Research

This is a list of approved Research Projects approved by the Committee for Research Grants

Sr. No	Name of Candidate	Topic of the Study	Budget Approved	Duration Approved (in months)	Final Reports (PDF)
1	Shri. Atanu Bora	Butterflies in Meghalaya	75,000	12	Click Here To View Or Download
2	Shri. D Khlur B. Mukhim	Wroughton’s Free – Tailed Bats	1,00,000	12	Click Here To View Or Download
3	Smt. Dalari Lyngdoh/Darina Kharshandi & Dr. Aroma Lyngdoh	Wild Edible Fruits of East Khasi Hills	75,000	12	Click Here To View Or Download
4	Smt. Deimaphisha Lyngdoh/Gregory A Warjri/Ialamphang Lyngdoh	Documentation of Biodiversity Rich Areas & Heritage Sites	75,000	12	Click Here To View Or Download
5	Shri. Kanhaiya Lal Chaudhary	Biodiversity Mapping of Surbathiang Bird Sanctuary, Ri-Bhoi District	1,00,000	12	Click Here To View Or Download
6	Shri. Morningstar War	Conservation of Orchids	50,000	6	Click Here To View Or Download
7	Shri. Pynshailang Syiemiong	Cave Terrestrial Anthropods and Aquatic Biota in Mawshyrpait and Riblai Caves	75,000	12	Click Here To View Or Download
8	Shri. Pius Ranee	Bio-Gardens: Conservation of Biodiversity	75,000	12	Click Here To View Or Download
9	Shri. Pynioolut Miki Ryngki	Wild Edible Plants in West Jaintia Hills District	75,000	12	Click Here To View Or Download
10	Ms. Lavinia M Dkhar	Earthworms Diversity in East Khasi Hills	75,000	12	Click Here To View Or Download
TOTAL			Rs. 7,75,000

List of Topic Research / Literature Compilation by the Project Assistants

Sr. No	Name of Candidate	Survey Topic/Areas
1	Welfareson Khongriah	Survey of Tradable Bio-resources in Khasi and Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya Survey and documentation of wild edible mushrooms in Khasi and Jaintia Hills Survey and documentation of Epiphytes of Khasi and Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya
2	Pyndaplin Lyngdoh	Survey of indigenous seeds varieties of Meghalaya Survey on indigenous fruits of Meghalaya Survey and Documentation of Wild flowers with Horticulture potential of Khasi and Jaintia Hills Survey and documentation of threatened tree species and bryophytes in Khasi and Jaintia Hills along with their economic uses
3	Baaijingkmen Nongkynrih	Survey of traditional health practitioners with documentation of different plants and animals used by them in Khasi and Jaintia Hills. Documentation of ethnobotanically important species in Khasi and Jaintia Hills Survey and Documentation of on Beetles of Khasi and Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya Survey and documentation of hydrophytes of Khasi and Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya along with their economic and medicinal uses, location details, enumeration of rare, threatened hydrophytes and the canes of Khasi and Jaintia Hills
4	Rangme B.Y. Marbaniang	Diversity, Distribution and uses of Pteridophyta Flora in the Khasi and Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya
5	Auphelia B. Syiem	Diversity, Distribution and uses of Pteridophyta Flora in the Khasi and Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya Survey and Documentation on Climbers and Creepers of Khasi and Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya Documentation and distribution of Rhododendrons and insectivorous plants of Meghalaya; and Hedychium species in Khasi and Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya
6	Raja Nongkhlaw	Aquatic biodiversity (Macrophytes, Macro-invertebrates, fishes and amphibians) found in Khasi and jaintia hills of Meghalaya Livestock Biodiversity found in Khasi and Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya Survey and Documentation of Odonata found in Khasi and Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya
7	Sanggra Ch. Momin	Survey of tradional health practionars with documentation of different plants and animals used in Garo Hills Survey and Documentation of ethnobotanically important species (wild species) in Garo Hills Survey and Documentation on Tradable Bio-Resources in Garo Hills Survey and documentation of threatened and endemic plants of Garo Hills with details of their location and the floral diversity of sacred grooves in Garo Hills and their location