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Prof. (Dr.) Harsh Bodh Paliwal

Professor

+91-9451546595

harsh.paliwal@shuats.edu.in

Department of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management

Additional Responsibilities
  • Assistant Director, Student Welfare
Contact Details

+91-9451546595

harsh.paliwal@shuats.edu.in

Department of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management

Educational Details

Doctorate

Ph.D
SHIATS-DU,
Allahabad

Graduated in 2015

PG

NET
UGC

Qualified in 2005

M.Sc
Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University,
Kanpur

Graduated in 2005

UG

B.Sc
Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University,
Kanpur

Graduated in 2002

Professional Summary

  • Ph.D. Environmental Science from Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (Formerly Allahabad Agricultural Institute), Allahabad (U.P.), India
  • Research Station: School of Forestry and Environment, SHUATS, Allahabad

    Thesis Entitled:  “Study on phytoremediation of tannery effluents (heavy metals) in soil through plant system {Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.) and sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)}”

    Supervisor:    The Most. Rev. Prof. (Dr.) R. B. Lal, Honorable Vice Chancellor,Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagaraj (U.P.), India.

  • NET (UGC) Qualified in Environmental Sciences subject in 2005.
  • M.Sc. Environmental Sciences from CSJM University Campus, Kanpur, U.P., India with 64.75% and 3rd position at the university in the year 2005.
  • Project: Invitational Training Project during Post Graduation, I did project works under the guidance of Dr. A.K. Singh, DGM (Environment and safety) on the topic of "Environmental Management in Industries a Case Study of Gujarat Ambuja. Cement Ltd."
  •             Water     :     Analysis of water quality parameters testing.

                Air          :     Sox, Nox and SPM Analysis, Using RDS collection Techniques.

  • B.Sc. (CBZ) a three years degree programme from CSJM University, Kanpur, U.P., India with 68.50 % in the year 2002.
  • Worked on National Project with Prof. Mukesh Sharma, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur during 1st April to 31st August, 2005 as a part time project staff.
  • Worked as lecturer, Environmental Studies in D.A-V. P.G. College, Civil Lines, Kanpur, U.P., India w.e.f. 1st September, 2005 to 12th August, 2007.
  • Presently working as an Assistant Professor (Senior Scale) in the Department of Environmental Science & NRM, College of Forestry, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, (Formerly AAI-DU), Prayagraj (U.P.), India

Area of Specialization

Environmental Science, Natural Resource Management, Biodiversity, Phytoremediation

Expertise

Environmental Pollution Control, Environmental Biology, Environmental Botany, Environmental Zoology, Remote Sensing & GIS, EIA, Environmental Laws and Policy, Forestry and Agroforestry, Biodiversity Conservation, Disaster Management, Climate Change, Natural Resource Management and Conservation.

Projects

“Effect of cadmium concentration on growth and attributes of Indian mustard (Brassica juncea)”  internally funded by Directorate of Research, SHUATS, Prayagraj during 2013-15.

“Utilization of industrial waste of thermal power plants and tannery industry by agronomic crop practices at farmer’s fields” accepted for internally fund by Directorate of Research, SHUATS, Prayagraj

Publications

RESEARCH PAPERS PUBLISHED IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS & MAGAZINES     (25)

  1. A. Bijalwan, S.L. Swamy, P.K. Singh,  H.B. Paliwal, and C.M. Sharma (2009) “Phytosociological analysis of Tree Vegetation in Balamdi Watershed of Dry Tropical Mixed Forest in Chhattisgarh Plain.” The Allahabad Farmers 2009 LXIV No. 2, 41-51. ISSN 0971-9075 (NAAS Rating 3.56)
  2. Arvind Bijalwan, Devendra Kumar and H.B. Paliwal (2009) “Effect of IBA on rooting behaviour in Rose Scented Geranium (Pelargonium graveolens L CV. Bourbon) in different seasons under Hill and Mountain Agro-ecosystem of Garhwal Himalaya.” New Agriculturist 2009, 20(1, 2) 115-12. ISSN: 0971-0647 (NAAS Rating- 4.26)
  3. Rajiv Umrao, Arvind Bijalwan, A.K. Singh and H.B. Paliwal (2010) Assessment of nutrient availability in multipurpose tree species in red lateritic soil of Chhattisgarh plains, India” Current advance in agricultural sciences 2010, 2 No. 1, pp. 25-28. ISSN 0975-2315 (NAAS Rating 4.69)
  4. Harsh Bodh Paliwal, Arvind Bijalwan, Siddharth Mishra and Devendra kumar (2011)  “Study on Variation in Ground Water Quality nearby Cement Plant.” Bioved, 22(2): 185-188, 201. ISSN 0971-0108 (NAAS Rating 4.54)

5. Arvind Bijalwan, S.L. Swamy, C.M. Sharma, R. Umrao and Harsh Bodh Paliwal (2011) “Structure composition and diversity of tree vegetation in Sal mixed dry tropical forest in Chhattisgarh plains of India.” Indian Forester, 137(4):453-462. ISSN 0019-4816 (NAAS Rating 4.27)

 6. M. K. Tripathi, B. Mehera, Rajiv Umrao, Hemant Kumar and H. B. Paliwal (2014) “Impact of climate change on wheat (Triticumaestivum) productivity in late sown condition at Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh”. Current Advances in Agricultural Sciences,6(1):16-19. ISSN 0975-2315 (NAAS Rating 4.69)

7. Devendra Kumar, Antony J. Raj, Sameer Daniel, Arvind Bijalwan, Harsh B. Paliwal and Siddharth Mishra (2014) “Impact of spacing and fertilizer levels on maize yield (Zea mays L.) under teak based Agroforestry systemNew Agriculturist (An International Bi-annual Journal of Agriculture), 25(1) : 1–5, 2014. ISSN: 0971-0647 (NAAS Rating- 4.26)

8. Harsh Bodh Paliwal, Nidhi Gupta and Abhishek James (2014). Study of lead accumulation in Sunflower (Helianthus annus) Jr. of Industrial Pollution Control 30 (1) (2014) pp 91-96. ISSN: 0970-2083 (NAAS Rating- 3.75)

9. Ramchandra, Harsh Bodh Paliwal, Abhishek James, Hemant Kumar, Sameer Daniel and Rajiv Umrao (2015). “Economic analysis of post-harvest losses in marketing of Major vegetables in Allahabad district of Uttar Pradesh” Journal of international academic research for multidisciplinary. Impact factor 1.625, , Volume 3, Issue 2, March 2015. pp 203-211. ISSN: 2320-5083 (NAAS Rating- Nil)

10. Mohd. Sameer, Ramchandra, Biswarup Mehera, Harsh Bodh Paliwal, Sameer Daniel and Somnath Sen (2015). “Marketing strategies and limitation in Agroforestry of Indian perspectives” Journal of international academic research for multidisciplinary. Impact factor 1.625, , Volume 3, Issue 3, April, 2015. pp 306-314. ISSN: 2320-5083 (NAAS Rating- Nil)

11. Ramchandra, Sameer Daniel, Neelam Khare, B. Mehera, Harsh Bodh Paliwal, Mohd. Sameer (2015). “Role of Bamboo cultivation for generation of income and employment under wasteland development with special reference to Pratapgarh District of Eastern Uttar Pradesh” Journal of international academic research for multidisciplinary. Impact factor 1.625, , Volume 3, Issue 3, April, 2015. pp 300-305. ISSN: 2320-5083 (NAAS Rating- Nil)

12.  Farah Firdous and Harsh B. Paliwal (2015) “Effect of different levels of cadmium on physic-chemical properties of soil.” The Allahabad Farmers LXXI, July- 2015 No. 1, 193-196. ISSN 0971-9075 (NAAS Rating 3.56)

 13. Harsh B. Paliwal, Nidhi Gupta and Ram Bharose (2015) “Differential lead concentration effects of physical and chemical properties of sunflower harvested soil.” The Allahabad Farmers LXXI, July- 2015 No. 1, 197-200.

     ISSN 0971-9075 (NAAS Rating 3.56)

 14. Kaushal Kumar, A. James, Siddarth Mishra and Harsh Bodh Paliwal (2015) “Environmental Impact of flyash on growth and yield of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentis Mill.) and soil health. Pollution Research (International Journal) 34(3): 597-601 (2015). ISSN 0257-8050 (NAAS Rating 4.97)

15. Divyanshu Shukla, Harsh Bodh Paliwal and Abhishek James (2015) “Assessment of drinking water quality of different hospitals at Allahabad, India. IJEEFUS, Vol. 5, Issue 6, Dec 2015, 15-20. ISSN(Print) : 2250-0065 ; ISSN(Online) : 2321-0109; (NAAS Rating 3.58)

16. Arif Ali, Harsh B. Paliwal and Harish Kumar (2015) “Response of rice (Oryza sativa) cultivars to dates of transplanting” Current Advances in Agricultural Sciences,7(2):87-88. ISSN 0975-2315 (NAAS Rating 4.69)

17. Ranjit Kumar, Harsh B. Paliwal and Abhishek James (2016) “Effect of different doses of sewage sludge on soil health of black gram (Vigna mungo) field in Allahabad region of India” Nature Environment & Pollution Technology, 15(3) September, 967-970. ISSN 0972-6268 (NAAS Rating 3.85)

18. Kennedy Vaiphei, Abhishek James and H. B. Paliwal (2016) “Assessment of noise pollution level at 5 commercial areas of Allahabad city, India” The Ecoscan, 10(1&2):169-171. ISSN 0974-0376 (NAAS Rating 4.65)

19. Anup Kumar Mishra and Harsh Bodh Paliwal (2017) “Study on physico-chemical characteristics of ground water in the rural area of Jhunsi, Allahabad” International Journal of Applied and Natural Sciences, Volume 2017; 6(2): 103–110. ISSN 2319-4014 (NAAS- 3.73)

20. Amisha Kiro, Harsh Bodh Paliwal and Alok Kumar Mohapatra (2017) “Impact Assessment of mining activities on tree diversity at Limestone & Dolomite mining area – BSLC mines, Biramitrapur, Odisha” Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Vol. 6, Issue 5, Part AB 1902-1905. ISSN 2349-8234 (NAAS- 5.21)

21. Ganesh Shankar Mishra, Abhishek James, H. B. Paliwal and Hemant Kumar (2017) “Physico-Chemical, Biological Properties and Biodiversity of Aquatic Plant Species In Macferson Lake Allahabad, U.P. India” Current World Environment, Vol. 12, No. (3) 2017, Pg. 630-634. ISSN: 0973-4929, (NAAS- 4.98)

22. Shinny Ann Nickels and Harsh Bodh Paliwal (2018) “Assessment of tree diversity of       Urban and rural area at Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh” Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Vol. 7, Issue 3, Part AB 1901-1904. ISSN 2349-8234 (NAAS- 5.21)

23. Pradeep Kumar, H. B. Paliwal and Shyoran, S. (2018) “Phase wise verification of climatic requirement on growth and development in rice (oryza Sativa l.) Varieties” International journal of Agricultural Sciences, Volume 10, Issue 19, 2018, pp.-7275-7277. (ISSN: 0975-3710 & E-ISSN: 0975-9107) (NAAS- 4.82)

24. Priya Kumari, Harsh Bodh Paliwal, Satyendra Nath and S. R. Tiwari (2018) A comparative study of physico-chemical and biological characteristics of waste water at sewage treatment plants of Allahabad and Varanasi Uttar Pradesh” International Journal of Advance and Innovative Research, Volume 5, Issue 3 (I): July - September, 2018 pp-78-84 ( ISSN 2394-7780) Impact Factor- 3.25

25. Rahul Nishad, Harsh Bodh Paliwal, Makhan Singh Karada and Dheer Agnihotri (2020) “Air Pollution Tolerance Index for Selected Species of Plants in Roadside Highways at Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India” International Journal of Environment and Climate Change, Volume 10, Issue 12, pp- 247-254. 84 ( ISSN :2581-8627) (NAAS- 5.29)

Conferences

 

 ATTENDED SEMINARS /WORKSHOPS /CONFERNCES /SYMPOSIUM AT NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL LEVEL    (31)

  • Participated 91st Indian Science Congress from 3-7, 2004, held at Punjab University, Chandigarh.
  • Participated 92nd Indian Science Congress from 3-7, 2004, held at Nirma University of Science & Technology, Ahmadabad, Gujarat.
  • Attended one day National Seminar on “Conservation of Biodiversity and Environment in relation to rural development” at D.A.V. (P.G.) College, Kanpur from 10 Dec., 2005.
  • Attended two days National Seminar on “Innovation in Biosciences” at D.B.S. College, Kanpur from 11-12 Dec, 2006.
  • Attended two days National Seminar on “Agrarian Reforms and Indian Farmers” at D.A.V. (P.G.) College, Kanpur from 11-15 Dec, 2006.
  • Attended three days National Conference on “Scope and application of microbes in agriculture and environment” at C.S.J.M. University, Kanpur from 19-21 Feb., 2007.
  • Attended three days National Seminar on “Combating pollution to create a healthier planet” at D.G. College, Kanpur from 10-12 Dec., 2007
  • Attended national Seminar on “Environmental management: present and future prospective” at Dept. of Environmental Science, CSJM, University, Kanpur.
  • Attended National conference on “Scientific and legal challenges of Global warming” from 25-26 Feb., 2008 at B.N.D. College, Kanpur.
  • Participated in “Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Send Your Name to the Moon” Project with Certificate No. 1630327 on 27th June, 2008.
  • Attended National Symposium on “Environment pollution and its effect on Agricultural production and human health” from 25-26 Sept., 2008 at A.A.I.-D.U, Allahabad.
  • Attended National Symposium and farmer’s congress on 12th Indian Agricultural Scientist and Farmers Congress and National symposium on Food Security in changing Climate from 14-15, Feb, 2009 at ISD College, University of Allahabad, Allahabad.
  • Attended International Conference on “Water, Environment, Energy and Society” from 28-30 June, 2009 at S. R. K. P. G., College, Agra University
  • Attended National Workshop on “Rehabilitation of degraded lands” from 6-7, October, 2009 at CSFER, Allahabad.
  • Attended International workshop on “Water Quality Research to evaluate the effects of agricultural conservation practices utilized in the United States and India” from 7th – 8th Sep. 2009 at AAIDU, Allahabad.
  • Attended International Conference on “Environment, occupational and lifestyle concerns-transdisciplinary approach” from 16-19, Sep. 2009 at ROHC-NIOH, ICMR, Bangalore.
  • Attended National seminar on “Environmental Degradation and Biodiversity: Problems and Prospects” from 29-30 Nov. 2009 at D.A.-V. (P.G.) College, CSJM University, Kanpur.
  • Attended 12th Indian Agricultural Scientist and Farmers Congress and National symposium on “Food Security in changing Climate” from 20-21, Feb, 2010 at Bioved Research Society, Allahabad.
  • Attended National Seminar on “Health & Environment: Issues and Challenges” from 06-07, May 2010 at FHMSAISM, SHIATS, Allahabad
  • Attended International Conference on “Water, Plumbing, Sanitation and Health: Issues & Challenges- A Transdisciplinary Approach” from 4-5 October, 2010 at Bangalore University.
  • Attended International conference on “Cooling the earth” from 15-17, Nov. 2010 at G.B. Pant University of agriculture and technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakkhand
  • Participated in one day workshop on “Propagation of Bamboo” held at School of Forestry & Environment, SHIATS, Allahabad, 13th August 2012
  • Participated in one day workshop on “Environmental pollution- A future challenge for Agriculture Forestry and Allied Sciences” Organized by the Department of Environmental Science, held at School of Forestry & Environment, SHIATS, Allahabad on 11th October 2012
  • Attended National Seminar on “Wildlife Conservation and Management” March 14th 2013 at SOFE, SHIATS, Allahabad.
  • Attended workshop on “E-Content; The Newly Emerging Technique for Teaching through Web” organized by Allahabad chapter of Indian Society of Soil Science (ACISSS) and Department of Soil Science, SHIATS-Deemed University, Allahabad,  U.P. on dated 02nd May 2013.
  • Attended workshop on “Intellectual Property & Innovation Management in Knowledge Era” jointly organized by NRDC, New Delhi & SHIATS-Deemed University, Allahabad U.P. on dated 7th November, 2013.
  • Attended National Seminar on “Protected Cultivation of Horticultural Crops & Value Addition” organized by Dept. of Horticulture, SHIATS-Deemed University, Allahabad on dated 29-30 November, 2013.
  • Attended All India women conference on “Climate Change issues & Challenges” organized by IWE, Allahabad on dated 26th July 2014.
  •  Attended brainstorming workshop on family farming: mainstream smallholder farmers agenda in agricultural education, research and extension jointly organized by Safabin and SHIATS-Deemed University, Allahabad on dated 25th August 2014.
  • Attended National Seminar on “Youth ready for climate change transformation” organized by IIFM, Bhopal on dated 28-29th July, 2015.
  • Attended “Annual review meeting” on “Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa” (GKMS) , organized by IMD, Ministry of Earth Science, New Delhi with collaboration with UAS, Dharwad on 25th to 26th November, 2015 at Dharwad, Karnataka.
  • Attended “Annual review meeting” on FASAL project, organized by IMD, Ministry of Earth Science, New Delhi with collaboration with UAS, Dharwad on 25th to 26th November, 2015 at Dharwad, Karnataka.
  • Attended International Ravine Conference on “Managing Ravine for food and livelihood security” held on 07-10 March, 2016 at RVSKVV, Agriculture University, Gwalior, M.P. sponsored by ICAR and M.P. Govt.
  • Attended World Intellectual Property Day Program held on 26th April, 2017 at Directorate of IPC, SHUATS, Allahabad.
  • Attended National seminar on “Sustainability of agriculture in changing climate scenario” held on 21st -22nd April, 2018 at Department of Botany, University of Allahabad.
  • Attended World Intellectual Property Day Program held on 25th -26th April, 2018 at Directorate of IPC, SHUATS, Allahabad.

Teaching Experience

More than 16 Years


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