Great work Garg ji. I admire your dedication!
-- 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 Sun, Nov 4, 2012 at 10:22 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > Kudos Garg ji. > Regards. > Dinesh > > > > > On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 11:36 AM, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear members, >> >> It's heartening to reiterate again that *Efloraofindia is the largest >> google e-group in the world *in this field & the largest nature related >> e-group (and the most constructive) in India with more than 1,37,000 >> messages so far & membership currently more than 2000 nos. >> >> The Efloraofindia website has now been updated upto 30st October'12 along >> with completion of resurfacing work upto this date except for the *t*hreads >> from 10.1.12 to 29.2.12 (which are also updated slowly). *It has the >> largest database on net on Indian Flora with more than 1,50,000 pictures of >> more than 7500 species.** *You can see it at any time at >> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home. Members should add >> this 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. >> This will also help the site move up in search results. >> >> >> >> For better viewing of species' pages, different colour scheme & >> formatting is being followed as below: Description of the species, Details >> of other species on the same page, Uses, Distribution/Location, Habit & >> Habitat, Etymology & pronunciation, Other Interesting Information, >> stories etc., Others, *Botanical names*, *Common names,* *Main point of >> discussion below.* >> >> 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 add comments about it after 'signing in' >> at the bottom of the page. >> >> More important is the fact that thousands of observations of hundreds of >> our members (many of which one will not find documented anywhere) are >> available here & easily searchable through general web searches (after >> adding efloraofindia) as well as search in the efloraofindia. And these are >> going to increase with every passing day. These original observations will >> be a treasure trove & will a delight to 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 >> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/volunteers-required/volunteers-required >> >> Kudos & thanks to the pillars, moderators, experts & other members ( >> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/about-us/pillars-of-efloraofindia) >> who >> are rendering selfless service on the group & made this endeavour possible >> for the benefit of everyone. >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& >> eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged >> alphabetically & place-wise): >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. 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: >> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2000 members & >> 1,37,000 messages on 31/10/12) or Efloraofindia website: >> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database >> of more than 7500 species). >> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >> India'. >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > -- > --
