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    Name Dr. Lokho Puni, IFS (Retd)
    Date of Birth 26-01-1963
    State of Domicile Manipur
    Cadre Manipur - Tripura
    Year of Allotment IFS-1989

     

     

     

    Educational Qualifications

    Sl. No. Name of Institution Year Degree Course Main Subject
    1 Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy, Dehradun 1989-1991 IGNFA Diploma
    (M.Sc. Forestry equivalent)    		 Forestry & Wildlife
    2 Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi 1986-1989 Ph.D Agricultural Biochemistry
    3 Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi 1984-1986 M.Sc. Agricultural Biochemistry
    4 Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi 1981-1983 B.Sc. Chemistry, Botany, Geology

     

    Employment Record/Details of Works Experience : (Beginning with last asginment)

    Sl. Period/
    Dates    		 Designation/ Post & Location Employer
    1 25.11.2000 to 17.06.2021 PCCF/ CC & FCA,
    Member Secretary/ MBB;
    State Mission Director (Natl. Bamboo Mission)    		 Forest Deptt, Manipur
    2 2017 to 24.11.2020 APCCF/ Biodiversity and NTFP;
    APCCF/ Working Plan/ Res. & Training;
    Member Secretary/ Manipur Biodiversity Board    		 Forest Deptt, Manipur
    3 18.02.2016 to 2017 CCF/ Development Forest Deptt, Manipur
    4 25.05.2015 to 18.02.2016 CCF/ OSD, Forest Research & Training Forest Deptt, Manipur
    5 16.01.2014 CCF/ OSD/ Planning GAD, Manipur
    6 15.04.2013 to 15.01.2014 CCF/ Forest Head Office Forest Deptt, Manipur
    7 2006 Feb to 14.04.2013 CF & Head, Non Wood Forest Products Division, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, Uttarakhand ICFRE, Govt. of India
    8 Jul-2005 DFO, Working Plan Division No. 1, Imphal, Manipur Forest Deptt, Manipur
    9 2004 Feb to Jun 2006 DFO, Research & Training Division, Imphal
    with Additional Charge as
    DFO, Senapati (Territorial)    		 Forest Deptt, Manipur
    10 2001 May to 2004 Feb DFO, Wildlife (HQ) & Zoological Park, Imphal Forest Deptt, Manipur
    11 1998 Jun to 2001 April DFO, Forest Resources Survey Divn, Imphal Forest Deptt, Manipur
    12 1995 Oct to 1998 May DFO, Tengnoupal Forest Divn, Chandel Forest Deptt, Manipur
    13 1994 Apr to 1995 Sept DFO, Forest Resources Survey Divn, Imphal Forest Deptt, Manipur
    14 1994 Jan to 1994 Mar DFO, Planning & Monitoring, H.Q., Imphal Forest Deptt, Manipur
    15 1993 Jun to 1994 Jan DFO, Eastern Forest Division, Ukhrul, Territorial Forest Deptt, Manipur

     

     

    Important Training/ Workshops Attended/ Exposure Visits

    1 Risk Analysis and Risk Management from 3rd March to 7th March 2014 at India International Centre, Max Mueller Road, New Delhi
    2 International Poplar Conference at FRI, Dehradun, from 29th October to 2nd November, 2012
    3 SLEM Workshop on Role of Forests in Dryland Areas on 17.06.2011 at ICFRE HQ,Dehradun
    4 National Seminar on Productivity enhancement and Value addition of Bamboos on 9th and 10th March 2010 at Indian Institute of Forest Productivity, Ranchi, Jharkhand
    5 Two days Workshop on Policy & Institutional Reform for Mainstreaming & Scale-up of the Sustainable Land & Ecosystem Management in Project ( Under SLEM Partnership Programme (under SLEM-CPP), held at NASC Delhi on 8th & 9th Feb.2010 and 09-11.November .2009
    6 National Forestry Conference at Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, Uttarakhand from 09-11.November .2009.
    7 International workshop on National Forest Inventory: Experiences of Non-Annex I Countries from 27th to 29th April,2009 at ICFRE HQ, Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
    8 Exposure official visit and study tour to the UK under the project " -Capacity Building of Communities involved in Sustainable Forest Management, from 28th February to 8th March, 2009.
    9 International seminar on Role of plant taxonomy in biodiversity management and human welfare at FRI, Dehradun on December 1st - 3rd, 2008.
    10 Personal Effectiveness Training conducted at FRI during March 2007.
    11 National Workshop on Role of Forestry in Employment Generation and Rural Development, 29-30th August, 2006 at FRI, Dehradun.
    12 Conference on Planted Forests (Ecosystem Goods and Services) - EU-India ECCP-NETFOP Project at FRI Dehradun on 13-15 December,2006.
    13 Proposed policy reforms to remove the barriers to CDM Afforestation & Reforestation (AIR) Projects" at FRI on 14-15 September, 2006.
    14 Planted Forests: Ecosystem Goods & Services, Dec. 2006 at FRI Dehradun.
    15 Advance Forest management Course at IGNFA, Dehradun during May,2006.
    16 Growers' and Officers' Workshop on Medicinal Plants in Manipur, sponsored by National Medicinal Plants Board, during 2004 & also in March, 2005, at Imphal.
    17 Linkage of NAP Project with other Development Schemes in Manipur sponsored by Ministry of Environment &Forests, Govt. of India during March, 2005 , Also as a Resource Person, at Imphal.
    18 Conservation of Biodiversity in Manipur, sponsored by UGC,NEC, Guwahati at Modern College, Imphal during Dec.2004.
    19 Environmental Economics sponsored by World Bank and Institute of Economic Growth under the auspices of North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, during August 2002.
    20 Workshop on Setting Research Priorities in Manipur sponsored by Ministry of Forest & Environment, Govt. oflndia, organized by Forest Department, Manipur, during 1998.
    21 Productivity Management conducted by Vaikund Mehta National Institute of Co-Op. Management, for 1 week at Pune, during 1997.
    22 Natural Resources Data Management System organized by Department of Earth Sciences, Mani.pur University, during 1995.
    23 Project Identification Formulation, Implementation and Appraisal, at IIM Calcutta for 1 week sponsored by Ministry of Forest & Environment, Govt. oflndia, during 1994.
    24 Foundation Course at LBSNAA, Mussoorie Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, during 1989.

     

     

    Papers Published/ Projects completed

    1 Paper presented of Traditional Practices of Agriculture and Forestry among Mao Nagas organized by Indira Gandhi University at Tribal Research Institute(TRI) Imphal during September, 2018.
    2 A database of Diseases of Medicinal Plants in Uttarakhand(co-authored).Indian Forester,140(5):518-527. (2014).
    3 Compilation of data on research works carried out by ICFRE institutes and Institutes sponsored by ICFRE on medicinal plants as PI. FRI/ICFRE project completed during 2012-13.
    4 Study on the Commercial cultivation of Uraria picta, a Dashmulla plant. As co-PI for project sponsored by FRI/ICFRE (Completed during 2012-13).
    5 Study on the Commercial viability of Bore Hole method of Resin Tapping. As co PI for project sponsored by FRI/ICFRE( completed during 2012-13).
    6 Diverrsification of Hill Agriculture through integration of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants for Livelihood. As co PI for project sponsored by FRI/ICF FRI-569/NWFP-32) RE(. Completed during March 2013.
    7 Shifting cultivation in North Eastern region of India- Status and strategies for sustainable development. Indian Forester, Vol 138(1),Jan 2012. (Co authored).
    8 A new vegetative multiplication teclmique of Oroxylum indicum. ENVIS Forestry Bulletin. Forest Research Institute, Dehradun.Vol 11(1).2011.
    9 Rhododendron arboreum, an Important flowering tree. MFP News Vol XXI (4).0ct-Dec 2011. Co authored.
    10 Piper pedicellatum- A promising NTFP for enhancing forest productivity in moist and sub tropical forest areas.The Indian Forester, Vol 137(11),2011.
    11 Coleus forskohlii- A medicinal plant of Myriad health applications. A Quarterly Newsletter of the Centre of Minor Forest Products(COMFORPTS),Vol.XXI(2) AprJun. 2011. Dehradun, India(Co-authored).
    12 Sacred Basil- a promising adaptogen.MFP News. A Quarterly Newsletter of the Centre of Minor Forest Products(COMFORPTS),Vol.XXI(l) Jan-Mar.2011. Dehradun, India(Co-authored).
    13 Renaissance of Traditional Medicine system.MFP News. A Quarterly Newsletter of the Centre of Minor Forest Products(COMFORPTS),Vol.XX(4) Oct-Dec.2010. Dehradun, India( Co-authored).
    14 Vegetative propagation of Rhododendron arboreum SM. using FRI-Wire technique. Indian Forester.Vol 136(8).August 2010. Co- authored.
    15 Studies on nursery diseases of important medicinal plants of Uttaranchal (FRI-352/NWFP-22/2006-09), A three year project completed and Final Report submitted to FRI.
    16 Development of Organic Cultivation protocols for enhancing productivity of selected medicinal and aromatic plants in Uttarakhand (FRI-359/NWFP- 23 /2006-09). A 3 year project completed and submitted Final Report to FRI.
    17 HPTLC method for quantitative estimation of Allocryptine in Decentra paucinervia (communicated)( Co author).
    18 Intercropping of medicinal and aromatic plants with vegetable crops- a review in MFP News(Quarterly).Vol XIX(2).Apr-June.2009.As co author.
    19 Isoquinoline alkaloids from ethnobotanically important Decentra paucinervia. International J of Chemical Sciences(In press).(Co author).
    20 HPTLC determination of protopine in Decentra paucinervia; Paper presented in the Symposium on "Phytochemistry and Ayurveda: Potentials and Prospects" held at 1 Inder Road, Dehradun on Dec.7,2008. As a co author of the paper.
    21 International Conclave on Medicinal Plants for ASEAN and BIMSTEC Countries held at Imphal from 11-13 Dec. 2008. Presented paper on Recent Researches on Medicinal Plants in JCFRE Institutes.
    22 Development of New Technique of Vegetative Propagation for Tree species. Indian Forester, (Research Note) Vol .134(6), June 2008.
    23 Enhancement of Forest Productivity through Sustainable management of Microstylis wallichii. ENVIS Forestry Bulletin,Vol.7 ,No.2 (2007).
    24 Chemical constituents of Dicentra species: Review. Universities Journal of Phyto and Ayurvedic Heights<.i>.Vol.2(2). March-2007.
    25 Application of indigenous knowledge in forest protection, management and employment in North East India, a one day workshop on 'Environmental Protection and Livelihood Opportunities' at Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, 5th Nov.2007.
    26 Self Employment Generated in collection of Non Timber Forest Products, National Workshop on Role of Forestry in Employment Generation and Rural Development, 29-30th August, 2006 at FRI, Dehradun.
    27 Important Ethno medicinal Plants used by the Nagas and Kukis of Manipur, in Ethnom.edicinal Plants of India, edited by P C Trivedi, Aavishkar, 2007. Vedams eBooks (P) Ltd.
    28 Status, utility, threats and conservation options for rattan resources in Manipur, Current Science Vol. 87(1), 10th July 2004.
    29 Survey of Medicinal Plants in Senapati District of Manipur.
    30 Studies on the genome organization in Barley mutant Notch-2. M.Sc. Thesis, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. 1986.
    31 Biochemical Studies on the lipids synthesized by the fungus Fusarium monilifonne. Ph.D Thesis, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. 1991.

     

     

    Other Activities

    1 Guided and completed Ph.D.Work of Peer Zada Ishtyaq on the topic "Development of Innovative Vegetative Multiplication Technique and its Application on selected Medicinal Tree Species" and final viva voce done on 4th, February 2011 (FRlU).
    2 Guided and completed Ph.D.Work of Neelam. Rawat on the topic "Development of Oleri-mediculture models for rural marginal farmers" and Final viva completed on Jan 2011.(FRIU).
    3 Guided and completed Ph.D Work of Aasif Andrabi on the topic "Critical evaluation NWFP Commercialization in Jammu & Kashmir".
    4 Co supervised Ph.D. student: Preeti Aggarwal on topic "Phytochemical examination of Dicentra paucinervia" under the Discipline of Chemistry of Forest Products, FRIU. Degree awarded on 28 .5.2010.
    5 Member, Sub-Group for output 1.7 under outcome 1 of the UNDP-GEF Project on Mainstreaming Conservation & Sustainable use of Medicinal plants Biodiversity in 3 Indian states.(2009 onwards).
    6 Technical Expert, for Uttarakhand state under the project 'UNDP-GEF Project on Mainstreaming Conservation & Sustainable use of Medicinal plants Biodiversity in 3 Indian states' (2009 onwards).
    7 Member, Silk sub-group to formulate National Fibre Policy(2009).
    8 Written a number of technical notes on forestry and allied extension subjects.
    9 Implementing Research projects on forestry sponsored by various funding agencies.
    10 Prepared Manipur Jhum regulation strategy 2021.

     

     

    Competence in Brief

    Competence in brief in the field of Non Timber Forest Products

    1 Agro-techniques of especially on medicinal and aromatic plants
    2 Domestication and management ofNTFPs
    3 Forest Enrichment techniques
    4 Sustainable harvesting/ management of forest products
    5 Developing management tools
    6 Lab to land transfer of technology
    7 Resource development and management
    8 Value addition and utilization
    9 Vegetative propagation of various NTFP species
    10 Organic cultivation and field management, etc

     

     

    Details of Papers Published

    1 Tomar, JMS,Anup Das, Lokho Puni, O.P.Chaturvedi and G.C.Munda (2012). Shifting cultivation in North-Eastern India-Status and strategies for sustainable development. Indian Forester, Vol. 138(1) Jan2012. Pp.52-62
    2 Lokho Puni,Viswajit Kumar, and Attar Singh(201 l). A new vegetative multiplication technique of Oroxylum indicum.ENVIS Forestry Bulletin Forest Research Institute, Dehradun.Vol 11(1).2011
    3 Lokho Puni. B.P.Tamta and Neelam Dhaundiya 1(2011). Piper pedicellatum, a promising NTFP for enhancing forest productivity in moist tropical and sub tropical forest areas. The Indian Forester, Vol 137(11) November
    4 Peer zada Ishtyak Ahmad. Lokho Puni and Harcharan Singh (2011). MFP News. A quarterly Newsletter of the COMFORPTS,Dehradun. Vol XXI (4).0ct-Dec 2011
    5 S.R. Baloch* Lokho Puni**A.K. Sharma (2011) Presented at International conference on NWFP and Sustained Livelihood, 2011 , Bhopal" Economic Upliftment of Marginal farmers of arid areas of Rajasthan through Khejari"
    6 Lokho Puni, and Attar Singh (2007). Enhancement of Forest Productivity through sustainable Management of Microstylis wallichii. ENVIS Forestry Bulletin,. FRJ,Dehradun. Vol. 7, No. 2.
    7 Ishtiyak, P.Z and Lokho Puni (2008). Development of New Technique of Vegetative Propagation for Tree species. Research Note. The Indian Forester. Vol. 134, No 6, June.
    8 Peer Zada Ishtyak and Lokho Puni(2010)Vegetative propagation of Rhododendron arboreum SM. using FRJ-Wire technique. The Indian Forester. Vol 136(8).August.
    9 Tripathi, Y.C. & Lokho Puni (2011 ). Renaissance of Traditional Medicine system.MFP News. A Quarterly Newsletter of the Centre of Minor Forest Products (COMFORPTS), Vol.XX(4) Oct-Dec. Dehradun, India.
    10 Tripathi,Y.C. & Lokho Puni (20ll). Sacred Basil- a promising adaptogen.MFP News. A Quarterly Newsletter of the Centre of Minor Forest Products (COMFORPTS),Vol.XXI(l) Jan-Mar.2011. Dehradun, India.
    11 Tripathi,Y.C. & Lokho Puni (2011). Coleus forskohlii- A medicinal plant of Myriad health aplications. A Quarterly Newsletter of the Centre of Minor Forest Products (COMFORPTS),Vol.XXI(2) Apr=Jun.2011. Dehradun, India.

     

     

     

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