5. Events & Achievements
| Date | Guest/ Invited speaker | Designation and affiliation | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.10.2024 | Dr. Bipin Pandey | "Assistant Professor, Plant Science Department, University of Nottingham, UK" | Understanding how plant roots sense and respond to soil compaction. |
| 16.09.2024 | Ms. Plabita Gogoi | Artist and Designer | Upcycling of textiles |
| 9.09.2024 | Prof. Sudhir K. Sopory, | Padma Shree , Former Vice Chancellor, JNU, New Delhi | Chief Guest, 1st Asia- Pacific Congress on Alternate Crops |
| 9.09.2024 | Prof. Chittaranjan Kole | Ex-Director of Research, Institute of Nutraceutical Research, Clemson University, USA | Genetic Enhancement in Alternative Crops for Health and Nutrition Security |
| 9.09.2024 | Dr. C. Tara Satyavarthi | "Director, ICAR-National Millets Research Institute, Hyderabad" | "Millets for Food & Nutritional Security in Asian & African Continents" |
| 9.09.2024 | Dr. Jawahir Lal Karihaloo, | "Former Coordinator, Asia Pacific Consortium on Agricultural Biotechnology. New Delhi, India" | "Opportunities and challenges in inventorising diversity in alternate crops- a case study of Solanums in India" |
| 9.09.2024 | Prof. Manoj Prasad, | Delhi University, Delhi & AdjunctProfessor, University of Hyderabad, India | ": Understanding the role of HDA9-HDA19- HAT3 repressor complex during dehydration stress in foxtail millet: A step towards enhancing climate resilience" |
| 9.09.2024 | Prof. S. K. Barik, | NorthEasternHill University, Shillong | "Improving the underutilized plant Cannabis, for medicinal use" |
| 10.09.2024 | Prof. Kadambot Siddique, | Hackett Professor of Agriculture Chair and Director, UWA Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia | Crop diversification increases food production while reducing environmental footprint. |
| 10.09.2024 | Prof. Manoj K. Dhar | Director, CSIR- AcCSIR, New Delhi | "Demystifying Saffron: origin, genomics and biotechnology" |
| 10.09.2024 | Prof. Rakhi Chaturvedi, | IIT, Guwahati | Cellular totipotency favouring large scale sustainable plant propagation |
| 10.09.2024 | "Prof. Bidyut Sharma, lecture:" | "Director, DBT-North East Centre for Agricultural Biotechnology, AAU, Jorhat" | Genome engineering for the improvement and management of crops: initiative at AAU, Jorhat |
| 10.09.2024 | Dr. Blanka Vombergar, | Educational centre Piramida, Maribor, Slovenia | New Buckwheat products as interesting healthy choices in the diet |
| 10.09.2024 | Sh. B. K. Sohliya, | Chairman, Meghalaya Farmers (empowerment) Commission | "Buckwheat Cultivation in Meghalaya: Interventions, Opportunities, Challenges and way forward for farmers" |
| 11.09.2024 | Speaker: Prof. Umesh Reddy, | West VirginiaState University, USA | "Evolution of sweet watermelon: Lessons learnt from the resequencing the core" |
| 11.09.2024 | Dr. Tatsuro Suzuki, | NARO, Tsukuba, Japan | "Buckwheat breeding in Kyushu Okinawa Agricultural Research Center, Naro, Japan" |
| 11.09.2024 | Prof. Wricha Tyagi, | International Crops Research Inst. for Semi Arid Tropics, Hyderabad | Multi-omics approach to understand grain quality in pearl millet |
| 11.09.2024 | Prof. S. R. Joshi, | North Eastern Hill University, Shillong | "Wild macrofungi of Northeast: a forest wealth waiting to be explored" |
| 11.09.2024 | Dr. M. Muthumaralisaran, | University of Hyderabad, India | Development of genomic resources in foxtail millet and kodo millet for trait improvement |
| 11.09.2024 | Dr. Bal Krishna Joshi, | "Chief Scientist, NAGRC, NARC, Kathmandu" | Alternate crops for food, nutrition, health, business and environment security in Nepal |
| 11.09.2024 | Prof. Mateja Germ, | University of Ljubljana, Slovenia | Effect of environmental conditions and nutrients on buckwheat plants |
| 11.09.2024 | Dr. Ram Krishna Shreshtha | "1. , Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Govt. of Nepal, ‘" | "Promoting alternate crops for food and nutrition security and rural transformation: Nepal’s experience from Millets and minor cereals promotion endeavours" |
| 11.09.2024 | Prof. Nikhil Kr Chrungoo, | RGU, Guwahati | Engineering Flavonoid Biosynthesis Pathway for Rutin Biosynthesis in the Grains of Black Rice, (Oryza sativa L.) |
| 10.04.2024 | Prof. Bandana Nabis Das | "Professor, Botany Department, RGU and Former HOD HAndique" | Karyotyping and its Significance |
| "Girls College, Guwahati Assam" | |||
| 18.10.2023 | Prof. Surajit Chandra Mukhopadhyay | Dean, Royal School of Humanities and Social sciences, RGU. | "Public perception versus scientific literacy of Nobel winning research: mRNA vaccines SARS-COV-2." |
| 28.02.2024 | Prof. Sudip Mitra | "School of Agro & Rural Technology (SART) Founding Head, Centre for Disaster Management & Research, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, Assam" | Climate Smart Agriculture for Sustainable Agroecosystem: Role of Indigenous Technologies |
| Mr. Ashutosh Das | Quiz Master | ||
| 16.12.2021 | Dr. Jintu Sarma, | Assistant Professor, Guwahati College, Assam | "Fundamentals of Remote Sensing and its Applications" |
| 16.12.2021 | Nabajit Hazarika | "Assistant Professor, Environment Science and Wildlife Biology, Cotton University, Guwahati, Assam," |
6. Departmental Research Statistics
7. The Board of Studies (BoS)
| # | Position in D-BoS | Name and Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Convener (Ex-Officio)- Head of the Department | Dr. Anushree Baruah, Assistant Professor, Coordinator, Dept. of Botany, RGU |
| 2 | All Faculty members of the Department Members (Ex-Officio) |
Dr. Anushree Baruah, Assistant Professor, Coordinator,
Dept. of Botany, RGU
Prof. (Dr.) Mina Ram Nath, Professor Dr. Manalee Paul, Assistan Professor Dr. Upashna Chettri, Assistant Professor Dr. Pratikshya Borah, Assistant Professor |
| 3 | External Expert (Academic) |
Prof. Neelakshi Devi, Dept of Botany Gauhati University
Prof. Bhaben Tanti, Dept of Botany, Gauhati University |
8. The Departmental Research Committee (DRC)
| # | Content | Name of the Member | Designation | Designation in the committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Head of the Department | Dr. Upasna Chettry | Assistant Professor, Coordinator, Department of Botany | Chairperson |
| 2. | Two Professors | Prof Bandana Das | Professor, Department of Botany | Member |
| Prof Minaram Nath | Professor, Department of Botany | Member | ||
| 3. | Two Assistant Professors holding Ph.D. degree | Dr Anushree Baruah | Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Royal Global University | Member |
| Dr N. Seema Devi | Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Royal Global University | Member | ||
| 4. | Three external members not below the rank of Professors, including members from an allied department, who will be nominated by the URC | Prof Lingaraj Sahoo, IIT Guwahati | Professor, IIT Guwahati | External Member |
| Prof. SR Joshi, North-Eastern Hill University | Professor, Department of Biotechnology, North-Eastern Hill University | External Member | ||
| Prof N K Churungoo, Dean RSLSC | Dean, Department of Botany, Royal Global University | External Member |
9. Course Structure & Syllabus
5. Events & Achievements
| Date | Guest/ Invited speaker | Designation and affiliation | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.10.2024 | Dr. Bipin Pandey | "Assistant Professor, Plant Science Department, University of Nottingham, UK" | Understanding how plant roots sense and respond to soil compaction. |
| 16.09.2024 | Ms. Plabita Gogoi | Artist and Designer | Upcycling of textiles |
| 9.09.2024 | Prof. Sudhir K. Sopory, | Padma Shree , Former Vice Chancellor, JNU, New Delhi | Chief Guest, 1st Asia- Pacific Congress on Alternate Crops |
| 9.09.2024 | Prof. Chittaranjan Kole | Ex-Director of Research, Institute of Nutraceutical Research, Clemson University, USA | Genetic Enhancement in Alternative Crops for Health and Nutrition Security |
| 9.09.2024 | Dr. C. Tara Satyavarthi | "Director, ICAR-National Millets Research Institute, Hyderabad" | "Millets for Food & Nutritional Security in Asian & African Continents" |
| 9.09.2024 | Dr. Jawahir Lal Karihaloo, | "Former Coordinator, Asia Pacific Consortium on Agricultural Biotechnology. New Delhi, India" | "Opportunities and challenges in inventorising diversity in alternate crops- a case study of Solanums in India" |
| 9.09.2024 | Prof. Manoj Prasad, | Delhi University, Delhi & AdjunctProfessor, University of Hyderabad, India | ": Understanding the role of HDA9-HDA19- HAT3 repressor complex during dehydration stress in foxtail millet: A step towards enhancing climate resilience" |
| 9.09.2024 | Prof. S. K. Barik, | NorthEasternHill University, Shillong | "Improving the underutilized plant Cannabis, for medicinal use" |
| 10.09.2024 | Prof. Kadambot Siddique, | Hackett Professor of Agriculture Chair and Director, UWA Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia | Crop diversification increases food production while reducing environmental footprint. |
| 10.09.2024 | Prof. Manoj K. Dhar | Director, CSIR- AcCSIR, New Delhi | "Demystifying Saffron: origin, genomics and biotechnology" |
| 10.09.2024 | Prof. Rakhi Chaturvedi, | IIT, Guwahati | Cellular totipotency favouring large scale sustainable plant propagation |
| 10.09.2024 | "Prof. Bidyut Sharma, lecture:" | "Director, DBT-North East Centre for Agricultural Biotechnology, AAU, Jorhat" | Genome engineering for the improvement and management of crops: initiative at AAU, Jorhat |
| 10.09.2024 | Dr. Blanka Vombergar, | Educational centre Piramida, Maribor, Slovenia | New Buckwheat products as interesting healthy choices in the diet |
| 10.09.2024 | Sh. B. K. Sohliya, | Chairman, Meghalaya Farmers (empowerment) Commission | "Buckwheat Cultivation in Meghalaya: Interventions, Opportunities, Challenges and way forward for farmers" |
| 11.09.2024 | Speaker: Prof. Umesh Reddy, | West VirginiaState University, USA | "Evolution of sweet watermelon: Lessons learnt from the resequencing the core" |
| 11.09.2024 | Dr. Tatsuro Suzuki, | NARO, Tsukuba, Japan | "Buckwheat breeding in Kyushu Okinawa Agricultural Research Center, Naro, Japan" |
| 11.09.2024 | Prof. Wricha Tyagi, | International Crops Research Inst. for Semi Arid Tropics, Hyderabad | Multi-omics approach to understand grain quality in pearl millet |
| 11.09.2024 | Prof. S. R. Joshi, | North Eastern Hill University, Shillong | "Wild macrofungi of Northeast: a forest wealth waiting to be explored" |
| 11.09.2024 | Dr. M. Muthumaralisaran, | University of Hyderabad, India | Development of genomic resources in foxtail millet and kodo millet for trait improvement |
| 11.09.2024 | Dr. Bal Krishna Joshi, | "Chief Scientist, NAGRC, NARC, Kathmandu" | Alternate crops for food, nutrition, health, business and environment security in Nepal |
| 11.09.2024 | Prof. Mateja Germ, | University of Ljubljana, Slovenia | Effect of environmental conditions and nutrients on buckwheat plants |
| 11.09.2024 | Dr. Ram Krishna Shreshtha | "1. , Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Govt. of Nepal, ‘" | "Promoting alternate crops for food and nutrition security and rural transformation: Nepal’s experience from Millets and minor cereals promotion endeavours" |
| 11.09.2024 | Prof. Nikhil Kr Chrungoo, | RGU, Guwahati | Engineering Flavonoid Biosynthesis Pathway for Rutin Biosynthesis in the Grains of Black Rice, (Oryza sativa L.) |
| 10.04.2024 | Prof. Bandana Nabis Das | "Professor, Botany Department, RGU and Former HOD HAndique" | Karyotyping and its Significance |
| "Girls College, Guwahati Assam" | |||
| 18.10.2023 | Prof. Surajit Chandra Mukhopadhyay | Dean, Royal School of Humanities and Social sciences, RGU. | "Public perception versus scientific literacy of Nobel winning research: mRNA vaccines SARS-COV-2." |
| 28.02.2024 | Prof. Sudip Mitra | "School of Agro & Rural Technology (SART) Founding Head, Centre for Disaster Management & Research, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, Assam" | Climate Smart Agriculture for Sustainable Agroecosystem: Role of Indigenous Technologies |
| Mr. Ashutosh Das | Quiz Master | ||
| 16.12.2021 | Dr. Jintu Sarma, | Assistant Professor, Guwahati College, Assam | "Fundamentals of Remote Sensing and its Applications" |
| 16.12.2021 | Nabajit Hazarika | "Assistant Professor, Environment Science and Wildlife Biology, Cotton University, Guwahati, Assam," |
6. Departmental Research Statistics
7. The Board of Studies (BoS)
| # | Position in D-BoS | Name and Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Convener (Ex-Officio)- Head of the Department | Dr. Anushree Baruah, Assistant Professor, Coordinator, Dept. of Botany, RGU |
| 2 | All Faculty members of the Department Members (Ex-Officio) |
Dr. Anushree Baruah, Assistant Professor, Coordinator,
Dept. of Botany, RGU
Prof. (Dr.) Mina Ram Nath, Professor Dr. Manalee Paul, Assistan Professor Dr. Upashna Chettri, Assistant Professor Dr. Pratikshya Borah, Assistant Professor |
| 3 | External Expert (Academic) |
Prof. Neelakshi Devi, Dept of Botany Gauhati University
Prof. Bhaben Tanti, Dept of Botany, Gauhati University |
8. The Departmental Research Committee (DRC)
| # | Content | Name of the Member | Designation | Designation in the committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Head of the Department | Dr. Upasna Chettry | Assistant Professor, Coordinator, Department of Botany | Chairperson |
| 2. | Two Professors | Prof Bandana Das | Professor, Department of Botany | Member |
| Prof Minaram Nath | Professor, Department of Botany | Member | ||
| 3. | Two Assistant Professors holding Ph.D. degree | Dr Anushree Baruah | Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Royal Global University | Member |
| Dr N. Seema Devi | Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Royal Global University | Member | ||
| 4. | Three external members not below the rank of Professors, including members from an allied department, who will be nominated by the URC | Prof Lingaraj Sahoo, IIT Guwahati | Professor, IIT Guwahati | External Member |
| Prof. SR Joshi, North-Eastern Hill University | Professor, Department of Biotechnology, North-Eastern Hill University | External Member | ||
| Prof N K Churungoo, Dean RSLSC | Dean, Department of Botany, Royal Global University | External Member |
