Botany dept at BHU launches glasshouse, garden for learning; digitisation to aid global scholars

Banaras Hindu University's Botany Department inaugurated a Backyard Garden and Glass House, enhancing botanical education and conservation. A Cryptogamic Gallery is under development to study non-flowering plants. The renovated Herbarium of National Importance, housing historical plant specimens, is being digitized to boost global botanical research, continuing a century-long legacy of academic excellence.