Aquilaria are genera of tropical trees that produces a valuable resinous wood called agarwood. Agarwood plant have been widely used as traditional medicines and Ayurvedic medicine. They are used for the treatment of arthritis, asthma, diarrhoea etc effects. It contains bioactive phytochemical sesquiterpenoids, 2 (-2-phenylethyl)-4H-chromen-4-one derivatives, genkwanins, mangiferins, cucurbitacins, other terpenoids and phenolic acids. Many pharmacological studies have been performed on anti-allergic, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, anti-diabetic, anti-oxidant, etc. The aromatic properties of agarwood when burned or distilled are extraordinary and there is high demand for the resinous wood to make incense, perfume and as traditional medicine. Aquilaria are native to northern India but over harvesting of this tree as well as other forest trees in the past has ravaged the hill country. With new technology that has been developed to induce agarwood in trees, it is now possible to produce a sustainable high valued agarwood in young plantation trees. The growing of Aquilaria in the hill agro-ecosystems of Nepal and cultivation of agarwood as a crop using new technology could provide a new economy for the region. Int. J. Appl. Sci. Biotechnol. Vol 9(1): 23-31

Tinospora cordifolia is a perennial, climbing deciduous shrub. This plant belongs to the family Menispermaceae. A variety of phytochemical constituents have been isolated from different parts of T. cordifolia. These compounds belong to different groups such as alkaloids, steroids, diterpenoid lactones, aliphatic compounds, glycosides and polysaccharides. It is a widely used plant in Ayurvedic systems of medicine. Stem, roots and leaves are the most important parts of the plant, which are used in traditional systems of medicines. It possesses anti-neoplastic, antioxidant, anti-hyperglycemic and hepatoprotective properties. It is the important medicinal plant used in traditional Ayurvedic medicine for the treatment of fever, cold, diabetes, respiratory tract infections etc. This paper presents an appraisal of medicinal properties and pharmaceutical importance of Tinospora cordifolia.

JeevatuTM is a consortium of beneficial natural microbes, available in liquid form. The yield of rice was observed vigorously high in Jeevatu based rice cultivated plant. The seed production in per spikelet is 237.1±44.92 in Jeevatu based and 179.4±25.26 in chemical based rice plant.  In case of vegetative growth, 173.1±6.34 cm and 140.9±11.11 cm in Jeevatu based rice plant and chemical based methods respectively. Similarly the length of stalk of spikelet is 27±1.63cm and 22.1±2.23 cm was observed in Jeevatu based and chemical based respectively. The number of stalk in lumps is 16.2±1.75 and 12.2±2.20 in Jeevatu and chemical based paddy plant respectively under the same environment and physical factors.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijasbt.v1i4.9134 Int J Appl Sci Biotechnol, Vol. 1(4): 184-188

The global energy demand is increasing day by day. The consumption of the fuel, as well as the demand, is expected to grow rapidly and use of fossil energy is causing harmful impacts on the environment. Biofuels are attractive alternative to petroleum diesel derived from a variety of feedstocks, vegetable oils, animal fats, and waste cooking oil. They are renewable, non-toxic and biodegradable. At present, biodiesel is mainly produced from many edible oils seed. The extensive use of edible oils for production of biodiesel may lead to food crisis. Therefore, production of biodiesel from non-edible oils is a successful method to overcome all the related problems with edible oils.