Organisational Structure - Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany

Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany
A.K. Sinha, G. Rajagopalan, K. Ambwani, R.
Garg, M. Shukla & M. Sharma
Participated as Resource personnel in DST
sponsored Winter School/Training Course in
Precambrian Palaeobiology: Techniques and
Methodology organised at the Department of
Geology, University of Lucknow between December
4-18, 2000.
R. Tewari
After attending the 10 th RPP Meeting held at
Guarulhos, Sao Paulo (Brazil) in December, 2000
visited British Museum of Natural History, London
to observe Palaeozoic and Mesozoic plant
megafossils, viz. a number of Glossopteris species
and species of Ptilophyllum, Pterophyllum,
Dicroidium, etc.
R.C. Mehrotra & R. Srivastava
Deputed (on request from Divisional
Commissioner, Jabalpur) to visit Ghughua area
situated near Shahpura, Dindori District (MP) in
connection with development of the National Fossil
Park and establishment of a small museum on the
request of district authorities. Mehrotra and
Srivastava also collected a number of plant fossils
from the area and nearby Deccan Intertrappean
localities.
M. Sharma
Visited Geological Institute, Moscow from
January 17 to February 16, 2001 under Integrated
Long Term Programme between India and Russia.
C. Sharma, K. Ambwani & A. Bhattacharyya
Attended Group Monitoring Workshop of
DST Sponsored Projects held at Nagpur from
February 22–24, 2001 and presented their highlights
of the work.
S. Sarkar
Participated in the post seminar field
excursion in the Nainital and its adjoining areas of
Uttaranchal on March 25, 2001.
S. Goswami
Participated in the DST sponsored Contact
Programme on “Art of Petrography: a valuable guide
for Petrologists” held at Department of Geology,
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi in the months
of September-October, 2001.
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