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Research Projects

Ongoing/Completed


Project No. Title of the Project Sponsoring Agency Faculty [PI/Co-PI] at SHSS School Sanction Amount (in INR) Duration Internal/External
IITM/BSU-USA/SDG/353 Race and Ethnicity as the determinants of racialized coastal experiences in the Indian oceans region Social Science Research Council, USA Dr. Shyamasree Dasgupta (Co-PI) [International Collaboration with PI at Khulna University, Bangladesh School of Humanities & Social Sciences 1289300 9 months External
IITM/LU-SW/SYS/330 Coal-based economies in developing countries: An environmental, health and cost evaluation around mega thermal power plants VR: Swedish Research Council Dr. Shyamasree Dasgupta (Co-PI) [International collaboration with PI at Linkping University, Sweden] School of Engineering and School of Humanities and Social Sciences 3083500 3 years External
IITM/DST/MTH/319 Sustainable irrigation advisories for mid-himalayan farmers using smart satellite image analytics Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India Dr. Ramna Thakur [International collaboration wih Dr. Manas Thakur (PI) at SCEE] School of Computing & Electrical Engineering AND School of Basic Sciences AND School of Humanities & Social Sciences 9929444 3 years External
IITM/SG/NC/77 Opening the Himalayan hinterland: Infrastructural development in the scheduled area of Lahaul IIT Mandi Dr.Nilamber Chhetri (Seed Grant Project) School of Humanities & Social Sciences 620000 3 years Internal
IITM/SG/SM/107 Aesthetics, Science and Self: A Poet's Search for Form in Late-Colonial and Early-Postcolonial India IIT Mandi Dr. Saumya Malviya (PI) School of Humanities and Social Sciences 5,07,485 2 years Internal
Project No. Title of the Project Sponsoring Agency Faculty [PI/Co-PI] at SHSS School Sanction Amount (in INR) Duration Internal/External
IITM/DIRI/PS/237 Role of AADHAAR in improved last mile delivery of banking service: A Study of Himachal Pradesh Digital Identity Research Initiative, Indian School of Business Dr. Puran Singh (PI), Dr. Shyamasree Dasgupta (Co-PI) School of Humanities & Social Sciences 4345380 18 Months External
IITM/DBT-Indo-UK/SS/192 Smart Agriculture: Farmer Zone Department of Bio Technology, Govt. of India Dr. Shyamasree Dasgupta (Co-PI) [International collaboration with Dr. Srikant Srinivasan (PI at SCEE)], School of Computing & Electrical Engineering AND School of Basic Sciences AND School of Humanities & Social Sciences 71600000 3 years External
IITM/NIRD & PR/RT/289 Documentation of Successful case studies of Initiatives for water Conservation under MGNRERS National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Dr. Ramna Thakur (PI) School of Humanities & Social Sciences 249700 2 Months External
IITM/SW-FDFA/SDG/189 Capacity Building on Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment in States of Indian Himalayan Region Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation Dr. Shyamasree Dasgupta (Co-PI) [National collaboration with PI at IIT Guwahati] School of Humanities & Social Sciences 1884562 1 year 4 months External
IITM/TDD- HP/RT/231 Socio-economic profile of tribes of Himachal Pradesh Tribal Development Department, Himachal Pradesh Dr. Ramna Thakur (PI) and Dr. Rajeshwari Dutt (Co-PI) School of Humanities & Social Sciences 500000 3 years External
IITM/MoC/ RT/202 Primogeniture in the Cold Desert of Indian Himalayan Region: A Fading Reality Ministry of Culture, Governm ent of India Dr. Ramna Thakur (PI) School of Humanities & Social Sciences 500000 1 year External
IITM/RDD-HP/RT/201 Time and motion study of MGNREGA in Himachal Pradesh Rural Development department, Himachal Pradesh Dr. Ramna Thakur(PI) Dr. Rajeshwari Dutt (Co-PI) School of Humanities & Social Sciences 1938000 3.3 year External
IITM/MHRD-SPARC/RT/259 Area deprivation and the prevalence of non-communicable diseases: Analysis at the block level in Punjab MHRD-SPARC Dr. Ramna Thakur as Principal Investigator (PI), Dr. Rajeshwari Dutt & Dr. Chander Singh (Co-PI) [International Collaboration with School of Humanities and Social Sciences 6088190 2 years External
IITM/DST/SDG/278 Vulnerability profiles for India: State and district level Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India Dr. Shyamasree Dasgupta (PI) [National collaboration with IIT Guwahati] School of Humanities and Social Sciences 8051832 10 Months External
IITM/SW-FDFA/SDG/34 Climate vulnerability and risk assessment at the national level using a common methodological framework Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation Dr. Shyamasree Dasgupta (PI) [National collaboration with IIT Guwahati] School of Humanities and Social Sciences 6552238 1 year 3 months External
IITM/ICSSR/SSG/264 A study of the intersections of oral history and religion for sustainable development in the fragile Himalayas located in Himachal Pradesh Indian Council for Social Science Research Dr. Suman Sigroha (PI) School of Humanities and Social Sciences 500000 2 years External
IITM/ICSSR/RT/289 Do health policies require to address gender related unique needs to control non-communicable disease in India Indian Council for Social Science Research Dr. Ramna Thakur (PI) School of Humanities and Social Sciences 1000000 2 years External
IITM/DST/AKP/312 Livelihood generation and improvement for women entrepreneurs in small scale fruits and vegetable farming and post- harvesting management Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India Dr. Surya Prakash Upadhyay (Co-PI) [with Dr. Arti Kashyap (PI) at SPS] School of Basic Sciences and School of Humanities & Social Sciences 3565540 3 years External
IITM/SG/PS/63 Financial Inclusion and Financial Deepening Through Branchless Banking in Himachal Pradesh IIT Mandi Dr. Puran Singh (Seed Grant Project) School of Humanities & Social Sciences 500000 2 years Internal
IITM/SG/SDG/57 Comprehensive Valuation of Forest Ecosystem Services and Understanding the Method of Value Formation: A case Study in Himachal Pradesh IIT Mandi Dr. Shyamasree Dasgupta (Seed Grant Project) School of Humanities & Social Sciences 500000 3 years Internal
IITM/SG/AB/47 Institutions of Technology and Language Instruction IIT Mandi Dr. Aruna Bommareddi (Seed Grant Project) School of Humanities & Social Sciences 500000 3 years Internal
IITM/INT/SDG/ 17 Transitioning to E-autos in Hill States: A Case Study in Mandi Town IIT Mandi Dr. Shyamasree Dasgupta (PI) with Dr. Narsa Reddy and Dr. Rajan Kapur (at SCEE) as co-PIs School of Humanities & Social Sciences and School of Computing and Electrical Engineering 2380000 2 years Internal
IITM/SG/RD/36 Mayans in 19thCentury Mexico & Belize IIT Mandi Dr. Rajeshwari Dutt (Seed Grant Project) School of Humanities & Social Sciences 620000 5 years Internal
IITM/SG/DSE/65 The Kangra Earthquake (1905): A social and Political history. IIT Mandi Dr. Devika Sethi School of Humanities & Social Sciences 500000 4 years Internal