Thanks a lot, Shrirang ji -- With regards, J. M. Garg
On Wed, 4 Nov, 2020, 2:37 pm Shrirang Ramchandra Yadav, < [email protected]> wrote: > My hearty congrats to Dr. J. M. Garg. Your selfless working is serving the > students, teachers, researchers and society. I wish you long life. Regards > > From: "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wed, 04 Nov 2020 11:12:03 > To: undisclosed-recipients:; > Subject: eFloraofindia website completes 10 years. > > It is a matter of joy that efloraofindia (eFI in short) website > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home&rdf=AyUHdwF/UDRVbFRhCi8KOlB2> > 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&rdf=VnBRIQF/XzsHPl1oCi8GNldx>, > which still remains our backbone). Today, efloraofindia > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home&rdf=AyVSIgB%20UDRUbQE0V3IDMwch> > 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&rdf=X3lSIgl3UDRVbFxpACUHN1J0> > (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&rdf=ByFTI1cpUjYGP11oCy5WZlB2>, > The Pillars > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/about-us/pillars-of-efloraofindia&rdf=BSMDc1QqXjpTal1oV3IAMFRy> > , Subject Experts > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/about-us/subject-experts&rdf=V3EAcFAuUzcFPAcyACVWZgEn> > , Moderators > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/about-us/moderators&rdf=ACZRIQZ4BWEAOQM2U3ZWZlJ0> > , Major contributors > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/about-us/major-contributors&rdf=VHIAcAN9BWEGP1xpBCEAMAIk> > , 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 > > -- 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/CA%2BiuSFA%2BbvbuggZxkv%3Dx8AZRZRpBD%2BzHNiTDcGb2VR-%3DnqCoaA%40mail.gmail.com.
