Edible mushrooms, long celebrated as a culinary delicacy, are now poised to revolutionize gut health, thanks to pioneering research by Dr. Yugal Kishore Mohanta, Assistant Professor and Group Leader of the Nanobiotechnology and Translational Knowledge Laboratory at the University of Science and Technology Meghalaya (USTM).

In the heart of Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills, a district severely affected by human-elephant conflict (HEC), an innovative initiative is taking root to empower local communities and mitigate the challenges they face.