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1 LIST OF ONGOING PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE MINISTRY (PROGRAMME-WISE- AS ON 30 th SEPTEMBER 2007) EASTERN & WESTERN GHATS PROGRAMME - S. No. File No. & Title of the Project 1. 23/46/2003-RE Name and Address of PIs Dr. E.S. Jayson, Date of Sanction & Duration Total Cost Remarks 16,45,200 Ecology and behaviour of forest owls in the Western Ghats and developing a habitat model for their conservation Institute, Thrissur, Kerala No. 23/39/2003-RE Ex-situ Conservation and Rehabilitation of selected threatened medical plants of South Dr. S. Lgnacimuthu, Entomology Research Instt. Loyola College, Chennai ,78, No. 23/5/2003-RE Study on taxonomy and Spore Morphology of ferns of South Kerala Dr. G. Bhadran Nair, Rtd Dy. Director, St. Xavier s College, Pallayamkottai, Thirunelveli ,67,760 Tamil Nadu 4. No.23/36/2002-RE Fungal Diversity in Western Ghats of Karnataka Dr. Ch. Ramesh, Reader at PG Department in Botany, Karnataka University, Dharwad ,40, No. 23/21/2002-RE Bench Scale Production & Applications of Activated Carbon from Coconut Pith Waste Dr. J. L. Gumaste, Scientist, Amt Department, Regional Research Laboratory, Bhubneswar ,67, No. 23/41/2003-RE Conservation and Cultivation of Ferns of Dr. (Smt.) Meena M. Dongare, Sr. Lecturer, Department of Botany, Shivaji University, Kolhapur ,75, No. 23/17/2003-RE Dr. Anindya Sinha, National Instt. Of ,44,140

2 Evaluation of the foraging requirements of a threatened endemic passerine, the white bellied shortwing, in natural and disturbed habitats for conservation planning in the National Instt. Of Advanced Studies, IISc Campus, Bangalore No. 23/4/2003-RE Study on the impact of developmental activities on the quality of surface and ground water resources in Konaseema area of Andhra Pradesh Prof. N. Someswara Rao, Deptt. Of Inorganic & Analytical Chemistry, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam ,00, No. 23/49/2003-RE Chromolaena odorata invasion to : causes, consequences and management Dr. Inderjit Singh, Centre for Environmental Management of Degraded Ecosystems, School of Environmental Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi ,52, No. 23/17/2002-RE Studies on the ectomycorrhizal fungal diversity in different forest types and their association with endemic, indigenous and exoite species in the Western Ghats forests of Thiruvananthapuram Dr. T.K. Abraham, Division of Microbiology, Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode, Kerala ,86, No. 23/34/2003-RE Exploration of tribal botanical knowledge for sustainable socioeconomic development and conservation of biodiversity of Agasthiar Hills,, India through women self help groups Dr. A. Johan De Britto, Reader in Botany, St. Xavier s College, Palayamkottai, Tamil Nadu ,08, No. 23/52/2003-RE Ecology of Indian Grey Hornbill (Ocyeeros birostris) with special reference to its role in seed dispersal in Southern Eastern Ghats Dr. P. Balasubramanian, Salim Ali Centre for Ornothology & Natural History (SACON), Anaikatty, Coimbatore , Tamil Nadu ,15, No. 23/44/2003-RE Dr. M.N. Muraleedharan Nair, CSD, Centre for ,29,250

3 Chemical loading into reservoirs: Investigation from selected watersheds of Periyar river in Western Ghatsm, Kerala Earth Science, Studies, P.B. No. 7250, Akkulam, Thirvananthapuram No. 23/5/2004-RE Dr. S. Bhupathy, ,36,900 A Study on the Herpetofaunal Communities of the Upper vaigai Plateau Western Ghats, India Salim Ali Centre for Ornothology & Natural History (SACON), Anaikatty, Coimbatore , Tamil Nadu 15. No. 23/7/2005-RE Investigations on the fungi and insects associated with fruits and seeds of selected endemic trees of Western Ghats Dr. H.C. Nagaveni, Wood Biodegradation Division, Institute of Wood Science & Technology, 18 th Cross, Malleswaram, Bangalore ,85, No. 23/12/2005-RE Role of insect predators in the regulation of biodiversity of forest ecosystem Dr. Dunston P. Ambrose, St. Xavier s College, Palayamkottai, Tamil Nadu ,55, No. 23/13/2005-RE Bioecology of spiders in of Kerala Dr. P.A. Sabastian, Department of Zoology, Sacred Heart College, Thevara, Cochin , Kerala ,35, No. 23/6/2005-RE Biodiversity in Piper and Garcinia and Identification of spots of spices richness in Dr. P.A. Mathew, Indian Institute of Spices Research, Marikunna P.O. Calicut, Kerala ,64, No. 23/20/2005-RE Herbivorous Arthropod fauna associated with some ferns of of Southern India Dr. P.W. Alexander Jesusasan, Department of Zoology, Madras Christian College, Chennai ,60, No. 23/27/2005-RE Taxonomy Studies on family Noctuoidea: Lepidoptera) from of India Dr. Jagbir Singh, Department of Zoology, Punjabi University, Patiala ,83, /6/2006-RE Ecology of Co-existing owls, Spotted owlest (Awlet (Athene brama) Barn owl (Tyto alba) in Dr. R. Santhana Krishnan, Deptt. Of Zoology, Saraswathi Narayaranan College, Madurai ,82,800

4 Madurai District Tamil Nadu South India 22 23/35/2005-RE Dr. Sindhu Radha krishna ,60,150 Distribution, abundance and Conservation status of the Slender Loris in the Eastern and, India National Institute of Advanced Studies, IISc Campus, Bangalore /2/2006-RE Ex-situ conservation of some of the RED DATA listed plants of Eastern and of Tamilnadu, through in-vitro methods Dr. M.V. Rao, Department of Plant Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappali Tamilnadu ,30, /36/2005-RE Dr. K. Ramaraju, ,60,100 Biodiversity of mites associated with insects in Centre for Plant Protection Studies, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore /42/2003-RE Dr. M.P. Sujatha, ,24,060 Tolerance of indigenous forest species to degraded Lateritic soils of Kerala Institute, Peechi Kerala /9/2006-RE Impact of agricultural pesticides on the population status and breeding success of select species of fisheating birds in Tamil Nadu Dr. S. Muralidharan, Division of Eco-toxicology, SACON, Coimbatore ,62, /33/2005-RE Dr. B.S. Vijayakumar, ,15,250 Studies on the biodiversity of hyphomycetes in dry deciduous forest soils and litters of semi-arid tropical areas of the Puttaparthy Mandal, Ananthapur District Sri Satya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prasanthinilayam /10/2006-RE Need for conserving forest canopies-assessing the diversity of canopy insects in the Shri Y.B. Srinivasa, Institute of Wood Science and Technology, 18 th Cross, Malleswaram Bangalore ,68,000 4

5 29. 23/28/2005-RE Establishment of in-vitro gene banks Nothopodytes foetida(wt.) Sleumer- Threatened species of Dr. D.H. Tejavathi, Prof. of Botany, Bangalore University, Bangalore ,84, /9/2005-RE Dr. K.K.N. Nair, ,98,000 Ecosystem structure and dynamism, biodiversity, human dimensions and their linkages of Eringole Sacred Grove in the of India Institute, Peechi, Thrissur, Kerala /15/2005-RE Behavioural ecology of the lesser Dog faced fruit Bat Cynopterus brachyotis Dr. Sripathi Kandula, Department of Animal Behaviour & Physiology, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai ,54, /17/2005-RE Investigation on tree ring analysis of certain species in monitor climate changes and its relevance to wood quality Dr. Vijendra Rao, Wood Properties and User Division, Institute of Wood Science and Technology, P.O. Malleswaram, Bangalore ,00, /22/2006-RE Development of Bioinoculants for some tree legumes useful in revegetation of mine area Dr. Nibha Gupta, Regional Plant Resources Centre, Bhubaneswar years 13,35,528 ************* 5

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