Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 2: Department of Botany & Zoology of Government Degree College, R S Pura organized an extension lectures under the ‘series of lectures’ in which Dr Rajinder Sharma from the Department of Botany, GCW Gandhi Nagar, Jammu and Prof Nargis Nelofar, Department of Zoology GCW Parade, Jammu, were the resource persons.
Dr Rajinder Sharma discussed in detail about ‘Plant Biotechnology vis-à-vis the food security of India ‘ while Prof Nargis Nelofar dealt in detail about the topic ‘The Classification and Types of Bacteria’.
In addition to the lectures, students had prepared posters on the theme Biotechnology – History & Prospectus. These posters were evaluated by Dr Rajinder Sharma and three best posters were selected. The poster belonging to Kamini Sharma and Anamika Sharma, Gunjan and Sindu, Vaishali Choudhary and Amandeep were adjusted first second and third, respectively.
In addition to this, a PPT (film) on the topic ‘Plant Biotechnology vis-à-vis the food security of India’ was prepared by the Department of Botany and displayed to the students.