Blood Group Detection Camp

The Blood Group Detection Camp was held on 3rd March 2022 by Department of Zoology, Jeevan Vikas Mahavidyalaya Devgram. This activity was made successful with the unstinted support of all teachers and students of the department. The inauguration of the camp was done by Principal Dr. Devendra Bhongade with his blood group detection, Vice-Principal Dr. Raju Shrirame, and other faculty members of the campus also had their blood group detection carried out under the guidance of Professor Mr. Sumit Gurchal and Miss. Kajal Madakwade. The B.Sc Part-II students assisted the technicians of Blood Group Testing and 1st year students did the registration. A total of 123 Blood Group Testing were done, which comprised of 21 teaching and non-teaching staff, 3 peons, 1 gardener and 98 students.

World Wildlife Week Celebration 2022

The Wildlife Week was celebrated from 2nd Oct to 8th Oct 2022 in Antyoday Institute of Sciences and Research Centre, Devgram The Wildlife Week is celebrated all over the country in the month of October every year to protect animal life. The celebration of the 68th National Wildlife Week was observed all over India from 2nd to 8th October 2022. The main objective of this campaign was to promote the conservation and protection of animals. The India Board of Wildlife established Wildlife Week in 1952 to increase awareness about the long term aims of wildlife protection; Wildlife Day was first observed in 1955, but later in 1957. This year the Wildlife Week was celebrated under the theme 'Recovering Key Species for Ecosystem Restoration'.

In the first week of October, the Department of Zoology, Jeevan Vikas Mahavidyalaya organized various events. The first event was "Nest from Waste", under which students made nests for beloved birds, since over exploitation by humans reduces their homes. This programme was held on 4th October 2022 in the morning at 11.00 AM. The inauguration of the campaign was done by respected Principal Dr. Devendra Bhongade. Vice-Principal Dr. Raju Shrirame, Dr. Kalyani Bhongade, Dr. Mangesh Aacharya, Dr. Sarode and other members of the campus were also present at that time. The "Bird Nest camping" was conducted under the guidance of Professor Mr. Sumit Gurchal and Miss. Kajal Madakwade. This activity was made successful with the unstinted support of all teachers and students of the Department of Zoology.

A Guest Lecture on "Wildlife Conservation" was organized on 7th October 2022 as a part of the Wildlife Week Celebration 2022. The guest lecture was delivered by Dr. Manisha M. Bhatkulkar, Associate Professor and Head of Department of Zoology, Jawahar Nehru Arts, Commerce and Science College, Wadi, Nagpur. Dr. Bhatkulkar introduced our wildlife and environment, and taught steps regarding Wildlife Conservation which will be fruitful to conserve them. The guests present on the dais were President of the programme Principal Dr. Devendra Bhongade, Chief Guest and Guest of Honour Dr. Manisha Bhatkulkar, and Vice Principal of the college Dr. Raju Shrirame along with Prof. Sumit Gurchal. The introductory speech was given by Prof. Kajal Madakwade. The "Inauguration of Zoological Society-2022" was also announced by Prof. Mr. Sumit S. Gurchal, along with distribution of their work to society members. Miss. Khushi Raut played the role of anchor of the programme and Miss. Shraddha Bagde gave the vote of thanks.

An "Animals Photography and Specimen Exhibition" was also arranged in the Department of Zoology on this day. Animal photographs were clicked by students, which is a nourishing activity for their animal photography skills; the event acted as an introduction of lower to higher animals according to the evolutionary pattern. On 8th October 2022, all faculty members of Jeevan Vikas Mahavidyalaya signed "A Treaty of Wildlife Conservation" on a blank banner as a token of respect toward our mother Earth and took a pledge to conserve wildlife. With this activity, the Wildlife Week Celebration-2022 concluded on a high note.