Nagaland University received recognition at the XIX Annual Conference of the East Himalayan Society for Spermatophyte Taxonomy (EHSST) and the International Seminar on “Taxonomy, Biodiversity Conservation, Traditional Knowledge and Sustainable Utilization of Plant Resources,” held at the University of Calcutta from March 14–15, 2026, in collaboration with Mushroom Biotech and the Botanical Survey of India (BSI).

Imnajungla, a research scholar in the Department of Botany, Nagaland University, under the supervision of Dr Viheno Iralu, was awarded the Best Paper Presentation in the theme “Ethnobotany and Evaluation of Traditional Knowledge” for her paper, titled “Biocultural Conservation of Indigenous Wild Fruit Trees: Traditional Knowledge and Folk Narratives in Rangkang Community Forest, Nagaland.”

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In addition, Dr Imtilila Jing, faculty member in the same department, also received the Best Paper Presentation award under the theme “Biodiversity Assessment, Conservation and Application” for her study on “Phenology of Three Selected Species of Genus Rhododendron L. (Ericaceae) of Nagaland.”

These achievements encourage research on biodiversity conservation and traditional knowledge systems, academic engagement and collaboration to promote ecological sustainability and community-based bioresource conservation in the state of Nagaland.