On-going sponsored projects :
Year
Project Title & Funding Agency
Principal Investigator
2010-13
Fluvial geomorphology in Ganga River Basin Management, Ministry of Environment and Forests, New Delhi (2.17 crores)
Dr. Rajiv Sinha
2009-13
River dynamics and Flood risk evaluation of the Kosi river, north Bihar plains: an integrated approach, Ministry of Earth Sciences ( 1.45 crores)
Dr. Rajiv Sinha
2010-13
Morphotectonic Variability along the NW Himalayan Front: Tectonics-Climate Coupling, DST (29.75 lakhs)
Dr. Rajiv Sinha
2009-13
IGCP 582: Tropical rivers: hydro-physical processes, impacts, hazards and management (UNESCO and IUGS)
Dr. Rajiv Sinha
2011-14
The Kosi river alluvial dynamics and associated risks, Indo-French Center for Promotion of Advance Research (~90 lakhs)
Dr. Rajiv Sinha
2011-14
The structure and dynamics of groundwater systems in northwestern India under past, present and future climates, MOES (New Delhi) and NERC (UK) (2.53 crores)
Dr. Rajiv Sinha
2011-15
Hydrometeorological feedbacks and changes in water storage and fluxes in Northern India, MOES (New Delhi) and NERC (UK) (2.98 crores)
Dr. Rajiv Sinha
2011-13
Sustainable Management of the Ganga River Basin through Scientific Innovation, UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI), British Council (GBP 40,000)
Dr. Rajiv Sinha
2010-15
Paleoseismic & GPS studies for active fault mapping and slip rate estimation in NW-Central Himalaya,india, JICA-JST, Japan(403.8 lakhs )
Dr. J.N.Malik & Dr. Onkar Dikshit
2010-13
Active tectonic influence on landscape evolution around northern fringe of Janauri anticline along Himalayan frontal zone, NW Himalaya, DST, New Delhi (19.7 lakhs )
Dr. J.N.Malik & Dr. Onkar Dikshit
2011-14
The Kosi river alluvial dynamics and associated risks. Indo–French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research (IFCPAR), INR 37,62,000 (Co-PI), Duration: 2011-2014
Dr. Rajiv Sinha & Dr. Debajyoti Paul
2011-14
Geochemical Evolution of the Earth. Department of Science and Technology, India, INR 16.8 lakhs, Duration: Aug 2011- July 2014
Dr. Debajyoti Paul
2012-15
Reduction of Chromium Toxicity using Nano particles: Laboratory and Field Scale Study, 2010. Ministry of Environment and Forests, India, INR 36,94,560, Apr 2012-May 2015
Dr. Debajyoti Paul
Completed sponsored projects
Year
Project Title & Funding Agency
Principal Investigator
2012
Interfluves stratigraphy, sedimentology and geochemistry of the central and southern Ganga plains (DST, 74.59 lacks)
Dr. Rajiv Sinha
2012
National facility for core archival and analysis
(ongoing, 2006-11, DST, 26.52 lakhs)
Dr. Rajiv Sinha
2012
River dynamics and hazard assessment in the Himalayan foreland, UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI), British Council (GBP 51,007)
Dr. Rajiv Sinha
2012
Study of liquefaction potential alluvial soil along Indo-Gangetic Plains, DST New Delhi (28.3 lakhs )
Dr. J N Malik & Dr.N.R.Patra
2011
Reconstruction of monsoonal rainfall from Late Quaternary Ganga and Yamuna alluvial plains by stable isotope tracers: implications to climate change on vegetation and river response, DST ( 13.49 lakhs)
Dr. Rajiv Sinha
2011
Sub-surface stratigraphy of the Ghaggar plains: linkage of landscape evolution and cultural heritage, Imperial College, London (9.05 lakhs)
Dr. Rajiv Sinha
2011
Active Tectonic investigations around South-Middle Andaman and Car Nicobar Islands, A&N Islands, INCOIS, Hyderabad (MoES), (35.8 lakhs )
Dr. J N Malik & Dr. Onkar Dikshit
2010
Fluvial geomorphology and hydraulic modeling of the upper Ganga for maintaining sustainable flows, World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature
(5.29 lakhs)
Dr. Rajiv Sinha
2010
Late Quaternary environmental changes in western Haryana plains interpreted through lake deposits, University of Cambridge, UK (2009-10, (4.36 lakhs)
Dr. Rajiv Sinha
2010
Collaborative Research: Paleoclimate Reconstruction based on the Stable Carbon Isotopic Composition of Bone Collagen from Small Herbivores Recovered in Archaeological Assemblages Agency- USNSF: $151,357/2 yr (Co-PI); Duration: Sept 2008- Aug 2010
Dr. Debajyoti Paul
2010
Acquisition of a New X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) Spectrometer for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering at IITK. CARE Sceheme, IIT Kanpur, INR 70 lakhs, 2010
Dr. Debajyoti Paul
2009
Paleoseismological investigations in Andaman Islands (A&N islands) India. Sponsored by Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, DST, New Delhi (INOD-JAPAN Collaborative project) (9.0 lakhs)
Dr. J.N.Malik & Dr. C.V.R Murty
2009
Collaborative Research: Rejuvenescent Volcanism on Mauritius. Agency- USNSF: $60,778 (PI); Duration: July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2009
Dr. Debajyoti Paul
2009
Geochemical Signatures in the sediment cores from Ganga Valley and Ghaggar/Hakra riverbed- Inferences on Sedimentation Dynamics and Climate Change in Northern India. Initiation Grant for New Faculty Research, IIT Kanpur, INR 10 lakhs, 2009
Dr. Debajyoti Paul
2008
Active tectonic investigation along northwestern Himalayan foothill zone, DST, New Delhi (47.0 lakhs)
Dr. J N Malik
2007
IGCP 518 “Fluvial sequences as evidence for landscape and climatic evolution in the Late Cenozoic” (UNESCO and IUGS)
Dr. Rajiv Sinha
2007
Neotectonic vs. climatic control on river dynamics and landscape evolution during the Late Pleistocene-Holocene: Comparison of the Körös Basin (Hungary) and the Ganga-Yamuna plains, Himalayan foreland (India), Hungarian – Indian Intergovernmental S & T Cooperation Programme (2005-07, DST, 2.86 lakhs)
Dr. Rajiv Sinha
2007
DSM generation using high altitude satellite photos for identification and mapping of active tectonic landforms related to paleo-earthquake in Kumaon Himalaya, MHRD, New Delhi (15 lakhs )
Dr. J N Malik & Dr. Bharat Lohani
2006
Remote sensing assisted mapping of mega-geomorphology in parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plains, India (Apr’00-Aug.02), University of Dalhousie, Canada (10.81 lakhs)
Dr. Rajiv Sinha
2006
Mega-Geomorphic Elements in Ganga-Yamuna (GY) Alluvial Plains and their stratigraphic significance interpreted through sedimentology and geochemistry (ongoing), Dept. of Science & Technology, Govt. of India (2002-05, 35.13 lakhs)
Dr. Rajiv Sinha
2006
Tracking Environmental Change and Human Impact In The Ganga Plains, Ministry of Human Resources and Development, Govt. of India (2003-2006, MHRD, 10 lakhs)
Dr. Rajiv Sinha
2006
Active faults along northwestern Himalayan foothill zone: Implications to the great Himalayan earthquakes, DST, New Delhi (Fast Track Young Scientist) (4.0 lakhs )
Dr. J N Malik
2006
Inferences on Paleoclimate from detailed Sediment logical and Geochemical study of Paleosols within the Hensel Formation, South Texas, USA. UTSA Faculty Research Award 2005-2006; Amount: $5000; Duration: 6 months
Dr. Debajyoti Paul
2005
Modernization of geosciences UG Laboratory (2003-05, MHRD, 15 lakhs)
Dr. Rajiv Sinha
2005
Modernisation of sedimentological research facility (2003-05, MHRD, 10 lakhs)
Dr. Rajiv Sinha
2004
Establishing a new Continuous-Flow Stable Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry Analytical facility; UTSA/start-up funds: $338,500, 2004
Dr. Debajyoti Paul
2001
Application of Geomorphologic Instantaneous Unit Hydrograph (GIUH) and Geomorphoclimatic Instantaneous Unit Hydrograph (GcIUH) theory in overbank flow analysis (June’98-May’01), All India Council for Technical Education (~7 lakhs)
Dr. Rajiv Sinha
1999
Sedimentology and sediment-water geochemistry at Sambhar lake basin, Rajasthan (Jan.'97-Dec.'99), Dept. of Science & Technology, Govt. of India (7.88 lakhs)
Dr. Rajiv Sinha
1998
Design, demonstration and monitoring of ash dykes (March '95 - Feb. 1998), Flyash Mission, Dept. of Science & Technology, Govt. of India (19.31 lakhs)
Dr. Rajiv Sinha
1998
Hydro-geochemistry, thermal structure and sedimentology of Priyadarshini lake, Schirmacher Oasis, Antarctica (Jan. '97- Dec.'98), Dept. of Ocean Development, Govt. of India (5.267 lakhs)
Dr. Rajiv Sinha
1994
Identification of landslide-prone areas in the Uttarkashi region using Remote sensing data, Ministry of Environment & Forests,Govt. of India
Dr. Rajiv Sinha
1994
Hydrological studies of Naini lake, U.P., Directorate of Environment, Govt. of UP
Dr. Rajiv Sinha
