Glimpses of Nature and Culture
Coconut shell: the death bell for sharks The coconut tree is synonymous with sea beach and island nations. The tree is present across the tropics...
The winged Guardians of rice fields: stories of Dragonflies and Damselflies
Of all the insects which have charmed us with their beautiful colors, odonates (name of scientific group of dragonflies and damselflies) have very few competitors....
The evolution of human-animal interface
Human-animal interface manifests itself in several different ways, which may span anywhere in a gradient from conflict to cooperation. The interaction of humans with their...
Gender in Plants: do you know male and female plants, and what is your choice while using it for medicine or timber?
Flowers are the reproductive organs of the flowering plants, they are flashy, can be extremely extravagant and roughly 352,000 flowering plant species (Angiosperms) make up...
New paper by Dr. Avik Ray and Dr. Rajasri Ray
New paper by Dr. Avik Ray and Dr. Rajasri Ray argues for an origin of aus rice agriculture and prevailing cultural context
Dr. Rajasri Ray conducted workshop in MUMBAI
Dr. Rajasri Ray has conducted a two-day introductory workshop on “Geographic Information System in Plant Science Research” at Botany Department, St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai, 17-18th...
Debarati Chakraborty has co-authored
Debarati Chakraborty has co-authored a book chapter “Assessment of Flood-Emanated Impediments to Kaziranga National Park Grassland Ecosystem—A Binocular Vision with Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System”...
Debarati Chakraborty has won 2nd PRIZE!!
Debarati Chakraborty has won 2nd prize in oral presentation on “Genetic analyses of indigenous rice landraces from North-east Indian states revealed a divergent and complex...
Subhajit Saha received conservation grant (US $ 3590/-)
Subhajit Saha has received a conservation grant (US $ 3590/-) for one year from Primate Conservation Inc., U.S.A for his primate research work in Uttarakhand,...
Rice for bird conservation
Have you ever heard of an entire farming system has been changed to conserve an endangered bird? Come to Japan, you hear about “Stork Natural...