It is a matter of great pleasure and pride to all of us . Thank you all members and specially to Mr. Garg!
Thank you. Saroj Kasaju On Sun, Nov 1, 2020 at 11:51 AM Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]> wrote: > Garg Ji, > Hearty congratulations to all. > Regards, > Aarti > > On Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 11:03:05 AM UTC+5:30, JM Garg wrote: >> >> Missed including posters. Attaching here. >> >> On Sun, 1 Nov 2020 at 11:00, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Dear members, >>> >>> It is a matter of joy that efloraofindia (eFI in short) website >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home> is completing 10 >>> years on 1.11.20 (although our journey began much earlier on 17.6.2007 in >>> the form of of efloraofindia google e-group >>> <http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix>, which still remains our >>> backbone). Today, efloraofindia >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home> is an extremely >>> popular website with more than 3200 members and more than 1,00,500 visits >>> per month. It is one of the biggest non-commercial citizen science >>> efforts not only in India, but the world. Currently we have a huge database >>> of around 14,000 species under 2,834 genera, 258 families of seed plants >>> along with numerous species of ferns and fungi, showcased by more than >>> 3,00,000 unique photographs. More than 80% of genera and family pages are >>> already having comparative images, providing easy identification. Numerous >>> species have been posted here >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/role-of-efi-in-scientific-publications> >>> (just to >>> show a few examples), before these were described as new to science. No >>> other site in the world has come up with such a large database and facility >>> of comparative images as provided in efloraofindia. It is the result of a >>> movement of tens of thousands of people from diverse backgrounds and from >>> every nook and corner of the country, including top class experts from >>> India and outside, coming together. It shows what can be achieved even >>> without a single penny being spent or any one even physically meeting. >>> >>> All of you can help us further in this effort by sending your images >>> (particularly of rare plants and those which are yet not represented in our >>> site) to [email protected] or [email protected] and help >>> us with correct identifications, if you find any mistakes. >>> >>> Despite many hurdles and technical problems in developing, designing, >>> maintaining, refining and updating eFI website, our commitment to serve >>> nature and the nation has never diminished, but only growing with each >>> impediment. >>> Our sincere thanks to Outstanding Contributors >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/about-us/outstanding-contributors>, >>> 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> >>> , members (and those who have contributed but not mentioned here), who >>> are rendering selfless service to the group & made this endeavour possible >>> for the benefit of everyone. >>> -- >>> With regards, >>> J.M.Garg >>> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/b40c087a-e46c-4779-b3d4-8ebd0b41f79fo%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/b40c087a-e46c-4779-b3d4-8ebd0b41f79fo%40googlegroups.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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAEf%3DytT2xY%3DCKrc0eZ3c8uXhjTmtAxg3ZomS0g-bHMU7fWeszA%40mail.gmail.com.
