Category: Press/ Newsletters/ Advts./ Conferences etc.

Barking up the wrong tree: de Almeida RF, Pellegrini MO, de Morais IL, Simão-Bianchini R, Rattanakrajang P, Cheek M, Simões ARG (2023) Barking up the wrong tree: the dangers of taxonomic misidentification in molecular phylogenetic studies. Plant Ecology and Evolution 156(2): 146-159. https://doi.org/10.5091/plecevo.101135 A very interesting article, recently published, talking about how DNA contamination of samples […]

Bodoland Knowledge Fevtival_23: It gives me immense pleasure to inform you all that the Bodoland University along with other higher education institutions of Bodoland with support from the Government of Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) is set to organize the Bodoland International Knowledge Festival (February 27- March 2, 2023) at Kokrajhar in Assam- also considered as […]

Survey on Herbaceous Plant Research in Forests: Hope this email finds you well! I am co-organising an NSF-funded survey and workshop on the research priorities and sampling methods for ecological studies of herbaceous plants in forests. We would love to have you participate in the survey and consider applying to the workshop. Please share the […]

” Cleistanthus nokrensis (Euphorbiaceae), a New Species from Indian Himalaya” by Sashin Kumar Borthakur

“Genus Acacia P. Miller s. l. (Fabaceae) In Maharashtra (India): Diversity and Ecological Status” by R. D. Gore: This may be helpful to ID the species of Acacia especially from Maharashtra.  

“Special Habitats and Threatened Plants of Meghalaya” by Swapna Prabhu

Single trees in urban settings: As the global climate change conversation intensifies and nations look to minimize environmental impacts in their own backyards, nature-based solutions are garnering new levels of interest. Trees are widely recognized for their role in sequestering carbon, and capturing and storing rainfall in their canopy to manage stormwater runoff, but to […]

2 Technical RA positions with Plant Identification Skills at ATREE, Bangalore: Please see the below requirements for immediate fulfilment at ATREE. Feel free to circulate it further among your contacts. People with competence and deep interest in plant taxonomy and ecology are particularly encouraged to apply. Position-1: Socio-ecological assessments of forests, grassland and savanna sites in Karnataka Requirements:  Master’s Degree or higher in Botany or any related […]

Plant Discoveries 2021, released in September 2021: 1 attachment. Please find herewith the recently released Plant Discoveries2020.pdf. Might be useful to you.  

New Publication: I am happy to share with you the new publication from my lab on Species diversity and abundance patterns of epiphytic orchids in Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala, India. Thank you all for the constant support. Also, I would like to Thank Dr. Pankaj for a wonderful review that made the paper in its final shape. […]

Webinar on Restoration Ecology: There is International webinar on Restoration Ecology Organized by CNEW (Centre for Nature & Ecosystem Wellbeing) And WCB (Wild life Conservation Biology Research Foundation). Registraion link are given below. please forward to other who are interested. Date: 8th August 2021 Time: 9:45 to 11:45 morning Topic: 1: Wetland Restoration 2: Floodplain Restoration […]

NATIONAL WEBINAR ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS IMPACTS ON MANKIND: 1 attachment. Kindly circulate the attached Flyer among your students and Colleagues for “Climate Change and its impacts on Mankind” webinar scheduled to be held on World Environment Day-2021 on 5th June at 3 PM Principal Government General Degree College, Chapra, West Bengal (INDIA) Formerly […]

Webinar 3 attachments. I have participated  Webinar today organized by BSI, Sikkim. I am thankful to Dr. Rajib Gogoi for the invitation. This was my first experience of Webinar program and I found it very useful to gain some knowledge about forest and its effect in the human and animal lives.  

  An International Webinar on 3,4 Dec. 2020 : 1 attachment- brouchre Our department is organizing an international webinar on the theme “ Recent Approaches in Plant Biology: Paving the Way for Green Agriculture”. If you feel it appropriate, the flyer (attached here) of this webinar may please be posted in the group for wider circulation.

The Forest Department’s Plan for One of the World’s Largest Urban Forests Is Baffling : 2 posts by 2 authors. Wrote this piece recently. Thought I’d share with you. https://science.thewire.in/environment/delhi-forest-department-central-ridge-reserve-forest-tree-planting-native-species-restoration/ Thanks, …, for the wonderfully written piece highlighting the pathetic condition. This must be written as article in a journal and published as a scientific […]

𝐑𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐚 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐎𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1)- Rheedea_Orchid_Sp_Issue Copy.pdf   Greetings from Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy!    Rheedea is an international journal founded in 1991 and published by the Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy (IAAT) twice in a year, June and December in hard copy and online four times a […]

National Webinar on “Plant Taxonomy: Description to Digital Experiment” : We are organizing an eight day webinar on plant taxonomy from 5-9 and 12-14th October 2020. The classes will be taken from 7.00PM to 9PM. Kindly encourage your students to join the webinar. Centre for Innovation in Science and Social Action (CISSA) in association with RCE […]

CitSci India 2020: National Conference on Citizen Science for Biodiversity : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1)- CitSciIndia2020_Flyer 900px.png I thought you might be interested in this and perhaps also consider submitting an abstract for a presentation on your pioneering work with efloraofindia in motivating so many people to contribute towards creating a comprehensive […]

Interesting articles on trees in today”s Times of India 18 April 2010 : 1 post by 1 author. Other recipients: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/trees-permit-human-beings-to-exist-they-are-miracles-of-science-and-of-art/articleshow/75211467.cms https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ive-seen-ancient-immortal-trees-these-face-dangers-now/articleshow/75211277.cm https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/trees-permit-human-beings-to-exist-they-are-miracles-of-science-and-of-art/articleshow/75211467.cms https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ive-seen-ancient-immortal-trees-these-face-dangers-now/articleshow/75211277.cms https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/we-can-restore-one-trillion-trees-this-will-powerfully-slow-down-climate-change/articleshow/75211202.cms

Indian Fern Society conference on Pteridophytes : 1 post by 1 author. The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda is going to organise Indian Fern Society conference on Pteridophytes today and tomorrow.  Faculty, Scientists, Research Scholar and MSc students are invited to attend and present their research work.  If interested then plz submit abstract on the […]