Great work Dr Satish Phadke
On 18 April 2016 at 13:06, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Dinesh ji & Pankaj ji. > My feeling is we are getting more & more constructive & useful with time. > > On 18 April 2016 at 13:04, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > >> In agreement with Pankaj. Heartening to find the database getting >> ever-richer. Thanks Garg ji for your meticulous and untiring efforts for >> maintaining the group and site together. Thanks to all eFI members for >> keeping the momentum high. >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 12:05 PM, Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >>> Thats really a big achievement. >>> Congratulations and special thanks to all the active members for adding >>> more and more images to the database. >>> Best regards >>> Pankaj >>> >>> >>> On Sunday, 3 April 2016 20:34:02 UTC+8, JM Garg wrote: >>>> >>>> Dear members, >>>> 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 2,41,300 messages so far & membership currently at around than 2700 >>>> nos. >>>> >>>> Efloraofindia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home> >>>> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home> has now >>>> been updated up to 31st March'16 along with completion of resurfacing >>>> work upto this date. *It has the largest database on net on Indian >>>> Flora with more than 2,20,000 pictures of more than 11,000 species. >>>> *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 < >>>> [email protected]>. 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 hope to complete having pictures to all species pages >>>> within a year >>>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/CDz_GLgZITI>. >>>> Insertion >>>> of images will also increase the accuracy of efloraofindia database >>>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/6zAgQd5DD3s>. Here >>>> are the Heros >>>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/lxS_qfGRreQ> >>>> who have done wonderful work in this regard. 2016 has been declared as efi >>>> Year of insertion of images >>>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/eooZJFNVge0>. >>>> >>>> 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 I get as & when I 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 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- around 2700 members & 2,40,000 messages on 31.3.16) or >>>> Efloraofindia >>>> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species >>>> database of more than 11,000 species & 2,20,000 images). >>>> >>>> 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 [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- >> 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 [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > 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- around 2700 members & 2,40,000 messages on 31.3.16) or Efloraofindia > website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species > database of more than 11,000 species & 2,20,000 images). > > 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
