Sanction Date: | 31-03-2016 | |||
Year | 2015-2016 | |||
Fellowship Duration | 3 Years + 1 Year fellowship extension | |||
BTAs: |
1. Livelihood Options and Employment Generation 2. Biodiversity Conservation and Management 3. Skill Development and Capacity Building |
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Project Site/ State/ Districts/ Villages Covered: |
Districts of Garhwal region |
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No of HRAs: | 3 Nos | |||
No of HJRFs: | 3 Nos |
Total Institutional Fellowships: | Rs.1,18,08,720/- |
Position | Study Area | Proposed Objectives | Deliverables | Achievements (upto 31.03.2018) |
HRA001 | Himalayan region of Uttarakhand |
Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity: Survey and identification of selected lesser known aromatic plants viz. Lantana (Lantana camara), Surai (Cupressus torulosa), Gania grass (Cymbopogon distans), Kalabansa (Eupatorium adenophorum) and Artemisia (Artemisia vulgaris) |
• New essential oils will be introduced to industry and trade from Himalayan region. • Opportunities for supplementary income to local inhabitants and entrepreneurs by converting these waste lesser known aromatic plants/ obnoxious weeds into ´Aroma Wealth´. |
• Survey, resource mapping and collection of plants - Extensive fieldsurvey of Garhwal region of Uttarakhand (Districts Rudraprayag, Chamoli, Pauri) |
HRA002 | Dehradun and Udhamsinghnagar | Extent of impact of capacity building programme: Development of appropriate field extraction techniques for the minor essential oils | • Setting up of new micro enterprises in mountains of Uttarakhand. • Marketing linkages of these minor essential oils would be established. |
•Designing and conducting of experiment for developing cost effective and sustainable harvesting methods |
HRA003 | Lab based Dehradun | Studies on physicochemical, therapeutic properties and safety data. |
• Sustainable solutions to the environmental problems and lower green house effects. • Revival of endemic biodiversity. • New utilizable approach for management of the obnoxious weeds. |
•Survey, resource mapping and collection of plants -Field survey of Garhwal region of Uttarakhand (District Dehradun,Uttarkashi, Tehri) |
Position | Study Area | Proposed Objectives | Deliverables | Achievements (upto 31.03.2018) |
H-JRF001 | IHR |
Study of sensory properties for perfumery applications. |
• Data on economic valuation of the species diversity, habitats, landscapes and ecosystem services conducted. |
• Literature survey to identify the locations • Preparation of Herbarium specimens |
H-JRF002 | IHR |
Study for applications and compatibility of such minor oils in fragrance and aromatherapy blends. |
• Scientific evidences and databases developed/ augmented/ disseminated.
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•litereature survey of workdone • isolation of essential oil |
H-JRF003 | IHR | Providing supplementary livelihood to local inhabitant through sustainable utilization (harvesting and distillation) of lesser known aromatic plants, which goes otherwise waste. |
• Alternative livelihood means giving emphasis on green job creation explored; and • Value addition in local products and value chain established.
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S.No. | Name | Date of Joining | Name of the PI | Qualification | Research Title | Date of Resignation |
1. | Dr. S. Zafar Haider | 19-07-2016 | Dr. Hema Lohani, Scientist-E-II | M.Sc., Ph.D (Botany) | Conservation and Sustainable use of Biodiversity | |
2. | Mahesh Prasad Semwal | 11-01-2017 | Dr. Hema Lohani, Scientist-E-II | Extent of Impact of Capacity Building Programme: Development of Appropriate Field Extraction Techniques for the Minor Essential Oils | 28-02-2018 | |
Dr . Arvind Singh Negi | 02-04-2018 | M.Sc., Ph.D (Genetic & Plant Breeding) | ||||
3. | Dr. Gaurav Naik | 19-07-2016 | Dr. Hema Lohani, Scientist-E-II | M.Sc., Ph.D (Biotech) | Study on Physicochemical, Therapeutic Properties and Safety Data |
S.No. | Name | Date of Joining | Name of the PI | Qualification | Research Title |
1. | Kunal Madhav | 02-01-2017 | Dr. Hema Lohani, Scientist-E-II | M.Sc. (Microbiology) | Study of Sensory Properties for Perfumery Applications |
2. | Pratibha | 12-06-2017 | Dr. Hema Lohani, Scientist-E-II | M.Sc (Chemistry) | Study for Applications and Compatibility of Minor Essential Oils in Fragnance and Aromatherapy Blends |
3. | Sonal Bisht | 02-10-2017 | Dr. Hema Lohani, Scientist-E-II | M.Sc (Biotechnology) | Providing Supplementary Livelihood to Local Inhabitants through Sustainable Utilization of lesser known Aromatic Plants |