Lucknow, Nov 14, : .Uttar Pradesh now has the first museum in India dedicated to Earth, The Indian Museum of Earth.The museum will have exhibits from the world of palaeosciences, geology, tectonics and earth processes.The museum will feature exhibits from the fields of geology, geology, and tectonics.
It will be a geo treasure of the country, will become a reality with the joint efforts of Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (BSIP), ministry of earth sciences, ministry of mines, ministry of environment, forest and climate change, ministry of science and technology and the ministry of culture, said official sources.Official sources said that it will be a national geo treasure and will be made possible by Birbal Sahni institute of Palaeosciences and ministry of minerals, ministry, ministry, and ministry of environment and climate change.
BSIP director Vandana Prasad is spearheading the preparation of the detailed project report (DPR) for the museum, while BSIP senior scientist Mukund Sharma is also among the 11 scientists, academicians, journalists, and experts selected as members of the team assigned the task of DPR preparation.Vandana Prasad, director of BSIP, is leading the preparation of the museum’s detailed project report (DPR).
Mukund Sharma, senior scientist at BSIP, is also part of the 11 scientists, journalists, academicians, and experts who were selected to be part of the DPR preparation team.
Besides, BSIP will also be giving its rich palaeontological collection for the one of its kind museums.
BSIP will also contribute its rich palaeontological collections to the museum.
BSIP director Vandana Prasad said: “The museum will showcase India’s unique geological history and heritage and will promote cutting-edge research in palaeontology.Vandana Prasad, director of BSIP, stated that the museum would showcase India’s unique geological heritage and history as well as promote cutting-edge research on palaeontology.It will also provide a national repository for precious rocks, meteorites, and fossil collections.
It will be a national repository of precious rocks, meteorites and fossil collections.BSIP will share its rarest of the rare, oldest and unique fossil collections with the TIME museum.
BSIP will be sharing its most rare, oldest and most unique fossil collections with TIME.
“Before giving the DPR responsibility to the team, several brainstorming sessions were held and thereafter a presentation on the establishment of TIME was made before the Prime Minister’s Science and Technology Innovation Advisory Council (PMSTIAC).”.”Before the DPR responsibility was given to the team, there were several brainstorming sessions and then a presentation about the establishment of TIME was presented before the Prime Minister’s Science and Technology Innovation Advisory Council.(PMSTIAC).
The museum will come up in PPP mode with participation of private sector, philanthropists, and state governments.The museum will be set up in PPP mode, with the participation of the private sector, philanthropists and state governments.
A rich collection of legendary palaeobotanist late Prof Birbal Sahni and others that includes million years old insect in fossil, earliest record of fossil banana from Maastrichtian Danian of Madhya Pradesh, earliest record of sweet potato from the country and others will also be a part of the museum.
The museum will also house a rich collection from legendary palaeobotanist Prof Birbal Sahni, which includes a million-year-old insect in fossil, the earliest fossil record of Maastrichtian Danian, Madhya Pradesh’s sweet potato, and other items.
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