Environment Research Program --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S.No. Title of the Project Name of the organisation --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Atmospheric depositions and budgeting of Department of Botany, the nutrient and trace elements around Banaras Hindu University, 0industrial sites at Singrauli region, Varanasi. Uttar Pradesh 2. Monitoring toxicity and occupational health Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, risk studies in carpet industry Mahatma Gandhi Marg, P.O. Box No.80, Lucknow – 226 001. 3. Combating hazardous sludge disposal Material Science division, problem at Lakwa oil field effluent Regional Research Laboratory, treatment plant through economic Jorhat – 785 006. utilization, Assam 4. Treatment and utilization of liquid and Department of Chemistry, solid waste material generated in chrome University of Roorkee, tanneries, National Fertilizer Roorkee, Uttar Pradesh and Steel Plants 5. Development of low-cost filtration kit for Regional Research Laboratory, the treatment of selenium Bhubaneshwar, contaminated water in Talchar Angul Orissa region of Orissa 6. Development of a simple and cost effective Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, experimental protocol under Indian Mahatma Gandhi Marg, P.O. Box No. 80, condition for the ecological risk assessment Lucknow – 226 001 of pollutants to aquatic eco-system using multi-species, Standard Aquatic Microcosm (SAM) test system 7. Potentials and kinetics of self purification Department of Chemistry, power of some rivers of Arunachal Pradesh North Eastern Regional Institute of Science & Technology, Itanagar 8. Optimisation of energy input and output in Department of Botany, some agroecosystem under Agra environment Raja Balwant Singh College, Agra 9. Studies on role of Nematicides and resistant Division of Nematology, cultivars as environmental pollutants in Indian Agricultural Research Institute Nematode management New Delhi – 110 012 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ecosystem Research Scheme --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S.No. Title of the Project Name of the organisation --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Biodiversity of fish resources of Manipur Deptt. of Life Sciences, and conservation of endangered species Manipur University, Canchipur – 795 003, Manipur 2. Impact of human activities on plant Centre for Regional Studies, biodiversity in Tribal Bihar Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur, Bihar 3. Analysis of biodiversity and population Deptt. of Botany, School of Life Sciences, behaviour of key stone species in Sacred North Eastern Himalayan University, Groves of Meghalaya. Shillong-793002. 4. Conservation of threatened plant genetic Paramakalyani Centre for Environmental Science, resources of Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, in India. Alwarkurichi-627412, Tamil Nadu. 5. Impact of Indira Gandhi Canal Irrigation on The School of Desert Science, the status of mammals of Western Rajasthan. 109, Nehru Park, Jodphur-342003. 6. Exploring vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal Deptt. of Botany, fungi for regeneration of land degraded by Cottong College, shifting cultivation in N.E. Region. Guwhati-781001, Assam. 7. Conservation of invertebrates through captive Kerala Forest Research Institute, breeding - a study with reference Peechi, Trichur, Kerala-680 653. to butterflies. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eastern and Western Ghats --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S.No. Title of the Project Name of the organisation --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Bio-diversity of Coccoids (Coccoidea : Department of Agricultural Entomology, Hemiptera) and their natural enemies in the T.N. Agricultural University, Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu. Coimbatore-641003, Tamil Nadu. 2. Mushroom bio-diversity in the Nilgiri CAS in Botany, Madras University, Biosphere region of Western Ghats. Chennai-600 025, Tamil Nadu. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Biosphere Reserve Scheme --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S.No. Title of the Project Name of the organisation --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Inventorization, utilization and conservation Centre for Environment Management of Degraded of bio-diversity of Great Nicobar Ecosystems, University of Delhi, Delhi. Biosphere Reserve 2. Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve: A study of Wildlife Institute of India, socio-economic aspects for sustainable Dehradun. development of dependent population. 3. Long-term biodiversity assessment of Department of Botany, Similipal Biosphere Reserve Utkal University, Bhubaneswar. 4. Studies on the impact of bottom trawling on Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, the ecology of fishing grounds and living PB No. 1603, Tatapuram PO, resources of the Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar. Kochi-682 014, Kerala. 5. Conservation strategy for sustenance of School of Studies in Botany, threatened bioresources of Pachmarhi Jiwaji University, Forest Division (M.P.) Gwalior (M.P.) 6. Studies on the biodiversity of New Kerala Forest Research Institute, Amarambalam Reserved Forests of Peecihi, Thrissur, Niligiri Biosphere Reserve Kerala – 680 653. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------