This paper quantitatively analyses the growth and development of cobalt-60 research in nuclear science and technology in terms of publications. As per the International Nuclear Information System (INIS) database during 2000-2007, a total of 5874 publications were published. The highest number of papers in a year (896) was in 2002. The average number of publications peryear was 734.25. China topped the list with 960 (14.96%) publications followed by Japan with 600 (9.35%), India with 463 (7.21%), Brazil with 339 (5.28%), and the Russian Federation with 266 (4.14%). The authorship and collaboration trend is towards multiauthored papers. Researchers in China, Japan, the Russian Federation and the USA were inclined to work in larger groups.

The Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati made voluminous efforts to provide better e-resources services to its users. This study is an attempt to examine and measure the extent and use of e-resources, information alert services, awareness towards the e-resources, purpose of using the e-resources, attitude of library staff and overall quality of e-services offered by the library of Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati. 394 survey based questionnaires were distributed and received from PG students, research scholars and faculty members of IIT-Guwahati which were analysed in this study. The findings show that e-journals are more popular than print journals; the library regularly invites users views regarding the information constraint; and the library continuously puts forward information alert services to their users. Most of the users are aware about the e-journals/database offered by the library concerned to their subject and also are able to explore the e-resources allied to their area of interest.

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Adventure sports such as River Rafting, Zip-Line, Paragliding and Skiing become popular in India in last few years, there are many factors which helped this trend to increase and millennials are driving this entire sector. Adventure Sports provide an unexplainable thrill and kills the stress with recreation and unforgettable life time experiences. Paragliding is one of the most popular adventure sports in India and there are more than 25 sites and still growing. Due to the increased popularity, all states are exploring the opportunities to develop sites wherever its feasible. When we talk about Paragliding in India, the first site which comes to the mind is Bir-Billing in Himachal Pradesh. These twin town are not only famous in India but in the entire world and also hosted the world cup in 2015. Now Bir-Billing emerges as the role model for other sites. There is yet another state – Uttarakhand, which has approximately 5 operational sites for paragliding however, could not become popular like Bir- Billing despite having all the necessary elevation and large landing fields. This study is based on the exploratory research and intended to draw conclusions based on expert’s opinion, on site observations and other secondary source of data and aimed in finding out the factors which played a key role in the success of Bir-Billing and how Uttarakhand can learn from it to develop Paragliding in the state. The findings can provide a substantial base for the further development and scope of improvement to attract more tourists.