Centre for Socio-Economic Development(CSED)

About the Centre

Focal areas of activities of CSED is to promote activities that lead to ecological and economic security, and sustainable development in the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR).
- Poverty, Out-migration, Natural Resource Management for Sustainable livelihood, Technology development and demonstration.

Collaborative Institutions

Government Institutions

G.B. Pant University Of Agriculture And Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand

Government Institutions

ICAR-Vivekananda Parvatiya Krishi Anusandhan Sansthan, Almora, Uttarakhand

Facilities

Faculties

Scientist F

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Dr. Paromita Ghosh

Designation:  Scientist F

Discipline:  Plant Science ; Soil Science ;

Email Id:  paroghosh@rediffmail.com

Scientist-E

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Dr. Ashok Kumar Sahani

Designation:  Scientist-E

Discipline:  Social Science ; Anthropology ;

Email Id:  aksahani@gbpihed.nic.in

Scientist D

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Dr. Harshit Pant

Designation:  Scientist D

Discipline:  Biodiversity conservation, Forest ecology and ecosystem services ; Climate Change & Community Based Forest Management ; Read more

Email Id:  drharshitpant@gmail.com

Scientist D

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Dr. Shailaja Punetha

Designation:  Scientist D

Discipline:  Agriculture ; Horticulture ;

Email Id:  shailupunetha@gmail.com

Researchers

Consultant under Mountain Division Project

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Dr. Deepa Bisht

Designation:  Consultant under Mountain Division Project

Discipline:  Ph. D (Botany)

Email Id:  deepabisht1234@rediffmail.com

Technology Associate

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Dr. Megha Sharma

Designation:   Technology Associate

Discipline:  Ph.D in Commerce (Marketing)

Email Id:  meghashrm709@gmail.com

Senior Project Fellow

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Dr. Nidhi Joshi

Designation:  Senior Project Fellow

Discipline:  जैव रसायन और आणविक जीव विज्ञान Read more

Email Id:  jnidhi390@gmail.com

Young Professional – I

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Ms. Pooja Oli

Designation:  Young Professional – I

Discipline:  Biotechnology

Email Id:  olipooja11@gmail.com

Young Professional – I

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Ms. Lovely Sharma

Designation:  Young Professional – I

Discipline:  Botany

Email Id:  lovely745605@gmail.com

Field Assistant

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Mr. Manoj Singh Bisht

Designation:  Field Assistant

Discipline:  Field

Email Id:  bishtmanda123@gmail.com

Field Assistant

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Mr. Vijay Singh Bisht

Designation:  Field Assistant

Discipline:  Field

Email Id:  singhvijay56105@gmail.com

Services

Pine Factory

Pine Needles are used to make file covers that can be utilised as stationary

Bio Briquetting

Biomass briquettes are a biofuel substitute to coal and charcoal.

Vermicompost

Production of nutrient-rich organic fertilizer and soil conditioner. It is used in farming and small scale sustainable, organic farming.

Projects

Ongoing

In-house project : Community Driven Eco-smart Model Village Development to Improve Livelihoods and Foster Ecological Security in the Himalaya

Cultivation and conservation of Indigenous medicinal plants through technological backstopping for Sustainable Livelihood of Raji Tribes of Indian Central Himalaya

Demonstration and scaling up of Chir Pine leaves based bio-briquettes technology to promote environment-friendly energy for employment and income generation among rural people in Uttarakhand

Biochemical and molecular characterization of selected legume crops for identification of suitable germplasm to bridge the nutritional and yield gaps in Uttarkhand

Consultant-Mountain Division Project: Policy imperatives of socio-economic development related environment-friendly rural technologies promoted by GBPNIHE across the IHR: Prospects and constraints

Completed

Himalaya Calling - Bridging science policy and practice to foster sustainable development in the Indian Himalaya Region (IHR).

Estimation of economics losses in real term per hectare basis due to Forest Fire in Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh

Research Articles

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Ethnomedicinal knowledge of a marginal hill community of Central Himalaya: diversity, usage pattern, and conservation concerns.

Authors Ojha, S.N., D. Tiwari, A. Anand , R.C. Sundriyal

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2020

Green Sequestration Potential of Chir Pine Forests Located in Kumaun Himalaya.

Authors Pant, H. , A. Tewari

Forest Products Journal , 2020

Soil macrofauna diversity and population dynamics in Indian Himalayan Agroecosystems.


Authors Pant, M., G.C.S. Negi , P. Kumar


Soil Research, 2020

Climate Change Impacts in the Himalayan Mountain Ecosystems.


Authors Negi, G.C.S. , S Mukherjee


Encyclopedia of the World’s Biomes, Elsevier Inc, 2020

The Impact of Climate Change in Hindu Kush Himalayas: Key Sustainability Issues.


Authors Singh, S.P., R. Thadani, G.C.S. Negi, R.D. Singh , S. Gumber


Springer Nature Switzerland, 2020

Ecology and Use of Lantana camara in India.

Authors Negi, G.C.S., S. Sharma, S.C.R. Vishvakarma, S.S. Samant, R.K. Maikhuri, R.C. Prasad , L.M.S. Palni

The Botanical Review , 2019

Activities

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Centre for Socio-Economic Development of the Institute organized an online sensitization workshop on Low cost environment friendly technologies ( 17th Mar 2023)

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Plantation drive at Jyoli Village (Almora) as a part of celebration of Van Mahaotsav by ENVIS Centre of the Institute ( 1st Jul 2022 -7th Jul 2022)

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Centre for Socio-Economic & Development organized a workshop on Identification of appropriate rural livelihood technologies for Uttarakhand at Uttarakhand Institute Of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Read more ( 1st Jun 2022 -2nd Jun 2022)

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ENVIS Centre of Institute organized a two week long training course for 30 trainees from 9 districts of Uttarakhand on Bird Identification under the Green Skill Development Programme Read more ( 7th Mar 2022 -17th Mar 2022)

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Contact Us

Dr. Paromita Ghosh Centre for Socio-Economic Development

G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment

Kosi-Katarmal, Almora-263 643, Uttarakhand, India

(Code: +91-5962) 241041, 241154

paroghosh@rediffmail.com  

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