 Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 24 : The Department of Botany of Government College for Women, Gandhi Nagar initiated the daily "Know your Plants" activity here today.
Dr. Kiran Bakshi, Principal of College formally inaugurated the initiative. While addressing the students and staff of Botany Department on occasion, she appreciated the efforts of Botany Department to create broader awareness about local flora among youth and students through this initiative. She said, this is more practical approach to boost interest of students in Botany (plants) and the environment at large while displaying one plant on daily basis.
Later, Dr. Bakshi along with Prof. Suman Bala, Head, and staff of Botany Department planted saplings of Ginkgo biloba, a living fossil and Rudraksha (Elaeocarpus ganitrus ), a medicinally and religiously important plant species in the Botanical Garden of College. |
