Sensor-Network based Instrumentation for monitoring of withering in black tea production

 Proper level of withering plays an important role in overall quality of the produced tea. Withering is the first process in tea manufacturing and is considered the foundation of quality tea. In this paper, an in-situ instrumentation technique is proposed, which is validated experimentally for monitoring of parameters affecting the withering process of tea leaves in black tea production. In the proposed technique, distribution of relative humidity and temperature during withering process is monitored and recorded which would be useful for prediction of withering level using advanced soft computing tool. The implementation detail of a sensor network is presented in the paper. Using the sensor network, variations in the distribution of relative humidity and temperature in a withering trough is monitored and recorded

Analyzing the Theses & Dissertations to INFLIBNET Shodhganga by Central and State Universities of North East India

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) have provided various means to the institutions in carrying out research as for the intellectual output of any academic institution is variably measured, analyzed and interpreted by the quality of contributions through research publications. Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs), its creation and use has made the way for more scholarly outreach. The academic institutions are in the process of making these research assets available for public sharing. ‘Shodhganga’ being one of the crucial projects undertaken by the INFLIBNET center provides a common space for the Indian Universities to upload and share their institutionally published theses and dissertations in electronic form. In this paper, the authors have attemptedto assess the contributions of the Central and State Universities of North East India which have signed MoU with INFLIBNET for promoting research by sharing their ETDs in Open Access Repositories