Over last few days Kameng River in Arunachal Pradesh having shown unexpected developments including on aquatic biodiversity. Our team on ground and remotely conducted rapid preliminary ecological health assessment. We thank administration
@dcseppa
@CMOArunachal
for support.
Had great discussion with my PhD advisor
@Mel_Austen
after many years; my PhD advisor has been instrumental in teaching me about the wonders of marine benthic ecology and in particular what it takes to strive towards becoming a scientist with scientific ethos. Thank you Mel.
Glad to represent India in ad-hoc working group on regular processes to discuss on marine socio-ecological framework for the next World Ocean Assessment in the United Nations, New York
@undoalos
@UN
@IndiaUNNewYork
@PMOIndia
@ITMERG1
Teaching Marine Biology course for the 10th year- possibly the only dedicated marine biology course with a deep field biology component in IISER system.
Bumped into Abhijeet, famous Bollywood singer, in the same flight today; talked on a number of environmental issues and he is very well informed
@ITMERG1
#science
#outreach
Everyday hundreds of horseshoe crabs are dying along West Bengal and Odisha coasts being entangled in ghost nets and due to intense overfishing- this is the reality!
A fisherwoman from Purba Medinipur, coastal Bay of Bengal training her child on how to catch shoal of fish in the net. Traditional knowledge need to be documented.
After 17 years visiting my alma mater
@PlymouthMarine
; a world class marine science research Institute where I got introduced into the amazing world of marine biology and oceanography during PhD. This place continues to inspire me even today.
Had the pleasure to meet and discuss very briefly on blue economy with Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Prize winner (2006), today in CDG Airport
@Yunus_Centre
@ParisAeroport
If you have a Master's degree in Ecology/Environmental Science/Wildlife Biology and interested to contribute towards biodiversity mapping in the Western Ghats, join us
@itmerg
DM or email your CV to me.
I am standing as a candidate for Member at Large in
@aslo_org
Board; please read my mission statement and cast your precious vote to strengthen South-North and Global Partnerships in Limnology and Oceanography
Exactly a year ago 'Amphan' super cyclone ravaged mangrove habitats of horseshoe crab in Indian Sundarbans. Now there are clear signs of habitat recovery and thank you
@wti_org_india
for supporting us to continuously monitor these habitats
@vivek4wild
@Noelmenon
@SnehaaSun
Had a great time discussing Sundarbans with Anil Mistry- son of the soil with deep knowledge on Sundarbans; once a tiger poacher and turned into a conservationist.
Meet three 'Ecoprotector' of Sundarbans: Uma Sahoo, Ajay Bera and Uttam Koley- three fisherfolk who are engaging within their community to protect habitats of mangrove horseshoe crab. Thank you
@wti_org_india
RAP grant for your support
@vivek4wild
@Noelmenon
@SnehaaSun
Secchi depth measurement is a robust technique to rapidly assess health of a freshwater ecosystem- in Deepor Beel, a Ramsar Site of Assam the exercise being undertaken by
@Vats_Chakresh
from team
@ITMERG1
It was great to speak about our ongoing work on science driven actionable policies for aquatic ecosystems of India in
#IFC2024
. Thank you
@LabRajeev
@KUFOS1
for the invitation
@ITMERG1
Communicating science to society- talked about the effects of changing climate on environment to citizens in Medinipur Samanway Utsab and Mela, 2023; covered in local print media
@ITMERG1
Today in one of the oldest & leading colleges in Kolkata, I will highlight to young minds why studying ocean and addressing ocean sustainability are absolutely necessary.
It was nice to talk on mangroves and importance of mangrove microbiome to students of Dept of Zoology in Ravenshaw University, Odisha
@Ravenshaw150
@ITMERG1
Our collaborative proposal on plastisphere metagenomics and fisherfolks as citizen scientist in Asia's largest lagoon, Chilika, Odisha has been recommended for support by
@DBTIndia
; looking forward to working with
#GurdeepRastogi
@ChilikaDevAuth
@ITMERG1
An indigenous microbial formulation has been developed and extensively evaluated that can significantly improve the raw sewage quality in drains, remove fecal coliform before it ends up in STP; will improve life span of STP. Please DM for more details.
A decade ago, on this day I had the opportunity to lead a team of early career scientists from India to work in and around Kongsfjorden in Svalbard, Arctic. This was possible due to the generous support of
@moesgoi
Our team is back to develop spatial monitoring program and quantify ecosystem signals following mudslide in Kameng River. We thank
@dcseppa
@ArunachalCMO
@CSArunachal
for the support.
Will share the ongoing learnings of aquatic microbiome and harnessing their potential for actionable societal needs with students from the east of our beautiful country- will give a talk in Tripura University, Agartala tomorrow
@ITMERG1
#Sustainability
#SDGs
We have been funded an exciting new proof of concept project that will deal with reducing methane release in landfill sites. More details to follow
@ITMERG1
Have an . in Zoology or Environmental Science? Want to join our team and contribute your expertise towards mapping coastal biodiversity of Sundarbans? Get in touch by email: pbhadury
@gmail
.com
Do you know Sundarbans has a weekly ecological time series data?- Sundarbans Biological Observatory Time Series
@SundarbansTS
has been running since 2010 and represents only dedicated weekly mangrove time series of South Asia. DM
@BhadPunyasloke
if you want to collaborate.
It was wonderful to speak with Aniket, one of our former BS-MS students in IISER Kolkata. Aniket is doing PhD in computational biology in IIT Madras. Always a pleasant surprise to meet former students.
Thank you Dept of Botany,
@UoB_official
for hosting me and it was nice to be able to speak on the role of coastal ocean microbiome in carbon cycling; had a great interaction with students and faculty of the department
@ITMERG1
Our ongoing study supported by a RAP grant from
@wti_org_india
also allows us to rescue and release horseshoe crabs stranded in shallow coasts of Purba Medinipur. Conservation of marine fauna is the need of the hour. Thank you
@vivek4wild
@Noelmenon
@SnehaaSun
for supporting.
Just completed setting up the unit in a mixed solid waste dump site that will reduce emission of methane by biological methods. Extremely proud of our team in taking up this challenging task
@ITMERG1
While undertaking sampling in Mirik lake, a local citizen got involved and helped us with sampling activities; citizen driven science is extremely powerful for restoring freshwater ecosystems.
#WorldWetlandDay2023
We work in Sundarbans mangrove wetland where the majestic tiger roams, prehistoric horseshoe crab move around on intertidal sediment; we monitor and maintain the only mangrove time series site of India
@SundarbansTS
@ITMERG1
DM us to know more.
What a delight and a privilege to catch up with Professor Bess Ward from
@Princeton
after a decade, my former postdoctoral advisor who introduced me into the world of marine nitrogen cycle; always fascinating to speak with you on N2 cycling
#ASLO23
@ASLO_Palma2023
@ITMERG1
We are looking for an early career researcher to join our group and explore the link between marine bioresources and improving livelihood of locals of Sundarbans. Please share
@Anweghosh
@sahanaghosh8
@ratul_aranya
@MMehtta
Sundarbans Biological Observatory Time Series
@SundarbansTS
has embarked upon 15th year of journey- only dedicated ecological time series of Sundarbans mangrove; thanks to present and past members of our group
@ITMERG1
for making it happen
@IocUnesco
@UNESCO
@unescowhc
Had a wonderful time talking about how we can harness the potential of marine microbes to make our ocean more sustainable; talk organized by Rammohan College yesterday and there were more than 100+ enthusiastic undergraduate students from leading colleges based at Kolkata.
We end this year with a great news that our research group
@ITMERG1
will be part of a multi-institutional collaborative endeavor to develop affordable drugs and marine environment will take centre stage in this initiative; more details to be shared in the new year.
Field visit as part of Marine Biology course which I teach every Spring semester. Enthusiastic BS-MS and PhD students of our Institute learning basics of coastal ecology and biomonitoring.
The effect of Amphan cyclone is still evident in Indian Sundarbans and our ongoing efforts to conserve horseshoe crabs and their habitats supported by RAP program of WTI
@wti_org_india
@vivek4wild
@ITMERG1
Trip to Trichy is incomplete without filter coffee from the famous Murali Coffee Shop- more than 80 years old and serving filter coffee to thousands every day.
An Incredible Indian- Madhai Paul. He has traveled across incredible India in his bicycle for last two years; he is just completing tour of the state of West Bengal and returning to his home district in North Bengal.
Congratulations
@gauraw79c
@ITMERG1
on the acceptance of your manuscript showing the influence of geographical factors on human gut microbiome sequence signatures in Journal of Genetics
@IAScBng
; more details to follow.
Catching fish specimens for research purpose from a fast flowing river, the Kameng, which originates from the Himalaya is not easy; requires lot of effort and our team in action
@ITMERG1
Amazing line of speakers for tomorrow who will cover diverse topics including wastewater surveillance, recycling of wastewater and tackling emerging pollutants; great to have industry and policy experts as speakers
@achlesh_daverey
@fishtiaq
@AparnaMicrobio
@AerobioNet
@ITMERG1