1996-97 - Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany

1996-97
Deputationffraining/StudyNisit
Abroad/in Country
P.K. Maithy
Attended the Working Group Meeting of IGCP Project No. 380:
"Biosedimentology and Correlation of Microbial Buildups" held at Geology
Department, Lucknow University on February 20, 1997.
Archana Tripathi, Vijaya & K.L. Meena
Attended field workshop on "Recent advances in Stratigraphy and tectonics of
Ib-HingirValley, Gondwana Basin" organised by GSI, Coal Wing at Jharsuguda, Orissa
from February 15-17, 1997. Visited Singrauli, Ib-Hingir and Talcher coalfields and
collected samples from 4 bore-holes and I I outcrop sections for palynological studies.
G.P. Srivastava
Deputed to organise the Science & Technology Exhibition sponsored by DST
during Indian Science Congress at Delhi University, New Delhi from January 2-8,
1997.
B.K. Misra, Samir Sarkar
& Mahesh Prasad
Participated in the "Interaction Meeting on North-West Himalayan Geotransect
Programme" sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology and organised
at Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun during August 30-31, 1996.
S.K.M. Tripathi
Visited the Cell Biological and Evolutionary Micropaleontological Laboratory,
J .A. University, Szeged, Hungary and Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest
from July I to August 27, 1996 under the Exchange of Scientists Programme between
Indian National Science Academy and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
R.R. Yadav
Visited Republic of Korea from December 1995 to February 1997 on deputation
to avail Korea Science and Engineering Foundation Research Fellowship. During stay
also participated in the "4th Forest Science Symposium" held at Agricultural Science
Institute, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea on April 4, 1996. Visited
sub-alpine forests in South Korea from time to time to collect tree-ring samples for
dendroclimatic studies.
A. Rajanikanth
Attended IV National Children Science Congress (State) held at Vigyan
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