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Dr SHIBU K MANI

MTech, PhD
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

Articles in Journals

Sl.No. Title Name of Journal Date of Publication Volume No/Issue No/Page No
1 Organizational contributions to emergency preparedness and response in Varanasi: A comprehensive analysis International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (IJDRR) 01-Aug-2024 110 / / -

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Category Article in Research Journal
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Author Name (s) SHIBU K MANI,ARVIND KUMAR,JANG BAHADUR PRASAD,ANUPREET SINGH TIWANA
Title of Article Organizational contributions to emergency preparedness and response in Varanasi: A comprehensive analysis
Name of Journal International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (IJDRR)
Volume No 110
Issue No
Page No -
URL https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/international-journal-of-disaster-risk-reduction
Date of Publication 01-Aug-2024
2 Mapping of built-up area and change detection in Bengaluru using semi-automatic classification AIP Conference Proceedings 01-Sep-2023 / / -

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Category Article in Research Journal
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Author Name (s) ARPAN PRADHAN,UPPALURI SIRISHA,SOVAN SANKALP,SHIBU K MANI,KIRTIKANTA SAHOO
Title of Article Mapping of built-up area and change detection in Bengaluru using semi-automatic classification
Name of Journal AIP Conference Proceedings
Volume No
Issue No
Page No -
URL https://pubs.aip.org/aip/acp
Date of Publication 01-Sep-2023
3 Smart city initiatives and disaster resilience of cities through spatial planning in Pune city, India Disaster Advances 31-May-2023 16 / 5 / 29-37

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Category Article in Research Journal
Sole Authored /Co Authored Co-Author
Author Name (s) SHIBU K MANI,SUJATA KODAG,GURU BALAMURUGAN
Title of Article Smart city initiatives and disaster resilience of cities through spatial planning in Pune city, India
Name of Journal Disaster Advances
Volume No 16
Issue No 5
Page No 29-37
URL https://worldresearchersassociations.com/Archives/DA/Vol(16)2023/May%202023/Smart%20city%20initiatives%20and%20disaster%20resilience%20of%20cities%20through%20spatial%20planning%20in%20Pune%20city.pdf
Date of Publication 31-May-2023
4 Earthquake and flood resilience through spatial planning in the complex urban system Progress in Disaster Sciences 21-Feb-2022 / / 1-29

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Author Name (s) SHIBU K MANI,SUJATA KODAG,GURU BALAMURUGAN,SOMNATH BERA
Title of Article Earthquake and flood resilience through spatial planning in the complex urban system
Name of Journal Progress in Disaster Sciences
Volume No
Issue No
Page No 1-29
URL https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/progress-in-disaster-science
Date of Publication 21-Feb-2022
5 Drought Mitigation through Hydrogel Application In Rice (Oryza Sativa L.) Cultivation Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences 21-Dec-2021 9 / 6 / 727-733

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Category Article in Research Journal
Sole Authored /Co Authored Co-Author
Author Name (s) UPPALURI SIRISHA,SRIRAM VASUDEVAN,SHIBU K MANI,M. SUDAKAR
Title of Article Drought Mitigation through Hydrogel Application In Rice (Oryza Sativa L.) Cultivation
Name of Journal Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences
Volume No 9
Issue No 6
Page No 727-733
URL http://jebas.org/ojs/index.php/jebas/issue/view/9
Date of Publication 21-Dec-2021
6 Natech guide words: A new approach to assess and manage natech risk to ensure business continuity Journal Of Loss Prevention In The Process Industries 24-Jul-2021 72 / / 1-17

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Category Article in Research Journal
Sole Authored /Co Authored Co-Author
Author Name (s) SHIBU K MANI,SACHIN DAMLE,GURU BALAMURUGAN
Title of Article Natech guide words: A new approach to assess and manage natech risk to ensure business continuity
Name of Journal Journal Of Loss Prevention In The Process Industries
Volume No 72
Issue No
Page No 1-17
URL https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0950423021001741
Date of Publication 24-Jul-2021
7 Risk Management of Technological Accidents triggered by Natural-Hazards (Natech): A Review of Relevant Indian Legislation Disaster Advances 26-Mar-2021 14 / 4 / 95-106

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Category Article in Research Journal
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Author Name (s) SHIBU K MANI,DAMLE SACHIN,BALAMURUGAN GURU
Title of Article Risk Management of Technological Accidents triggered by Natural-Hazards (Natech): A Review of Relevant Indian Legislation
Name of Journal Disaster Advances
Volume No 14
Issue No 4
Page No 95-106
URL https://worldresearchersassociations.com/disascurrissue.aspx
Date of Publication 26-Mar-2021
8 Sustainable water consumption of rice (Oryza sativa L.) as influenced by superabsorbent polymer in water stressed conditions International Journal of Modern Agriculture 01-Mar-2021 10 / 1 / 857-866

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Author Name (s) SHIBU K MANI,SURYA PRAKASH,SRIRAM VASUDEVAN,ANKUSH BANERJEE,ADITYA C JOE,GIRINATH REDDY,GEETHA K N
Title of Article Sustainable water consumption of rice (Oryza sativa L.) as influenced by superabsorbent polymer in water stressed conditions
Name of Journal International Journal of Modern Agriculture
Volume No 10
Issue No 1
Page No 857-866
URL http://www.modern-journals.com/index.php/ijma
Date of Publication 01-Mar-2021
9 Carrying Capacity Assessment for Religious Crowd Management - An Application to Sabarimala Mass Gathering Pilgrimage, India International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage 14-Jan-2021 8 / 8 / 79-93

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Category Article in Research Journal
Sole Authored /Co Authored Co-Author
Author Name (s) SHIBU K MANI,FAISEL T ILLIYAS,NAVEEN BABU
Title of Article Carrying Capacity Assessment for Religious Crowd Management - An Application to Sabarimala Mass Gathering Pilgrimage, India
Name of Journal International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
Volume No 8
Issue No 8
Page No 79-93
URL https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21100836293
Date of Publication 14-Jan-2021
10 Routine to Rare risk: A Case Study of Firecracker explosion disaster in India PLos Currents Disasters 27-Sep-2018 Edition 1 / - / 1-20

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Category Case Studies
Sole Authored /Co Authored Co-Author
Author Name (s) SHIBU K MANI,FAISEL T ILLIYAS
Title of Article Routine to Rare risk: A Case Study of Firecracker explosion disaster in India
Name of Journal PLos Currents Disasters
Volume No Edition 1
Issue No -
Page No 1-20
URL https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21100218003
Date of Publication 27-Sep-2018
11 Hazard-centric Evacuation Experiments - A Study on Occupant Responses to Earthquake Alarm Disaster Advances 17-Mar-2018 11 / 4 / 18-27

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Category Article in Research Journal
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Author Name (s) SHIBU K MANI,FAISEL T ILLIYAS,NAVEEN BABU
Title of Article Hazard-centric Evacuation Experiments - A Study on Occupant Responses to Earthquake Alarm
Name of Journal Disaster Advances
Volume No 11
Issue No 4
Page No 18-27
URL https://www.worldresearchersassociations.com/disaster.aspx
Date of Publication 17-Mar-2018
12 Lightning Risk in India: Challenges in Disaster Compensation Economic and Political Weekly 07-Jun-2014 49 (XLIX) / 23 / 23-27

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Sole Authored /Co Authored Co-Author
Author Name (s) SHIBU K MANI,FAISEL T ILLIYAS,KESHAV MOHAN,AP PRADEEPKUMAR
Title of Article Lightning Risk in India: Challenges in Disaster Compensation
Name of Journal Economic and Political Weekly
Volume No 49 (XLIX)
Issue No 23
Page No 23-27
URL https://www.epw.in/journal/2014/23/commentary/lightning-risk-india.html
Date of Publication 07-Jun-2014
13 Human stampedes during religious festivals: A comparative review of mass gathering emergencies in India International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 01-Sep-2013 5 / / 10-18

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Category Article in Research Journal
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Author Name (s) SHIBU K MANI,FAISELT ILLIYAS,AP PRADEEPKUMAR,KESHAV MOHAN
Title of Article Human stampedes during religious festivals: A comparative review of mass gathering emergencies in India
Name of Journal International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
Volume No 5
Issue No
Page No 10-18
URL https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420913000459
Date of Publication 01-Sep-2013
14 Comparative effectiveness of solar disinfection using small-scale batch reactors with reflective, absorptive and transmissive rear surfaces Water Research 01-Feb-2006 40 / 4 / 721-727

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Category Article in Research Journal
Sole Authored /Co Authored Co-Author
Author Name (s) SHIBU K MANI,RANJIT KANJUR, ISAAC S BRIGHT SINGH,ROBERT H REED
Title of Article Comparative effectiveness of solar disinfection using small-scale batch reactors with reflective, absorptive and transmissive rear surfaces
Name of Journal Water Research
Volume No 40
Issue No 4
Page No 721-727
URL https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/18795
Date of Publication 01-Feb-2006
15 Solar photo-oxidative disinfection of drinking water: Preliminary field observations Letters in Applied Microbiology 25-Dec-2001 30 / 6 / 432-436

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Category Article in Research Journal
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Author Name (s) SHIBU K MANI,R.H. REED,V. MEYER
Title of Article Solar photo-oxidative disinfection of drinking water: Preliminary field observations
Name of Journal Letters in Applied Microbiology
Volume No 30
Issue No 6
Page No 432-436
URL https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/20254
Date of Publication 25-Dec-2001
16 Numerical Modelling Of Flow Towards A Well In A Two Layer Aquifer ISH journal of Hydraulic Engineering 01-Nov-1999 5 / 1 / 68-72

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Category Article in Research Journal
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Author Name (s) SHIBU K MANI,S.K SINGH,S.N PANDEY,A.K PACHAURI
Title of Article Numerical Modelling Of Flow Towards A Well In A Two Layer Aquifer
Name of Journal ISH journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume No 5
Issue No 1
Page No 68-72
URL https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tish20/current
Date of Publication 01-Nov-1999

Participation in Seminars/Conferences/Symposium

Sl.No. Type of Program Role Name of Program Title of Paper Date Organising Institution Level
1 Conference Participant International Conference on AI Applications in Engineering & Technology 06/03/2024 Christ University International
2 Symposium Participant Earthquake Preparedness in India 31/01/2024 Christ University National
3 Conference Participant 5th International Disaster Risk & Vulnerability Conference 19/01/2023 Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala International
4 Conference Keynote Speaker Disaster Risk & Vulnerability Conference Proactive and Reactive Paradigms in Disaster Management 19/01/2023 Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam International
5 Seminar Organizer National Seminar on Sustainable Building Materials and Construction 22/09/2022 Christ University National
6 Seminar Participant Planning your research for publication in a high impact journal? 15/06/2022 Research Square & Bentham Science International
7 Seminar Moderator/Chair NRTCE 2022 17/03/2022 Christ University International
8 Conference Participant NRTCE 2022 17/03/2022 Christ University International
9 Symposium Moderator/Chair National Level Consultation on" Minimum Standard for Relief" 18/02/2022 SPHERE India National
10 Seminar Participant Inter-Multi-Disciplinary Research Paradigms and Methodological Approaches in Sustainable Built Environment Studies 12/02/2022 Christ University International
11 Seminar Participant Effective writing skills for promoting research - what do we need to know? 13/12/2021 Elsevier International
12 Symposium Participant 2021 APRU Multihazard Lecture Series 04/08/2021 International Research Institute of Disaster Science International
13 Seminar Participant ESRI GIS User Conference 2021 28/07/2021 ESRI India International
14 Seminar Participant Back to Nature: Let us nurture the love & foster a sense of responsibility to Nature 05/06/2021 Oxford University Press International
15 Seminar Participant Role of environment in mental health and healing by Yvette Lee 05/06/2021 Oxford University Press International
16 Seminar Participant The How of Developing Environmental Sensibilities: Past and Present by Dr Priyamvada Agarwal 05/06/2021 Oxford University Press International
17 Seminar Participant Gender & Environment: The Necessary Linkages for Sustainable Development by Dr Nishi Mitra vom Berg 05/06/2021 Oxford University Press International
18 Seminar Participant Biodiversity and its impact on human beings by Dr Anna Neena George 05/06/2021 Oxford University Press International
19 Conference Participant virtual conference on Disaster Risk reduction 15/03/2021 National Institute of Technology Karnataka, suratkal International
20 Participant Disaster Risk Reduction and Child Protection 18/01/2021 National Institute of Disaster Management National
21 Seminar Presenter International Webinar on Perspectives on Highland instability of Southwest India Slope stabilization in Western Ghats and Required interfaces in Governance 03/11/2020 Government College Kottayam International
22 Seminar Presenter Disaster, Risk and Vulnerability Conference - 2020 (DRVC 2020) Relationship Matters When Objectives Contradict for Effective Response 10/10/2020 School of Env Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam International
23 Seminar Participant Webinar on Blast Resistant Concrete 18/09/2020 Christ University Institutional
24 Seminar Participant Webinar on "AI, Deep Learning and Data Analytics as applicable to Civil Engineering 14/08/2020 Christ University Institutional
25 Conference Presenter National conference on Women in Climate Change Extreme Events and community Response with a Focus on Women Initiatives in Kodagu District, Karnataka, India 09/03/2020 Christ University National
26 Seminar Presenter Disaster And Crisis: Preparedeness, Management and Resilience Disasters: Prevention, Management and Resilience 11/10/2019 UGC-HRDC, Thiruvananthapuram & SIRA National
27 Seminar Presenter Disaster And Crisis: Preparedeness, Management and Resilience Meteorological Extremes, Impacts and Soil Health resoration: Preliminery Field Observations From Kodagu District, Karnataka 11/10/2019 UGC-HRDC, Thiruvananthapuram & SIRA National
28 Conference Presenter UNESCO Sponsored Training Course On ?IWRM, Water Security and Climate Change? for Developing Economies IWRM, Water Security & Socio, Cultural, behavioural corelates 15/11/2018 National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee & UNESCO New Delhi International
29 Conference Presenter National Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction: Building a resilient Kerala Extreme Events in Societies and Relevance of SFDRR in Sustainable Development 13/10/2018 ESAF, Habitat for Humanity India, Don Bosco College, Sphere India National

Invited Talks

Sl.No. Title of the Program Name of the Program Date Name of the Institution
1 Disaster Management Curriculum Roll out in Engineering Colleges ?Infusing Gender Consciousness in Disaster Pedagogies: A Systematic Gender Audit & Review towards Developing Intersectional Disaster Management (DM) Curriculum 04/12/2021 TISS Mumbai
2 Understanding Risk, Hazard & Vulnerability and Linkage between DRR and development Guest talk 10/08/2021 Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Films/Videos/Documentaries

Sl.No. Title Genre Producer Copyrights
1 Introduction to Disasters and Vulnerability Educational UGC _ e-PG Pathshala

MPhil/PhD Guided/Adjudicated

Sl.No. Title Name of Student Institution Month Year
1 Resilient Agriculture Based Pre-Harvest Management System of Paddy Cultivation: A Study of Kalahandi District Mr RAMAKANTA NAIK Tata Institute of Social Sciences May 2018
2 DISASTER RISK REDUCTION CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF POST-EARTHQUAKE RECOVERY PROCESS IN NEPAL MD Shahid Akhter Tata Institute of Social Sciences May 2018
3 Understanding pesticide knowledge and practices of the farmers and their health hazards : A case study from the Kalahandi district of Odisha Nishikanta Kumar Tata Institute of Social Sciences June 2019
4 Role of Organisations in Emergency Preparedness and Response in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Arvind Kumar Tata Institute of Social Sciences June 2019
5 Understanding pesticide knowledge and practices of the farmers and their health hazards : A case study from the Kalahandi district of Odisha Nishikanta Kumar Tata Institute of Social Sciences June 2019
6 Understanding Technological Accidents Initiated by Natural Hazards (Natech) and Development of It's Risk Assessment Tool Sachin Damle Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai June 2022
7 Understanding Technological Accidents Initiated by Natural Hazards (Natech) and Development of It's Risk Assessment Tool Sachin Damle Christ University February 2023
8 APPLICATION OF HYDROGEL IN PADDY FIELD FOR SOIL MOISTURE RETENTION AND YIELD OPTIMIZATION BOREDDY SURYA PRAKASH REDDY Christ University March 2023
9 Spatial Planning And Urban Disaster Resilience: A Case Of Pune City, India. Sujata Kodag Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai June 2024

Research Project

Sl.No. Name of the Research Project Investigator(s) Sponsors Internal/External
1 Development of Integrated Disaster Management Plan and Framework for Livelihood Development for Kodagu District, Karnataka, India SHIBU K MANI, UPPALURI SIRISHA Internal
2 Assessment of Landslide Disaster Recovery Pattern and Development of Recovery Framework for Idukki and Kottayam Districts, Kerala, India , SHIBU K MANI External
3 Development and Evaluation of a framework for implementation of Learning Management System in Government Schools in Karnataka as a concurrent extension of eVidya. JUSTIN JOY, HELEN JOSEPHINE V L ,SHIBU K MANI ICSSR External

Workshop/FDP/Training programme Attended

Sl.No. Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training programme Name of Oraganiser Level Date
1 FDP II AR/VR/MR CHRIST University Institutional 27/05/2024
2 Leadership Workshop - Higher Education Leadership Institute CHRIST University Institutional 14/03/2024
3 Linkedin workshop Christ University (IIIC) Institutional 10/02/2024
4 FDP 1 - 2023-24 CHRIST University Institutional 26/06/2023
5 E-Content Development Training Christ University Institutional 13/03/2023
6 FDP on Design Thinking Christ University Institutional 15/12/2022
7 FDP on curriculum design and Revision with specific focus on OBE CHRIST University Institutional 05/12/2022
8 Workshop on Landslide Risk Reduction Government of Kerala (ILDM) International 14/10/2022
9 Global Online Training Program - Demistifying Climate Data for Communication and Action Anil Agarwal Environment Training Institute International 29/09/2022
10 Master Data Analysis and Visualizations Using R COMMACAD International 31/08/2022
11 Research Methodology and Thesis Writing COMMACAD International 27/08/2022
12 Questionnaire Designing COMMACAD National 30/07/2022
13 Remote sensing and Geospatial Analysis for Human Health Open network on water related diseases International 11/07/2022
14 FDP Centre for Education Beyond Carriculum & IQAC Institutional 06/07/2022
15 R Programming COMMACAD National 25/06/2022
16 Integrated Water Resources Management and the Scope for Research Works to Solve Societal Issues' on 25 February 2022, as part of the online international training on Monitoring microbial quality of water Open Network for Water Related Diseases International 25/02/2022
17 Document Management using PDF Christ University Institutional 10/02/2022
18 Short Term Course on Prevention Through Design Centre of Excellence in Safety Engineering and Analytics International 24/01/2022
19 FDP on Disaster Management Mohandas College of Engineering & Technology National 27/11/2021
20 FDP on Art of Doing Research CHRIST University & Jyothi Engineering College & Pelita Bangsa Univ, Indonasia International 12/07/2021
21 Creating Effective Dashboards Jatanshah Academy, Mumbai National 03/05/2021
22 Time Table Management CHRIST University National 27/03/2021
23 QIP on Hybrid Teaching Staff Development College, CHRIST University 02/03/2021
24 Qualitative Research Methods Nodal Office, CHRIST UNIVERSITY National 23/01/2021
25 COVID 19 Data _Supply Chain ANalysis Coursera Project International 13/07/2020
26 Using Virtual Landscapes for Remote Teaching Geological Society of America & NAGT USA International 30/06/2020
27 Use of GigaPAN for Remote Teaching Geological Society of America & NAGT USA International 23/06/2020
28 Remote Sensing & GIS Technology and Applications for University Teachers & Government Officials Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun National 13/06/2020
29 E-Learning Webinar Department of Civil Engineering, K. Ramakrishnan College of Engineering, Tiruchirappalli National 21/05/2020
30 QIP on Online Teaching Academic Staff College, Christ University 22/04/2020
31 Understanding Research Methods University of Landon - Coursera/MOOC International 20/04/2020
32 National workshop on New trends in transportation and geotechnical engineering Department of civil Engineering National 18/02/2020
33 Green infrastructure & Urban flood management Anil Agarwal Environment Institute, New Delhi International 02/02/2020
34 DST funded Training - Geo Spatial Technologies - Introduction to Natural Hazards Centre for Geoinformatics, Jamsetji School of Disaster Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences National 14/12/2019
35 Training of Trainer - Pyscho Social Support- Disaster Recovery Department of Civil & Kodagu District Admin Regional 06/12/2019
36 Relief & Rescue Operations During Rail disaster Indian railway Institute of Disaster Management, Bengaluru & National Institute of Disaster Management, New Delhi National 14/10/2019
37 Sustainability in Civil Engineering Department of Civil Engineering, Christ (Deemed to be University) National 11/09/2018
38 Post Flood Rehabilitation and Rebuilding Management Plan for Kerala Institute of Management in Government, Government of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram National 07/09/2018

Awards/Achievements/Others

Sl.No. Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others Description Organisation Month/ Year
1 Evaluator Certificate Preliminary Evaluation Of Young Innovators Program Yip 2020 Kerala Development And Innovation Strategic Council 02 January 2022
2 Contribution Appreciation certificate of Appreciation in recognition of service to School of Environmental Sciences at Mahatma Gandhi University on the occasion of Silver Jubilee Inauguration Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala 17 February 2023
3 Citation and Achievement_Appreciation certificate for contributing to ILDM, Gov of Kerala ILDM, Government of Kerala 19 February 2024
4 Elected as Joint Secretary, Indian Remote Sensing Society - Bangalore Chapter Nomination submitted for the post of Joint Secretary and unanimously elected to the council. The term is for 2 years - 2024-2026 Indian Society of Remote Sensing (Bangalore Chapter)- ISRO 04 March 2024
5 Recognition - Research Project Supervision @ RIT A group of 4 students at Dept of Civil Engineering at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Kerala were supervised in the specialization of Disaster Management. Department of Civil Engineering, RIT, Kerala 01 June 2024
6 Service Appreciation Gov of Kerala A major pre filed study tour session orientation has been conducted for the MBA students at ILDM Institute of Land and Disaster Management 24 June 2024
7 Review recognition In recognition of reviewing a research article for International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction Elsivier Publications 05 October 2024

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