Overview of the Centre

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Overview of the Centre

• Name of the Centre Sikkim Bioinformatics
  SubDISC Centre
• Year of Establishment November, 2001
• Name of Coordinator Shri.B.C. Basistha
• Coordinator Incharge Shri. D.T. Bhutia

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Details of the staff members working in the
Centre
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Resources created at the CentreINFRASTRUCTUE
FACILITY

• The Centre is equipped with a dual processor
  server P-4 PCs, Laptops, Scanners, DeskJet and
  laser
• printers, digital camera and a Xerox machine.
• Internet facility
• The Centre ha 24 hours internet connectivity
  provided by the State National Informatics Centre
  through RF Antenna.
• The coming up of New building of Dept. of Science
  Technolgy will help to establish better
  infrastructure facility.
• Procurement of 2 Nos. of 5Kv UPS is under
  progress.
• 2Nos. Of book shelves, 2 Nos. of Godrej almirahs
  are going to be procured shortly.

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The centre has 512 kbps leased line internet
connectivity along with 24 hours internet
connectivity provided through RF Antenna by
State National Information Centre (NIC).
Network Connectivity

• Internet connectivity is provided free to
  researcher and shcolars
• for browsing the informations of their research
  works.

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Computer Lab of the Centre

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Centres WEBSITE

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Databases

• 200 species of Medicinal Plants
• 300 species of Orchids of Sikkim Himalayas
• 36 species of Rhododendrons of Sikkim
• Scientific fraternity working in various
  Scientific fields in Sikkim
• 381 species of Birds of Sikkim
• 285 species of Butterflies of Sikkim Himalayas

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Software

• Flash Animation package on Various Bilolgical
  processes has
• been developed and are released to help the
  students to
• understand the process easily.
• Flash Animation on HIV and AIDS is being
  developed by the
• centre. Which will be used as a teaching aid as
  well as for
• general awareness.

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FACILITIES PROVIDED

• The Centre acts as an information retrieval
  center for providing information on various
  bioresources of the state and related fields,
  downloading bioinformatics tutors,lectures,literat
  ure search etc.
• The centers library facility if provided free to
  the researchers and scholars working on various
  fields of science the center has good volumes of
  books and magazines on Bioinformatics,Biotechology
  ,Biochemistry,Molecular biology,Microbiology,etc.
• The center has compiled the published research
  papers on bio-resources of Sikkim which very
  useful for researchers working on various
  bioresources of Sikkim.
• The on line journal facility activated recently
  is also extended to all researchers and scholars
  of different institutes and colleges,government
  departments,doctors and medical staffs of
  hospitals etc.

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Facilities

• Free internet facility is provided for
  researchers and JRFs of different undergoing
  projects and centers housed in Sikkim State
  Council of Science Technology, researchers and
  scholars of different institute and college and
  schools.
• The database prepared by the center is made
  online and is uploaded on the centres website
  (www.bioinformaticssikkim.gov.in).

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IMPORTANT ACTIVITIES (2009-2010)

• IV Volume of News letter Biogyan is under
  print. The news letter edition is also been
  launched in our website
• www.bioinformaticssikkim.gov.in
• e-Journals
• Online access of journals provided by Delcon
  through Department of Biotechnology,Government of
  India has been activated and is been used by the
  researcher and scholars.
• Regarding the same wide publicity amongst the
  scientific
• Fraternities of different scientific institutes,
  colleges, government departments,doctors of
  hospitals etc has been made informed through
  print media and information letters.

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• Reprints of Flash animation CDs on life processes
  developed by the centre is been made taking up
  the increasing demands from various
  schools,college,departments. The CDs is been used
  as a teaching aid to have pragmatic approach of
  teaching.
• Research in Bioresource of Sikkim
• The centre has successfully finished up
  compilation of 3rd volume,Number-1,2,3 of
  published research papers on bioresources of
  Sikkim. The Number-12 issue is in respect to the
  floral bioresources of Sikkim while the Number- 3
  is in respect of faunal bioresources. The
  contents of these volume shall be launch in
  centres website www.bioinformaticssikkim.gov.in

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• Flash Animation on Human Immuno Deficiency Virus
  for sensitizing the youth and students on
  Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome has been
  developed and is now in final editing process.
• Upgradation of centres website is done on
  regular basis.

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• Dash, S.S. Singh, P. Distribution and
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• Gupta,U. Distribution of Solanaceous plants and
  rapid method by estimation of solasomine in dry
  berries from north Bengal and Sikkim. Journal of
  Hill Research. Vol. 8,N0.2, 1995. Pp. 235-258.
• Patiram, Rai,R.N. Singh,K.P. Effect of liming
  on cationic relationships of Potassium, Calcium
  and Magnesium of acid soils and maize plants in
  Sikkim. Journal of Hill Research. Vol.1,No.2,
  July-Dec ember 1987. Pp. 82-87.
• Singh, K.P., Basu, A. Rai, R.N. Effect of
  dates of Sowing and row spacing on yield of
  forage Oats in Sikkim. Journal of Hill
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• Das, A. Effect of Different Levels of
  Concentrate Supplementation on growth performance
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  8, No. 2, July 2008.pp. 213-218.
• Nair, A.K. Effect of farmyard manure and
  fertilizer levels on yield of maize (Zea mays)
  and succeeding rice bean (Vigra umbellate) crops
  in Sikkim. Indian Journal of Agricultural
  Science. Vol.70,No.4, April 2000. Pp. 39-40.
• Sharma,M. Pradhan,S. Subba,K.B. Basistha, B.C.
  Effect of Growth Regulators on the in-vitro
  Multiplication of Nucellar Seedlings of Citrus
  reticulate Blanco. Journal of Hill Research.
  Vol.22,No.2, 2009.pp.110-113.

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Bibliography Bioresource Vol. III, No. 1

• Patiram, Upadhaya, R.C. Subba, J.R. Effect
  of Management Practices of
• Sikkim Mandarin productivity. Journal of Hill
  Research. Vol. 16,No.1,
• June 2003. Pp. 51-53.
• Pradhan, S., Sharma,M. Subba, K.B. Basistha,
  B.C. Effect of various cultural conditions on
  in-vitro germination of immature seeds of citrus
  reticulata Blanco. Journal of Hill Research.
  Vol.22,No.1, 2009. Pp.39-42.
• Agrawala, D.K. Chowdhery, H.J. Eria
  Globulifera Seidene Addition to the Orchid flora
  of Sikkim and North west Himalaya. Indian Journal
  of Forestry. Vol.32,No.1,March 2009.pp. 103-106.
• Rai, P.C., Sarkar.A. Bhujel,R.B. Das,A.P.
  Ethonobotanical Studies in Some Fringe Areas of
  Sikkim and Darjeeling Himalayas. Journal of Hill
  Research. Vol. 11,No. 1, 1998.pp.12-27.
• Avasthe, Y. Avasthe, R.K. Bhutia, D.T.
  Fertility Status of some soils of Sikkim. Journal
  of Hill Research. Vol. 7, No.2, 1994. Pp. 63-68
• Srivastava, L.S. Verma, R.N. Fungicidal
  control of white rust of mustard in Sikkim.
  Indian Phytopathology. Vol. 43, No.1, March
  1989. Pp. 84-86.
• Patiram. Furrow Application of Lime is
  economically to Rectify the Acid Soils of Sikkim.
  Indian Farming. Vol. 44 No.2, May 1994.pp. 21.
• Srivastava, L.S. Further evaluation of Some
  selected fungicides against Powdery Mildew of Pea
  can be controlled in Sikkim. Pesticides.
  Vol.16,No. 11, Nov. 1982. Pp. 3-4.
• Shukla, B.K. Maiti, A. Genus Crotalaria L. in
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  9,No.2,1996. Pp. 242-250.
• Upadhyay, R.C., Srisvastava, L.S. In Sikkim
  Cultivating avocado Scientifically. Indian
  Horticulture. Vo.43, No.1, Oct November 1996.
  Pp. 27-30.
• Ganguly,G., Sarker,K. Mukhopadhyay, R. In
  Vitro study on Gametophyte Development of
  Epiphytic Fern, Arthromeris himalayensis (Hook.)
  Ching, of South Sikkim, India. American Fern
  Journal. Vol.99,No.3,July-Sept.2009.pp. 217-225.

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Bibliography Bioresource Vol. III, No. 1

• Patiram, Upadhaya, R.C. Subba, J.R. Effect
  of Management Practices of
• Sikkim Mandarin productivity. Journal of Hill
  Research. Vol. 16,No.1,
• June 2003. Pp. 51-53.
• Pradhan, S., Sharma,M. Subba, K.B. Basistha,
  B.C. Effect of various cultural conditions on
  in-vitro germination of immature seeds of citrus
  reticulata Blanco. Journal of Hill Research.
  Vol.22,No.1, 2009. Pp.39-42.
• Agrawala, D.K. Chowdhery, H.J. Eria
  Globulifera Seidene Addition to the Orchid flora
  of Sikkim and North west Himalaya. Indian Journal
  of Forestry. Vol.32,No.1,March 2009.pp. 103-106.
• Rai, P.C., Sarkar.A. Bhujel,R.B. Das,A.P.
  Ethonobotanical Studies in Some Fringe Areas of
  Sikkim and Darjeeling Himalayas. Journal of Hill
  Research. Vol. 11,No. 1, 1998.pp.12-27.
• Avasthe, Y. Avasthe, R.K. Bhutia, D.T.
  Fertility Status of some soils of Sikkim. Journal
  of Hill Research. Vol. 7, No.2, 1994. Pp. 63-68
• Srivastava, L.S. Verma, R.N. Fungicidal
  control of white rust of mustard in Sikkim.
  Indian Phytopathology. Vol. 43, No.1, March
  1989. Pp. 84-86.
• Patiram. Furrow Application of Lime is
  economically to Rectify the Acid Soils of Sikkim.
  Indian Farming. Vol. 44 No.2, May 1994.pp. 21.
• Srivastava, L.S. Further evaluation of Some
  selected fungicides against Powdery Mildew of Pea
  can be controlled in Sikkim. Pesticides.
  Vol.16,No. 11, Nov. 1982. Pp. 3-4.
• Shukla, B.K. Maiti, A. Genus Crotalaria L. in
  Sikkim. Journal of Hill Research. Vol.
  9,No.2,1996. Pp. 242-250.
• Upadhyay, R.C., Srisvastava, L.S. In Sikkim
  Cultivating avocado Scientifically. Indian
  Horticulture. Vo.43, No.1, Oct November 1996.
  Pp. 27-30.
• Ganguly,G., Sarker,K. Mukhopadhyay, R. In
  Vitro study on Gametophyte Development of
  Epiphytic Fern, Arthromeris himalayensis (Hook.)
  Ching, of South Sikkim, India. American Fern
  Journal. Vol.99,No.3,July-Sept.2009.pp. 217-225.

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Bibliography Bioresource Vol. III, No. 1

• Panda, S. Increasing population of globally
  rare Rhododendron
• niveum Hook. (Ericaceae) in Sikkim with a note
  on its stomata.
• Pleione. Vo. 2,No.2, 2008. Pp. 217-221.
• Tamang, J.P., Thapa, S. Tamang, N. Rai, B.
  Indigenous fermented
• food beverages of Darjeeling hills and Sikkim
  Process and Product characterization. Journal of
  Hill Research. Vol.9,No. 2,1996. pp. 401-411.
• Singh,K.A. Singh,L.N. Intercroping of some
  temperate grasses at mid-hills of Sikkim. Indian
  Journal of Agricultural Science. Vol.60,No.7,July
  1990. Pp. 466-470.
• Mehta,S.N., Upadhayaya, R.C. Thakur,P.K. Rai
  R.N. Introduction of improved Technology in East
  Sikkim Shows lasting Results. Indian farming.
  Vol. 40(xi),No. 4, July 1990. Pp. 6-7.
• Rai, R.N., Dhiman, K.R. Singh, J. Lab to land
  Programme in Sikkim. Indian Farming. Vol.
  34,No.1,April 1986.pp. 39-42.
• Krishna, A.P. ,Rai, S.C. Sharma, E. Landuse
  Change Detection through remote sensing-A Case
  Study of Mamlay watershed of Sikkim Himalaya.
  Vol. 7,No.2, Dec. 1994. Pp. 93-101.
• Kumar,S. Raju,D.C.S. Large Cardamom and its
  wild relatives in Sikkim Himalayas . Journal of
  Hill Research. Vol. 2 No. 2 ,1998. Pp. 102-107
• Srivastava, L.S. Verma, R.N. Leaf Sreak (C.O
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• Singh,D., Dey, M. Singh, D.K. Lejeunea
  papilionacea Steph.(Hepaticae
• Lejeuneaceae)- An addition to Indian Bryoflora
  from east Sikkim. Bulletin
• of the BSI. Vol.50,No.1-4,2008.pp. 212-215.
• Sharma, G. Singh,K.K. Stand architecture,
  shade effect and stand tree density management in
  the Age series of Alnus-Cardamom Plantations in
  the Sikkim Himalayas. Journal of Hill Research.
  Vol. 17, No.2, Dec. 2004. Pp. 52-59.
• Srivastava, L.S . Management of Leaf Streak
  disease of Large Cardamom through fungi
  toxicants in Sikkim. Journal of Hill Research.
  Vol. 11, No. 1,1998. Pp.101-103.
• Bhatt,M.N., Rajan, P.P. Kumar, R. Subba, J.R.
  Managing Rhizome rot on ginger in Sikkim. Indian
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  18-19.
• Singh, K.P. Rai, R.N. Maximization of maize
  yield by non monetary inputs in Sikkim. Journal
  of Hill Research. Vol.1,No.2, July-December 1987.
  Pp. 137-141.
• Panda, A.K. Medicinal plants of Sikkim in
  Ayurvedic practice.
• Sharma, R., B. Sharma, De, K.K.
  Micropropogation of Dendrobium fimbriatum Hook-
  An Endangered orchid of the Sikkim Himalaya.
  Journal of Hill Research. Vol. 17, No.2, Dec.
  2004. Pp. 65-67.
• Roy, B.N. Thapa,M.P. Morphology and Marginal
  Vegetation of Khechupari Lake in Sikkim. Journal
  of Hill Research. Vol. 11,No 2, 1998. Pp.
  244-247.
• Patil, C.S. New Record of Fungal Pathogen
  Aspergillus flavus link on Mulbery Silkworm
  Bombyx mori L.from India. Current Science.
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• Gupta, D.K. Srivastava, L.S. New Records of
  Red rust in Sikkim. Journal of Hill Research.
  Vol. 7, No. 1, June 1994. Pp. 56.
• Patiram Upadhaya,R.C. Nitrogen Application
  enhances mandarin Production in Sikkim. Indian
  Farming. Vol.45, No. 9, Dec. 1995. Pp.5.

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• Avasthe. R. Nitrogen Management in Transplanted
  rice (Oryza sativa)in mid hill acidic soils of
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  Vol.54 No. I, March, 2009. Pp.47-51.
• Shrivastava, L.S. Note New hosts of Ampelomyees
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• Upadhyaya, R.C., Patiram. Nutrient Status of
  Mandarin orange (Citrus reticulatA Blanco) in
  Sikkim. Journal of Hill Research. Vol. 9,
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• Balaraman, N. Nutrition Status of Grassland of
  high altitude of Sikkim. Journal of Hill
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  1996. Pp. 9 14.

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Online Journal of DELCONprovided by
DBT,Governement of India
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WORKSHOP/TRAINING/MEETS ATTENDED

• Training on Entrepreneurship developmental
  program in Biotechnology held from 24th to 27th
  February,2010 conducted by Biotech Consortium
  India Ltd.New Delhi in association with Sikkim
  State Council of Science Technology was
  attended by all the official of Bioinformatics
  Centre.
• National workshop on Bioinformatics conducted by
  BIF centre, North Bengal University from 14th to
  16th January,2010 was attended by all the
  officials of Bioinformatics Centre.

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RESEARCH AREA

• Biodiversity
• Biotechnology
• Bioinformatics

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PUBLICATIONS
Articles

• Gurung, priya DarshaniGurung,RabinaBasistha,B.C.
  Sharma Prakash Lepcha,L. Bioinformatics an
  overview. Biogyan,vol-IV,3-7
• Sharma,Manjila. Antifungal acitivity of
  Cymbopogon citratus (DC) Stapf.against sour rot
  disease of tomato caused by Geotrichum candidum
  Link. Biogyan,Vol-IV,8-12.
• Lepcha,L., Basistha,B.C. Gurung,R.Gurung,P.D.
  Sharma,P. H1N1 Influenza virus.
  Biogyan,Vol-IV,13-14

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PUBLICATIONS

• Research publications
• Sharma,M.,Pradhan,S.Subba,K.B.Basistha,B.C.
  Effect of growth
• regulators on the in-vitro multiplication of
  Nucellar Seedlings of Citrus
• reticulaata Blanco. Journal of Hill
  Research.Vol.22.No.2.2009.
• pp.110-113.
• Pradhan,S.,Sharma,M. Subba,K.B. Basistha,B.C.
  Effects of various
• cultural conditions on in-vitro germination of
  immature seeds of Citrus
• reticulata Blanco. Journal of Hill
  Research.22(1)39-42,2009.
• Basistha,B.C.,Sharma,N.P.Lepcha,L.Arrawatia,M.L.
  Sen.A. A Ecology
• of Hippophae salcifolia D.Don of Temperate and
  Sub Alpine Forests of
• North Sikkim Himalayas A case study- Paper
  accepted for Journal of
• Symbiosis,USA Inc.
• Basistha,B.C. Understanding agro-technique of
  Sea buckthorn in Sikkim
• Himalayas. Proceedings of International
  Seabuckthorn Association
• Conference (ISA) 2009,Belukuriha,Russia. 1-6
  September,2009.

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PROPOSED ACTIVITIES DURING THE YEAR 2010-2011

• Publication of a Bioinformatics Fifth Volume News
  Letter BIOGYAN.
• Conducting training/seminars/workshops and
  sensitization programs on Bioinformatics and
  Biotechnology.
• Encouragement to young researchers to take up
  research in Bioinformatics and Biotechnology.
• Collaboration with other research institutes of
  the state as well as other national institutes to
  take research work in the field of
  Bioinformatics and Biotechnoloyg.
• Creation of New Database record of FLORAL
  DISEASES of Sikkim Himalaya to help researchers
  to study its Mitigative aspects.
• Renew of Virtual Private Network Certificate
  (VPN) of Centres Website www.bioinformaticssikkim
  .gov.in

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Furthers Links of Activities of Research at
Sikkim Bioinformatics Centre SubDISC

• http//www.sikenvis.nic.in
• http//www.dstsikkim.gov.in
• http//www.sikkim.gov.in

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