ACADEMIC PROFILE OF FACULTY MEMBER 1. Name: Charu C. Pant 2. Designation: Professor 3. Qualification: M.Sc. (Geology)_Ph.D 4. Area of Specialization/Research field: Geolgy, sedimentology, tectonics and seismology 5. Awards/Recognitions:

 Awarded Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS), Tokyo, Fellowship and worked at Sinshu and Shimane University, Japan  Awarded Russian Academy of Sciences Fellowship and worked at Institute of Geology, Moscow  Awarded Turkish Government Fellowship and got exposure to various Hydropower Projects in Turkey.  Under a DST sponsored project worked at Nanometrics facility in Ottawa, Canada and received hands on training on seismic network operations.  Recipient of DST Government of ’s visiting fellowships  Participated in the International Expedition to North Pole and visited Universities in Norway

6. Number of Research projects: i) Completed S/ N Title of the project Funding Agency Amount(Rs.) Year (From-To) 1 Dabka Watershed DST 18,00,000 2007-2010 management ii) On-going S/ N Title of the Funding Amount Date of Expected Commencement date of project Agency completion 1. Seismic Ministry of Rs. 84,90,705 2014-2017 Network in Earth Science Kumaun (MoES), Govt. Himalaya of India, New (SNKH) Delhi 2. Morphotectonic Ministry of Rs. 2015-2018 Analysis and Earth Science 31,31,400.00 identification (MoES), Govt. of active faults of India, New along Kosi Delhi River Valley and ramganga river valley, Kumaun Lesser Himalaya, , India 7. Number of Ph. Ds awarded : 12 (Twelve) 8. Number of candidates working for Ph.D. award: 3 (Three) 9. Publications:

Books S/N Co-Author/s Title Publisher Year of publication

1 S.K.Tandon, S.M. Sedimentary Basins of Gyanodaya Prakashan 1991,

Casshyap India: Tectonic Context

2. B.P. Pandey, K.L. Watershed Management in Gyanodaya Prakashan 2002 Arya, Himalaya: Concept and A.K.Sharma Strategy 3. A.K.Sharma Aspects of Geology and Gyanodaya Prakashan 2002 Environment of Lesser Himalaya

ii) Research Articles published

 Valdiya K.S., Pant, C.C. (1981). On the existence the Berinag Thrust, Kumaun Lesser Himalaya In: Sinha, A.K. (Eds.) Contemporary Geoscientific Researches in Himalaya, Part I, Bishen Singh Mahendra pal Singh, , pp. 1-11.  Pant, C.C. (1982a). Mineral resources of Kumaun Himalaya, In: Singh, O.P. (Ed.), The Himalaya: Man and Culture, Rajesh Publishers, , pp. 174-183.  Pant,C.C. and Misra, D.K. (1982b). The Lurking danger of Landslides: is crying for help. Jour. Him Res. Devp., Nainital,Vol. I (ii), pp. 181-183.  Pant C.C., Misra, D.K., and Kumar, A., (1982c). Structural set-up of Kumaun Himalaya, In: Singh O.P. (Ed.), The Himalaya: Nature, Man and Culture, Rajesh Publishers, New Delhi, pp. 37-46.  Pant, C.C. (1985). Stromatolites from Middle Riphian Dolomites (Deoban), Berinag-Gangolihat area, district, Kumaun Lesser Himalaya. Jour. Geol. Soc. India, Vol. 26(1), pp. 1-9.  Valdiya, K.S.and Pant, C.C. (1986). Neotectonic movements: Geologic evidence In: Indian Lithosphere, Ind. Nat. Sci. Acad., New Delhi, pp. 112-117.  Pant, C.C. 1986. Stromatolites of Lesser Himalaya, Stromatolite News letter, Belgium, IG.C.P. 261, 13, p. 55.  Pant, C.C. (1987). Magnesite and sulphide mineralization from Rainagar-Bora Agar area, District Pithoragarh, Kumaun Lesser Himalaya. Jour. Ind. Assoc. of Sediment., Vol. 7, pp. 82-91.  Pant, C.C. and Upadhyay, R.C. (1988a). Mining activities in parts of Kumaun Himalaya and their environmental impacts. In : Joshi, S.C. and Bhattacharya, G. (Eds.) Mining and Environment in India, Himalayan Research Group, Nainital, pp. 275-285.  Pant, C.C. and Sharma, A.K. (1988b). Middle Krol Stromatolites from Nainital area, Kumaun Lesser Himalaya. Current Sci. Vol. 57(11), pp. 608-611.  Pant C.C. and Sharma, A.K. (1988c). Discovery of ichnogenus skolithos from Gethia unit, Nainital syncline, Kumaun Lesser Himalaya, Current Sci., Vol 57(14), pp. 800-802.  Pant C.C. (1989). Mineral resources of Kumaun: prospects and problems In: K.S. Valdiya (Ed) Kumaun: land and People, Gyanodaya Prakashan, nainital, pp. 275- 285.  Tandon, S.K. Pant C.C. and Casshyap, S.M. (1991) (Editor). Sedimentary Basin of India: Tectonic Context, Gyanodaya Prakashan, Nainital.  Pant, C.C. and Sharma, A.K. (1993). Quaternary sedimentation in the Indo- Gangetic Basin: A review .Curr. Sci., Vol. 64, pp. 855-862.  Pant C.C. and Sharma, A.K. 1994. Quaternary sedimentation in the Indo Gangetic Basin: A review. Replay to the comments by Dr. D.K. Ghosh. Curr. Sci. Vol. 66(9) pp. 620—621.  Shukla and Pant C.C. (1996). Litho-facies analysis of the Nagthat Formation, Kumaun Lesser Himalaya. Jour. Geol. Soc. India 47, pp. 431-445.  Pant C.C. and Goswami, P.K. 1996. Detrital modes and provenance interpretation of the Lariakantha Member (Blaini Formation), Nainital Hills, Kumaun Lesser Himalaya, Bull, Ind. Geol. Assoc. Vol. 27(42) pp. 37-46.  Pant C.C. with others (1997). Quaternary fluvio-lacustrine deposits of the Lamayuru Basin, Ladakh Himalaya: Preliminary multidisciplinary investigations Geological Magazine, Cambridge, 134 (6) pp. 807-812.  C.C. Pant with 3 others 1998. Occurrence of amino-acids in Middle Krol stromatolites from Nainital, Kumaun Lesser Himalaya, Curr. Sci. 75, (4) pp. 393- 395.  Pant, C.C. (1996). An outline of the Geology and tectonic evolution of western Himalaya. In: High Altitude of Himalaya Vol 2 (Ed. Pangtey, Y.P.S.) pp. 481-498  Pant, C.C. and Shukla, U.K. 1998. Nagthat Formation: An example of a progradational, tide dominated Proterozoic succession in Kumaun Lesser Himalaya, India. Jour. Asian Earth Science (Elsevier, USA) V.17 pp. 353-368.  Pant C.C. and Goswami, P.K., 1998. Lithofacies analysis of the Lariakantha Quartzite and its implication on the genesis of the Blaini Formation, Kumaun Lesser Himalaya. Jour. Pal. Soc. Ind. V. 43 pp 23-34  Tewari, M. and Pant C.C. and Tewari V.C. 2000. Neoproterozoic Sponge spicules and organic walled microfossils from the Gangolihat Dolomites, Lesser Himalaya India Curr. Sci., 79 (5) PP 651-654.  Sharma, A.K. and Pant C.C. 2001. Accelerated erosion and sediment yield in the Dabka watershed: A case study from Kumaun Himalaya. In Tandon S.K. and Thakur S. (Eds.) Professor V.K.Verma Commemorative volume New Delhi.  Sharma A.K. and Pant C.C. 2002. Sediment budget and state of environment of the Dabka Watershed, Kumaun Lesser Himalaya. In Nainwal H.C. and Prasad C. (eds.) Geodynamics and Environment Management of Himalaya. HNB University Srinagar pp. 148-163.  Sharma A.K. and Pant C.C. 2002. Dwindling Water resources and status of erosion in a Himalayan watershed: A case study from Kumaun Himalaya. In: Pandey B.P., Pant C.C., Arya and Sharma A.K. Watershed management in Himalaya: concept and strategy, Gyanodaya Prakashan pp 27-47.  Sharma A.K. and Pant C.C. 2002. Landslide hazard evaluation and zonation in the Dabka atershed, Uttaranchal Himalaya, India. In: Pant C.C. and Sharma A.K. (eds.) Aspects of Geology and Environment of Lesser Himalaya. Gyanodaya Prakashan, pp. 169-186.  Pant C.C. and Goswami P.K. 2002. The Proterozoic Bhumiadhar Member (Blaini Formation) Nainital Hills: An example of strom- dominated regressive offshore sedimentation in Krol –belt, Kumaun Lesser Himalaya. In: Pant C.C. And Sharma A.K. (eds.) Aspects of Geology and Environment of Lesser Himalaya, Gyanodaya Prakashan, pp. 109-132.  Pant C C and others 2003. CODA Q estimates for Kumaun Himalaya. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Earth Planet. Sci.) 112, No. 4 pp. 569-576.  Pant C C. and Goswami P K. 2003. Tide-strom-dominated shelf sequence of the Neoproterozoic Blaini Formation and its implications on the sedimentation history of Krol-Belt, Kumaun Lesser Himalaya, India Journal of Nepal Geological Society, Vol. 28, pp. 19-39.  Tiwari M. and Pant C C. 2004. Neoproterozoic silicified mircofossils in Infra Krol Formation, Lesser Himalaya, India Himalayan Geology, Vol. 25 (1) pp. 1-21  Charu C. Pant et. al, 2004. Seismotectonic Implication of Data Recorded by DTSN in the Kumaun region of . Jour. Geol. Soc. India Vol.64, pp 43- 51.  Tewari M. and Pant C C. 2004. Organic-walled microfossils from the Neoproterozoic Gangolihat Dolomite, Jhiroli magnesite, eastern Kumaun Lesser Himalaya. Cur. Sci., Vol. 87(12), pp 1733-1738.  Paul, A., Pant, Charu C. and others 2005. Seismicity patterns of Uttaranchal (1999-2004) as recorded by PSTN network in Kumaun Himalaya. Geol Surv. Ind. Spec Pub. No. 85, pp 95-104.  Pant C. C et. al, 2005. On the seismicity and Seismic Hazard Estimation in the Kumaun Himalaya Pal. Soc. Ind. Lko (In Press)  Pant C.C. and Paul, A. (2006); some observations on the seismicity of Uttaranchal as recorded by the Digital Telemetered Seismic Network. Jour. Himalayan Development, Vol2-3, pp56-62.  Pant C.C. and Paul, A. (2007); Recent trends of seismicity in Uttaranchal. Jour. Geol. Soc. Ind., Vol. 70 (4), pp.  Goswami P.K. and Pant C.C., 2007. Geomorphology and Tectonics of Kota– Pawalgarh Duns,Central Kumaun Sub-Himalaya. Curr. Sci., 92: 685-690.  Goswami P.K. and Pant C.C, 2008. Morphotectonic evolution of the Binau- Ramnagar-Naurar transverse valley, southern Kumaun Lesser Himalaya. Current Science, 94, 1640-1645  Goswami P.K. and Pant C.C., 2009. Tectonic evolution of Duns in Kumaun Sub- Himalaya, India: A remote sensing and GIS based study. Int. Jour. Remote Sensing, 29, 4721-4734.  Goswami P.K. and Pant C.C, 2009.Tectonic controls on the geomorphic evolution of alluvial fans in the piedmont zone of the Ganga Plain.Uttarakhand, India. Jour . Eath System Science, 118, 245-259.  Goswami, P.K., Pant, C.C. and Pandey, S. (2009). Tectonic controls on the geomorphic evolution of alluvial fans in the Piedmont Zone of the Ganga Plain, Uttarakhand, India. Journal Earth System Science, 118, 245-259.  Paul, A., Bhakuni, S.S., Pant, C.C., Darmwal, G.S., Pathak, V., 2010. Microseismicity in central part of Inner Kumaun Lesser Himalaya: implication to active tectonics. Himalayan Geology 31 (2), 107–115.  Kundu, S., Sharma, D.C., Saha, A.K., Pant, C. C., and Mathew, J., 2011. GIS- based statistical landslide susceptibility zonation: A case study in Ganeshganga watershed, the Himalayas. In: Proceedings of 12th Esri India User Conference, Noida, 9p.  Pradeep K. Rawat, P.C. Tiwari and Charu C. Pant. 2011. Morphometric Analysis of Third order River Basins using High Resolution Satellite Imagery and GIS Technology: Special Reference to Natural Hazard Vulnerability Assessment E- Research International Scientific Journal, Volume: 3 Issue: 2, 20.  Pradeep K. Rawat, P. C. Tiwari, Charu. C. Pant 2011. Climate change accelerating hydrological hazard and risk in Himalaya: A case study through remote sensing and GIS modeling. Int. Jour. Of Geometics and Geosciences Vol. 1 (4) pp. 678-699.  Pradeep K. Rawat, P. C. Tiwari, Charu. C. Pant 2011. Climate change and drought hazards in hills: A burning hrdro metrological problem investigated through remote sensing and GIS modelling. Int jour. Curr. Res. and review 3 (6) pp. 116-133.  Rawat, Pradeep K., P.C. Tiwari, Charu.C. Pant, A.K Sharama, P.D. Pant, 2011. Climate change and its geo-hydrological impacts on mountainous terrain: A case study through Remote Sensing and GIS modelling. E-International Scientific Research Journal, 3 (1): 51-69.  Pradeep K. Rawat, P. C. Tiwari, Charu. C. Pant, A. K. Sharama, P. D. Pant (2011) Modelling of stream run-off and sediment output for erosion hazard assessment in Lesser Himalaya: need for sustainable land use plan using remote sensing and GIS: a case study. Natural Hazards, 59 (3), 1277-1297.  Pradeep K. Rawat, Charu.C. Pant, P.C. Tiwari, P.D. Pant, A.K. Sharma (2012) Spatial variability assessment of river-line floods and flash floods in Himalaya: A case study using GIS, Disaster Prevention and Management Volume: 21 Issue: 2.  Pradeep K. Rawat, P. C. Tiwari, Charu. C. Pant 2012 Climate change accelerated land use dynamics and its environmental and socio-economic risks in Himalaya: Mitigation through sustainable land use. Int. Jour. Climate change. Stat. and Magnt. Vol 4 (4) pp. 152-171.  Pradeep K. Rawat, P. C. Tiwari, Charu. C. Pant 2012. Geodiversity and its hydrological response in relation to landslide susceptibility in Himalaya: A case study using GIS. Int. Jour. Of Georish. 6 (4) pp. 229-25.

 Vivekanand Pathak, Charu C. Pant, Gopal Singh Darmwal, 2013. Geomorphological and seismological investigations in a part of western Kumaun Himalaya, Uttarakhand, India. Geomorphology 193 (2013) 81–90.

 Charu C. Pant, Vivekanand Pathak, and Gopal Singh Darmwal 2013. Seismotectonic and neotectonic investigations. in a part of ‘Central Seismic Gap’ Uttarakhand, India. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie, March, DOI: 10.1127/0372- 8854/2013/0100.  Kundu, S., Saha, A.K., Sharma, D.C., and Pant, C.C., 2013. Remote Sensing and GIS Based Landslide Susceptibility Assessment using Binary Logistic Regression Model: A Case Study in the Ganeshganga Watershed, Himalayas. Journal of Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 41(3): 697–709, DOI 10.1007/s12524-012- 0255-y  Charu C. Pant and Pradeep K. Rawat , 2014. Declining changes in spring hydrology of non-glacial river basins in Himalaya: A case study of Dabka catchment. In Joshi Rajesh (Ed.) Dynamics of climate change and water resources of northwestern Himalaya, pp 151-179.  Pradeep K. Rawat, C. C. Pant and Hari Krishnan Nobanupud 2015, Environmental geo informatics of fast growing Himalyas foot hills towns and surrounding: concept and implementation. V. Pathak ,Charu C. Pant, G.S. Darmwal, 2014. Geomorphological features of active tectonics and ongoing seismicity of North- Eastern Kumaun Himalaya, Uttarakhand, India. Journal of Earth System Science, 124, No. 6, August 2015, pp. 1143–1157.. DOI 10.1007/5 12145-0225-3, springer pp. 1-21.

 Vivekanand Pathak , Charu C. Pant, G.S. Darmwal, 2014. Geomorphological features of active tectonics and ongoing seismicity of North-Eastern Kumaun Himalaya, Uttarakhand, India. Journal of Earth System Science, 124, No. 6, August 2015, pp. 1143–1157.

 Mathew J. Kundu S, Kumar V and Pant C.C 2015. Hydrologically complemented deterministic slope instability analysis in a part of Indian Lesser Himalaya. Geometics, Nat. Haz. and risk (In press)

 Vivekanand Pathak , Charu C. Pant, G.S. Darmwal 2015. Microseismic activity, source parameter studies and seismicity pattern of Kumaun Himalaya, between 1999-2007, Uttarakhand, India. (In Press)

10. Conference/Seminar organized:

S/N Status as organizer Title of the Year and dates conference/seminar ABOUT TENS - -

11. Academic/Administrative positions held

S/N Chairman/Member/Secretary Committee/Board Year (From- To)

1 various Universities (2012-13) Member Executive Council;Chairman, Board of Studies (BoS) and Research Degree Committee of

2. Kumaun University, (1999-2001) Assistant Dean Students Welfare, DSB Campus Nainital Govt. of India New Delhi (2002-2012) Co-ordinator, FIST , 4. New Delhi (2000-2012) Co-ordinator, SAP, University Grants C omission, 5. Ministry of Earth Sciences 2000- till date Principal Investigator / Co- Principal investigator of (MoES ), CSIR , Govt. of Projects sponsored by DST India UGC, NRDMS (DST) 6. Kumaun University, (2001-2002) Vigilance Officer, Nainital 7. Kumaun University , (Dec2014) Acting Finance Officer Nainital 8. Govt. of India Empanelled as landslide expert by National Institute of Disaster Management (DIDM) 9. (DST , Govt. of India) Mentor of INSPIRE programme

16. Membership to professional Organization/Associations:

S/N Name of the Association/Organizations Status of the membership 1 CHEA Life time 2. Indial Geological Congress Life Time

Date: 10/10/2015