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Applied research work done in the department of biotechnology India ALPANA SAHA AND IRFANA BEGUM SUB-EDITOR VIGYAN PRASAR, C-24, QUTUB INSTITUTIONAL AREA, NEW DELHI, India ABSTRACT The department of biotechnology (DBT) has undertakes, various applied work, courses, teachings, trainings, awards and fellowships to recognized the young, deprived and unemployed as well talented people in the arena of applied studies and research as well. DBT grants National Bioscience Awards for Career Development: to be given to scientists who are currently engaged in basic and applied research in biosciences & biotechnology and have made outstanding contributions in research with potential for application/ product and technology development. To recognize outstanding contributions of young scientists in basic and applied research in the areas of biosciences and biotechnology including agricultural, biomedical and environmental sciences with potential for application/product and

Macrophytes in Deccan India Alpana Saha Sub-Editor Vigyan Prasar C-24, Qutub Institutional Area, New Delhi – 110016 E-mail: alpanarim@gmail.com ; alpana@vigyanprasar.gov.in Abstract Macrophytes are the aquatic plants that are generally present in the water bodies. The macrophytic plants can range from bryophytes, pteridophytes to angiospermic plants. So, aquatic plants or macrophytes can be found both in stagnant and in flowing water. Taking position of plants in water macrophytes are broadly divided into four categories. The broad four categories are: submersed plants, leaves-floating plants, free-floating plants and rooted plants. Submersed plants have all the portions of the plant emerged inside the water body, for example, Hydrilla. Leaves-floating plants have leaves floating on the surface of the water, for example, watershield and lotus (Nymphaea). Free-floating plants have all the parts of the plants freely floating in the water body, for example, catt