Invite nominations for E.K.JANAKI AMMAL NATIONAL AWARD ON TAXONOMY 2013 < 31.10.2014
E. K. JANAKI AMMAL NATIONAL AWARD ON
TAXONOMY FOR THE YEAR 2013
The Ministry of
Environment, Forests & Climate Change
invites
applications from Taxonomists with outstanding
contribution for
conferring three Awards, one each in the field
of Plant
Taxonomy, Animal Taxonomy and Microbial
Taxonomy for the
year 2013.
Details of the
Award are available on the Ministry’s website:
http://moef.nic.in
The last date for
receipt of nominations is 31.10.2014
Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change
Government of
India
REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE E.K.JANAKI AMMAL NATIONAL
AWARD ON TAXONOMY
1. PREAMBLE
Biological
diversity refers to the variability in the living organisms and the
ecosystems of
which they form part. Preservation of biological diversity is
vital for maintaining
ecological balance and for evolutionary processes. It
has direct
bearing on food security, agriculture, medicine, industry etc. The
advances in
biotechnology and development of products based on the use
of biological
resources are increasingly becoming motivating factor for
greater use of
biological resources.
Taxonomy is the
science of identification, classification and naming of living
organisms.
Taxonomic work involves study of morphological characteristics
and phylogenetic
relationship of organisms which is essential for applied
biological
sciences, such as medicine, agriculture, forestry and fisheries.
Development of
biotechnologies and their industrial applications depend
heavily on
taxonomy. Current requirements of taxonomic work and available
expertise and
studies indicate urgent need for encouraging excellence and
for motivating
experts to work in hitherto neglected groups of organisms e.g.
microbes, lower
groups of plants, animals etc. The challenge is quite
serious, as while
the existing expertise is ageing and retiring, not many
young scholars
are opting for studies in taxonomy.
In order to
encourage work of excellence in taxonomy and also to
encourage young
students and scholars to work in this field of science, this
award, named
after the late Prof. E. K. Janaki Ammal was instituted in the
year 1999. Late
Prof. Janaki Ammal did taxonomic work of outstanding merit
and excellence,
particularly in the area of cytotaxonomy and has been a
source of inspiration
to many young scientists.
Initially there
was one Award on Taxonomy covering all the three fields viz
Botany, Zoology
and study of Micro-organisms. From 2005, it was decided
to enlarge the
scope of the Award and increase the number of Awards to
two, one each for
excellence in Plant and Animal Taxonomy. As per
approved SFC
Memo, it has now been decided to continue this award and
have three
awards one each for Plant Taxonomy, Animal Taxonomy and
Microbial
Taxonomy during the XII Plan and subsequent Plans
The three Awards
will be known as ‘E.K. Janaki Ammal National Award on
Plant Taxonomy’, ‘E.K.
Janaki Ammal National Award on Animal Taxonomy’
and ‘E. K. Janaki
Ammal National Award on Microbial Taxonomy’.
2. CONFERNMENT OF AWARD
The award would be announced on any
noteworthy occasion during 2014
3. PROCESSING OF THE AWARD
(a) Invitation of
nominations from various,
Institutions etc. :
01.08.2014
(b) Last date for
receiving nominations :
31.10.2014
(c) Scrutiny of
nominations received : November, 2014 end
(d) Meeting of
the Selection Committee :
During December, 2014
(f) Conferment of
the award :
At any noteworthy occasion
during 2014-15
4. NATURE OF AWARD
Each award will
carry `1,00,000/- (` One lakh Only) in cash along with a
citation, scroll
and Medallion. The Awards will be given to the Taxonomists
selected by a
Selection Committee constituted for this purpose.
5. ELIGIBILITY
Any Indian
taxonomist engaged in Taxonomic research work on flora, fauna
or microorganisms
in the country is eligible for the award. There will be no
age limit. The
following is a list of illustrative, eligibility criteria for the award:
a) Outstanding
contribution in the area of taxonomic revision of
species/genus/family/order;
b) Outstanding
original contribution in the area of taxonomic
monographic work
(assessment of overall aspects of knowledge of
species/genus/family/order);
c) Ability to
recognize new taxa as evident by discovery of new
species/genus;
d) Outstanding
experimental work in areas such as cytotaxonomy,
molecular
taxonomy, chemotaxonomy etc.
e) Research
experience in the field of taxonomy in terms of number of
years spent in
taxonomic research and teaching;
f) Experience in
research guidance in taxonomy in terms of number of
M. Phil and Ph.D.
theses guided;
g) Number of
research publications, such as original research papers,
books and
contribution in symposia and workshops at National and
International
level.
6. PROCEDURE FOR SUBMISSION OF NOMINATIONS
(a) Nominations
for the Awards will be invited from the concerned Vice-
Chancellors,
Heads of Institutions, and Members of the Selection
Committee and
from the previous awardees. Adequate publicity in
National Papers
will be given for inviting nominations each year.
Advertisement
will also be released in Current Science, Rheedea,
Bulletins of ZSI
& BSI and other relevant widely read science
journals.
(b) The
candidates should apply through the institutions and experts
referred to at
6(a) above.
(c ) Nominations
received for the Award will be valid for the year for
which they have
been made. Past nominations will not be carried
forward. A person
not selected for the Award for a particular year can
be re-nominated in future years with
an updated CV of the candidate.
(d) Adequate
publicity will be given for inviting nominations each year.
Advertisement
will appear in National Print Media, and also put on the
Ministry’s
web-site.
(a) The
nominations must be made in the prescribed format (Annex- I).
The nominations
should be sent in a registered sealed cover marked
“E. K. Janaki Ammal National Award on Taxonomy” to Dr. G. V.
Subrahmanyam,
Adviser, Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate
Change, Indira
Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh Road, Aliganj, New
Delhi–110003.
These can also be submitted through e-mail, and hard
copies of
Annexures can be separately submitted. However, the
application,
complete in all respects, must be received by the
indicated
deadline, or the extended deadline, as the case may be.
7. NATIONAL TAXONOMY AWARD SELECTION COMMITTEE
The nominations
received will be placed before a Selection Committee
constituted as follows for selecting
the awardees:
(i) Secretary
(E&F)
: Chairman
(ii) Additional
Secretary(Conservation) : Member
(iii) Director
General, CSIR or his nominee, not
below the rank of
JS :
Member
(iv) Director
General, ICAR or his nominee, not
below the rank of
JS
: Member
(v) Director,
Botanical survey of India
: Member
(vi) Director,
Zoological Survey of India
: Member
(vii)-(ix)Three
eminent taxonomists to be nominated : Member
by MoEF so as to
represent various branches of
Taxonomy such as
cytotaxonomy, chemotaxonomy,
Molecular
taxonomy etc.
(x) Adviser in-charge of AICOPTAX
Scheme : Member –Secretary
The
recommendations of the Selection Committee of E.K. Janaki Ammal
Award on Taxonomy
shall be submitted to Hon’ble Minister, Environment
and Forests for
approval.
8. CRITERIA FOR SELECTION
The Selection
Committee would, among other things, keep in view:
(a) Originality
and outstanding nature of the contribution to taxonomy;
(b) Promotion of
taxonomic research;
(c) Training to
Students; and
(d) Motivation
provided by the applicant by way of guidance to Scholars
for conferment of
Ph. D or D.Sc.
9. ANNOUNCEMENT OF AWARD
The award will be
announced through Print Media & Web-site well advance
in time of a
given year. The Government reserves the right to withhold the
award in any
year, if it is felt that no meritorious nomination is received.
Those who have
received this award in the previous years shall not be
eligible for
consideration again.
* * * * *
ANNEXURE – I
PROFORMA FOR NOMINATION FOR E. K. JANAKI AMMAL NATIONAL AWARD
ON TAXONOMY 2013.
01. Award applied
for :
02. Name and
address of the nominee :
03. Date and
Place of birth :
04. Academic
qualifications(Bachelor’s
degree onwards
with University,
year and
subjects) :
05. Field of
specialization :
06. Significant
contribution :
a) Taxonomic revision
b) Monographic work
c) New species/genus discovered
d) Research/teaching experience in taxonomy
e) Details of M.Phil/Ph.D thesis guided in taxonomy
f) Any other details
07.
Publications/periodicals etc. wherein the work has been referred to give
citation index of
the contribution as follows:
(i)
(ii)
08. Enclose a
complete list of publications along with the list of Standard
Journals in which
published.
09. Details of
Peer-reviewed Articles/Research Papers.
10. Any
additional information of relevance.
(Signature of the nominee)
Place:
Date:
Remarks of the
VC/Head of Institution/Expert recommending the application
(Signature of the recommending authority)
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