National Invitations (Ninety Two)

Widely Invited by National Development Agencies Institutions/ Organizations / Universities

v Invited as Chairperson for Poster Session, 4^th PhD. Colloquium (CoRe) organized by IGIDR during November 5–8, 2019

v Invited as an expert to deliver a lecture on “E-Waste Management in India: Issues, Challenges and Policy Responses” on February 26, 2019 at the Annual winter school for the year 2019 on “Sustainable Waste Management: Solid Waste and E-Waste”, Organized by Indo-German Center for Sustainability (IGCS)Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, India, February 23 - March 8, 2019

v Invited as an expert for the IDFC Institute Conversations: Improving Indian Urban Planning with Alain Bertaud, Bimal Patel & Vidyadhar Phatak, 17th January 2018, IDFC Mumbai.

v Invited as an Expert to Review Student Project Entries for Gandhian Young Technological Innovation (GYTI) Awards - 2018, Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions (SRISTHI), Delhi

v Invited to set exam question paper for Post-graduate students of GITAM University, Visakhapatnam during 2016-17 and 2017-18

v Invited as an expert to deliver a key note address at a National Seminar on the theme “Climate Change and Indian Economy-Contemporary Developments and Challenges”, 24 February, 2018 organized by Economics Department of SIES College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Mumbai

v Invited Expert at a Workshop on Geographic Information System (GIS) for Research Scholars, Staff and Faculty of IIPS, 22-23 December 2017, International Institute of Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai and delivered a lecture on “Temporal and Spatial Dynamics of Environmental Problems in Asia – A Stage Model Perspective”

v Invited as an Expert for the closed group telephonic meeting on “India’s Energy Sector Demands: Where are we headed?” to discuss some of the key issues in each of the demand sectors (Agriculture, Commercial, Industry, Residential and Transport sectors), 20^th December 2017, Organized by TERI, Delhi

v Invited as an Expert for a Workshop on Indian Cities for the Future – Towards Solution” involving key decision makers from industry, business, government, and academia to identify innovative solutions for the future of Indian cities, 4^th December 2017, Organized by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) and the Institute for Future Cities at University of Strathclyde

v Invited as an Expert at TARAgram Yatra Plenary Session on 22^nd September 2017, Development Alternatives, Delhi

v Invited as an Expert and Mentor for the Scholar Orientation Program 2017 on July 30^th 2017 at Trident, Nariman Point, Mumbai

v Invited Expert at a National Workshop on Urban Environmental Management – Solutions for Sustainability, 17-18^th August 2017, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Hyderabad and Delivered a Lecture on “Innovation in Waste Management – Replication Strategies for the Developing Cities in Asia”

v Invited to participate in the lecture by Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai Mr. Ajay Mehta on Reimaging Civic Governance, 14^th July 2017, Team Observer Research Foundation, urban planning team of the MCGM and the Maharashtra State Government’s Urban Development department.

v Invited to Participate as an Expert at a workshop on ‘Evolving Integrated Geospatial Policy and Strategy for India’, Association of Geo-space Industries, 12^th April 2017, India International Centre, Delhi

v Invited as an Expert for the 6^th edition of the Global Economic Summit 2017 on the Theme Women Empowerment: Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Capacity Building, organized jointly by the World Trade Centre (WTC) Mumbai and All India Association of Industries (AIAI), March 27-29, 2017 at World Trade Centre Mumbai.

v Invited as an Expert Panelist at the International Conference ICAIM 2017 – Leveraging Information Technology for Inter-sectoral Research, 17^th February 2017, and participated in the Open Forum on “Research in Industry and Use of IT for Industrial Research – Expectations from Academics”, Thakur Institute of Management Studies, Career Development and Research, Mumbai

v Invited as an Expert to give a talk on IT and IoT – Their Interaction with the Environment by Thakur Institute of Management Studies, Career Development and Research, Mumbai, 15^th February 2017.

v Invited as an Expert to give two lectures at the Three Week Refresher Course on “Economics of Industry: Modern Perspectives” organized by the Department of Economics, University of Mumbai, 30th January and 18th February 2017. Delivered two lectures on “Economic Development and the Environment” and “Eco-Industrial Networking for Sustainable Development in Asian Countries”.

v Invited as an Expert for the UNDP Country Program Management Board Meeting, 19^th Jan 2017, UNDP India Office, Delhi

v Invited as an Expert Speaker for the National Environmental Conference at CESE, IIT Bombay during January 19-21, 2017 and delivered a lecture on “Temporal Dynamics of Waste Management Problems in Asia – A Stage Model Perspective

v Invited as an Expert Speaker at the International Conference on Environmental Management and Sustainability ICEMS 2017, organized by SIES, Nerul Campus, Mumbai, 4-6^th January 2017 and delivered a lecture on “Urban Transportation and Environmental Issues”

v Invited as an Expert at the High Profile Interactive session on “Doing Business with Ecuador – The Gateway to Latin America” with the Ambassador of Ecuador, organized by World Trade Center, Mumbai, 19^th December 2016

v Invited as a keynote speaker for the Workshop on Mumbai Urban Observatory, 5-6^th December 2016 organized by Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industries and National Institute of Urban Affairs, Delhi as part of “RCUK-Network on Sustainable Cities and Urbanization in India” and delivered a lecture on “Need and Possibilities for an Urban Observatory in the Context of Greater Mumbai”

v Expert at the Energy-Environment Group Outcome Evaluation Board meeting, UNDP India Office, 25^th November 2016

v Invited as a keynote speaker at a two day national seminar on Human Security in India: Issues, Challenges and Responses, 25-26 November 2016, Department of Politics, SIES College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Sion, Mumbai

v Invited as an Expert at the Workshop on Research Methodology for Researcher, Faculty in Social Sciences, Department of Economics, Government College, Ambalapuzha, 25-27 October 2016

v Invited expert and Principal Investigator at the Kickoff Workshop of the UN-India Joint Network on Sustainable Cities and Urbanization in India, 26-27^th Sept 2016, Organized by Research Council of the UK and NIUA, Delhi

v Invited as an Expert for the Round table meeting on Development of Think-Tank for Mumbai” organized by World Trade Center (WTC) Mumbai and Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) held on August 19, 2016 at WTC Mumbai.

v Invited as an Expert at the 7^th International TISS Climate Conference 2016, 29-30^th July 2016, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai

v Orientation Programme for the Award and Scholarship Winners for the year 2016 by Narottam Shah Foundation, July 24^th, 2016 at Trident, Mumbai

v Invited as an expert speaker to deliver a talk on Economics, Development, Climate Change and the Environment at Workshop on “Understand the Earth and Climate Change Problems and It’s Solutions: An Engineering Perspective”, Atharva College of Engineering, Mumbai, 15^th July 2016

v Thesis examiner for Masters Programme in Environmental Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Warangal (5^th July 2016)

v Invited as an expert at UK-India Urban Transformations Research Workshop, National Institute of Urban Affairs, RCUK, 13^th march 2016, Jaipur

v Invited as an expert to a Round Table meeting on IoT systems and solutions for Smart City deployment, Organized by C-DAC, Bengaluru, 20^th February 2016

v Invited to give a lecture on “Economic, Development and the Environment” at workshop on Greening and Sustainability: Re-visioning the Environment, Wilson College, Mumbai, 17^th February 2016

v Invited as an Expert Speaker to deliver a talk on “Environment and Economic Development” at the National Seminar on “India – An Emerging Economy: Opportunities and Challenges”, Department of Economics, G.N. Khalsa College of Arts, Science and Commerce and UGC, 4-5^th December 2015

v Invited expert, TARAgram Yatra and India – Post 2015: Investing in Sustainability conclave organized by Development Alternatives and GTZ, New Delhi, 7-10^th October 2015

v Invited as a Coordinator for a Panel Discussion on The importance of developing alternative fuel and technology solutions in India at the 5^th Integer Emissions Summit India 2015, 25-26 March, Piccadily Hotel, New Delhi

v Invited as an expert for the International Seminar on “Sustainable Solid Waste Management for Cities: Opportunities in SAARC Countries”, 25-27 March 2015, Nagpur, jointly organized by NEERI and Imperial College London.

v Invited expert for a two day National Seminar on Industrial Ecology – Inter-disciplinary Perspectives and Opportunities, 20-21 March 2015, Organized by GMR Institute of Technology, Rajam and Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.

v Series of invited guest lectures for the Environmental Management group at Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal, India, 26-27 January and 25-26 Feb 2015

v Invitation as an Expert Speaker to lecture on Environmental accounting of Transport and Solid Waste Management Sector at a one week refresher training program for Statistical Personnel of DES, U. P. on Environment Statistics and Natural Resource Accounting, 23-27 February 2015, Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM) Bhopal

v Invited as an Environmental Economist Expert to deliver a series of lectures at a Workshop on Environmental Economics organized by the Department of Economics, University of Mumbai, 10-12 February 2015.

v Invited speaker at a Two - day International Seminar on “Natural Resource and National Accounts in South Asia”, 5-6 February 2015, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore, India and gave a “lecture on Inclusive Valuation of Solid Waste Management services in India”

v Chair Person, Session on Economics of Climate Change, at a Two - day International Seminar on “Natural Resource and National Accounts in South Asia”, 5-6 February 2015, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore, India

v Invited expert on the panel “Environment and Climate Change” at the Young Social Innovators Conclave organized by Indian Youth Fund, Hindustan Times and Narottam Seksaria Foundation, Mumbai. India, 10^th October 2014

v Invited for the Mumbai dialogue on green architecture "Building sense: Beyond the green façade of sustainable habitat" organized by Center for Science and Environment, Studio-X Mumbai Fort, Mumbai, 11^th October, 2014.

v External thesis examiner for Master’s thesis submitted by Mr. Vikar Verma, IIT Bombay, 27^th August 2014.

v Invited expert at the Consultation Workshop on the 3^rd Regional Plan of Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) for year 2014-2034, MMRDA, BKC Mumbai, 28^th March 2014.

v External Theses Examiner for the Post-graduate programme in Environmental Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Warangal, AP, India (July 2014)

v Invited as a Key note speaker for the UGC sponsored Seminar on “Frontiers in the Field of Science, Technology and Sustainability”, organized by Government of Maharashtra’s Elphinstone College, Mumbai, 14-15^th February 2014.

v Key Note Speaker at the UGC sponsored Seminar on “Environmental Management: New Paradigm for Water, Sanitation and Sustainability” organized by the School of Engineering, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), 23^rd January 2014 and delivered a key note speech on “Economics for Environmental Management”

v Invited and Key Note Speaker at the UGC Sponsored State Level Seminar on Sustainable Infrastructure Development in India, Department of Economics, P.N. Doshi Women’s College, Mumbai, India, 11-12^th October 2013 and delivered a keynote speech on “Urban Transportation Infrastructure: Integrating Strategies for Sustainable Transportation”

v Invited Speaker at the Maharashtra Water Forum organized by EI Water, Hotel Orchid, Santacruz East, Mumbai, India, 25^th September 2013 and delivered a keynote speech on “Basic Services in Urban Centers – Present Trends and the Way Forward”

v Invited Lecture at an International Seminar on “Sustainable Development – Indo-Canadian Perspective”, SNDT Women University, Juhu Campus, Mumbai, India, 19-20 March 2013

v Chairperson for the Technical Session IV at an International Seminar on “Sustainable Development: An Indo-Canadian Perspective”, SNDT Women University, Juhu Campus, Mumbai, India, 19-20 March 2013

v Six Invited Lectures on Modeling in Ecological and Economics (MEE) for MBA Graduate Students at IIFM Bhopal, 4-6 March 2013.

v Invited Speaker for Environmental training program on “EIA studies and EMP of contaminated sites for industrial sector”, sponsored by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), CSIR Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavanagar, Gujarat, India, 13^th February 2013

v Invited Expert Speaker at the AICTE Sponsored Staff Development Programme on Green Construction: Environmental Compulsion of the Day , 14-18 May 2012, Shree Vidhya Niketan Engineering College, Tirupathi, India – Lectured on “Greening Commercial Buildings: Initiatives in India and the Bottlenecks”

v Invited lectures on Ecology and Economy Models at Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal, 6-7^th March 2012

v Resource Person, Faculty Refresher Course on Advanced Economics, Sponsored by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), IGIDR, Mumbai, 24^th November 2011 – Delivered a lecture on “Contemporary Issues in providing Environmental Services”

v Series of invited guest lectures for the Environmental Management group at Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal, India, 26-27 Feb 2011

v Invited Expert Speaker for the session on “Finance for Agriculture and Forestry – CDM Project” at the Continuing Professional Development Programme on Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Carbon Finance for Agriculture and Forestry and Land use Project, organized by the Engineering Staff College of India (ESCI), 25-27^th August 2010, ESCI, Hyderabad, India

v PhD thesis examiner for Pondicherry university (2012)

v Invited for the 23^rd Research and Development Advisory Committee (RDAC) meeting of the Ministry of Rural Development and made a presentation (of the proposed project) on Development of Low Cost Filter for the Removal of Pesticides in the Rural and Pesticide Effected Area”, 16^th June 2010, MoRD, Paryavaran Bhawan, Delhi

v Invited Guest (on President’s Invitation) Lecture on Environmental Protection – Changing Trends and the Present Day Needs at GITAM University, Visakhapatnam, India, on 15^th July 2009.

v Chairman, Session on “Green Building, Energy Saving and Carbon Markets”, International Conference on Green Growth, Organized by ICFAI Business School and Andhra Pradesh Forest Academy, 17-18 December 2008, Hyderabad, India

v Panel Member, Panel discussion on “India’s Environmental Challenges”, held at IBS, Hyderabad on 18^th December 2008, Jointly organized by ICFAI Business School and Andhra Pradesh Forest Academy

v Chairman, Session on Urbanization, Migration and Health, Students Colloquium on Development Research (SCODER), IGIDR, 28-29^th September 2007.

v Invited Speaker at the “Urban Transportation and Climate Change in Indian Cities: Experiences from Delhi and Mumbai”, at the Joint Seminar on Climate Change: The Urban Transportation Challenge, Municipal Corporation of Kolkata and the Centre for Social Markets CSM), 8^th August 2007, The Conclave, Kolkata, India (Funded by Heinrich Böll Foundation, Germany)

v Invited to participate in the Round-table on “Cities on River: Preparing for Climate Change”, Floatel, Kolkata, 8^th August 2007, Kolkata, India, Organized by the INTACH and the Centre for Social Markets (CSM), (attended by Mr. Murad Qureshi, Member of London Assembly)

v Invited to participate in the “LEAD Consultation on the Status of Local Environmental Governance in India and Strategies for Future Action”, 15-16^th March 2007, India Habitat Center, New Delhi (Organized jointly by LEAD International and British Government (Foreign Office)

v Resource person for sessions on “Financing Environmental Projects and Environmental Reporting and Verification”, Training Programme for Non-ISS Statistical Personnel on “Natural Resources Accounting Techniques” Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal, 12-16 Feb 2007

v Lectured on “Environmental Finance” for PFM graduate students at the Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal, February 2007

v Invited to to deliver a talk on “Air Quality Modeling: Case Studies of Delhi and Mumbai”, Seminar on Valuation and Accounting of Urban Air Pollution in India, Envrionmental Economics Workshop, Institute of Economic Growth, New Delhi, India, 30^th Nov 2006

v Invited as a GEF-Consultant for Project Proponent, GEF Empowered Committee meeting at the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, 6^th September 2006.

v Invited as a GEF-Consultant/Expert, Workshop on Cleaner Mobility in Urban Areas in India, UNDP/Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India, New Delhi, 26^th Aug, 2006.

v External examiner for student presentations at Center for Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, India (2006).

v Invited to participate in the National review workshop on “Roles of Agriculture” IGIDR, Mumbai, India, 6-7 October 2003 (sponsored by FAO of UN)

v Invited to participate as a representative of “National Research Institute” for the Sida project at National Dissemination Seminar on, “Asian Regional Research Project on Energy, Environment and Climate (ARRPEEC)”, Central Electricity Authority (CEA), New Delhi, 5^th May 2003.

v Invited Speaker, “Environmental Economics Training Programme for Indian Economic Services/Indian Statistical Services Offices”, Sponsored by the World Bank, 6^th February 2003, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune, India.

v Invited to speak on “GHG mitigation from MSW” in the Group Monitoring Workshop of Department of Science and Technology’s “Fast Track Scheme”, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, January, 2003, Nagpur, India.

v Invited Talk on “Pesticide Removal Using Indigenous Wood Charcoal” at Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, India on 30 August 2001.

v Invited Speaker, Workshop on Advanced Waste Minimization and Management Technologies, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, November 2000.

v Invited to participate in the Brainstorming session which is a part of training programme on Environmental Economics for top level executives from corporate sector under the World Bank Environmental Management Capacity Building Technical Assistance Project (EMCaB) implemented by MoEF, Govt. of India, 29 June, 2000, IGIDR, Mumbai, India.

v Invited to participate and present a paper entitled “Feasibility of Landfill Technology for Management of MSW: A Case Study of Mumbai” in the workshop on “Municipal Solid Wastes: Technology and Management” NDC & West Bengal Pollution Control Board, 15^th November 1999 at Calcutta, India.

v Invited to participate in Technical Advisory Committee meeting held for Rural Pollution and Health Impacts at IGIDR, Mumbai, India, 15^th November 1999.

v Invited to participate in the “Consultative Symposium on Environmental Governance for Sustainable Development” Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai, India, June 11^th 1999, Mumbai, India.

v Invited to give a lecture on Bio-methanation: An Alternative Energy Source – Appropriate Choice for the Next Millennium, at Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai, India on 3^rd March 1999.

v Invited to participate and present a technical paper at the National seminar on Environmental Protection: Recent trends in wastewater treatment, 19 - 20th January 1998, EPTRI, Hyderabad, India

v Invited to participate and present a technical paper at a National seminar on Environmental Conservation and Management (ECOMAN), March 1996, GITAM, Visakhapatnam, India

v Invited to participate in National seminar on Conservation and Development in Tropics, March 1995, BHU, Varanasi, India, and present a technical paper

v Invited to participate and present a technical paper at National seminar on Environment, Biodiversity and Conservation, August 1995 at Rani Durgavathi University, Jabalpur, India