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National Mission on Himalayan Studies (NMHS) HIMALAYAN RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP (PRO FORMA FOR THE ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT) [Reporting Period: from 1st April, 2016 to 30th March, 2017] Kindly fill the NMHS Fellowship Annual Progress Report segregated into the following 7 segments, as applicable to the NMHS Fellowship nature and outcomes. 1. Fellowship Grant Information and Other Details 2. Fellowship Description at Himalayan Research Associates (H-RAs) Level 3. Fellowship Description at Himalayan Junior Research Associates (H-JRFs) Level 4. Fellowship Description at Institutional/ University Level 5. Fellowship Concluding Remarks/ Annual Summary 6. Specific Research Question(s) Addressed with Succinct Answer(s) 7. Any other information Please let us know in case of any query at: [email protected] PRO FORMA NMHS-Fellowship Annual Progress Report (APR) 1. Fellowship Grant Information and Other Details NMHS Fellowship Grant ID: HSF2015-16_I003 Name of the Institution/ University: Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata No. of Himalayan Research/Project Associates: 03 No. of Himalayan Junior Research/Project Fellows: 10 NMHS Fellowship Grant Progress Page 1 of 8 2. Fellowship Description at H-RA Level Himalayan Research Associates (H-RAs) H-RAs Profile Description: Name of the PI and S. No. Name of RA Date of Joining Research Title Qualification Designation 1. Dr. Abesh 03.06.2016 Lepidoptera (Insecta) as Dr. Kailash Ph.D. Kumar Sanyal Potential Indicator-Taxa Chandra, Director for Tracking Climate Change in the Indian Himalayan Landscape 2. Dr. Arockia 13.10.2016 “ Dr. Kailash Ph.D. Lenin Chandra, Director 3. Dr. John Caleb 01.03.2017 “ Dr. Kailash Ph.D. Chandra, Director Progress Brief (to be filled for each H-RA in separate row): Research Research/ RA No. Addressed Deliverables Achievements Objective(s) Experimental Work* 1. Number of Long-Term Identification of sites for Initial LTEM identified at HNP (J & [Enclose descriptive file – Ecological/ LTEM. K), GHNP (Himachal Pradesh), AWLS max. 250 words] Environmental Habitat-suitability mapping of (Uttarakhand), SNP/NVNP (West Monitoring (LTEM) sites threatened Himalayan Bengal) and DDBR (Arunachal establishment. butterflies. Pradesh). Status & distribution of Conservation frameworks Synthesis of secondary information threatened Apollo and development for Himalayan on Himalayan lepidoptera including other Parnassini Lepidoptera. Apollos. butterflies. Historical sites for repeat monitoring identified. Identification of collected moths. 2 Monitoring surveys in Predictive species Species validation from secondary [Enclose descriptive file – historical collection distribution modeling for literature. Reconnaissance survey at max. 250 words] localities. future climatic scenario. SNP/NVNP (West Bengal). Climate-Envelope Landscape level Sample preparation for DNA modeling & Distribution conservation approach of barcoding. mapping for responses Himalayan Lepidoptera Identification of collected to changing climate. through Indicator taxa and Lepidoptera. awareness generation. 3. Molecular Phylogenetic A barcode database Curation and alignment of [Enclose descriptive file – Work through DNA generation for future generated sequences of Lepidoptera max. 250 words] Barcoding to resolve molecular and phylogenetic specimens with the representative species complexes researches on Himalayan barcode sequences from global Lepidoptera database for similarity search. The developed sequences were submitted to BOLD database under the project ‘Lepidoptera of Indian Himalayas’ for acquiring the BOLD- IDs. *Experimental work giving full details (in separate sheet, within 300 words) of experimental set up, methods adopted, data collected supported by necessary table, charts, diagrams & photographs. Note: Data, table and figures may be attached as separate source file (.docx, .xls, jpg, .jpeg, .png, .shp, etc. ): Descriptive file and Compiled information on the progress of the project under NMHS fellowship has been attached. NMHS Fellowship Grant Progress Page 2 of 8 3. Fellowship Description at H-JRF Level Himalayan Junior Research Project Fellows (H-JRFs) H-JRFs Profile Description: S. No. Name of JRF Date of Joining Name of the PI Qualification 1. Mohd. Ali 29.09.2016 Dr. Kailash Chandra M.Sc. 2. Kaushik Mallick 06.05.2016 Dr. Kailash Chandra M.Sc. 3. Uttaran Bandyopadhyay 14.05.2016 Dr. Kailash Chandra M.Sc. 4. Rahul Ranjan 24.02.2017 Dr. Kailash Chandra M.Sc. 5. Kamalika Bhattacharyya 14.05.2016 Dr. Kailash Chandra M.Sc. 6. Subrata Gayen 14.05.2016 Dr. Kailash Chandra M.Sc. 7. Gaurab Nandi Das 14.05.2016 Dr. Kailash Chandra M.Sc. 8. Sumantika Chatterjee 03.05.2016 Dr. Kailash Chandra M.Sc. 9. Angshuman Raha 03.05.2016 Dr. Kailash Chandra M.Sc. 10. Rohit Kumar Jaiswal 15.05.2016 Dr. Kailash Chandra M.Sc. Progress Brief (to be filled for each JRF in separate row): Research/ JRF Research Objectives Deliverable Achievements Experimental No. Work* 1. To investigate the differential Generation of Field survey at HNP (J & K). [Enclose processes influencing the scientific evidences in Processing of collected Lepidoptera from HNP. descriptive file – distribution pattern of the form of reports Secondary data entry for Apollos for species max. 250 words] on Lepidopteran Lepidoptera assemblages distribution modelling. diversity of HNP. Registration and course work done for Ph.D. (moths and butterflies) of Robust data sets. programme at Saurashtra University on the topic HNP. Thesis on the subject ‘Assessing Diversity and Distribution of Generation of robust datasets area. Lepidoptera focusing on Apollos as Flagship for generated through ecological Biodiversity Conservation in Trans-Himalayan monitoring at habitat level Landscape of Ladakh’. 2. •To investigate the differential Generation of Field survey at GHNP (Himachal Pradesh). [Enclose processes influencing the scientific evidences in Processing of collected Lepidoptera from GHNP. descriptive file – Lepidoptera diversity of GHNP the form of reports Morpho-taxonomy including genitalia dissection max. 250 words] •Generation of robust datasets on Lepidopteran of collected Geometrid moths generated through ecological diversity of GHNP. Species validation from secondary literature. monitoring at habitat level Robust data sets. Registration and course work done for Ph.D. Generation of scientific Thesis on the subject programme at Saurashtra University on the topic evidences area. ‘Diversity and Distributional Pattern of Family Geometridae in GHNP Conservation Area’. 3. •To investigate how diverse Generation of Field survey at AWLS (Uttarakhand). [Enclose are the Lepidopteran scientific evidences Processing of collected Lepidoptera from AWLS. descriptive file – assemblages in AWLS in the form of Morpho-taxonomy including genitalia dissection of max. 250 words] •Generation of robust datasets reports on collected Noctuid moths generated through ecological Lepidopteran Preparation of Indian Notodontidae Checklist. monitoring at habitat level diversity of AWLS. Data entry from secondary literature. Robust data sets. Registration and course work done for Ph.D. Thesis on the programme at Saurashtra University on the topic subject area. ‘Diversity and Distributional Pattern of Moths with Special Emphasis on Family Noctuidae in AWLS, Uttarakhand’. 4. To investigate the differential Generation of Processing of collected Lepidoptera for DNA [Enclose processes influencing the scientific evidences sequencing. descriptive file – Lepidoptera diversity of KBS in the form of •Species identification of collected samples from max. 250 words] Generation of robust datasets reports on Central Himalaya. generated through ecological Lepidopteran monitoring at habitat level diversity of AWLS. NMHS Fellowship Grant Progress Page 3 of 8 Robust data sets. Thesis on the subject area 5. •To investigate the differential • Generation of Field survey at SNP/NVNP (West Bengal). [Enclose processes influencing the scientific evidences in Processing of collected Lepidoptera from descriptive file – Lepidoptera diversity of SNP the form of reports on Central Himalaya. max. 250 words] •Generation of robust datasets Lepidopteran diversity Species validation and entry from secondary generated through ecological of SNP literature. monitoring at habitat level • Robust data sets Species identification of Central Himalaya • Thesis on the subject collections. area Registration and course work done for Ph.D. programme at Saurashtra University on the topic ‘Moth Assemblages along Altitudinal Gradient in SNP and NVNP- An Ecological and Molecular Approach Emphasizing on Noctuidae’ 6. To investigate the Generation of Field survey at DDBR (Arunachal Pradesh). [Enclose differential processes scientific Processing of collected Lepidoptera from descriptive file – influencing the evidences in the Eastern Himalaya. max. 250 words] distribution pattern of form of reports Compilation of secondary data on Himalayan Lepidoptera assemblages on Lepidopteran butterfly. (moths and butterflies) diversity of DDBR Validation of Himalayan Pyralidae from Generation of robust Robust data sets Secondary literature. datasets generated Thesis on the Ongoing field sampling at DDBR from 22nd through ecological subject area March 2017 monitoring at habitat level 7. To investigate the Generation of Butterfly sampling at Central Himalaya and [Enclose differential processes scientific DDBR (Arunachal Pradesh). descriptive file – influencing the evidences in the Synthesis of
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