annual progress report - jnu envis

ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT

FY 2019-2020

Submitted By:

JNU ENVIS RP (Geodiversity & Impact on Environment)

School of Environmental Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University,

New Delhi - 110 067

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JNU ENVIS RP : APR 2019-20

Government of India Ministry of Environment & Forests

(EI Division) …………...

Annual Progress Report (2019-2020) JNU ENVIS Resource Partner (RP), New Delhi

Name of Host Organization:

School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Assigned Subject Area: Geodiversity & Impact on Environment

Date/Month/Year of establishment of ENVIS Resource Partner:

16th May 1994

Name and designation of ENVIS Coordinator (2019-20):

Prof. U.C. Kulshrestha, Dean, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Has the Host Organization constituted an Advisory Committee for guiding the activities of the Resource Partner?

YES The Host Organization has constituted an Advisory Committee for guiding the activities of the ENVIS RP, SES/JNU.

Composition of the Advisory Committee: (Select YES or NO: if YES kindly fill the right column space; if NO kindly leave it blank)

● YES

1. Dr. Usha Mina, ENVIS Co-coordinator Associate Professor, SES, JNU 2. Prof. Paulraj R.,

SES, JNU 3. Dr. Ramovatar Meena,

Assistant Professor, SES, JNU 4. Dr. Amit Kumar Mishra,

Assistant Professor, SES, JNU

Current ENVIS Staff Structure: Name

Position held

Qualification and Experience

Joining Date in ENVIS Centre

Joining Date in current position

2019-20 Leaving Date (if…...applicable)

Emoluments drawn (Rs.) Monthly Annual

1

Ms. Swati Singh

Programme Officer

M.Phil., Experience in Natural Resource Management & Climate Change

30.07.2018 30.07.2018 -

42,445.59/

-

509347.08/

-

2

Ms. Sandhya Farswan

Information Officer

M.Sc, Experience in Remote sensing

21.07.2015

21.07.2015

-

35,451.79/-

425421.48/-

3

Mohd Ajmal

I.T Officer B.Tech, Experience in Information Technology.

27.11.2019 27.11.2019 -

28,672.16/-

344065.92/-

4

Ms. Ruchika

Data Entry Operator

B.A. (Economics) 18.03.2019 18.03.2019 - 13310/- 159720/-

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Mandate of the Host Organization

Mandate of the ENVIS Centre

The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), a Central University was established in 1969. It is a premier institution of Teaching and Research. The school of Environmental Sciences focuses upon interdisciplinary teaching and research through innovative methods.

The JNU ENVIS Resource Partner was established in 1994 at the School of Environmental Sciences, JNU. It supports and promotes research, development and innovation in Geodiversity & Impact on Environment. Social contributions through environmental activities and events. Also develops Research and Geo-spatial Database on the following Thematic Areas/Mandates:

• Pollution (Air, Water, Noise, Soil and Industrial) • Geology & Geomorphology (Delhi NCR and Surroundings) • Climate (Temperature/Rainfall, Relative Humidity/Wind pattern/Air Quality etc.) • Hydrogeology (Groundwater, surface water & geochemistry) • Topography, Soil and Land Use Pattern (Land Use Land Cover & Change detection) • Disaster (Indian Himalayan Region, Indo-Gangetic Plain and various parts of India) • Sensitive Area (Protected area, Sanctuaries, Biosphere Reserves etc.) • Flora and Fauna (Endangered, vulnerable, rare, medicinal etc.)

Activities Undertaken by JNU ENVIS RP for the FY 2019-20 8.1 Publication of Newsletters & Special Issues: Every quarter a Newsletter on assigned thematic area is published. Articles are invited from faculty and research scholars on selected themes. Submitted manuscripts are sent for review to subject experts. Once approved by the reviewers and editors, manuscripts are published in JNU ENVIS Newsletters. Main focus is to cover all thematic areas, important environmental issues and events. During 2019-20 newsletters have been published on thematic areas Geodiversity, Pollution, Climate, Ecology, Soil, Hydrogeology, Flora and Fauna etc. We have successfully achieved our target of publishing four Newsletters for FY 2019-20. Both printed and electronic forms of Newsletters are released.Detail of newsletters with cover page snapshot is given in the Table below-

Cover snapshot Quarter/ Volume/ Issue/ Theme Main Articles

No. of copies printed & circulated

URL of the PDF file in ENVIS website

24(4), NCR Air Pollution Main Articles: 1.Reason for High Levels of Ozone in Delhi during COVID-19 Lockdown 2.Crop Residue Burning in Northwestern India: Need for Alternative Solutions 3.Major Impacts of Crop Residue Burning 4.Graded Response Action Plan 5.Isolation and Characterization of Bioaerosols in Different Size Ranges at Selected Locations of Delhi City 6.Air Quality of JNU Campus: Continuous Short Measurements of PM2. 5 and PM10 aerosols 7.NCR Air Pollution: Source, morphology and elemental composition of aerosol particles 8. Indoor Air Purification through Plants 9.Atmospheric Mercury Measurements at Delhi

E-Copies

http://jnuenvis.nic.in/newsletters/NCRP.pdf

Thematic Area: Air Pollution In this issue details about the causes of the Air Pollution problem in Delhi NCR have been highlighted. High Ozone levels, Crop Residue Burning, Aerosols and Bioaerosols are dealt in the articles.

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24(3), Special Issue on Swachh Bharat Main Articles: 1. Swachh Bharat Mission: A Milestone Step towards Cleanliness and Environment Protection in India 2.Swachhata in School of Environmental Sciences, JNU 3.Advanced and Traditional Methods of Wastewater Treatment 4.Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) : Important Facts 5.Isolation and Characterization of Bacteria in Water and Air Sample from Sewage Treatment Plant

E-Copies

http://jnuenvis.nic.in/newsletters/SB.pdf

Thematic Area:Cleanliness/ Water Pollution/Waste Water This Special issue focuses on the Government of India’s Swachh Bharat Mission. Also talks about various Swachhata Steps taken in our host organisation. Articles also focus on Waste water treatments methods & STPs.

24(2), Eco-toxicological Effects of Landfill, Landfill: Solution or a Bigger Problem to the Environment

E-Copies

http://jnuenvis.nic.in/newsletters/Vol24no22019.pdf Thematic Area: Pollution/ Hydrogeology In this issue details about the geochemistry, leachate characteristics, fates, effects & groundwater quality of Delhi landfill research and outcomes addressed as review article studied by ENVIS resource persons & faculty.

24 (1), Special Issue on Lepidoptera of JNU, 1. Inter-generic mating Lampis boeticus (Linnnaeus, 1767) - Pea Blue and Leptotes plinius (Fabricius, 1793) - Zebra Blue Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) in Delhi, India. 2. Occurrences of new butterflies species in Delhi - India

E-Copies

http://jnuenvis.nic.in/newsletters/Vol24no12019.pdf

Thematic Area: Flora and Fauna In this special issue, case study done by resource person- Dr. Surya Prakash, (School of Life Sciences, JNU) with researchers depicting the new butterfly species sighted (2006-2013) & butterfly species percent rise (1943-2013) within JNU campus and from different eco-sensitive zones of Delhi.

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Issues of Volume 24 JNU ENVIS RP Newsletters (2019-20)

Vol 24 (4) NCR Air Pollution

Vol 24 (3) Swachh Bharat

Vol 24 (2) Eco-toxicological Effects of Landfill

Vol 24 (1) Lepidoptera of JNU

8.2 Pamphlets Pamphlets/Flyers are used as tools for environmental awareness and wider distribution. These pamphlets/flyers are prepared on environmental issues in simple and common language. They are widely distributed during Environment Calendar Day Celebrations and other awareness activities.

FLYERS (2019-20)

Theme: Rising Air Pollution : Delhi Turns into a Gas Chamber

Theme: JNU-ENVIS RP on Geodiversity & Impact on Environment activities

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8.3 Posters

Posters on the assigned thematic areas are a key tool for environmental awareness and sensitization for target groups. These posters are prepared on environmental issues in the form of textual, graphical and pictorial. Posters are informative on various environmental issues related to our thematic areas and displayed during Environment Calendar Celebrations and other awareness activities.

POSTERS (2019-20)

Thematic Area: Ecology 37 Ramsar Sites in India Updated wetland map of India on the occasion of World Wetlands Day 2020, with new designated/extended Ramsar sites in 2020 & designated in 1981-2019. http://jnuenvis.nic.in/images/Ramsar.jpg

Theme: ENVIS Newsletters glimpses Standee poster to display about information on Newsletters published by JNU ENVIS RP on assigned thematic areas.

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http://jnuenvis.nic.in/images/Ramsar.jpg


8.4 Geo-Spatial Maps Developed on Thematic Areas

THEMATIC MAPS (2019-20) Landfill Map of Delhi This map demonstrates the landfill locations and water bodies (river, drain & canals) in Delhi. Covering thematic areas: Pollution & Hydrogeology http://jnuenvis.nic.in/newsletters/Vol24no22019.pdf

Bhalswa Landfill Map Buffer Zone map of Bhalswa Landfill in North Delhi. Covering thematic areas: Pollution & Hydrogeology http://jnuenvis.nic.in/newsletters/Vol24no22019.pdf

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Ghazipur Landfill Map Buffer Zone map of Ghazipur Landfill in East Delhi. Covering thematic areas: Pollution & Hydrogeology http://jnuenvis.nic.in/newsletters/Vol24no22019.pdf

Buffer Zone map of Okhla Landfill in South Delhi. Covering thematic areas: Pollution & Hydrogeology http://jnuenvis.nic.in/newsletters/Vol24no22019.pdf

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Air Quality Stations of Delhi Map demonstrates the location of Air Quality Station in Delhi. Covering thematic areas: Pollution

8.5 Details of Popular/Review Articles (2019-20) published in the newsletters:

1. Kulshrestha, U., 2020. Special Issue on NCR Air Pollution. JNU ENVIS RP Newsletter 24 (4) [Editorial]

2. Kulshrestha, U., 2020. Reason for High Levels of Ozone in Delhi during COVID-19 Lockdown. NCR Air Pollution, JNU ENVIS RP Newsletter 24 (4), 3-4.

3. Mishra, M., Kulshrestha, U., 2020. Crop Residue Burning in Northwestern India: Need for Alternative Solutions. NCR Air Pollution, JNU ENVIS RP Newsletter 24 (4), 5-12.

4. Mishra, M., 2020. Major Impacts of Crop Residue Burning. NCR Air Pollution, JNU ENVIS RP Newsletter 24 (4), 13-16.

5. Singh, y., 2020. Graded Response Action Plan. NCR Air Pollution, JNU ENVIS RP Newsletter 24 (4), 17.

6. Dehyar, M., Tyagi, S., Srivastava, A., 2020. Isolation and Characterization of Bioaerosols in Different Size Ranges at Selected Locations of Delhi City. NCR Air Pollution, JNU ENVIS RP Newsletter 24 (4), 17-29.

7. Sharma, A., Kulshrestha, U., 2020. Air Quality of JNU Campus: Continuous Short Measurements of PM2. 5 and PM10 aerosols. NCR Air Pollution, JNU ENVIS RP Newsletter 24 (4), 30-32.

8. Sharma, A., Kulshrestha, U., 2020. NCR Air Pollution: Source, morphology and elemental composition of aerosol particles. NCR Air Pollution, JNU ENVIS RP Newsletter 24 (4), 33-35.

9. Katoch, A., 2020. Indoor Air Purification through Plants. NCR Air Pollution, JNU ENVIS RP Newsletter 24 (4), 36-37.

10. S., Kulshrestha, U., 2020. Atmospheric Mercury Measurements at Delhi. NCR Air Pollution, JNU ENVIS RP Newsletter 24 (4), 38-39.

11. Kulshrestha, U., 2020. Special Issue on Swachh Bharat. JNU ENVIS RP Newsletter 24 (3) [Editorial]

12. Kumar, R., 2020. Swachh Bharat Mission: A Milestone Step towards Cleanliness and Environment Protection in India. Swachh Bharat, JNU ENVIS RP Newsletter 24 (3), 3-5.

13. Joshi, P., 2020. Swachhata in School of Environmental Sciences, JNU. Swachh Bharat, JNU ENVIS RP Newsletter 24 (3), 6-7.

14. Pachwarya, R., Mina, U., Ramanathan, A., Meena, R., Hidaya, E., 2020. Advanced and Traditional Methods of Wastewater Treatment. Swachh Bharat, JNU ENVIS RP Newsletter 24 (3), 8-18.

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15. Naseem, M., 2020. Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM): Important Facts. Swachh Bharat, JNU ENVIS RP Newsletter 24 (3), 19-20.

16. Yadav, S., Saxena, S., Kumari, H., Chakrawarti, M., Singh, M., Mitra, S., Rajput, S., Mukhopadhyay, K., 2020. Isolation and Characterization of Bacteria in Water and Air Sample from Sewage Treatment Plant. Swachh Bharat, JNU ENVIS RP Newsletter 24 (3), 21-35.

17.Singh, S., Farswan, S., Meena, R., Ramanathan, AL., 2019. Landfill: Solution or a Bigger Problem to the Environment, Eco-toxicological Effects of Landfill. JNU-ENVIS Newsletter. Vol24 No.2 (1-14).

18. Prakash, S., Singh, D., 2019. Inter-generic mating Lampis boeticus (Linnnaeus, 1767) - Pea Blue and Leptotes plinius (Fabricius, 1793) - Zebra Blue Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) in Delhi, India, Special Issue on Lepidoptera on JNU. JNU-ENVIS Newsletter.Vol24No.1(1-5).

19. Prakash, S., 2019 Occurrences of new butterflies species in Delhi – India, Special Issue on Lepidoptera on JNU. JNU-ENVIS Newsletter. Vol24 No.1 (6-16).

9. Quarterly Reports (Output-Outcome)

Glimpse of Submitted Quarterly Reports (2019-20)

Q1 (April - June 2019) Q2 (July - September 2019)

Q3 (October - December 2019) Q4 (January - March 2020)

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10. Awareness Activities & Environment Calendar Days Celebrations

Environment Calendar Days Celebrations (2019-20)

National Science Day 28 February 2020

Extempore Expression Competition organized with YoHo Debate Club, SES, JNU & It was an inter school programme attended by a large number of students and total number of participants registered for competition were 12 from different schools of JNU. They participated in an extempore competition, where the time limit was 3-4 minutes. After the final evaluation by judges the winners were announced. The competition was judged by Dr. Sandesha Rayapa, Assistant Professor, School of Language/JNU and Dr. N.S. Siddaiyah, Associate Professor from SES/JNU. http://jnuenvis.nic.in/yoho/science.pdf

World Wildlife Week Date: 02- 04 October 2019

Theme: Life Below Water- for People and Planet

Lecture by Dr. G. Areendran, WWF ENVIS Coordinator and Mr. Debaditya Sinha, Senior Resident Fellow, Vidhi Centre, VENHF. Other activities included Nature Walk to Sanjay Van, Painting, slogan writing, extempore, photography exhibition, quiz.

Ozone Day Date: 16 Sept 2019

Theme: 32 Years & Healing

Lecture by Dr. Sudesh Yadav, Associate Prof., SES/JNU on 'Good and Bad Ozone in Environment'. Followed by quiz competition.

Van Mahotsav Week 16 July - 23 August 2019

Actively participated in Tree plantation drive in JNU Campus, Kendiriya Vidyalaya, JNU.

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http://jnuenvis.nic.in/yoho/science.pdf


World Environment Day 2019 Date: 05 June 2019 Theme : Air Pollution

Distribution of flyers on 'Rising Air Pollution: Delhi turns into a Gas Chamber' in JNU Campus

Earth Day 2019 22 April 2019 Theme: Protect Our Species

Awareness campaign, Inaugural address by Dr. R.V. Somanti, Director, NIPGR, Delhi, Keynote address by Prof.C.R. Babu, Emeritus Prof., DU on 'Land Degradation & Ecological Restoration', Special address by Dr. G. Areendran, WWF ENVIS Coordinator on 'Wildlife Conservation' and Theme talk by Dr.Debanik Mukherjee on 'Role of reptiles in Biodiversity Park'. followed by Tree plantation, debate, quiz, photo exhibition/competition and panel discussion. Documentary screening (The Secret Life of Frogs by Green Oscar Winner, Bedi Brothers) on 23rd April 2019

National Review Meet 2019 Date: 02 April 2019

ENVIS Centers’ Review Meet 2019 at MoEF&CC. Display of banners, posters, newsletters, flyers, standee etc.

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SPECIAL LECTURE SERIES (2019-20)

How to write a successful Research Paper. 06 March 2020

Speaker: Prof. J. Jaime Gomez-Hernandez, Institute for Water & Environmental Engineering Technical University of Valencia, Spain Highlights: Selection of appropriate Journal Correct use of English Language Check Plagiarism, including Self Plagiarism References should be relevant, recent and sufficient. http://jnuenvis.nic.in/yoho/Yo%20Ho%20Seminar3.pdf

Surveillance and Diagnosis of Environmental Pollution-Health Climate Interactions: Challenges and Way Forward. 04 March 2020

Speaker: Prof. Panuganti CS Devara, Director, Amity School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Manesar Highlights: Pollution & Health Impacts Pollution Forecast Modeling & Monitoring Remote Sensing & LIDAR http://jnuenvis.nic.in/yoho/Yo%20Ho%20Seminar1.pdf

Environmental Toxicology and Sustainable Development 03 March 2020

Speaker: Prof. Tanu Jindal, Group Additional Pro Vice Chancellor (R&D). Highlights: Environment Toxicology, Heavy metals and PoPs Soil and Water Pollutions Circular Economy and Sustainable Development. http://jnuenvis.nic.in/yoho/Yo%20Ho%20Seminar0.pdf

Indian Nitrogen Assessment and Improving Nitrogen Use Efficiency for Sustainable Development. 02 March 2020

Speaker: Prof. N Raghuram, Former Dean, School of Biotechnology GGS IP University. Highlights: Importance of Nitrogen Assessment in Indian Context and relevance of Nitrogen and associated compounds as Potent Global Warming Gases. Indian Scientist Pioneers in Nitrogen Assessment and developed Country Specific range and values. http://jnuenvis.nic.in/yoho/Yo%20Ho%20Seminar2.pdf

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http://jnuenvis.nic.in/yoho/Yo%20Ho%20Seminar3.pdf





EIA for Sustainable Development & Career Opportunities for Entrepreneur 14 June 2019

Chaired by Prof.AL.Ramanathan (Former Dean, ENVIS Coordinator) Speakers- EIA Experts: Dr.P.B. Rastogi, (Former Adviser to MoEF&CC), Prof.A.L. Agarwal, ISM Dhanbad, Dr.V.M.Shashtri, QCI-NABET Assessor, Dr.V.K.Singh, Addl.Director, MoEF&CC, Dr.A.K.Jha,Senior Director, Quality Council of India (NABET), Dr. Nalini Bhatt (Former Adviser to MoEF&CC).

Modelling Vegetation Dynamics : Remote Sensing & Ecology 01 May 2019

Hands on training imparted to SES Students for performing a set of simulations with LPJ-GUESS model. by Dr. Viktar Kireyeu, PhD (Environmental Sciences and Policy) Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Environmental Security and Sustainable Development of Regions, Institute of Earth Sciences, Saint Petersburg State University.

11. National Environment Survey – Grid based Decision Support System District designated to JNU ENVIS RP for Survey is South Delhi. According to assigned activities we have divided South Delhi District into 9x9 km grids. South Delhi falls under 11 grids (maps given below). For base information secondary data has been collected on parameters mentioned in TABLE below. Data has been collected out of total 52 sub-modules, 30 sub-modules available and 22 sub-modules data still needs to be collected, post Stakeholder meeting. Data collection have been sourced from the Central Government reports, Census 2011, Agriculture Census, DPCC, District Handbook, Reports of Delhi Government, CPCB, BSI, ZSI, FRI, WII etc. After analysis of secondary data, geospatial layers both raster and vectors have been created using open-source GIS software. Eco-sensitive zone location map, Transportation map, Block level Map, NDVI (1977 & 2017) has been developed.

NES - GRIDSS Database Updation for South Delhi District (2019-20) MODULES / SUB-MODULES Data Collected Data Gaps MODULE – I. ADMINISTRATIVE 1. District level 2. Local level – Constituted &

Operationalised

MODULE- II. DEMOGRAPHIC 1. General

MODULE- III. ECONOMIC 1.General 2. Employment

MODULE- IV. CLIMATE & DISASTER OCCURRENCES

1.Climate 2. Disaster

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MODULE- V. NATURAL RESOURCES

1. Land Use Classification 2. Wasteland 3. Minerals 5. Forest Resource 4. Soil Type & Status 7. Forest Produce

6. Type of Forest 8. Mining in Forests

MODULE- VI. WATER RESOURCE

1. Status of Surface Water 2.Status of Ground Water

MODULE- VII. ECOLOGY

3. Urban Green Spaces 1. Flora, 2. Fauna

b) Biodiversity in Ecosystems: 1.Wetland

d) In situ Conservation: 3.Eco sensitive Zone

d) In situ Conservation: 5. Wildlife Sanctuary

d) In situ Conservation: 7.Bird Sanctuary

f) Wetlands: 1.Types of Wetlands

MODULE – VIII. INFRASTRUCTURE

1. Health Services 4. Formal Education 2. Housing Amenities 5. Non Formal Education 3. Transport

MODULE- X. AGRICULTURE

1. Agriculture Area Classification 5. Fertilizer Consumption 2. Agricultural Production 6. Pesticides Consumption 3. Crop wise Production (per annum)

7. Use of machinery

4. Irrigation

MODULE- XI. ANIMAL HUSBANDRY & FISHERIES

1. Live Stock Population 2. Fisheries

MODULE –XII. INDUSTRIES & MINING

1.Category of Industry 2.Mining & Quarrying

MODULE- XIII. ENERGY – STOCK & PRODUCTION

4. Electric Consumption

MODULE- XIV. POLLUTION 1. Water Pollution 3. Noise Pollution 2. Air Pollution

MODULE- XV. WASTE 3. Effluent Treatment Plant /CEPT

Type of Waste Collected

4. Sanitation Treatment & Disposal of Waste

MODULE- XVI. HEALTH 1. Water & Vector borne disease 2. Use of traditional systems of medicine

MODULE–XVII. HERITAGE, TOURISM

1. Tourism and heritage

MODULE- XVIII. FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT

Funds & Allocation

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GIS Maps of District South Delhi (2019-20)

Raster and Vector GIS Maps of South Delhi District under NES GRIDSS

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12. Database (Uploaded on Website)

12.1 Catalogue of Non-numeric Databases compiled by the ENVIS Centre till date:

Name of Database

Description (in brief)

Data type (descriptive/ graphical/ geospatial/ etc.)

Status of Updation/ Periodicity/ Data Points Compiled (including date/month/year of last data point)

Source(s) of data

Online Availability (Whether uploaded on ENVIS Website)

Environmental Repository

Themes: Geology & Geodiversity http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/Rep-Report/Geology&%20Geodiv_ER_V1.pdf Hydrogeology http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/Rep-Report/Hydrogeology_ER_V1.pdf Disaster http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/Rep-Report/Disaster_ER_V1.pdf Topology, Soil & Land Use Pattern http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/Rep-Report/Topology,%20Soil,%20Land%20use%20pattern_ER_V1.pdf

Descriptive 10.04.2019 Secondary data sources from various national and international organizations, institutes, portals etc.

YES

NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) time series data

NDVI data from 1989-2018 for N-W Delhi villages under CESVP using Landsat satellite datasets. http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/cesvp.html

Descriptive & geospatial

10.04.2019 Google Earth Engine java-script code & USGS/NASA for Satellite data

YES

Bibliography Covered themes: Climate Flora & Fauna Renewable Energy Hydrogeology Disaster, Natural Hazard & Mitigation Topography, Soil & Land use pattern Hydrogeochemistry http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/bibliography.html

Descriptive 10.04.2019 Research articles by JNU students & Faculty

YES

Pesticide Organic Contaminants http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/organic-contaminants.html

Descriptive 11.04.2019 Research articles YES

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)

Organic Contaminants http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/organic-contaminants.html


Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)



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http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/Rep-Report/Geology&%20Geodiv_ER_V1.pdf



http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/Rep-Report/Hydrogeology_ER_V1.pdf

http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/Rep-Report/Hydrogeology_ER_V1.pdf

http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/Rep-Report/Disaster_ER_V1.pdf

http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/Rep-Report/Disaster_ER_V1.pdf

http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/Rep-Report/Topology,%20Soil,%20Land%20use%20pattern_ER_V1.pdf



http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/cesvp.html


http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/bibliography.html

http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/bibliography.html

http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/organic-contaminants.html







Pentachlorophenol (PCP)



Dioxins Organic Contaminants http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/organic-contaminants.html


Arsenic Inorganic Contaminants http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/inorganic-contaminants.html


Fluoride Inorganic Contaminants http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/inorganic-contaminants.html


Chromium Inorganic Contaminants http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/inorganic-contaminants.html


Cadmium Inorganic Contaminants http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/inorganic-contaminants.html


Nitrate Inorganic Contaminants http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/inorganic-contaminants.html


Nitrite Inorganic Contaminants http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/inorganic-contaminants.html


Lead Inorganic Contaminants http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/inorganic-contaminants.html


Biogeochemistry of Rivers

Article database of Biogeochemistry of Rivers http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/biogeochem-rivers.html


Biogeochemical Cycles

Arsenic, Mercury, Nitrogen, Cadmium, Iron and Sulfur cycle database http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/biogeochem-cycles.html


Pollution & Waste http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/pollution-waste.html


Geobiology http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/geobiology.html


Biogeochemical Modelling

http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/biogeochem-modelling.html


Biogeochemical Omics

http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/biogeochem-omics.html


Organic Geochemistry

http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/organic-geochem.html


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http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/inorganic-contaminants.html














http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/biogeochem-rivers.html

http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/biogeochem-rivers.html

http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/biogeochem-cycles.html

http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/biogeochem-cycles.html

http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/pollution-waste.html

http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/pollution-waste.html

http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/geobiology.html

http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/geobiology.html








12.2 Catalogue of Numeric and Time-series Databases compiled by the Centre till date:

Name of Database

Description (in brief)

Time Period (Starting year- Ending year) and Periodicity (annual/ monthly/ other)

Source(s) of data

Online Availability (Whether uploaded on ENVIS Website)

NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) time series data

NDVI data from 1989-2018 for N-W Delhi villages under CESVP using Landsat satellite datasets. http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/cesvp.html

1989-2018 Google Earth Engine java-script code & USGS/NASA for Satellite data

YES

Pesticides Consumption of Pesticides in India :- • Fungicides & Bactericides Use in India • Herbicides Use in India • Insecticides Use India http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/pesticides.html

1990-2010 FAOSTAT (http://faostat.fao.org/)

YES

GHGs (Green House Gas) Emission

CO2, CH4 and N2O gas emission from agricultural activities in India http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/ghg-emission.html


YES

Fertilizers Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potash in nutrients consumption in India http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/fertilizer.html


YES

12.3 List of Newsletters Published from 2005 - 2020: Publication /

Product Theme(s)/ Subject

Area(s) Year of

Publication URL of the PDF file in ENVIS website

(Kindly note that the PDF file should open without login prompt)

Newsletter Biogeochemistry 2005 http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/newsletters/vol11no1_2005.pdf Newsletter Biogeochemistry 2006 http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/newsletters/vol12no32006.pdf Newsletter Biogeochemistry 2006 http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/newsletters/vol12no52006.pdf Newsletter Biogeochemistry 2007 http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/newsletters/vol13no12007.pdf Newsletter Biogeochemistry 2008 http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/newsletters/vol13no12008.pdf Newsletter Biogeochemistry 2009 http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/newsletters/vol14no12009.pdf Newsletter Biogeochemistry 2009 http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/newsletters/vol14no32009.pdf Newsletter Biogeochemistry 2010 http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/newsletters/vol15no12010.pdf Newsletter Microbial Bioremediation 2010 http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/newsletters/vol16no12010.pdf Newsletter Climate change,

Metagenomics 2010 http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/newsletters/vol16no22010.pdf

Newsletter Biogeochemistry 2011-2012 http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/newsletters/vol17no12011.pdf Newsletter Biogeochemistry 2012-2013 http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/newsletters/vol18no22012-13.pdf Newsletter Biogeochemistry 2012-2013 http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/newsletters/vol18no32012-13.pdf Newsletter Biogeochemistry 2013-2014 http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/newsletters/vol19no32013-14.pdf Newsletter Biogeochemistry 2014-2015 http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/newsletters/vol20no12014-15.pdf Newsletter Biogeochemistry 2014-2015 http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/newsletters/vol20no22014-15.pdf Newsletter Biogeochemistry 2014-2015 http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/newsletters/vol20no32014-15.pdf Newsletter Biogeochemistry 2014-2015 http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/newsletters/vol20no42014-15.pdf Newsletter Aerosol and Air Pollution 2015-2016 http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/newsletters/vol21no12015-16.pdf Newsletter Biogeochemistry 2015-2016 http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/newsletters/vol21no22015-16.pdf Newsletter Biogeochemistry 2015-2016 http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/newsletters/vol21no32015-16.pdf Newsletter Biogeochemistry 2015-2016 http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/newsletters/Vol21no42015-16.pdf Newsletter National Conference on

Environmental Pollutants : Impact Assessment &

2016-2017 http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/newsletters/vol22no12016-17.pdf

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http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/pesticides.html

http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/ghg-emission.html

http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/ghg-emission.html

http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/fertilizer.html

http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/newsletters/Vol21no42015-16.pdf

http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/newsletters/vol22no12016-17.pdf


Remediation (NCEPIAR-2017)

Newsletter World Ozone Day 2017 2016-2017 http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/newsletters/vol22no22016-17.pdf Newsletter Special Issue on

Wetland for a Sustainable Urban Future

2018 http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/newsletters/vol22no32016-17.pdf

Newsletter Waste: Concern, Impact & Solution


Newsletter Air Pollution: Status, Sources & Measurements


Newsletter Air Pollution: Socio-climatic Implications


Newsletter REDD+ 2019 http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/newsletters/vol23no32017-18.pdf Newsletter Wetland Ecology of

Eastern Himalayas 2019 http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in/newsletters/vol23no42017-18.pdf

Newsletter Special Issue on Lepidoptera of JNU

2019 http://jnuenvis.nic.in/newsletters/Vol24no12019.pdf

Newsletter Eco-toxicological Effects of Landfill

2019 http://jnuenvis.nic.in/newsletters/Vol24no22019.pdf

Newsletter Special Issue on Swachh Bharat

2020 http://jnuenvis.nic.in/newsletters/SB.pdf

Newsletter NCR Air Pollution 2020 http://jnuenvis.nic.in/newsletters/NCRP.pdf

13. ENVIS Website (ENVIS Centres whose Website has been restructured may provide the Performance Report/Graphs generated therein wherever possible):

URL: http://www.jnuenvis.nic.in Status of restructuring of Website: Restructured in March, 2020 Frequency of updating Website 2019-20: Thrice a week Subject-specific database updation (numeric/ others): Monthly Publication uploaded/ updated on Website: Monthly

User Engagement and Interaction (ENVIS Centres whose Website has been restructured may provide the Performance Report/Graphs generated therein wherever possible):

User Engagement and Interaction FY 2019-20

i. Total number of visits 10,638 ii. Number of unique visits 1,000 iii. Total number of Visitors 3,196 iv. Total number of page Visit 5,903 v. Reports Downloaded/Read 749

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Fig.1. Performance Graph (2019-20)

14. Implementation of Annual Plan of Activities of the Financial Year (2019-20):

Activity/ Target

Achievements Shortfalls, if any, & reasons therefore

Centre’s Proposed Activities 2019-20 GSDP

Approved GSDP Courses in F.Y. 2019-20 Name of Course No. of Candidates

registered on portal

Pollution Monitor:Air & Water 150

Pollution Monitor: Soil 46

Water Budgeting and Auditing 39

Greenbelt Development for Industries 72

₹58,24,000/- was the Total Sanctioned Amount for the four GSDP Projects. But this amount was not transferred to the host organisation by MoEF&CC till March 2020. Thus due to non-availability of funds these courses were not conducted in FY 2019-20.

Website Redesigning of website in March, 2020 http://jnuenvis.nic.in/index.html

Updation of EnviroNews regularly on a daily basis. http://jnuenvis.nic.in/news.html

Updation of Events/Upcoming Events, Pollution level check regularly on a daily basis http://jnuenvis.nic.in/events.html http://jnuenvis.nic.in/kids-corner.html

VPN Expired (from 1st October2019 -20th Feb 2020)

Presence on Research Platform & Social Media

ResearchGate (total 1320+ Reads of articles Newsletter Issues: 2019) & Google Scholar official page for wider circulation of Newsletter Poplar/Review Articles & publications. https://www.researchgate.net/project/ENVIS-Geodiversity-Impact-on-Environment https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?hl=en&authuser=1&user=SNXgnnQAAAAJ On facebook, twitter & instagram page disseminated information through a lot of hits & gained 2100+ FB followers.

None

Database Creation of non-numeric/descriptive/numeric database (Primary or Secondary) on the assigned Thematic Areas/ Mandates.

None

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http://jnuenvis.nic.in/index.html

http://jnuenvis.nic.in/news.html

http://jnuenvis.nic.in/events.html

http://jnuenvis.nic.in/kids-corner.html

https://www.researchgate.net/project/ENVIS-Geodiversity-Impact-on-Environment

https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?hl=en&authuser=1&user=SNXgnnQAAAAJ


Suggestions for improvement by Processing Division, MoEF&CC A. Regular Activities: Web-based Environmental Information Collection and Compilation of Information and Data - Maintenance of ENVIS Website and User Engagement through it - Maintenance of ISBEID and Preparation of State of Environment (SoE) Reports Publications and Value-Addition Reaching-out/Networking Activities B. SPECIAL ACTIVITIES

New initiatives taken during the Financial Year (2019-20):

1. YoHo (Young Holististic) activities collaboration for Holistic Environmental Approach and outreach among students and youths.

2. Redesigning & restructured of Website. 3. Mass Plantation Drive in residential, health centre, roads, school, campus, corridors,

hostels, offices etc. on JNU during Van Mahotsav Week. (16 July-23 August 2019)

4. Creation of official ResearchGate & Google Scholar page for wider circulation of Newsletter

poplar/review articles & publication and information dissemination on Social Media platform with daily Enviro-NEWS updates.


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Date of most recent physical verification by the Ministry: 19.02.2016

Status of existing hardware: Procured from ENVIS Grant F.Y. 2015-16

Hardware item Specification Sanction Order with Date

Date of procurement

Hp laptop 15-AC0124TX (N8M29PA) S.No CND5325T3V

4 GB RAM, 1TB HDD, 2GB Graphic card, Window 10, CAM/BT/WiFi with DVD writer with 1 yr warranty, 1 Bag

2015-16/R1/950, 23rd September, 2015

23rd September, 2015

Hp desktop 280G1(M7G85PT) S.No INA523X8K8

TFT 18.5” (A5V72AA) Core i5, 4GB RAM, 500 HDD, Windows 8.1 without DVD writer and 3 years onsite warranty

2015-16/R1/949, 23rd September, 2015


Hp Printer LJ1005 (CB376PA) S.No.CNH8GDSDC4

Printer, Scanner and Xerox 2015-16/R1/951, 23rd September, 2015


UPS 625VA Microtek - 2015-16/R1/960, 24th September

24th September 2015

Status of utilization of grant in previous year (2019-20) and reasons for shortfalls, if any:

Recurring Annual

Head of Expenditure Sanctioned amount (Rs.)

Actual Expenditure (Rs.)

Reasons for Shortfall/ Excess (if any)

Manpower 14,38,554.48 1325054.00 Delay in issue of Sanction Order (19th Feb 2020) & RTGS of funds (25th March 2020)

Databases, etc. 4,65,300.00 28,038.00 Travel & Training 1,00,000.00 7,182.00

Non- Recurring (SoER)

Preparation of State of Environment Report

N.A. N.A. N.A.

Issues/ hurdles faced in undertaking ENVIS activities: 1. Financial Issues: Delay in release of Recurring grant, which impacts ENVIS activities and manpower. 2. Since F.Y. 2016-17 we have not received Non-recurring Grant for purchase of new Hardware and Software.

Since the mandates of ENVIS have changed and the number of manpower has increased, thus new Hardware and Software are of utmost importance.

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