India is endowed with a great wealth of biological diversity in its forests, glaciers, rivers, reservoirs, lakes, coatal areas an wetlands but in the recent years, following massive anthropogenic development there has been rapid industrialization in the country, resulting in the degradation of the environment and loss of much biodiversity, consequent upon fragmentation of the habitat. There is an urgent need to conserve it, other wise posterity will not forgive us. The quality of environment has degraded by the population explosion which eventually lead to poverty. Effects re being made to have optimum use of the principles and technique of biotechnology and bioinformatics for the cause of human welfare. Thus, better understanding of inter relationship between the human beings and the biosphere can only be obtained by the documentation of the importance of zoology or animal science as a whole. In this book an attempt has been made to highlight the latest developmwental issues so that the data presented here in can be profitably used for human welfarew. This book will be very useful for the students, teachers and researchers in the field of animal sciences and environment.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR B N Pandey
Dr. B.N. Pandey (b 1946), Professor and Head, Dept. of Zoology, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya has brilliant academic career. He was awarded Gold Medals for standing first in first class both at B.Sc. (Hons.) and M.Sc. level. He is recipients of many other Gold Medals in such as Congress of Zoology Gold Medal in 1995 and 1998, Dorabjee Tata Gold Medal (2000) and Century Eminent Scientists Gold Medal (1998-2000) by Zoological Survey of India; Scientists of the year 2002 gold Medal by National Environmental Science Academy, New Delhi. He obtained his Ph. D degree in the year 1975. Dr. Pandey to his credit has 145 original research papers published in the journal of National and International repute, 12 books, supervised successfully 36 Ph. D. students and organized 4 National Seminar. He worked as principal investigators in a number of major research projects funded by I.C.A.R., U.G.C. AND D.S.T., New Delhi. He was elected as president, section of zoology, entomology and fisheries of 83rd Indian Science Congress Association held at Patiala in January 1996. Besides attending several National and International Seminars abroad (Beijing, Taiwan Korea), he chaired one session at “The 3rd International Symposium of Asia and Oceania Society for comparative Endocrinology held at Kwanjiu (south Korea) in September 1998. Presently, Dr. Pandey is devoted to his research and teaching activities in Magadh University, Bodh Gaya. Dr. Pandey has the honour of being honorary fellow of several learned societies of India. Dr. Pandey has been elected President, Zoological Survey of India in December 2001.
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