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Announcing Amazing Arthropods 2024!

Embark on an incredible adventure, Punekars! Discover the mesmerizing world of insects and other arthropods. Your enthusiastic response to our previous courses has inspired us to continue this captivating and informative journey into the enchanting world of beautiful butterflies and fascinating scorpions. This introductory course dives deep into the lives of insects and other arthropods inhabiting our forests, farms, and even our homes. Renowned experts will enlighten you on a myriad of topics. Join us from 6th November to 16th November 2024 at Bha Vi Sa Hall, near Tilak Road, Pune. Evening talks on weekdays and an expert-guided field trip on Sunday. more


The 2024 Herpetology course registration started. Register immediately to book your place.

The reptiles and amphibians are the earliest vertebrates to populate the land. This course conducted by eminent experts on reptiles and amphibians is a great introduction to the fantastic variety of snakes, lizards, frogs, crocodiles and other herpetofauna that inhabits our region. The course includes field visits on weekends for first hand primer and presentations covering variety of topics from identification to evolution. The course is open to all and will be conducted between 8th July - 19th July 2024 at the Bharatiya Vichar Sadhana Hall, Limayewadi, Sadashiv Peth, Pune. more


Beyond Birding: Certificate course all bird lovers! Starts on 9th March 2023

Are you a bird watcher, photographer, nature lover? Curious to know how birds fly, migrate, sleep or care for their babies? Or would you like to learn to identify and photograph them? Here is your opportunity to know these and many other things about the lives of birds. Institute of Natural History Education and Research presents a short course on life and ways of birds. Many eminent scientists and lifelong researchers have come together to bring this opportunity to all bird lovers. The course covers all key topics on birds presented in audio-visual fashion. Course comprises of 20 talks from 9th March till 19th March 2023. Register quickly to ensure your place. more


The Amazing Arthropods online course begins 11th October

SNDT College of Home Science and INHER bring an opportunity to get to know our insects and other arthropods. Your overwhelming response to our previous arthropod courses has encouraged us to continue with this informative and exciting short course on the beautiful butterflies and deadly scorpions. This introductory course covers all kinds of insects and other arthropods that inhabit our forests, farms and even our homes. Eminent experts will be speaking on array of topics at this course which is open to all. Comprising of 21 talks this completely online course will be held from 11 to 31 October 2021. Talks will be on weekday evenings and Sunday mornings. more


Hissing Herps - the 2021 Herpetology course is back as online course. Register now.

This course will take you through the beautiful world of snakes, frogs, geckos and crocodiles, and all other herps. Herpetology is the study of reptiles and amphibians. Although cold blooded, herps are a fascinating animals, displaying various characters like strength, aggression, love and more intelligence that most people think. This online course, starting on 14th June, comprises of 15 talks on above topics by eminent scientists and researchers. more