Zoology Departmental activities for the academic year 2013-2014 Date Activity Details Departmental activities 20/7/2013 Parents meeting- T. Y. B. Sc. 20/7/2013 Outreach Programe for parents- Diet and Nutrition Popular Lectures Series: Presentations for subject popularisation Speakers- Dr. S. K. Deshpande and Dr. M. S. Kayande 5/8/2013 World of Pets Speaker-Dr. C. S. Panse 13/8/2013 Reptiles of Phansad WLS Speaker-Dr. M. S. Kayande 28/8/2013 In search of Heronaries Speaker-Dr. S. K. Deshpande 18/02/2014 Avenues in Zoology- Career Guidance for F.Y.B.Sc. and S.Y.B.Sc. students Certificate course Speakers- Dr. C. S. Panse, Dr. S. K. Deshpande, Dr. M. S. Kayande 5-7/9/2013 Certificate Course on Diet and Fitness Resource-Dr. Leena Pednekar, MGM Hospital Coordinator- Dr. S. K. Deshpande Avishkar research Convention 4/1/2014 Participation In Avishkar Research Convention 1) Butterfly diversity of an open wasteland at Sewri, Mumbai 2) Management of sugarcane waste in urban areas of Mumbai Workshops and Invited lectures 5/12/2013 Workshop on -Seeds For Research ( For UG students) 11/1/2014 PG Interaction- Lecture on GIS mapping of fishery resources 23/1/2014 Workshop on Herbaria making- Marine Algae- For UGand PG students 04/02/2014 Audio Visual Presentation on Venomous and Non venomous snakes 10/2/2014 PG Interaction-Workshop on Marine Macroalgae Field Visits 10/8/2013 Visit to Chhatrapati Shivaji Vastusangrahalaya, Mumbai 04/09/2013 Visit to CIFE and CMFRI (T.Y B.Sc. and M.Sc. Part II) Presentation of Students Research Projects Soniya Saroj and Kamlesh Yadav (S.Y.B.Sc.) Shrutik Gaikwad, Uday Bhor, Shravan Sawant and Chetan Gupta (S.Y.B.Sc.) Resource- Ms Samiksha Nalawde Speaker- Mr. Amey Jaokar, Project Fellow, CMFRI Resource - Dr. C. S. Panse Resource- Mr. Bhushan Bhoir, Friends of Snakes, Palghar Resource- Dr. Poonam Kurve, B. N. Bandodkar College, Thane Accompanying Faculty: Dr. S. K. Deshpande, Dr. M. S. Kayande, Dr. Vaishali Somani, and Dr. Rishikesh S. Dalvi. Accompanying Faculty- Dr. C. S. Panse, Ms. Rujuta Parab
28/11/2013 Visit of M.Sc. part-i students to Advanced Centre For Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Kharghar, on their Open Day 28/01/2014 Visit to Jijamata Udyan and Zoo, Mumbai( F. Accompanying faculty : Dr. Rishikesh S. Dalvi Accompanying Faculty-Dr. S. K. Deshpande, Dr. M. S. Kayande Y. B. Sc.) 25/01/2014 Visit to Palghar Beach, (S. Y. B. Sc) Accompanying Faculty- Dr. C. S. Panse, Dr. S. K. Deshpande, Dr. M. S. Kayande 25/01/2014 to 01/02/2014 Long Excursion to Gujrat- T. Y. B. Sc. And M. Sc. Dwarka Beach Okha Beach Fisheries Research Station of Junagad Agriculture University, Okha Veraval Fish Landing Centre Visit to Central Institute of Fishery Technology, Veraval Gir-Devaliya Interpretation Centre Khijadiya Wild Life Sanctuary, Jamnagar Narrara Marine National Park, Jamnagar 18/03/2014 Field visit of M.Sc. part-ii to Versova for prawn identification Students activity Accompanying Faculty- Dr. Vaishali Somani, Dr. Rishikesh S. Dalvi. Study of marine ecosystems, marine biodiversity, Fishery, Research in fishery technology Wild life Aquatic Avifauna Marine Biodiversity Accompanying faculty : Dr. C.S. Panse 03/06/2013 Photography Competition By WWF, India on save water participated and secured First prize. 27/7/2013 Workshop on Molluscan Biodiversity at M. Sc Part II students participated Bandodkar College, Thane 31/8/2013 Photography Competition- India as Bharat participated and was awarded Merit Certificate Photography Competition by NGO Visit Palghar on Colors of Bappa participated and secured third prize. September 2013 Convergence Event in Environment festival at K.J.Somaiya College participated and secured first prize innature Hunt and Make it Snapy and 29/9/2013 ZED Angle National Photography Contest 2013 November 2013 Group Rangoli at Lokmat Deepotsav, P. L. Deshpande Academy, Mumbai third Prize in Click-o- Menia participated and was awarded Merit Certificate in category- Nature Photography participated
16-22/12/2013 ICSSR funded workshop on Research Methodology at M. D. College Wild Life Photography Competition at CKT College, Panvel participated participated and secured consolation prize. Swapnil Satardekar and Aakash Chavan (T.Y.B.Sc.) participated 01/01/2014 Visit to Jidda- A school for Challenged Children at Thane January 2014 National Intercollegiate Youth Festival 2014 participated and secured I prize in photography 23/1/2014 Changes in ocean biology- Presentation by Dr. Rammaiah, NIO at Bhavans College, Andheri 31/01/2014 Zoo Awareness Programme at Jijamata Udyan and Zoo, Mumbai 02/02/2014 National Conference on Wetlands at Kelkar College, Mumbai in collaboration with ATBS and Envirovigil, Thane M. Sc. Part I students attended. F. Y. B. Sc. And S. Y. B. Sc. Students participated as volunteers, Faculty In Charge- Dr. M. S. Kayande Poster Presentation of Students Research Projects 1) Ecotourism in wetlands Soniya Saroj and Kamlesh Yadav (S. Y. B. Sc.) 2) Sewri coastal wetland- An Important Bird Iskra Shinde and Manali Avaghade (S. Area for migratory Birds Y. B. Sc.)