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Name Prof. Susanta Kumar Chakraborty Designation Professor Department Name ZOOLOGY Office Phone No +91 3222 298-284 / Centrex Extn. 284 Email ID skczoovu@mail.vidyasagar.ac.in Fax - Mobile No 9433270591 Personal Website http://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=WefC-pUAAAAJ Address Department of Zoology,Vidyasagar University,Mednipur Pin 721102

Educational Qualification Degree Name Institute Year of passing/awarded Ph.D. (Marine Sc.) University of Calcutta 1992 M.Phil (Env. Sc.) University of Calcutta 1984 M.Sc (Zoo) University of Calcutta 1981 B.Sc (Zoo H) University of Calcutta 1979 Title of the Ph. D. Thesis Ecology and Community Interactions of Fiddler Crabs (Decapoda: Brachyura) of Sundarbans Mangrove Ecosystem, West Bengal, India.

Career Profile / Teaching Experience Current: Professor of Zoology,Vidyasar University,Midnapore, since 6th February,2004 till date 1. Lecturer in Zoology in Sripat Singh College, Jiaganj, Murshidabad from 1st July, 1988 to 31st July, 1989. 2. Lecturer in Zoology in Krishnath College, Berhampur, Murshidabad from 17th November, 1989 to 28th February, 1991. 3. Lecturer in Zoology in Vidyasagar University, Midnapore from 4th March, 1991 to 6th February, 1996. 4. Reader in Zoology in Vidyasagar University, Midnapore from 7th February, 1996 to 6th February, 2004. 5. Professor of Zoology in Vidyasagar University, Midnapore from 6th February, 2004 to till date.

Specialization/Research Area Field of Specialization Research Area/ Areas of Interest Ecology;Biodiversity assessment and management;Wetland-Coastal,Estuarine and Ecosystem ;Vermitechnology;Environmental Impact assessment Ecology and Environmental Management Ecology;Biodiversity assessment and management;Wetland-Coastal,Estuarine and Ecosystem ;Vermitechnology;Environmental Impact assessment

Course/ Subject Taught Zoology Environmental Science

Conference/ Symposium /Journal Paper / Books Published International Publication Title Published in Year Published by Proboscis extension reflex in Apis florea ( Hymenoptera : Apidae ) in response to temperature. Journal of Entomological. Science 54(3) : 238–249 . 2019 Taylor and Francis Eco potential of Aspergillus penicillioides (F12): bioremediation and antibacterial activity. S N Applied Sciencees 1 : 1515 2019 Springer A new species from the genus Astochia Becker, 1913 (Diptera: Asilidae) from the Sundarban , India with an updated checklist of Indian species. Oriental Insects ISSN: 0030-5316 (Print) : 2157-8745 (Online) Journal homepage: https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/toin20 2019 Taylor and Francis Ecological gradients determining the Zooplankton-Macrophyte interaction and diversity in brackish water wetlands of Midnapore (East), West Bengal, India. International Journal of Advanced Scientific Research and Management, 3(5) :118-124. 2019 Indian Forest, wetland and biodiversity: Revealing multi-faceted ecological services from ecorestoration of a degraded tropical landscape Ecohydrology and Hydrobiology : 18(3) : 278 - 296. 2019 Elsevier Habitat preference and resource utilization of avifauna in Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary, Odisha , India : Role of eco-ethological gradients World Scientific News. 103 : 32-64. 2019 Singapur Attachment and antimicrobial susceptibility of bacterial associates of zooplanktonic copepod: Lesson for environmental safety Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 180 (2019) 749–755 2019 Elsevier Antioxidant and anticancer roles of a novel strain of Bacillus anthracis isolated from vermicompost , prepared from paper mill sludge Biomedical Research International , Hindawi , Article ID 1073687, : 7 pages https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/1073687 2018 USA Community structure of benthic mollusks in contrasting ecozones of a transboundary river in India: An ecological interpretation International Journal of Life Sciences Research 6 ( 3) : 233-238. 2018 UK Assessment of microbial roles in the bioconversion of paper mill sludge through vermicomposting Journal of Environt, Health Science and Engineering . https://doi.org/10.1007/s40201-018-0308-4. 2018 Springer Impact of metal accumulation pattern on the annual rhythmicity of antioxidants and their interrelationship to maintain the oxidative balance in mollusk. Biological Rhythm Research : ISSN: 0929-1016 (Print) (Online) Journal homepage: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/nbrr20 : 1744-4179 2018 Taylor and Francis First report of Megodontolaimus coxbazari Timm, 1969 (Nematoda : Chromadorida) from the Indian coast. Senckenberg Gesellschaft fur Naturforschung and Springer – Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2018 Springer Pseudochromadora benepapillata (Timm 1961) comb. n. ( Desmodoridae: Nematoda ): Revision of its taxonomic status and distribution . Zootaxa 4425 (1) : 165–174. 2018 UK Relevance of meiobenthic research: Indian Perspectives Examines in Marine Biology and Oceanography. 1(4): 1-5. 2018 Crimson Pseudochromadora benepapillata (Timm 1961) comb. n. (Desmodoridae: Nematoda): Revision of its taxonomic status and distribution . Zootaxa 4425 (1): 165–174. 2018 Magnolia Press ) Biomonitoring role of some cellular markers during heat stress-induced changes in highly representative fresh water mollusc, Bellamya bengalensis: Implication in climate change and biological adaptation. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 157: 482–490 2018 Elsevier Impact of metal accumulation pattern on the annual rhythmicity of antioxidants and their interrelationship to maintain the oxidative balance in mollusk. Biological Rhythm Research 1744-4179. 2018 Taylor and Francis Assessment of microbial roles in the bioconversion of paper mill sludge through vermicomposting J Environ Health Sci Engineer . https://doi.org/10.1007/s40201-018-0308-4 2018 Springer Nature Community structure of benthic mollusks in contrasting ecozones of a transboundary river in India: An ecological interpretation International Journal of Life Sciences Research 6 ( 3) : 233-238 2018 IJLSR Habitat preference and resource utilization of avifauna in Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary, Odisha, India: Role of eco-ethological gradients World Scientific News. 103 : 32-64. 2018 Ministry of Higher Science and Education, Poland. Forest, wetland and biodiversity: Revealing multi-faceted ecological services from ecorestoration of a degraded tropical landscape Ecohydrology and Hydrobiology, 18(3): 278-296. 2018 Elsevier Antioxidant and anticancer roles of a novel strain of Bacillus anthracis isolated from vermicompost prepared from paper mill sludge. Biomedical Research International .Vol-2018; Article ID 1073687: PP : 1-7. 2018 Hindawi Bioinvasion and environmental perturbation : Synergistic impact on coastal – mangrove ecosystems of West Bengal, India Impacts of invasive species on coastal environments: Coast in crisis; edited by Makowski, C and Finkl, C and published by Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer, Nature) : 171-245. 2018 Springer Nature Simultaneous Removal of Cd(II) and Pb(II) Using a Fungal Isolate, Aspergillus penicillioides (F12) from Subarnarekha Estuary International Journal of Environmental Research.12( 1):77-86. 2017 Springer .Ecological services on intertidal benthic fauna and the sustenance of coastal wetlands along the Midnapore(East) coast, West Bengal,India , Coastal Wetlands: Alteration and Remediation, Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature,) : 777-886. 2017 Springer Nature Relevance of meiobenthic research : Indian perspectives Examines in Marine Biology and Oceanography ( Crimson Publishers ) 4(1) : 1-5 2017 Crimson Publishers , USA Cyathoshiva amaleshi gen. n. sp. n. (Nematoda: Cyatholaimidae) from the coast of India. Zootaxa 4126 (4): 577–586 2016 Magnolia press Morphometric variation of different parameters of snail Segmentina trocoidea,vector of Fasciolopsis buski,in different seasons in a perennial aquatic body at Mourigram,Howrah,West Bengal,India International Journal of advanced Research 3(12):1584-1592 2016 IJAR Insecticidal/Acaricidal efficacy of different formulation of plant oil against coconut eriophyid mite,Aceria guerreronis International Journal of Zoology and Research 5(5):27-32 2016 Trans Stellar Redescription of Cadrenna pallida var. bilimeata ( de Meijere,1904)(Diptera:Chloropidae) and its role as pollinators and carrion feeder from Indian Sundarbans Ambient Science3(2):1-4 2016 Dr.Jayanta Biswas;ISSN No:National Cave Research and Protection Organization2348-5191 Taxonomy of Soldier Flies(Diptera: Stratiomyidae) of Sundarban Biosphere Reserve, India. Proceedings of Zoological Society DOI 10.1007/s 12595(Springer) 2016 Proceedings of Zoological Society Springer Diversity and distribution of Molluscs in Subarnarekha River, India with emphasis on identifying indicator species INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CURRENT RESEARCH;8(11):42162-42164. 2016 M. GAYATHRI Managing Editor Web: journalcra.com; Email: dr.mani_2011@yahoo.com Relation between weather parameters and honeybee abundance in a tropical forested ecosystem in West Midnapore district of West Bengal, India. The Ecoscan: Special Issue. 9: 889­894 2016 Dept. of Environmental sciences , Sambalpur University, Odisha, India First report of Megodontolaimus coxbazari Timm,1969( Nematoda:Chromadorida) from the Indian coast. Marine Biodiversity,18:1-7 2016 Springer Phytoremediation of sewage-fed wetlands of East-Kolkata,India-a case study. International Journal of Environmental Sciences.4(1):80-89 2015 International Science Congress Association Effect of bio-organic amendments on the infestation of major pests and folier disease,leaf productivity in mulbery(Morus alba L) American Journal of Experimental Agriculture.7(1):10-16 2015 Sciencedomain International Seasonal variation of leaf yield in mulberry raised under bio and organic treatments in drought prone lateritic zone of West Midnapur,West Bengal. Journal of Biological Science.1(1):1-8. 2015 IJRD Reproductive biology and bioturbatory activities of two sympatric species of fiddler crabs,Uca lactea annulipes and Uca triangularis bengali(Decapoda:Ocypodidae) at the East Midnapore coastal belt of West Bengal,India. Journal of Biology and Life Science.5(2):106-127 2015 Macrothink Institute Biomonitoring of Four Contrasting Wetlands of Kolkata, West Bengal Based on Zooplankton Ecodynamics and Biotic Indices International Journal of Environmental Protection.6(7):683-699 2015 Scientific Research Does intra-site connectivity influence the dynamics of zooplankton metacommunity in fhresswater habitats? 15:661-675 2015 (CFRI)Trabzon,Turkey Lead accumulation profiles in the soft tissues of the Macrognathus pancalus during sub lethal chronic exposure,in laboratory. International Journal of Environment,Ecology,Family and Urban Studies.5(6):35-50 2015 Trans Stellar Seasonal zonation pattern of meiobenthic fauna of an intertidal belt in the coastal area of Midnapore(East),West Bengal,India. International Research Journal of International Research journal of Environmental Sciences,4(9):45-52 2015 International Science Congress Association Seasonal zonation pattern of meiobenthic fauna of an intertidal belt in the coastal area of Midnapore(East),West Bengal,India. International Research Journal of Environmental Sciences,4(9):45-52 2015 I.S.C.A. Assessment of thermal stress adaptation by monitoring Hsp70 and MnSOD in the freshwater gastropod,Bellamya bengalensis(Lamark 1882) Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 186(12):8961-8967 2014 Springer Degradation of leaf litter of five tree species by Perionyx excavatus with relation to their nutrient and anti-nutrient content. Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. 3(2): 128-132. 2014 Science Publishing Group Ultrastructural alterations in the gills of Labeo rohita fingerlings exposed to thermal extremes. Anatomia,Histologia, Embryologia.43:75-80 2014 Blackwell Verlag GmbH Impact of global warming on Sundarbans Mangrove Ecosystem,India:Role of different assessment tools from ecosystem monitoring to molecular markers. In:Green India: Strategic Knowledge for combating climate change:Prospects and Challenges:182-198 2014 Dept. of Environmental Sciences,Pondichery University Assessment of decomposition rate and recovery number of earthworm,Perionyx excavatus Perrier during vermicomposting by combined index(CBI) Journal of Environmental Science and Technology.2(8):183-187 2014 Global Advanced Research Journal Changes in growth rate and activities of α Amylase and Cellulase of P.excavatus,an epigeic earthworm in decomposing leaf litter of five tree species. The International Journal of Science and Technoledge.2(11):68-71 2014 www.theijst.com Degradation of leaf litter of five tree species by Perionyx excavatus with relation to their nutrient and anti-nutrient content. Agriculture,Forestry and Fisheries.3(2):128-132 2014 Science Publishing Group Feeding behaviour and functional role of some selected species of Brachyuran crabs in nutrient cycle of coastal belt of Midnapore (East), West Bengal, India. Journal of Biology and Life Sciences. 5(1): 106-129. 2014 Macrothink Institutes, USA Pharmacologically active alpha-linoleic acid (ALA, 18:3omega3), the primary precursor molecule for –omega3 series of polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) from mangrove ecosystem. International Journal of Life science and Pharma Research. 4(2):34-41. 2014 IJPLR Phramacologically active fatty acids of fiddler crab Uca acuta acuta (Simpson). International Journal of Life science and Pharma Research. 4(2): 21-27. 2014 IJLPR An innovative height adjustable contraption designed to sample bees from forested areas of lateritic tracts of Midnapore, West Bengal, India. Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Science 4(5), 258-265. 2014 InnsPub Luffa cylindrica as a host plant for pollinator bees – a study based in West Midnapore, West Bengal, India. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies. 2(3): 21-26. 2014 JEZS Impact of industrial effluent on water quality and benthic macro invertebrate diversity in fresh water ponds in Midnapore district of West Bengal, India. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies. 2(2): 93-102. 2014 JEZS Relative tolerance of some tropical freshwater microcrustaceans to acidification Turkish Journal of Zoology 37:228-237 2013 TUBITAK Water quality assessment through the study of Coliform bacteria and heavy metals of river Subarnarekha in South West Bengal, India. International Journal on Environmental Science. 3(2):225-232. 2012 Integrated Publishing Association Functional role of microarthropods in nutrient cycling of mangrove-estuarine ecosystem of Midnapore coast of West Bengal, India. International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management. 12 (1) : 67-84. 2010 Inderscience Publishers Evaluation of nutrient status of different organic wastes along with environmental quality in the different phases of vermicomposting by Perionyx excavatus Perrier. Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal. 21 (3): 368-378. 2010 Emerald Group Biochemical and stress responses of rohu, Labeo rohita and mrigal, Cirrhinus mrigala in relation to acclimation temperatures. Journal of Fish Biology. 74(7): 1487-1498. 2009 Blackwell Publishing Threatened fishes of the world: Wallago attu (Bloch and Schneider, 1801)(Siluriformes: Siluridae). Journal of Environmental Biology of Fish. 82: 277-278. 2008 Elsevier Monitoring Water Pollution of three Contrasting Wetlands of Kolkata using Biotic Index Proceedings of Fourth International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology 2008 American academy of Science at Houston, Texas, USA. Bioturbation of Brachyuran crabs and its impact on coastal ecosystem of Midnapore district, West Bengal, India Proceedings of Fourth International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology 2008 American Academy of Science, at Houston, Texas, USA Metabolic Elasticity and induction of heat shock protein 70 in L. rohita acclimatated to three temperatures. Asian-Australian Journal of Animal Science. 19(7): 1033-1039. 2006 Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies(AAAP) Thermal dependence of embryonic development and hatching rate in Labeo rohita ( Hamilton,1822). Aquaculture. 255: 536-541. 2006 Springer Diversity of zooplanktonic rotifers of river Shilabati, West Midnapore District, West Bengal , India. Aquacult 7 (1): 99-117. 2006 Springer Conservation categories of siluroid fishes in North-East Sundarbans, India. Biodiversity and Conservation .14:1863-1876 2005 Springer Thermal tolerance, growth and oxygen consumption of Labeo rohita fry (Hamilton, 1822) acclimated to four temperatures. Journal of Thermal Biology. 30 (5): 378-383. 2005 Elsevier National Publication Title Published in Year Published by Halloysite nanoparticles of detritus from mangrove-estuarine ecosystem: Potential as antibacterial agents and wound healing activity . Biomedicine. 39(3) : 431- 437. Biomedicine. 39(3) : 431- 437. 2019 I-158. Vermicomposting-A New Vista for Livelihood Generation and Environmental Management: Case Studies from South West Bengal,India. I.K. International Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi : 144-158. 2018 I.K.International Publishing House Pvt.Ltd. Ecological gradients determining the Zooplankton-Macrophyte interaction and diversity in brackish water wetlands of Midnapore(East), West Bengal, India International Journal of Advanced Scientific Research and Management, 3(5):118-124. 2018 IJASRM ). Of Honeyguides and Humans – a unique interspecific association formed over honey Science and Culture 83(3­4): 103­ 107. 2017 Indian Science News Association Citizen Science can benefit Native Bees Everyman’s Science . 51(6) 2017 Indian Science Congress Association Indigenous and introduced honeybees of India: brief overview of interaction ENVIS Newsletter.23(2):5-10 2017 Zoological Survey of India Pollinators Unknown: People’s Perception of Native Bees in an Agrarian District of West Bengal, India, and Its Implication in Conservation Tropical Conservation Series 10: 1-14. 2017 SAGE Positive impact of a bio-invasive host plant on butterfly diversity: The other side of the coin Envis Newsletter. 23(1):5-8. 2017 Zoological Survey of India First report of Ptycholaimellus macrodentatus (Timm, 1961) (Nematoda: Chromadorida) from Indian coast. Rec. Zool. Surv. India: Vol. 117(3): 274-281. 2017 Zoological survey of India Biocycling of Fractional Fatty Acid Components of Lipids in Mangrove-Benthic Systems, in Midnapore (East) Coast, India Examines in Marine Biology and Oceanography1(2):1-13. 2017 Crimson Positive impact of a bio-invasive host plant on butterfly diversity: the other side of the coin ENVIS Newsletter.23(1):5-8. 2017 Zoological Survey of India Lipid and fatty acid fractions in Lingula anatina (Brachiopoda): an intertidal benthic fauna in the West Bengal-Orissa coast, India. Journal of Coastal Life Medicine. 2(5): 382-388. 2014 Journal of Coastal Life Medicine. China Diversity of Hemipteran insects in the coastal environment of Midnapore(East),est Bengal,India. Science and Culture.80(5-6):173-178 2014 Indian Science News Association Biotic interactions of freshwater zooplankton community vis-a-vis climate change. Proceedings of the International Conference on Green India-Strategic knowledge for combating climate change prospects and challenges( Edt. by Anisa B. Khan):214-229 2014 Dept. of Ecology and Environmental Sciences,Pondicherry University,India Morpho-micro anatomical study of Lingula anatina Lamarck, 1801 from West Bengal-Odisha coast, India. Journal of Marine Biological Association of India. 56(2): 26-33 2014 CMFRI,Cochin Morpho-micro anatomical study of Lingula anatina Lamarck, 1801 from West Bengal-Odisha coast, India. Journal of Marine Biological Association of India. 56(2): 26-33 2014 CMFRI,Cochin Length- Weight Relationship of a Precambrian Benthic Brachiopod Species- Lingula anatina Lamarck, 1801 Inhabitant in Subarnarekha Estuarian- Mangrove Ecotone, India. International Journal of Research Studies in Biosciences. 2(6): 33-39 2014 JEPH Taxonomy and distribution of meiobenthic intertidal foraminifera in the coastal tract of Midnapore (East), West Bengal, India. International Journal of Current Research and Academic Review. 2(3): 98-104. 2013 IPJR Diversity of Dragonflies (Insecta:Odonata) in contrasting coastal environment of Midnapore (East), West Bengal,India . Journal of Radix International Education and Research Consortium. 3(4): 33-47 2013 IPJR Diversity of coleopteran insects in the coastal belt of Medinipur district (East) West Bengal, India. Journal of Radix International Education and Research Consortium, 2: 1-26. 2013 Science and Research Diversity of lepidopteran insects in the coastal regions of Midnapur(East),West Bengal,India. Indian Journal of Biological Sciences,19:32-41 2013 Vidyasagar University Study of feeding behavior of estuarine carnivore fish on slug Onchidium sp. (Pulmonata). The Eco-Scan. Special Issue. 4: 105-110. 2013 Sambalpur University Fish production in waste water-fed wetlands of West Bengal Fishing chimes 33 (5): 63-67. 2013 Fishing chimes, vishakhapatnam Interactions of environmental variables determining the biodiversity of coastal mangrove ecosystem of West Bengal, India. The Ecoscan. Special Issue. 3: 251-265. 2012 Sambalpur University Assessment of fishery resources in relation to some physic-chemical parameter of water in sundarbans Mangrove Ecosystem, India. Advances in Applied Research. 3(4):2337-2345. 2012 PSGR Krishnammal College for women Biodiversity Loss and Conservation Strategies with special reference to Coastal Biodiversity of West Bengal Proceedings of Bio Div Nat Conference - 2012 2012 Dum Dum Motijheel College, Kolkata. The effect of vermicompost and other fertilizers on cultivation of tomato plants. Journal of Horticulture and Forestry. 3(2): 42-45. 2011 Academic journals Ecological changes in an Eco-rehabilitated Delta of Hooghly Estuary. Journal of Coastal Environment.1(1):12-29 2011 Center for Ocean and Environmental studies, Delhi Development of tools for assessing conservation categories of siluroid fishes of fresh water and brackish water wetlands of South West Bengal, India. Environmental Biology of Fishes. 84:395-407. 2009 Springer Impact of eco-restoration on the biodiversity of Sundarbans Mangrove Ecosystem, India. Water Air Soil Pollution: Focus. 9:303–320. 2009 Springer Coastal environment of Midnapore (East), West Bengal – Potential, threats and management. Journal of Coastal Environment 1(1): 27-40. 2009 Centre for Ocean and Environmental Studies (COES, Delhi Biological diversity of Mindapore Coast, West Bengal. Environscan. 2(2): 6. 2009 Center for Ocean and environmental Studies (COES), Delhi Efficacy of infeed treatment with Ivermectin (Arguclean) for eradication of Argulus sp in Labeo rohita (Hamilton). 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Journal of Inland Fisheries Society of India ,40 (1):59-64,2008 2008 CIFRI-ICAR Comparative studies of water quality parameters and plankton production after the application of different fertilizers in cemented aquaculture tank and natural water bodies in Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. Zoological Research in Human Welfare. Paper-45: 421-432. 2008 ZSI, Kolkata Community Structure of macrobenthic molluscs of three contrasting intertidal belts of Midnapore Coastal belt, West Bengal. Zoological Research in Human Welfare. Paper-6: 47-55. 2008 ZSI, Kolkata Diversity of micro-arthropods and their role in the plant litter decomposition in the Coastal tract of East Midnapore District, West Bengal, India. Zoological Research in Human Welfare. Paper-20: 189-211. 2008 ZSI, Kolkata Ecological gradients determining the diversity of Zooplanktons in the wetlands in lateritic tracts of South-West Bengal. Zoological Research in Human Welfare. Paper-5: 37-46. 2007 ZSI, Kolkata ). Ecological gradients determining the density and diversity of rotifera in a fresh water river system of south West Bengal, India. Journal of Aquatic Biology 21(1): 19-28. 2006 Aquatic Biological Society of India, Chennai Eology of coliform bacteria on a heavy metals contaminated river at Midnapore district area, West Bengal. Records of Zoological Survey of India. 106 (Part-3): 1-8. 2006 ZSI, Kolkata Effect of thermal power fly ash on the population structure of soil microarthropods at Kolaghat ,East Midnapore District, West Bengal. Records of Zoological Survey of India. 106 (part-4): 13-19. 2006 ZSI, Kolkata Diversity of freshwater macrophytic vegetation of six rivers of South West Bengal, India Tropical Ecology. 46(2): 193-202 2005 Benares Hindu University Studies on the chemical changes of soil by the activities of indigenenous earthworms. Asian Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Environmental Science. 4: 907-910 2005 EM International ): Food and feeding habit of Puntius sarana (Hamilton) a minor carp from East Singhbhum District , Jharkhand, India. Journal of Aquatic Biology 20 (1): 27-34 2005 Aquatic Biological Society of India, Chennai Icthyofauna. 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Sundarbans, West Bengal) In ICAR-CMFRI Manual: Mangrove ecosystems; a manual for the assessment of biodiversity. 2005 ICAR-CMFRI Ecological gradients determining the density and diversity of Rotifera in a fresh water river system of south West Bengal, India proceedings of National Seminar on “Biodiversity Studies on Zooplankton” and “National Seminar on Developments in Limnology 2005 Department of zoology , Acharya Nagarjuna University. Water quality assessment through the study of coliform bacteria and heavy metals of river Subarnarekha in south West Bengal, India. Proceedings of National Seminar on “Biodiversity Studies on Zooplankton” and “National Seminar on Developments in Limnology” 2005 Department of Zoology, Acharya Nagarjuna University. Biotechnology for biodiversity conservation and environmental restoration through people’s participation – a new vista for human welfare. Proceedings of the State Level Seminar on Emerging Trends in Biotechnology: A symbiosis with conventional Technology. 28-41 2005 Department of Botany, Sripat Singh College, Jiaganj, Murshidabad. Economic productivity of bheri fisheries in relation to some management factors in North-East Sundarbans, India. Journal of the Inland Fisheries Society of India. 36 (1):23-28 2004 CIFRI-ICAR Thermal tolerance and oxygen consumption of Indian major carps acclimated to four temperatures. Journal of Thermal Biology, 29: 157-163. 2004 Elsevier Plants used for stupefying fish in Southern West Bengal. Science and Culture. 69 (1-2): 87-89. 2003 Indian Science News Association Earthworms biodiversity of Midnapore District, W.B., India. Journal of Nature Conservators 15(1): 17-30. 2003 Meerut University Polychaete diversity of Midnapore Coastal Belt, West Bengal, India. Journal of Nature Conservators 15 (2): 95-108. 2003 Meerut University Ichthyofaunal diversity of Midnapore, Bankura and Hoogly Districts, South West Bengal Records of the Zoological Survey of India. Occasional Paper No-220: pp1-65. 2003 ZSI, Kolkata Ichthyofauna of East Singhbhum District, india. Journal of Aquatic Biology 18 (2): 55-60. 2003 Aquatic Biological Society of India, chennai Annotated list of molluscs in the coastal tract of Midnapore District, West Bengal, India. Journal of Marine Biological Association of India 45(2): 245-249. 2003 CMFRI-ICAR Traditional knowledge for catching fish in Southern West Bengal. Vidyasagar University Journal of Biological Sciences 8 : 92-94. 2002 Vidyasagar University Induced spawning of a siluroid fish Mystus cavasius (Hamilton, Buchanan) for its propagation. Aquacult 2(2):169-176. 2001 Springer Abundance and distribution of Ichthyofaunal resources of South West Bengal. Proceedings of National Seminar on Conservation of Aquaculture Resource. 92-97 2001 Tripura University,Tripura Status of fishing technologies for inland water bodies of Southern West Bengal. Vidyasagar University Journal of Biological Sciences 7 : 45-59. 2001 Vidyasagar University Studies on the performance of Ovatide – on breeding of Indian major carps. Journal of Inland Fishery Association 28 :125-129. 2001 CIFRI-ICAR Water quality of larval rearing system of giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii.(de Man). Ecology and Environment 17(2) : 432-435. 1999 Kalyani University Transfer of ecofriendly technology for sustainable environmental management in agriculture through the empowerment of rural women in western part of Midnapore District, West Bengal. Proceedings of International Symposium on Decentralisation : Devolution and Participation. Pd2/1-pd2/7. 1998 State Planning Board, Govt. of West Bengal Effect of rearing tank background colour on survivality of giant fresh water prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man). Transaction of Zoological Society of India 2(1) : 42-45. 1998 ZSI, Kolkata Coastal aquaculture and environment in the context of West Bengal, India. Vidyasagar University Journal of Biological Sciences. 4 :13-20. 1998 Vidyasagar University Occurrence and abundance of benthic polychaetes in Hooghly Estuary, Sagar Island, India. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India. 39 (1 & 2) : 140-147. 1997 CMFRI-ICAR Molluscan biodiversity of freshwater wetlands of Midnapore District. Vidyasagar University Journal of Biological Science. : 2 : 30-39. 1996 Vidyasagar University Aquaculture potential of mangrove ecosystem of Sundarbans, India. Proceedings of National Seminar on Fisheries – a Multimillion Dollar Industry. 1996 Aquaculture Foundation of India (AFI) ; Madras : 72-83. Management of Forest ecosystem of Arabari Forest, Midnapore, West Bengal: A review of problems and prospects. Journal of Save the Environment 111(11): 52-62. 1995 Dept. of Anthropology, Calcutta University Population ecology of Metaplax intermedia (Brachyura : Grapsidae) of Sagar Island, Sundarbans, India. Proceedings of Zoological Society, Calcutta 47(1): 41-45. 1994 ZSI, Kolkata Community structure of macrobenthic polychaetes of intertidal region of Sagar Island, Hooghly Estuary, Sundarbans, India. Tropical Ecology 35(1): 97-104. 1994 Benares Hindu University Species diversity of intertidal macrobenthos of Sagar Island, Sundarbans, India. Proceedings of Zoological Society of India 46: 435-444. 1993 ZSI, Kolkata Community organisation of macrobenthic molluscs of Sagar Island, Sundarbans, India. Indian Biologist.25(1):33-37. 1993 Life Science center, Calcutta University Littoral beetles of sand flats and mud flats of Hooghly Estuary. Annals of Entomology. 8(1): 31-35. 1990 Loyola College, Chennai Population ecology of fiddler crabs (Uca. spp.) of the Mangrove Estuarine Complex of Sundarbans, India. Tropical Ecology 33(1) : 78-88. 1990 Benares Hindu University Population density and biomass of intertidal macrobenthos of Sagar Island, Sundarbans, India Proceedings of National Workshop on Biomass Availability and Assesment Technique. INCOR, Waltair. A.P. : 62-68. 1989 INCOR. Andhra University, Waltair, A.P Distribution of fiddler crabs in Sundarbans, Mangrove Estuarine Complex, India. The Mangroves : Proceedings of National Symposium on Biology, Utilization and Conservation of Mangroves: 462-472. 1989 Department of Botany, Shivaji University, Maharashtra Ecological studies on the zonation of brachyuran crabs in a virgin mangrove island of Sundarbans, India. Journal of the Marine Biological Association, India. 34(1 & 2): 189-194. 1989 CMFRI-ICAR Decapod Brachyura from Sundarbans Mangrove Estuarine Complex, India. Journal of Bengal National History Society.5(1): 55-68. 1986 Bengal National History Society Other Publication Title Published in Year Published by Mangrove Ecosystem of Sundarbans, India: Biodiversity, Ecology, Threats and Conservation Mangroves: Ecology, Biology and Taxonomy. Edt. by James N. Metras 2011 NOVA publisher, USA: 83-112. Rural development through participatory bio-resource management - case study from Midnapore District Perspectives of Rural Development Problems and Prospects. Edt. By Rajatkanti Das et al 2006 Indian Anthropological Society and Department of Anthropology, Vidyasagar University.150-160 Vermicomposting –A new vista in rural development. Perspectives of Rural Development Problems and Prospects. Edt. By Rajatkanti Das et al 2006 Indian Anthropological Society and Department of Anthropology, Vidyasagar University.188-194. Biodiversity Conservation: Issues on local faunal diversity. Extension Strategy on Natural Resource Management. Edt. by Dr. Sankar Acharya 2006 Department of Agriculture, Bidhan Chakdra Krishi Viswavidyalaya. 523-539 Distribution of coliform bacteria in different estuaries of West Bengal Coast, India Protected Habitats and Biodiversity. Edt. by A. Kumar, J. R. Dhanze, A.K. Chopra and D.S. Malik 2004 Natcon publication: 395-402. Invasive species in Sundarbans Mangrove Ecosystem, India. Fish Diversity in Protected Habitats, Edts. by S. Ayyappan, D.S. Malik, R. Dhanze and R.S. Chauhan 2004 Natcon publication: 219-240. Ecological Status of Jamboo Island- A Vergin Mangrove Island in South East Sundarbans, West Bengal, India. Protected Habitats and Biodiversity. Edt. By A.Kumar, J.R.Dhanze, A.K.Chopra and D.S.Malik, 2004 Natcon publication: 403-408. Environmental monitoring with special emphasis on bio-monitoring-- a prerequisite for sustainable environmental management: A case study in Darkeswar river of South West Bengal, India. Environment Pollution and Management.Edt. by A. Kumar, C.Bhora and L.K.Sing. 2003 Ashish Publishing Corporation, New Delhi: 87-103. Biodiversity and Conservation Perspectives and Issues in Environmental Studies Edt.by A.D.Mukhopadhyay 2003 Vidyasagar University: 267-286. Environmental perturbation with regard to water quality and fishery resources of river Rupnarayan :a potential threat from a thermal power plant, West Bengal, India. Sustainable Development and Cold Water Fish Genetic Resources Edt. by P. Das, S.R.Verma, J.R. Dhanze and D. S. Malik 2002 Natcon publication: 155-172. Distributional pattern of some heavy metals in the structural components of two contrasting wetlands in the vicinity of a iron extraction factory of Midnapore District, West Bengal, India. Ecology of Polluted Waters Edt. by A. Kumar 2001 Ashish Publishing Corporation, New Delhi: 287-294. Development of indigenous larval rearing technology for the production of freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de Man). Waste Recycling and Resource Management in the developing world, Edt by B.B. Jana,R.D. Banerjee, B. Guterstam and J.Heeb. 1999 University of Kalyani, India and International Ecological Engineering Society, Switzerland): 149-155. Books Published Title of the Book Published by Year Role Fish Biodiversity and Conservation: The Approach and Strategy ISBN:978-93-85822-20-9 Krishi Sanskriti Publications,New Delhi-110068,India 2018 Co-Author Biodiversity & Productivity of Fish: Techno social & Management Approach. Agrotech Publishing Acadamy 2008 Co-author Vermitechnology and Sericulture technology. Vidyasagar University 2003 Co-author A manual for the assessment of biodiversity. A follow up of the National Agricultural Technology project (NATP), ICAR, CMFRI Special Publication No. 83 2003 Co-author

Ph. D. Thesis Guidence Ongoing / Submitted Ph. D. Thesis Scholar Name Thesis Title Co Supervisor Status Complete in Year Mr.Santunu Ghara Diversity of Forest dwelling insects of East and West Midnapore District with special emphasis on Biomonitoring and Pollination. None Ongoing 2016 Md. Abdullah Al-Helal Diversity and Ecology of some potential insects infecting dry fishes in West Bengal, Coast, India.   Ongoing   Mrs. Munmun Ghosh Biotransformation of bioactive polyphenoles by a brachyuran crab(Uca lactea annulipes) in mangrove estuarine namgrove ecosystem of Midnapore-Odisha, Coast , India Dr.Santi Mondal Ongoing   Mrs. Srinjana Ghosh Ecobiology of firefly, Lucia sp( Coleoptera: Lamphrydidae) : Threats and tolerability   Ongoing   Mr.Santu Paria Butterflies of South Eastern India: diversity, metapopulation, mud-puddling and threats. Dr(Mrs) Priyanka Halder Mullick Ongoing   Mrs. Arundhuti Ganguly Ecomonitoring of the environmental changes of the interfluves of Ichhamati Bidyadhari river basin of Sundarban, India with mollusk.   Ongoing   Mr. Ram Kumar Ganguly Management of paper mill sludge through vermicomposting: Assessment, Microbial   Ongoing   Awarded Ph. D. Thesis Scholar Name Thesis Title Co Supervisor Status Complete in Year Mr. Hirulal Pakhira Hydrobiological study of Subarnarekha river with special reference to heavy metals contamination in West Bengal, India None Awarded 2020 Ms. Manjishtha Bhattacharyya Pollinator Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) of Midnapore districts: studies into their diversity, foraging behaviour and response to pesticide pollution in two contrasting habitats viz. lateritic and coastal mangrove belts. Dr. Shankar Acharya,Professor of Agriculture Extension, BCKV, Nadia Awarded 2019 Mr. Sujoy Middya Ecologcal Assssment of Zooplankton and Bacteril Interactons in two Cotrasting Aquatic Excosystems Estuarineand Freshwater in South Westbengal, India   Awarded 2019 Ms. Subhashree Middya Assessment of ecological changes of zooplankton from macrophyte infested wetlands of Midnapore(West) District, India. None Awarded 2019 Mr. Sayan Bhattacharya Ecological study of intertidal meiobenthic fauna of Midnapore(East) coast, West Bengal, India. Dr. Dipak Tamili, Principal, Egra College Awarded 2019 Mr.Tridib Kumar Dutta Intertidal Meiofauna in the coastal tract of Midnapore(East),West Bengal with special emphasis on free living marine nematodes. None Awarded 2018 Mr. Subhamoy Das Bioecology of Segmentina (Polypylis) trochoidea (Benson, 1836) (Mollusca : Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Planorbidae) Dr. Debnarayan Ray, A.B.N. Seal Government College, Cochbehar Awarded 2016 Mrs.Sayantani Pattanayak Studies on the role of selected soil fauna in the nutrient cycling in forest ecosystem DR. Partha Pratim Chakraborty, Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, R. N. L. Khan Girls College Awarded 2016 Mr. Sudipto Kumar Ghorai Ecology and biology of Nemertines in intertidal mudflats of Talsari (Orissa), India Dr.Sachidananda Bhattacharrya, Retd. Associate Professor, Kharagpur College Awarded 2016 Mrs.Poulami Sanyal Hydrobiological and Geomorphological Study of Wetlands of Kolkata, West Bengal, India Dr.(Mrs) Sumana Bandhapadhaya, Professor of Geography, University of Calcutta. Awarded 2016 Mrs. Priyanka Halder Diversity and Community Interactions of Zooplankton in Freshwater Wetlands of West Midnapore District, India. Dr. Samir Banerjee,Professor of Zoology, Calcutta University Awarded 2016 Mrs. Sangita Maiti Dutta Assessment of the effect of thermal stress , on a freshwater potential bioindicator mollusc species through suitable biochemical and molecular biomarkers Dr. Sanghamitra Raha, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics Awarded 2015 Mr. Tapas Kumar Das. Mangrove plant biochemicals, their transmission and transformation by detritivore and ecological study at the molecular level. Dr.Anita Ghosh, Retd. Associate Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, Sarojini Naidu College Awarded 2015 Mr. Diptiman Ghosh Ecology and biology of meiofauna with special reference to foraminifera of marine estuarine system of Midnapore, West Bengal Dr. Sabyasachi Majumdar, Scientist, S.D. Marine Biological Research Institute, West Bengal Awarded 2014 Mr. Samaresh Samata Ecology and Biology of primitive Brachiopod benthic fauna from the North East coast of India, with special reference to Subarnarekha Estuary. Dr. Amalesh Choudhury, Retd. Professor & Head, Dept. of Marine Science, Calcutta University Awarded 2014 Mr. Debdas Jana Diversity and distribution of insects in the coastal environment of Midnapore(East), West-Bengal, India Dr. Dipak Tamili, Principal, Egra College Awarded 2014 Dr.( Mrs) Barna Chakraborty Studies on the effect of vermicompost on the sericulture in lateritic belt of South West Bengal Dr.Asit Kumar Chandra, Joint Director, Central Silk Board Awarded 2013 Mr. Subhasish Chatterjee Ecological studies of Brachyuran crabs with special emphasis on their bioturbatory structures and their role in nutrient recycling of the coastal belt of Midnapore District, West Bengal, India. None Awarded 2013 Mr. Goutam Bhunia Ecological Study of Zooplankton in vermicompost treated ponds of Paschim Midnapore District, West Bengal, India None Awarded 2013 Dr. N. P. Srivastava Fishery potential and productivity in the freshwaters stretch of Hoogly Estuary, West Bengal , India Dr. Utpal Bhowmick,Principal Scientist,CIFRI, Barrackpur Awarded 2011 Dr. Mrs. Jharna Nath Hydrobiology of wastewater fed fish ponds with special reference to fish production. Dr. Naresh Chandra Dutta,Retired Professor Of Zoology,Calcutta University Awarded 2011 Dr. Mrinal Kanti Dey Ecological study on the distribution and role of soil micro arthropods in the decomposition of mangrove litter of east Midnapore coast, West Bengal, India. Dr. Ashis Hazra, Joint Director, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata Awarded 2009 Dr. Sunirmal Giri Ecological Studies of Ichthyoplankton in Sundarbans Mangrove Ecosystem, West Bengal, India. None Awarded 2009 Dr. Prasenjit Pradhan Ecological Study of zooplankton with special emphasis on Rotifer in some riverine system of South West Bengal, India. None Awarded 2008 Dr. Sumit Giri Ecological studies of intertidal insect of Midnapore coast, West Bengal, India. Dr. D. Tamili, Egra College Awarded 2008 Dr. Gurudas Chakravarty Temporal and Spatial variations of macro Zoobenthic Community in the Sundarbans Mangrove Ecosystem, India. None Awarded 2008 Dr. Siddhartha Mishra Assessment of diversity and status of freshwater ichthyofauna of South West Bengal with special emphasis on the study of the biology of a threatened siluroid fish species Mystus cavasius (Hamilton-Buchanan). None Awarded 2008 Dr. Goutam Kr. Chanda Ecological studies in earthworms of Midnapore district with special emphasis on developing indigenous vermitechnology. None Awarded 2007 Dr. Tapas Paik Assessment of some biosocial and techno-managerial factors influencing ichthyofaunal diversity and productivity in different lentic aquasystem in East Singhbhoom District, Jharkhand, India. Dr. Shankar Acharya,Professor of Agriculture Extension, BCKV, Nadia Awarded 2006 Dr. Alok Praharaj Ecology of some aquatic insects in pisciculture ponds and their role in fishery management. Dr. Samir Banerjee,Professor of Zoology, Calcutta University Awarded 2005 Dr. Tilak Das Studies on biochemical and molecular characterisationof thermal tolerance in Indian Major Carps Dr. Ashim Kumar Paul, Principal Scientist,Central Innstitute of Fishery Education, Mumbai, India Awarded 2005 Dr. Monoj Kr Patra Study on the fish productivity in relation to some ecological, techno-managerial and socio-economicvariables of lentic water bodies in North-East Sundarbans, West Bengal, India. Dr. Shankar Acharya,Professor of Agricultulal Extension, BCKV, Nadia Awarded 2004 Dr. Anupam Chandra Ecological study of intertidal Polychaetes of Midnapore coastal tract, West Bengal, India with special emphasis on bioindicator species. None Awarded 2004 Dr. Ranajit kr. Khalua Ecological studies of intertidal benthic Mollusca of Midnapore coastal tract ,West Bengal, India None Awarded 2004 Dr.Chiranjeeb Chakraborty An assessment of indigenous hatchery technology of freshwater giant prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii ( de Man) in West Bengal, India. Dr. Tapan Kumar chatterjee,Deputy Director, Zool. Surve. India,;Scientist in charge,Marine Aquarium,Digha Awarded 2000 Dr. Nandan Bhattacharya Effect of an iron extraction factory wastes on the adjoining wetland ecosystems of Midnapore District,West Bengal. None Awarded 2000

Project Work Completed Project Works Project title Worked as Funding Agency Amount in Rs. Duration in years Period Year to Year Status Hydrobiological study of sub-surface water flow/storage water characteristics for creation of sustainable source of rain fed river for semi-arid and fluoride effected Blocks in connection with comprehensive water security plant under Purulia, Bankura and Birbhum districts Coordinator & Consultant Public Health Engineering Department, Govt. of West Bengal. 4220000 1 year 2011 2012 Completed Compilation,analysis and interpretation of water quality parameters of last five years during 2004-2010 of five rivers of West Bengal viz. Shilaboti, Rupnarayan,Subarnarekha, Dwarkeswar & Kansai. Principal Investigator West Bengal Pollution Control Board, Kolkata 100000 0 year and 6 months 2010 2011 Completed Water quality monitoring of five rivers of West Bengal viz. Kansai, Dwarkeswar, Subarnarekha, Shilabati and Rupnarayan. Principal Investigator West Bengal Pollution Control Board, Kolkata 784000 0 year and 6 months 2010 2012 Completed Hydrobiological and geomorphological studies of Subarnarekha and Kansai river basins and their interfluves (Purulia,Bankura,Purba and Paschim Midnapore districts)with special reference to environmental management. Principal Investigator West Bengal Pollution Control Board, Kolkata 1601600 2 year 2010 2012 Completed Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report of Himshila Ferro Alloy Private Limited at Mirjapur, Bardwan, West Bengal Coordinator & Consultant S. H. Engineering Pvt. Ltd. Kolkata, West Bengal 300000 2 year 2009 2010 Completed Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report of Golden Casting and Ispat pvt. Ltd at Borjora, Bankura, West Bengal Coordinator & Consultant Octagon Consultancy Pvt. Ltd. Kolkata, West Bengal 325000 2 year 2008 2009 Completed Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report of Salanpur Ferro Alloy Limited at Salanpur, Bardwan, West Bengal Coordinator & Consultant S. H. Engineering Pvt. Ltd. Kolkata, West Bengal 350000 2 year 2008 2009 Completed Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report of Times Ferro Alloy Limited at Borjora, Bankura, West Bengal Coordinator & Consultant Octagon Consultancy Pvt. Ltd. Kolkata, West Bengal 300000 2 year 2008 2009 Completed Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment (REIA) report of Cosmic Ferro Alloy Limited at Ghutgoria, Borjora, Bankura, West Bengal. Coordinator & Consultant S. H. Engineering Pvt. Ltd. Kolkata, West Bengal 125000 1 year 2007 2008 Completed Impact of vermicompost produced by indigenous vermitechnology on aquaculture. Principal Investigator University Grant Commission. 976600 3 year 2006 2009 Completed Studies on the effect of vermicompost developed from indigenous vermitechnology for promoting sericulture through the empowerment of rural women of South West Bengal, India. Principal Investigator Dept. of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. 500000 2 year 2003 2005 Completed Municipal waste recycling through vermitechnology in Digha tourism complex. Principal Investigator Digha Development Authority. 151000 1 year 2003 2004 Completed Studies on bio-resource assessment and management of degraded mangrove ecosystem of Midnapore Coast, W.B. Principal Investigator Ministry of Environment and Forest, New Delhi 450000 4 year 2002 2005 Completed Mangrove ecosystem: Biodiversity and its influence on the natural recruitment of selected commercially important fin fish and shellfish species in fisheries. Principal Investigator Indian Council for Agricultural Research, New Delhi (NATP-National Agricultural Technology Project) 2000000 2 year 2001 2003 Completed Water quality monitoring of five rivers of West Bengal viz. Kansai, Dwarkeswar, Subarnarekha, Shilabati and Rupnarayan. Principal Investigator West Bengal Pollution Control Board, Kolkata. 3019000 10 year 2000 2010 Completed Inventory of threatened fresh water fishes of Midnapore District with an emphasis on bioecological studies of selected carp fishes for conservation and propagation. Principal Investigator D.S.T. (Govt. of W.B.) 340800 2 year 1999 2002 Completed Mass production of vermicompost with the participation of rural women of western region of Midnapore District, W.B. through recycling of locally available solid wastes. Principal Investigator UNDP-UNIFEM 347000 2 year 1998 2000 Completed Preliminary ecological studies on the geomorphology patterns and biotic resources of coastal areas of Midnapore District, W.B. Principal Investigator U.G.C. 15000 2 year 1997 1999 Completed Ecological studies of two contrasting wetlands of Midnapore District, W.B., India Co-Investigator D.S.T. (Govt. of W.B.) 325000 3 year 1995 1998 Completed

Membership of Learned Society  Life member of Zoological Society of India, Kolkata. Life member of Marine Biological Association of India, Kochi, Kerala. Life member of Indian Science Congress, New Delhi. Life member of Nature Conservator, Muzzafarnagar, U.P. Life member of Indian Fisheries Association, Mumbai. Life member of Indian Science News Association, Kolkata. Life member of Indian Association of Aquatic Biologists (IAAB), Hyderabad. Life member of Inland Fishery Society, Barrackpore. Life member of National Institute of Ecology, New Delhi

Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended/Organised Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended Title of the Seminar/Conference/Workshop Year Role Held at and Organiser Coastal Ecodynamics of West Bengal: Perturbations and Sustainable Eco-Management 2018 Speaker Winter School in Biological Sciences on 30th January,2018 for the College and University teachers.University of Berhampur A Glimpse of Biology beyond Textbooks 2018 Speaker Department of Zoology, Pingla Thana Mahavidyalaya, Maligram, Pashim Medinipur, West Bengal the Regional Science and Technology Congress(RSTC),Western Region 2017 Speaker University of Burdwan Eco-Molecular excellence of an intertidal benthic Nemertean from West-Bengal coast with an emphasis on its fishery and aquaculture potential. 2017 Presented Paper Zoological Society , Kolkata in collaboration with Deapartment of Zoology, University of Calcutta Zooplankton populations as bioindicators of macrophyte-rich healthy freshwater wetlands 2016 Presented Paper Zoological Society , Kolkata in collaboration with Deapartment of Zoology, University of Calcutta Bioresources of West-Bengal coast: Potential, Threats and Conservation 2016 Speaker Department of Fisheries,Rajshahi University, Bangladesh Sustainable coastal biodiversity management of Sundarbans, West Bengal,india giving emphasis on ecosystem resilience 2016 Speaker Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka International Conference on Safety and Hygiene Issues in Fisheries Post Harvest: Emphasish on dried fishery products 2016 Speaker Department of Fisheries of Rajshahi University,Bangladesh National Conference on Sundarbans Biodiversity: Zoological Perspectives 2016 Speaker Bangladesh Zoological Society Biodiversity of Intertidal Insects: Management and Conservation Strategies in the Purba Medinipur Coastal Belt during 13th—14th, July,2016 2016 Speaker Department of Zoology, Contai P.K.College Integration of Biotechnological tools for Biodiversity Conservation 2016 Speaker Department of Zoology, Gourbanga University Ecological Services of ecofriendly biotechnologies for Ecorestoration. 2016 Speaker Department of Zoology, North Orissa University, Baripada Global Warming and Biodiversity Loss 2016 Speaker Department of Zoology, Egra College, Egra 5th International Ecosummit ( Ecological Sustainability Engineering Change) 2016 Speaker Elsevier, France Aquaculture potential of Lingula anatine, a Precambrian brachiopod as newly recorded novel bioresource from West-Bengal-Odisha coast based on eco-biological study 2016 Speaker Zoological Society , Kolkata in collaboration with Deapartment of Zoology, University of Calcutta of meiobenthic faunal diversity of Midnapore( East) coast of West Bengal with respect to their fishery potential. 2016 Presented Paper Zoological Society , Kolkata in collaboration with Deapartment of Zoology, University of Calcutta Vermicompost treated aquaculture---a new vista in green biotechnology 2016 Presented Paper Zoological Society , Kolkata in collaboration with Deapartment of Zoology, University of Calcutta Wetland Bio-Resource Management: Problems and Prospects 2016 Speaker Department of Zoology, Tamralipta Mahavidyalaya,Tamluk—721636,Purba Medinipur,West Bengal,India Bioresources of West-Bengal coast: Potential, Threats and Conservation 2016 Speaker Rajshahi University,Bangladesh Sustainable coastal biodiversity management of Sundarbans, West Bengal,india giving emphasis on ecosystem resilience 2016 Speaker Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka Chemistry and Biology Interface 2016 Speaker Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Vidyasagar University Bioresource Management(NSBM—2016) 2016 Speaker Faculty of Science, Vidyasagar University Challenges and Practices of Biodiversity conservation with special reference to Herpatofauna 2015 Speaker Department of Zoology, Baripada University, Oddisha sponsored by UGC-SAP, New Delhi Perspectives in Animal Sciences: Research and Application 2015 Speaker Department of Zoology, Midnapore College Exploring the Modern Approach in Biological Science: From Genome to Organism 2015 Speaker Department of Zoology of Sidho Kanho Birsha University,Purulia Research Innovations in Aquatic Genomics and Biotechnology--- An Indian Perspective 2015 Speaker the Zoological Society , Kolkata in collaboration with Deapartment of Zoology, University of Calcutta. International conference on Green India: Strategic knowledge for conferring climate change. 2013 Oral Presentation Department of Environmental Science, Pondicherry University, India. National Seminar on Climate Change and Green Biotechnology 2013 Speaker Department of Aquaculture, Vidyasagar University International seminar on “Acharya Brajendra Nath Seal- - Man and Philosopher.” 2013 Speaker Department of Philosophy, Vidyasagar University UGC sponsored conference on “Save Water & energy: Save the Society.” 2013 Speaker Vidyasagar University International Symposium on Environmental Impacts, Health Implications and Therapeutic Approaches (ISEHT) 2012 Presented paper Vikrama Simhapuri University, Nellore Fourth International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology 2008 Presented paper Houston, Texas U.S.A. Biodiversity Studies on Zooplankton” and “National Seminar on Developments in Limnology 2005 Presented paper Department of Zoology , Acharya Nagarjuna University. State Level Seminar on Emerging Trends in Biotechnology: A symbiosis with conventional Technology 2005 Presented paper Department of Botany, Sripat Singh College, Jiaganj, Murshidabad Proceedings of National Seminar on Conservation of Aquaculture Resource. 2001 Presented paper Tripura University,Tripura Proceedings of National Seminar on Fisheries – a Multimillion Dollar Industry. 1996 Presented paper Aquaculture Foundation of India (AFI) ; Madras National Workshop on Biomass Availability and Assesment Technique. 1989 Presented paper INCOR, Waltair. A.P. Conference /Seminar/Workshop Organised

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