This page provides the latest news about the NIE activities and about its members. The page is updated as often as necessary.
2 May 2008
The National Institute of Ecology establishes a Corpus Fund for an annual Prof. R Misra Birth Centenary Lecture in memory of its founder, Prof. Ramdeo Misra, fondly known as Father of Indian Ecology.
2nd February 2007
NIE has lost two Eminent Founder Fellows.
We have received the very sad news of the sudden demise of two of our Founder Fellows this year.
Professor Satish Chandra Pandeya
Professor S.C. Pandeya, FNA, breathed his last on 6 January 2007 in Gwalior. Prof. Pandeya was the first student of late Prof. R. Misra and obtained his Ph.D. degree from University of Saugor in 1953. He served as Professsor & Head of the dept of Biosciences at Saurashtra University, Rajkot, and Professor Emeritus with Department of Plant Sciences at BR Ambedkar University, Agra, Prof. Pandeya was a recipient of the Birbal Sahni Medal and also former President of the Indian Botanical Society, President of the International Grassland Congress, and received many awards and honours.
We the members of the National Institute of Ecology deeply mourn his passing away.
Professor Rameshwar Sharma
Prof. Rameshwar Sharma, the Founder President of the NIE, also passed away in January 2007, in Jaipur. The NIE owes its existence and its constitution to the untiring efforts of Prof. Rameshwar Sharma who organized it following a resolution adopted in December 1976 at a Conference in Jaipur, and served as the first President. Prof. Sharma was a renowned Public Health scientist who served as Principal of the SMS Medical College, Jaipur, and trhen as Vice Chancellor of the Rajasthan University, Jaipur. Lately. He was director of the Mahaveer Cancer Hospital and Research Centre in Jaipur.
We the members of the National Institute of Ecology deeply mourn his passing away.
2 November 2006
The National Institute of Ecology has opened today the office of the Conference Secretariat for Taal2007 at 125, Katwaria Sarai, New Delhi. The NIE’s Delhi office will also operate from the same premises.
1 November 2006
The National Institute of Ecology launched today its new, completely re-designed website. As the site develops, it will offer better e-governance, and provide the members with more useful information on all aspects of Indian ecology and environment.
17 October 2006
New Ecology Book
The NIE is very pleased to announce the release of the much-awaited book Ecology, Environment and Resource Conservation
by J.S. Singh, S.P. Singh and S.R. Gupta
This is the first comprehensive textbook of its kind on ecology and environment published in India by three leading ecologists. Every post-graduate student of ecology must have a personal copy.
Prof. J.S. Singh, former President of the NIE, is one of the most acclaimed ecologists in India. His research spanning over nearly 5 decades has covered a very wide range of fields and he is one of the most prolific writers having authored over 400 research/review papers. Prof. S.P. Singh is a well known ecologist (former Joint Secretary of the NIE), and currently the Vice Chancellor of HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar (Uttaranchal). Prof. S.R. Gupta, another well-known ecologist, is a former Vice president of the NIE and currently Director of the Institute of Environmental Studies at Kurukshetra University.
For a detailed review of the book Click here.
16 October 2006
The Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, has asked the National Institute of Ecology to function as the Conference Secretariat for the 12th World Lake Conference (Taal2007) which will be held at Jaipur during 28 October to 2 November 2007. The Conference information is available on a separate website at http://www.taal207.org/ which is designed and maintained by the NIE.
