Vineet Soni
Vineet Soni | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Maharaja College, Jaipur, University of Rajasthan, India, University of Geneva, Switzerland |
| Known for | Research in Bioenergetics and Conservation Biology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Plant Biochemistry, Conservation biology, Photosynthesis |
| Institutions | Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur |
| Academic advisors | Professor P.L. Swarnkar, Professor Reto J. Strasser |
Vineet Soni, the son of noted botanist Professor P.L. Swarnkar, is an Indian
plant physiologist, biotechnologist and social activist. He is the founder of the "Save Guggul Movement", a community-based conservation effort to conserve threatened plant species, particularly guggul.[1][2][3] Presently, he is the Head at the Department of Botany, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur
.
Education and professional career
Vineet was born on 20 January 1979 and specializes in
Gordon Conference at Boston
, USA.
After receiving PhD degree, Soni worked as Post-Doctoral research fellow with Professor Reto J. Strasser at
Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives, France. He is a member of three International Union for Conservation of Nature commissions: the Species Survival Commission, the World Commission for Protected Areas, and the Commission on Education and Communication and elected fellow of many prestigious societies i.e. the Academy of Plant Sciences of India, Mendelian Society of India, Indian Botanical Society, Indian Council for Plant Conservation and Linnean Society of London
.
Save Guggul Movement
Dr. Soni started the Save Guggul Movement in 2007 to conserve the critically threatened plant species
IUCN.[8] and recently honored by the Environmentalists of the Year Award by the National Environmental Science Academy. Initially his conservation work received financial support from the IUCN Sir Peter Scott Fund.[9]
Suicide Prevention Movement
In order to prevent the suicide cases among the NEET aspirants at the Kota district (Rajasthan), Dr. Vineet started the Suicide Prevention Movement through the online counseling. [10][11]
Publications and Notable Awards
Dr. Soni has published several research papers in journals of reputes such as
Nature Research-Scientific Reports, Physiologia Plantarum, Conservation Evidence, South African Journal of Botany, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
etc. and has been honored with Scientist of the Year Award, Outstanding Scientist Award, Nature Publishing Group Award, Bio-Rad Award, Innovation in Teaching Award, Earth Mover Award etc.
References
- ^ People for plants
- ^ "Education and Awareness in the 'Save Guggul Movement'". Archived from the original on 21 December 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ Conservation Evidence http://www.conservationevidence.com/download.php?id=2313
- ^ Why Vineet Soni in bent on saving the guggul plants, UNESCO's A World of Science
- ^ Save Guggul Movement https://www.amazon.in/Save-Guggul-Movement-Vineet-Soni/dp/6203309087
- ^ Why Vineet Soni in bent on saving the guggul plants, UNESCO's A World of Science
- ^ Paliwal, Ankur (31 July 2010). "Guggal faces sticky end". Down to Earth: Science and Environment Online. http://www.downtoearth.org.in/node/1538. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ IUCN Earth Movers http://cmsdata.iucn.org/downloads/issue3_wc_earth.pdf
- ^ Sir Peter Scott Fund project: Guggul Tree, Rajasthan http://www.iucn.org/about/work/programmes/species/about_ssc/sir_peter_scott_fund/psf_projects/psf_guggul_tree/
- ^ Suicide Prevention Movement: (एक शिक्षक ऐसा भी जो सुनता है छात्रों की पीड़ा, सुसाइड रोकने के लिए शुरू की हेल्पलाइन) https://www.etvbharat.com/hindi/rajasthan/state/jaipur/a-teacher-running-students-helpline-and-spending-two-hours-daily-to-address-their-grievances-or-guide-them/rj20230905071828354354638
- ^ कोचिंग ने लोन दे दिया, अब पढ़ाई में पिछड़ गया, समझ नहीं आ रहा.. क्या करूं https://www.patrika.com/jaipur-news/coaching-has-given-me-loan-now-i-am-lagging-behind-in-studies-i-am-not-able-to-understand-what-should-i-do-8465270