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Eighth National Steering Committee on Climate Change Approves Projects from Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh

December 28, 2015

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Dhirendra Kumar News Curator cum ModeratorIndian Botanists Shri Ashok Lavasa, Secretary, MoEF & CC The eighth National Steering Committee on Climate Change (NSCCC) approved four projects from Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Punjab and also considered one project submitted by Government of Madhya Pradesh, at a meeting held here today. The agenda of the meeting…
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Environment Ministry Announces Launching of Dr A.P.J Abdul Kalam Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships

October 19, 2015

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Dhirendra Kumar News Curator cum ModeratorIndian Botanists The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has announced the launching of Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships in the name of Late Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam on his 85th birthday. The Post Doctoral Fellowship programme of the Ministry is targeted towards young scientists working in the area of environment…
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Now, Ministry of Environment too Revised the Fellowship for JRF, SRF and RA w.e.f 1.10.2014

September 9, 2015

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Dhirendra Kumar News Curator cum Moderator Indian Botanists Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change vide their office memorandum F.No.2/6/2013-RE dated 2nd September, 2015, revised the emoluments of research personnel working in research and development programmes of the ministry. The revised emoluments are as follows: S.No Designation Existing Revised 1. Junior Research Fellow …
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A Report on Conference of State Environment and Forest Ministers

April 7, 2015

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Dhirendra Kumar News Curator and Moderator Indian Botanists A two days conference of State Environment and Forest Ministers was held at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi on 6-7th April 2015. Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the conference and said, India, which has had a long tradition of living in harmony with nature, should lead the…
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BUDGET 2015 WITH REFERENCE TO RESEARCH IN SCIENCE, AGRICULTURE, ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT

February 28, 2015

Indian Botanists

Today on the ‘National Science Day’ it also happened to be the budget announcement day for India. On the occasion of National Science Day, the Prime Minister of India, Shri. Narendra Modi remembered the efforts of Indian scientists. Here are the tweets of the Prime Minister on this occasion. National Science Day is an occasion…
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National Mission for a Green India Scheme

February 20, 2014

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Tweet The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, today on 20th February 2014 (Thursday) has approved a proposal of the Ministry of Environment and Forests for a National Mission for a Green India (GIM) as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme. ObjectivesThe objectives of the Mission during 12th Plan period includes1. increased forest/tree cover and improved quality of…
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Status of Field Trials for Genetically Modified Plants in India

August 22, 2013

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Tweet The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) in India has approved experimental field trials for the purpose of generating biosafety data in respect of GM crops such as cotton, rice, castor, wheat, maize, tomato, groundnut, potato, sorghum, okra, brinjal, mustard, watermelon, papaya, sugarcane, rubber, banana, pigeon pea, Artemisia annua L. and chickpea. This was stated…
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Conservation and Management of Mangroves and Coral Reefs in India

May 16, 2013

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Ministry of Environment and Forests, Republic of India on Thursday (16th May 2013) through Press Information Bureau, informed that the Government seeks to protect, sustain and augment mangroves and coral reef in the country by both regulatory and promotional measures. Under the regulatory measures, the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification (2011) and the Island Protection…
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Forest Cover in India: An Analysis

May 11, 2013

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Forest Cover is defined as “All lands more than one hectare in area, with a tree canopy density of more than 10 % irrespective of ownership and legal status. Such lands may not necessarily be a recorded forest area. It also includes orchards bamboo and palm.” Data Source: http://www.data.gov.in | Graphics: http://www.indianbotanists.com From the…
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List of Possibly Extinct Plant Species in India

March 5, 2013

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Tweet Out of 19,156 species of vascular plants (Angiosperms, Gymnosperms, Pteridophytes) so far recorded from India, 1236 species belong to different threatened categories like Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable, etc. Out of these, following 17 species of plants are considered as possibly extinct as they have not been collected from wild for more…
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Eighth National Steering Committee on Climate Change Approves Projects from Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh

Environment Ministry Announces Launching of Dr A.P.J Abdul Kalam Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships

Now, Ministry of Environment too Revised the Fellowship for JRF, SRF and RA w.e.f 1.10.2014

A Report on Conference of State Environment and Forest Ministers

BUDGET 2015 WITH REFERENCE TO RESEARCH IN SCIENCE, AGRICULTURE, ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT

National Mission for a Green India Scheme

Status of Field Trials for Genetically Modified Plants in India

Conservation and Management of Mangroves and Coral Reefs in India

Forest Cover in India: An Analysis

List of Possibly Extinct Plant Species in India

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