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G. B. Pant Memorial Lectures

Lecture Series Name Title Year
1.
Prof. M.S. Swaminathan, FRS
Director
Centre for Research on Sustainable Agricultural and Rural Development, Madras
Issues on Ecological and Human Problems of the Himalayas 1991
2.
Dr. T.N. Khoshoo, FNA
Jawaharlal Nehru Fellow,
Tata Energy Research Institute,
New Delhi
Plant Diversity in the Himalaya: Conservation and Utilization 1992
3.
Prof. V. Rajagopalan
Vice President, The World Bank
& Chairman, Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
Developing Human and Physical Resources of the Himalaya 1993
4.
Space for Sustainable Development with Special Emphasis on Himalayan Regions 1994
5.
Dr. S.Z. Qasim
MEMBER PLANNING COMMISSION
Yojana Bhavan, New Delhi
Some Major Socio-Economic and Environmental Issues of the Himalayan Regions 1995
6.
Prof. S.K. Joshi
Vikram Sarabhai Professor,
Former D.G., CSIR & Secretary, DSIR, Govt. of India
Some Issues Related to Sustainable Development of the Himalayan Region 1996
7.
Prof. K.S. Valdiya
Bhatnagar Research Professor,
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research,
Bangalore
Developing a Paradise in Peril 1997
8.
Prof. Vinod K. Gaur
Distinguished Professor,
Indian Institute of Astrophysics,
Bangalore
Mitigating Disasters in the Himalaya: A Basic Agenda for
Development
1998
9.
Prof. H.Y. Mohan Ram
INSA Senior Scientist,
Department of Environmental Biology,
University of Delhi, New Delhi
Plant Resources of the Indian Himalayan Region: Some
Points for Action
2000
10.
Prof. J.S. Singh
Professor Emeritus,
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
& CSIR Emeritus Scientist, Botanical Survey of India, Allahabad, U.P.
Sustainable Development of the Indian Himalayan Region: Linking Ecological and Economic Concerns 2004
11.
Madhav Gadgil
Center for Ecological Sciences
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Of bamboos, basket-weavers and paper mills 2005
12.
Prof. S.S. Handa
Senior Specialist,
Earth Environment and Marine Sciences & Technologies, UNIDO
Medicinal Plants for Health Care 2006
13.
Lalji Singh
Director,
Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology
Hyderabad
Mystery of our origins 2007
14.
RODDAM NARASIMHA
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore
University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
How Green could Tomorrow’s Aircraft be? (Climate Change, Environment and Aviation) 2008
15.
Dr. R. S. Tolia, (IAS : 1971)
Chief Information Commissioner
The legacy of Govind Ballabh Pant: Mountain and Rural Development Issues 2009
16.
Ragavendra Gadagkar
Centre for Ecological Sciences and Centre for Contemporary Studies, Indian Institute of Science,
Banglore
Interrogating an insect society 2010
17.
Vidyanand Nanjundiah
Indian Institute of Science
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research,
Banglore
Symmetry and Beauty in the Living World 2011
18.
Dr. Kirit S. Parikh
Chairman
Expert Group for Low Carbon Strategy for Inclusive Growth,
Planning Commision of India,
Chairman,
Integrated Research and Action for Development (IRADEe),
New Delhi
Formenr Member, Planning Commision
Realizing Low Carbon Strategy for Inclusive Growth 2012
19.
Prof. Jayanta Bandyopadhyay
Advisor, Water Diplomacy Programme,Fletcher School of Diplomacy, Tufts University, USA
Advisor, Ecosystem for Life Programme, IUCN, New Delhi
Former Professor & Head Centre for Development and Environmental Policy, Indian Institute of Management.
Calcutta
Sustainig the Himalaya as the Water Tower of Asia 2013
20.
Prof. T.S. Papola
Honorary Professor, Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (ISID), New Delhi.
Former Director, Giri Institute of Development Studies, Lucknow
Former Director, ISID, New Delhi.
Development of the Indian Himalayan States 2014
21.
Dr.David Molden
Director General, International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
1.Climate Plus Change: Actions for Adaptation and Transformation for the Hindu Kush-Himalayan Region

2.जलवायु + परिवर्तनः हिन्दु कुश-हिमालयी क्षेत्र के अनुकूलन एवं परिवर्तन हेतु कार्य योजनाए
2015
22.
Dr. Vijay Raghvan
Secretory, Dept. of Biotechnology, New Delhi
प्रकृति और पोषण : आधुनिक युग में जीव विज्ञान

2016
23.
Prof. S.P. Singh
Former Vice-Chancellor, HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar and Advisor, Govt. of Uttarakhand
Climate Change in Himalayas: Research Findings, Complexities and Institutional Roles

2017
24.
Prof. P.S. Roy,
Former Director, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun
Earth Observation and Sustainable Development of the Himalayas

2018
25.
Prof. Raman Sukumar
Professor of Ecology at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Conservation at the crossroads amongst conflicts

2019
26.
Prof. Tej Pratap,
Vice Chancellor, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar (Uttarakhand)
Future of Himalayan Farm Economy

2020
27.
Dr. R. Raghavendra Rao,
Fellow of Indian National Science Academy & Honorary Scientist
The Himalaya - Biogeography, Biodiversity & Bio-resources:Concerns & Strategies

2021
27.
Dr. Navin Juyal,
Former Senior Scientist,
Physical Research Laboratory,
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Fellow of Indian Geophysical Union
Inevitable climate warming, cryosphere degradation, and landscape instability in the Himalayan region Hindi English

2022
27.
Prof. Mohammed Latif Khan
Distinguished Senior Profession of Botany,
Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University), Sagar,
Madhya Pradesh
Bridging Voices and Visions: Empowering Communities for Climate Resilience in the Forests Hindi English

2023