Sri Lanka’s budding biologists get their science on with iNaturalist
by Malaka Rodrigo on 11 March 2021
iNaturalist, a global citizen science platform where users collaborate to identify uploaded photos of fauna and flora, saw its observations from Sri Lanka hit the 50,000 mark, the second-highest in South Asia and 14th in Asia.
Sri Lanka’s first observation was uploaded in 2011, but it was only in the past two years that a significant increase in observations were recorded, with more young naturalists getting involved in the global initiative.
The country’s iNaturalist observations have already led to the identification of a range of overlooked species, proving the tool’s successful use in processing field observations.
Meeting held with Collectors, SPs from districts bordering the Nilgiris
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To curb the movement of liquor, money into the district
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District Collector J. Innocent Divya participating in an election awareness programme along with Government Botanical Garden staff in Udhagamandalam on Friday.
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To curb the movement of liquor, money into the district
Collectors and top police officials from the districts in Kerala and Karnataka bordering the Nilgiris attended a meeting with the Nilgiris Collector J. Innocent Divya on Friday, to better co-ordinate and clampdown on the illegal movement of liquor and unaccounted cash into the district during the run-up to the elections.
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New police chief assumes charge in Wayanad
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Aravind Sukumar
Aravind Sukumar
Aravind Sukumar, a 2016 batch IPS officer, took charge as the new police chief of Wayanad district on Friday.
Mr. Aravind, who previously served as the Superintendent of Police, Information and Communication Technology , assumed office as the 44th police chief of the district.
He was given a warm welcome by police personnel. Mr. Aravind, who was born and brought up in Delhi, is a medical graduate.
His predecessor, G. Poonguzhali, will take charge as the new Superintendent of Police Thrissur (Rural).
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The government has ordered reshuffle in the Police Department.
It has nominated Additional Director General of Police Yogesh Gupta as chairman, Kerala State Beverages Corporation. Earlier, he was the managing director of the same.
Divya V. Gopinath, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Thiruvananthapuram City, has been transferred and posted as Superintendent of Police, Information, Communication and Technology (ICT). She will also hold full additional charge of the post of Superintendent of Police, Telecom.
Vaibhav Saxena, Additional Assistant Inspector General of Police, Headquarters, is transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Thiruvananthapuram City. He replaces Dr. Gopinath.
Hari Sankar, Superintendent of Police, Vigilance & Anti-Corruption Bureau (Intelligence), Thiruvananthapuram, is transferred and posted as District Police Chief, Kasaragod.