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Reference ID	Created	Released	Classification	Origin
09NEWDELHI1098	2009-05-29 13:52	2011-08-26 00:00	UNCLASSIFIED	Embassy New Delhi

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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 NEW DELHI 001098 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR OES/PCI, OES/STC, OES/SAT, OES/EGC, AND SCA/INS 
STATE FOR STAS 
DOE FOR INTERNATIONAL 
INTERIOR FOR FWS RILEY 
STATE PASS TO NSF FOR INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: SENV TSPL TBIO ECON SOCI KSCA KGHG IN
SUBJECT: NEW DELHI EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 25 TO 
MAY 29, 2009 
 
¶1. Below is a compilation of Environment and Science & Technology 
highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of May 25-29, 2009, 
including the following: 
 
-- Cyclone Aila Impacts Sundarbans Tiger Reserve 
-- Delhi Government Plans Climate Change Fund 
-- ISRO to Launch Second Space Capsule Recovery Experiment by 
December 2009 
-- IIT Mumbai Develops Low Cost Geographic Information System 
Software 
-- Defense Institute of Bio-Energy Research Develops Technology to 
Grow Cordyceps Sinensis in the Lab 
 
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ENVIRONMENT 
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Cyclone Aila Impacts Sundarbans Tiger Reserve 
¶2.  Going by preliminary assessments, West Bengal forest officials 
believe Cyclone Aila, which hit West Bengal on May 25, 2009, has 
seriously impacted wildlife at the Sundarbans Tiger Reserve (STR). 
Media reports claim that as many as twelve tigers may be dead, in 
addition to spotted deer, wild boar, crocodiles, monkeys, and 
snakes.  Reports also claim that over 300 deer were swept away from 
two separate West Bengal-run deer breeding centers inside the STR. 
The full extent of the damage caused by Aila will only be known once 
forest officials survey the area which may take several weeks. 
ESTOffs believe that if the extent of damage reported is accurate, 
this could have serious implications for the tiger population and 
its prey base in STR.  Although the official tiger population in STR 
is 265, conservationists believe the reserve had no more than a 
hundred tigers before cyclone Aila struck.  STR forest officials, 
along with a Wildlife Protection Society of India field officer, 
successfully rescued an adult tiger that had taken shelter in a 
village hut vacated due to flooding.  Officials expect more such 
incidents to occur as surviving tigers stray into villages in search 
of prey. 
 
Delhi Government Plans Climate Change Fund 
 
¶3.  The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has plans to earmark a 
special fund to reduce the impacts of climate change on the city. 
The proposal has received the concurrence of Delhi Mayor Kanwar Sen 
and will be forwarded to Chief Minister Sheila Dixit for review. 
Once cleared, the MCD will formulate five year and ten year plans 
for combating climate change by promoting environment friendly 
projects.  However, details regarding the level and source of 
financing for the fund have not been determined. 
 
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 
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ISRO to Launch Second Space Capsule Recovery Experiment by December 
2009 
 
¶4.  The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched its first 
space capsule recovery experiment (SRE-1) in January 2007 which 
carried out two microgravity experiments while in orbit.  ISRO 
states SRE-2 will carry out twice as many tests over a period of ten 
days in orbit.  ISRO is working with the Centre for Cellular and 
Molecular Biology in Hyderabad and the Japan Aerospace Exploration 
Agency on two of the experiments which use E. Coli and 
photosynthetic bacteria to study cell division, genomics, and 
proteomics in microgravity conditions.  A third experiment is 
focused on the influence of space radiation and microgravity on 
seeds of rice and medicinal plants.  The fourth experiment is a 
material science experiment planned by IIT Kanpur involving the 
study of the melting and sintering of metal powder under 
microgravity conditions using a copper-tin alloy system. 
 
IIT Mumbai Develops Low Cost Geographic Information System Software 
 
 
¶5.  Media report IIT Mumbai has developed a low-cost Geographic 
Information System (GIS) software planning tool package which can be 
used in a wide range of applications including remote sensing data 
analysis, urban development, resource management, disaster 
management, and community development programs by government 
agencies, NGOs and industry.  The software was developed by a team 
 
NEW DELHI 00001098  002 OF 002 
 
 
lead by Prof. Venkatachalam of the Centre of Studies in Resources 
Engineering at IIT Mumbai.  The software is now being exclusively 
marketed by Bhugol GIS Pvt Ltd, a company incubated under the 
Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at IIT Mumbai.  The 
company's director, Dr. Parvatham Venkatachalam, informed ESTFSN the 
cost of a single user license fee is less than 1/10th the cost of 
competitive products such as ESRI's ArcInfo. 
 
Defense Institute of Bio-Energy Research Develops Technology to Grow 
Cordyceps Sinensis in the Lab 
 
¶6.  Media report the Defense Institute of Bio-Energy Research 
(DIBER), a Government of India Defense Research and Development 
Organization lab, has recently transferred its indigenously 
developed technology for the growth of cordyceps sinensis mycelium 
to Biotech International Limited, New Delhi.  The firm's chief 
microbiologist, Dr. Sangeetha, confirmed the transfer from DIBER in 
a conversation with ESTFSN and stated the technology would allow 
production at costs far below the typical USD 6,250 per kg.  She 
further added Biotech International does not plan to mass produce 
and market cordyceps extract, but rather develop and market 
cordyceps-based products for various ailments.  Cordyceps sinensis 
is a medicinal fungus which grows in high altitude regions in India, 
Nepal, Tibet, and China and is used as a remedy for various maladies 
including chronic bronchitis, insomnia, hypertension, pneumonia, 
tuberculosis, and anemia. 
 
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