SECOND NATIONAL SEMINAR ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION
PROGRAMME
Date 4th November, 2015: Arrival of the Guest
DATE 5TH NOVEMBER 2015
Registration Time: 08:00 to 10:00
INAUGURAL SESSION: 10:00 TO 01:00
Well come: Buckeye
Welcome Song: Geography Students
Introduction of Guest and Welcome Speech: Prof. G. Kumar
Introduction to Seminar and about the edited volume: Prof. V. P. Sati
Books and Souvenir Release: By the Guests
Key Note Address: Prof. P. R. Vyas, MLS University, Udaiur
Speech of the Chief Guest: A. S. Senthil Vadivel, Kolkata
Speech of the Guest of Honour: Prof. B. S. Mipun, NEHU
Presidential Address: Vice Chancellor, MZU
Vote of Thanks: Prof. P. Rinawma
Lunch Break: 01:00 to 2:00
Technical Session I: Climate Change: 02:00 to 3:30 (90 Minutes)
Chair: Prof. B. S. Mipun
Rapporteur: Dr. Mahua Sengupta
Paper Presentation: (13 minutes each) 10 minutes presentation and 3 minutes
discussion
1. People’s Perception on Climate Change: A Case Study among the Rabha Tribe
Living in Fringe Forest Areas of North Bengal, India: Suman Chakrabarty
2. Distribution and Properties of Rainfall Occurrences in Drought Prone Areas of
Jalgaon District (Maharashtra): D.S. Suryawanshi
3. Contemporary Climate Change: A Brief Review of the Science in the Context of
the Current World Economy and Polity: L. N. Satpati
4. Climate Literacy – a Way forward towards Sustainable Socio-Economic
Development: A. S. Senthil Vadivel
5. Detection of Climate Change Impact on Rainfall Trends in Aizwal, Mizoram
using Sen’s Slope Model Technique: S. R. Kumar
6. Energy Resource Development in the Sundarban Region of West Bengal:
Perspective of Climate Hazards and Vulnerability: Anwesha Haldar
7. Climate Change and Community Based Forest Management: C. Hmingsangzuala
Tea will be served during the session
Technical Session II: Socio-Ecological Transformation: 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
(90 minutes)
Chair: Prof. Mohan Panwar
Rapporteur: Dr. D. S. Suryawansi
Paper Presentation: (12 minutes each) 10 minutes presentation and 02 minutes
discussion
1. Vulnerability of River Gradient, Longitudinal Profile and Embankments Role
in Extent and Magnitude of Flood: A Case Study of Lower Brahmaputra River
Basin, Assam, India: B. W. Pandey
2. Rainfall, Agriculture and Socio-economic Transformation: A Study from
Kalchini Block of Alipurduar District in North Bengal, India: Mahua Sengupta
3. Assessing the Impact of Mizoram’s New Land Use Policy on Biodiversity
Conservation and Livelihoods Security: Vanlalchhawna
4. Traditional Ecological Knowledge for Ecotourism Initiative of Forest
Community: a case in Nameri National Park of Assam, India: Niranjan Das
5. Influences of Changing Human Societies and the Climate Change: A Ground
Reflection from Sikkim: Dawa Sherpa
6. Impact of Agroclimatic Factors on Plant Secondary Metabolites and their
Accumulation in Medicinal Plants: A commercial approach: Awadhesh Kumar
7. Current State of Climate Change Law with special reference to India:
Yumnan Premananda Singh
Cultural Programme: 6:30 PM
Dinner: 7:30 PM onwards
SECOND DAY: 6TH NOVEMBER, 2015
Technical Seminar III: Socio-Ecological Transformation: 10:00 to 11:30 (90
minutes)
Chair: Prof. P. R. Vyas
Rapporteur: Prof. L. N. Satpati
Paper Presentation: (12 minutes each) 10 minutes presentation and 02 minutes
discussion
1. Empowering Mountain Women through Livelihood Promotion and Natural
Resource Management: M. S. Panwar
2. Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability: A Case Study of Naugura
Watershed in Garhwal Himalaya, Uttarakhand, India: S. K. Bandooni
3. A Study of Yak Population of Arunachal Pradesh with Special Reference to AgroClimatic Changes: Pema Thungon
4. Impact of Flood on Settlement Displacement and Agricultural Productivity in
Lower Dikrong Basin of Assam: Gajen Bhuyan
5. Climate Change and Indian Horticulture: Opportunities for Adaptation and
Mitigation Strategies: T. K. Hazarika
6. Temporal and Spatial Distribution of As, Fe, and Mn in the Groundwater Aquifer
at Silchar Town, South Assam and their Variation with Depth and pH: Tushar
Deb Kanungo
7. Growth and Characteristics of Population of Urban Centres of Sikkim: Rashmi
Prakash
Tea will be served during the Seminar
Technical Session IV: Social-Ecological Transformation: 11:30 to 1: 00 Noon
(90 Minutes)
Chair: Dr. S. K. Bandooni
Rapporteur: Dr. V. S. Negi
Paper Presentation: (12 minutes each) 10 minutes presentation and 02 minutes
discussion
1. Impact of Climate Change on Cropping Pattern: a Case Study of Tualcheng
Village, Champhai District, Mizoram: Lalrinpuia Vangchhia
2. Impact of Flood on Human Occupancy of Jiadhal River Basin in Dhemaji District,
Assam: Akangsha Borgohain
3. Levels of Agricultural Productivity and Changes in North-East India: AgroEcological Zone Analysis: Zoramkhuma
4. Rubber Plantations and Socio-Ecological Transformations of Rural People in
Arunachal Pradesh: A Case Study of East Siang District: Kiryi Potom
5. Climate induced Disaster and Traditional Risk Reduction Measures in the Upper
Tista catchment- Case from Sikkim Himalaya: Pribat Rai
6. Energy Needs and Environment Mitigation: Nuclear Energy for India: Pankaj Roy
7. Identification of Urban Hot Spots in Relation to Built-Up Surface and Nature of
Buildings in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) Area: Sujoy Sadhu
Lunch Break: 01:00 to 2:00 PM
Technical Session V: Ecological Transformation: 02:00 to 3:00 PM
Chair: Dr. W. B. Pandey
Rapporteur: Dr. Suman Chakrabarty
Paper Presentation: (10 minutes each) 08 minutes presentation and 02 minutes
discussion
1. Current Trends of Tropical Cyclone Energy: The North Indian Ocean (NIO)
Perspective: Pradip Patra
2. Effect of Physico-Chemical Parameters of Water on Abundance of Trematode
Parasites of Channa Punctata in Pumlen Lake, Manipur, India: Romen Singh
Ngasepam
3. Trends and Nature of Female Participation in Higher Education in Assam: A
Case Study of Guwahati University: Sourav Saha
4. Effects of using organic wastes as soil amendments on growth of ginger and
turmeric: Angom Sarjubala Devi
5. A Geospatial study of Delineation of Summer Paddy Cultivation Sites Using Multi
Criteria Evaluation Approach for Agriculture, Kamrup District, Assam: Kalyanjit
Sarmah
6. Identification of Potential Sites for Water Recharge and Conservation in Lower
Tlawng Sub-watershed, Aizawl District using Geo-informatics: Ch. Udaya
Bhaskara Rao
POSTER PRESENTATION (DAY FIRST AND SECOND)
1. Aboveground Biomass and Carbon Storage Potential of Five Important Bamboo
Species of Mizoram: Lalthafamkima and Kalidas Upadhyaya
2. Immobilised nanopillar – TiO2 thin films in the photocatalytic degradation of
Tetracycline from aqueous solutions: Batch reactor studies: C. Lalhriatpuia and
Diwakar Tiwari
3. Removal of 17 β-estradiol (E2) from aqueous solution by using modified clay
materials: Thanhmingliana
4. Floral Display and Pollinator’s Availability in Gmelina Arborea an Economically
Valuable Tree Species in Tropical Forest Site of Mizoram, NE India: Sanjay
Kewat
5. Importance of Forest Certification in mitigating the effects of climate change:
Nagaraj Hegde
6. Role of Intellectual Property Rights in Changing Climate Scenario: Keshav
Kumar Upadhyay
7. Climate Change and Land Use: Prabhat Kumar Rai
8. Priyalina Sapam
VALEDICTORY SESSION: 3:00 TO 4:30
Welcome
Chief Guest Speech
Guest of Honour
Seminar Proceedings
Vote of Thanks
Dinner: 7.30 onwards
Programme will be conducted by: Dr. K. C. Lalmalsawmzawa
Departure of the participants: 7th November, 2015