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A student exposure tour comprising of 13 students and two assistant teachers from MeECL Secondary, School and two ICAR for NEH Region project staff (one JRF and one project assistant) to NCMR-NCCS, Pune, Maharashtra was carried out from 8
 
 th
 
 to 18
 
 th
 
 November, 2018. Four days orientation workshop on “Foldscope: Paper Microscope” (under DBT Funded Project) was conducted in NCMR-NCCS headed by Dr. Praveen Rahi from 12
 
 th
 
 to 15
 
 th
 
 November, 2018.


 The students were captivated by the fascinating origami of foldscope and actively participated with great keenness and enthusiasm.


 
 Several samples were collected by the students and research fellows and observed under the foldscope. Some of the major ones are listed in the images below.

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 <figcaption>
 
 Spider Leg
 
 
 
 Description:
 
 Hair like structures on the leg surface of spider observed
 
 
 Place of Collection:
 
 Panshet Dam, Pune, Maharahtra
 
 
 Date of Collection
 
 : 14.11.2018
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 <figcaption>
 
 Spider Web
 
 
 
 Description:
 
 Thin strands with black dirt like structures on the spider web observed
 
 
 Place of Collection:
 
 Panshet Dam, Pune, Maharahtra
 
 
 Date of Collection
 
 : 14.11.2018
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 <figcaption>
 
 Ant Leg
 
 
 
 Description:
 
 Claw like structure on the ant’s leg observed
 
 
 Place of Collection:
 
 Panshet Dam, Pune, Maharahtra
 
 
 Date of Collection
 
 : 14.11.2018
 </figcaption>
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 <figcaption>
 
 Tiny Spider
 
 
 
 Description:
 
 Brown coloured transparent body parts of tiny spider observed
 
 
 Place of Collection:
 
 Panshet Dam, Pune, Maharahtra
 
 
 Date of Collection
 
 : 14.11.2018
 </figcaption>
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 <figcaption>
 
 Mosquito Wings
 
 
 
 Description:
 
 Hair like structures and network of ribs on transparent wings of mosquito observed
 
 
 Place of Collection:
 
 Panshet Dam, Pune, Maharahtra
 
 
 Date of Collection
 
 : 14.11.2018
 </figcaption>
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 <figcaption>
 
 Paramecium in Pond Water
 
 
 
 Description:
 
 Macronucleus in the centre of the protozoa observed
 
 
 Place of Collection:
 
 Panshet Dam, Pune, Maharahtra
 
 
 Date of Collection
 
 : 14.11.2018
 </figcaption>
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 <figcaption>
 
 Demonstration on foldscope assembly and sample observation under the foldscope
 
 </figcaption>
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Workshop on “Foldscope: Paper Microscope” at NCMR-NCCS, Pune, Maharashtra

A daylong workshop for farmers to attest the utility of a ‘paper microscope’ in advocating management practices against microscopic pests in organic farming was conducted by ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resource, Bengaluru in association with ICAR Complex for NEH Region, Barapani at Mynsain village in Ri Bhoi District of Meghalaya in December 2018.


 Around 35 tribal farmers, who generally practice organic farming of field and horticultural crops on their smallholdings, participated in the workshop. The programme started with field observation on pest incidence and their sample collection. Later the farmers were exposed to handle the paper microscope with special emphasis on its utility in observation of harmful and beneficial microscopic pests like aphids, thrips, trichograma and mites.

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ICAR-NBAIR conducts workshop for Mynsain farmers

A one day DBT North East twinning Foldscope workshop on ‘Democratising Science through Foldscope’ (under Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology) was jointly organised by the Division of Crop Production, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam and NCCS (National Centre for Cell Science), Pune, Maharashtra on 30th January 2019 at Kendriya Vidyalaya NEPA, Barapani.


 A total number of 50 interested topper students from higher secondary classes (9th, 10th and 11th) have participated in the programme.


 Dr. Krishnappa while moderating the programme elucidated the uniqueness of newly invented foldscope and its special applications. The programme witnessed an active and enthusiaitic participation by all the students with keen captivation by the fascinated origami of foldscope.

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 <figcaption>
 
 (a) Marigold Pollens (b) Beneficial microscopic pest Trichogramma
 
 </figcaption>
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DBT North East Twinning Foldscope Workshop

A one day orientation workshop on “Foldscope as a Research Tool” (under DBT Funded Project) was conducted by the Department of Crop Production, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam-793103, Meghalaya on 25
 
 th
 
 August, 2018. A total of 62 students from three different schools Kendriya Vidyalaya NEPA, MeECL Secondary School and Kendriya Vidyalaya participated in the programme.


 Some of the samples observed and captured are:

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 Stomata in Lower Leaf Surface of Maize (
 
 Zea mays
 
 )
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 <li>
 Pollens of Chrysanthemum (
 
 Chrysanthemum indicum)
 
 </li>
 <li>
 White Rust of Crucifers (
 
 Albugo candida)
 
 </li>
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 <figcaption>
 
 Stomata in Lower Leaf Surface of Maize (
 
 Zea mays
 
 )
 
 </figcaption>
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 <img alt="Picture9" class="wp-image-101453 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="101453" data-comments-opened="1" data-id="101453" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="Picture9" data-link="https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?attachment_id=101453" data-recalc-dims="1" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_62590/Picture9.jpg"/>
 <figcaption>
 
 Pollens of Chrysanthemum
 
 (
 
 Chrysanthemum indicum
 
 )
 
 </figcaption>
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 <figcaption>
 
 White Rust of Crucifers (
 
 Albugo candida
 
 )
 
 </figcaption>
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 </li>
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 <figcaption>
 
 Demonstration on foldscope assembly
 
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 <figcaption>
 
 Obsevation of samples under foldscope
 
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