Key Highlights

The Department contributes to research that has high societal relevance, participating actively in ongoing scientific missions. Some of the ongoing R&D projects are directly linked with National and International Missions, such as :

• National Clean Energy Mission
• National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change (NMSKCC)
• CGIAR International on Sustainable Agricultural Practices for Carbon Emission Reduction
• NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar mission
• National Carbonaceous Aerosols Programme (NCAP)
• National Mission for Sustaining Himalayan Ecosystem
• Max Planck Society Partner Group on Climate Change Mitigation and Net-Zero Emissions

Snapshots of Department Instrument Facilities

Q-ICPMS

Gradient IC

Ion Chromatography

Polarizing Microscopes

Hydraulic Pellet Press

UV-VIS Spectrophotometer

Latest News

Dr J. Mallik has been awarded the Global Carbon Capture and Storage(CCS) project under the Accelerating CCS Technologies, 2025.

Dr S. Swarnkar organised two NPTEL workshops focusing on Google Earth Engine and Hydro-Climatic Extremes, 2025.

Dr. P. Kumar organised and served as a Theme Coordinator in the Leh Indian Glaciology Summer School (LIGSS-2025), 2025

Dr. P. Kumar delivered a talk at the meeting of the Third Pole Regional Climate Centre Network (TPRCC-Network) Task Team hosted by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and the India Meteorological Department (IMD), New Delhi, 2025.

Student Achievements and Awards

Ms. Pragati Prajapati (Roll number: 2210305) has been awarded the Early Career Scientist Travel grant to attend the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2026, to be held in Vienna from May 3 to 8, 2026.

Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh Bisht 2310307, has been awarded the Early Career Scientist's Travel Support (ECSTS) to attend the EGU General Assembly 2026, schedule to be held in Vienna, Austria, from 3 to 8th May, 2026.

Ms. Vidhi Singh 2310316, hasbeen awarded the Early Career Scientist's Travel Support (ECSTS) to attend the European Geoscience Union (EGU) General Assembly 2026, scheduled to be held in Vienna, Austria, from 03 to 08 May 2026.

Mr. Rohit Verma has been awarded the prestigious Chief Minister's Scholarship for PhD on Climate Change by the Environmental Planning & Co-ordination Organization (EPCO) for his proposed research on climate impacts in the MP River basins.

Mr. Ravi Kumar Tiwari has been selected for a fully funded Two-week Summer Academy Research Explorer, Ruhr to visit Germany from 22nd June to 5th July, 2025.

Ms. Anubha has been awarded the International Scholarship (2025–2028) under the ICTP/IAEA Sandwich Training Educational Programme (STEP). As part of this award, she will visit ICTP for 3 to 6 months each year over the next three years to conduct her research.

Mr. Shivam Sahu has been awarded a travel grant by the European Geosciences Union (EGU) for 2025.

Events

One-day workshop on "Climate Nexus- Shaping the future of agriculture and water over Madhya Pradesh" at IISER, Bhopal, 11 July 2025. (Dr. P. Kumar).

The Department organized the EES Annual Meet 2025 (24-25 March 2025), a celebration of ongoing research, collaboration, and achievements. Plenary talks of renowned speakers from ISRO, MoES, IITs and Adani Green Energy Limited, as well as alumni interactions, and presentations from our department's students were organized during the EES annual meet (Dr. D. Pillai).

A 6-day international workshop on “Geospatial Techniques to Monitor Sand Mining Impacts on River Systems” was IISER Bhopal and Newcastle University, UK,13-18th January 2025 (Dr. K. Gaurav).

A National Conference on "Rock Deformation and Structures (RDS) 8," held under the aegis of the Structural Geology and Tectonic Studies Group India (SGTSGI), was successfully held at IISER Bhopal (Dr. J. Mallik).