DBT’s Natural Resource Awareness Clubs
Department of Biotechnology
Government of India
Summary of individual school reports
Name of States: Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
Name of RRA: The National Academy of Sciences, India, Allahabad, India
Year:
Name of
Activity
1
2
Name of
School
Govt.
Excellence
Hr. Sec.
School
Sidhi, M.P.
Central
Academy
Hr. Sec.
School,
Shahdol,
M.P.
2009- 2010
No. of Field Visits/
Institutional Visits
No. of Guest Lectures
No. of Audio-Visual Shows
No. of Lab
Experiments / Handson Activities
4
Eco Club Forest, Black
Bug or Baqdara
Sanctuary, Pench
National Park, Seori,
M.P.
8
Madagascar System for
Paddy Crop; worm
compost & irrigation;
Objectives of Environ.
Education; Necessity
of Conservation of
Medicinal plants;
Asparagus Cropping;
Wood land Birds of
State;
8
Project tiger; Save
water save life; Save
planet; Conservation of
wild life & their
nature; Majhgawa
Herbal Plant, Umaria;
Aquatic animals &
plants; Biological
plants and their nature;
5
ECO- House Model selected
for National Science Fair
Calcutta; Quiz Competition
on Natural Resource
Awareness; DNA Club
Visits by Students; Debate
Contest on Kopen Hegon
Conference is in favour to
India or not; Science Drama
on Megatron;
07
Ozone layer depletion,
Importance of forest and
conservation, Effect of CFC
gas on ozone layer; Effect of
wastewater and solid
materials by NTPC;
4
Blood Grouping; Food
Adulteration;
Specimenidentification &
Classification; Animal
diseases, causes &
prevention
Painting contest on
Global warming, Essay
writing on climate
change, Poster contest of
water pollution, Slogan
writing contest, Project
work on pollution, Food
adulteration, Monitoring
medicinal plants in Sidhi
06
Testing of increasing
level of CO2 in
atmosphere; Testing
polluted water from
factory; pH value of
water;
08
Slogan & Poster Camp
for eco-system; Rally for
pollution awareness;
Poster and slogan about
Pyramid & Food Chain,
Conservation of oxygen
& water cycle;
10
Visit to Murna river to
study storage of water;
experimentation on
ground water level, visit
to medicinal park and
local zoological park,
release of pollutants from
paper mill, Amlai,
Shahdol, from National
Thermal Power Station,
Chachai, Anupur, and
Any Other
Activity
from Sanjay Gandhi
National Thermal Power
Corporation, Manghthar,
Umaria; visit to Siya
Rose Garden, Shahdol; air
pollution from factories
like O.P.M. Amlai
Herbal Plants,
3
Meenakshi
Educational
Institute,
Sagar, M.P.
6
Visit to Rahatgarh
waterfall to test
colloidal content in
water; visit to
Engineering College to
understand importance
of practicals; visit to
Garpairah Hanuman
Mandir to look for the
Natural diversity; visit
to Vila Dam for water
analysis; visit to Bina
Refinery Heavy
Projects at Bina; visit to
B.T. Institute of
Research &
Technology; visit to
J.N.C.T. Bhopal for the
presentation on
Conservation by World
Wild Foundation
13
Composition of earth;
gradation and
degradation of earth;
space exploration;
increasing pollution & its
ill effects; ecological
awakening;
psychological change due
to climate & its effects;
how technology plays
hazardous and important
role in human life;
increasing pollution due
to increasing vehicles;
polythene and its impact
on environment; global
temperature change;
global affairs and their
relation with technology
9
Global warming (through
CDs); A program in
Ravindra Bhawan in Sagar to
enhance the importance of
ecological diversities; a
movie on Global warming
(John Coleman); Depletion
of Natural Resources; Global
hazards in Antarctica due to
thinning of Ozone layers;
Algorie’s Climatic Warning
through Youtube; Ravi and
kharif cultivation by Gram
Panchayat; Basics of
chemistry –a film on alchemie; Volcanic eruption
and their behavior through
Youtube;
12
Effect of pollution on
trees; Experiment on
pollutant content and
contamination of air;
food adulteration;
Radiation experiment
in Engineering
Colleges (by the
Lecturers); Plant
sampling from sadar
area to check the
contamination;
Extraction of stomata
of various plants; types
of crop and their
diseases; pH
determination to
suggest the nature of
solution;
7
Debate on the importance
of politics in society is it
necessary or not; Quiz on
basic sciences; Seminar
on Robotics,
Mechatronics; Students
presentation on Global
hazards, ecological cycles
& varied Human
diversity, technological
evidences;
4
Mother
Teresa Hr.
Sec. School,
Khajuraho,
M.P.
05
Visited Vermiculture
farm at Maharajpur to
promote worm culture for
agriculture; Panna
National Park for floral
and faunal biodiversity;
visited silent zone of
Panna National Park for
Crocodile conservation;
visited Pollution Control
Board for testing water
quality; visited Pahal
Vatika Garden Khajuraho
06
Lecture on Ecology;
Wild life conservation;
Water conservation;
Environment and man;
Relation between
animal and
environment; Natural
resources and
conservation;
02
Show of Wild and pet
animals by LCD; film of
Jurassic Park which provided
information on extinct
animals like Dinosaur
06
Demonstration of
osmosis and diffusion;
Photosynthesis with
light and dark reaction;
Respiration of plant:
release of CO2;
Luminous zone by
Bunsen burner; Candle
experiment;
Acclimatization of
animals (fish) in
aquarium;
04
Save Environment Save
Life on the occasion of
Children’s day;
Identification of faunal
diversity from local
vicinity of Khajuraho;
Compilation of
biodiversity register;
Quiz, debate and
exhibition contest on
environment
5
E.C. I.
Higher Sec.
School
Rewa, M.P.
04
Kuthuliya Agriculture
Farm, Rewa; Chachai,
Rewa; Govindgarh,
Rewa; Bandhav GarhUmaria, M.P.
06
Water pollution;
Conservation of Food
Stuff; Fruits poisoning;
Biodiversity and
Human Health
6
Bonanza
Convent Hr.
Sec. School,
Satna, M.P.
04
Visit at Unimech
Industries of
Submersible pump;
Rarua Farm Botanical
Garden, Satna; Fishery
Farm, Maihar;
Engineering and
Technology Institute
(VITS)-Satna
7
Shealing
Home
English.
School,
Chhatarpur,
M.P.
04
Raju Nursery
Mausahniya-Nowgong;
Vegetable Nursery
Baruasagar Jhansi;
Urmil Dam Bada
Malhara Chhatarpur
07
Different fields of
Biotechnology; Water
conservation and
alternative sources of
energy; Recent
development in
electronics; Space
science; Climatic
conditions; Biomedical fields;
Biochemistry
05
Biodiversity; Global
warming; Water
storage and Wild life
conservation; Man and
Environment;
Medicinal Plants
05
Water sampling and
testing for pH and
hardness; Food
adulteration testing in
milk and Khowa;
Determination of purity
and concentration of
different samples of
milk; Collection of
medicinal plants
10
Essay competition on
Natural Resources, Water
Conservation;
Environmental Protection
is the Protection of
Human beings;
Demonstration of
scientific names and uses
of medicinal plants;
Poster competition;
Project report on
biodiversity, medicinal
plant, water harvesting,
balance diet, ecosystem,
global warming, green
house effect, rain water
harvesting, organic
revolution
04
Working of CRO
equipments; Science movie
based on recent development
in the field of biotechnology;
movie based on power
generation; movie based on
animal science
04
Experiments on
transistors FET and
CRO; Lab works on
microscopic
examinations in
Zoology department,
Satna and on
electronics projects at
BCS-Satna;
06
Summer School 2009;
Demonstration of Food
Adulteration kit; Debate,
quiz competition on
Science Day (10th Nov.);
School level and then
District level exhibition,
quiz and debate
competition
04
Biodiversity; Save water;
CDs on Global warming;
Save wild life and
conservation of environment;
05
Working model
experiments on
mathematics;
Classification of plants;
Photosynthesis; Water
testing (Purity level);
Solar energy model
08
VTP Training; Workshop
for mathematics; Poster
making competition on
‘Save wild life’; Green day
celebration; Quiz on
Environment & Forestry;
Slogan competition on
‘Save water’, Poem
recitation contest on Save
trees, Reduce pollution;
Debate competition “For the
Protection of trees, we
should stop construction”;
Essay on “How can the
wastage of natural resources
be minimized”; Summer
Camp-Poster making for the
safety of environment,
Dance theme based on ‘Stop
Pollution’
8
Govt.
Excellence
Hr. Sec.
School,
Maihar,
M.P.
06
Govt. P.G. Vivekanand
College; Olea Temple;
Podi fish form; Baba
Talab; Duadhan
Jalprapat; Deviji
Temple Hill; Chchai Jal
Prapat;
08
Man & Communicable
disease; Disaster
management; Summit
on Copenhagen; Water
conservation in India;
Water harvesting;
Green house effect;
Global warming a
myth; Chemical
pollution; Biodiversity
on Earth
08
Global warming; Genetic
Engineering; Biodiversity
Conservation; Types of
Communicable diseases;
Cell division & its growth;
DNA isolation; Diseases of
AIDS; Physiology of
different organ systems in
man; Embryology of plants;
Visuals on Local
Biodiversity; Woodland
birds;
9
Jawahar
Navodaya
Vidyalaya,
Datia, M.P.
04
Visit to power house to
know energy
consumption; Gandhi
Park; Computer & Bio
Lab to know the
instrumentation;
Working with Nature
04
Infectious diseases and
prophylaxis; Global
warming; Working
with nature;
Conservation of
energy; Characteristics
of potable water;
05
Slide show on stem cell;
presentation on biodiversity;
DNA Garden; Electric power
distribution; Global warming
08
Surveying indigenous
and Extinct species of
animals and plants;
Food adulteration;
Water quality testing;
Soil testing;
Biochemical test of fat,
protein, starch, urine
etc; Blood testing;
Dissection of flower
parts in different
plants; Sugar tests in
blood of man; Blood
pressure check up from
Sphigmomanometer
;
06
Study of plant
population frequency;
Soil sampling; pH
determination; soil
moisture; soil texture;
plantation of trees;
Preservation of plant &
natural resources
06
Developing science
bulletin board and
science library; Project &
Exhibition on Nature and
Environment; Rally for
awareness of nature;
School garden activity;
Rally for awareness of
sanitation;
Seminar on AIDS,
Cancer, Biodiversity and
Environmental crisis
commenced; Properties
of soil; Purification of
water; Study of
biodiversity; Hariyali
Mahotsava Plantation
Programme; VTP at
NASI
10
C.A.B. Inter
College
Meerut
Cantt, U.P.
11
T.D. Inter
College,
Jaunpur,
U.P.
12
Prabhat
Academy
Pratapgarh,
U.P.
13
Parker Inter
College
Moradabad,
U.P.
04
Field survey for Solar
Eclipse; visit to Gandhi
Bagh Meerut for
studying biodiversity
and the nature; Field
survey to know
whether life exist on
another planet or not
05
Local tour for floral
biodiversity; visit to
Sarnath Temple and
Zoo and Museum; visit
to Central Library of
BHU; visit to historical
fort of Ramnagar built
by Kashi Naresh; visit
to Regional Science
City at Lucknow
2
Water bodies of
Pratapgarh; Science
Exhibition (organized
by NASI, Allahabad)
03
Herbarium Collection
Near Tajpur Village;
Dear Park visit;
Biodiversity Nature
Camp;
07
Chandrayaan; Ozone
day; Solar eclipse;
medicinal plant; Global
warming; Food
adulteration and water
testing; Biodiversity
loss and conservation;
02
Audio-visual on Solar
Eclipse
Global warming
02
Food Adulteration
Water testing
03
Health and Hygiene;
Environmental
Pollution; Awareness
towards environment
04
Science exhibition show;
Speech contest on global
warming; Debate and Quiz
contest on Problematic life is
a result of Scientific
development; Speech contest
on Environmental Pollution;
04
Water testing of local
samples; Testing of
adulteration in spices
and ghee; H2S gas
preparation; Qualitative
analysis of different
common salts;
7
Global warming and its
effect on plants;
Increasing population &
its effects on
environment; Changing
Environmental
Conditions; Development
of Biotechnology;
Wonders of Science;
Development in
agriculture & technology;
14
Biodiversity; Demerits of
Deforestation; Ecological
balance; Inter species
relationship; Structure;
Endangered species;
Remote sensing; Wild
animals; R.- D.N.A.
Technique; Medicinal
plants; Global warming;
Domestic uses of plants;
Pollution; Human
environment
6
Day to day changing of
Environmental temperature
& climate; Enhancing
pollution in urban areas;
5
Presence of heavy metals
in groundwater; working
model on water
harvesting system;
Utilization of solar
energy (solar cell, solar
electronic devices);
Model demonstration on
green house effect;
Experiment showing
global warming;
05
Film show on Biodiversity,
Global warming, wild life,
Vulture, Monkeys
04
Experiment on soil
erosion, D.N. A.
Isolation, Sterilization,
Food adulteration
07
Poster display on Ozone
day; IQ test; Quiz on
Biodiversity; G.K.
Awareness exam; Talent
hunt exam on Scientific
aspect of Deepawali;
Project of Astronomy;
Chart contest on pollution
03
Demonstration of food
adulteration; YogaPranayam Training;
Project of Medicinal
plants and Biodiversity
08
Quiz/ Debate; V.T.P.
Allahabad; Winter
School
14
Mahagaon
Inter College
Kaushambi,
U.P.
15
M.D. Jain
Inter College
Agra, U.P.
16
Tagore
Public
School
Allahabad,
U.P.
04
Visit to local and
nearest villages for
campaigning against
polythene misuse; visit
to K.V.K. areas for
local biodiversity
knowledge; visit for
local water problem;
visit near the local bank
of Ganga river for the
study of biodiversity
06
Botanical Garden
(University Campus);
visit to bank of
Yamuna for assessing
water pollution;
Shahjahan Garden to
study biodiversity; visit
at Chitrakoot with RRA
Club
04
Life cycle of Honey
bee and its
significance;
Significance of
biodiversity; Food
adulteration; Magic of
Science
02
Film show on water
conservation and water
resources of different states
of India; show on Dudhwa
National Park;
02
Regular laboratory
experiments held on
water testing and food
adulteration.
09
Summer Schools and
V.T.Ps.; Essay writing on
Biodiversity; Poster and
Debate on Natural
Resources; Slogan
writing on Biodiversity
Conservation; Kara
Mahotsava
06
Medicinal Plants; Wild
life & Endangered
species; Types of
ecosystems and
conservation; rDNA
Technology; Remote
sensing
08
Slide show on Medicinal
plants; Model of Ecosystem;
A document film on bear‘Wild life species’; Science
Exhibition; Group discussion
on water problem and
remedy;
04
Water testing; food
adulteration; Air
pollution testing;
10
Winter School at
Lucknow; Attended four
seminars with RRA Club;
Group discussion on
communicable diseases,
Quiz & Debate;
Workshop on
biodiversity & its
conservation; Workshop
on herbarium preparation
04
Visited Agricultural
Deemed University
Allahabad; visited
Utthan Jhalwa for their
projects; visited NASI,
Allahabad for Winter
School and VTP;
visited Vaidyanath
factory to learn about
Ayurvedic medicine;
visited nearby villages
for plant sampling
12
04
Environment; Global
warming; Climate change;
Brown clouds
08
Water testing or river
sample; water testing
of drinking water;
adulteration in milk,
spices, purification of
water, Herbarium
collection
08
District level
competition- Debate,
Quiz, Oration,
Painting, Creative
writing, Exhibition;
Cleaning of the
Sangam Ghat;
Preparation of Jute and
Cotton bags and its
distribution in Magh
Mela; Celebration of
Birthday of C.V.
Raman; Scrape book
preparation; Seminarcum-conference on
Global warming
17
C.P. Vidya
Niketan,
Farrukhabad,
U.P.
02
Visit to Simra Nagla
for surveying rare
species of medicinal
plants; Biodiversity
visit to Haridwar,
Rishikesh, Mussouri
and Dehradun
07
Sustainable
development; Wild life
and endangered
species; Ecosystem and
Biodiversity; Swine
flu: A Pandemic threat;
Water conservation
and its consequences;
Celebration of
International Year of
Biodiversity;
01
Film show on ‘An
inconvenient thruth: A
Global Warming’
05
Microscopic study of
aquatic microorganism
under compound
microscope;
Demonstration of
osmosis, Unequal
transpiration;
Plasmolysis and
Photosynthesis
18
SDDB
Ram Inter
College,
Pilibhit, U.P.
03
Nanakmata Gurudwara
Uttaranchal;
Nanaksagar dam
Uttaranchal; Van
Aushadhi Shala L. H.
State P.G. Medical
College; Bareilly for
studying comparative
biodiversity
05
Wild life; Ecosystem;
Tissue culture; I.P.R.
Issue; r- DNA
Technology
03
Global warming; Water
recharge and conservation;
Dudhwa National Park
05
Slide making; DNA
isolation;
Vermiculture; Animal
preservation; Water
testing;
19
D A V Inter
College,
Mehdawal,
Sant Kabir
Nagar, U.P.
4
Bakhira Lake; TRGL
Balika Vidyalaya,
Mehdawal to
demonstrate food
adulteration; Kushmi
Jungle;
05
Biodiversity; Wild life;
Ecosystem;
Uncontrolled milking
of natural resources;
02
Global warming
Biodiversity
2
Food adulteration;
Water testing;
08
VTP programmes;
Celebration of World
Environment Day &
International Year of
Biodiversity;
Environment
Awareness Rally; Tree
Plantation in respect of
Gandhi Ji and Shastri Ji
Jayanti; Distribution of
500 plants in a Rally on
the eve of Children’s
Day; Environmental
Quiz & Poster
presentation on ‘Our
Environment &
Biodiversity’
05
Slogan and conferences
on World Ozone day;
District level
competition- debate,
quiz, oration,
exhibition; essay
competition; Nature
March; Group
awareness in villages
for herbal medicinal
plants
05
Project work on
endangered bird;
discussion forum for
DNA club; School and
District level
Environmental quiz and
poster contest; VTP at
NASI;
20
DAV
Public
School,
Powergrid
Campus,
Biharsharif,
Bihar
01
Biodiversity visit to
Rajgir;
02
Medicinal plants &
their importance
(Neem); World
Population- at alarming
stage;
02
CDs supplied by NASI,
Allahabad; Global warming;
how to make science projects
by audio visual means
03
Developing skill of
Herbarium preparation;
Isolation of DNA from
seed; Testing of purity
of water
21
D. A. V.
Inter
College,
Siwan, Bihar
6
Sri Krishna Science
Museum Patna; Patna
Zoo; Gopalganj Thawe;
Regional Science City
Lucknow; Vindhya
region around
Chitrakoot; Panna
Tiger Reserve; Maihar
8
Population and
Pollution; Marine
ecosystem; Land
ecosystem; Climate
change; Biodiversity
and Conservation of
Natural Resources;
Ecosystem and
ecological balance;
Conservation of
energy; A lecture on
earth on ‘Earth Day’;
5
DNA Extraction at RRA,
NASI; Global warming;
Motion pictures on Deep Sea
Flora & Fauna;
3
Electronics-soldering;
LED Lamp; DNA
isolation from seeds;
Aquarium preparation;
Water testing; Food
adulteration;
22
Chapra
Central
School,
Chapra,
Bihar
04
Sri Krishna Science
Museum Patna; Patna
Zoo; Gopalganj Thawe;
Chitrakoot; Panna
Tiger Reserve Satna;
Maihar
05
Biodiversity and
Conservation;
Environmental
changes; Importance of
Forest; Energy
conservation
04
Global warming; 15 Science
lectures provided through
CDs provided by NASI;
05
Water testing; Food
adulteration; LED
Lamp; DNA isolation
from seeds; Aquarium
preparation;
04
Painting competition on
the eve of Hiroshima
Day(06 Aug); Essay
contest on value of bioresources-direct, indirect
& ethical values; On the
eve of Green Consumer
Day (28th Sep) a lecture
was organized;
08
Quiz programme on
environment; Art
competition on pollution,
A rally on World
Population Day; District
level competition-debate,
quiz, oration, exhibition;
project work on
pollution, observed
galleries on Conservation
of Natural Resources,
Rally on world
population; Global
warming is a mysteryessay and debate;
Atmospheric changes,
Water quality &
management and
Dinosaur; Project work
on biodiversity and waste
disposal etc under VTP
by RRA Club NASI
06
Project on animal
behaviour, natural
resources, biodiversity
and conservation; debate
& quiz on AIDS; project
on biodiversity and
conservation wild life,
plants and animals; VTP
at NASI
A Report on visit of Programme Monitoring Unit (PMU), New Delhi
A panel of Scientists constituted by the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, New Delhi, visited The National Academy of Sciences,
India, Allahabad on 21st August, 2010 for the assessment of the Regional Resource Agency (i.e. NASI, Allahabad). It is worth mentioning that a
project on ‘Natural Resources Awareness’ is being successfully run by the NASI for the last three years with the help of its established 25 DNA Club
Schools (Nodal Centres) in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar. Dr. B. C. Sabat, Senior Scientist, Union Ministry of Environment, New Delhi;
Dr. P.K. Seth, Director, Biotech Park, Lucknow; and Dr. L. M. Misra, Scientist, CIMAP, Lucknow were the distinguished experts of the panel. The
meeting started at 8:45 am in the Council room of the Academy.
Prof. Krishna Misra, Coordinator, Indo-Russian Centre for Biotechnology, IIIT, Allahabad and General Secretary-HQ, NASI; Prof. S.L. Srivastava,
Coordinator, Science Communication Programme, NASI; Dr. Niraj Kumar, Principal Investigator, DNA Club Project and Executive Secretary, NASI;
and Dr Mohd. Masood, Co-PI, DNA Club Project, NASI provided their active support to make the visit fruitful. Prof. D.K. Chauhan, Member, LAC,
DNA Club Project, NASI, Dr. V.C. Srivastava, NASI; Sri A.K. Srivastava, Deputy ES, NASI, Sri B.P. Singh, AES, NASI; Dr. Chitranjan Kumar, JRF,
DNA Club Project, NASI and Mrs. Meera Shukla also coordinated this programme to make it a grand success.
Prof. Krishna Misra extended warm welcome; and outlined the objectives of the DNA Club (i.e. Department of Biotechnology’s Natural Resources
Awareness Club) to spread natural resource awareness among the students and general mass in order to equip them with relevant skill of bioresource
conservation.
Dr. Niraj Kumar introduced the distinguished scientists; and the 20 DNA Club Coordinators from Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar. Dr.
Chitranjan Kumar presented the DNA Club Annual Report (June 2009- June 2010) of NASI, Allahabad before the panel of Scientists. The highlight of
the report was : RRA (NASI, Allahabad) organized three Vacation Training Programmes (VTPs) on the theme of International Year of Biodiversity
(2010) during this year and each VTP lasted for a period of 21 days.
Dr. Niraj Kumar discussed about the visits to scientific institutions, biodiversity tours to Vindhyan region of Chitrakoot and Maihar, Pilibhit, Haridwar
and Rishikesh valley, Nanital and Bhimtal; scientific lectures, audio visuals, hand’s on experiments, proposed projects related to the diverse field of
Environment, Climate change, Biodiversity loss and Conservation. Dr. Kumar emphasized that students and teachers were fortunate to have the
exposure and opportunities to interact with the eminent scientists/resource persons. Prof. Krishna Misra presented the copies of the reports to the
visiting scientists; and also proposed a vote-of –thanks in the end of the session.
The panel of scientists/experts visited to the DNA Clubs – Mahagaon Inter College Kaushambi (in rural area) and Tagore Public School Allahabad (in
urban area) as per suggestion of Programme Monitoring Unit (PMU), New Delhi. These experts addressed a large gathering (more than 500) of
students and teachers during the functions organized at both the DNA Clubs. Dr. B.C. Sabat stressed on the need to promote and support the
participation of youth in the programmes and activities aimed for conservation of the biodiversity. He said that involvement of youngsters is vital to
save our planet earth from pollution and degradation. Dr. Sabat informed the participants about the strenuous efforts being made by the
environmentalists and others towards pollution control and conservation of nature. Students from other 5 schools around Kaushambi and 15 schools of
the city also participated in the programme held at Tagore Public School. The organizing coordinator, Shri Sanjay Srivastava motivated the students to
come forward for conserving our natural resources. Interactive sessions also followed through which the scientists made best effort to quench the thirst
of inquisitive minds of the children. The talented participants were given certificates and Prizes by the distinguished guests on this occasion.
A meeting of the DBT panel and the Coordinators of 20 DNA Clubs of U.P., M.P. and Bihar was also organized at 4:45 pm in the Council room of the
Academy. The following coordinators of DNA Club Schools were present:Sri M.S. Khan, Rewa, M.P.; Dr. A.K. Dubey, Khajuraho, M.P.; Mr. Manish Agrawal, Satna, M.P.; Sri Atul K. Garg, Maihar, M.P.; Mr. K.D. Gupta,
Pratapgarh, U.P.; Mr. Manoj Prabhakar, Moradabad, U.P., Sri Anil Kumar Singh, Siwan, Bihar; Sri Sudhir Singh, Meerut, U.P.; Sri. Mukesh C. Jain,
Agra, U.P.; Sri Lakshmi Kant Sharma, Pilibhit, U.P; Sri. Ravindra Nath Shukla, Sidhi, M.P.; Sri. Jagdish Chandra Misra, S K Nagar, U.P.; Sri Saurabh
Rai, Sagar, M.P.; Sri M.P. Sharma, Datia, M.P.; Sri Pradeep Rai, Sagar, M.P.; Mr. K.C. Varghese, Principal, Chhatarpur, M.P.; Ms Shivali
Kesharwani, Chhatarpur, M.P.; Sri Sanjay Srivastava, Allahabad, U.P.; Mr. Waseem Ahmad, Kaushambi, U.P.; Sri Jai Singh, Jaunpur, U.P.; and Sri
S.K. Verma, Nalanda, Bihar. All the invited distinguished persons provided their opinion and the following important conclusions were reached at the
end of the meeting:1.
The Project on ‘Natural Resources Awareness’ be continued for the next year i.e. 2011.
2.
The Audio-Visual aids be provided to the DNA Club Schools established by RRA, NASI, Allahabad.
3.
Keeping in mind, the availability of students/ teachers participation in VTPs, the duration for each VTP will be shortened to 10 days.
4.
Each Coordinator of the DNA Club School should have a laptop with net-connect facility.
5.
Nodal Centres or DNA Club Schools be financially supported for organizing some special lectures related to natural resources, biodiversity
and its conservation.