Botanical Survey of India
- Botanical Survey of India
The Botanical Survey of India (BSI) is an institution set up by the Government of India in 1887 to survey the plant resources of the Indian empire. The British East India Company had already established botanical gardens at Sibpur, Poona, Saharanpur and Madras as centres for improving botanical knowledge and experimentation under the local Governments. For example, the Saharanpur botanical garden, which dates from before 1750, was acquired by the East India Company in 1817 for growing medicinal plants [ [http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/online-ex/art-themes//india/more/lily_more_info.htm "The Saharánpur Botanic Garden", Natural History Museum, London] ] . Most of the EIC botanical gardens' work was for the cultivation of plants of interest in commerce and trade.
The Botanical Survey was formally instituted on February 13, 1890 [ [http://envfor.nic.in/bsi/ Botanical Survey of India (BSI) "History", Botanical Survey of India.] ] under the direction of Sir George King, who had been superintendent of Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta since 1871. King became the first ex-officio Director of BSI. The Calcutta Garden became the headquarters of the Survey and was given regional responsibility for Bengal, Assam, North East, Burma, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
ee also
* List of Botanical Gardens in India
** Agri Horticultural Society of India, Alipore, Kolkata
** Indian Botanical Gardens, Shibpur, Kolkata
** Lalbagh, Bangalore, Karnataka
** Government Botanical Gardens, Udagamandalam, Ootacamund, Tamil Nadu
** Orchidarium, Yercaud, Tamil Nadu
** Lloyd's Botanical Garden, Darjeeling, West Bengal
* List of botanical gardens worldwide
* Zoological Survey of India (ZSI)
* Geological Survey of India (GSI) - maintains 2 fossil parks currently
References
External links
* [http://envfor.nic.in/bsi/ Botanical Survey of India (BSI)]
* [http://www.bsienvis.org/ ENVIS CENTRE (Environmental Information System, India) on Floral diversity in the Botanical Survey of India (BSI), Howrah]
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Survey of India — The Survey of India is India s central engineering agency in charge of mapping and surveying. Set up in 1767 to help consolidate the territories of the British East India Company, it is one of the oldest Engineering Departments of the Government… … Wikipedia
Geological Survey of India — (GSI), established in 1851 is a government organization in India for conducting geological surveys and studies. It is one of the oldest of such organizations in the world.HistoryCurrently an organization under the control of the Union Ministry of … Wikipedia
Zoological Survey of India — The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) was established on 1st July, 1916 to promote the survey, exploration and research of the fauna in the region. The Survey had its genesis in the establishment of the Zoological Section of the Indian Museum at… … Wikipedia
Wildlife of India — India, lying within the Indomalaya ecozone, hosts significant biodiversity; it is home to 7.6% of all mammalian, 12.6% of avian, 6.2% of reptilian, and 6.0% of flowering plant species.Indira Gandhi Conservation Monitoring Centre (IGCMC), New… … Wikipedia
Civil Services of India — Republic of India Part of the series Politics and Government of India … Wikipedia
Ministry of Environment and Forests (India) — Part of a series on Wildlife of India … Wikipedia
Indian Botanical Gardens — The Indian Botanical Gardens, Howrah are situated in Shibpur, Howrah near Kolkata. They are commonly known as the Calcutta Botanical Garden, and previously as The Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta [ [http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/C 0011.htm… … Wikipedia
Fauna of India — India has some of the world s most biodiverse regions. The political boundaries of India encompass a wide range of ecozones desert, high mountains, highlands, tropical and temperate forests, swamplands, plains, grasslands, riverine areas as well… … Wikipedia
Government Botanical Gardens, Ooty — Government Botanical Garden Government Botanical Garden, Ooty … Wikipedia
Government Botanical Gardens, Udagamandalam — The Government Botanical Gardens at Ootacamund, Tamilnadu state, India, was laid out in 1847. The Gardens, divided into several sections, cover an area of around 22 hectares, and lie on the lower slopes of the Doddabetta peak. The garden has a… … Wikipedia
