SPONSORED RESEARCH PROJECTS (2018 ONWARDS)

 

MAJOR RESEARCH PROJECTS

  • Systematic Study of Molluscs and other Benthic Faunal Diversity and Their Palaeoecological Palaeobiogeographical Distribution during Jurassic-Cretaceous transition in Kutch, Western India”; Funding Agency: DST, Science and Engineering Board, Government of India Tenure-3 years, Sanctioned Amount: Rs. 28,58,360/-; Commencement: March 2019; PI: Dr. Pinaki Roy, Department of Geology
  • Assessment of the environmental Stress and Biochemical effects on selective plant species and algal population due to pollution in Durgapur Industrial Belt; Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of West Bengal, Tenure-3 years, Sanctioned Amount: Rs. 15,50,000/-; Commencement: March 2019; PI: Dr. Moitreyee Banerjee Chakraborty, Department of Conservation Biology,
  • Understanding the surface and groundwater quality parameters for sustainable development: Case studies of Bankura, Birbhum, Purulia, East Bardhaman and West Bardhaman, West Bengal; Funding Agency: West Bengal Pollution Control Board, Tenure-1 year, Sanctioned Amount: Rs.7,15,000/-, Commencement: December 2019; PI: Dr. Snigdha Chandra, Department of Chemistry
  • Tectonothermal history of the high-grade rocks of Angul and Tikadpada domains and its bearing on the evolution of the northern Eastern Ghats Belt, India; Funding Agency: DST, Science and Engineering Board, of India Tenure-2 years, Sanctioned Amount: Rs. 31,40,040/-; Commencement: December 2022; PI: Dr. Proloy Ganguly, Department of Geology
  • Assessment of current conservation prospects of two endangered pangolin species in West Bengal and preparation of future conservation plan in the context of illegal trade; Funding Agency: West Bengal Zoo Authority, Government of West Bengal, Tenure: 4 years, Sanctioned Amount: Rs. 18,37,000/-; Commencement: August 2021; Co-PI: Dr. Tapajit Bhattacharya (Co-PI), Department of Conservation Biology,
  • Effects of density and limnological parameters on the life history traits of freshwater soft-shelled turtle at Garhchumuk Mini Zoo: Implications for management; Funding Agency: West Bengal Zoo Authority, Government of West Bengal, Tenure: 4 years, Sanctioned Amount: Rs. 14,06,000/-; Commencement: August 2021; Co-PI: Dr. Tapajit Bhattacharya (Co-PI), Department of Conservation Biology,
  • The End Permian Mass Extinction Event (Epme) And Its Effects On The Non-Marine,Triassic Vertebrates: An Integrated study From The Indian Gondwana Basins; Funding Agency: DST, Science and Engineering Board, Govt. of India Tenure-3 years, Sanctioned Amount: Rs. 11,82,500/-; Commencement: August 2022; PI: Dr. Saradee Sengupta, Department of Geology,; Co-PI: Dr. Prabir Dasgupta, Retired Faculty Member, Department of Geology
  • “Inequality, Opportunity, Skill Formation and Labour Market Outcome Across Well-Defined Groups: Evidence from the Two Districts of West Bengal”. Funding Agency: Indian Council of Social Science Research, Government of India, Tenure-1 year, Sanctioned Amount: Rs.4,00,000/-; Sanctioned: January 2018; PI: Dr. Anjan Ray Chaudhuri, Department of Economics

 

MINOR RESEARCH PROJECTS

  • “Sari Story: Dressing the Indian Woman through History: Tracing the Origin, Growth and Evolution of the Traditional Indian Wear”; Funding Agency: Indian Council of Social Science Research, Government of India, Tenure-1 year, Sanctioned Amount: Rs.2,00,000/-, Sanctioned: February 2018; PI: Dr. Anindita Chatterjee, Department of English