Indeed something to feel proud about. Need more experts to volunteer for being actively involved.
Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sat, Jan 3, 2015 at 10:17 AM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> wrote: > Kudos to eFI, Garg ji, and all the contributors. Many thanks Garg ji, for > the elaborating the milestones. > It is heartening to see the progress in many directions. > The database is getting richer and search yields quite a good amount of > relevant results. > Regards. > Dinesh > > On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 11:11 PM, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Bimal Sar kar <bimal....@gmail.com> >> Date: 2 January 2015 at 21:40 >> Subject: Re: Constructive 2014 for efloraofindia & a happy new year 2015 >> To: "J.M. Garg" <jmga...@gmail.com> >> >> >> Thank you sir. >> Regards, >> Bimal >> >> On 2 January 2015 at 11:00, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Dear members, >>> Year 2014 was a great year for efloraofindia. Pl. see Efloraofindia >>> wishes you a very happy new year 2015 >>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/Z8ye8Lmapzk> for >>> some very important details, which I am trying not to repeat here. >>> >>> A few more milestones achieved, as we see it, are given below: >>> 1. Efloraofindia site <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home> >>> really became a force to reckon with, in its new format >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/cl/combretaceae/terminalia/terminalia-bellirica> >>> , colour scheme >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/colour-scheme-formatting>, new >>> genera pages >>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/Ubjh1TqbsoM>, >>> availability >>> of keys >>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/19vRcGjOPKY>, >>> additional >>> inf. from cc-by sources >>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/an6aZN4T_BY>, use >>> of efi in scientific publications >>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/819inw30Ng4> >>> etc. & appeared in top 10 searches for thousands of species in India >>> search. >>> >>> 2. Added net more than 250 members taking membership to more than 2450 >>> members <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!aboutgroup/indiantreepix> & >>> number of messages went up from 1,01,000 on 1.1.12, to 1,42,000 on 1.1.13, >>> to 1,78,000 on 31.12.13, to 2,11,500 on 31.12.14 showing stability in the >>> number of postings but with better inputs from experts & members. Messages >>> reached to more than 3,800 in the month of Aug.'14 & Dec.'14. >>> >>> 3. Quality of discussions, photographs, postings & >>> identifications improved a lot. >>> >>> 4. Interactions were better managed & cordial with the help of Itpmods >>> e-group. >>> >>> 5. Family weeks/ fortnights >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/monthly-family-weeks/2014> >>> organised >>> by Singh ji were a great draw contributing substantially to the >>> database & Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae >>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/crAjMT1v3io> & >>> Crassulaceae, >>> Combretaceae and Myrtaceae >>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/U4Lcex_hPb8> episodes >>> were the best. Kudos to Manudev ji, Pascal ji, Prabhu ji, Henderson ji, >>> Sabu ji, Singh ji, Ushadi, Santhan ji & Tapas ji. Our special thanks to >>> R. Archer ji, B. Roy ji, Sukla ji, Santosh ji, Navendu ji, Panda ji, >>> Ritesh ji, Shahina ji, Gajurel ji, Robi ji, Vijayasankar ji among >>> others for other family episodes. Satish ji did a great job by >>> compiling species posted in the family fortnights & with his blog on The >>> Picture of the Year <http://indiantreepix.blogspot.in/>. >>> >>> 6. Singh ji, Vijayasankar ji, Nidhan ji, Santhan ji, Rawat ji, Surajit >>> ji, Santhosh ji, Ushadi, Kishan ji among others continued to guide us >>> with maximum number of identifications among others, along with Subject >>> Experts >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/about-us/subject-experts>. >>> Dinesh ji continued to mesmerise us with his presentation skills & >>> compilation of vernacular names with their etymology. Aarti ji & Alka ji >>> remained >>> the leading poster along with Anurag ji, Santhan ji, Singh ji, Prashant >>> ji, Nidhan ji, Surajit ji, Sourav ji, Karuna ji, Rawat ji, Bimal ji among >>> others. >>> >>> 7. Around Additional 1,300 new species added, taking the total to more >>> than 10,300 species >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/general-eposts/general-efi-posts/about-efi-website/updation/upto-30th-sept-14> >>> on Efi site <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home>. >>> >>> 8. Most interactive Person of the month & Star of the family fortnight >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/general-eposts/general-efi-posts/monthly-famliy-weeks> >>> continued to give credit & encouragement to the members. >>> >>> 9. Anurag ji >>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!profile/indiantreepix/APn2wQe25PUY9_Cg-LQKDe_KspmCmd9QIrO2YkJWzjcD1H33zAHl-X5HSKnTpvfb8aNavZ2NWw7v> >>> (Banglore) was The most promising face of 2014 >>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/NjL2KFJvKLY> >>> with more than 1000 messages, while Santhan >>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!profile/indiantreepix/APn2wQdy9dmIuiRst_asAecAEGu5AoiuYQ7hlJ20bG8BWRGNSFQTNvxO1Qc30qFuPNUwtUwoiUaE> >>> ji (Banglore), Ashwini Bhatia >>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!profile/indiantreepix/APn2wQc9SO-3PkYc2ayqVY62o2Hper_3lxL8nLSC1iSHfwbbvaUUq42X6a4qQgJAtDUBtrt_TMi5> >>> ji >>> (H.P.), Anil Thakur >>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!profile/indiantreepix/APn2wQd-PYnHiFVzUBZnbE9wSBrsrV5xFQfOTH5kGTfqHHXdLxaTDP69Z4HU4i34aq5UQMJyfQlf> >>> ji >>> (H.P.), Dr. N. S. Chauhan >>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!profile/indiantreepix/APn2wQe6ex-0QCPII4GtP9kSsOiLzAr_jHsrMRihys3hyPyGa7VhlugECJRVMow_8id8mhAm58pL> >>> (H.P.), Prof. Abid Munshi >>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!profile/indiantreepix/APn2wQc_3tPQyoQFF8Itove4UkAzCfTmH1V_2TiZHKHdYAaUphroepVbfa4ajZtKFhGCv7LhLhhO> >>> (H.P.), >>> Sh. Sourav Mahmud >>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!profile/indiantreepix/APn2wQeSidBRe0ZEIrnT6QyEIbL3_CFN42Xw0PShVK3RUIjLddpL2TkKlHLAn1mUrxy2ulBQP69B> >>> (Bangladesh) & Sh. M. Sawmliana >>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!profile/indiantreepix/APn2wQcVv6oHlDToF1Lw7hp4HkFJvpGyRotZXExw6eBo0sUHzgMfTLnsR2oNEKAATrLBCACQLpUN> >>> (Mizoram) were other new faces who mesmerised us with their postings & help >>> in the identifications. >>> >>> All credit goes to the The Pillars >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/about-us/pillars-of-efloraofindia>, >>> Subject Experts >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/about-us/subject-experts>, >>> Moderators >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/about-us/moderators>, Major >>> contributors >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/about-us/major-contributors> & >>> other members. >>> >>> Wish to hear more from our members. >>> I also wish all members of efi family a very-very happy new year 2015. >>> -- >>> With regards, >>> J.M.Garg >>> >>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >>> The whole world uses my Image Resource >>> <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a >>> thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. >>> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as >>> per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >>> >>> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian >>> Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group >>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the >>> world- more than 2400 members & 2,00,000 messages on 9.9.14) or >>> Efloraofindia >>> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species >>> database of more than 10,000 species & 2,00,000 images). Winner of >>> Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. >>> >>> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >>> India'. >>> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >> The whole world uses my Image Resource >> <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a >> thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. >> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as >> per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >> >> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, >> please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group >> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the >> world- more than 2400 members & 2,00,000 messages on 9.9.14) or Efloraofindia >> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species >> database of more than 10,000 species & 2,00,000 images). 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