Alok Singh Bargah

Linking Forests to Livelihoods: Tendu Leaves and Tribal Income in Chhattisgarh, India

Khilesh Kumar Tekam, Rajesh Kumar, Alok Singh Bargah, Sandhya Tirkey, Pallavi Netam, Pemeshwari, Sakshi Verma, VaidehiNirwan & Varsha Bhagat · Archives of Current Research International · 2025

Non-Wood Forest Products play a key role in the life and economy of communities living in and around forests.Tendu Leaf have a tremendous potential to create large scale employment opportunity thereby helping in reducing poverty and increasing empowerment of particularly tribal a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/acri/2025/v25i81400

Ecotourism and Socio-Economic Transformation: A Case Study of Native Communities Around Khutaghat Dam, Chhattisgarh, India

Som Singh Thakur, Ayushi Trivedi, Amit Dixit, Jaagriti Patra & Alok Singh Bargah · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2025

In Chhattisgarh, including places like Khutaghat Dam and Bilaspur, ecotourism has become a popular tactic to support economic growth while protecting the state's natural and cultural resources. With its abundance of species and natural beauty, the area has a great chance of drawi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jgeesi/2025/v29i10963

Minor Forest Produce Livelihoods and Gendered Challenges in Keshkal Forest Division, Chhattisgarh: A Review

Gulendri Netam, Rajesh Kumar, Bhuvan Singh, Chetna Sahu, Pallavi Soni, Sandeep Chetan, Pradip Mohale, Raman Choudhary, Shivendra Verma, Alok Singh Bargah, Himanshu Khandekar & Aishwary Kant Vaishnav · Advances in Research · 2025

In Keshkal Forest Division tribal inhabitants rely heavily on Minor Forest Produce (MFP) for their livelihoods and sense of cultural identity. Despite its enormous socioeconomic importance, MFP collection and marketing present numerous systemic obstacles for tribal women, who are...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/air/2025/v26i41432

Wood Waste Utilization in the Forest Industry: Innovations for Sustainable Management

Shivendra Verma, Rajesh Kumar, Bhuvan Singh, Chetna Sahu, Pallavi Soni, Sandeep Chetan, Pradip Mohale, Raman Choudhary, Gulendri Netam, Himanshu Khandekar, Alok Singh Bargah & Aishwary Kant Vaishnav · Archives of Current Research International · 2025

The forestry sector produces considerable quantities of wood waste throughout the processes of harvesting, processing, and manufacturing. This waste poses a significant environmental challenge, leading to greenhouse gas emissions, the accumulation of waste in landfills, and the d...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/acri/2025/v25i71388