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Project Title Early Life and Environment
Project No. Thrust Area 1
Coordinator Dr. Veeru Kant Singh
Co-Coordinator Dr. Santosh K. Pandey
Core Team Members
Associate Members
Description
Component No. Component Title Personnel
Problem Statement 1 How did early life and oxygenic photosynthesis contribute to the development of banded iron formations (BIF)? Dr. Arif Husain Ansari, Dr. Yogmaya Shukla
Problem Statement 2 How and when did the eukaryotes evolve and what was the role of environment during the Proterozoic Era? Dr. Veeru Kant Singh, Dr. Santosh Kumar Pandey, Dr. Arif Husain Ansari, Dr. Yogmaya Shukla, Dr. Arvind K. Singh
Problem Statement 3 How evolution of the Earth’s surface environment led to photosynthetic oxygenation of the ocean-atmosphere system? Dr. Arvind Kumar Singh, Dr. Gurumurthy G.P, Dr. Adrita Choudhari, Dr. Sabyasachi Mandal
Problem Statement 4 Exploring magnetic studies to confirm the meteorite impact origin for India’s oldest potential impact craters. Dr. Mohammad Arif
Project Title Biostratigraphy and Basin Correlation
Project No. Thrust Area 2
Coordinator Dr Srikanta Murthy
Co-Coordinator Dr. Anju Saxena
Core Team Members
Associate Members
Description
Component No. Component Title Personnel
Problem Statement 1 Resolving stratigraphic disparities and tectonic histories in the NW Tethyan Himalaya. Dr. Ranveer Singh Negi
Problem Statement 2 Proposal of revised palynostratigraphic zonation and chemostratigraphy for Indian late Paleozoic Gondwana sequence. Dr. Pauline Sabina K, Dr. Gurumurthy G.P
Problem Statement 3 Unravelling plant ecosystem dynamics and marine incursions in Gondwana sequences. Dr. Srikanta Murthy, Dr. Anju Saxena, Dr. Suresh K. Pillai, Dr. Deepa Agnihotri, Dr. Neha Aggarwal, Dr. Neelam Das
Problem Statement 4 Assessing biotic crisis, recovery and radiation across major boundary events. Dr. Srikanta Murthy, Dr. Anju Saxena, Dr. K Pauline Sabina, Dr. Suresh K. Pillai, Dr. Deepa Agnihotri, Dr. Neha Aggarwal, Dr. Abha Singh, Dr. Neelam Das
Problem Statement 5 Unconventional hydrocarbon plays in Indian sedimentary basins. Dr. Neha Aggarwal, Dr. Divya Kumari Mishra
Problem Statement 6 Evidence for burning of Gondwana. Dr. Srikanta Murthy, Dr. Anju Saxena, Dr. S. Suresh K. Pillai, Dr. Deepa Agnihotri, Dr. Neha Aggarwal, Dr. Divya Mishra
Project Title Cretaceous–Cenozoic Biotic Events
Project No. Thrust Area 3
Coordinator Dr Hukam Singh
Co-Coordinator Dr. Poonam Verma
Core Team Members
Associate Members
Description
Component No. Component Title Personnel
Problem Statement 1 Geodynamic and biotic evolution of the Indian Plate during the Late Cretaceous and Early Paleogene. Dr. Mohammad Arif, Dr. Shreya Mishra, Dr. Adrita Choudhuri, Dr. Prem Raj Uddandam, Dr. Arvind Kumar Singh, Dr. Vivesh Vir Kapur
Problem Statement 2 Assessment of Paleogene–Neogene carbonate and lignite-bearing deposits of India pertaining to biotic and palaeoenvironmental transitions. Dr. Poonam Verma, Dr. Runcie Paul Mathews, Dr. Suman Sarkar
Problem Statement 3 Reconstructing past climates, ecological shifts, and biodiversity patterns from the Late Cretaceous to Neogene Period. Dr. Hukam Singh, Dr. Poonam Verma, Dr. Gaurav Srivastava, Dr. Anumeha Shukla, Dr. Vivesh Vir Kapur, Dr. Ansuya Bhandari, Dr. Prem Raj Uddandam
Project Title Ocean & Polar Climate
Project No. Thrust Area 4
Coordinator Dr. Srinivas Bikkina
Co-Coordinator Dr. Pawan Govil
Core Team Members
Associate Members
Description
Component No. Component Title Personnel
Problem Statement 1 Late Quaternary palaeoceanography reconstruction from the Eastern Indian Ocean. Dr. Pawan Govil, Dr. Abhijit Mazumder, Dr. Manoj M.C.
Problem Statement 2 The role of the Southern Ocean in Quaternary climate dynamics: deep-water and sea-ice variability. Dr. Sunil Kumar Shukla, Dr. Manoj M.C.
Problem Statement 3 Quaternary monsoon variability from the northern Indian Ocean. Dr. Prem Raj Uddandam
Problem Statement 4 High-latitude and high-altitude palaeoclimate reconstruction during the late Quaternary. Dr. Pawan Govil, Dr. Vartika Singh, Dr. Abhijit Mazumder
Problem Statement 5 Tracing terrestrial input of organic matter in marine sediments using a multiproxy approach. Dr. Srinivas Bikkina, Dr. Manoj M.C.
Project Title Coastal Dynamics & Sea Level
Project No. Thrust Area 5
Coordinator Dr. Biswajeet Thakur
Co-Coordinator Dr. Shilpa Pandey
Core Team Members
Associate Members
Description
Component No. Component Title Personnel
Problem Statement 1 Coastal dynamics and monsoonal climate change during the Holocene in the west coast of India. Dr. Biswajeet Thakur, Dr. Md. Firoze Quamar, Dr. Nitesh Kumar Khonde
Problem Statement 2 Mangrove development and dynamics during Holocene and its impact on human settlements. Dr. Shilpa Pandey
Problem Statement 3 Studying plant ecological interactions for projecting landcover changes along Indian coastline. Dr. Jyoti Srivastava
Problem Statement 4 Assessing resilience of coastal social-ecological systems: a study from Tamil Nadu coast. Dr. P. Morthekai, Dr. Nitesh Khonde
Problem Statement 5 Tropical peatland and palaeoclimate: lessons for future carbon dynamics. Dr. Shilpa Pandey
Project Title Holocene Climate & Extreme Events
Project No. Thrust Area 6
Coordinator Dr. Ratan Kar
Co-Coordinator Dr. Sadhan Kumar Basumatary
Core Team Members
Associate Members
Description
Component No. Component Title Personnel
Problem Statement 1 Palynological studies from higher and Trans Himalaya: implications for Holocene climate change. Dr. Ratan Kar, Dr. Parminder Singh Ranhotra
Problem Statement 2 Biotic and abiotic assessment of late Quaternary climate in Eastern Himalayan foothills. Dr. S.K. Basumatary, Dr. Swati Tripathi, Dr. Ratan Kar
Problem Statement 3 Spatio-temporal climate reconstruction using tree-rings in the Himalayan region. Dr. Santosh Kumar Shah, Dr. Krishna Gopal Misra, Dr. Parminder Singh Ranhotra
Problem Statement 4 Investigating evolution of high mountain glacial landscapes and GLOF risks. Dr. Sheikh Nawaz Ali
Problem Statement 5 Role of climate, tectonics and hydrometeorology in lake and palaeolake formation. Prof. Mahesh G. Thakkar, Dr. Anupam Sharma, Dr. P. Morthekai, Dr. Gurumurthy G.P, Dr. Sabyasachi Mandal, Dr. Mayank Shekhar
Problem Statement 6 Tracing temperate peatland dynamics during Holocene–Anthropocene. Dr. Shilpa Pandey
Project Title Human–Environment Relationship
Project No. Thrust Area 7
Coordinator Dr. Anil K. Pokharia
Co-Coordinator Dr. Sadhan Kumar Basumatary
Core Team Members
Associate Members
Description
Component No. Component Title Personnel
Problem Statement 1 Understanding agricultural diversity and human–monsoon relationship during mid–late Holocene. Dr. Anil K. Pokharia
Problem Statement 2 Understanding past population dynamics using ancient genomics and isotopic analysis. Dr. Niraj Rai
Problem Statement 3 Reconstructing domestication history and human–animal co-evolution. Dr. Niraj Rai
Problem Statement 4 Impact of dispersals and population genetics on formation of endogamous groups. Dr. Niraj Rai
Problem Statement 5 Reconstructing Holocene vegetation pattern, monsoon dynamics and ancient Indian culture. Dr. Anjali Trivedi
Problem Statement 6 Animal-Plant Interaction: special emphasis on dietary pattern and conservation. Dr. Sadhan Kumar Basumatary, Prof. Mahesh G. Thakkar
Project Title Quaternary Monsoon Reconstruction (QLDP-2)
Project No. Thrust Area 8
Coordinator Dr. Anupam Sharma
Co-Coordinator Dr. Binita Phartiyal
Core Team Members
Associate Members
Description
Component No. Component Title Personnel
Problem Statement 1 Palaeoclimate Reconstruction and ISM Variability. Dr. Srinivas Bikkina, Dr. Biswajeet Thakur, Dr. Anjali Trivedi, Dr. Kamlesh Kumar, Dr. Shailesh Agrawal, Dr. Md. Firoz Quamar, Dr. Jyoti Srivastava, Dr. S.N. Ali, Dr. Swati Tripathi, Dr. Manoj M.C., Dr. Prasanna K, Dr. Trina Bose, Dr. Anurag Kumar, Dr. Mayank Shekhar
Problem Statement 2 Vegetation dynamics and contemporary climate change. Same as PS-1
Problem Statement 3 Long-term assessment of monsoon precipitation and streamflow using tree-rings. Same as PS-1
Problem Statement 4 Environmental baseline monitoring and integration.
Problem Statement 5 Species Distribution Modelling (SDM).
Problem Statement 6 Integrating modern biogeochemical processes for enhanced palaeoclimate reconstruction.
Problem Statement 7 Climate Modelling.
Project Title Astrobiology and Astrochemistry
Project No. Thrust Area 9
Coordinator Prof. M.G. Thakkar
Co-Coordinator Dr. Anupam Sharma
Core Team Members
Associate Members
Description
Project Title Laboratory Enhancements
Project No. Thrust Area 10
Coordinator Dr Anupam Sharma
Co-Coordinator Dr. Srinivas Bikkina
Core Team Members
Associate Members
Description
Component No. Component Title Personnel
Problem Statement 1 Protocol development for new proxy parameters and upgradation of BSIP facilities. Dr. Anupam Sharma, Dr. Srinivas Bikkina
Problem Statement 2 Developing new Quaternary dating methods. Dr. P. Morthekai
Problem Statement 3 Laboratory stimulation of petroleum formation using hydrous pyrolysis. Dr. Neha Aggarwal, Dr. Divya K. Mishra
Problem Statement 4 Liquid Nitrogen plant for C14, Cathodoluminescence and Clumped isotope labs. Dr. Prasanna K
Problem Statement 5 Enhancing in-house capability for conventional Radiocarbon measurement. Dr. Srinivas Bikkina, Mr. Sanjay K. S. Gahlaud
Problem Statement 6 Improving pollen identification using flow cytometry and deep learning. Dr. Jyoti Srivastava
Problem Statement 7 LA-MC-ICPMS facility for radiogenic and non-traditional isotope research. Dr. Gurumurthy G.P., Dr. Anupam Sharma, Dr. Pawan Govil, Dr. Niteshkumar K
Project Title Specific Project under CPGG and Media
Project No. Thrust Area 11
Coordinator Dr. Shilpa Pandey
Co-Coordinator Dr. Nimish Kapoor
Core Team Members
Associate Members
Description
Component No. Component Title Personnel
Problem Statement 1 Geoheritage conservation and promotion for sustainable geotourism. Prof. M.G. Thakkar, Dr. Vivesh Vir Kapur, Dr. Nimish Kapoor, Dr. Sanjai K Singh
Media Science Communication for Public Engagement & Partnership (SCoPE 2025–2029). Dr. Kamlesh Kumar, Dr. Swati Tripathi, Dr. M. Firoze Quamar, Dr. Jyoti Srivastava, Dr. Prem Raj Uddandam, Dr. Ranveer Singh Negi, Dr. Suman Sarkar, Dr. Syed Rashid Ali
Activity 2 Popular Science Books and Booklets on Palaeosciences. Same as Activity 1
Activity 3 Audio Podcast Series – Unbound Palaeoscience. Dr. Jyoti Srivastava, Dr. Ranveer Singh Negi
Activity 4 Prithvi – Palaeoscience Film Festival of India. Dr. Kamlesh Kumar, Dr. Swati Tripathi, Dr. Anurag Kumar, Dr. Prem Raj Uddandam, Dr. Mayank Shekhar, Dr. Ranveer Singh Negi, Dr. Sanjay Kumar Singh, Dr. A.P.S. Chaddha
Activity 5 India’s Fossil Legacy: A Timeless Journey. Dr. M. Firoze Quamar, Dr. Anurag Kumar, Dr. Prem Raj Uddandam, Dr. Ranveer Singh Negi, Dr. Suman Sarkar, Dr. Sanjay Kumar Singh
Activity 6 News & Views – A Science Blog. Dr. Jyoti Srivastava, Dr. Mayank Shekhar, Dr. Ranveer Singh Negi, Dr. A.P.S. Chaddha
Activity 7 Science Communication Workshops for Scientists and Scholars. Dr. Jyoti Srivastava, Dr. Mayank Shekhar, Dr. Ranveer Singh Negi, Dr. A.P.S. Chaddha
Activity 8 Palaeosciences Horizons: Exploring Incredible India. Dr. Jyoti Srivastava, Dr. Anurag Kumar, Dr. Mayank Shekhar, Dr. Ranveer Singh Negi, Dr. Sanjay Kumar Singh
Activity 9 Artful Science Communication to Popularize Impactful Research (ASPIRE).

Project Title Early Life and Environment : Evidence from Indian Precambrian Basins
Project No. Project 1
Coordinator Veeru Kant Singh
Co-Coordinator Santosh K Pandey
Core Team Members Veeru Kant Singh, S K Pandey, Arif H Ansari
Associate Members
Description
Project Title Biostratigraphy during Paleozoic & Mesozoic
Project No. Project 2
Coordinator Srikanta Murthy
Co-Coordinator Anju Saxena
Core Team Members Srikanta Murthy, Anju Saxena
Associate Members
Description
Project Title Pre and Post Collision Biotic Turnover
Project No. Project 3
Coordinator Hukam Singh
Co-Coordinator Poonam Verma
Core Team Members Hukam Singh, Poonam Verma
Associate Members Abha Singh, Arvind Singh
Description
Project Title Ocean and Polar Palaeoclimate
Project No. Project 4
Coordinator Pawan Govil
Co-Coordinator Vartika Singh
Core Team Members Pawan Govil, Vartika Singh
Associate Members Anupam Sharma
Description
Project Title Late Quaternary Coastal Dynamics
Project No. Project 5
Coordinator Biswajeet Thakur
Co-Coordinator Shilpa Pandey
Core Team Members Biswajeet Thakur, Shilpa Pandey
Associate Members
Description
Project Title Holocene Vegetation & Climate
Project No. Project 6
Coordinator Ratan Kar
Co-Coordinator Sadhan K Basumatary
Core Team Members Ratan Kar, Sadhan K Basumatary
Associate Members P S Ranhotra
Description
Project Title Human–Environment Interaction
Project No. Project 7
Coordinator Anil K Pokharia
Co-Coordinator Niraj Rai
Core Team Members Anil K Pokharia, Niraj Rai
Associate Members
Description
Project Title Quaternary Monsoon Reconstruction
Project No. Project 8
Coordinator Anupam Sharma
Co-Coordinator Binita Phartiyal
Core Team Members Anupam Sharma, Binita Phartiyal
Associate Members Sadhan K Basumatary
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Project Title New evidence of early life forms found in the Precambrian successions is always considered a significant discovery and draws attention of the global scientific community.
Project No. Early Life and environment : Evidence from Indian Precambrian basins.
Coordinator Mukund Sharma
Co-Coordinator Veeru Kant Singh
Core Team Members Archana Sonkar
Associate Members
Description
Component No. Component Title Personnel
Component 1.1 Palaeobiological remains of the Vindhyans and their Significance in Understanding the Meso-Neoproterozoic biosphere evolution. Mukund Sharma (Scientist G), Veeru Kant Singh (Scientist D), S.K. Pandey (Scientist C), Arif H. Ansari (Scientist C), Yogmaya Shukla (Scientist C)
Component 1.2 Molecular oxygen dynamics and their possible role in evolution and diversification of Mesoproterozoic eukaryotes. Veeru Kant Singh (Scientist D), Mukund Sharma (Scientist G), Arif H. Ansari (Scientist C), Shamim Ahmed (BSRA)
Component 1.3 Palaeobiological and geochemical investigation of the Neoproterozoic Bhander Group, central and western India. S.K. Pandey (Scientist C), Mukund Sharma (Scientist G), Arif H. Ansari (Scientist C)
Component 1.4 Signatures of early life: Evidence from Archaean sediments of India and implication for Astrobiological studies. Yogmaya Shukla (Scientist B), Mukund Sharma (Scientist G)
Component 1.5 Evolution of marine trace metal and carbon inventory during the Precambrian. Gurumurthy G.P. (Scientist B), Arvind K. Singh (Scientist B), Niteshkumar N. Khonde (Scientist B), Mohd. Arif (Scientist B)
Project Title In the Indian sub-continent the Gondwana deposits mark the recommencement of sedimentation commenced from Permo-Carboniferous.
Project No. Emergence, biotic crisis, adaptation and radiation of life forms during Paleozoic and Mesozoic: An integrated approach
Coordinator Amit K. Ghosh
Co-Coordinator Srikanta Murthy
Core Team Members Shivalee Srivastava
Associate Members
Description
Component No. Component Title Personnel
Component 2.1 Floral diversity and palaeoenvironmental implications from the Permian sequence of Son-Mahanadi Basin. Anju Saxena (Scientist D), Srikanta Murthy (Scientist D)
Component 2.2 Floral evolution in Lower Gondwana sediments of South Rewa and Satpura basins. Deepa Agnihotri (Scientist C), S. Suresh Kumar Pillai (Scientist D)
Component 2.3 Palaeofloral and biomarker analyses of Lower Gondwana sequences. S. Suresh Kumar Pillai (Scientist D), Runcie Paul Mathews (Scientist C), Srikanta Murthy (Scientist D)
Component 2.4 Palynostratigraphy and evidence of palaeo-wildfire. Srikanta Murthy (Scientist D), Anju Saxena (Scientist D), S. Suresh Kumar Pillai (Scientist D), Saurabh Gautam (BSRA)
Component 2.5 Palynostratigraphy and Palaeo-environmental studies of the late Permian sediments of the Godavari Basin. Neha Aggarwal (Scientist C), Biswajeet Thakur (Scientist D)
Component 2.6 Palynological studies in the late Palaeozoic sequence of Maharashtra State, central India: its global implications. Pauline Sabina K. (Scientist D), Gurumurthy G.P. (Scientist B)
Component 2.7 Biotic and climatic changes across Permian-Triassic sequences in Peninsular India. Amit K. Ghosh (Scientist F), Ratan Kar (Scientist E)
Component 2.8 OAEs (Oceanic Anoxic Events) studies based on calcareous nannofossils, sedimentary organic matter, geochemical and isotopic characterization of Mesozoic sediments. Abha Singh (Scientist C), Poonam Verma (Scientist D), Rajesh Agnihotri (Scientist E), Shailesh Agrawal (Scientist C)
Component 2.9 Early Cretaceous Palaeofloristics of South Rewa Gondwana Basin: Its phytogeographical and palaeoecological implications. Neeru Prakash (Scientist F), Neelam (Scientist C)
Project Title This time frame includes the northward voyage of Indian Plate and uplift of the Himalaya.
Project No. Palaeobiogeography, biotic and climatic events, characterization of biomarker in terminal Cretaceous–early Palaeogene
Coordinator Vandana Prasad
Co-Coordinator Anupam Sharma
Core Team Members Archana Sonker
Associate Members
Description
Component No. Component Title Personnel
Component 3.1 Integrative palynological, magnetostratigraphic and sedimentological studies of selected Deccan volcano-sedimentary sections. Mohd. Arif (Scientist B), Vandana Prasad (Scientist F), Arvind K. Singh (Scientist B), Vivesh Vir Kapur (Scientist C), Shreya Mishra (BSRA)
Component 3.2 Biostratigraphy and palaeoclimate of early Palaeogene lignite and coal bearing sequences. Vandana Prasad (Scientist F), Anupam Sharma (Scientist F), Manoj M.C. (Scientist C)
Component 3.3 Geological and climatic evolution of Palaeogene sequence of Jaisalmer and Barmer basins. Arvind K. Singh (Scientist B), Gurumurthy G.P. (Scientist B), Mohd. Arif (Scientist B)
Component 3.4 Reconstruction of Palaeogene palaeoenvironment and palaeobiogeography of northwestern India based on plant mega-remains. Anumeha Shukla (Scientist C)
Component 3.5 The Palaeogene climate and vegetation of Assam and Meghalaya based on plant mega-remains – A quantitative approach. Gaurav Srivastava (Scientist C)
Component 3.6 Integrated biostratigraphy of Cenozoic succession of Gujarat, India. Poonam Verma (Scientist D), Abha Singh (Scientist C)
Component 3.7 Organic composition and source rock characteristics from lignite bearing sequences of Rajasthan. Runcie Paul Mathews (Scientist C)
Component 3.8 Analysis of amber biota from early Palaeogene sedimentary sequences. Hukam Singh (Scientist D)
Component 3.9 Palaeogene fauna from central and western India: palaeobiogeographic aspects. Vivesh Vir Kapur (Scientist C), Prasanna K. (Scientist B)
Project Title Neogene successions in the Himalaya and Peninsular India are being studied.
Project No. Understanding monsoonal variability and its relationship with global climate during the Neogene
Coordinator Binita Phartiyal
Co-Coordinator Amit K. Ghosh
Core Team Members Prashanta Kumar Das, Shivalee Srivastava
Associate Members
Description
Component No. Component Title Personnel
Component 4.1 Monsoon evolution based on the study of Neogene sequence of NW Himalaya. Sajid Ali (Scientist B), Mohd. Arif (Scientist B), Binita Phartiyal (Scientist E)
Component 4.2 Reconstruction and comparison of monsoon seasonality during the Miocene from Kutch and Quilon. Prasanna K. (Scientist B), Vivesh Vir Kapur (Scientist C)
Component 4.3 Miocene terrestrial biota from the NW Himalaya and Kutch, India. Ansuya Bhandari (Scientist B)
Component 4.4 Reconstruction of Neogene palaeoclimate and palaeoceanography of Andaman and Nicobar Basin. Amit K. Ghosh (Scientist F), Arindam Chakraborty (BSRA)
Project Title Vegetation dynamics and palaeoclimate based on multi-proxy evidences.
Project No. Vegetation dynamics and palaeoclimate of late Quaternary Himalayan region
Coordinator Ratan Kar
Co-Coordinator S.K. Basumatary
Core Team Members Rajaram Verma
Associate Members
Description
Component No. Component Title Personnel
Component 5.1 Holocene climatic history of the Lahaul Valley with special reference to anthropogenic impact. Ratan Kar (Scientist E)
Component 5.2 Exploring Holocene climate variability over the eastern Himalaya using vegetation–climate relationship. Ruby Ghosh (Scientist D), Shailesh Agrawal (Scientist C)
Component 5.3 Vegetational succession in response to the Holocene climate variability in Sirmaur and Bilaspur districts, Himachal Pradesh. Anjali Trivedi (Scientist D)
Component 5.4 Tree-Ring based climate reconstruction of the Eastern Himalaya: A spatio-temporal perspective of multi-decadal variability. Santosh K. Shah (Scientist D)
Component 5.5 Tree-Ring based late Holocene climate records and ecological response of trees from Western Himalaya, India. Krishna Gopal Misra (Scientist D), Rajesh Agnihotri (Scientist E)
Component 5.6 Altitudinal variation in vegetation in relation to climate during Holocene in Meghalaya. S.K. Basumatary (Scientist D)
Component 5.7 Response of vegetation to the Holocene climatic changes and anthropogenic induced changes across Barak Valley of Assam, northeast India. Swati Tripathi (Scientist C)
Component 5.8 Analyzing the Holocene vegetation and monsoonal dynamics of the Western Himalaya, based on lacustrine and tree ring archives. P.S. Ranhotra (Scientist D), Ruby Ghosh (Scientist D), Mayank Shekhar (BSRA)
Project Title Indian monsoon is the major controlling mechanism of climate and economy.
Project No. Monsoonal variability and climate change during late Quaternary in Peninsular India
Coordinator Anjum Farooqui
Co-Coordinator Biswajeet Thakur
Core Team Members Rajaram Verma
Associate Members
Description
Component No. Component Title Personnel
Component 6.1 Indian Summer Monsoon variation during the Holocene from the central Indian Core Monsoon Zone. Md. Firoze Quamar (Scientist C)
Component 6.2 Mangrove dynamics in response to climate and relative sea level changes from northeastern part of the Mahanadi Delta during Holocene. Shilpa Pandey (Scientist C), Kamlesh Kumar (Scientist C)
Component 6.3 Monsoonal variation of late Quaternary from sedimentary records of southern India: a palynological study. Anjum Farooqui (Scientist F), Rupa Ghosh (BSRA)
Component 6.4 Reconstruction of late Quaternary climate from the floral records of Kanara region, SW Coast of India. Jyoti Srivastava (Scientist C), Manoj M.C. (Scientist C)
Component 6.5 Climatic history recorded in southwest coast of India: a multiproxy approach. Biswajeet Thakur (Scientist D), Abhijit Mazumder (Scientist D), Manoj M.C. (Scientist C)
Project Title Marine and polar palaeoclimate reconstruction.
Project No. Late Quaternary palaeoclimate from marine records
Coordinator Pawan Govil
Co-Coordinator Vartika Singh
Core Team Members Rajaram Verma
Associate Members
Description
Component No. Component Title Personnel
Component 7.1 Reconstruction of monsoon-climate induced changes in oceanic conditions of western Bay of Bengal since LGM. Pawan Govil (Scientist D), Abhijit Mazumder (Scientist D)
Component 7.2 Investigating Oxygen Minimum Zone variability in the northeastern Arabian Sea. Abhijit Mazumder (Scientist D), Pawan Govil (Scientist D)
Component 7.3 Reconstructing the Southern Ocean climate variability during the late Quaternary using diatoms. Sunil Kumar Shukla (Scientist C)
Component 7.4 Study of late Quaternary climate and sea level changes of the Polar regions using multiproxy data. Vartika Singh (Scientist D)
Project Title Holocene monsoonal variability inferred from abiotic proxies.
Project No. Holocene monsoonal variability and forcing factors
Coordinator Anupam Sharma
Co-Coordinator Binita Phartiyal
Core Team Members Jitendra Yadav
Associate Members
Description
Component No. Component Title Personnel
Component 8.1 Holocene climatic variations in Tethyan and Trans Himalayas with reference to local, regional and global forcings. Binita Phartiyal (Scientist E), Anupam Sharma (Scientist F), Debrati Nag (BSRA)
Component 8.2 Glacier response to Holocene ISM and NEWM variability from higher Himalaya, Sikkim. Sheikh Nawaz Ali (Scientist C), P. Morthekai (Scientist C)
Component 8.3 Compilation and quantification of climate proxy datasets of western India during Holocene. Trina Bose (Scientist B), Binita Phartiyal (Scientist E)
Component 8.4 Indian Summer Monsoon variability during Holocene from the Mahi River Basin, Gujarat. Kamlesh Kumar (Scientist C), Shilpa Pandey (Scientist C)
Component 8.5 Ascertaining causes for abandonment of Korkai and Kayal ports in southeastern coast of India. P. Morthekai (Scientist C), Sheikh Nawaz Ali (Scientist C)
Component 8.6 Holocene sedimentation and associated palaeoenvironmental changes in western Great Rann of Kachchh Basin, western India. Niteshkumar N. Khonde (Scientist B), Gurumurthy G.P. (Scientist B)
Component 8.7 Indian summer monsoon rainfall variability during the Holocene: stable carbon isotope based transfer-function approach. Shailesh Agrawal (Scientist C), Sheikh Nawaz Ali (Scientist C)
Project Title Human–environment interaction during the Holocene.
Project No. Archaeobiology, Archaeochemistry, Palaeogenomics
Coordinator Rajesh Agnihotri
Co-Coordinator Anil K. Pokharia
Core Team Members Nandita Tiwari
Associate Members
Description
Component No. Component Title Personnel
Component 9.1 Palaeoethnobotany: Ancient man, plants and environment in northern and north western India. Anil K. Pokharia (Scientist E), Anjali Trivedi (Scientist D), Deepika Tripathi (BSRA)
Component 9.2 Reconstructing past agronomic conditions, crop evolution and human activities using isotopic and geochemical tracers. Rajesh Agnihotri (Scientist E), Anjum Farooqui (Scientist F), Niraj Rai (Scientist C), Niteshkumar N. Khonde (Scientist B)
Component 9.3 Reconstructing the population history of South Asia using palaeogenomics. Niraj Rai (Scientist C), Kamlesh Singh Mahar (BSRA)
Component 9.4 Role of human-environment interaction in tracing urbanization in the Ganga Plain. Anupam Sharma (Scientist F), Kamlesh Kumar (Scientist C), Niraj Rai (Scientist C), Sandhya Mishra (BSRA)
Project Title State-of-the-art geochemical and analytical facilities.
Project No. Laboratory establishment and protocol development
Coordinator Director
Co-Coordinator Anupam Sharma
Core Team Members Jitendra Yadav
Associate Members
Description
Component No. Component Title Personnel
Component 10.1 Palaeotemperature reconstruction using alkenone and foraminifera elemental ratios. Manoj M.C. (Scientist C), Pawan Govil (Scientist D)
Component 10.2 Luminescence chronology for dose-rate violated sites. P. Morthekai (Scientist C), Sheikh Nawaz Ali (Scientist C)
Component 10.3 Establishment of Laboratory to extract and analyse Tree-Ring cellulose isotope data. Trina Bose (Scientist B), Krishna Gopal Mishra (Scientist D)
Component 10.4 Protocols development (R&D) for new proxy parameters and upgradation of TL/OSL and Geochemistry labs. Anupam Sharma (Scientist F), Pawan Govil (Scientist D), Shailesh Agrawal (Scientist C), Kamlesh Kumar (Scientist C), Sheikh Nawaz Ali (Scientist C), P. Morthekai (Scientist C), Manoj M.C. (Scientist C), Runcie Paul Mathews (Scientist C)
Component 10.5 Upgradation and smooth functioning of BSIP’s Radiocarbon dating and stable isotope facilities. Rajesh Agnihotri (Scientist E)
Component 10.6 Establishment of Palaeo-Informatics Unit and digitization of fossils displayed in BSIP Museum. Amit K. Ghosh (Scientist F), Sanjai K. Singh (Tech. Officer B), Nilay Govind (Tech. Assistant E)