News / Events

    New publications released:

    • On 21st March 2008, a CDROM titled:  Medicinal plants of Orissa, was released by the Principal Chief  Conservator of Forest,Bhuvaneshwar  .
    • On 11th April 2008, four CDROMs titled  (Medicinal plants in Siddha System of Medicine, Medicinal plants in Unani, Medicinal plants, Medicinal plants In Homeopathy, and Atlas of Geographical Distribution of Prioritized Indian Medicinal Plants) financially supported by MoEF was released.
    • On 22nd May 2008, a CDRom titled, Neighbourhood Medicinal Plants of Bangalore city was released by Shri Vijay Kumar
    • On 30th May 2008, an edited book titled, Kinhal GA and RJ Rao, Adaptive management of medicinal plants and NTFPs-strategies, implication and policy for sustainable harvesting, Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal, Dehradun was released by Mr. AK Verma, IFS, PCCF and    Mr.BK Singh IFS, Additional PCCF, Karnataka Forest Department, Aranya Bhavan, Bangalore
    • On 4th Jan, 2008, a book titled: Demand and supply of medicinal plants in India, Ved, DK and GS Goraya, 2008, Bishen singh Mahendra Pal, Dehradun was released byDr. Gaurishankar Shejwar, Honorable Health Minister, Madhyapradesh at Indore in the presence of  Ms.Anita Das, Secretary AYUSH and Mr Sajawan, CEO, National Medicinal Plants Board, GoI.    
    • On 10th July 2008, a CDRoM titled:  Medicinal plants of  Rajastan, was released by PCCF, Udaipur.

    New water purifier released:

    • On 11th April 2008, “Jalabandhu, A copper coil for water purification”, designed and developed by FRLHT were released by Mr. Sam Pitroda,

    Events:

    • On 11th April 2008, Tri-murti  Avatar Mega Event was organised at FRLHT. During this occasion, Shri Sam Pitroda, Chairperson, Knowledge Commission and Shri SD Shibu Lal, CEO, Infosys, inagurated " FRLH Herbarium and Raw Drug Repository building" and "Indian Institute of Ayurveda and Integrated Medicine wing" .

    Education programs:

    • On 30th July 2008 , 35 teachers from Kendriya vidyalaya Sangathan,
      Bangalore Region participated in teacher's training program.