5-day international workshop inaugurated

 

 

 

THEDepartment of Zoology and Biotechnology, Government Science College and the Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata jointly host a five-day international workshop on ‘Taxonomy, Museology, Geospatial, Molecular Techniques and Instrumentation’. The workshop was inaugurated on Monday and will continue till December 19. Dr P R Chandelkar, Additional Director, Higher Education, Jabalpur Division, who was invited as chief guest, told the students that research is reaching at another level currently. Hence, it becomes necessary to identi fy species even at the molecular level. Taxonomy plays a crucial role in the study of taxonomy. Students should set their goals and make the right efforts in that direction.

 

There are immense possibilities for students in the field of life sciences. Principal Dr Shikha Saxena mentioned about climate change, which has brought about many changes in biodiversity. Emphasising over it’s proper study, she said that the students should visit the college’s Zoology and Geology museum and learn the techniques of preserving and displaying animals. HoD Dr Sunita Sharma, explained the programme’s outline and the workshop’s importance. Dr Neha Dhimole, a scientist from Germany, said that students should always think about mov ing forward.

 

The programme was conducted by Dr Preeti Khare while a vote of thanks was pro posed by Dr Shampa Jain. Keynote speaker on second session, Dr Aniruddha Majumdar, a scientist from State Forest Research Institute, spoke about conservation of mega-herbivores like Elephants and Sambhar in MP and said that when students visit a national park, they should not only focus on Tigers and Leopards but also observe other animals. Mega-herbivores are found in grasslands, sugarcane fields, who play a very important role in the ecosystem and are called grass land engineers. He also explained the methods of their counting and management.