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	Staff of the Board	Ethnobiological survey and documentation of traditional and indigenous crops, horticulture, wild edibles including commercial and value added bioresources for strengthening of Access and Benefit Sharing Mechanism in Meghalaya.	500000	3 years	Click Here To View Or Download
2	WII, Dehradun	2. Comprehensive Study and Documentation of the Endangered Flora and Fauna in Meghalaya.	500000	2 years	Click Here To View Or Download
3	Assist. Prof K.L Chaudhary, Lady Keane College	3. Documentation of the Vascular Flora of the Khlaw Kur Syiem KmieIng Biodiversity Heritage Site (BHS), Ri-Bhoi District, Meghalaya.	188000	2 years	Click Here To View Or Download
4	Shri. Atanu Bora	Butterflies in Meghalaya	75,000	1 year	Click Here To View Or Download
5	Shri. D Khlur B. Mukhim	Wroughton’s Free – Tailed Bats	1,00,000	1 year	Click Here To View Or Download
6	Smt. Dalari Lyngdoh/Darina Kharshandi & Dr. Aroma Lyngdoh	Wild Edible Fruits of East Khasi Hills	75,000	1 year	Click Here To View Or Download
7	Smt. Deimaphisha Lyngdoh/Gregory A Warjri/Ialamphang Lyngdoh	Documentation of Biodiversity Rich Areas & Heritage Sites	75,000	1 year	Click Here To View Or Download
8	Shri. Kanhaiya Lal Chaudhary	Biodiversity Mapping of Surbathiang Bird Sanctuary, Ri-Bhoi District	1,00,000	1 year	Click Here To View Or Download
9	Shri. Morningstar War	Conservation of Orchids	50,000	6 months	Click Here To View Or Download
10	Shri. Pynshailang Syiemiong	Cave Terrestrial Anthropods and Aquatic Biota in Mawshyrpait and Riblai Caves	75,000	1 year	Click Here To View Or Download
11	Shri. Pius Ranee	Bio-Gardens: Conservation of Biodiversity	75,000	1 year	Click Here To View Or Download
12	Shri. Pynioolut Miki Ryngki	Wild Edible Plants in West Jaintia Hills District	75,000	1 year	Click Here To View Or Download
13	Ms. Lavinia M Dkhar	Earthworms Diversity in East Khasi Hills	75,000	1 year	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	Pyndaplin Lyngdoh	Survey and Documentation on Indigenous seeds varieties of Meghalaya Survey and Documentation on Indigenous fruits of Meghalaya Survey and Documentation on Bryophytes and threatened trees of Khasi and Jaintia Hills Survey and documentation on threatened rare Aquatic and parasitic plants of Khasi and Jaintia Hills Survey and documentation on Wild Flowers of Khasi and Jaintia Hills
2	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 Survey, Documentation and IVI studies of endemic plant species of West Khasi Hills District
3	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 Survey and Documentation of Medicinal Plants and their medicinal uses in the Sacred Groves of Mawphlang, Sohra and Shella
4	Barisha l. Mawlong	Survey and Documentation of Poaceae family in khasi and jaintia hill and its economic importance
5	Jessica Rose P. Laloo	Survey and Documentation of Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge of Medicinal Practitioners in Khasi and Jaintia Hills
6	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
7	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
8	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
9	Rangme B.Y. Marbaniang	Diversity, Distribution and uses of Pteridophyta Flora in the Khasi and Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya