"Homeless Life to Hopeful Life of Elderly Beggars"-: Before and After Rehabilitation: A Qualitative Approach.

This qualitative study explores the experiences of elderly beggars who transitioned from a life of homelessness to a hopeful life through rehabilitation programs. The aim is to gain insights into their lived experiences, challenges faced during their homeless phase, and the transformative effects of rehabilitation interventions. The study employs Case study approach applying thematic analysis to capture the narratives of elderly individuals who have undergone rehabilitation.

Optimisation of a rapid and efficient transformation protocol for fungal blast-susceptible indica rice cultivars HR-12 and CO-39.

Rice is an important staple crop and fungal blast disease destroys about 10-30% of its global produce, annually. Although genetic manipulation has largely been employed in crop-improvement programmes and agricultural biotechnology, the ease of transformation of several recalcitrant cultivars continues to be a challenge. HR-12 and CO-39 are two cultivars that are commonly used in breeding programmes, but are susceptible to biotic threats like fungal blast and sheath blight disease.