Department of Zoology

Virtual Excursion to Alipore Zoo,Kolkata

Open
https://youtu.be/YacODqojAfg

Introduction

The Zoological Garden, Alipore (the Alipore Zoo or Calcutta Zoo) is India's oldest formally stated
zoological park and a big tourist attraction in Kolkata, West Bengal. It has been open as a zoo
since 1876, and covers 18.811 hectare (46.48 acres). Total 1266 number of animals belonging
to 108 species are there in Alipore Zoo.

Date of the virtual visit. 15.7.20

Batch of students: 5th sem hons students
Teacher: Dr. Mrs Sudipta Ghosh

Purpose

1.The zoo remains one of the most popular tourist attractions in Kolkata.

2.The zoo displays a large number of crowd pulling mega fauna including the royal bengal tiger,
white tiger, crocodyle, African lion,Jaguars,Hippopotamus,One horned Rhinoceros, Giraffe,
Zebra, Emu, Indian Elephant and Hippopotamus

3. It is also known to be the home to one of the few captive breeding projects involving Manipur
brow antlered deer.

Outcome of visits

1.We saw a large number of animals like Naja sp. Gekko sp.Crocodylus sp.Struthio sp.Pavo
sp.Cygus sp. Pan sp.Eqquas sp. Hyaena, Panthera leo.Panthera tigris, Giraffa sp and Elephas
sp.
2.The Alipore Zoo was among the first zoos in the world to breed white tigers and the common
reticulated Giraffe.

3.Breeding programme of the Manipur brow antlered deer in The Alipore Zoo has been brought
back from the brink of extinction.

4.It is the home for wintering migratory birds like swan, crane, stork etc.
 History Department
Virtual tours in 2020-21

In Semester III History Hons SEC A1 course, visit to museums and archives is an integral part of
the course. A virtual tour of the Indian Museum, Kolkata and the National Museum, New Delhi
was organised in class. Students are required to write a report on the tour in their theory
examination.
In Semester IV History Hons, SEC B2 course on Art Appreciation, exposure to Indian art
through visuals, and visits to sites and museums has been recommended. Virtual tours of
important heritage sites, such as the Sanchi Stupa, Ajanta Caves, temples of the Gupta period,
the Red Fort, Humayun’s tomb, Fatehpur Sikri were arranged. Documentaries on sculpture and
paintings of the modern era were shown to the students in class. These helped them to get an
overview of the monuments and develop an understanding of the art forms and architectural
details.
The following links were used:
https://youtu.be/Nw0BFkmWYIY
https://youtu.be/BUAxqsvoc6k
https://youtu.be/ssxjtxV72K8
https://youtu.be/PnuVyHO02hM
Screenshots have not been preserved. Only one screenshot of the presentation of a visual
documentary is available.
 Activities of the Department of Botany
South Calcutta Girls’ College
2020-2021
The Department of Botany, South Calcutta Girls’ College organized a One day ‘Inter-

College Quiz Competition’ on 22.09.2020. The theme of the program was ‘PLANT

BIODIVERSITY Sustainable Development and Conservation’. A total of 182

participants took part in the written quiz program which was conducted online.

Certificates were issued to all the participants of the competition.

Inter-College Quiz Competition on 22.09.2020
 Activities of the Department of Botany
South Calcutta Girls’ College
2020-2021
The Department of Botany, South Calcutta Girls’ College, together with other Bio-

science departments of the college, organized an ‘Intra-College e-Quiz & Poster

Competition’ on 22.05.2021 to celebrate International Day of Biological Diversity.

The theme was “We’re part of the solution’’ # Nature. A total of 41 students took

part in the e-Quiz while 46 participants took part in the poster competition which was

conducted online. Total 22 poster were presented by the participants. Certificates were

issued to all the participants of both the competition.

Intra-College e-Quiz & Poster Competition 22.5.2021
 Department of Chemistry

National Science Day, 2021:

An Inter-College Power Point Presentation was organized by Department of Chemistry on 28 th

February, 2021, celebrating the “National Science Day, 2021” on “Future of Science,
Technology and Innovation (STI) in Education under COVID 19 Pandemic” through
Google Meet. 59 participants from various colleges and departments attended this program.
Total 17 students, from six different colleges, presented their Power Point as single or group
presenter in the related topic and total 11 Power Point were presented.
 Report: World Environment Day 2021,
By Eco Club of
SOUTH CALCUTTA GIRLS’ COLLEGE

Notice in the College Website

Notice No. 133/2020-2021 Date: 15.05.2021

INTRA COLLEGE POWER POINT PRESENTATION COMPETITION

To celebrate “World Environment Day” on 5th June, 2021, the Eco Club of South Calcutta Girls’
College is going to organize an intra-college power point presentation competition.

Theme: Environmental Impact of a Pandemic: COVID 19

Last Date of Submission: 25.05.2021

Presentation date: 5th June 2021

Time: 1 pm onwards
Interested students are to enroll their names by filling the Google form.
Sd/
Principal
Eco Club of South Calcutta Girls College organized an Intra -College PowerPoint
Presentation among the students of the various departments with the encouragement
and guidance of our respected principal Dr Aparna Dey.
THEME: Environmental Impact of a Pandemic: COVID 19
DATE: 5THJUNE, at 1p.m.

The program was inaugurated in the presence of our Honorable Principal Madam Dr
Aparna Dey and IQAC coordinator Dr. Rehana Khatoon. Our honorable IQAC
coordinator in her opening speech highlighted the inter-relationship of Environment and
Human Ethics. The Eco club convenor Dr Banibrata Das made the opening speech
highlighting the importance and need for celebration of World Environment Day.
The response among the students was extremely positive with a large number of
participations among various departments both among Science and Humanities.

Total number of participants: 22

Each participant was encouraged to not only submit the power point on the given topic
but also was allowed to voice her opinion and thoughts on the topic. Each participant
presented her power point in front of the viewers and also the faculty members of the
college in the given social platform. The program was attended by 90viewers. Panel of
judges among the members of the Eco club judged the student’s performance on the
quality of the power point preparation and clarity in expressing the thoughts on the topic.
Among them, 3 participants were selected by our respected judges for best preparation
of power point and presenting the topic and results were declared in the end of the
program.

Winners

1st- MUSKAN E TAHIRA 6TH SEMESTER ZOOLOGY HONS

2nd- SUDIPTA CHAKRABORTY 4TH SEMESTER B.Sc. GENERAL
3rd VAISHNAVI SHAW 2TH SEMESTER HISTORY HONS

The World Environment Day is run by the United Nations Environment Program
(UNEP), since the year 1973 and over100 countries celebrate this day in various
ways. In this period of pandemic and new normal age our students have been
able to create and spread awareness about the conservation of our environment
and its various aspects in a holistic way through this program. The program was
coordinated by members of the Eco club and ended with a vote of thanks by the
joint conveners of Eco Club Prof. Rupa Mitra to all the stakeholders.
 WORLD OCEAN DAY CELEBRATION
 World ocean day was observed on the 8th of June 2021 by the Geography
department of South Calcutta Girls’ College through Google meet. It was
inter departmental programme and 32 students participated in this
programme through poster and power point presentations and they came up
with some relevant topics. They performed their own best way possible with
lots of enthusiasm and research work. The great initiative taken by our
respected Principal Madam, all the departments and the students as well-
made this event successful.

Celebration of World ocean day

Department of Journalism & Mass Communication