Many thanks, Garg ji. Regards. Dinesh On Thu, Sep 12, 2019 at 9:04 PM ushadi <microminipho...@gmail.com> wrote:
> dedication > and staying with the starting vision > > wonderful > Regards > Ushadi > > > On Thu, Sep 12, 2019 at 5:16 PM Saroj Kasaju <kasajusa...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Congratulations and thank you for your hard work Mr. Garg ! >> >> Saroj Kasaju >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 12, 2019 at 1:01 PM J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> It's heartening to reiterate that *Efloraofindia* >>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!forum/indiantreepix>* >>> is the largest google e-group/ forum in the world *in this field & the >>> largest nature related e-group (and the most constructive) in India with >>> around 3,29,900 messages so far & membership currently around 3080 nos. >>> >>> efloraofindia (eFI in short) website >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home> is one of the >>> biggest non-commercial site, one of its kind in the world & also without >>> advertisements, based on the collection of photographic images of wild >>> plants, where no money or professional organisation is involved except for >>> the selfless efforts of its members from diverse backgrounds. It is >>> documenting flora of India that is being discussed on efloraofindia >>> google e-group <http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix> along >>> with supplementing the working of the group.* It also has the largest >>> database on net on Indian Flora with more than 13,000 species (along with >>> more than 3,00,000 pictures)*, from some of the best Flora >>> Photographers of India. Members should add Efloraofindia >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home> website >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home> link in their >>> favourites & give species’ links from this while posting or replying in >>> a thread as lot of discussed data is already available here. >>> Intent of this website is compilation of all the posts on 'efloraofindia' >>> e- group along with providing other details so that it’s useful to all >>> concerned as all the data about a particular species will be available >>> under a single head & *easily searchable*. However, correctness of >>> data/ identification in the efloraofindia (earlier indiantreepix) links >>> is dependent on the members’ inputs in that particular link. Therefore, >>> errors/ mistakes cannot be ruled out-everyone is requested to point them >>> out for corrections by sending an e-mail to <itpm...@googlegroups.com>. >>> Efloraofindia e-group members can also add comments about it after >>> 'signing in' at the bottom of the page. >>> Surfing efi has become much easier with subpage listings >>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/6IzqedrJNzE>. Members >>> are now allowed to insert images in efi site >>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/b-pOaDL70Vk> >>> from efi e-group discussions. There has been tremendous response to this >>> initiative & we now have images on all species pages. We have >>> simultaneously started displaying these at genera & family pages with >>> comparative images of various species for easy identification (about >>> 170 families already completed). Insertion of images will also increase >>> the accuracy of efloraofindia database >>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/6zAgQd5DD3s>. *More >>> than >>> 1,70,000 unique images have already been inserted on 31.5.19.* >>> >>> More important is the fact that thousands of observations of hundreds >>> of our members are available here (many of which one will not find >>> documented anywhere) & easily searchable through general web searches >>> (after adding efloraofindia) as well as by searching in the >>> Efloraofindia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home> website >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home>. And these are going >>> to increase with every passing day. These original observations will be a >>> treasure trove & will a delight to a lot of people. With the pace at which >>> new species are being added to our database, it should become the >>> premier resource for taxonomic research in India. As the data is >>> multiplying, we need more volunteers to take up this work. Details can >>> be seen at Volunteers required >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/volunteers-required/volunteers-required>. >>> >>> >>> For better viewing of species' pages, colour scheme & formatting is >>> being followed as at the footer of every efloraofindia page. >>> >>> These days a lot of inf. about Indian Flora is available under Cc-by >>> license <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons_licenses> (Licensees >>> may copy, distribute, display and perform the work and make derivative >>> works based on it only if they give the author or licensor the credits in >>> the manner specified by these). Due credits/ attributions are to be given. >>> Such sources include Wikipedia, India Biodiversity Portal, IUCN Red List, >>> PFAF, Flora of Tibet website, IBIS Flora etc. I am trying to add such >>> inf. with due credits. I am also trying to add keys & summarizing the >>> information at the top of the page (for the pages I am coming across while >>> adding information from current threads). Genera pages are also cleaned up >>> so that species (due to wrong botanical names or being syn. of some >>> other species) are deleted or properly connected as per the current >>> accepted name along with references. Future eFI genera pages will be like >>> *Cyanotis* >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/cl/commelinaceae/cyanotis> >>> depending >>> upon the time we get, as & when we update a genus page so that we are aware >>> which are the species which are likely to be found in India (depending >>> on the net resources) & which are already available in eFI. >>> >>> Kudos & thanks to The Pillars >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/about-us/pillars-of-efloraofindia>, >>> Subject/ Area 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 who are rendering selfless service on the group & made this >>> endeavour possible for the benefit of everyone. >>> -- >>> With regards, >>> J.M.Garg >>> >>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >>> >>> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. >>> >>> 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 3,000 members & 3,00,000 messages on 23.8.18) or >>> Efloraofindia >>> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species >>> database of more than 13,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which more than >>> 1,70,000 images are directly displayed). >>> >>> 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. >>> >>> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >>> India'. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CA%2BiuSFAoQpOqP4X_tHPo51OqEehuWu%2B%2BGeVnthiRoTS3c%3D%2BVcg%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CA%2BiuSFAoQpOqP4X_tHPo51OqEehuWu%2B%2BGeVnthiRoTS3c%3D%2BVcg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAEf%3DytQeuYarAkSsxEafyq0FostQbJoB2CXnXJ%2Bp06Jxq_3tEw%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAEf%3DytQeuYarAkSsxEafyq0FostQbJoB2CXnXJ%2Bp06Jxq_3tEw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CANAwU1Vicz0KobvSvJhmwdBBYkT%3DtU8XM9JCsMWiyg%3Dt7Jo3fw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CANAwU1Vicz0KobvSvJhmwdBBYkT%3DtU8XM9JCsMWiyg%3Dt7Jo3fw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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