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Tejavath

Dr. Tejavath Charan Teja

Scientist B, Atmospheric Science Group (ASG)

Email : charan[dot]tt[at]ncess[dot]gov[dot]in

Phone(Off) : 0471-2511645

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Education:

Ph.D : 2021, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Centre Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad.
Thesis : Indian Summer Monsoon and it’s variability in the Mid-Holocene and Last Millennium - a modeling view.
M.Sc : 2015, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences from Centre Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad.

Professional career:

  1. Scientist B, NCESS (2023 - Present)
  2. Project Scientist I (May, 2023 – Sep, 2023) - Arctic Division, National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, Vasco Da Gama,
    Goa.
  3. Research Associate (2021-2023): at Centre Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad.

Research Interests:

Past, present and future climate modelling.

Monsoonal variability and change

Tropical Indo-pacific drivers, their variability and impacts

Extreme events and background changes.

Awards/Honours/Achievements/Fellowships:

  1. Participated in First Indian Scientific Expedition to Canadian Arctic in 2023

  2. ERASMUS+ Worldwide Exchange student from April, 2018 to July 2018 at Freie University, Berlin, Germany.

  3. Best paper award for the year 2018-2019 in CEOAS for the paper entitled “A PMIP3 narrative of modulation of
    ENSO teleconnections to the Indian summer monsoon by background changes in the Last Millennium”

  4. Qualified CSIR-NET (JRF) in Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences, 2016.

  5. Awarded National Fellowship for Higher Education (NFHE) of ST Students to pursue PhD.

  6. Participated in two Scientific ocean cruises (Arabian sea and Bay of Bengal)

 

Publications:

  1. K. Ashok, S. Bidyabati, Tejavath, C. T., and U. Cubasch (2022), Summer monsoon over northeastern India during the last millennium, Int. J. Climatol., 1– 12. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.7332
  2. Tejavath, C. T ., K. Ashok, and S. Chakraborty (2021), The role of the orbital parameters in the Indian monsoon during the Mid-Holocene, as deciphered from atmospheric model experiments, Frontiers. Earth. Science. 9, Doi: 10.3389/feart.2021.631310
  3. Amat, H. B., M. Pradhan, C. T. Tejavath, A. Dey, A. S. Rao, A. K. Sahai, and K. Ashok (2021), Value addition to forecasting: towards Kharif rice crop predictability through local climate variations associated with Indo-Pacific climate drivers. Theor Appl Climatol, 144, 917-929, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-021-03572-6
  4. Tejavath C. T., K. Ashok, and P. Upadhyay (2020), The past climate of the Indian region as seen from the modeling world, Current Science, 119, pp 316-327, doi: 10.18520/cs/v119/i2/316-32
  5. Tejavath, C. T., K. Ashok, S. Chakraborty, and R. Rengasamy (2019), A PMIP3 narrative of modulation of ENSO teleconnections to the Indian summer monsoon by background changes in the Last Millennium. Clim. Dyn., 53: 3445-3461. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-019-04718-z
  6. Ashok, K, F. Feba and C. T. Tejavath (2019), The Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall and ENSO. Mausam, 70(3), 443-452

Book chapters:

Feba F, D. Govardhan, C. T. Tejavath, and Ashok, K. (2021), ENSO Modoki Teleconnections to Indian Summer Monsoon rainfall – A Review, Chapter 4, Indian Summer Monsoon Variability: El Niño teleconnection sand beyond, Editors: Jasti S Chowdary; Anant Parekh; C. Gnanaseelan, (Elsevier pub.)

Conferences/Training/Workshops:

  1. Oral and Poster presentation on “The role of the orbital parameters in the Indian monsoon during the MidHolocene, as deciphered from atmospheric model experiments”, PMIP2020 Nanjing (Conference virtual mode). [Oct., 2021]
  2. The role of the orbital parameters in the Indian monsoon during the MidHolocene, as deciphered from atmospheric model experiments International Virtual Conference on Earth’s Changing Climate: Past, Present and Future. [Oct., 2020]
  3. Oral Presentation titled “The ENSO teleconnections to the Indian summer monsoon climate through the Last Millennium as simulated by the PMIP3” in 1st PMIP4 conference, Stockholm, Sweden. [Sep., 2017]
  4. Conference on “International Workshop on Representation of Physical Processes in Weather and Climate Models, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, India. [Feb., 2017]
  5. The Indian Summer Monsoon During Last Millennium” in Tropmet-2016, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. [Dec., 2016]
  6. Poster titled “The Indian Summer Monsoon Climate During Last Millennium, As Simulated by the PMIP3”, CLIVAR-2016, Qingdao, China. [Sep., 2016]
  7. Two-week workshop on International Training course on “Indian Ocean Dynamics : From the Large scale Circulation to Small scale Eddies and Fronts” INCOIS, Hyderabad, India. [Nov., 2015]

Kotluri Sravan Kumar

Dr. Kotluri Sravan Kumar

Scientist B, Crustal Dynamics Group

Email : kotluri[dot]sravan[at]ncess[dot]gov[dot]in

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Education:

Ph.D : 2023, CSIR-NGRI @ Department of Geology, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India.
Thesis : Influence of climate-tectonics interaction on the evolution of the upper Ganga landscape in the Himalayas.
M.Sc : 2013, Applied Geology, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India.
B.Sc : 2011, Mathematics, Physics, Geology; Osmania University, Hyderabad, India.

Professional career:

  1. Scientist B, NCESS (2023 (August) - Present)
  2. Ph.D (2017 (April) - 2023 (April)) - CSIR-NGRI @ Department of Geology, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India.
  3. Project Fellow (2013 (Sep) - 2018 (Oct)): CSIR-NGRI, Hyderabad, India.

Area of specialization:

Landslides, floods, Quantitative geomorphology, and tectonic geomorphology.

Honours/Awards/Fellowships:

  1. EGU Early Career Scientist: Awarded 445 Euros by European Geoscience Union (EGU) to attend the EGU Galileo conference “Perturbations of Earth Surface Dynamics Caused by Extreme Events” held in Kathmandu, Nepal from October 13 – 19, 2019.

Field Work Experience:

  1. 2023 Visited Idukki district, Kerala to gather basic information about past occurred landslides and Landslide-affected locations.
  2. 2023 Visited Joshimath area to understand the subsidence affect using Ground Penetrating Radar.
  3. 2019 Visited Earthquake triggered landslides affected area in Nepal during the Earth surface dynamics caused by extreme events workshop.
  4. 2017 Visited the Gohna and Ukhimath landslides in the Upper Ganga catchment to understand the landslide morphology and the sub surface structure using Ground Penetrating Radar in the Uttarakhand state, India.
  5. 2017 Visited Gohna and Ukhimath landslides in the Upper Ganga catchment, to understand landslide morphology and to understand the sub surface structure using Ground Penetrating Radar in the Uttarakhand state, India.
  6. 2017 GPR analysis to detect the sinkholes in karst topography near Cuddapah, Andhra Pradesh.
  7. 2017 GPR analysis to recognise the leakage pipeline of underground drainage in Secunderabad – GHMC.
  8. 2015 post-earthquake paleo-seismology studies in and around the 2015 Gorkha earthquake rupture zone in the Nepal.
  9. 2015 Visited the Lesser Himalaya in the Kumauan Himalaya during Himalaya Karakorum Tibet (HKT) conference- 2015.

Training/Conferences:

  1. 2023 Attended the 2-Day International Workshop On “Remote Sensing for Crustal Deformation Studies” at CSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh.
  2. 2019 Attended the OSL/TL workshop at CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute sponsored by MOES.
  3. 2019 Attended the 6th EGU Galileo conference “Perturbations of Earth Surface Dynamics Caused by Extreme Events” held in Kathmandu.
  4. 2019 Attended 3-day workshop for ‘ESRI ArcGIS’.
  5. 2019 Attended 45th IIRS Outreach Programme on "RS and GIS Applications in Watershed Management’.
  6. 2019 Attended 44th IIRS Outreach Programme on ‘Remote Sensing based Mapping Monitoring and Modelling of Landslide and Earthquake hazards’.
  7. 2016 Attended the short-term course on "Introduction to Landslide Site Mapping" is sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India.
  8. 2014 Attended 13th IIRS Outreach Programme on ‘Basics of RS, GIS and GNSS’.

Publications:

  1. Sravan Kumar Kotluri, Prabha Pandey, and Anand K. Pandey. "A Google Earth and ArcGIS-based protocol for channel width extraction." Journal of Earth System Science 133, no. 1 (2024): 1-10.
  2. Akilan, A., M. Satyanarayanan, S. Balaji, M. J. Nandan, M. Venkateshwarlu, S. Kumar, Y. Srinivas, H. V. S. Satyanarayana, and O. P. Pandey. "Correlating volcanic emissions from Andaman-Sumatra region to atmospheric pollution in Delhi: A possible scenario." Geosystems and Geoenvironment 2, no. 1 (2023): 100142.
  3. Reddy, S. Kiran Kumar, Sravan Kumar Kotluri, Harish Gupta, and D. Venkat Reddy. "Role of Climate and Topography on Hydrological Characteristics of the Bharathapuzha Basin in the Tectonically Quiescent Western Ghats, India." Journal of the Geological Society of India 97 (2021): 1087-1096.
  4. Jaiswara, Nilesh K., Sravan Kumar Kotluri, Prabha Pandey, and Anand K. Pandey. "MATLAB functions for extracting hypsometry, stream-length gradient index, steepness index, chi gradient of channel and swath profiles from digital elevation model (DEM) and other spatial data for landscape characterisation." Applied Computing and Geosciences 7 (2020): 100033.
  5. Jaiswara, Nilesh Kumar, Sravan Kumar Kotluri, Anand K. Pandey, and Prabha Pandey. "Transient basin as indicator of tectonic expressions in bedrock landscape: Approach based on MATLAB geomorphic tool (Transient-profiler)." Geomorphology 346 (2019): 106853.
  6. Akilan, A., KK Abdul Azeez, H. Schuh, Simanchal Padhy, and S. Kumar Kotluri. "Perturbations in atmospheric gaseous components over coastal Antarctica detected in GPS signals and its natural origin to volcanic eruption." Polar Science 19 (2019): 69-76.

Conference Proceedings:

  1. Pandey, A.K., Sravan Kumar, K., Mani Tiwari, V., Rao, P., Cook, K., Andermann, C., Dietze, M., Pilz, M. and Hovius, N., 2021, April. Extreme mass wasting during 2021 Dhauli Ganga event in the Higher Himalaya: insight from the landscape. In EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts (pp. EGU21-16587).
  2. Sravan Kumar Kotluri, Prabha Pandey, Anand K Pandey., 2019, October. Bedrock landslides induced landscape evolution in the upper ganga catchment of the Himalaya. Presented at 6th EGU Galileo conference of “Earth surface dynamics caused by extreme events” held in Kathmandu, Nepal from October 13-19, 2019.
  3. Prabha Pandey, K. Sravan Kumar, Anand K Pandey., 2019, January. The extreme events and large-scale mass wasting including landslides in higher himalayan terrain. Presented at “Mastermind session on Landslide Hazards in India” held at NCESS, Trivandrum.
  4. Kumar, K.S., Pandey, P. and Pandey, A.K., 2016, November. Tista river response to uplift in the himalayan terrain: a morphotectonic approach. In 53rd Annual Convention of IGU “Geoscience for Sustainability” (p. 160).
  5. Kumar, K.S., Pandey, P. and Pandey, A.K., 2015, January. Tista river response to uplift in the himalayan terrain: a morphotectonic approach. Presented during 30th Himalaya Karakoram Tibet Workshop held at WIHG Dehra Dun”.
  6. Kumar, K.S., Pandey, P. and Pandey, A.K., 2014, January. Drainage characteristics of tista river in himalayan terrain. In 50th annual convention “sustainability of Earth system-the Future challenges” (p. 219).

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  • Sexual Harassment at Workplace Prevention Week - 2023

    08-12-2023

    National Centre for Earth Science Studies organized a week-long awareness program to commemorate "Sexual Harassment at Workplace Prevention Week - 2023" from 04 - 08 December 2023. As part of the event, an awareness video documentary display was organized on 4th December, followed by a documentary video review writing competition.

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  • Observance of Vigilance Awareness Week 2023

    03-11-2023

    NCESS Staff and students took the Integrity Pledge administered by the Director, NCESS, today to mark the VigilanceAwarenessWeek from 30th October 2023 to 5th November 2023, with the theme “Say No to Corruption; Commit to the Nation”.

    View Report on Observance of Vigilance Awareness from 30st October to 5th November 2023 and Three-month Vigilance Awareness Campaign at NCESS, Thiruvananthapuram

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  • Cyber Security Awareness Program

    31-10-2023

    Dr. Dittin Andrews, Joint Director, Cyber Security Group, CDAC, delivered a talk today at NCESS on the "Cyber Security Awareness Program" as part of the observance of National Cyber Security Awareness Month - October 2023.

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  • Rashtriya Ekta Diwas

    31-10-2023

    NCESS Staff and students took the "Rashtriya Ekta Diwas" Pledge administered by the Director, NCESS, today as part of National Unity Day 2023 celebrations. Subsequently, "Run for Unity" was organized as part of the event.

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  • Certificate of Appreciation

    25-10-2023

    Certificate of Appreciation awarded to National Centre for Earth Science Studies from the Indian Association for the Blind for outstanding excellence and amazing commitment towards voluntary contribution during the year 2022-2023 for the empowerment of persons with visual challenges.

     

  • हिन्दी पखवाड़ा 2023 समापन समारोह

    14-10-2023

    एनसेस हिंदी पखवाड़ा 2023 का समापन समारोह दिनांक 12/10/2023 को अपराह्न 03.30 बजे हुआ। श्रीमती बिंद्या के आर, उप रजिस्ट्रार, प्रशासन, आईआईएसटी, अंतरिक्ष विभाग, भारत सरकार ने समारोह का उद्घाटन किया। श्री. रजत कुमार शर्मा, वैज्ञानिक डी एवं राजभाषा कार्यान्वयन अधिकारी, एनसीईएसएस ने स्वागत भाषण और मुख्य अतिथि का परिचय दिया। एनसीईएसएस के निदेशक डॉ. वी. नंदकुमार ने अध्यक्षीय भाषण दिया

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  • Swachhata Hi Sewa-2023

    07-10-2023

    The scientists, administrative staff, project students, and all other contract staff of the National Centre for Earth Science Studies, Ministry of Earth Sciences Government of India actively participated in the cleanliness drive organized by the Institute and truly upheld the motto of Swachhata Hi Sewa-2023. The institute premises, including the front gate and beside space, approach road, research labs, scientific blocks administrative sections,

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  • Integrated Farming System Approaches for Adapting Climate Change

    21-09-2023

    Dr. K. Subrahmaniyan, Director, Tamil Nadu Rice Research Institute (TRRI), Aduthurai, delivered the ESF distinguished lecture titled “Integrated Farming System Approaches for Adapting Climate Change” on 20th September 2023 in the NCESS- Earth Science Forum (ESF).

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  • Coastal clean-up activities of NCESS

    16-09-2023

    As part of the International Coastal Cleanup Day, NCESS has organized Coastal clean-up activities at Kovalam & Kollam, Kerala on 16/09/2023.

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  • 77th Independence Day Celebrations

    15-08-2023

    Prof. Jyotiranjan S Ray, Director, NCESS, hoisted Indian National Flag at National Centre for Earth Science Studies campus on the occasion of the 77th Independence Day Celebrations.

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  • Members of NGO Savatan Maharashtra interacted with scientists in NCESS on various topics related to Monsoon and climate changes

    06-06-2023

    Members of NGO Savatan Maharashtra interacted with scientists in NCESS on various topics related to Monsoon and climate changes on 5th June 2023.

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  • Members of NGO Savatan Maharashtra interacted with scientists in NCESS on various topics related to Monsoon and climate changes

    05-06-2023

    Prof. Jyotiranjan S Ray, Director, NCESS, administered the "Mission - Lifestyle for Environment (LiFE)" Pledge to the scientists and staff of NCESS today as part of #WorldEnvironmentDay2023 celebrations. NCESS also organized a plantation drive during the occasion. #BeatPlasticPollution.

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  • A training program on Self Defense for Women employees and students for Prevention of Harassment of Women at Work Place

    03-06-2023

    A training program on Self Defense for Women employees and students was organized at NCESS on 2nd June 2023 as part of the activities of the NCESS-Internal Complaints Committee for Prevention of Harassment of Women at Work Place. The training program was conducted by a team of police officers from the Kerala Police Defense Team and Nirbhaya Volunteers. 

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  • National Symposium on Convective Storms: Thunderstorms and Lightning Physics as part of WMO Day Celebrations

    24-03-2023

    NCESS organized a National Symposium on Convective Storms: Thunderstorms and Lightning Physics as part of WMO Day Celebrations on 23rd March 2023. More than 70 delegates, including Scientists, Researchers, and Post Graduate Students from different parts of the country, attended the National Symposium. In addition, the program also had a memorable interaction session: “Meet a Scientist,” for direct interaction with students and Senior Scientists.

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  • Stable isotope to connect plants with soil to enhance productivity - ESF distinguished lecture

    22-03-2023

    Prof. M.S. Sheshshayee, Professor, Department of Crop Physiology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK Campus, Bengaluru delivered the ESF distinguished lecture titled "Stable isotope to connect plants with soil to enhance productivity" on 22nd March, 2023 in the NCESS- Earth Science Forum (ESF).

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  • Microwave Remote Sensing techniques for measuring soil moisture and its applications for the Earth-Science studies - ESF distinguished lecture

    16-03-2023

    Dr. C. Suresh Raju, Scientist/Engineer-SG (Retd.), Former Head, Microwave Remote Sensing Section, Space Physics Laboratory (SPL), VSSC, Thiruvananthapuram, delivered the ESF distinguished lecture titled "Microwave Remote Sensing techniques for measuring soil moisture and its applications for the Earth-Science studies"

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  • International Women's Day 2023 Celebrations

    13-03-2023

    International Women's Day 2023 Celebrations @National Centre for Earth Science Studies.

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  • Changing thermal and tectonic regimes of lower continental crust through Archean-Proterozoic eras:

    02-03-2023

    Prof. Sankar Bose, Professor, Department of Geology & Dean, Faculty of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, Presidency University, Kolkata, delivered the NCESS-ESF distinguished lecture titled "Changing thermal and tectonic regimes of lower continental crust through Archean-Proterozoic eras: evidence from the Eastern Ghats-Rengali Provinces and their Antarctic neighbors" on 1st March 2023.

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  • Vapour isotope variation in the Taiwan region due to typhoons in 2016

    23-02-2023

    Prof. Sourendra Kumar Bhattacharya, Professor, Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, delivered the ESF distinguished lecture titled “Vapour isotope variation in the Taiwan region due to typhoons in 2016- a probe of the typhoon moisture budget” on 22nd February (Wednesday), 2023 in the NCESS- Earth Science Forum.

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  • A delegation of Members of the Parliament of Germany visited National Centre for Earth Science Studies

    01-02-2023

    A delegation of Members of the Parliament of Germany visited National Centre for Earth Science Studies today. They interacted with NCESS scientists to understand various aspects of climate change and related issues affecting Kerala.

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  • 74th Republic Day celebrations at NCESS Campus

    26-01-2023

    Prof. Jyotiranjan S Ray, Director, NCESS, hoisted the Indian National Flag as part of the 74th Republic Day celebrations at NCESS Campus. NCESS Staff along with their family members actively participated in the event. Wishing you all a very #HappyRepublicDay Jai Hind!

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  • From multi hazard modelling to disaster resilience: a multidisciplinary approach

    21-01-2023

    Dr. Irene Manzella, Head & Coordinator of the Centre for Disaster Resilience and Associate Professor in Geotechnical Engineering for Natural Hazard Risk Management, Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), University of Twente, The Netherlands, gave a talk titled ‘From multi hazard modelling to disaster resilience:

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  • Reconstruction of Pliocene Environments in the Ethiopian Rift Valley

    05-01-2023

    Prof. Stanley H. Ambrose, University of Illinois, USA, delivered a talk on the topic “Reconstruction of Pliocene Environments in the Ethiopian Rift Valley” on 4th January 2023 as part of the NCESS-Earth Science Forum (NCESS-ESF) distinguished lecture series at NCESS.

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  • Paleoanthropology of India

    05-01-2023

    Prof. Parth R Chauhan, Asst. Professor, IISER-Mohali delivered a talk on the topic “Paleoanthropology of India” on 4th January 2023 as part of the NCESS-Earth Science Forum (NCESS-ESF) distinguished lecture series at NCESS.

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Eldhose

Eldhose.K

Technician Grade B, Solid Earth Research Group (SERG)

Email : eldhose[dot]k[at]ncess[dot]gov[dot]in

Phone(Off) : 0471-2511639

Education:

ITI Instrumentation : 2003 National Council for Vocational Training, Govt of India
Apprentice ship : 2003 Marine Instrumentation: Ministry of labour, Govt of India
Diploma : 2019 Electronics Engineering, Board of Technical Education Kerala.

Professional career:

  1. Technician - Grade B , NCESS (2014 - Present)
  2. Technical assistant – 2 Centre for Earth Science Studies (2012 - 2014)
  3. Technical assistant – 1 Centre for Earth Science Studies (2007 - 2012)
  4. Tradesman trainee, Cochin shipyard Ltd (2004 - 2007)
  5. Apprentice trainee, Cochin shipyard Ltd (2004 - 2005)

Achievements and Awards:

Best Employees Award 2014, (Group C Employee) by the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India.

Seminar/Conference/Training/Workshop:

Attended India International Trade Fair, 2016, Delhi, presentation by MoES, Govt. of India.

Attended Indian Science Congress2018 Panjab, presentation by MoES, Govt. of India.

Attended India Swadeshi Science Congress Cochin, presentation by MoES, Govt. of India.

Projects Involved:

  1. Project investigator - Studies on soil piping in the high lands and the foot hills of Kerala. 2012-2016, NDMA.
  2. Team Member - Electrical resistivity Mapping project in Thiruvananthapuram city. 2013, Govt. of Kerala.
  3. Team member - Electrical resistivity Mapping project in Thiruvananthapuram city. 2014, KSUDP, Govt. of Kerala
  4. Team Member - Dam Desiltation Project in chulliyar and Mangalam Dam. 2018, KWA, Govt. of Kerala

Publication:

Mayank Joshi., P.R. Prasobh., S.Rajappan., B Padma Rao., Alka Gond., Anshuman Misra., K.Eldhose., V. Nandakumar., J.K.Tomson ( 2021) Detection of soil pipes through remote sensing and electrical resistivity method: insights from southern Western Ghats India. Quaternary International, Vol. 575-576, 51-6.

Isotope-Geochemistry-

Sexual Harassment is an unwelcome behaviour of sexual nature. Harassment can include “sexual harassment” or unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favours, and other verbal or physical harassment of a sexual nature. It can be physical, verbal and written that tends to create a hostile or offensive work environment.

The Supreme Court of India defined Sexual Harassment as any unwelcome sexually determined behaviour (whether directly or by implication) such as

  1. Physical contact and advances,
  2. A demand or request for sexual favours,
  3. Sexually coloured remarks,
  4. Showing pornography,
  5. Any other unwelcome physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct of sexual nature.

Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace as a Problem:

Sexual Harassment is one of the biggest problems our women are facing today in different sectors of life. Sexual Harassment at work is an extension of violence in everyday life and is discriminatory, exploitative, thriving in the atmosphere of threat, terror and reprisal. The victims fear to report the same to the higher officials or the concerned authorities. They fear to file a complaint against such offenders who does such heinous acts. The fear is due to the fear of boss, fear of guilt in the society that they might have to face, fear of being thrown out of the job or being demoted, fear that it will jeopardize their career as in it will put a blot on their resume and would render them un-hireable.

Sexual harassment includes many things:

  1. Actual or attempted rape or sexual assault.
  2. Unwanted deliberate touching, leaning over, cornering, or pinching.
  3. Unwanted sexual teasing, jokes, remarks, or questions.
  4. Whistling at someone.
  5. Kissing sounds, howling, and smacking lips.
  6. Touching an employee's clothing, hair, or body
  7. Touching or rubbing oneself sexually around another person.

NCESS - Internal Complaints Committee

NCESS has constituted an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) headed by a senior-level woman employee
(View Office Order No. NCESS/P&GA/1236(i)).

Whom to contact:

 1   Dr. K. Maya   Chairperson/ Scientist F & Head, BgG  9496100295   maya[dot]rethu[at]ncess[dot]gov[dot]in 
 2   Dr. Resmi E. A   Member/ Scientist D & Head ASG  9995824612   resmi[dot]ea[at]ncess[dot]gov[dot]in 
 3   Smt. Reshma K   Member/ Scientific Assistant Grade B, Library  9495036402   reshma[dot]k[at]ncess[dot]gov[dot]in 
 4   Smt. Seeja Vijayan   Member / Junior Executive, F&A Section  9446444746   seeja[dot]gopal[at]ncess[dot]gov[dot]in 
 5   Adv. (Dr.) Anitha G. S  Member (External) / Accredited Mediator
 The Kerala State Legal Services Authority (KeLSA)		    
 6   Dr. K. Sreelash   Member Convener/ Scientist D, HyG  8903032944   k[dot]sreelash[at]ncess[dot]gov[dot]in 

Procedure to lodge/file a complaint:

Complaints regarding Sexual Harassment against women can be made either in paper form or by sending e-mail to icc[dot]ncess[at]gmail[dot]com.

The Act stipulates that aggrieved woman can make written complaint of sexual harassment at workplace to the ICC or to the LCC (in case a complaint is against the employer), within a period of three months from the date of the incident and in case of a series of incidents, within a period of three months from the date of last incident.

As per the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Rules, 2013, in case the aggrieved woman is unable to make a complaint on account of her physical incapacity, a complaint may be filed inter alia by her relative or friend or her co-worker or an officer of the National Commission for Woman or State Women's Commission or any person who has knowledge of the incident, with the written consent of the aggrieved woman.

Ministry of Women & Child Development launched an online complaint management system titled Sexual Harassment Electronic-Box (SHe-Box) on 24th July, 2017 for registering complaints related to Sexual Harassment at the workplace. The SHe-Box is an initiative to provide a platform to the women working or visiting any office of Central Government (Central Ministries, Departments, Public Sector Undertakings, Autonomous Bodies and Institutions etc.) to file complaints related to Sexual Harassment at the workplace under the Sexual Harassment of Women at workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.

Once a complaint is submitted to She-Box, it will be directly sent to the Internal Complaint Committee (ICC) of the concerned Ministry/ Department/ PSU/ Autonomous Body, etc. having jurisdiction to inquire into the complaint. The SHe-Box also provides an opportunity for both the complainant and nodal administrative authority to monitor the progress of inquiry conducted by the ICCs. The complainant can ask for a transfer (for herself or the respondent) / 3 months leave or other relief during inquiry period. The inquiry should be completed within a period of 90 days from the day of complaint. Non-compliance is punishable.

CLICK HERE - SHe-Box - Online Complaint Management System (https://shebox.nic.in/)

Debunking The Myths and Misconception about Sexual Harassment

  1. Myth: Only women are harassed and only men are sexual harassers.
    Fact: Anyone, irrespective of gender can be the victim of harassment or a harasser.
  2. Myth: People invite sexual harassment through their behaviour or dress.
    Fact: Sexual harassment is not a motivated act, but an expression of hostility and/or power focused on differences in gender or sexual orientation. People do not invite sexual harassment.
  3. Myth: If ignored, the problem of sexual harassment and stalking will go away.
    Fact: Generally, the harasser is persistent and does not stop on his/her own. The harasser often has more targets. If ignored by the harassed, the harasser may interpret such behaviour as consent or motivation.
  4. Myth: Sexual Harassment is a rare occurrence.
    Fact: The rate of sexual harassment is increasing throughout the world day by day. It is not a rare occurrence at all. Such incidents keep taking place every day. Few victims take strict against the harasser while a few incidents go unnoticed or are not complained about.

False Complaints and Consequences

According to the Act, if a complaint is made with malicious intent which is substantiated then it shall attract repercussions under Section 14 or if there is any false complaint backed with forged document then strict action will be taken according to the service rules. If it is found that a person has filed a false complaint, then the ICC will award the same punishment to the person who has filed the wrong complaint as per Rule 10 of the Rules.

View Handbook on the Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013.

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