MinistryofEnvironment,ForestsandClimateChangeGovernmentofIndiaANNUALREPORT2013-14(http://moef.gov.in)MinistryofEnvironment,ForestsandClimateChangeivCONTENTSSl.ChapterPageNo.No.RoleandMandateoftheMinistryv1.NaturalResources-SurveyandExploration12.Conservation473.EnvironmentalImpactAssessment1394.AbatementofPollution1455ConservationofWaterBodies2056.RegenerationandEco-development2217.Research2378.EducationandAwareness2939.CentresofExcellence33310.FellowshipsandAwards35311.EnvironmentalInformation36112.LegislationandInstitutionalSupport37513.SustainableDevelopmentandClimateChange37914.InternationalCooperation39715.AdministrationandCivilConstruction41316.PlanCoordinationandBudget427Annexures4342AnnualReport2013-2014vROLE AND MANDATEOF THE MINISTRYMinistryofEnvironment,ForestsandClimateChangeviRoleandMandateoftheMinistryRoleoftheMinistryTheMinistryofEnvironment& Forests(MoEF)isthenodalagencyinthe CentralGovernmentforoverseeingthe implementationofIndiasenvironmentand forestpoliciesandprogrammesrelatingto conservation of the countrys natural resources includinglakesandrivers,itsbiodiversity, forestsandwildlife,ensuringthewelfareof animalsandpreventionandabatementof pollution.Whileimplementingthesepolicies and programmes, the Ministry is guided by the principle of sustainable development.TheMinistryisalsothenodalagencyfor theUnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme (UNEP),SouthAsiaCo-operativeEnvironment Programme(SACEP),InternationalCentrefor IntegratedMountainDevelopment(ICIMOD) andtheUnitedNationsConferenceon EnvironmentandDevelopment(UNCED).The Ministryalsocoordinateswithmultilateral bodies such as the Commission on Sustainable Development(CSD),GlobalEnvironment Facility(GEF)andregionalbodiessuchas EconomicandSocialCouncilforAsiaand Pacifc(ESCAP)andSouthAsianAssociation forRegionalCooperation(SAARC)onmatters pertaining to environment.The broad objectives of the Ministry are:lConservationandsurveyoffora,fauna, forestsandwildlife,lPreventionandcontrolofpollution,lAforestation and regeneration of degraded areas,lProtectionoftheenvironment,andlEnsuringthewelfareofanimals.Theseobjectivesarewellsupportedby asetoflegislativeandregulatorymeasures, aimedatthepreservation,conservationand protectionoftheenvironment.Besidesthe legislativemeasures,aNationalConservation Strategy and Policy Statement on Environment andDevelopment,1992,NationalForest Policy, 1988, a Policy Statement on Abatement of Pollution, 1992 and a National Environment Policy, 2006 also guide the Ministrys work.AnnualReport2013-2014viiTheorganizationstructureofthe MinistryindicatingvariousDivisionsandits autonomousandsubordinateofcesis given at Annexure- I-A & I-B.MandateoftheMinistryAllocationofBusinesslEnvironmentandEcology,including environmentincoastalwaters, in mangrovesandcoralreefsbutexcluding marineenvironmentonthehighseas.lSurveyandExplorationofNatural ResourcesparticularlyofForest,Flora, Fauna,Ecosystemsetc.lBio-diversityConservationincludingthat oflakesandwetlands.lConservation, development, management and abatement of pollution of rivers which shallincludeNationalRiverConservation Directorate.lEnvironmentalImpactAssessment.lEnvironmentresearchanddevelopment, education,training,informationand awareness.lEnvironmentalHealth.lForestDevel opmentAgencyand JointForestManagementProgramme forconservation,managementand aforestation.lWildlifeconservation,preservation, protectionplanning,research,education, trainingandawarenessincludingProject TigerandProjectElephant.lInternationalco-operationonissues concerningEnvironment,Forestryand Wildlife.lBotanicalSurveyofIndiaandBotanical Gardens.lZoologicalSurveyofIndia.lNationalMuseumofNaturalHistory.lBiosphereReserveProgramme.lNationalForestPolicyandForestry Developmentinthecountryincluding SocialForestry.lAllmattersrelatingtoForestandForest AdministrationintheAndamanand NicobarIslands.lIndianForestService.lWildLifePreservationandprotectionof wildbirdsandanimals.lFundamentalandappliedresearchand trainingincludinghighereducationin forestry.lPadmajaNaiduHimalayanZoological Park.lNat i onal Assi st ancetoForest r y DevelopmentSchemes.lIndianPlywoodIndustriesResearchand TrainingInstitute,Bangalore.lAforestation and Eco-development which shallincludeNationalAforestationand Eco-DevelopmentBoard.lDesertandDesertifcation.lForestSurveyofIndia.lIndianInstituteofBio-diversity,Itanagar.lCentralPollutionControlBoard.lG. B. PantI nsti tuteofHi mal ayan Environment&Development.lWildlife Institute of India and Indian Board forWildlife.lIndianInstituteofForestManagement.lCentralZooAuthorityincludingNational ZoologicalPark.lIndianCouncilofForestryResearch& Education.MinistryofEnvironment,ForestsandClimateChangeviiilAndaman and Nicobar Islands Forest and PlantationDevelopmentCorporation Limited.lPreventionofCrueltytoAnimals.lMattersrelatingtopoundsandcattle trespass.lGaushalasandGausadans.lThe Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960(59of1960).lTheNationalEnvironmentTribunalAct, 1995(27of1995).lTheNationalEnvironmentAppellate AuthorityAct,1997(22of1997).lTheWaterPreventionandControlof PollutionAct,1974(6of1974).lTheWater(PreventionandControlof Pollution)CessAct,1977(36of1977).lTheAir(PreventionandControlof Pollution)Act,1981(14of1981).lTheIndianForestAct,1927(16of1927).lTheWildlife(Protection)Act,1972(53of 1972).lTheForest(Conservation)Act,1980 (69of1980).lTheEnvironment(Protection),Act,1986 (29of1986).lThePublicLiabilityInsuranceAct,1991 (6of1991).CHAPTER-1NATURAL RESOURCES -SURVEY AND EXPLORATIONMinistryofEnvironment,ForestsandClimateChange2SurveyofFloraBotanicalSurveyofIndiaIntroductionTheBotanicalSurveyofIndia (BSI) is the apex research organization undertheMinistryofEnvironment &Forests,GovernmentofIndiafor carryingouttaxonomicandforistic studiesonwildplantresources ofthecountrythroughSurvey, Documentation and Conservation.PrimaryobjectivesofBSIExpl or at i on, i nvent or yi ngand documentati onof phytodi versi ty (includingnon-floweringplants)in generalandprotectedareas,hotspots, fragileecosystemsandsacredgrovesin particular;publicationofNational,State andDistrictFloras.IdentificationofRedlistspeciesand speciesrichareasneedingconservation; ex situ conservation of critically threatened taxainbotanicalgardens.Surveyanddocumentationoftraditional knowledgeassociatedwithplants.DevelopaNationaldatabaseofIndian plants,includingherbariumspecimens, livespecimens,botanicalpaintings, illustrations,etc.SecondaryobjectivesRevisionary/Monographicstudieson selectedplantgroups.Qualitativeanalysisofnutritivevalueof ethno-food plants and other economically usefulspecies. Capacitybuildinginplanttaxonomy throughrefreshercoursesandpostM.Sc. certifcatecourse.Environment Impact Assessment of areas assignedtoBSIforstudy.Develop and maintain Botanical Gardens, MuseumsandHerbaria.PreparationofSeed,PollenandSpore AtlasofIndianPlants.Activities undertaken so farSurveyandexplorationofabout70per cent of the total geographical areas of the countryhasbeencompletedforvascular plants. This has resulted into a Repository ofoverthreemillionNationalReference Collections of plant specimens with 19100 typespecimens.One new family, 36 new genera and 1,104 newspecies,subspecies,varietieshave beendiscoveredasnewtoscience.I nventoryingofabout1, 700Rare, EndangeredandThreatened(RET) species.Livecollectionofover1.5lakhplantsin Indian Botanic Garden, Botanic Garden of IndianRepublicandassociatedbotanic gardensandNationalOrchidariaof regionalofces.Fig-1. Water Lilly (nelumbo nucifera)1AnnualReport2013-20143Flora of India series 3: District (26) Flora (34vols.). FloraofIndiaseries4:RedDataBook ofIndianPlantsandRedListspecies of India (5 vols.) and 140 titles dealing with various thematic topics related to Indianfora.Periodicals:RecordsoftheBotanical SurveyofIndia(23vols.);Bulletinof theBotanicalSurveyofIndia(55vols.); VanaspatiVani(22vols.)andENVIS Newsletter(18vols.).Progress/achievementsmadeduring theyear(uptoDec.,2013)A.B o t a n i c a l E x pl o r a t i o n & InventorisationofPlantdiversityFieldtoursandHerbariumconsultation toursSeventyFivefeldtoursforcollection ofplantspecimens/materialsforforistic, ethnobotanicalandpharmacognostical studies on fowering and non-fowering plants wereundertakenbydiferentregionalcentre and units of BSI covering the following regions, includingfourbiodiversityhotspot,viz.the Himalaya,theIndo-Burma,Sundalandand theWesternGhats-SriLanka.Theseinclude 26protectedareasand07SacredGroves.In addition,09toursforthecollectionsoflive germplasmwerealsoundertakeninthese areas. WesternHimalaya:Uttarakhand(inand around Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary, Namik andHiramaniglaciervalleys,Pithoragarh, Kumaon); EasternHimalaya:ArunachalPradesh (Lohitdistrict,Changlangdistrictand KamlangWildlifeSanctuary);Sikkim (ShingbaRhododendronSanctuaryand Flowering plants of 7 Biosphere Reserves, 32NationalParksand23TigerReserves havebeendocumentedtilldate.EIAstudiesontheimpactofover100 developmental projects on fora have been completed.Tradi ti onal knowl edge, onpl ants, associatedwithalltribesbelongingto 41 districts of Bihar Jharkhand, Karnataka, Orissa and Rajasthan, and over 114 tribes belonging to Andaman & Nicobar, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, UttaranchalandWestBengalhavebeen documented.17booksofEthnobotany havebeenpublishedbyBSItilldate.Over110researchscholarshavebeen trainedindifferentaspectsofplant systematics,leadingtotheawardof DoctoratedegreebyvariousIndian Universities.Over3millionherbariumspecimens ofIndia&nearly2lakhsofthemfrom diferentadjoiningcountriesandrestof the World in 12 internationally recognized herbaria. These includes 16 thousand type specimens(originalmaterialbasedon speciesnewtoscienceand Over18thousandexhibits,tannins,dyes, oils, fbres, timbers, medicinal, beverages, vegetables,food,andtribalartifactsin KolkataandallResearchCentres. PublicationsmadesofarFloraofIndiaseries1:FloraofIndia (9vols.);FasciclesofFloraofIndia(24 vols.). FloraofIndiaseries2:State/UTFlora [completefor16States/UTs(29vols.), partiallycompletefor9states(12 vols.)]. MinistryofEnvironment,ForestsandClimateChange4diferentareasofNorthSikkim&South Sikkim);NorthEastIndia:Assam(Laokhowa WildlifeSanctuary);Mizoram(Murlen NationalPark);AridSemiArid:Haryana(Sultanpur NationalParkandKalesarNationalPark); Gujarat (Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Dang District); Rajasthan (Jamwa Ramgarh WildlifeSanctuary);GangeticPlains:UttarPradesh(Upper GangaRamsarSite);Bihar&Jharkhand (KodermaWildlifeSanctuary,Palkot Wildlife Sanctuary, Gautam Buddha Wildlife Sanctuary,VikramshilaGangeticDolphin wildlifeSanctuary,Rajmahalhills,Pakur, Godda,Sahibganj,DumkaandDeogarh districts);WestBengal(BuxaWildlife Sanctuary,JaldaparaWildlifeSanctuary); Orissa(Koraput,JajpurandBalasore);Deccan Peninsula: Chattisgarh (Surguja & Korba area); Andhra Pradesh (Mamillapalli andMaddimadugusectionsofKadapa rangeofSeshachalamBiosphereReserve, Amarabad,Mannanur,Achampetand LingalrangesofAchampetdivision ofNagarjunasagarSrisailamWildlife Sanctuary);Wes t er nGhat s : Ma h a r a s ht r a (KoyanaWildlifeSanctuary,Chandoli WildlifeSanctuaryforferns,Junnar, Harishchandragarh,Ganeshkind,Karzat, Matheran,SanjayGandhiNationalPark, AlibagandPhansadWildLifeSanctuary for follicolous fungi); Karnataka (Sharavathi valleyWildlifeSanctuary,Shimogaand Bi l i gi ri rangaswamyTempl eWi l dl i fe Sanctuary);TamilNadu(Srivilliputhur WildlifeSanctuary);CoastalRegion:Kerala(Coastalareaand MalabarWildlifeSanctuary);Andaman & Nicobar Islands: S. Andaman (RaniJhansiMarineNationalPark); Apartfromthat28herbarium consultation/study tours were also conducted foridentifcationofspecimens/authentication of identifcations.Duringthesefeldtours,9,541(incl.1976 ofnon-foweringplants)specimenswere collected,outofwhich8,204specimenswere identifedinto4,201species,subspeciesand varieties. This resulted into the discovery of 28 speciesand01varietyasnewtoscience;39 species and 01 subspecies as new to India and 122newdistributionalrecordsfordiferent geographic regions/ states.Plants collected after more than 50 yearsDendrobiumtreutleri(Hook.f.)Schuit.& Peter B.Adams (Orchidaceae) was collected fromDullongReserveForest,Lakhimpur district,Assamin2012afteralapseof 122yearsafteritsfrstcollectionin1890 byTreutlerfromSikkim.Thespeciesis introducedandgrowinginbotanical gardenofBSI/ERC/Shillong.Salix obscura Andersson (Salicaceae) has beencollectedfromLachungValleyin NorthSikkimin2006andagainin2008 afteragapofnearly121yearssinceits Fig-2. Bergenia ciliata1AnnualReport2013-20145New Discoveries (New to science) Species/Varieties (Angiosperms 20; Lichen 1; Fungi 8)Caloplaca gyrophorica Jagadeesh, Y. Joshi & G.P. Sinha................................................................................................... TeloschistaceaeChrysosplenium arunachalense M. Bhaumik ............................................................................................................................ SaxifragaceaeColocasia boyceana R. Gogoi & S. Borah ................................................................................................................................................ AraceaeColocasia dibangensis R. Gogoi & S. Borah ............................................................................................................................................ AraceaeColocasia lihengiae R. Gogoi & S. Borah ................................................................................................................................................. AraceaeEragrostis collinensis C.P. Vivek, G.V.S. Murthy & V.J. Nair ..................................................................................................................PoaceaeEragrostis minor Host var. rajasthanensis C.P.Vivek, G.V.S.Murthy & V.J.Nair............................................................................PoaceaeEriocaulon kannurense Sunil et al.................................................................................................................................................EriocaulaceaeGalium kulluense An.Kumar, Ranjan & S.C.Srivastava ....................................................................................................................RubiaceaeImpatiens lohitensis Gogoi & Borah...........................................................................................................................................BalsaminaceaeInonotus ryvardenii J. R. Sharma and D. Mishra ........................................................................................................... HymenochaetaceaeKamalomyces mahabaleshwarensis R.Dubey & A.M.Neelima ..............................................................................................TubeufaceaeLemna landoltii Halder & Venu ........................................................................................................................................................... LemnaceaeMacrosolen andamanensisLal Ji Singh ...................................................................................................................................... LoranthaceaeMuhlenbergia rakchamesis. S. Arumugam, G.V.S.Murthy & V.J.Nair .............................................................................................PoaceaeMusa indandamanensis Lal Ji Singh .................................................................................................................................................... MusaceaeMusa markkui R. Gogoi & S. Borah ....................................................................................................................................................... Musaceae Musa puspanjaliae R. Gogoi & Hakkinen ........................................................................................................................................... Musaceae Poronia radicata M.E.Hembrom, A.Parihar & K.Das ....................................................................................................................XylariaceaePternopetalum arunachalense M. Bhaumik & P. Satyanar. ............................................................................................................. ApiaceaeRussula dubdiana K. Das, Atri & Buyck .......................................................................................................................................... RussulaceaeRussula sharmae K. Das, Atri & Buyck............................................................................................................................................. RussulaceaeRussula sikkimensis K. Das, Atri & Buyck........................................................................................................................................ RussulaceaeSonerila veldkampiana, Ratheesh et al............................................................................................................................... MelastomataceaeStachybotrys citri R.Dubey & A.K.Pandey.................................................................................................................................... Dematiaceae Striga scottiana Jeeva,Shyn. Brintha&Rasingam..........................................................................................................ScrophulariaceaeStrobilomyces sikkimensis K. Das ......................................................................................................................................................... BoletaceaeToxicodendron bimannii Barbhuiya ............................................................................................................................................ AnacardiaceaeVolutella rauwolfi R.Dubey & A.K.Pandey.................................................................................................................................. DematiaceaeNew records for India (Species / Varieties)Acarocybellina arengae (Matsush.) Subram. ................................................................................................................................. Ascomycota Acrolejeunea pusilla (Steph.) Grolle & Gradst. ...........................................................................................................................LejeuneaceaeArgostemma timorense Miq. ...................................................................................................................................................................RubiaceaeCentratherum punctatum Cass. subsp. punctatum ..................................................................................................................... AsteraceaeCeratostylis radiata J.J. Sm. ................................................................................................................................................................ OrchidaceaeCololejeunea chenii Tixer ...................................................................................................................................................................LejeuneaceaeCololejeunea pluridentata P.C.Wu & J.S.Lou ................................................................................................................................LejeuneaceaeCordia boissieri A. DC. ...................................................................................................................................................................... BoraginaceaeCyrtosia nana (Rolfe ex Downie) Garay ......................................................................................................................................... OrchidaceaeDendrophthoe glabrescens (Blakely) Barlow............................................................................................................................. LoranthaceaeGalium asperifolium var. lasiocarpum W.C. Chen ............................................................................................................................RubiaceaeGastrodia javanica (Bl.) Lindl. ............................................................................................................................................................ OrchidaceaeHymenochaete murina Bres ................................................................................................................................................ HymenochaetaceaeIchnanthus pallens (Sw.) Munro ex Benth. .............................................................................................................................................PoaceaeInocutis texana (Murrill) S. Martnez .............................................................................................................................. HymenochaetaceaeInonotus juniperinus Murrill.............................................................................................................................................. HymenochaetaceaeInonotus obliquus (Ach. ex Pers.) Pilt ........................................................................................................................... HymenochaetaceaeInonotus ochroporus (Van der Byl) Pegler ...................................................................................................................... HymenochaetaceaeInonotus porrectus Murrill ................................................................................................................................................. HymenochaetaceaeInonotus tamaricis (Pat.) Maire .......................................................................................................................................... HymenochaetaceaeJuncus kangdingensis K.F. Wu .................................................................................................................................................................JuncaceaeJuncus longiforus (A.Camus) Noltie....................................................................................................................................................JuncaceaeJuncus milashanensis A. M. Lu & Z. Y. Zhang .....................................................................................................................................JuncaceaeJuncus setchuensis Buchenau ................................................................................................................................................................JuncaceaeMutinus bambusinus (Zoll.) E. Fisch.................................................................................................................................................... PhallaceaeOrnithochilus yingjiangensis Z. H. Tsi .............................................................................................................................................. OrchidaceaePavetta glenei Hook. f. ..............................................................................................................................................................................RubiaceaePhallus atrovovatus Kreisel & Calonge.............................................................................................................................................. PhallaceaeMinistryofEnvironment,ForestsandClimateChange6Phellinus calcitratus (Berk. & Curt.) Ryv ........................................................................................................................... HymenochaetaceaePhellinus sanctigeogii (Pat.) Ryv. ........................................................................................................................................ HymenochaetaceaePhysopella hiratsukae (Syd.) Cummins & Ramachar ................................................................................................................ DematiaceaePseudolepicolea fryei (Perss.) Grolle & Ando ............................................................................................................... PseudolepicoleaceaeRadula retrofexa Taylor ......................................................................................................................................................................... RadulaceaeRubus cooperi D.G. Long ............................................................................................................................................................................RosaceaeRubus polyodontus Hand.-Mazz. .............................................................................................................................................................RosaceaeRubus quinquefoliolatus T.T. Yu & L.T. Lu ...............................................................................................................................................RosaceaeStreblus elongatus (Miq.) Corner. ...........................................................................................................................................................MoraceaeTylopilus pseudoscaber (Secretan) Smith & Thiers ........................................................................................................................ BoletaceaeVernonia amygdalina Delile .................................................................................................................................................................. AsteraceaeVizellaole ariae Swart .......................................................................................................................................................................... AscomycetesNew Record for Region / State HimalayasCololejeunea nilgiriensis G.Asthana & S.C.Srivast. ....................................................................................................................LejeuneaceaeNorth Eastern RegionBrachiaria semiundulata (Hochst.) Stapf ................................................................................................................................................PoaceaeCleisostoma tenuifolium (L.) Garay .................................................................................................................................................. OrchidaceaeClerodendrum paniculatum L. .......................................................................................................................................................... VerbenaceaeSalix psilostigma Andersson ...................................................................................................................................................................SalicaceaeAndaman & Nicobar IslandsAcriopsis liliifolia (J.Koenig) Ormerod ............................................................................................................................................ OrchidaceaeApostasia wallichii R. Br. ...................................................................................................................................................................... OrchidaceaeCheilolejeunea trapezia (Nees) Kachroo & R.M.Schust. ..........................................................................................................LejeuneaceaeCololejeunea foccosa (Lehm. & Lindenb.) Schifn. ..................................................................................................................LejeuneaceaeCololejeunea latilobula (Herzog) Tixier ........................................................................................................................................LejeuneaceaeCololejeunea planissima (Mitt.) Abeyw. .......................................................................................................................................LejeuneaceaeCololejeunea pseudoplagiophylla P.C.Wu & J.S.Lou .................................................................................................................LejeuneaceaeCololejeunea udarii G.Asthana & S.C.Srivast. .............................................................................................................................LejeuneaceaeColura leratii (Steph.) Steph. ............................................................................................................................................................LejeuneaceaeCosmostigma racemosum (Roxb.)Wight.................................................................................................................................. AsclepiadaceaeCryptostylis arachnites (Blume) Hassk. ........................................................................................................................................... OrchidaceaeDendrocnide sinuata (Blume) Chew ................................................................................................................................................... UrticaceaeDrepanolejeunea pentadactyla (Mont.) Steph. .........................................................................................................................LejeuneaceaeEleocharis acutangula (Roxb.) Schult ............................................................................................................................................... CyperaceaeFrullanoides tristis (Steph.) Slageren .............................................................................................................................................LejeuneaceaeLaportea interrupta (L.) Chew ............................................................................................................................................................... UrticaceaeLejeunea tuberculosa Steph. ............................................................................................................................................................LejeuneaceaeLopholejeunea sikkimensis Steph. var. tenuicostata SushilK.Singh & D.K.Singh ............................................................LejeuneaceaeNephelaphyllum pulchrum Blume ................................................................................................................................................... OrchidaceaePlagiochila himalayana Schifn. ................................................................................................................................................. PlagiochilaceaeArunachal PradeshAcanthocoleus gilvus (Gottsche) Kruijt.........................................................................................................................................Lejeuneaceae Asplenium obscurum Blume............................................................................................................................................................AspleniaceaeCleiostoma tenuifolium (L.) Garay.................................................................................................................................................OrchidaceaeColocasia lihengiae C.L. Long & K.M.Liu..............................................................................................................................................AraceaeDrepanolejeunea pulla (Mitt.) Grolle.............................................................................................................................................LejeuneaceaeDryopteris cochleata (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) C.Chr. ..........................................................................................................DryopteridaceaeFrullania apiculata (Reinw., Blume & Nees) Dumort........................................................................................ FrullaniaceaeHeteroscyphus coalitus (Hook.) Schifn. ..................................................................................................................................LophocoleaceaeHeteroscyphus faccidus (Mitt.) A. Srivast. & S.C. Srivast. ...................................................................................................LophocoleaceaeImpatiens siculifer Hook.f...............................................................................................................................................................BalsaminaceaeJackiella javanica Schifn.................................................................................................................................................................. JackiellaceaeJuncus amplifolius A. Camus ..................................................................................................................................................................JuncaceaeJuncus articulatus L. ..................................................................................................................................................................................JuncaceaeJuncus benghalensis Kunth .....................................................................................................................................................................JuncaceaeJuncus brachystigma Sam. ......................................................................................................................................................................JuncaceaeJuncus cephalostigma Sam. ....................................................................................................................................................................JuncaceaeJuncus chrysocarpus Buchenau .............................................................................................................................................................JuncaceaeJuncus clarkei Buchenau ..........................................................................................................................................................................Juncaceae1AnnualReport2013-20147Juncus himalensis Klotzsch .....................................................................................................................................................................Juncaceae Juncus khasiensis Buchenau ...................................................................................................................................................................JuncaceaeJuncus kingii Rendle ..................................................................................................................................................................................JuncaceaeJuncus leptospermus Buchenau ............................................................................................................................................................JuncaceaeJuncus leucanthus Royle ex D. Don ......................................................................................................................................................JuncaceaeJuncus nepalicus Miyam. & H. Ohba ....................................................................................................................................................JuncaceaeJuncus purpusillus Sam. ............................................................................................................................................................................JuncaceaeJuncus rohtangensis Goel & Aswal .......................................................................................................................................................JuncaceaeJuncus thomsonii Buchenau ...................................................................................................................................................................JuncaceaeJuncus trichophyllus W. W. Sm. ...............................................................................................................................................................JuncaceaeJuncus uniforus W. W. Sm. .......................................................................................................................................................................JuncaceaeJuncus wallichianus J. Gay ex Laharpe...............................................................................................................................................JuncaceaeJuncus allioides Franch. ............................................................................................................................................................................Juncaceae Lejeunea eifrigii Mizut. .......................................................................................................................................................................LejeuneaceaeLejeunea pallide-virens S. Hatt. ........................................................................................................................................................LejeuneaceaeLejeunea princeps (Stephani) Mizut. .............................................................................................................................................LejeuneaceaeLeptochilus decurrens Blume forma lanceolatus..................................................................................................................... PolypodiaceaeLophocolea sikkimensis Herzog & Grolle ................................................................................................................................LophocoleaceaeLuzula oligantha Sam..............................................................................................................................................................................JuncaceaeMicrosorium zippelli (Blume) Ching........................................................................................................................................... PolypodiaceaeParakaempferia synantha A. S. Rao & D. M. Verma................................................................................................................ZingiberaceaePlagiochila chinensis Steph. ......................................................................................................................................................... PlagiochilaceaePlagiochila detecta M. L. So & Grolle ......................................................................................................................................... PlagiochilaceaePlagiochila elegans Mitt. ............................................................................................................................................................... PlagiochilaceaePlagiochila parvifolia Lindenb. ................................................................................................................................................. PlagiochilaceaePorella caespitans (Steph.) S. Hatt. .................................................................................................................................................... PorellaceaePorella acutifolia (Lehm. & Lindenb.) Trevis.................................................................................................................................... PorellaceaePorella obtusata var. macroloba (Stephani) S. Hatt. ..................................................................................................................... PorellaceaeRadula madagascariensis Gottsche................................................................................................................................................. RadulaceaeSalix psilostigma Andersson..................................................................................................................................................................SalicaceaeScapania ciliatospinosa Horik. ........................................................................................................................................................ ScapaniaceaeScapania contorta Mitt. ..................................................................................................................................................................... ScapaniaceaeScapania ferruginea (Lehm. & Lindenb.) Gottsche .................................................................................................................. ScapaniaceaeScapania ligulata Steph. ................................................................................................................................................................... ScapaniaceaeTricarpelema chinense D. Y. Hong............................................................................................................................................ CommelinaceaeAssamClerodendrum paniculatum L. .......................................................................................................................................................... VerbenaceaeBihar Solanum diphyllum L. ..............................................................................................................................................................................SolanaceaeMalva parvifora L. ..................................................................................................................................................................................... MalvaceaeCyrtococcum patens (L.)A. Camus .............................................................................................................................................................PoaceaeGoa Gymnema khandalense Santapau ................................................................................................................................................. ApocynaceaeGujarat Cissus elongata Roxb. ssp. elongata Maina ........................................................................................................................................ VitaceaeMaharashtraMicrolepia speluncae (L.) T. Moore....................................................................................................................................... DennstaedtiaceaeMizoramAglaia perviridis Hiern ............................................................................................................................................................................... MeliaceaeBrachiaria semiundulata (Hochst.) Stapf ................................................................................................................................................PoaceaeDigitaria ischaemum (Schreb.) Muhl. ......................................................................................................................................................PoaceaeDigitaria violascens Link ...............................................................................................................................................................................PoaceaeDiplazium dilatatum Blume .................................................................................................................................................................AthyriaceaeEragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees ..............................................................................................................................................................PoaceaeFissistigma bicolor (Roxb.) Merr. ....................................................................................................................................................AnnonaceaeLophatherum gracile Brongn.....................................................................................................................................................................PoaceaeOplismenus burmanii (Retz.) P. Beauv. .....................................................................................................................................................PoaceaePhyrma leptostachya L. .........................................................................................................................................................................PhrymaceaeSelaginella ciliaris (Retz.) Spring ................................................................................................................................................. SelaginellaceaeSelaginella vaginata Sprin ............................................................................................................................................................ SelaginellaceaeMinistryofEnvironment,ForestsandClimateChange8lastcollectionfromLachenbyRobert Pantling in 1885. Prior to that, the species wasoriginallycollectedfromLachenby SirJ.D.Hookerin1849.SonerilaandamanensisStapf&King (Melastomataceae)hasbeencollected fromSaddlePeakNationalParkinNorth Andamanin1976,afteragapofnearly 92years.ItwasagaincollectedfromMt. HarrietNationalParkinSouthAndaman thetypelocalityofthespecies,in 1989.Priortothatthespecieswaslast collected from Mt. Harriet in 1884 by Kings Collectors. B.DocumentationofPlantDiversityNational Flora (Flora of India)Taxonomicdescriptionfor142 speciesoffoweringplants(towardsfamily Setaria verticillata (L.) P. Beauv. ..................................................................................................................................................................PoaceaeThemeda arundinacea (Roxb.) A. Camus...............................................................................................................................................PoaceaeThemeda caudata (Nees ex Hook. & Arn.) A. Camus ..........................................................................................................................PoaceaeVittaria zosterifolia Willd. ......................................................................................................................................................................VittariaceaeNagalandPertusaria petrophyes C. Knight ................................................................................................................................................... PertusariaceaeRajasthanTonospora sinensis (Lour.) Merr............................................................................................................................................... MenispermaceaeSikkimRetiboletus ornatipes (Peck) Binder & Bresinsky ............................................................................................................................ BoletaceaeBoletus rubripes Thiers ............................................................................................................................................................................ BoletaceaeTemnoma setigerum (Lindenb.) R.M.Schust. ............................................................................................................... PseudolepicoleaceaeBzzania bidentula (Steph.) Steph. ex Yasuda ............................................................................................................................LepidoziaceaeDendrobazzania grifthiana (Steph.) R.M.Schust. & W.B.Schofeld ...................................................................................LepidoziaceaeCephaloziella dentifolia Udar & Ad. Kumar ........................................................................................................................ CephaloziellaceaeCephaloziella magna Udar & V. Nath ................................................................................................................................... CephaloziellaceaePorella caespitans(Steph.) S.Hatt. var. caespitans ....................................................................................................................... PorellaceaePorella obtusata (Taylor) Trevis. var. macroloba (Steph.) S.Hatt. & Zhang.......................................................................... PorellaceaeRadula madagascarensis Steph. ......................................................................................................................................................... RadulaceaeCololejeunea ceratilobula (P.C.Chen) R.M.Schust. .....................................................................................................................LejeuneaceaeCololejeunea chenii Tixier .................................................................................................................................................................LejeuneaceaeCololejeunea serrulata Steph. ..........................................................................................................................................................LejeuneaceaeDrepanolejeunea pulla (Mitt.) Grolle .............................................................................................................................................LejeuneaceaeTamil NaduDendrophthoe glabrescens (Blakely) Barlow .............................................................................................................................. LoranthaceaeUttarakhandCeratocephala falcata (L.) Pers. ....................................................................................................................................................RanunculaceaeGalium asperifolium var. lasiocarpum W.C. Chen ............................................................................................................................RubiaceaeLindelofa longifora var. levingii (C.B. Clarke) Brand................................................................................................................ BoraginaceaeWest BengalPertusaria psoromica A. W. Archer & Elix ................................................................................................................................... PertusariaceaeMemecylaceae&Bignoniaceae;subfamily Cypripedioideae;tribeVernonieae;subtribe Habenarinae&Sporobolinaeandgenera Fimbristylis,Festuca&Kobresia)and36spp.of nonfoweringplants(familiesPertusariaceae, Graphidaceae, Hymenochaetaceae and genera Athyrium,Lepisorus)havebeencompleted. ThemanuscriptofTribeCercideaesubtribe Bauhiniinae(Benth.)Walp.wassubmittedfor publicationandthatofsubtribe Habenarinae inIndiaandEndemicAngiospermsofIndia are being fnalized.Regional/State/District FloraTaxonomicdescriptionsfor1,201taxa offoweringplants(towardstheforaof LandfallIsland(Andaman&NicobarIslands); Lohit,Kameng,LowerDibangValleydistricts (ArunachalPradesh);ImpatiensofArunachal 1AnnualReport2013-20149Pradesh;FloraofBihar;FloraofJharkhand; WetlandforaofBiharfromBuxartoKatihar; Grasses&bamboosofE.India;FloraofUpper GangaRamsarsite;FloraofChhattisgarh; GrassesofOdisha;GesneriaceaeofNEIndia; FloraofUttarakhand,Vols.2,3&4;Floraof Sikkim, Vol. 2; Endemic orchids of Maharashtra and172taxaofnonfoweringplantstowards AlgalforaofJharkhand;Liverworts& hornworts of Mizoram; Liverworts & hornworts ofAnjawandWestSiangdistricts(Arunachal Pradesh);MossesofDarjeelingdistrict; LichensofRajasthan,KutchandGujarat;Wild mushroomsofNorthSikkim;Wood-rotting FungiofRajmahalhills;Wood-rottingFungi of Koderma WLS; Pteridophytic fora of Sikkim andMaharashtrahavebeencompleted.The manuscriptsof(i)FloraofWestBengalVol.II and(ii)FloraofUP,Vol.IIIweresubmittedfor publication. Flora of Protected AreasTaxonomicdescriptionsfor1123taxa offoweringplantstowardsRaniJhansi MarineN.P.,Andaman&NicobarIslands; GautamBudhaWLS,PalkotWLS,Koderma WLS(Jharkhand);JaldaparaWLS,BuxaWLS (West Bengal); Shoolpaneshwar WLS (Gujarat); Seshachalam B.R. and Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam WLS (Andhra Pradesh); Phawngpui N.P., Murlen N.P.(Mizoram);LaukhowaWLS,Ranga,Kokoi &DulungR.F.(Assam);SijuWLS,Baghmara Pither Plant WLS, Balpakhram N.P. (Meghalaya); SultanpurN.P.andKalesarN.P.(Haryana); SingbaRhododendronSanctuary(Sikkim); SharavathiValleyWLS(Karnataka),Malabar WLS(Kerala)andKoyanaWLS(Maharashtra) have been completed. Manuscripts of (i) Flora of Barnadi WLS (Assam) & (ii) Flora of Great Indian Bustard WLS (Maharashtra) were submitted for publication.C.DocumentationofIndegenous KnowledgeofPlantResourcesVariousethno-botanicaluses, like healthcare,food,oil,fuelwood,timber, fodder&forage,socio-religious,rope-maki ng, agri cul tural i mpl ements, biofencing, insecticide/ pesticide, piscicide, gum,beverage,musicalinstruments, etc.,associatedwithplantsfromDang district of Gujarat and Balasore & Koraput districtsofOdishahavebeenrecorded. Manuscript Traditionalknowledge associated with plants of Junagarh district, Gujarat,comprising241species,isbeing fnalized.D.Ex-SituConservationAbout3,027saplings,seeds,propagules belongingto432speciesofrare, threatened,endemicandeconomic plantspecies,includingwildrelativesof cultivatedplants,aquaticplants,orchids, palms,canes,bamboos,fernsandfern-allies, etc., were collected for introduction inAJCBoseIndianBotanicGarden, Howrahandassociatedbotanicgardens ofdiferentRegionalCentre.E.Micro-PropagationofThreatened SpeciesCulturesofCymbidiumtigrinumandIlex khasianahavebeenmaintainedand multiplied.Axenicseedgerminationof Armodorumsenapatianumhavebeen initiated.In vitro propagation protocol has been standardized for the callus, multiple shoots, and root induction in Eremostachys superba.Callusinghasbeeninducedin Pittosporum eriocarpum. Seed viability and germinationpercentageinEremostachys superba,Pitosporumeriocarpumand Indopiptadenia oudhensis has been studied. MinistryofEnvironment,ForestsandClimateChange10Ultra morphological study of diferent parts of E. superba plants, such as cottony hairs, leafglandularhairsandstomata,hairs oftheapicaltuftofseedandpollenhas beencarriedoutunderSEM.F.Studies of Nutritional Values of Wild EdiblePlantsofMeghalayaSixwildedibleplantscollectedfrom Meghalayawereanalyzedfortheir nutraceuti cal potenti al underthe parametersgiveninTable-1.G.Repatriation of Information on Indian PlantshousedinRoyalBotanic Garden,Kew,Uk(K)Imagesoftypespecimensof102taxa (Boeicafiliformis,B.fulva,B.hirsuta, B.porosa,Tetraphyllumbengalense, Anaphalisxylorhiza,Sonneratiagrifthii Kurz, PterisvittataL. , P.longifolia L.,Cinnamomumfilipedicellatum,C. heyneanum, C. macrocarpum, C. riparium, C. sulphuratum, C. travancoricum, C. wightii, C. heyneanum, C. perrottetii, C. walaiwarense, C. sulphuratum, Mansonia dipikae, Alocasia decipiens,Eugenia(Syzygium)discifera, Memecylonrivulare,M.angustifoliumvar. attenuata,M.angustifoliumvar.riparium, M.edulevar.molestum,M.elongatulum/rostratum, M. grande, M. leucanthemum,M. macrocarpum, M. ovoideum,M. rostratum, M.sylvaticum,M.thomsonii,M.wallichii, M.wightii,M.oleifolium,M.ovatum,M. caeruleum, M. expitellatum, M. garcinioides, M.globiferum,M,grande,M.hookeri,M. intermedium,M.Kurzii,M.merguicum, M.oleifolium,M.ovoideum,M.royenii,M. sisparense, M. umbellata, Santalum album, Eulophia obtuse, E. mackinnonii,Geodorum pulchellum,Knemalenta,Staurogyne arcuata,S.glauca,S.spathulata,Syzygium rotundifolium, Holotype of Horsfeldia irya, Knema corticosa var. tonkinensis, Myristica beddomei subsp. Sphaerocarpa, Crotalaria alata, C. acicularis, C. albida, C. anthylloides, C. bidiei, C. bourneae, C. capitata, C. burhia, C.calycina,C.clarkei,C.conferta,C.dubia, C.hirta,C.leptostachya,C.mysorensis,C. nana, C. obtecta var. glabrescens, C. occulta, C.orixensis,C.ovalifolia,C.ovalifolia,C. scabrella,C.priestleyoides,C.sessilifora subsp.azarensis,C.speciosa,C.tecta,C. tetragona,C.triquetra,C.triquetravar. tetragona,Ficustomentosa,F.scabra, F.aquaticandF.callosa,Stylosanthes guianensisvar.paucifora,S.viscosavar acutifolia, Salacia oblonga), protologues of 112 species of angiosperms, pteridophytes andbryophytes,copiesof993pagesof literatureweresuppliedtoresearchers bothwithinandoutsideBSI.Inaddition, theIndianBotanicalLiasonOfcer(IBLO) Table-1. Parameters used for study wild edible plants of Meghalaya Parameter analysed Name of the Plant Local name Parts usedProximate composition ( %)Ash Moisture Crude fbre Crude fatProtein Carbohydrate Energy content Chenopodium album Polong LeavesAlternanthera philoxeroides Kanchi-Sag LeavesZanthoxylum rhetsa Chingjal LeavesCajanus indicus Bethleng LeavesMedinilla erythrophylla Shkor blang LeavesArdisia humilis Ja-Jew Leaves1AnnualReport2013-201411identifed 03 species; provided distribution data of 04 species, clarifed queries about correctnomenclatureof03speciesand updated database of Internal Plant Names Index (IPNI) from time to time. Apart from that, the IBLO also studied more than 300 specimensofLamiaceae,Magnoliaceae andMysristicaceaefromIndianregion intheherbariaofGeneva(G)andZurich (Z+ZT). He also attended 87 queries from Indian plant taxonomists on identifcation andnomenclaturalissues.H.MiscellaneousMaintenanceandenrichmentofHerbaria inBSI:Duringtheperiod14,103specimens weremounted/remounted,8,690specimens wereaccessionedand6094specimenswere incorporated in diferent herbaria..Digitisation: 7507 herbarium specimens were bar-coded and digitized.PublicServicesrendered:BSIdisseminated scientifcinformationtopublicandalso assisted scientists, students and researchers in theirpursuitoftaxonomicresearchonplants. Duringtheperiod16,036visitors,including scientists,students,teachersandVIPs,visited diferentbotanicgardens,herbariaand museumofBSI.Queriesonplantdistribution, nomenclature,threatenedandendemictaxa ofdiferentregions,etc.,wereattended;1241 specimensofangiosperms,pteridophytes, bryophytes and fungi, received from students/scientistsoutsideBSIwereidentifedand photocopies of about 3660 pages of literature weresupplied.Inaddition,antioxidant activities(mg/g)of10algae,viz.Aphanothece pallida,A.saxicola,Anabenavariabilis,Lyngbya major,Nitellafagelliformis,Oedogonium globossum, Pithophora oedogonia, Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicum,Scytonemaocellatumand Spirogyracommuniswereanalysedfortotal phenoloiccontent,totalfavonoidcontent, totalfavonolcontent,Radicalscavenging activity(IC50)andReducingpower(AAE)in fourdiferentextracts(benzene,chloroform, acetone and methanol) outside researchers.ScientistsofAJCBoseIBG,visitedthe historicallyfamousPanchabatiGardenin Dakshineswar Kali Temple, Kolkata on invitation to render suggestions on revival of the garden. Temple authority was suggested on corrective measures. Cyber-taxonomy initiative: In order to develop digitalIndianPlantDiversityInformation System(IPDIS),BSIhasinitiatedtheprocess forweb-launchingofallitspublications (books,foras,recordsandjournals),archival correspondences(Wallich,Roxburgh,Hooker, etc.)andrarebooks(notavailableonany ofthebiodiversitylibrarysites).Underthis programme,sofar2,25,000pageshavebeen digitized.Inaddition,developmentof e-fora ofIndiadatabase,havealsobeeninitiated simultaneously.ImplementingOrganisationwithdetailsof ResponsibilitiesHeadquar t er s: Phar macognos y, Cryptogamy,Ecology,PlantChemistry, FloraCell,PalynologyandLibraryat Howrah;PublicationUnit&Technical SectionatKolkata.CurrentProjectsPharmacognosy UnitPharmacognostic studies on medicinal AconitesofIndiaCryptogamic UnitLiverwort&HornwortFloraof SikkimMoss Flora of Darjeeling District, West BengalMinistryofEnvironment,ForestsandClimateChange12Table-2. Statewise Status of projects undergoing during 2012-13Name of State/UT Status (Projects undergoing during 2012)Andaman & Nicobar Islands 1.Flora of Landfall Island Wildlife Sanctuary2.Flora of Rani Jhansi National Park3.Foliicolous lichens of Andaman IslandsAndhra Pradesh4.Flora of Seshachalam Biosphere Reserve, Andhra Pradesh5.Flora of Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh6.Flora of 650 Sacred Groves of Andhra PradeshArunachal Pradesh 7.Grass Flora of Arunachal Pradesh8.Flora of Pakhui Wild life Sanctuary, East Kameng 9.Taxonomic Study of family Polypodiaceae of NE India10.Study of Impatiens of Arunachal Pradesh11.Flora of East Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh12.Flora of Lohit District, Arunachal Pradesh13.Flora of Kamlang Wildlife SanctuaryAssam 14.Flora of Ranga, Kakoi and Dullung Reserve Forests, Assam 15.Flora of Laokhowa Wildlife SanctuaryBihar 16.Wetland fora of Gangetic plains in Bihar from Buxar to Katihar17.Flora of Gautam Buddha Wildlife Sanctuary18.Flora of Bihar19.Flora of Viksarshila Gangetic Dolphin Wildlife Sanctuary, BiharChhattisgarh 20.Flora of ChhattisgarhGujarat 21.Ethnobotany of Dang District22.Flora of Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Narmada23.Lichens of Kutch and GujaratHaryana 24.Flora of Sultanpur National Park25.Flora of Kalesar National ParkJharkhand 26.Flora of Koderma Wildlife Sanctuary27.Flora of Palkot Wildlife Sanctuary28.Wood Rotting Fungi of Koderma Wildlife Sanctuary29.Flora of Udhwa Lake Bird Sanctuary30.Algal Flora of Jharkhand31.Flora of JharkhandKarnataka 32.Flora of Sharavathi valley Wildlife Sanctuary33.Flora of Biligirirangaswamy Wildife SanctuaryKerala 34.Flora of Kerala, Volume V35.Seaweed Survey of Kerala Coast 36.Flora of Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary, KozikodeMaharashtra 37.Ferns of Maharashtra38.Folicolous Fungi of Maharashtra39.Studies on the Orchids of Maharashtra 40.Flora of Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary1AnnualReport2013-201413Name of State/UT Status (Projects undergoing during 2012)Meghalaya 41.Checklist of fora of Meghalaya42.Flora of South Garo Hills Dist., Meghalaya43.Chemical composition & nutritive value of wild edible plants of MeghalayaMizoram 44.Bryofora (Hepaticae & Anthocerotae) of Mizoram45.Flora of Phawangpui Blue Mountain Peak, Mizoram46.Flora of Murlen National Park, MizoramOrissa 47.Ethnobotany of Orissa48.Poaceae of OrissaRajasthan 49.Flora of Jamwa Ramgarh Wildlife SanctuarySikkim 50.Liverwort & Hornwort Flora of Sikkim51.Pteridophytic Flora of North Sikkim52.Studies on Wild Mushrooms of North SikkimTamil Nadu 53.Flora of Srivilliputhur Wildlife Sanctuary54.Flora of Karaivetti, Vuduvur and Point Calimere Wildlife SanctuaryUttar Pradesh 55.Floral Diversity of Upper Ganga Ramsar Site,Uttarakhand 56.Flora of UttarakhandWest Bengal57.Flora of Buxa Wildlife Sanctuary58.Flora of Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary59.Flora of West Bengal, Volume V60.Moss Flora of Darjeeling DistrictTable-3. Budget Allocation (` in Thousand)PLAN NON PLANBE 2013 14 Expenditure upto 31.12.2013Percentage (%)BE2012 13 Expenditure upto 31.12.2012Percentage (%)127500 101075 64 271100 217249 80AlgalFloraofJharkhandWoodRottingFungiofKoderma WildlifeSanctuary(Jharkhand)Ecology UnitAChecklistofDinophyceaeinIndia Plant Chemistry UnitChemicalCompositionandNutritive ValueofWildEdiblePlantsof MeghalayaIndianBotanicGarden,Howrah: Establishedin1787atHowrah,theIBG has an area of ca 273 acres with a National Orchidarium,25Lakesandnumberof conservatories. Initially served as platform forintroductionofsuchcommercially importantplants,ascardamom,pepper, nutmeg,cotton,tobacco,indigo,cofee, sago,teak,cinchona,rubber,jute, mahogany, etc. It has 2132 species under cultivation including (two living types and) 1092 exotics. Every year over 5 lakh people visit the garden for education, awareness andrecreationpurposes.MinistryofEnvironment,ForestsandClimateChange14CurrentProjectsCol l ect i on, i nt r oduct i onand multiplicationof100endemic, threatened,medicinal,ornamental andeconomicallyimportantplantsIndigenousPalmsofIndiaBamboosof I ndi a: Exsi tu ConservationDevelopment of Division No. 25 of AJC BoseIBG.OrchidsofTripura&NorthBengalCentralBotanicalLaboratory, Howrah: Establishedin1954atKolkataandlater shifted to Howrah with Economic Botany, Cytology&Plantphysiologysection.CurrentProjectsEthnobotanyofOdishastateRevisionoftheFamilyMemecylaceae inIndiaEthnomedicinalusesofFabaceae inIndiarecordedinherbariumand publishedliteratureEthnobotanicalinformationrecorded inherbariumandliteraturefor treatmentofstone.IndustrialSection,IndianMuseum, Kolkata:Establishedin1887atKolkata has20,000exhibitsofeconomicplants andplantproductsarrangedin8Bays forpublicawareness;70,000herbarium specimens;18volumescontaining700 samplesofIndiantextilesinsilk,cotton, muslin and wool, representing one of the 20setscaptionedTextilesManufactures and Costumes of the People of India, and a15volumecompanionsetonNatural Dyes.CurrentProjectsCollection of economic plant materials forenrichmentandreplacementof exhibitsoftheBotanicalgalleryListingofcollectionsofGeorgeWatt depositedatBSISCentralNationalHerbarium,Howrah: Establishedin1795atHowrah,holdsca 2.05millionspecimensofseedplants, 10,000 type specimens, 12,000 Wallichian specimensand10,000non-flowering plants. Theunithasbeenresponsiblefor discoveryof09generaand235species newtoscience.CurrentProjectsEditing&Updatingofmss.ofFlora ofWestBengal,Vol.V(Monocot) HydrocharitaceaePoaceae(37 families)EditingofFloraofIndia,family AcanthaceaeFlora of Bihar, Volume I [Introduction, KeytotheFamilies,Ranunculaceae Mimosaceae(ca.728species,62 families)]FloraofJharkhand,VolumeI [Introduction,KeytotheFamilies, RanunculaceaeMimosaceae(ca.728 species,62families)]FloraofBuxaWildlifeSanctuary, Jalpaiguri,WB.(ca368.99sq.km.)FloraofGautamBuddhaWildlife Sanctuary, Bihar & Jharkhand, (ca. 259 sq.km.)FloraofJaldaparaWildlifeSanctuary, WestBengal(ca216.51sqkm)Flora of Koderma Wildlife Sanctuary and PalkotWildlifeSanctuary,Jharkhand. FloraofUdhwaLakeBirdSanctuary, Jharkhand(ca5.65sq.km.)1AnnualReport2013-201415Palynotaxonomic studies of Lauraceae ofIndiaRevisionoftheGeneraCarexL.and KobresiaWilld.inIndiaRevisionoftheGenusFestucain IndiaRevisionoftheTribeVernonieaein IndiaStudy on Genera Jencellus, Anosporum, Sorostachysandremainingtaxaof CyperusunderFloraofIndia.(ca.88 taxa)Verifcationofdepositionoftypes atdifferentherbariaofBSIbased onnamesofnewtaxapublished during19902004insomeselected journals.ArunachalPradeshRegionalCentre, Itanagar: Jurisdiction - Arunachal Pradesh. Establishedin1977,thecirclehas13,500 herbarium specimens, including 34 types representing20speciesdiscoveredas newtoscience. Theassociatedgardenof 48haatSankieViewhasca400species undercultivation.CurrentProjectsFloraofAnjawDistrict,Arunachal PradeshFlora of West Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh LiverwortsandHornwortsofWest SiangDistrictRevisonofFamilyAspidiaceaeinN.E. IndiaGrassFloraofArunachalPradeshFlora of Pakhui Wild life Sanctuary, East KamengTaxonomi cSt udyof f ami l y Polypodiaceae(ca100spp.)ofNorth EastIndiaEasternRegionalCentre,Shillong: Jurisdiction Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram,Nagaland,Tripura.Established in1956atShillong,thecirclehasca 2,71,000herbariumspecimens,including 508typesrepresenting5generaand89 species discovered as new to science. The associatedgardenof10haatBarapani hasca800speciesundercultivation. CurrentProjectsBryofora(Hepaticae&Anthocerotae) ofMizoramChecklistofforaofMeghalayaFloraofSouthGaroHillsDist., MeghalayaFloraofBarnadiWildlifeFloraofRanga,KakoiandDullung ReserveForests,Assam FloraofMurlenNationalPark, MizoramMicropropagation of RET plants of NE India(Nymphaea&Cymbidium)Multiplicationandconservation ofRare/Endangered/Economically importantplantsinBotanicGarden ofBSI-ERC.SikkimHimalayanRegionalCentre, Gangtok: Jurisdiction Sikkim.Established in1979,thecirclehas40,000herbarium specimens, including 6 types representing 6speciesdiscoveredasnewtoscience. Theassociatedgardeninthecampus has ca 200 species, mostly orchids, under cultivation.CurrentProjectsStudiesonWildMushroomsofNorth Sikkim PteridophyticFloraofNorthSikkimFloraofSikkimMinistryofEnvironment,ForestsandClimateChange16CentralRegionalCentre,Allahabad: Jurisdiction Madhya Pradesh, Chhatisgarh, UttarPradesh.Establishedin1962at Allahabad, the circle has ca 69,000 herbarium specimens,including03types.Seventeen species and 07 varieties have been described as new to science from here. The associated gardenof02hainthecampushasca570 speciesundercultivation. CurrentProjectsFloraofChhattisgarh Floral Diversity of Upper Ganga Ramsar Site,UttarPradesh LichensofRajasthan,Kutchand GujaratRevisionofFamilyRocellaceaein IndiaRevisionofthetribeHeliantheaein IndiaStudiesonFamilyPertusariaceaein IndiaBotanicGardenofIndianRepublic, Noida:Jurisdiction-NationalCapital Territory Region of Delhi. 4300 indigenous saplingsand554seedlingsofmedicinal plantshavebeenprocureddifferent parts of Terai region and Odisha for BGIR. Database on Oil Yielding Plants completed; hard copy format published (2008). Seeds Databaseinitiated.CurrentProjectsDevelopment of database of introduced treesofBGIR,NOIDADevelopment of database of medicinal plants Development of Database of Seeds of indigenoustreesProtocol Development for germination ofselectedtreespeciesEcologicalsurveyofBGIRwoodlandsRecordingofphenologicaldataof speciesgrowingingardenNorthernRegionalCentre,Dehradun: JurisdictionUttarakhand,Chandigarh, Punjab,Haryana,HimachalPradesh, Jammu&Kashmir.Establishedin1956 atDehradun,thecirclehasca1,21,500 herbariumspecimens,including112 typesrepresentingtwogeneraand66 species discovered as new to science. The associated gardens of 23 ha at Dehradun, Pauri and Khirsu have ca 500 species under cultivation.CurrentProjectsEndemic&ThreatenedPteridophytic FloraofNorthWesternHimalayasFloraofUttrakhand,Vols.III&IVRevisionoftheFamilyBignoniaceae inIndiaRevisionoftheGenusAthyriumin IndiaRevisionary studies of genus Adiamtum L.inIndia(c.31spp.)FloraofColdDesertofNorthWest HimalayasFloraofSultanpurNationalPark, Haryana TaxonomicRevisionofSubtribe Habenariinae(Orchidaceae)inIndiaRevisionofIndianHymenochaetaceaeAridZoneRegionalCentre,Jodhpur: Juri sdi cti onRaj asthan, Guj arat. Establishedin1972atJodhpur,the circle has ca 24,800 herbarium specimens, including17typesrepresenting09 speciesdiscoveredasnewtoscience. Theassociatedgardenof06acresin thecampushasca185speciesunder cultivation.1AnnualReport2013-201417CurrentProjects FloraofGujarat,Vol.IIIEthnobotanyofGujarat(Junagarh District) FloraofJamwaRamgarhWildlife Sanctuary,Rajasthan FloraofShoolpaneshwarWildlife Sanctuary,Narmada,Gujarat WesternRegionalCentre,Pune: JurisdictionMaharashtra,Karnataka, Goa,Daman,Diu,Dadra&NagarHaveli. Establishedin1955atPune,thecircle hasca1,70,000herbariumspecimens, including571typesrepresentingtwo genera and 146 species discovered as new to science. The associated gardens of 19.5 haatMundhwaandinthecampushave ca400speciesundercultivation.CurrentProjectsFloraofGreatIndianBustardWildlife Sanctuary,Ahmednagar,Maharashtra FernsofMaharashtraFoliicolousFungiofMaharashtraFloraofSharavathivalleyWildlife Sanctuary,Shimoga,Karnataka DeccanRegionalCentre,Hyderabad: JurisdictionAndhraPradesh,Odisha. Established in 2005 at Hyderabad, the circle hasca10,000herbariumspecimens. CurrentProjectsHerbsandShrubsofGreater Hyderabad FloraofSeshachalamBiosphere Reserve,AndhraPradeshFloraofNagarjunasagarSrisailam WildlifeSanctuary,AndhraPradeshFloraof650SacredGrovesofAndhra PradeshPoaceaeofOdishaStateSouthern Regional Centre, Coimbatore: JurisdictionTamilNadu,Kerala& Lakshadweep Islands. Established in 1955 atCoimbatore,thecirclehasca2,75,000 herbariumspecimens,including2594 typesrepresenting08generaand155 species discovered as new to science. The associated garden of 19 ha at Yercaud and in the campus has ca 1100 species under cultivation.CurrentProjectsSeaweedsurveyofSouthEastCoast ofIndia.FloraofKerala,Vols.III,IV&VFloraofMalabarWildlifeSanctuary, Kozikode,Kerala Fig-3. Habenaria panchganiensis Endemic to Panchgani, MaharashtraMinistryofEnvironment,ForestsandClimateChange18Pollen and Seed morphology of Genus AndrographisWall.exNeesusing SEMSeedmorphologyofFicusL.using SEMStudyofCaryopsisinEragrostis SporobolusandTripogongeneraof PoaceaeusingSEMStudyofPolliniaofSouthIndian OrchidsusingSEMAndaman&NicobarRegionalCentre, PortBlair:JurisdictionAndaman& NicobarIslands.Establishedin1972,the circlehas22,000herbariumspecimens, including100typesrepresentingtwo genera and 66 species discovered as new to science. The associated garden of 30 ha atDhanikherihasca200speciesunder cultivation. CurrentProjectFloraofRaniJhansiMarineNational Park Flora of N. Andaman Isls. (Narcondam, Peacock,PagetandNorthReefIsls.)FoliicolouslichensofAndaman IslandsSurveyofFaunaZoologicalSurveyofIndiaIntroductionandObjectivesTheZoologicalSurveyofIndia(ZSI),a premierinstitutionundertheMinistry,has beenundertakingsurvey,explorationand researchleadingtotheadvancementofour knowledgeontheexceptionallyrichfaunal diversityofthecountrysinceitsinceptionin 1916. WithitsheadquartersatKolkataand16 RegionalCentreslocatedatdiferentpartsof thecountry,ZSIinrecentyearsre-orientedits plan of work by grouping the survey and studies under the following six major programmes:FaunaofStatesFaunaofConservationAreasFaunaofImportantEcosystemsStatusSurveyofEndangeredSpeciesEcologicalStudies/EnvironmentImpact AssessmentSurvey,and ComputerizationandDisseminationof DataPrimaryObjectivesThecurrentmandateofZSIissurvey, collection,documentation(includingthe traditional knowledge associated with animals) and ex situ conservation of wild animal diversity of the country.HighpriorityareasincludeDigitizationofpresentcollections, preparationoffinescaledistribution mapsbasedonprimaryoccurrencedata andmakingitavailableinasearchable format. PublicationofNationalandStatefaunas. Taxonomi cst udi es, revi si onar y/monographicstudiesonselectedanimal groups. Identifcation of Red list species and species rich areas needing conservation and focus ondatadefcientspeciestocollectmore informationonpopulations.DevelopmentofNationaldatabase ofIndiananimalsincludingMuseum specimens,livespecimens,paintings, illustrationsetc.andmaintenanceof alreadyexistingcollectionswithmodern facilities and as per international standards ofcollectionmanagement. DevelopingandmaintainingMuseums andusingsuchfacilitiesforconservation 1AnnualReport2013-201419education for people especially students. Ex situ conservation of critically threatenedtaxa. Capacity building in taxonomy, nomencl ature, speci men collection,preservationand maintenance through training programmes.SecondaryObjectivesToestabl i shapanel of exper i encedandac t i ve taxonomistsandobtaintheir consenttoparticipateinfaunaproject. Toprepareannotatedchecklistof differentgroupsofanimals,museum col l ecti ons, basedonpubl i shed documentsgivinglocalnamesifany withlocalityandhabitat.Makeavailable theelectronicversionofchecklisttothe generalpublic;andcirculateitamong thepanelofzoologistswhowould,in turn,checkforomissions,ambiguities, localitiesandhabitatthroughactive consultationwithotherlocalzoologists.Tobeginwith,statefaunasshouldbe publishedelectronicallygivingcorrect names,localities,habitats,sketchesand photographsofimportantspeciesonan interactive Fauna of India Website. This will act as an outreach programme for all the biologists,andotherinterestedpublic.Activitiesundertakensinceinception/ cumulativeperformanceThereare668ProtectedAreasincluding 102Nati onal Parks, 515Wi l dl i fe Sanctuaries, 47 Conservation Reserves and 4CommunityReservescoveringatotal of1,61,221.57km2ofgeographicalarea whichisapproximately4.90%ofthe country.Inadditionthereare39Tiger Reserves,15BiosphereReserves,10 ElephantReserves,5NaturalWorld Heritage sites and 25 Ramsar Wetland sites in India (National Wildlife Database, 2011). Ofthese,ZSIsurveyedanddocumented 48protectedareas.ScientistsofZSIdiscovered4,788new species,morethan3,000asnewrecords TheZoologicalSurveyofIndiaalsoacts asacustodianoftheNationalZoological Collections, which comprise more than four millionspecimensbelongingtoasmany as86,000speciesincludingabout10,000 speciesofourneighboringcountrieslike Myanmar, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka andalsoofThailand. ZSImaintains6GalleriesintheIndian Museumwhichare:(1)MammalGallery, (2)BirdGallery,(3)EcosystemGallery, (4)ReptiliaandAmphibiaGallery,(5) FishGalleryand(6)InsectGallery(under renovation). Total no. of exhibits displayed in the galleries:3,833 no. No. of showcases fordry/mountedexhibits:Mammal Gallery:31no,EcosystemGallery:13no, BirdGallery:36no,ReptileGallery:5no, Fig-4. Water Bufalo at Kaziranga National ParkMinistryofEnvironment,ForestsandClimateChange20AmphibiaGallery:1no,FishGallery:17 no.Exhibitsdisplayedinthejars(i.e. Wet collections): Mammal Gallery: 8 no, Reptile Gallery: 31 no, Amphibia Gallery: 24 no, Fish Gallery:34no.Typematerialsdisplayed intheGalleries:2no.Balaenopteraedeni Anderson: 1 no and Balaenoptera musculus Linnaeus:1no.StatussurveyofCoralReefs,Coral associatedOrganisms,IndianGolden Gecko,IndianHorseShoeCrabsand GoldenLangurwerecarriedout.Taxonomic studies pertaining to Protozoa, Helminthes, Mollusca, Annelida, Cnidaria, Porifera (Sponges), Echinodermata, Insecta, Arachnida,Pisces(Fishes),Amphibia, Reptilia,Aves(Birds)andMammalswere carriedoutduringtheXIthFiveYearPlan alongwithTrichotaxonomicstudieson Mammalsandmolecularstudieson Freshwaterturtles.Basedonthesurveyandtaxonomic workcarriedoutsofar,ZSIhasalready publishedfaunaldocumentspertaining to the States (including Union Territories) ofOrissa(4volumes),Lakshadweep (1volume),WestBengal(12volumes), Meghalaya (10 volumes),Andhra Pradesh (8volumes),Delhi(1volume),Tripura(4 volumes),Gujarat(2volumes),Sikkim(5 volumes),Manipur(3volumes),Bihar, including Jharkhand (1 volume), Nagaland (1 volume), Arunachal Pradesh (2 volumes), Mizoram(2volumes),MadhyaPradesh includingChhattisgarh(3volumes), Goa(1volume), TamilNadu(2volumes), Uttarakhand(3volumes),Maharashtra(2 volumes), Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1 volume) and Karnataka(1 volume) under theStateFaunaSeries.ZSIhaspublished1439books/Journals viz.,RecordsoftheZoologicalSurveyof India 450; Occasional papers 352; Memoirs ofZSI84;AnnualReport43,Handbooks/PictorialGuides50;SpecialPublications 48; Fauna of India (including British India) 131;ConservationAreaSeries(Protected AreaNetwork)48;StatefaunaSeries67; EcosystemSeries30;StatusSurveyof EndangeredSpecies10;Bibliographyof IndianZoology35;AnimalDiscoveries6; TechnicalMonograph68(Discontinued Publication);Zoologiana5(Discontinued Publication)andBulletinofZSI12 (DiscontinuedPublication).Performance/Achievements/Progress madeduringtheyearFaunalexplorationsandsurveysMountainEcosystem:Twosurveyswere undertaken to Spiti valley, Himachal PradeshEstuarineecosystem:Fivesurveyswere undertakeninDiamondharbor,WestBengal; Narmada and Tapti Estuary, Gujarat and Pennar estuary, Andhra Pradesh.Marine/Islandecosystem:Sixextensive surveyswereundertakeninKeralacoast;Gulf ofKachchh,Gujarat;GulfofMannarandPalk Way, Tamil Nadu.BiosphereReserve/Conservationareas: Eight surveys were undertaken in Sunderbans BiosphereReserve,WestBengal;Southern WesternGhatsBiosphereReserve,Kerala; GulfofMannarMarineBiosphereReserve, Kerala and Gulf of Kachchh Biosphere Reserve, Gujarat.National Parks: Nine surveys were undertaken inBhitarkanikaNP,Odisha;MahatamaGandhi Marine NP, Andaman & Nicobar Island; Nameri NP,Assam;RajajiNP,UttarakhandandSilent Valley NP, Kerala. 1AnnualReport2013-201421WildlifeSanctuaries:Twentyfoursurveys wereundertakeninChailWildlifeSanctuary, Himachal Pradesh; Dharanghati WLS, Himachal Pradesh;DibrusaikhawaWLS,Assam;Kalakad MundanthuraiWLS,TamilNadu;Kalatop-KhajjarWLS,HimachalPradesh;Ralamandal andKheoniWLS,MadhyaPradesh;Malabar WLS, Kerala; Itanagar WLS, Arunachal Pradesh; Nauradehi WLS, Madhya Pradesh; Nongkhyllem WLS, Meghalaya; Malabar WLS, Kerala; Phansad WLS, Maharashtra; Sajnekhali WLS, West Bengal; SinghoriWLS,MadhyaPradesh;Sultanpur WLS, Haryana and Veerangana Durgavati WLS, Madhya Pradesh during the year.States and Union territories: Under the state faunaprogrammefortythreesurveyswere undertakeninseveraldistrictsofAndaman& NicobarIslands,AndhraPradesh,Arunachal Pradesh,Assam,Bihar,Chhattisgarh,Haryana, HimachalPradesh,Jharkhand,Karnataka, Kerala,MadhyaPradesh,Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, TamilNadu,Uttarakhand,UttarPradeshand West Bengal.StatusSurvey:SevensurveysinCoralreefs, CoralassociatedOrganisms,IndianGolden Gecko,IndianHorseShoeCrabsandGolden Langur were carried out.SomeI mpor tantResearchstudi es undertakenOpticalCharacterizationofCorals AcollaborativeprojectwithSpace ApplicationCentre,Ahmedabad.ImprovingqualityofReefsthrough Transplantation/RestorationofCorals atGulfofKachchh(SponsoredbyWorld Bank).Survey and monitoring the health of coral reefs of India, National Coral Reef Research Institute(NCRI)(SponsoredbyMoEF).DiversityandDistributionofCoralsand theirAssociatedFaunaofRaniJhansi Marine National Park, Andaman (Sponsored byMoEF).MonitoringtheCoralReefsofAndaman andNicobarIslands(Sponsoredby: DepartmentofEnvironmentandForests, AndamanandNicobarAdministration).LeadInstitution-GreatNicobarBiosphere Reserve(SponsoredbyMoEF).Faunal Diversity of Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve(SponsoredbyMoEF).RapidEIAstudiesontheroadalignment fromShastriNagartoIndiraPoint,Great Nicobar Island (Sponsored by Border Roads TaskForce,MinistryofDefense,Govt.of India.PreparationofManagementActionPlan for Lohabarrack Crocodile Sanctuary, South Andaman(SponsoredbyDoEF,Andaman andNicobarAdministration).StatussurveyonHolothuriansofA&N Islands (Sponsored by DoEF, Andaman and NicobarAdministration).Rapid EIA studies on runway extension in Campbell Bay, Great Nicobarand Sibpur, Fig-5. Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) at Gir National ParkMinistryofEnvironment,ForestsandClimateChange22North Andaman (Sponsored by Indian Navy, MinistryofDefence,Govt.ofIndia).StrengtheningofMarineAquariumand RegionalCentreatDigha,WestBengal (SponsoredbyWorldBank).SpecialCollaborativeProjectsFaunalDiversityofProtectedAreasin Chhattisgarh(Phase-1)andDistrictwiseFaunalDiversityofChhattisgarh (Phase-1)(SponsoredbyGovernmentof Chhattisgarh:CAMPAFund). IntegratedCoastalZoneManagement Project(ICZM).ImprovingtheQualityofReefsthrough Transplantation/RestorationofCoralsat GulfofKachchhAcommunityBased SustainableApproach.TaxonomicrevisionofIndianPyralinae (Pyralidae:Lepidoptera).MolecularSystematicsandPhylogenyof EconomicallyImportantThrips.MolecularIdentificationofTabanid (Tabanidae:Diptera)vectorsforSurra disease.ForagingecologyofWhite-bellied Heron,ArdeainsignisinNamdaphaTiger Reserve,ArunachalPradesh.ResearchActivitiesDiscoveriesofNewTaxa/Species:During the surveys 90,191 examples of various groups ofanimalswerecollected.Altogether23,456 examplesbelongingto1,206specieswere identifed by the scientists of ZSI Headquarters andregionalcentres.Inaddition40species newtosciencehavebeendescribedduring the year and 6 species were added new to the fauna of India.Species New to Science discovered in 2013Two new species of Cnidaria Favites monticularis Mondal, Raghunathan &VenkataramanCtenact i st r i angul ar i sMondal & Raghunathan Thirty two new species of Insects BraconagathonSheeba&NarendranBraconcharienSheeba&NarendranBracondachaonSheeba&NarendranBracondarisSheeba&NarendranBracondecorSheeba&NarendranBraconheteronSheeba&NarendranBraconkeralenseSheeba&NarendranBraconkoridorSheeba&NarendranBraconmolycaonSheeba&NarendranBraconnexperonSheeba&NarendranBraconprocnisSheeba&NarendranBraconstomSheeba&NarendranEurytomachinnarensisNarendran& SureshanCleonymuskamijoiSureshan&Dhanya BalanDiaparanigriscutaSureshanDiaparathirumalaiSureshanDiaparadebanensisSureshanDiaparahayatiSureshanDiaparavenkatiSureshanDiaparanigraSureshanGastracanthusi ndi cusSureshan& DhanyaFoenatopusidukkiensisSureshan& NarendranEpiclerusviridipetiolatusNarendranSubancistrocerusvenkataramaniGirish Kumar1AnnualReport2013-201423OrmyrusperseaeGirishKumar,Sheela& NarendranVelia (Cesavelia) mitrai Basu, Subramanian &PolhemusAphelocheirus(Aphelocheirus)thirumalai Basu,Subramanian&SahaIdionyxgomantakensisSubramanian, Rangnekar&NaikMetrocorismorseiJehamalar&Kailash ChandraMetrocoris shillongensis Jehamalar & Kailash ChandraOchterus nicobarensis Jehamalar & Kailash ChandraRhamphothripsbhattiiKaomudTyagi& VikasKumarOne new species of CrustaceaTravancorianagranulatePati&Sharma Three new species of Nematode RhabdiashimalayanusRizvi,Bursey& BhutiaRhabdiasdehradunensisRizvi,Bursey& BhutiaSteinernema dharanaii Kulkarni, Rizvi, Vikas Kumar,Paunikar&Mishra Two new species of Pisces BalitorajalpalliRaghavan,Tharian,Ali, Jadhav&DahanukarHapalogenysbengalensisMohapatra,Ray &VikasKumar Six New records of Insects recorded from India in 2013TrigonoderuspulcherWalkerPareuchaetespseudoi nsul ataRego BarrowsOlepaduboisiOrhantMacotasaorientalis(Hampson)Poliosiabinotata(Hampson)AnaxpanybeusHagen TaxonomicstudiesThe research work carried out on the fauna collected from diferent states, protected areas and important ecosystems are as follows: FaunaofStatesThe details of number of species identifed fromdiferentsurveysofdiferentStatesand Union Territories are given in Table-4.IdentifcationandAdvisoryservices: TheZSIcontinueditstaskofrendering Identifcation and Advisory servicesfree of cost to research and teaching institutions inIndiaandabroad,Centralandstate Government/Agencies,NGOs,Industries andalsotoindividualsonzoological specimensandrelatedmatters.TrainingandExtensionOrganizedatrainingprogrammeon Application of Scanning Electron Microscopy inAnimalTaxonomyon17th18thJuly, 2013fortheScientistsandScientific AssistantsheldatZoologicalSurveyof India,Headquarters,Kolkata.Organizedatrainingprogrammeon GISinFaunalStudies&Databasingand DigitizationofFaunalCollectionson15th-16thJanuary,2013fortheScientistsand ScientifcAssistantsheldatZoological SurveyofIndia,Headquarters,Kolkata.CelebratedInternationalBiodiversityDay on22ndMay,2013:Releaseofthebook- EndemicAnimalsofIndiabyProf.M.S SwaminathanatNationalBiodiversity Authority(NBA),ChennaiandReleaseof thebook-MangrovesinIndiabyHonble Secretary,MoEFatNewDelhi.Celebrated World Environment Day on 5th June,2013:ReleaseofAnimalDiscovery, 2012byHonbleMinisterSmt.Jayanthi Natarajan,MoEFatNewDelhi.MinistryofEnvironment,ForestsandClimateChange24Table-4. Group-wise number of species identifed from diferent States/UTsStates/ UTs Protozoa Rotifera Coelenterata Platyhelminthes Nemertea Nematoda Annelida CollembolaAndaman & Nicobar 1133 38 17Andhra Pradesh 6 3 10Arunachal Pradesh 6Assam 30Gujarat 11Haryana 6Himachal Pradesh 12 10 5Jharkhand 4Madhya Pradesh 2Maharashtra 5Meghalaya 43Punjab 86Tamil Nadu 20 36Uttarakhand 30 10West Bengal 11Total 74 39 1143 51 28 132 58 9States/ UTs Lepidoptera Hymenoptera Diptera Hemiptera Coleoptera Odonata Isoptera ArachnidaAndaman & Nicobar 88 2 8 3 4Andhra Pradesh 10 20 47 11Arunachal Pradesh 28 8Assam 6 12Bihar 12Chhattisgarh 72Haryana 11Himachal Pradesh 4 79 8 14Jharkhand 32Karnataka 1Madhya Pradesh 65 8 4 14Maharashtra 5 6 115 6 10Meghalaya 81Odisha 4Punjab 12Rajasthan 12 2Uttarakhand 66Uttar Pradesh 47West Bengal 1Total 363 40 12 295 183 21 45 181AnnualReport2013-201425State/UTs Crustacea Mollusca Echinodermata Pisces Amphibia Reptilia Aves MammaliaAndaman & Nicobar 60 502 107 234 23 65 446 4Andhra Pradesh 31 73 2Arunachal Pradesh 114 6Bihar 31Gujarat 9Himachal Pradesh 1 12 6Jharkhand 40Karnataka 30 25Kerala 41 3Lakshadweep Island 19Madhya Pradesh 16 14Maharashtra 1 12 40Meghalaya 6 5 33 6Mizoram 14 13Odisha 6Punjab 18 9 88 12Rajasthan 52 3 14 144 13Tamil Nadu 157 31 1 4West Bengal 59Total 336 777 108 559 50 98 684 43FaunaofProtectedAreasThe details of number of species identifed from Protected Areas are given in Table-5.DevelopmentofNationalZoological collections:TheZSIasaNationalrepositoryof Zoological collections maintains identifed speciesbelongingtoallanimalgroups inthecountry.TheNationalZoological collectionswerefurtherenrichedbythe addition of 90,191 examples of specimens (unnamed) and 23,456 identifed specimens pertainingto1,206species.PublicationsRecordsofZoologicalSurveyofIndia: Vol.112,Part-4andVolume.113,Part-1 and2.OccasionalPapers:No.336and352.SpecialPublicationsAnimalDiscoveries-2012MangrovesinIndiaEndemicAnimalsofIndia AbstractandProgrammeonNational BiodiversityConferenceHandbook/Pictorial Guides:CommonEchinodermsofA&NIslands.GrasshoppersofWesternHimalayas.MajorHemipteranPredatorsofIndiaState fauna Series: Fauna of KarnatakaConservation Area Series: KumbalgarhWildlifeSanctuary.KalesarNationalParkandWildlife Sanctuary.MinistryofEnvironment,ForestsandClimateChange26Table-5. Group-wise number of species identifed from Protected AreasProtected Areas Taxa / Species identifedPhansad WLS (Maharashtra) 6speciesofScolopendromorpha,20speciesofaquatic coleoptera, 11 species of Mantodea, 9 species of Hemiptera and 2 species of Scorpionida were identifed.Malabar WLS (Kerala) 1speciesofMantodea,4speciesofDermaptera,10species ofOdonata,2speciesofbutterfies,3speciesReptiliawere identifed.Veerangana WLS (Madhya Pradesh) 40speciesofOdonatesand3speciesofscorpionswere identifed.Sultanpur NP & WLS (Haryana) 48speciesofsoilNematodsand1speciesofamphibian were identifed.Govind WLS & NP (Uttarakhand) 37 species of Nematods were identifed.Chail WLS (Himachal Pradesh) 9 species of annelid, 13 species of Orthoptera, 2 species of butterfies, 28 species of fshes and 3 species of amphibians were identifed.Kalatop-Khajjiar WLS (Himachal Pradesh) 35speciesofLepidopteraand2speciesoffsheswere identifed.Singhori WLS (Madhya Pradesh) 33speciesofOdonatesand2speciesofscorpionswere identifed.SunderbanBiosphereReserve(West Bengal)23 species of Orthoptera, 13 species of Odonates, 8 species ofbugs,16speciesofwaspsand5speciesofLepidoptera were identifed.Nongkhyllem WLS (Meghalaya) 20speciesoffshesand7speciesofamphibianswere identifed.Kalakad Mundanthurai WLS (Tamil Nadu) 3 species of reptiles were identifed.Bhitarkanika NP (Orissa) 28 species of anurans were identifed.Itanagar WLS (Arunachal Pradesh) 3speciesofbutterfiesand1speciesofspiderwere identifed.Nauradehi WLS (Madhya Pradesh) 44speciesofOdonates,9speciesofmoths,4speciesof fshes and 9 species of mammals were identifed.Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve (Kerala)45 species of bryozoans and 27 species of hermatypic corals were identifed.Kheoni WLS (Madhya Pradesh) 21 species of moths were identi