1996-97 - Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany

1996-97
and distributed during the Science Congress Session.
A week long activity was organised for the National Science Day celebrations.
A debate competition in Hindi and English on the topic "India of my Dreams" was
organised in which school children participated. The prizes were also distributed.
Screening of educational video films and slide shows were also held for benefit of the
visitors. Doordarshan Kendra, Lucknow and the local press also gave a wide coverage
to our activities.
Plant fossils were sent to Nature Museum, Augusburg, Germany on exchange.
Under educational programme "Palaeobotany for Education", fossil specimens were
gifted to II educational Institutions. Trans-slides of fossil specimens were sent to
Evangelisehe Hoge School Amersfoort, Netherland. Scientists from U.S.A., Belgium
and Australia visited the Museum besides citizens of our own country.
Type and Figured Specimens/Slides/Negatives
The scientists of the Institute deposited the specimens/ slides/ negatives of
their research papers as under:
Particulars
Type and figured specimens
Type and figured slides
Negatives of the above
Additions during
1996-1997
125
151
170
Total
5,493
11,268
14,729
New Collections
Specimens/samples collected from 182 localities of the country were submitted
to the Museum by Institute's staff.
Departments
Non- Vascular plants
Pre-Gondwana
Palynostratigraphy
and Gondwana
of India
Post -Gondwana Pal ynostratigraphy
of extra-Peninsular
India
Specimens
63
(Stromatolite)
Samples
48
58
(Palynol.)
877
424
9S