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Crustal Processes 1.1 Mafic volcanic flows/sills in the Gwalior, Bijawar sedimentary basins ................................................................... 1 1.2 Proterozoic mafic dykes ......................................................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Late Neoproterozoic anorthosites in South India ................................................................................................... 2 1.4 Paleo fluids in the petroliferous basins of Western Offshore, India ......................................................................... 3 1.5 Graphitization process in Kollam district, Kerala, India ........................................................................................ 5 1.6 Late Quaternary geology of the coastal lands of Southern Kerala, India with special reference to palaeoclimate and coastal evolution .................................................................................................................................................... 5 1.7 Palaeoclimate and sea level records in the Late Quaternary sediments of the coastal wetlamds of Pallikkal and Achankovil river basins, Kerala ........................................................................................................................... 7 1.8 Quaternary geology, paleoclimate and geomorphic evolution of Central Kerala, SW India ................................... 8 Contents 1.9 Monitoring Indian shield seismicity with 10 BBS to understand seismotectonics of the region using Vsat connectivity ........................................................................................................................................................... 8 1.10 Land subsidence in the highlands of Kerala ......................................................................................................... 10 1.11 Surficial earth processes studies in the Sahyadris .................................................................................................. 15 1.12 Impact of human activities in the generation of land disturbances in humid tropical highland areas - a study in Idukki district, Kerala ........................................................................................................................................ 18 1.13 Analysis of natural hazards along a tropical highland basin with special emphasis on flood and landslides : Panamaram watershed, Wayanad district, Kerala ............................................................................................... 18 NCESS Annual R 2. Coastal Processes 2.1 Integrated study on estuary, beach and innershelf dynamics of west coast of India ................................................ 19 2.2 Shoreline mapping and monitoring along west coast of India ................................................................................. 21 2.3 Establishment and maintenance of wave gauge stations in the coastal waters of the SW coast of India ................. 22 2.4 Study of impact of sea level rise along Kerala coast .............................................................................................. 22 2.5 Coastal Zone Management plan for Kerala ......................................................................................................... 23 3. Atmospheric Processes epor 3.1 Intensity, duration and frequency analysis of precipitation microphysical parameters of South-West monsoon rain, 2014 at a high altitude station in Western Ghats ................................................................................................. 25 t 2014-’15 3.2 Modelling Atmospheric Pollution and Networking (MAPAN) ........................................................................... 26 4. Natural Resources and Environmental Management 4.1 Water Resources 4.1.1 Appraisal of drinking water potential of springs in Pathanamthitta, Kottayam and Idukki districts of Kerala .............................................................................................................................................. 29 4.1.2 Hydrological modelling of Greater Cochin urban agglomerate in the context of sustainable urban water resource development ..................................................................................................................... 29 4.2 Environmetal Monitoring & assessment 4.2.1 Sand audit of the rivers of Idukki district ............................................................................................ 31 4.2.2 Study on the environmental effects of mining and quarrying in the Periyar river basin, Central Kerala ... 31 4.23 Environmetal monitoring of water and sediment quality paraments in the backwaters of Cochin Port Trust .................................................................................................................................................... 32 4.2.4 In-situ bioremediation of landfill pollutants: maximizing the remediation potential of selected indegenous and exogenous microorgranisms ............................................................................................................. 33 4.2.5 Sea water quality monitoring ................................................................................................................. 34 i 4.2.6 Environmental studies of the Kollam - Neendakara wetland system and associated inlands .................... 36 4.2.7 Environmental studies on the Netravathi-Gurupur river basins of Karnataka and Periyar-Chalakudy river basins of Kerala ............................................................................................................................ 37 4.2.8 Monitoring global change impacts in Sahyadri (Western Ghats) ............................................................. 37 4.2.9 Preparation of management action plan for ecorestoration of Vembanad lake ecosystem ........................ 39 4.2.10 EIA of muncipal solid waste management project of Thruvananthapuram muncipal corporation .......... 39 4.2.11 Mining and quarrying in the river catchments of Central Kerala around Kochi city, SW India :- Conse- quences and sustainable development strategies ........................................................................................ 39 4.2.12 Integrated geoenvironmental studies of the lacustrine wetlands of Kerala in climate change paradigms for conservation and management ................................................................................................................ 41 4.2.13 Adsorptive potential of surface modified clays and chitosan for the recovery of certain inorganic toxic metal ions from aqueous media using batch and column studies: kinetics and thermodynamics profile ...... 42 4.2.14 Studies on hydrogeochemical and biological aspects of various streams of Karamana river near Sree Parasurama Swami Temple, Thiruvananathapuram dist., Southern Kerala ........................................... 44 4.2.15 Assessment of nutrient flux in urban drainage systems: identification of sources, pathways and remedial measures ............................................................................................................................................... 44 4.2.16 Appraisal of marine ecosystem of Kavaratti island in Kochi in Southwest coast of India with special reference to lagoon system ...................................................................................................................... 46 4.3 Coastal Zone Management Contents 4.3.1 Integrated Island Management Plan (IIMP) for Lakshadweep islands .................................................. 48 4.4 GIS and Remote sensing applications in natural resources management 4.4.1 Setting up of the modular data centre .................................................................................................... 48 4.4.2 Spatial urban information system using open source software .................................................................. 49 4.4.3 A customized OSSGIS application for Vegetable