Annual Report 2011-2012 - Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany

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EBIRBAL SAHNI INSTITUT OF PALAEOBOTANY 1946 Annual Report 2011-2012 Symposium on Climate Change & Geo-hydrology A two-day Symposium on Climate Change and Geo-hydrology was inaugurated at BSIP on August 28, 2011 by the renowned agro- scientist Padma Vibhushan Prof. M.S. Swaminathan. The symposium was organised under the patronship of Dr. T. Ramasami, Secretary, DST and Dr. Shailesh Nayak, Secretary, MoES and under the auspices of BSIP and NCAOR, Goa. In the inaugural session Dr. N.C. Mehrotra, Director and a Chairperson of the Organising Committee, outlined the significant achievements of the Institute including the increase in impact factor publications. He highlighted the incentives to the young scientists and other significant achievements of BSIP. He projected palaeoclimate as a major research activity during the 12 th Plan. The Convener of the symposium Dr. C.M. Nautiyal provided a background on the symposium and introduced the speakers. Inaugurating the symposium, Prof. M.S. Swaminathan, Member of Parliament, said that development has to be sustainable. He reviewed the various Earth Summits since the one at Rio de Janeiro in 1992. He said that climate change is a real threat and farmers must be trained to tackle it. He cautioned that climate change would adversely affect us worsen the impact of pests, diseases and weeds. In addition, the quality of grains and nutrient - use ability may be adversely affected. He summarised that some crops may benefit from the increase in carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere, but the overall impact would be negative. He showed concern on the reducing water level in Panjab, the grain bowl of India. Prof. Swaminathan observed that the Institute has made remarkable progress in recent years and is a leading institution in the world in this field. He recorded his impressions of the presentations by the young 6 www.bsip.res.in
EBIRBAL SAHNI INSTITUT Annual Report 2011-2012 1946 OF PALAEOBOTANY scientists on the previous evening and said that no institute can progress without the encouragement to the young. On this occasion, Prof. Robert A. Spicer from Open University, UK also released a festschrift volume (a special issue of the Journal Palynology) in the honour of Prof. M.S. Swaminathan. With Dr. P.K.K. Nair, a well known palynologist as the Chief Editor, the volume ‘Vistas of Palynological Sciences’ includes contributions from leading Indian experts. During the technical session, Prof. Spicer talked on the origin of Asian Monsoon. Shri Rasik Ravindra, Director, National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR), Goa and a Chairperson of the Organising Committee spoke on India’s Polar programme. Prof. R. Ramesh from PRL, Ahmedabad elaborated on the application of oxygen isotopes in Dendro-climatology. Glaciologist Dr.V.K. Raina, formerly with GSI, lectured on monitoring of the Himalayan Glacier. Prof. Yeadong Kim gave details of the Korean climate change programme. Dr. Akhilesh Gupta, Head of the Climate Change Programme at DST, New Delhi highlighted the relevance of the symposium and assured of all support for studies in this area. In the afternoon, Prof. Swaminathan visited the museum, library, radiocarbon and other labs and interacted with the scientists, evincing keen interest in all aspects of Institute activities. On the second day of the symposium, Dr. Baek- Min Kim (Korea) spoke on the accelerating climate change due to Arctic Sea-ice melting. Prof. I.B. Singh from the University of Lucknow dwelt on the evolution of lake systems in Ganga plains. Prof. Manju Banerjee presented detailed account of the effect of climate change on Western geo-province of Bengal, while Dr. Rajiv Nigam of NIO, Goa explained the results on past climate changes including cyclicities based on marine foraminifera. Dr. K.P.N. Kumaran, ARI, Pune talked of the response of vegetation in Konkan to variations in the South Asian Monsoon. A large number of scientists from University of Lucknow, GSI (Northern Region) and other institutions also attended the sessions. Dr. Ratan Kar, Organising Secretary, proposed the Vote of Thanks. www.bsip.res.in 7
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