Dr. Balwant Kumar 2. Designation: Assistant Professor
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Academic profile of Dr. Balwant Kumar 1. Name: Dr. Balwant Kumar 2. Designation: Assistant Professor 3. Qualification: M. Sc., Ph. D. (Botany). 4. Area of Specialization: Plant Taxonomy, Ethnobotany, Ecology 5. Awards/Recognition: Editor of an International Journal “Nature and Science”. 6. Number of Research Project: (i) Completed S.N. Title of project Funding Agency Amount (Rs) Year (From-To 1. “Exploring the potential of lichens as a DST, New Delhi 12,48,000/- 2010-13 livelihood option for hill marginalized communities of Uttarakhand” (ii) On-going : NA 7. Number of Ph.D. Awarded- NA 8. Number of candidates working for Ph.D. award- 03 9. Invited as: 1. Delivered a lecture on “Disaster diminution through promoting of GIS education in Uttarakhand Himalaya” in National Science Day Programme on 28/02/2014 at GGIC Champawat Uttarakhand organized by Himalayan water service and development and environmental conservation organization, Haldwani. 2. Participated and Chaired in a session in the ‘Lectures Series’ at Botany Department SSJ Campus Almora organized by Botany Department during 26-27 April, 2014. 3. Resource Person in National Children Science Congress National Orientation Workshop at RCM College, Porur (Chennai) organized by DST, New Delhi and Pondicherry Science Forum during 3-5 July, 2014. 1 4. State Resource Person in Kumaun Division Children Science Congress at SSJ Campus Almora organized by PAHAL, Pithoragadh. During 13-14 July, 2014 and delivered a lecture on ‘Understanding Weather and Climate’. 5. Subject export (Biology) for the selection of contractual appointments (PGT) of teachers at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Almora on 16/07/2014. 6. 10. Publications (i) Books S.No. Co-Author/s Title Publisher Year of publications 1. S. Chandra, K. Ethnobotany of Bishen Singh Mahendra 2007 Bargali, and Y.P.S. Religious Practices Pal Singh 23-A, New Pangtey in Kumaun (Havan) Connaught Place Dehra Dun- 248001 (India) 2. Balwant Kumar Ecological, social Academia Arena, 2010 and commercial role Marsland Press- New of lichens in India York with special reference to Garhwal Himalayas (ii) Research Article published In Journals: About 28 papers including research papers, abstracts, popular articles etc. have been published in various national and International journals- 1. Balwant Kumar & D. K. Upreti (2008). An account of lichens on fallen twigs of three Quercus species in Chopta forest of Garhwal Himalayas, India, Annals of Forestry, 15(1): 92-98. 2. Balwant Kumar (2008). Estimation of dry mass of epiphytic lichens in a temperate forest of Garhwal Himalaya, India, Nature and Science, 6(4): 71-75. ISSN 1545-0740. 2 3. Balwant Kumar (2009). Lichens resource use pattern and its socio-economic status in a temperate region of Garhwal Himalaya, India, Nature and Science, 7(2): 101-106. ISSN 1545-0740. 4. Balwant Kumar (2009). Quantitative analysis of fallen lichen vegetation in eleven forest sites of a Quercus semecarpifolia forest of Garhwal Himalaya, India, Nature and Science, 7(2): 95-100. ISSN 1545-0740. 5. Balwant Kumar & D. K. Upreti, S. P. Singh & A. Tewari (2009). Seasonal pattern of lichen fall from trees in an evergreen Quercus semecarpifolia forest of Garhwal Himalaya, India, Nature and Science, 7(3): 8-12. ISSN 1545-0740. 6. Balwant Kumar (2009). Lichen-moss harvesting practices and their marketing strategy in Uttarakhand, India, New York Science Journal, 2(4): 24-30. ISSN 1554-0200. 7. Balwant Kumar (2009). Macro-lichens cover and their distribution pattern on two common phorophytes (Quercus semecarpifolia and Rhododendron arboreum) in a temperate forest of Rudraprayag district Garhwal (Uttarakhand), India, Nature and Science, 7(3): 13-16. ISSN 1545-0740. 8. Balwant Kumar, Dinesh Giri & Upreti, D. K. (2009). Phytosociological analysis in brown oak dominated forest of Garhwal Himalaya, India, India, New York Science Journal, 2(4): 1-4. ISSN 1554-0200. 9. Balwant Kumar (2009). Assessment of Lichen Species in a Temperate Region of Garhwal Himalaya, India, The Journal of American Science, 5(4): 107-112. ISSN 1554- 0200. 10. Balwant Kumar (2009). A case study: Conservation strategies of biodiversity in Konkan region of coastal Maharashtra, India, New York Science Journal, 2(4): 31-32. ISSN 1554- 0200. 11. Nainwal, M., Singh, N., Lodhiyal, L.S. & Balwant Kumar (2009). A Case Study: Nainital High Altitude Zoo, Ecotourism and People Participation. Nature and Science, 7(7): 61-66. ISSN 1554-0740. 12. Balwant Kumar (2009). Conservation of Ringal (a dwarf bamboo) through economic development in Rudraprayag District Garhwal (Uttarakhand), India. The Journal of American Science, 5(6): 23-26.ISSN 1545-1003 3 13. Balwant Kumar (2009). Ringal (a dwarf bamboo): Resource Use Pattern, Report and Opinion, 1(4): 1-5. ISSN 1553-9873. 14. Balwant Kumar (2009). Growth rate of two corticolous lichens in Chopta (Garhwal Himalaya), India, Ind. J. Bot. Res. 5(3&4): 235-238. ISSN 0973-2233. 15. Balwant Kumar (2009). Major Religious Plants of Rudraprayag District (Garhwal), (India), Ethnobotanical leaflets 13(1): 1476-84. ISSN 1948-3570. 16. Balwant Kumar, Lalit M. Tewari & Hemlata Kholia (2010). Diversity of potential lichens on Banj oak twigs of district Champawat, Kumaun Himalaya. Report and Opinion, 3(1): 151-154. ISSN 1553-9873. Abstracts- 17. Kiran Bargali, Sudhir Chandra & Balwant Kumar (2006). Role of Havan in conservation of plants in Kumaun region. National Conference on Biodiversity Related International Conventions: Role of Indian Scientific Community Department of Botany, University of Delhi: March 8-10. 18. Balwant Kumar (2008). Lichen diversity of Baniyakund-Chopta region of Garhwal, India. P. 46-47. 19. Balwant Kumar (2010). Major Lichen Harvesting Areas of District Chamoli (Garhwal), Uttarakhand. P. 113. 20. Kumar, Balwant (2010). Extraction of Ringal (dwarf bamboo) in oak forests of Garhwal Himalayas, India. P. 191. 21. Balwant Kumar & Upreti, D. K. (2011). Lichens in the livelihood of people of Rudranath area of Chamoli district, Garhwal Himalaya, Uttarakhand (Book- Environment, Development and Society, edited by B.L. Sah, Divya U. Joshi and Reetesh Sah, UGC-ASC Kumaun University, Nainital). Durga Maa Prakashan- Haldwani; ISBN- 978-81-920509-0-4. P 190-194. 22. Balwant Kumar (2012). Exploitation and depletion of lichen species in high altitude regions of district Chamoli, Garhwal Himalaya (Book- Ecology and Culture in Uttarakhand, edited by B.L. Sah, Director- UGC-ASC Kumaun University, Nainital). Durga Maa Prakashan- Haldwani; ISBN- 978-81-920509-1-1. P 78-83. 4 23. Balwant Kumar and Harsha Sati (2013). Lichens diversity in two sacred groves of Kumaun Himalaya. Oaks 6th Issue Nov. ISSN: 0975-5918. 24. Manuhar Arya and Balwant Kumar (2013). Variety of plant ingredients used in Holding a Customary 'Shraadh' as traditional cultural heritage in Kumaun region of Central Himalaya”. Quest the journal of UGC-ASC Nainital. Vol 7(3):296-302. 25. Balwant Kumar (2012). Quantitative analysis of trees species in mixed forest of Mandal catchments Garhwal Himalaya. International Journal of Conservation Science 2(3), p. 107-110; ISSN: 2067-533X. 26. Balwant Kumar (2013). Lichens as indicators of climate change in Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary Protected Area, district Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. Paper communicated (annual report, UCCC Kumaun University). Popular articles- 27. Balwant Kumar (2008). Survey on Lichen diversity of Temperate Region of Garhwal Himalaya, Oaks 4th Issue Nov. p. 15. ISSN 0975-5918. 28. Dinesh Chandra & Balwant Kumar (2009). Forest products and their marketing problems in Uttarakhand, India, Shardoutasav, Nainital. p 128-129. 29. Balwant Kumar (2009). Vanoutpato Ka Karen Sarnrakshan (Hindi article), Umar Ujala Jan 24th 2009 p 4. 30. Balwant Kumar (2009). Uttarakhand Main Shaikon Ka Mahatav Evam Sarnrakshan, Arnodya Patrika (Hindi article), Arunodaya Ismarika Visheshank 2010-11, p. 103. Haldwani. 31. Balwant Kumar (2010). Vanagni Se Poashatic Vanaspati Ko Nuksan (Hindi article). Danik Jagaran May 13th 2010 p 6. 32. Balwant Kumar (2010). Lichens of Uttarakhand: A review. Oaks 6th Issue Nov. p. 25- 30. ISSN: 0975-5918. 33. Dinesh Chandra & Balwant Kumar (2010). Uttarakhand Ke Vano Ka Itihaas Evam Van Vaywastha (Hindi article), Shri Nanda Ismarika, Nainital. p. 33-35. 34. Balwant Kumar (2010). Lichen Parishikshan Module/ Calander 2011-2012 (in Hindi) communicated. 5 (iii)- Seminar Participation: (Seminar, Workshop and Training): 08 (including one International workshop)- 1. Attended Sensitization workshop on biodiversity issues related to practicing agricultural biotechnology held in GB Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar on 03-04 Nov 2008 and organized by the Department of Molecular Biology & Genetic Engineering, College of Basic Sciences & Humanities and International Service for Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications. 2. Presented paper in National seminar on Global Warming: Its impact on environment, economy, society and politics held in SMJN (PG) College Haridwar on 27-28 Dec 2008 and sponsored by UCOST Dehradun & DRDO New Delhi. 3. Attended National workshop on “Climate Change and Himalayan Environment” held in Department of Forestry, HNB Garhwal Central University, Srinagar (Garhwal) on April 6-7, 2009. Uttarakhand sponsored by Indian Council of Forest Research and Education (ICFRE) Dehradun and Department of Biotechnology (DBT) New Delhi. 4. Participated in “First national Conference on Identifying the Research basis for Sustainable Development of the Kumaun Region” held on 15-16th January, 2010 at Amrapali