A two-day national workshop titled 'Impact of Climate Change on Biodiversity.' was inaugurated on Monday, 29th May 2023 at the Department of Botany, Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University. The workshop was inaugurated by Vice Chancellor Prof. Santosh Kumar Tripathy, who served as the Chief Guest. In his address, Prof. Tripathy emphasized the necessity of discussing climate change in the current situation and commended the initiative to organize the workshop. The meeting was presided over by Chairman PG Council Prof. Pramod Kumar Satapathy.
Dr. Ashok Kanti Sanyal, Former Director of Biological Survey, Government of India, participated as the keynote speaker and delivered a summary speech on the workshop's significance and the need to address climate change in the current context. Prof. Hrudaynath Thatoi, Coordinator of the University's Institutional Development Programme, shed light on the changes in our way of life resulting from climate change. Dr. Kamal Lochan Barik, Head of the Botany department, introduced the guest speaker, while Assistant Professor Dr. Bishnupriya Hansda expressed gratitude with a vote of thanks. Assistant Professor Dr. Sudam Charan Sahu assisted in managing the program.
The workshop features distinguished resource persons, including Dr. Shaikat Kumar Basu, PFS Research Executive Director at the University of Lethbridge, Canada; Dr. Arnesa Guha, Academic Head of S.E.R.E., Calcutta; Dr. Tanmay Rudra, Research Director at IGTMS University, Arunachal Pradesh; Dr. Dara Singh Gupta, Professor at the Department of Botany, Kohlan University, Jharkhand; and Dr. Mrinalakanti Dey, Scientist at the Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta. They are scheduled to share their expertise and knowledge during the workshop.
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