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Scientists call for rethink of India's British-era forest fire policies
The forest fire that started at the national park, 220 km from Bengaluru, on February 21 was one of the worst the 87,400-hectare reserve has seen in recent years.Read more at: -
Why are fires frequent at the Bandipur reserve?
Jayashree Ratnam from the National Conservation for Biological Sciences and fellow authors have noted in a recent study that the trees in this landscape were closer to those in a savanna than in rainforests 100 km away. Trees have dramatically thicker barks, implying that they had evolved to be fire-resistant.
“When fires are relatively frequent, adult tree mortality in these systems is very low. Many saplings sprout shortly after the fire from underground reserves, and the system returns to its original state in a few years,” she told The Hindu.
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Scientists honoured with HK Firodia awards in Pune
This year two eminent scientists prof Sandip Trivedi, director, at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) Mumbai and prof Satyajit Mayor, director, National institute of biological sciences and inStem were presented the awards
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Two MSc Wildlife Alumni bag prestigious awards
Nishant Srinivasaiah (MSc 2010-12)
The Carl Zeiss Wildlife Conservation Award recognizes outstanding contribution to wildlife conservation in India. His work on elephant conservation in the South India landscape have earned him this award. Nishant is presently doing his PhD at NIAS, with Dr Anindya Sinha. -
Model Scientist: Statistical physicist who helps biologists understand life at a deep level
Rao is a professor at the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) in Bengaluru. Using equations and concepts of physics, he is trying to figure out what makes life tick.
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Exploring Expressions In Nature : Dhara Mehrotra
Delhi based artist Dhara Mehrotra’s solo art installation 'Through Clusters & Networks... is the product of the Artist-in-Residence outreach program at NCBS-TIFR, and offers a closer look at how fungi and plants communicate with each other via a “Wood Wide Web”
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A New Science Archives Preserves the Ways of Seeing Science's People
The curators of an art installation at the venue hope the exhibit will "de-science" science.
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NCBS opens first of its kind archive in Bangalore
In a move that will probably make the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) founder Obaid Siddiqi elated, the institute has set up an archive for contemporary biology in India in the space that used to be his old lab.
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History of biological research in museum
The Archives, an informal museum of sorts that records the history of the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) and contemporary biology research in the country, was inaugurated on Monday.
