Research Projects

Selected Research Projects funded by external agencies

Research Project funded by Institute of Eminence, University of Delhi entitled “Assessing Snow and Glacier Dynamics to Ecosystem Sustainability in the Parvati Valley, Kullu District, Himachal Pradesh”. Sanctioned Amount: 4,00,000 (Dr. Pankaj Kumar: PI) 2025-26

European Research Council project entitled "Climate and Contemporary Transformations of Vernacular Architecture - Interaction, Effects and Perspectives (CLIMATE-Arch)" based at the Austrian Academy of Sciences’ Institute for Social Anthropology. (Dr. Pankaj Kumar: PI) 2025-Ongoing

Research Project (RP) funded by the Institute of Eminence, University of Delhi entitled “Assessing urban and shoreline vulnerabilities in Kochi, Kerala in response to climate change, and city-level mitigation and adaptation measures for a climate resilient city” Sanctioned Amount Rs. 4,00,000 (Dr. Netrananda Sahu: PI), 2025–2026.

Research Project funded by Institute of Eminence, University of Delhi entitled “Assessing the interplay of Ecosystem Services and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Himachal Himalaya” (Dr. Pankaj Kumar: PI) 2024-25

Research Project (RP) funded by the Institute of Eminence, University of Delhi entitled “Climatic variability and vulnerability assessment of vector-borne diseases in North Eastern States of India” Sanctioned Amount Rs. 4,00,000 (Dr. Netrananda Sahu: PI), 2024–2025.

Research Project (RP) funded by the Institute of Eminence, University of Delhi entitled “Diyara identification, vulnerability assessment, climate change projections, and climate resilient solutions for the Bihar Gangetic Region” Sanctioned Amount Rs. 4,00,000 (Dr. Netrananda Sahu: PI), 2023–2024.

Research Project (RP) funded by the Institute of Eminence, University of Delhi entitled “Climate Change or Climate Variability: Unriddling the Cause Behind the Submergence of Munroe Island in Kerala, India” Sanctioned Amount Rs. 3,00,000 (Dr. Netrananda Sahu: PI), 2022–2023.

Major Research Project (MRP) under IoE, University of Delhi Delhi School of Climate Change & Sustainability titled, “Monitoring and Mapping Climate Driven Glacial Retreat (CliDr- GlaR) and Modeling of Hydro- Flow- Shed Delineation (Hy-FloSheD) of Bea-Chen Pir Panjal (Beas –Chenab Valley of Pir Panjal Range), Lesser Himalaya” Sanctioned Amount Rs. 23 lacs (Prof. B. W. Pandey: PI) 2022

Research Project (RP) funded by PMMMNMTT, Research Project entitled “Impact assessment of climate variability on Tea Production in Darjeeling Region of West Bengal using Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning Techniques” Sanctioned Amount Rs. 10,05000 (Dr. Netrananda Sahu: PI) 2022

Major Research Project (MRP) funded by Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) MHRD, Government of India Research Project on entitled “Impact of climate change and anthropogenic activities on spring disappearance A Geospatial study on issues of water security in Himachal Pradesh, India” Sanctioned Amount Rs. 9,00000 (Dr. Netrananda Sahu: PI) 2022-2024

Major Research Project (MRP) funded by Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) MHRD, Government of India Research Project on entitled “Evolving adaptive Feed-forward Agricultural Practices (FFAP) for climate vulnerable Tribal Households of Cold Desert region, Lahaul and Spiti District” Sanctioned Amount Rs. 7,50000 (Dr. Pankaj Kumar: PI) 2022-2024

Research Project under Institute of Eminence (IoE), University of Delhi entitled “Accelerated Change in Glacial Environment and Fragmentation of Glacial in Baspa River Valley” Sanctioned Amount Rs. 3 lacs (Dr. Pankaj Kumar: PI) 2022-2023

Major Research Project (MRP) under Department of Science and Technology (DST)-BRICS project titled “Joint validation of Multi-Source Remote Sensing Information and Sharing in BRICS Countries” Sanctioned Amount Rs. 33,62,929 (Dr. Pankaj Kumar: PI) 2021-2023

Research Project under Institute of Eminence (IoE), University of Delhi entitled “Water Logging, Vulnerability Assessment and Mitigation Measures: A case study of North Delhi” Sanctioned Amount Rs. 1,75,000 (Dr. Pankaj Kumar: PI) 2021-2022

Research Project (RP) funded by the Institute of Eminence, University of Delhi entitled “Impact of climatic variability on the vector-borne diseases in KBK districts of Odisha, India” Sanctioned Amount Rs. 1,75,000 (Dr. Netrananda Sahu: PI), 2021–2022.

Impactful Policy Research in Social Sciences (IMPRESS): Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) MHRD, Government of India Research Project on entitled "Assessing Human Adaptability for Building Policy Framework against Climate Variability in High Altitude River Basins of Leh, India"funded amount: 16 lacs. (Prof. B. W. Pandey: PI) 2019-2021.

Research Project entitled “Climate Variability and its Impact on Agrobiodiversity and Livelihood Security in Traditional Farming of the Sikkim Himalaya” funded by G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Sustainable Development, Kosi- Katarmal, Almora (Uttarakhand) Under National Mission on Himalayan Studies (NMHS), Integrated Ecodevelopment Research Programme in Himalayan Region, Grant Amount Rs. 14.45 lacs (Prof. S.C. Rai: PI) 2018-21.

(HiFlo-DAT): Indian Himalayan Flood Database, for Disaster Risk Reduction: British Council International Collaboration - UGC-UKIERI-III Project between University of Delhi, India and University of Bath Spa, UK. Grant Amount Rs. 15,33,233 ( Prof. B.W. Pandey: Co-PI) 2018-2020.

Research Project (RP) funded by University of Delhi entitled “Impact of climate change on the agriculture in the Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh” Sanctioned Amount Rs. 1,30,000 (Dr. Netrananda Sahu: PI), 2015–2016.
Research Project (RP) funded by University of Delhi entitled “Stochastic analysis of intra-seasonal rainfall variability in Himachal Himalaya” Sanctioned Amount Rs. 1,00,000 (Dr. Netrananda Sahu: PI), 2014–2015.
“Development of object based image analysis for Landslide identification and hazard zonation in the Himalaya” (Funded by DST, Government of India). Grant Amount Rs. 17.57 lacs (Prof. Ashis Kumar Saha: PI) 2011-2014.

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