NAME
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Dr. Meenakshi Mital , Detartment of Resource Management and
Design Application
DESIGNATION : Associate Professor
MAILING ADDRESS : Lady Irwin college, Sikandra Road, New Delhi
RESEARCH INTEREST- Sustainable built environment, energy policy and
related issues
RESEARCH PROJECT : DST project on Capacity Building among Youth for
Energy Management, Feb 2013 till July 2014
PUBLICATIONS/ PEER REVIEWD ARTICLES
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An Impact Assessment of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee
Scheme in Churachandpur District, Manipur: A Beneficiary Perspective published in
conference proceeding webpage (http://www.igidr.ac.in/mgnrega/) and in Youtube,
The MGNREGA in India: Taking Stock, Looking Ahead, organized by IFPRI, Cornell
University and IGIDR, , 2014 (with Shishi Khawlneikim).
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Paper entitled “Obstacles and Catalysts associated with implementation of LEED-EB®
in India” accepted for the September’ 2013 issue of Journal of Environment and
Urbanization ASIA, National Institute for Urban Affairs, published by SAGE Publications
Implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
in Churachandpur District, Manipur: A Beneficiary Perspective published in OIDA
International Journal of Sustainable Development. ISSN: 1923:6654 (print) and ISSN:
1923:6662 (online) (with Shishi Khawlneikim), 2013.
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Paper titled “Assessment of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan in Sarvodaya Schools of
Delhi” published in Technical Series No. 4, Lady Irwin College, University of
Delhi, 2012 (Co-authored with Sakshi Jain)
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Paper entitled "Assessment of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment
Guarantee Scheme in Churachandpur District, Manipur: A Beneficiary Perspective"
published in Technical Series No.4, Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi, 2012 (Coauthored with Shishi Khawlneikim)
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Paper titled ‘Assessment of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan in Sarvodaya Schools of Delhi’
accepted in Journal of Indian Educational Review, National Council of Education
Research and Training, Volume 49, Number 2 July 2011
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Chapter entitled “Greening of Existing Buildings: An Exploratory Study” accepted in
Technical series published by Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi, November, 2011.
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Paper titled “Universal Education Programme ‘Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan’: Assessment of a
Government Initiative in India” published in Journal of Community Mobilization and
Sustainable Development, 2010. Volume 5, Issue 1
Books and Chapters written
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Authored a Resource Book of Family Finance and Consumer Education for the new
B.Sc. Home Science curriculum released in October 2011 (Co-authored with Sakshi Jain
and Charvi Mehta)
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Written chapters in NCERT book for standard XII on Human Ecology and Family
Sciences in 2010-11.
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Written chapters in NCERT books for standard XI on Human Ecology and Family
Sciences in 2009-10
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Authored a text book titled Family Finance and Consumer Studies for the new B.Sc.
Home Science curriculum released in August 2008.
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Writing chapters for Home Science books for class x and xii for CBSE
AREA OF ACADEMIC INTEREST: Development issues, Sustainable
development
Ph.D : Students pursuing
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1. Sakshi Jain- Assessment Of ‘Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan’ In Government Schools of
Delhi, Co supervisor U.V. Somayajulu, Director, Sigma consultancy and Research
2.Meenal Jain-Assessment of Solar Energy Initiatives in Commercial Establishments
in India, collaborative PhD research between Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi
and School of Planning Design & Construction, Michigan State University, USA
3. Shishi Khawlneikim- Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarentee
scheme and Livelihood Security: A Study in Manipur.
WOKSHOPS AND TRAINING
Trainings / Workshops participated in:
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Participant, 9th Suatainable and Inclusive Solutions Summit, organised by CII iTC centre
of excellence for sustainable development, sept 16-176, 2014
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Participant, G-20 conference on Governance and development: Views form G-20
countries, Aug 20-122, 2014
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Convenor, Annual Task Force meet of the Department of Resource Management and
Design Application, Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi in collaboration with School
of Planning, Design and Construction, Michigan State University, Nov 2013.
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Participant, Business forum on climate change, organised by CII, supported by Dept of
Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, 19th March
2012.
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Convenor, Raushni Deshpande Memorial Lecture on Architect as Citizens organized by the
Department in January, 2012. The lecture was delivered by Mr. Ashok B. Lal, an eminent
architect.
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Convenor, Full Bright Senior Specialist Programme in March' 2012. Prof. Matt Syal,
Professor, School of Planning, Design and Construction, Michigan State University USA, as
Full Bright Senior Specialist, conducted two weeks’ workshop with the Department faculty,
and Post-graduate & Under-graduate students in Feb- March 2012.
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Participant, RICS India International conference on ‘Planning and Delivering Urban
Infrastructure in Indian Cities’, 10-11 August, 2011.
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Sustainability Solutions Summit organized by Confederation of Indian Industries (CII),
Delhi (25th – 26th November’2011).
Convenor, Annual Symposium on Sustainable Built Environment and Green Buildings,
organized by Department of Resource Management and Design Application, Lady
Irwin College, University of Delhi in collaboration with School of Planning, Design and
Construction, Michigan State University, Nov 2011.
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Organiser, Annual Task Force meet of the Department of Resource Management and
Design Application, Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi in collaboration with School
of Planning, Design and Construction, Michigan State University, Nov 2011.
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Participant, Sustainability Solutions Summit, organized by Confederation of Indian
Industries (CII), Delhi, 25th – 26th November, 2011.