India- Born Padma Shree Dr Sanjaya Rajaram Wins 2014 World Food Prize Laureate

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Padma Shree Dr Sanjaya Rajaram

Kenneth M. Quinn, President of the world Food Prize Foundation today (18th June 2014) announced that The World Food Prize Borlaug Centennial Laureate – born in India and a citizen of Mexico – is Dr. Sanjaya Rajaram.

The 2014 World Food Prize Laureate is an individual from India who worked closely with Dr. Borlaug in Mexico and who then carried forward and extended his work, breaking new ground with his own achievements. As the head of CIMMYT’s wheat-breeding program for several decades, our Laureate developed 480 high-yielding disease- and stress-resistant

IUCN recommends India’s Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area as World Heritage

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At the 38th annual World Heritage Committee meeting, which opens today (15th June, 2014) in Doha, Qatar, IUCN recommends four new sites for inscription on the World Heritage List, including India’s Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area. Other three sites are Botswana’s iconic wetland the Okavango Delta, Philippines’ Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary and Denmark’s Stevns Klint.

Anti GMO Activists and NGOs in India Under the Intelligence Bureau Lens and Govt Scanner

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Intelligence Bureau (IB), an intelligence agency under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India in a report dated 3rd June, 2014 has warned that a significant number of NGOs including anti genetically modified organism (GMO) activists and NGOs funded by foreign countries are stalling Indian Development Projects.

The report has mentioned five activists and six NGOs running anti GMO campaign. It says that these NGOs and activists are stalling mega industrial projects like POSCO and Vedanta.

Priorities of Modi Government for Agriculture and Environment Sector

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President Pranab Mukherjee addressed a joint sitting of Parliament on Monday (9th June 2014), outlined the roadmap of the new government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In his customary address, delivered in the first session of Parliament on behalf of the government, the President listed the priorities of NDA government.

Download Admit Card, Search Form Number - Joint CSIR-UGC NET Examination 22 June 2014 (Sunday)

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JOINT CSIR-UGC TEST FOR  JRF AND ELIGIBLILITY FOR LECTURERSHIP (NET)

JUNE 2014

EXAM DATE : 22 JUNE 2014 (SUNDAY)

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Some Important Journals - Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry and Ethnopharmacology

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Bhagyashree Kamble
Lecturer
Department of natural Products
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)

Ahmedabad, India

Every year, hundreds and thousands of scientists conduct experiments, using natural products originating from plants, such as crude plant material as such, plant extracts, and phytocostituents. These plant materials, plant extracts can be studied for its pharmacognosy, phytochemistry and pharmacology. Scientists obtain results, and draw conclusions, about the experiments they have conducted. These experiments and their outcomes need to be disclosed to scientific community in the form publications so as to generate the ample data for the upcoming researchers. Here we are giving list of few reputed journals where work related phytochemistry, pharmacology and pharmacognosy can be published. 

Botanical Illustration, painting plant species the scientific way- a dialogue with Hemlata Pradhan.

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Ms Hemlata Pradhan

As a student of botany we often need to depict the form, colour, and details of plant species. Although botanical illustration is an art, its main concern is scientific accuracy. The illustration is taken as reference and thus it requires keen observation of the species which makes the subject plant different from other plant species. Taking career as Botanical Illustrator is not just meant for aesthetic purpose but also serves to bridge the gap between art and science. Also, it helps in conservation by raising public awareness of the flora and fauna.  Team Indian Botanists speaks to Ms. Hemlata Pradhan, a renowned botanical illustrator, to understand more about the subject, her experiences and the scope of botanical illustration.

Mother Earth, Mother Earth We Love You!

(Submitted on the occasion of 'International Mother Earth Day - 22nd April')

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Vrushali Kulkarni

Sahaja Yoga

Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

Today we are celebrating the “Earth Day”.
Are we celebrating the “Earth Day”? Or “Mother Earth Day “?
Our answer will be “Mother Earth Day”
Why Mother Earth??

UK PlantSci 2014 Meeting Roundup

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Anna Tiley
PhD Student
University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom

Currently studying on the South West Doctoral Training Partnership

@tileyanna on twitter

I recently started a 3 month placement with the Society of Biology as part of my PhD, and spent the first few days helping run the UK PlantSci 2014 conference. This was a very enjoyable experience which gave me an invaluable insight into a leading scientific organisation.

Unfinished Business : An Experience from PhD in Plant Science

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Sarah Shailes
Post Doctrol Scientist, John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK

@SarahShailes on twitter

I recently submitted my PhD thesis, survived my viva (thesis defence) and have just submitted the final version of my thesis to my University. To all intents and purposes my PhD is done and dusted. However, my PhD research is not quite finished with me yet. To publish research in a journal article you usually need a story to tell, but mine still has a few gaps that I would like to fill. These gaps currently contain some preliminary experiments that need to be repeated and some experiments I didn’t have time to attempt before writing my thesis.