists are doing to increase the production of rice in as much as this crop feeds the most densely populated and land scarce nations in the world.

This article 'Widespread and Occurrence of Leaf Scald and Ufra Diseases of Rice in Assam, India' appeared in the International Rice Research Newsletter series, created by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). The primary objective of this publication was to expedite communication among scientists concerned with the development of improved technology for rice and for rice based cropping systems. This publication will report what scientists are doing to increase the production of rice in as much as this crop feeds the most densely populated and land scarce nations in the world.