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ECSF congratulates Dr. Laxmi Devi P and Srirupa Saha who presented at World Ocean Science Congress held at NIOT, Chennai between 27 to 39 February 2024. Dr. Laxmi Devi has presented her research on hourly variability of heavy metals in Sundarbans estuaries in various links of a food chain. Ms Srirupa Saha had presented her research on the geomorphology vulnerability of the Sundarbans Islands.

ECSF Congratulates Dr. Sourav Paul for winning the ‘Outstanding Paper’ in Environmental Science including Climate Change category of West Bengal State Science and Technology Congress, 2024. His paper on the Perspectives of Cyclone Research Programme on estuaries in the UN Ocean Decade was awarded as the best scientific paper in the Science Congress, 2024 conducted by Department of Science and Technology and Biotechnology, Govt. of West Bengal at Science City, Kolkata, India.

The ECSF and Berhampur University, Odisha had jointly organized international skill building workshop on coastal science. The workshop was held at the Department of Marine Sciences on 25-26 February 2024 and jointly convened by Dr. Tamoghna Acharyya and Dr. Sourav Paul. Dr. Danilo Calliari, Associate Professor of Ecology and Environment in the University of Republic, Uruguay, was the resource person along faculty members of the Department of Marine Sciences. Students, faculties of different colleges and departments took part in the workshop. Within the workshop there were hands-on training of ecosystem study conducted at the Haripur Creek followed by analysis in the laboratory and analysis of data. The workshop also included lecture on ‘A net autotrophic metabolic balance in Uruguayan marine coastal waters: background and recent results’ of Danilo Calliari. And a discussion on ‘how to write a scientific paper of coastal ecology’ by Dr. Sourav Paul. The event was covered by the local newspaper Dharitri.

ECSF extends heartily congratulations to Mr. Aritra Bhattacharya who postered his YECS internship research conducted under Dr. Tanoy Mukherjee at the National Symposium of Avian Biology held at Graphic Era (Deemed to be University) Dehradun between 23-25 February. His work on bioaccoustic of Greater Coucal has received attention of various faculties, delegates, and students across India.

The ECSF extends congratulations to Puja Mishra for securing her PhD admission in Zoology, Diamond Harbour Women’s University.

Students and Scientists of the ECSF felicitated the visiting scientist Dr. Danilo Calliari (UdelaR, Uruguay) for his scientific contribution and outreach engagement with different universities of India as a scientific representative of the foundation. On that occasion Prof. S.K. Raut has expressed the validation remarks on behalf of the ECSF. The students of the foundation have gifted Dr. Danilo Calliari a token of appreciation.

Certification Ceremony of Hands-On and YECS students was held at ECSF on 24th February, 2024 . Students were handed over certificates by Dr Satyajit Dhara, Dr Danilo Calliari and Prof. S .K. Raut. ECSF wishes the best of luck to the students for their future careers.

ECSF and Diamond Harbour Women’s University jointly hosted international seminar on biological oceanography. Dr. Danilo Calliari, Associate Professor of Ecology and Environment, University of the Republic, Uruguay presented his lecture on ‘Plankton diversity and current research in Uruguayan waters of the South West Atlantic’. His seminar engaged discussions on developing estuarine studies in the Ganges. Students and faculties of the Zoology, Botany and Geography departments took part in it. The occasion was graced by the Registrar Dr. S Rahaman, SERB JC Bose Fellow Dr. C Mondal, and many other distinguish academicians. The event was jointly convened by Dr. S Das of Zoology and Dr. S Paul of ECSF. Dr. Calliari was facilitated by DHWU for his scientific contributions.

ECSF and Purbasha jointly conducted UN Ocean Decade endorsed international field workshop on ‘Socio-ecological balance of World’s largest deltaic mangroves: Perspectives of ecosystems functions and vulnerabilities’ in Indian Sundarbans on 17th and 18th Feb, 2024. The said workshop had attracted participation from universities, government officials, EIA professionals, college students and faculty members of different institutions in India. The workshop had sessions of water quality, estuarine biology, mangroves and their importance, embankments and their vulnerabilities and science communication. The workshop was convened by Dr. Sourav Paul of ECSF and Mr. Umasankar Mondal (Mangrove Man) of Purbasha Eco Helpline Society. Dr. Danilo Calliari of the University of Republic, Uruguay and Prof. Malay Mukhopadhyay were engaged as the chief experts. The sessions were chaired by other experts such as Dr. Kanailal Das, Mr. Ashis Biswas, Mr. Praloy Halder and Ms. Debarati Sengupta.

Debarati Sengupta has successfully defended her research on ‘Revisiting the concept of zooplankton diversity assessment: perspectives from carracases’. Debarati has conducted this research in the estuaries of Indian Sundarbans under the joint supervision of Dr. Sourav (ECSF, India) and Dr. Danilo Calliari (UdelaR, Uruguay). Best of luck to her in her future career.